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Land of Yalukit Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung.
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We may detect bullshit, yet inevitably face Brandolini's Law: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than the energy expended to produce it.” An effect magnified by bullshit amplifiers within corporate media, and on social media platforms.
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Oh look this is relevant again
It is 2005, the internet is a distributed network of servers designed so that no one outage can take down the entire network
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
there’s a major AWS outage going on right now that’s taken down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, Perplexity, Roblox, and lots more of the internet. US-EAST-1 is down and impacting a lot of services that rely on AWS www.theverge.com/news/802486/...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Oh look this is relevant again
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So, that's what the 'concept of a plan' was all along? Give people money to buy their own healthcare.....uh huh....how many people will take the $2000 and buy something other than healthcare? A supremely stupid idea, even for trump
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
So, that's what the 'concept of a plan' was all along? Give people money to buy their own healthcare.....uh huh....how many people will take the $2000 and buy something other than healthcare? A supremely stupid idea, even for trump
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Socialism for thee, not for me.
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Socialism for thee, not for me.
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The decision by #SouthKorea to shut its coal fired power stations was a shock only to the naive & foolish.
This has been looming on the horizon since the 1970s.
#climate #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
This has been looming on the horizon since the 1970s.
#climate #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Rude shock for Australia as South Korea unshackles from coal reliance
In a move that has been welcomed by climate campaigners, South Korea has vowed to phase out coal, sparking a warning for Australian exporters.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This is really a startling example of how treating women like shit publicly teaches the men around her to behave so they don’t catch a smack too. Literally domestic violence frame but the workplace
"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is really a startling example of how treating women like shit publicly teaches the men around her to behave so they don’t catch a smack too. Literally domestic violence frame but the workplace
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These are the living conditions ICE/border patrol provides for the children they kidnap.
Does this look pro-Life to you?
Does this look pro-Life to you?
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These are the living conditions ICE/border patrol provides for the children they kidnap.
Does this look pro-Life to you?
Does this look pro-Life to you?
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During this cloudflare outage, let me supply you with this wisdom of the ages: “single point of failure” can be sung to the tune of “all the single ladies”
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
During this cloudflare outage, let me supply you with this wisdom of the ages: “single point of failure” can be sung to the tune of “all the single ladies”
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I said what I said.
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I said what I said.
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This bird flu investigation is well worth your time. I got a little peek behind the curtain into the data analysis and it's truly impressive work from @natlash.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This bird flu investigation is well worth your time. I got a little peek behind the curtain into the data analysis and it's truly impressive work from @natlash.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
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Your increasingly frequent reminder that making absolutely everything digital is a f**king terrible idea.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cloudflare down: X and more apps hit by internet outage
The company says it is working to understand the full impact of a problem which potentially
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Your increasingly frequent reminder that making absolutely everything digital is a f**king terrible idea.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
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Burglary advocates have warned that if every resident whose house was burgled filed a claim, it would financially ruin the burglary industry.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Burglary advocates have warned that if every resident whose house was burgled filed a claim, it would financially ruin the burglary industry.
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A federal judge refused to block the government’s overhaul of a DHS immigration status database into a national voter verification tool, even as she questioned its legality. The new GOP-backed database is aimed at purging noncitizens from voter rolls.
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
Judge ‘Doubts the Lawfulness’ of Trump’s Voter Purge Database But Won’t Block It For Now
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A federal judge refused to block the government’s overhaul of a DHS immigration status database into a national voter verification tool, even as she questioned its legality. The new GOP-backed database is aimed at purging noncitizens from voter rolls.
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
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NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
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Left unchecked, those cysts turn into tumors. A handful of billionaires now sit on wealth rivaling entire nations, while the richest 1% grabbed most of the new wealth on earth. That’s not “growth,” that’s organ failure: economic fluidity slows, mobility collapses, and democracy loses oxygen.
Left unchecked, those cysts turn into tumors. A handful of billionaires now sit on wealth rivaling entire nations, while the richest 1% grabbed most of the new wealth on earth. That’s not “growth,” that’s organ failure: economic fluidity slows, mobility collapses, and democracy loses oxygen.
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In a real market, $$ is supposed to MOVE. Capital is a bloodstream of freedom, risk, & new ideas. But when billionaires hoard, they don’t “win” capitalism — they clog it. Each sick fortune is a cyst in the econ body, swelling while neighborhoods, workers, & small businesses are drained dry.
In a real market, $$ is supposed to MOVE. Capital is a bloodstream of freedom, risk, & new ideas. But when billionaires hoard, they don’t “win” capitalism — they clog it. Each sick fortune is a cyst in the econ body, swelling while neighborhoods, workers, & small businesses are drained dry.
A responsive, auto tax trigger benefits the entire econ body by keeping wealth circulating instead of stagnating at the top. Everyone participates, our collective health—economic, social, and political—improves. The rich still prosper, but their surplus fuels shared progress, not stagnation or decay
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Left unchecked, those cysts turn into tumors. A handful of billionaires now sit on wealth rivaling entire nations, while the richest 1% grabbed most of the new wealth on earth. That’s not “growth,” that’s organ failure: economic fluidity slows, mobility collapses, and democracy loses oxygen.
Left unchecked, those cysts turn into tumors. A handful of billionaires now sit on wealth rivaling entire nations, while the richest 1% grabbed most of the new wealth on earth. That’s not “growth,” that’s organ failure: economic fluidity slows, mobility collapses, and democracy loses oxygen.
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Jeremy Clarkson's businesses are bringing tourists to the Cotswolds. I visited Diddly Squat from "Clarkson's Farm," but found it disappointing.
I went to Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds farm, a tourist trap proving 'Clarkson's Farm' fans are suckers for his brand
Jeremy Clarkson's businesses are bringing tourists to the Cotswolds. I visited Diddly Squat from "Clarkson's Farm," but found it disappointing.
www.businessinsider.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Jeremy Clarkson's businesses are bringing tourists to the Cotswolds. I visited Diddly Squat from "Clarkson's Farm," but found it disappointing.
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For me, it’s also about stopping our descent into sheer madness.
Toxic politics has ripped our country apart.
I’ve watched in horror as people have cheered for insurrections, secessions and the demonization of their fellow Americans.
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Toxic politics has ripped our country apart.
I’ve watched in horror as people have cheered for insurrections, secessions and the demonization of their fellow Americans.
3/5
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
For me, it’s also about stopping our descent into sheer madness.
Toxic politics has ripped our country apart.
I’ve watched in horror as people have cheered for insurrections, secessions and the demonization of their fellow Americans.
3/5
Toxic politics has ripped our country apart.
I’ve watched in horror as people have cheered for insurrections, secessions and the demonization of their fellow Americans.
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The House of Representatives will vote on releasing the Epstein files today.
It will pass, then it needs to get through the Senate and Trump.
Trump claims he has nothing to hide, yet he could’ve directed the DOJ to release the files at any time.
He doesn’t need a vote from Congress.
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It will pass, then it needs to get through the Senate and Trump.
Trump claims he has nothing to hide, yet he could’ve directed the DOJ to release the files at any time.
He doesn’t need a vote from Congress.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The House of Representatives will vote on releasing the Epstein files today.
It will pass, then it needs to get through the Senate and Trump.
Trump claims he has nothing to hide, yet he could’ve directed the DOJ to release the files at any time.
He doesn’t need a vote from Congress.
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It will pass, then it needs to get through the Senate and Trump.
Trump claims he has nothing to hide, yet he could’ve directed the DOJ to release the files at any time.
He doesn’t need a vote from Congress.
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The 79-year-old gave a half-hearted blessing to vote for the Epstein files release in a bid to “move on,” despite many Republicans planning to defy Trump anyway.
trib.al/HqTzzVP
trib.al/HqTzzVP
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The 79-year-old gave a half-hearted blessing to vote for the Epstein files release in a bid to “move on,” despite many Republicans planning to defy Trump anyway.
trib.al/HqTzzVP
trib.al/HqTzzVP
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They’re telling you…
That prices are down, while all your bills are going up.
That tariffs don’t raise prices, but now they’re lowering tariffs for some items in order to…wait for it…reduce prices.
That they don’t have money for SNAP or healthcare, while they send $40B to Argentina.
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That prices are down, while all your bills are going up.
That tariffs don’t raise prices, but now they’re lowering tariffs for some items in order to…wait for it…reduce prices.
That they don’t have money for SNAP or healthcare, while they send $40B to Argentina.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
They’re telling you…
That prices are down, while all your bills are going up.
That tariffs don’t raise prices, but now they’re lowering tariffs for some items in order to…wait for it…reduce prices.
That they don’t have money for SNAP or healthcare, while they send $40B to Argentina.
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That prices are down, while all your bills are going up.
That tariffs don’t raise prices, but now they’re lowering tariffs for some items in order to…wait for it…reduce prices.
That they don’t have money for SNAP or healthcare, while they send $40B to Argentina.
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✨ Freedom unfolds when we truly understand why we suffer ✨
🪷 Insightful wisdom from Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 🪷
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/Uger4...
#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Myanmar #Burma #Buddhist #BuddhistPractice #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality
🪷 Insightful wisdom from Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 🪷
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/Uger4...
#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Myanmar #Burma #Buddhist #BuddhistPractice #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality
🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 🪷
YouTube video by BDG: Buddhistdoor Global
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
✨ Freedom unfolds when we truly understand why we suffer ✨
🪷 Insightful wisdom from Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 🪷
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/Uger4...
#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Myanmar #Burma #Buddhist #BuddhistPractice #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality
🪷 Insightful wisdom from Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 🪷
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/Uger4...
#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Dhamma #Theravada #Myanmar #Burma #Buddhist #BuddhistPractice #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality
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BHP takes delivery of first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives for iron ore mines thedriven.io/2025/11/17/b...
BHP takes delivery of first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives for iron ore mines
BHP has welcomed its first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives, which will be trialled on the company’s iron ore rail routes between its Pilbara mines and Port Hedland.
thedriven.io
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
BHP takes delivery of first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives for iron ore mines thedriven.io/2025/11/17/b...
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U.S. judge upholds New York law barring immigration agents from courthouses reut.rs/4oMf4jS
U.S. judge upholds New York law barring immigration agents from courthouses
State courthouses have been an attractive venue for ICE, as people reliably appear for court dates.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
U.S. judge upholds New York law barring immigration agents from courthouses reut.rs/4oMf4jS
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LOL. Why does he need to sign a bill to release the files when he can just RELEASE THE FILES?
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
LOL. Why does he need to sign a bill to release the files when he can just RELEASE THE FILES?