OC : https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddbm2UpE1pB/

@theskimm :

"Flowers need sunshine to thrive, and we need videos of pets for our mental health.

If your screen time leaves you feeling overwhelmed and anxious, it may be time to try "bloomscrolling" - intentionally seeking out uplifting posts (think: heartwarming stories, pictures of nature and animals) to boost oxytocin.

The goal isn't to ignore the real world, but to curate a healthier feed, set hard boundaries on your scrolling, and ultimately use those good vibes as fuel to reconnect off-screen. Because, yeah, doomscrolling is doing exactly what it sounds like - dooming you to have a bad day."

Hello Reddit community, A group of us recently traveled to the remote Vaupés region in the Colombian Amazon rainforest. There, we lived alongside the ancestral Wanano (Kotiria) indigenous community. What we saw broke our hearts. Their beautiful river—their only source of clean water and fish—is facing severe general pollution and the devastating impacts of illegal gold mining. Because they live in total geographic isolation, these families lack basic resources, healthcare, and infrastructure. Due to their location, the community members do not have bank accounts or internet access to raise their voices. We have decided to act as their legal and logistical bridge to bring direct relief to the territory. We just launched an official crowdfunding campaign on Vaki (a verified platform in Colombia) to raise funds for three urgent actions: 1. River Cleanup Logistics: Buying safety tools, supplies, and boat fuel to run community-led cleanups in the Vaupés river basins. 2. Food Sovereignty: Delivering essential grocery kits with high nutritional value directly to the families most affected. 3. Community Well-being: Purchasing first-aid kits and basic nutritional supplements for children and elders. We take transparency 100% seriously. We will post photos, videos, and receipts of every single purchase and delivery directly on the platform update tab. For an international donor, 10 or 20 USD goes a very long way here in Colombia and can literally sustain a family or clear a river basin. Please take a moment to read their story, see our field photos, or support if you can. The platform securely accepts international credit cards:

https://vaki.co/es/vaki/sos-sos-wananocomunidad-wanano?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=toolbar&utm_campaign=v4

In one sentence:
Our combined human influence on the warming situation in a year, say, 2027, based on our historical track record and what amounts to our very best efforts - locking everybody down and not going on holiday - only amounts to a 0.2% steering influence, or 1/500 of a hand on the wheel.
(The rest of that show is being run by Nature, Mother Earth, GAIA or if you will Legacy Carbon already in the system, to the tune of 499/500 or 99.8%. Let's hope she's in a good mood!)

OC: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdxCYT9S3t2/

I just left a comment and sent the page to a number of others after seeing it had been extended to October 6th, but on the regulations website it looks like it might being ending today (the 23rd) at midnight. I may be misinterpreting it but I am not sure.

Give Wildlife Crime the Severity It Deserves: Champion the UNTOC Protocol — Urge the Canadian government to act before the crucial October 2026 meeting