Wayne Boodasingh
@wbooda.bsky.social
Retired business executive/engineer. Grandfather of 4 one boy and 3 girls. Avid reader, in retirement I’ve become an avid movie and TV series (Brit box) buff.
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Wayne Boodasingh
@wbooda.bsky.social
· Oct 30
PUBLIC NOTICE
Impact of Hurricane Melissa on Hope Zoo
The management of Hope Zoo wishes to inform the public that Hurricane Melissa has caused significant damage to sections of the zoo.
Impact of Hurricane Melissa on Hope Zoo
The management of Hope Zoo wishes to inform the public that Hurricane Melissa has caused significant damage to sections of the zoo.
Hmmmm…. ktla.com/entertainmen...
ktla.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Hmmmm…. ktla.com/entertainmen...
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Gonna be a Pink Floyd kind of day!
Us and Them, Any colour you like, Brain damage, Eclipse with Lyrics
YouTube video by Lawliet
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Gonna be a Pink Floyd kind of day!
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Questions are swirling at Mammoth Mountain surrounding the distressingly similar deaths of two ski patrollers doing avalanche mitigation. Were resort managers pushing too hard to open after major storms, pressured by customers desperate to ski fresh powder? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up?
Avalanches killed two ski patrollers at Mammoth in a year. What’s going wrong?
Were managers pushing too hard to open? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up? With two dead in deliberately triggered slides, questions are swirling.
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Questions are swirling at Mammoth Mountain surrounding the distressingly similar deaths of two ski patrollers doing avalanche mitigation. Were resort managers pushing too hard to open after major storms, pressured by customers desperate to ski fresh powder? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up?
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Officially Casts Its Next Three Actors
‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Officially Casts Its Next Three Actors
Helena Bonham Carter joins the cast of 'The White Lotus' Season 4, along with two new casting announcements.
www.forbes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Officially Casts Its Next Three Actors
Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on
The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it.
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - epstein 🔓
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x29 - benfica
💨x25 - springsteen
💨x21 - fulton
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x15 - bruce
💨x14 - goalkeeper
💨x12 - hb
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)
#ListenToBlackVoices
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![Emoji Legend
💨x# | "Increased Trending Rate" for a Word (meaningful value; "💨x8 - burger" will mean "burger" is trending at 8 times its own normal rate for this time of day)
🔓 | "Unlocked" Ongoing Emergency Word (such words are not weighted down by their own previous usage; their *ongoing* increased usage--weeks, months, years--would otherwise move them down the list.)
[PREVIOUSLY USED]
⚠️💨# | "Trend Strength Rating"
⚠️🌀💨 | "Trend Strength Rating" (see above)
⚠️🌀 CAT. # | [same; "CAT." = Category, like hurricane]
💬# | 10min Post Count
🆎# | 10min Word Count
🙂# | 10min Emoji Count](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mcb6n67plnrlx4lg35natk2b/bafkreigp6bgag3jzkool6uxrujpcrwtn6zkd7cbfrmevhaxaqhhewgolmu@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - epstein 🔓
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x29 - benfica
💨x25 - springsteen
💨x21 - fulton
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x15 - bruce
💨x14 - goalkeeper
💨x12 - hb
*🔓 = Unlocked Emergency Words (see img)
#ListenToBlackVoices
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Enjoy to the fullest…… www.instagram.com/reel/DTSr281...
ttconsulatetoronto on Instagram: "Does anyone do riddim better than us? 🇹🇹 #davidrudder #highmas #ncc #flavafoodvillage #queensparksavannahView all 218 comments"
Does anyone do riddim better than us? 🇹🇹 #davidrudder #highmas #ncc #flavafoodvillage #queensparksavannah
www.instagram.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Enjoy to the fullest…… www.instagram.com/reel/DTSr281...
apnews.com/article/fifa... Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroa...
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
apnews.com/article/fifa... Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
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This is the energy we need against these ICE holes.
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is the energy we need against these ICE holes.
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Simon & Schuster has donated 30,000 copies AF Steadman's Skandar books to the National Literacy Trust to celebrate the National Year of Reading in 2026 👇 #BookSky
Simon & Schuster donates 30,000 AF Steadman books to National Literacy Trust
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January 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Simon & Schuster has donated 30,000 copies AF Steadman's Skandar books to the National Literacy Trust to celebrate the National Year of Reading in 2026 👇 #BookSky
A very sad story… a brilliant mind destroyed by emotional distress and drug use.
Cause of death for young chess superstar is revealed
Cause of death for young chess superstar is revealed
A recent autopsy report confirmed that Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old chess grandmaster and recent Stanford graduate, died of cardiac arrhythmia. But the report also found methamphetamine and kratom in his system that may have contributed to his unexpected death last year.
www.latimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A very sad story… a brilliant mind destroyed by emotional distress and drug use.
As folks prepare for the cold blast hitting the northern climes please be aware of this.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
With winter storm ahead, how old is too old to be shoveling snow?
With a major winter storm system on the way, experts weigh in on at what age folks should hang up the snow shovel.
www.usatoday.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
As folks prepare for the cold blast hitting the northern climes please be aware of this.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
The Mythology Of Conscious AI www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
The Mythology Of Conscious AI | NOEMA
Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea.
www.noemamag.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The Mythology Of Conscious AI www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
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Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids