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Following the new energy revolution. Navigating the Climate Change apocalypse. Helping to forecast future weather events. Probably an anarchist. Still dealing with long COVID.

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Note he later claimed to have read Das Kapital when he was 14 and cross-checked the English translation against the original German.

Musk says lots of things.
Elon Musk @elonmusk Read Das Kapital when I was 14, incl cross-checking English translation of original German. Adam Smith FTW obv. Ironically, future automation will naturally lead to greater equality of consumption. Monopolies are true enemy of people. Competing to serve is good. 7:38 AM · Jun 17, 2018
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Re: does Elon read books? Draw your own conclusions.

#MuskFail
* Tweet Elon Musk V @elonmusk Replying to @elonmusk and @AntVenom Marx was a capitalist. He even wrote a book about it. 5:54 PM • 15 Jun 18 • Twitter for iPhone
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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I tweeted this back in 2021. "If the LNP understood capitalism, they would have known the implementation cost of new technology always falls over time. It’s a fundamental feature of the capitalist production system. Marx wrote about it 1885."
Finally, as is the case throughout large scale industry, moral de. terioration also plays its part. After ten years have elapsed, it is generally possible to buy the same quantity of carriages and locomotives for £30,000 as previously cost €40,000. A depreciation of 25 per cent on the market price must thus be reckoned with on this material, even if there is no depreciation in the use-value (Lardner, Railway Economy [p. 120]). "Tube bridges will not be replaced in their present form.' (Because there are now better forms for such bridges.) 'Ordinary repairs, taking away gradually, and replacing, are not practicable' (W. B. Adams, Roads and Rails, London, 1862 [p. 1361). The means of labour are for the most part constantly revolutionized by the progress of industry. Hence they are not replaced in their original form, but in the revolutionized form. On the one hand, the volume of fixed capital that is invested in a particular natural form, and has to last out for a definite average lifespan within this, is a reason why new machines, etc. are introduced only gradually, and hence forms an obstacle to the rapid general introduction of improved means of labour. On the other hand, competition forces the replacement of old means of labour by new ones before their natural demise, particularly when decisive revolutions have taken place. Catastrophes, crises, etc. are the principal causes that compel such premature renewals of equipment on a broad social scale.
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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David Pope gets it. From earlier this year.
David Pope's great cartoon showing the LNP's love of 'detours' from promising technology paths. First detour is Abbott's NBN detour, the next is Dutton's promised coal and nuclear detour to prevent a zero-emissions grid.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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From that article:
Mr Abbott also said that by the federal election in 2013, which current polling shows the opposition would win in a landslide, the network was likely to be "embryonic" at best and suggested a coalition Government could pull the plug. "What we won't do is throw good money after bad when it comes to the NBN," he said.
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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A little bit of fascism?
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The relevant section
UPSOT: "Those who've lost their jobs in the pandemic flood Centreline offices and the MyGov website as the government backflips on claims the site was hacked..." Deloitte was tasked with upgrading the MyGov website after it was overwhelmed at the start of the pandemic. DEBORAH O'NEILL, ALP SENATOR: There's lots of probity questions that need answers there. Um, none of it looks good to me. In March 2020, Deloitte signed a contract with the federal government's Digital Transformation Agency. The contract wasn't even awarded in writing. It was granted verbally and without a competitive tender. ANGUS GRIGG, REPORTER, PTC: That contract would start at nine-and-a-half million dollars then balloon to 28 million. All up, Deloitte's work on the project would cost taxpayers $47 million. The auditor general was scathing. He said the Deloitte contract failed in twelve areas of evaluation, including offering taxpayers value for money. It was revealed Deloitte charged daily consulting rates above those recommended by the agency and its payments were not even linked to results. A government audit earlier this year found MyGov fell well short of what had been promised. Although other parties had worked on the project, a source with direct knowledge of it said it would have been "easier" if Deloitte had never been involved. Deloitte also declined our invitation for an interview. In a statement the firm said it was "proud" of its work on the MyGov website. It said "appropriate" procurement processes were followed. It blamed the cost increases on software licences and changes requested by the government.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Does populism mean the same thing for 'right' and 'left'?
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Murray Watt cartoon : NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PEOPLE UNDERESTImATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF HAVING TO CAVE IN TO THE MINING INDUSTRY WHILE BLAMING THE GREENS
October 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Erich Kästner at the end of World War Two in Germany: "Depression is turning into irritability. Everyone is making someone else responsible, everyone is blaming everyone else, and everyone is excluding just one person from that blame; themselves. Why are people irritable? Because they are surprised? But how can they be surprised? Did they actually believe the deception? Did they really confuse the outrageous rhetoric with facts? No one can be that stupid. You can only pretend to be. Now they are pretending to be surprised. In other words, they are playing dumb again. They would rather be thought of as a complete idiot than as a scoundrel."
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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They went to such an effort to animate the F-15s correctly, the least they could do was get the missiles right.

Those are Sparrows that are launched from the lower fuselage. Sidewinders are mounted on launchers below the wing.
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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A cartoon showing the absurdity of taking centrist positions on moral issues
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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To which I’ll add this.
Some comments on collective punishment and the innocence of civilians Israeli President Issac Herzog - October 11th 2023 "It is an entire nation out there that is responsible. It's not true this rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved. It's absolutely not true. "They could have risen up, they could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup 'd état. Osama Bin Laden - October 14th 2002 "It is a fundamental principle of any democracy that the people choose their leaders, and as such, approve and are party to the actions of their elected leaders... By electing these leaders, the American people have given their consent to the incarceration of the Palestinian people, the demolition of Palestinian homes and the slaughter of the children of Iraq. This is why the American people are not innocent. The American people are active members in all these crimes." "Statement From Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, May God Protect Him, and Al Qaeda Organization," Al Qal ah (Internet),
October 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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I have read Gaston Leval’s important account of a brief time in recent history when an industrial society functioned without a self-appointed leadership exploitative leadership class.

Highly recommended.
COLLECTIVES IN THE SPANISH REVOLUTION Gaston Leval Introduction by Pedro García-Guirao Translated and with a Foreword by Vernon Richards of Freedom Press
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Kudelka’s classic from 2013
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Re: can we afford the NHS?
"Anything we can actually do, we can afford." John Maynard Keynes, 1942
October 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Is it called ‘sovereign risk’ when you own government allows itself to be captured by interests that will damage the lives and livelihoods of millions of current and future Australians?

Or is that just doing business?
- "We've had a decade of drift in climate policy. We've had policies proposed and then abandoned. We've had science acknowledged and then ignored, and we've created a situation where more and more assets and more and more Australian lives are at risk from climate change than ever needed to be. I mean, to me, this is the single most irresponsible act that l've ever seen by governments." Dr Martin Parkinson Secretary for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2022
October 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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I enjoyed his earlier book
Sub-Imperial Power Clinton Fernandes
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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JOURNALISM 10t: "If someone says it's raining & another person says it's dry, it's not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true."
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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We are living the worst timeline all over again.
Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one's prejudgment simply need not be believed - in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical - and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self-satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack. For that reason, greater caution is called for when dealing with a stupid person than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) "On Stupidity" - Letters and Papers from Prison
October 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Can't we just email this image to Roger and ask him where he self identifies?
‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 10/1/2024 Replied to Peter du Toit That article instantly makes me think of this Schematic suggesting the IPCC lies to the conservative end of the PDF of professional opinion on the impacts of climate change ALT 1 ‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 10/21/2023 h/t @mzedp@mas.to An graph of annual anthropogenic emissions annoyed with key recommendations from the UNFCC and IPCC over the past 30 years ALT ‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 6mo Replied to you I mean, cartoonists like @kudelka.bsky.social and @aweldoncartoons.bsky.social could figure out decades ago, why couldn't Alan? Jon Kudelka’s seminal cartoon of a scientist standing behind an IPCC lectern at every AR cycle waiting for the world to listen. Published in 2013. ALT Scene at a Climate Change talks. Convener asks if anyone seconds the motion from the USA to suck this goddam planet dry and get the hell out to Venus or something? The Australian rep dutifully puts up their hand while the US and French delegates look aghast (including a double facepalm) while the USA delegate lies back with sunglasses. ALT 1 1 14 ‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 10mo Replied to Captain Quoll We will always have this Jon Jon Kudelka’s seminal cartoon of a scientist standing behind an IPCC lectern at every AR cycle waiting for the world to listen ALT 2 13 79 ‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 10mo Replied to David Ho Don't forget this classic PDF of predicted climate change impacts against the number of proponents, reminding people that most scientifically informed opinion on climate change is the impacts will be more catastrophic than the IPCC consensus, yet these expert opinions are considered unreasonable and not reported by the mainstream press ALT 2 ‪fluids_guru‬ ‪@fluidsguru.bsky.social‬ · 10mo Replied to you Despite some political parties or banks (e.g. HSBC, Macquarie) attempting to tell you that Cl…
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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A Rutgers University expert on antifa was fleeing the United States with his family on Wednesday in the wake of death threats that followed President Trump's push to characterize the left-wing antifascist movement as a domestic terrorist organization. Mark Bray, a historian who published the 2017 book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," taught courses on anti-fascism and terrorism at Rutgers in New Jersey in relative obscurity until a few weeks ago. Then, after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, a right-wing influencer, called Dr. Bray a "domestic terrorist professor" on X. The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA circulated a petition accusing Dr. Bray of being an "outspoken, well-known antifa member" and called for him to be fired. The petition referred to him as "Dr. Antifa." "My role in this is as a professor," Dr. Bray, an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers, said in an interview on Wednesday, hours before his planned departure. "I've never been part of an antifa group, and I'm not currently. There's an effort underway to paint me as someone who is doing the things that I've researched, but that couldn't be further from the truth." The furor grew after Fox News reported on the petition. Dr. Bray's home address was revealed on social media. He has since received death threats, including one vowing to kill him in front of his students.
October 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Well the government is against them (RoboDebt, Climate Change etc) but not in the way they think. They’d be better off reading Kropotkin and getting involved in community independent political movements.
Peter Kropotkin’s “Mutual Aid”
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The last, poignant panel.
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Hannah Arendt knew all along h/t
@ntinatzouvala.bsky.social

From her 1944 Essay "To save the Jewish homeland"
And even if the Jews were to win the war, its end would find the unique possibilities and the unique achievements of Zionism in Palestine destroyed. The land that would come into being would be something quite other than the dream of world Jewry, Zionist and non-Zionist. The “victorious” Jews would live surrounded by an entirely hostile Arab population, secluded inside ever-threatened borders, absorbed with physical self-defence to a degree that would submerge all other interests and activities. The growth of a Jewish culture would cease to be the concern of the whole people; social experiments would have to be discarded as impractical luxuries; political thought would centre around military strategy; economic development would be determined exclusively by the needs of war. And all of this would be the fate of a nation that – no matter how many immigrants it could still absorb and how far it extended its boundaries (the whole of Palestine and Transjordan is the insane Revisionist demand) – would still remain a very small people greatly outnumbered by hostile neighbours. Under such circumstances (as Ernst Simon has pointed out) the Palestinian Jews would degenerate into one of those small warrior tribes about whose possibilities and importance history has amply informed us since the days of Sparta. Their relations with world Jewry would become problematical, since their defence interests might clash at any moment with those of other countries where large numbers of Jews lived. Palestine Jewry would eventually separate itself from the larger body of world Jewry and in its isolation develop into an entirely new people. Thus it become plain that at this moment and under present circumstances a Jewish state can only be erected at the price of the Jewish homeland.
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM