Yuri Banens
@banens.bsky.social
Law, Literature, Ballroom, Boxing. Philosophy, Recovery, Aimlessness, Ennui, Existential angst. Any order, or all together.
Basically the US administration is pissed off about the ICJ case and is going in for some economic punishment https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm27g2jzd78o
February 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Basically the US administration is pissed off about the ICJ case and is going in for some economic punishment https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm27g2jzd78o
Try WikiTok instead of your usual scrolly algorithmy thing of choice—it's good, and good for you! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery.
arstechnica.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Try WikiTok instead of your usual scrolly algorithmy thing of choice—it's good, and good for you! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
My favourite thing is when my supervisor just writes 'Really?' in the margins of my draft.
February 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My favourite thing is when my supervisor just writes 'Really?' in the margins of my draft.
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
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These are all great ideas, I hope this guy runs for President someday.
In his farewell address, Biden calls for:
An end to dark money
18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices and ethics reform
A ban on stock trading in Congress
Amending the Constitution to say no president is immune from crimes committed in office
An end to dark money
18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices and ethics reform
A ban on stock trading in Congress
Amending the Constitution to say no president is immune from crimes committed in office
January 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These are all great ideas, I hope this guy runs for President someday.
@molly.wiki is a gosh darned treasure www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-an...
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
@molly.wiki is a gosh darned treasure www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-an...
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NEW PAPER: The 2022 fossil fuel price jumps caused an oil and gas profit explosion. We show the US reaped the largest profit increase (USD 275bn) of any country. Big Oil claims this benefits the American people. In fact, 51% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A 🧵
December 12, 2024 at 11:51 PM
NEW PAPER: The 2022 fossil fuel price jumps caused an oil and gas profit explosion. We show the US reaped the largest profit increase (USD 275bn) of any country. Big Oil claims this benefits the American people. In fact, 51% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A 🧵
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You there - what day is it?
Why sir, it's stylish but illegal ikea monkey day
Stylish but illegal ikea monkey day! Then I haven't missed it!!
Why sir, it's stylish but illegal ikea monkey day
Stylish but illegal ikea monkey day! Then I haven't missed it!!
December 10, 2024 at 4:08 AM
You there - what day is it?
Why sir, it's stylish but illegal ikea monkey day
Stylish but illegal ikea monkey day! Then I haven't missed it!!
Why sir, it's stylish but illegal ikea monkey day
Stylish but illegal ikea monkey day! Then I haven't missed it!!
A collective noun of #sadchairsofacademia
December 8, 2024 at 11:07 PM
A collective noun of #sadchairsofacademia
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Here’s another song from TikTok about the CEO’s assassination.
This creator’s introductory comment is “And medical violence is always wrong, but only when it flows one way.”
One million views, 182k likes so far.
(Direct link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfshson/)
h/t @kimlacapria.bsky.social
7/
This creator’s introductory comment is “And medical violence is always wrong, but only when it flows one way.”
One million views, 182k likes so far.
(Direct link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfshson/)
h/t @kimlacapria.bsky.social
7/
December 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Here’s another song from TikTok about the CEO’s assassination.
This creator’s introductory comment is “And medical violence is always wrong, but only when it flows one way.”
One million views, 182k likes so far.
(Direct link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfshson/)
h/t @kimlacapria.bsky.social
7/
This creator’s introductory comment is “And medical violence is always wrong, but only when it flows one way.”
One million views, 182k likes so far.
(Direct link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfshson/)
h/t @kimlacapria.bsky.social
7/
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Oops. Shit hits the fan. They paid these two sleazebags a truckload to sell radio porn in Melbourne. They died like a dog in a ditch and advertising revenue has tanked. AND THEY HAVE NO WAY OUT. Hilarious. www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Kyle and Jackie O struggles put KIIS FM owner in tailspin
KIIS FM’s owner ARN is taking some drastic action to free up cash as it looks to lock in its star breakfast duo for another 10 years.
www.smh.com.au
December 6, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Oops. Shit hits the fan. They paid these two sleazebags a truckload to sell radio porn in Melbourne. They died like a dog in a ditch and advertising revenue has tanked. AND THEY HAVE NO WAY OUT. Hilarious. www.smh.com.au/business/com...
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When hearing talk about the need to protect the Tasmanian salmon industry, just remember this is not a local-owned industry. It is dominated by foreign-owned companies.
The profits go offshore, and they don’t pay tax here.
But the environmental damage very much happens here.
The profits go offshore, and they don’t pay tax here.
But the environmental damage very much happens here.
December 6, 2024 at 12:03 AM
When hearing talk about the need to protect the Tasmanian salmon industry, just remember this is not a local-owned industry. It is dominated by foreign-owned companies.
The profits go offshore, and they don’t pay tax here.
But the environmental damage very much happens here.
The profits go offshore, and they don’t pay tax here.
But the environmental damage very much happens here.
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I support Woolworths workers striking for a fair pay rise and against the company's automated performance management system.
Sign the petition to show your support.
@australianunions.bsky.social @unitedworkers.org.au
www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/te...
Sign the petition to show your support.
@australianunions.bsky.social @unitedworkers.org.au
www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/te...
Woolworths: put workers' safety first and meet with warehouse workers!
Workers at Woolies warehouses have been forced to take strike action.
The multi-billion-dollar company is squeezing every last drop out of shoppers and warehouse workers alike.
Woolworths' measureme...
www.megaphone.org.au
November 30, 2024 at 8:48 AM
I support Woolworths workers striking for a fair pay rise and against the company's automated performance management system.
Sign the petition to show your support.
@australianunions.bsky.social @unitedworkers.org.au
www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/te...
Sign the petition to show your support.
@australianunions.bsky.social @unitedworkers.org.au
www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/te...
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If a government calls Amnesty International a "deplorable and fanatical organisation", that tells me the rest of what that government says is going to be a pack of lies.
December 5, 2024 at 9:14 AM
If a government calls Amnesty International a "deplorable and fanatical organisation", that tells me the rest of what that government says is going to be a pack of lies.
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We’re closing all the fancy schools and all those tiny smug infants have to enrol at Penury High. Finally! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who is responsible for the breathtakingly immoral volumes of taxpayer cash being foie-grased to private schools? | First Dog on the Moon
Why it’s people who went to private schools of course!
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:08 AM
We’re closing all the fancy schools and all those tiny smug infants have to enrol at Penury High. Finally! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You tell me if you reckon Woolies executives are docking their own pay every time they forward a cat meme or engage in other 'non-productive behaviours'. theconversation.com/the-dispute-...
The dispute causing empty shelves at Woolies is a test case for companies using AI and automation on workers
The use of AI and wearable technologies to speed up work and monitor employees is becoming more widespread in businesses around the world.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:10 AM
You tell me if you reckon Woolies executives are docking their own pay every time they forward a cat meme or engage in other 'non-productive behaviours'. theconversation.com/the-dispute-...
I used to drive a Heisenberg Uncertainty car, but I could never read the speedometer without getting lost.
December 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
I used to drive a Heisenberg Uncertainty car, but I could never read the speedometer without getting lost.
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Markets need information to operate well, in a recent discussion I wondered aloud what would be the result if real estate ads were legislated to do climate disclosures - so I mocked one up.
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Markets need information to operate well, in a recent discussion I wondered aloud what would be the result if real estate ads were legislated to do climate disclosures - so I mocked one up.
Schrödinger’s dog: its position behind the fence is indeterminate until it barks.
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Schrödinger’s dog: its position behind the fence is indeterminate until it barks.
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November 29, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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You can become a supporter of 6 News for just $4/month: patreon.com/6newsau
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I'm not here to get romantic with arachnids
November 28, 2024 at 5:09 AM
I'm not here to get romantic with arachnids
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Yeah like anyone can order minimum chips but are you game to order MAXIMUM chips
November 18, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Yeah like anyone can order minimum chips but are you game to order MAXIMUM chips
The funny thing about reading style guides is that I become less, not more, likely to die on particular grammatical hills.
November 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
The funny thing about reading style guides is that I become less, not more, likely to die on particular grammatical hills.