Laura Carroll
@lauracarroll88
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...1 person every 28 seconds. Globally, last I searched, a net gain of 1 person about every 12 to 14 seconds. It is not a bust. It is a growth level that pushes the #EarthOvershoot Day day earlier and earlier every year. The year it's July 30th. overshoot.footprintnetwork.org 2/2
Tomorrow is #WorldPopulationDay. Originally inspired in '87 with"5B Day" when global #population 1st hit 5B, it's dedicated to raising awareness about global population issues.What's a main driver? #Pronatalism.My book, #TheBabyMatrix addresses how pronatalism fuels #overpopulation: amzn.to/4aP5qbw
As America's 250th birthday approaches, enjoying this book! Of the 35 amazing stories Nora O'Donnell tells, my count is that 9, or about 25% are in #ASpecialSisterhood of women now and in history who never had children (learn about 100 from history in my book with this title : )) amzn.to/3QxNIm0
Today is #InternationalLynxDay : ) Check out how the European Rewilding Network is working to support the comeback of this amazing species. rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-in...
On this day in 1967, writer Dorothy Parker died. She is one of so many writers in #ASpecialSisterhood who never had children. Fun fact: while she never met him, she left her entire estate to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and upon his passing, it transferred to the NAACP.
Who will make financial decisions on my behalf? How do I plan to handle my eldercare? Estate planning? Where will I live in my later years? Check out this excerpt from #TheBabyMatrix on the #pronatalist Elderhood Assumption: thebabymatrix.com/pdf/Baby%20M... 2/2
I particularly appreciate this comment in a piece in Reformed Journal about the writer's experience of #childfree women when she was young (not uncommon, btw : ) ) : "...when I think about the childfree women in my life growing up..." 1/2 reformedjournal.com/2026/05/02/t...
Love when followers turn me on to another woman in #ASpecialSisterhood of fascinating women now and from history who never had children! Meet Mary Colter. She was one of the very few female American architects in her day, and greatly influenced a style that blended... 1/2
It’s National Poetry Month : ) Check out these about our relationship to nature : ) Image is of one on the list: therevelator.org/environmenta...
Both @nytimes.com and @wsj.com have pieces on falling fertility rates. Here are gift links. Re due to "plunge among teenagers," I say Great. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u... www.wsj.com/us-news/why-... 1/2
Very informative report making "a compelling, urgent case for a nationwide moratorium on the construction of new AI-driven data centers." ~ Food and Water Watch www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...
Yes! "...Trump's Endangered Species Act rollbacks have just been overturned...a fed court ruled that 4 key provisions that implement the Act...are unlawful...The lawsuit was brought by the Center, Sierra Club, and WildEarth Guardians, who were all rep'd by Earthjustice." ~Center for Biodiversity
Continued thanks to followers/friends who send on more fascinating women from history in #ASpecialSisterhood (amzn.to/4dnv1u3) who never had children. The latest: meet Mary Papanicolaou, the woman behind the pap smear, but who was only recognized for this later in life: www.utmb.edu/mdnews/podca...
Such an example of #pronatalist reproductive control ~ "The Japanese gov't’s'maternity protection' law is one of the world’s most restrictive barriers to sterilization. It requires women to have... www.chennaionline.com/news/japanes... 1/2
One day late, but just had to post-yesterday was the day famous painter Georgia O'Keefe's life ended in 1986, age 98(!) What a lovely shot of her as a younger woman : ) She is one of many artists today and from history in #ASpecialSisterhood of women who... 1/2
"Capitalism" in this quote could be swapped for #Pronatalism. Check out this @popnbalance.bsky.social podcast ep: www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...
"More equal societies have lower birth rates and lower birth rate countries have more equal societies ..." ~ Population Counts
Do you know your metric ton carbon emmissions for every flight you fly? Get real with this calculator. flightfree.org/calculator/
On Martin Luther King Day, can't help but think of his mindset on #overpopulation. Today we remain in a growth-at-all costs economy requiring more and more people. There is more CSness and truthful education of the problem of too many humans on the planet now, but we have a long way to go.
Finally, talking truths: "The report is very candid regarding the fundamental drivers of our planetary crises— #population growth, overconsumption, and growth-dependent, extractivist systems — as well as about" ... overpopulation-project.com/major-un-rep... 1/2
"The term DINK has gone viral on Chinese social media..." borneobulletin.com.bn/chinas-birth... #childfree #pronatalism
I love this quote by Special Sister (see my book with this title), Tove Jansson: “It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.” She was ... 1/2