Sallymander 🦎
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This one and NOAA really hit home.
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
For DECADES now we have inflated the egos of techbros into the sky & beyond.
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
I suspect syndication is the key missing bit. Pretty sure a significant part of the revenue is in the republishing of news stories rather than direct from consumers.
So a website or even a print paper doesn't solve that piece of the puzzle.
So a website or even a print paper doesn't solve that piece of the puzzle.
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I suspect syndication is the key missing bit. Pretty sure a significant part of the revenue is in the republishing of news stories rather than direct from consumers.
So a website or even a print paper doesn't solve that piece of the puzzle.
So a website or even a print paper doesn't solve that piece of the puzzle.
Seems bad
Discussions Iran-États-Unis: lieu et date incertains (Oman,). Téhéran veut circonscrire au nucléaire; Washington exige l’inclusion du programme de missiles balistiques. Tensions croissantes au Golfe.!
À Oman ou à Istanbul ? Incertitude autour des discussions annoncées entre l'Iran et les États-Unis
Des médias iraniens ont annoncé des discussions vendredi à Oman entre l'Iran et les États-Unis, mais leur tenue reste incertaine, l'administration Trump n'ayant confirmé ni le lieu ni la date de cette…
www.france24.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Seems bad
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American officials have told Reuters that President Trump is now leaning towards military action against Iran.
Could be more to push for talks, we will see. US forces still are flowing into theater.
Could be more to push for talks, we will see. US forces still are flowing into theater.
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
American officials have told Reuters that President Trump is now leaning towards military action against Iran.
Could be more to push for talks, we will see. US forces still are flowing into theater.
Could be more to push for talks, we will see. US forces still are flowing into theater.
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This is what Luxon means when he says back on track. Our kids not being able to to buy and Property Investors still going on about how hard done by they are. They offer tenants nothing: NOT security, NOT affordable rents, often NOT a decent place to live in, NOT a warm dry home. NOT a home. #nzpol
📢 Residential property investors increased their mortgage pile by over $7 bln in 2025 and are taking up mortgage money at a proportionately faster rate than owner-occupiers
Residential property investors top $100 bln mortgage mark in what was a surprisingly busy year for them
www.interest.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is what Luxon means when he says back on track. Our kids not being able to to buy and Property Investors still going on about how hard done by they are. They offer tenants nothing: NOT security, NOT affordable rents, often NOT a decent place to live in, NOT a warm dry home. NOT a home. #nzpol
I was trying to remember when I last left my neighbourhood and I uhhhh it's been almost 2 weeks.
Not sure if I'm living my best life or suffering from agoraphobia.
Mostly, I just don't have anywhere to go because I work from home.
Not sure if I'm living my best life or suffering from agoraphobia.
Mostly, I just don't have anywhere to go because I work from home.
a cartoon of a girl with a flower crown on her head and the words i gave myself agoraphobia again
Alt: a cartoon of a girl with a flower crown on her head and the words i gave myself agoraphobia again
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I was trying to remember when I last left my neighbourhood and I uhhhh it's been almost 2 weeks.
Not sure if I'm living my best life or suffering from agoraphobia.
Mostly, I just don't have anywhere to go because I work from home.
Not sure if I'm living my best life or suffering from agoraphobia.
Mostly, I just don't have anywhere to go because I work from home.
Just to be clear, that's why I am not a Democrat and will not vote for them.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Just to be clear, that's why I am not a Democrat and will not vote for them.
Sigh, again I seem to have been followed and celebrated by a bunch of US political weirdos.
So . . . Biden was wrong to run, Kamala didn't deserve to win, the Democrats are just as at fault for Trump, and the US is an empire that should collapse.
Now go away and leave me be.
So . . . Biden was wrong to run, Kamala didn't deserve to win, the Democrats are just as at fault for Trump, and the US is an empire that should collapse.
Now go away and leave me be.
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Sigh, again I seem to have been followed and celebrated by a bunch of US political weirdos.
So . . . Biden was wrong to run, Kamala didn't deserve to win, the Democrats are just as at fault for Trump, and the US is an empire that should collapse.
Now go away and leave me be.
So . . . Biden was wrong to run, Kamala didn't deserve to win, the Democrats are just as at fault for Trump, and the US is an empire that should collapse.
Now go away and leave me be.
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Here's the thing ... I feel like there could be some really big advantages to us becoming a state of Aussie.
However, and here's the thing ... it would be a fundamental breach of Te Tiriti and the partnership between the Crown and Māori that is held as the cornerstone of us as a nation.
However, and here's the thing ... it would be a fundamental breach of Te Tiriti and the partnership between the Crown and Māori that is held as the cornerstone of us as a nation.
OPINION: In this new era where the rules-based order has ruptured, we need to be bigger to survive. Joining Australia will protect New Zealand, enhance Australia and benefit us all.
Time for New Zealand to become the seventh state of Australia
OPINION: In this new era where the rules-based order has ruptured, we need to be bigger to survive. Joining Australia will protect New Zealand, enhance Australia and benefit us all.
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Here's the thing ... I feel like there could be some really big advantages to us becoming a state of Aussie.
However, and here's the thing ... it would be a fundamental breach of Te Tiriti and the partnership between the Crown and Māori that is held as the cornerstone of us as a nation.
However, and here's the thing ... it would be a fundamental breach of Te Tiriti and the partnership between the Crown and Māori that is held as the cornerstone of us as a nation.
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You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
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I keep coming back to Hofstadter for good reason. The paranoid style is a pretty succinct and accurate description of how we got here. harpers.org/archive/1964...
February 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I keep coming back to Hofstadter for good reason. The paranoid style is a pretty succinct and accurate description of how we got here. harpers.org/archive/1964...
This has been so incredibly clear and out in the open for so long.
How is it that people still don't get it?
How is it that people still don't get it?
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
This has been so incredibly clear and out in the open for so long.
How is it that people still don't get it?
How is it that people still don't get it?
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Brought my pots in for a final dry.
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Brought my pots in for a final dry.
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got a shoutout in @restofworld.org for my guide to help you get off US tech!
article: restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
article: restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
got a shoutout in @restofworld.org for my guide to help you get off US tech!
article: restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
article: restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
My drying shelves are just about full.
Going to trim the ones from this weekend (in the evening, when it cools down) and throw a few more just in case lids . . . but I think it's just about time to organise a firing 🔥
I have teapots, honey jars, vases, a few bowls . . . and some mugs as always.
Going to trim the ones from this weekend (in the evening, when it cools down) and throw a few more just in case lids . . . but I think it's just about time to organise a firing 🔥
I have teapots, honey jars, vases, a few bowls . . . and some mugs as always.
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My drying shelves are just about full.
Going to trim the ones from this weekend (in the evening, when it cools down) and throw a few more just in case lids . . . but I think it's just about time to organise a firing 🔥
I have teapots, honey jars, vases, a few bowls . . . and some mugs as always.
Going to trim the ones from this weekend (in the evening, when it cools down) and throw a few more just in case lids . . . but I think it's just about time to organise a firing 🔥
I have teapots, honey jars, vases, a few bowls . . . and some mugs as always.
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“What is there in the precepts of your science that prevents a scientist from doing evil?” —Carl Sagan
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“What is there in the precepts of your science that prevents a scientist from doing evil?” —Carl Sagan
nope. not doing this again.
MetService - Te Ratonga Tirorangi
www.metservice.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
nope. not doing this again.
i can only assume this article is just the word "money" written over and over and over and over
From 2019: Jeffrey Epstein liked to describe himself as a “science philanthropist,” and academics liked to take his money.
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
Jeffrey Epstein infiltrated science because it was ready to accommodate him
What could “nerd tunnel vision” possibly mean?
www.theverge.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
i can only assume this article is just the word "money" written over and over and over and over
This is not acceptable at all and I want to talk to the manager of weather.
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
This is not acceptable at all and I want to talk to the manager of weather.
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Aucklanders, I think if we all work together we can build a dome of some kind and install a very large heat pump to reduce our humidity.
We've gotta do something before we all melt like sugar flowers on a cake at a summer wedding.
We've gotta do something before we all melt like sugar flowers on a cake at a summer wedding.
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Aucklanders, I think if we all work together we can build a dome of some kind and install a very large heat pump to reduce our humidity.
We've gotta do something before we all melt like sugar flowers on a cake at a summer wedding.
We've gotta do something before we all melt like sugar flowers on a cake at a summer wedding.
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The release of the Epstein Files really lays bare the evils of (among other things) networking.
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The release of the Epstein Files really lays bare the evils of (among other things) networking.
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I got a new library card today, the librarian reminded me that I can download Hoopla (to watch free movies & listen to audiobooks) and Cloud Library (so I can check out & read books on my tablet) and honestly, I never knew that. Libraries are magical places that we need to support vigorously.
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I got a new library card today, the librarian reminded me that I can download Hoopla (to watch free movies & listen to audiobooks) and Cloud Library (so I can check out & read books on my tablet) and honestly, I never knew that. Libraries are magical places that we need to support vigorously.
Uh oh
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status ft.trib.al/P7yHdQE
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Latest commentary details ambitions for ‘powerful currency’ to play a greater role in trade and forex
ft.trib.al
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Uh oh
I should have been sent to DC to be a congressional intern or to work in one of the agencies.
And I should have been mentored into a polisci PhD program.
Instead, I was encouraged to be a librarian. Which is great & I’ve done well.
But 22 year old me deserved better from her male profs.
And I should have been mentored into a polisci PhD program.
Instead, I was encouraged to be a librarian. Which is great & I’ve done well.
But 22 year old me deserved better from her male profs.
Men, it's worth pondering that these academic men are the same ones that teach young women straight out of school. These are the men given academic authority over young women's careers.
It's really challenging for young women to negotiate the minefield of creepiness these men create for them.
It's really challenging for young women to negotiate the minefield of creepiness these men create for them.
February 1, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I should have been sent to DC to be a congressional intern or to work in one of the agencies.
And I should have been mentored into a polisci PhD program.
Instead, I was encouraged to be a librarian. Which is great & I’ve done well.
But 22 year old me deserved better from her male profs.
And I should have been mentored into a polisci PhD program.
Instead, I was encouraged to be a librarian. Which is great & I’ve done well.
But 22 year old me deserved better from her male profs.