#benefits — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #benefits, aggregated by home.social.
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Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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H/T @alan Puttock
“Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal -
Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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H/T @alan Puttock
“Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal -
Having dumped Starmer, the immediate issue is for the working class to demand the TUC call a general strike to dump Burnham and the Labour ...
Newly-installed Labour prime minister Andy Burnham told the BBC that ‘the NHS will collapse’ if social care is not reformed before adding that he was unable to put a timeline on any reform of the social care system.#banks #benefits #broadcasting #disabled #england #labourparty #nhs #russia #strike #tuc
Burnham plots cuts to sickness benefits for youth to fund UK military - Workers Revolutionary Party -
"In his first major interview since becoming prime minister, Andy #Burnham ... made it clear that going forward certain #benefits, including #MentalHealth support, will become “conditional” on people taking work and not staying at home."
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"In his first major interview since becoming prime minister, Andy #Burnham ... made it clear that going forward certain #benefits, including #MentalHealth support, will become “conditional” on people taking work and not staying at home."
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Nuala Watt reads “Important Information Enclosed”, via the Poetry Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUBwGBdzuI
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #benefits #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #satire
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Nuala Watt reads “Important Information Enclosed”, via the Poetry Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUBwGBdzuI
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #benefits #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #satire
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We're ready to help get your bills down.
We're ready to break down your door
And gift you a pre-payment meter
To stop you from shivering more…—Nuala Watt, “Important Information Enclosed”
published in The Department of Work & Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish (Blue Diode, 2024)#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #benefits #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #satire
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We're ready to help get your bills down.
We're ready to break down your door
And gift you a pre-payment meter
To stop you from shivering more…—Nuala Watt, “Important Information Enclosed”
published in The Department of Work & Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish (Blue Diode, 2024)#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #benefits #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #satire
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Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system
By Peter Walker Senior political correspondentPM says that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse, in first full interview since entering No 10
#Socialcare #AndyBurnham #Healthpolicy #NHS #Welfare #Benefits #UKnews #Society #Politics #Health #TheGuardian #PeterWalkerSeniorpoliticalcorrespondent
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Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/27/andy-burnham-vows-to-use-his-political-capital-to-fix-social-care-system #SocialCare #AndyBurnham #HealthPolicy #Nhs #Welfare #Benefits #UkNews #Society #Politics #Health
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Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/27/andy-burnham-vows-to-use-his-political-capital-to-fix-social-care-system #SocialCare #AndyBurnham #HealthPolicy #Nhs #Welfare #Benefits #UkNews #Society #Politics #Health
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https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/burnham-offers-hints-on-dwp-policy-as-he-promises-a-fair-and-sustainable-way-to-bring-down-spending/. "There is no clue on how [Burnham] would prevent a repeat of the hundreds - & probably thousands - of deaths that followed the last major #Government push to cut #spending & force #disabled people off #benefits & into #work, in the early 2010s." A "Labour" Government - same old TORY thinking!
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https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/burnham-offers-hints-on-dwp-policy-as-he-promises-a-fair-and-sustainable-way-to-bring-down-spending/. "There is no clue on how [Burnham] would prevent a repeat of the hundreds - & probably thousands - of deaths that followed the last major #Government push to cut #spending & force #disabled people off #benefits & into #work, in the early 2010s." A "Labour" Government - same old TORY thinking!
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New post: The Account Nobody Can Deposit To
https://lanie.work/advocacy/the-account-nobody-can-deposit-to/
#Disability #Able-Accounts #Fundraising #Gofundme #Benefits #Accessibility #Long-Term-Care #Advocacy
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New post: The Account Nobody Can Deposit To
https://lanie.work/advocacy/the-account-nobody-can-deposit-to/
#Disability #Able-Accounts #Fundraising #Gofundme #Benefits #Accessibility #Long-Term-Care #Advocacy
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Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics and Celeb news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·New DWP update for all pensioners due Winter Fuel Payment this year
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Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics and Celeb news [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·New DWP update for all pensioners due Winter Fuel Payment this year
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Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/19/restoring-britains-health-to-2014-levels-could-add-2-to-gdp-thinktank-says #Health #Economics #Business #UkNews #AndyBurnham #Nhs #Benefits #Labour #HealthPolicy #EconomicPolicy
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Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/19/restoring-britains-health-to-2014-levels-could-add-2-to-gdp-thinktank-says #Health #Economics #Business #UkNews #AndyBurnham #Nhs #Benefits #Labour #HealthPolicy #EconomicPolicy
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Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
By Heather StewartHealth Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public finances
#Health #Economics #Business #UKnews #AndyBurnham #NHS #Benefits #Labour #Healthpolicy #Economicpolicy #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart
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' There is only one way forward. The TUC must be forced to call a general strike to bring in a Workers' Government and socialism, under which ...
JUST days before Andy Burnham is installed as PM on Monday, amid much speculation and lobbying about the future policies and the personnel of the Labour government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday warned Burnham to avoid a fresh spend…#banks #benefits #britain #labourparty #nhs #pensions #strike #toryparty #tuc
Only way to avoid an economic collapse is to cut government spending and slash borrowing, warns the IMF! - Workers Revolutionary Party -
DWP staff steal £600,000 in benefits meant for vulnerable people
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/dwp-staff-steal-600-000-in-benefits-meant-for-vulnerable-people/ar-AA282hCz -
DWP staff steal £600,000 in benefits meant for vulnerable people
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/dwp-staff-steal-600-000-in-benefits-meant-for-vulnerable-people/ar-AA282hCz -
Start Where You Are; Your Music Journey Begins Now
Have you ever felt a deep passion for music but never quite knew how or where to start? Or you have started but not clear about bringing your musical ideas into a reality.
Many people love music but get stuck waiting for the perfect time. Maybe you’ve quit before, or feel like you’ve missed your chance.
There’s really no perfect moment — only the one you have now. Every great musician began uncertain, just like you.
Just Start
Start small. Start with what you already have. Sing, practice, or write one line today. Use all the available resources.
Be Consistent
Stay consistent. Make a rehearsal or learning plan. Paste it on the board. View it everyday. A 10 minutes daily practice beats 2 hours once a month.Be Patient
Perfection is attainable but the focus should be a consistent progress so you don’t get weary. Forget perfection at the start. Just ensure that you make progress daily no matter how little. Progress is what matters. A continuous progress will eventually lead to a perfection.Connect
Connect with others. Stay around people who encourages you. Find a community that can help you thrive. Growth happens in community. Sign up for Music lessons. Get a coach or personal trainer.Music Isn’t Just Art
The world still needs your sound. Music isn’t just art — it’s your voice, your sound, your story, your message.
It’s never too late to get it done.
#art #band #benefits #BenefitsOfPlayingAMusicalInstrument #choir #churchchoir #creativity #ImprovedDisciplineAndPatience #LifelongEnjoyment #music #musicLanguage #musicians #musicperformance #singers #stagepresence #teamBond #Victoradenola #voicecoach
🎧 Need mentorship, coaching, counseling, or collaboration?
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Start Where You Are; Your Music Journey Begins Now
Have you ever felt a deep passion for music but never quite knew how or where to start? Or you have started but not clear about bringing your musical ideas into a reality.
Many people love music but get stuck waiting for the perfect time. Maybe you’ve quit before, or feel like you’ve missed your chance.
There’s really no perfect moment — only the one you have now. Every great musician began uncertain, just like you.
Just Start
Start small. Start with what you already have. Sing, practice, or write one line today. Use all the available resources.
Be Consistent
Stay consistent. Make a rehearsal or learning plan. Paste it on the board. View it everyday. A 10 minutes daily practice beats 2 hours once a month.Be Patient
Perfection is attainable but the focus should be a consistent progress so you don’t get weary. Forget perfection at the start. Just ensure that you make progress daily no matter how little. Progress is what matters. A continuous progress will eventually lead to a perfection.Connect
Connect with others. Stay around people who encourages you. Find a community that can help you thrive. Growth happens in community. Sign up for Music lessons. Get a coach or personal trainer.Music Isn’t Just Art
The world still needs your sound. Music isn’t just art — it’s your voice, your sound, your story, your message.
It’s never too late to get it done.
#art #band #benefits #BenefitsOfPlayingAMusicalInstrument #choir #churchchoir #creativity #ImprovedDisciplineAndPatience #LifelongEnjoyment #music #musicLanguage #musicians #musicperformance #singers #stagepresence #teamBond #Victoradenola #voicecoach
🎧 Need mentorship, coaching, counseling, or collaboration?
👉 Follow, subscribe, and reach out to me! Let’s build your music dream together. -
The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s farewell: a dignified departure and a necessary one | Editorial
By EditorialThe outgoing prime minister was on good form during his sometimes emotional last PMQs. But Labour MPs were right that change was needed
#KeirStarmer #PMQs #Labour #Localelections2026 #Politics #UKnews #HouseofCommons #Generalelection2024 #Benefits #AndyBurnham #Labourpartyleadership #TheGuardian #Editorial
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'Welfare' has a long and positive history in Britain | Letter
By Guardian StaffMartin Bailey responds to a letter that said the word ‘welfare’ is American and has negative connotations
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/15/welfare-has-a-long-and-positive-history-in-britain
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentExclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
#Unemployment #Workcareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #Economicpolicy #Business #Youthunemployment #Politics #UKnews #Money #Society #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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https://www.alojapan.com/1512057/jal-and-marriott-introduce-reciprocal-benefits-for-over-300m-members/ JAL and Marriott introduce reciprocal benefits for over 300m members #300m #Benefits #introduce #JAL #JapanTourism #marriott #Members #reciprocal #tourism Travel & Leisure Loyalty program enrollees gain mutual access to miles, room upgrades, other perks JAL Executive Officer Shingo Nishida, second from left, and Marriott Chief Commercial Officer John Toomey help launch the new initiative on July 14 in Tokyo. (Photo by Aline Sauvegrain Tanabe)
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I got an email from Ana Gonzalez, of #Texas #aflcio about the ongoing #strike of 70 #skilled #workers represented by the Texas City Metal Trades Council at Ashland Specialty Chemicals in Texas City, #TX.
Workers are asking for our help to send messages to Ashland Plant Manager Darren Becker, urging him to come back to the table in good faith.
In negotiations, Ashland management sought to:
- Force employees to perform work outside their craft, creating serious #safety risks for members and the surrounding #community,
- Slash the paid sick time members earned over decades of bargaining, and
- #Outsource the storeroom to eliminate #union #jobs.
These workers only want to keep Ashland safe and are fighting to keep the #benefits they’ve earned.
She included this link, with q preformatted #email that you can customize and send.
https://act.aflcio.org/letters/take-action-support-texas-city-workers-on-strike
My ex's father worked for Ashland, and it killed him (he died of #leukemia less than a year after the wedding). Worker safety is important.
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I got an email from Ana Gonzalez, of #Texas #aflcio about the ongoing #strike of 70 #skilled #workers represented by the Texas City Metal Trades Council at Ashland Specialty Chemicals in Texas City, #TX.
Workers are asking for our help to send messages to Ashland Plant Manager Darren Becker, urging him to come back to the table in good faith.
In negotiations, Ashland management sought to:
- Force employees to perform work outside their craft, creating serious #safety risks for members and the surrounding #community,
- Slash the paid sick time members earned over decades of bargaining, and
- #Outsource the storeroom to eliminate #union #jobs.
These workers only want to keep Ashland safe and are fighting to keep the #benefits they’ve earned.
She included this link, with q preformatted #email that you can customize and send.
https://act.aflcio.org/letters/take-action-support-texas-city-workers-on-strike
My ex's father worked for Ashland, and it killed him (he died of #leukemia less than a year after the wedding). Worker safety is important.
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Children and adults shouldn’t sit still in class. Yet we ignore established research when designing adult learning environments.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2017/04/sit-still-in-class
#meetings #EventDesign #movement #benefits #learning #AdultLearning #eventprofs
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Children and adults shouldn’t sit still in class. Yet we ignore established research when designing adult learning environments.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2017/04/sit-still-in-class
#meetings #EventDesign #movement #benefits #learning #AdultLearning #eventprofs
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https://www.alojapan.com/1511890/fly-to-higher-status-new-marriott-bonvoy-and-japan-airlines-strategic-travel-loyalty-partnership-unlocks-unprecedented-accelerated-access-to-loyalty-benefits-for-members-2/ FLY TO HIGHER STATUS: NEW MARRIOTT BONVOY® AND JAPAN AIRLINES STRATEGIC TRAVEL LOYALTY PARTNERSHIP UNLOCKS UNPRECEDENTED ACCELERATED ACCESS TO LOYALTY BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS #ACCELERATED #access #airlines #and #Benefits #Bonvoy #fly #for #Higher #Japan #JapanTravel #loyalty #marriott #Members #new #partnership #status #strategic #to #travel #UNLOCKS #UNPRECEDENTED Members of both loyalty programs to enjoy elevated travel experience with enhance
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/disability-benefits-why-we-shouldnt-call-it-welfare. I agree entirely with Ruth Lister - #socialsecurity #benefits, especially those for the #disabled, should not be referred to, either by #politicians or #journalists, as #welfare. "Welfare" is, or has become, a demeaning & contemptuous term.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/disability-benefits-why-we-shouldnt-call-it-welfare. I agree entirely with Ruth Lister - #socialsecurity #benefits, especially those for the #disabled, should not be referred to, either by #politicians or #journalists, as #welfare. "Welfare" is, or has become, a demeaning & contemptuous term.
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Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here's what a truly progressive system could look like | Frances Ryan
By Frances RyanLast week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy
#Disability #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #FrancesRyan
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Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here's what a truly progressive system could look like | Frances Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/andy-burnham-overhaul-pip-progressive-disability-timms-report #Disability #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #UkNews
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Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement -
Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement -
The #VFW, which was founded in 1899, says it has used the cartoon [that exact same cartoon] in different variations since the 1930s to #protest efforts to cut #veterans #benefits. The most recent version features a pair of men in business suits, labeled “bureaucrats” & “media,” pointing rifles at 2 veterans in #military fatigues, with the the phrase “Honor the Contract” printed below. The phrases “Punishing Service,” “Removing Benefits” & “Waste and Fraud” are included in the image.
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The #VFW, which was founded in 1899, says it has used the cartoon [that exact same cartoon] in different variations since the 1930s to #protest efforts to cut #veterans #benefits. The most recent version features a pair of men in business suits, labeled “bureaucrats” & “media,” pointing rifles at 2 veterans in #military fatigues, with the the phrase “Honor the Contract” printed below. The phrases “Punishing Service,” “Removing Benefits” & “Waste and Fraud” are included in the image.
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#Republican Rep #MikeBost, the chair of the #House #Veterans Affairs Cmte, has asked #VA Secy Doug Collins to investigate the Veterans of Foreign Wars ( #VFW ) after the satirical #cartoon meant to #protest cuts to veterans #benefits appeared on T-shirts being sold on behalf of the group, which has about 1.3 million members.
#law #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #DOGE #US #Constitution #FreeSpeech #PoliticalSatire
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#Republican Rep #MikeBost, the chair of the #House #Veterans Affairs Cmte, has asked #VA Secy Doug Collins to investigate the Veterans of Foreign Wars ( #VFW ) after the satirical #cartoon meant to #protest cuts to veterans #benefits appeared on T-shirts being sold on behalf of the group, which has about 1.3 million members.
#law #Trump #SuckersAndLosers #DOGE #US #Constitution #FreeSpeech #PoliticalSatire
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Disability benefits: why we shouldn’t call it ‘welfare’ | Letters
By Guardian StaffSusan Randall on Stephen Timms’ Pip review and those with longstanding mental illness and Ruth Lister on why social security spending shouldn’t be called ‘welfare’. Plus letters from Luke Howard and Katie Medd
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/disability-benefits-why-we-shouldnt-call-it-welfare
#Disability #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #Labour #AndyBurnham #Mentalhealth #Workcareers #Society #Coronavirus #Health #LongCovid #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Luke Howard (in a letter to the Guardian) makes the crucial point.... only those who have been through the benefits system & dealt with is callous structures & practices can really know it.
Those politicians who haven't at the very least must admit that & then listen carefully & humanely to those who have!
(Of course, this post could also be made about a range of other areas of public policy, too!)
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Luke Howard (in a letter to the Guardian) makes the crucial point.... only those who have been through the benefits system & dealt with is callous structures & practices can really know it.
Those politicians who haven't at the very least must admit that & then listen carefully & humanely to those who have!
(Of course, this post could also be made about a range of other areas of public policy, too!)
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Once again benefits payments for the disabled are in the firing line for cuts to public spending, with the rise in the benefits bill be largely blamed on a rise in mental health linked payments.
Really the Q. is not whether as some suggest this is a diagnosis issue (its pretty clear its not), rather it is:
What is is about British contemporary society that is driving this expansion in mental health difficulties?
(I'm not suggesting there's an easy answer!)
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Once again benefits payments for the disabled are in the firing line for cuts to public spending, with the rise in the benefits bill be largely blamed on a rise in mental health linked payments.
Really the Q. is not whether as some suggest this is a diagnosis issue (its pretty clear its not), rather it is:
What is is about British contemporary society that is driving this expansion in mental health difficulties?
(I'm not suggesting there's an easy answer!)
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#MissKittyPolitics #AI #Research #Benefits of ending #Homelessness
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I don't ask for #Political #Analysis anymore. If I only ask for facts, it seemingly can't help itself and does some analysis. Not unuseful. But this report doesn't run into any of those problems. It will be interesting.
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#MissKittyPolitics #AI #Research #Benefits of ending #Homelessness
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I don't ask for #Political #Analysis anymore. If I only ask for facts, it seemingly can't help itself and does some analysis. Not unuseful. But this report doesn't run into any of those problems. It will be interesting.
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'Dehumanising' failures mean main disability benefit PIP is not working, major review finds
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'Dehumanising' failures mean main disability benefit PIP is not working, major review finds
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"Evidence to the review suggests cuts to wider public services, long waits for NHS treatment, a decline in healthy life expectancy pulling more working-age people into ill health, and soaring living costs may have helped drive the rise in Pip claims"
NOT more young people with poor mental health as many claimed.
#PIP #Disability #Benefits #TimmsReview #UKPolitics
Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds | Benefits | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/09/disability-benefits-system-not-working-timms-review-finds
