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Duppers

(28,476 posts)
40. THIS❗
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 02:27 PM
Apr 2025

+ Some have yet to recognize that the planet is already suffering from our overuse.

"Overconsumption, particularly since the 1970s, has led to a global ecological overshoot, meaning we're using more renewable natural resources than the planet can regenerate.

This is manifested in a variety of ways, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and degradation of ecosystems."

Climate Change:
Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels, have drastically increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, leading to rising global temperatures and severe weather events."

All of this is obvious to most of us, but for those unconvinced, baby machines,
See:

"Friends of the earth" - UK site for specific info.




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They have a name for it atreides1 Apr 2025 #1
I knew there was something familiar about this. yardwork Apr 2025 #5
My first thought exboyfil Apr 2025 #11
Or this: Aristus Apr 2025 #20
I'm gonna guess they're NOT considering health insurance, childcare or free school meals. tanyev Apr 2025 #2
well jeez.. onethatcares Apr 2025 #23
The Pervert Proposals bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #3
The same republicans who have spent decades ok_cpu Apr 2025 #4
Actually, birthrates naturally fall in 1st world industrialized countries... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #9
And therein we have our solution exboyfil Apr 2025 #12
EXACTLY!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2025 #34
Gilead underpants Apr 2025 #6
"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." ― Voltaire Ping Tung Apr 2025 #7
THIS❗ Duppers Apr 2025 #40
I actually kind of like the "baby bonus" idea... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #8
5000 dollars BigMin28 Apr 2025 #14
Granted, but I was working in the "anything helps" realm... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #16
A Living Wage whathehell Apr 2025 #15
Heavily subsidized childcare would be huge for parents. Ace Rothstein Apr 2025 #24
That might lead to the conclusion exboyfil Apr 2025 #36
It's a good idea, if there's contiuing help in year two after that fat first year $5K has been burnt down ... marble falls Apr 2025 #32
May the Lord Open obamanut2012 Apr 2025 #10
Talking out of both sides of their mouth. Blue Full Moon Apr 2025 #13
They want more poor white people Johonny Apr 2025 #19
Poor enough to keep working, well off enough to buy shit. marble falls Apr 2025 #31
Why is everything $5,000 with this cohort of fucks? Aviation Pro Apr 2025 #17
The ways to comvice couples to have more kids Johonny Apr 2025 #18
White women. Right? maveric Apr 2025 #21
That's the thing that surprised me -- why didn't they just say, *explicitly*, that it's just for white women ? eppur_se_muova Apr 2025 #42
In Newfoundland, Canada, we get baby bonuses. usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #22
Put 1,000% tariff on baby products dalton99a Apr 2025 #25
Ruling class needs disposables. First thing you must control are the breeding females. Maru Kitteh Apr 2025 #26
It's getting quite scary Horse with no Name Apr 2025 #28
They're working on it...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #41
It's simple ... marble falls Apr 2025 #27
That won't matter. valleyrogue Apr 2025 #38
"educate women on their menstrual cycles" Bayard Apr 2025 #29
Women could use that to *prevent* unwanted pregnancies -- unless the Reich wingers spread disinfo through it. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2025 #43
This boils down to a large chunk on the right viewing women only as brood mares. Vinca Apr 2025 #30
what they want is a christo-fascist army so they can wage war against Muslims, Jews, and China. Takket Apr 2025 #33
Women are using their brains, not their vaginas synni Apr 2025 #35
Won't matter. valleyrogue Apr 2025 #37
No! Dawson Leery Apr 2025 #39
Provide comprehensive pre- and post-natal care Torchlight Apr 2025 #44
Can't read-paywalled. n/t valleyrogue Apr 2025 #45
The Cash Proposal Will Cost... ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #46
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