Susan Hall, Grandmother Ways Needed
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Grandma ZZ! Into Info, apps and world.
Still somewhat the good times? No.
All of us need a plan for 100 years…
Keep on!
Pic: a coffee cup
Still somewhat the good times? No.
All of us need a plan for 100 years…
Keep on!
Pic: a coffee cup
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“What will it take for humanity to break free from a thousand years of feudalism—both the sword-and-serf kind and its modern corporate-bureaucratic form—
There’s another flip-flop
Trump says the U.S. will lower tariffs for India after Delhi significantly cut Russian oil imports. “Tariffs were high because of Russian oil, and they’ve stopped, reduced it a lot. So yes, we’re going to lower tariffs,” he stated, linking trade benefits to reduced Kremlin revenue.
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There’s another flip-flop
So what’s the homelessness rate?
UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens
UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens
Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
So what’s the homelessness rate?
Ha! I saw them at my local high school when I was a teenager
The Guess Who to perform during special day of programming at Ottawa Bluesfest in July 2026
The Guess Who to perform during special day of programming at Ottawa Bluesfest in July 2026
The Guess Who will take the stage at Ottawa Bluesfest next summer as part of a special night celebrating the 200th anniversary of Bytown.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ha! I saw them at my local high school when I was a teenager
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Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
@Israel parliament as criminals
Israel’s parliament has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the death penalty for ‘terrorists,’ seen as targeting Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
@Israel parliament as criminals
Yeah, trump wants to be xi and Putin
🔊 It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. On the Big View podcast, he tells Peter Thal Larsen that Trump, Xi and Putin are more alike than they seem reut.rs/4nT883o
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Yeah, trump wants to be xi and Putin
External shocks being that Trump effect
Vietnam PM says economy strong enough to cope with external shocks reut.rs/4nSPUip
Vietnam PM says economy strong enough to cope with external shocks
Vietnam's economy is robust enough to withstand external shocks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a business conference on Monday.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
External shocks being that Trump effect
Poof! Power out! Ten minutes so far… #OntarioStorm
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Poof! Power out! Ten minutes so far… #OntarioStorm
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#RussianSecrets, an investigation by ICIJ’s media partners, uncovered secretive trade operations that largely escaped Western authorities’ scrutiny until Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered a probe into shadowy networks serving the Kremlin.
Russia secretly bought Western tech to protect nuclear subs
Russian Secrets, a new cross-border investigation, reveals the shadowy procurement network behind Russia’s surveillance program Harmony.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#RussianSecrets, an investigation by ICIJ’s media partners, uncovered secretive trade operations that largely escaped Western authorities’ scrutiny until Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered a probe into shadowy networks serving the Kremlin.
Yeah, well it’s exactly what the people don’t want
"Trump did not invent expanding presidential power. It was Cheney."
Commentary ↓
Commentary ↓
Cheney Worried About Trump Abusing Power. He Had Himself to Blame
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November 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Yeah, well it’s exactly what the people don’t want
Tax growth
Developing countries urgently need massive increases in adaptation finance to protect people, livelihoods, and economies from escalating climate change impacts: https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2025
#AdaptationGap
#AdaptationGap
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Tax growth
Moon with dipper
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Moon with dipper
Breathe Do else
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Breathe Do else
They know! Shut it down what the regulator should be demanding
it’s a matter of instituting policy and closing accounts
it’s a matter of instituting policy and closing accounts
Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
They know! Shut it down what the regulator should be demanding
it’s a matter of instituting policy and closing accounts
it’s a matter of instituting policy and closing accounts
Ask which super rich fellow they work for
India is repatriating on Thursday the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
India is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Ask which super rich fellow they work for
It’s a matter of following back and putting it in the policies
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem. www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s a matter of following back and putting it in the policies
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Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, archaeologists are spilling more of the monumental structure’s secrets. https://cnn.it/4nEOQOS
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, archaeologists are spilling more of the monumental structure’s secrets. https://cnn.it/4nEOQOS
Oh, go watch videos
YouTube time
YouTube time
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh, go watch videos
YouTube time
YouTube time
Johnson the other fall guy
"I'm the speaker and the president," Trump has joked, according to two people who heard the remark and relayed it on the condition of anonymity because of concern about sharing private conversations with him.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Johnson the other fall guy
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The same day masked thieves stole millions in crown jewels from the Louvre, another French museum was robbed of 2,000 gold and silver coins.
Hours after Louvre heist, thieves steal 2,000 historical coins from French museum
The same day masked thieves stole millions in crown jewels from the Louvre, another French museum was robbed of 2,000 gold and silver coins.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The same day masked thieves stole millions in crown jewels from the Louvre, another French museum was robbed of 2,000 gold and silver coins.
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Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said.
4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says | CNN
Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday.
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said.
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Perfect metaphor.
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Perfect metaphor.
I hope they didn’t get caught in that racket
A Houston billionaire couple pledged to donate the vast majority of their wealth. Rich and Nancy Kinder told Houston news station ABC13 they’re giving away 95% of their estimated $11 billion to local charities. trib.al/tVFh1WR
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I hope they didn’t get caught in that racket