Richard Michael Blaber
@rmblaber1956.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I am a retired academic, with an MA & PhD in Social Policy & Administration from the Universities of York & Kent respectively. I am disabled, & am deeply […]
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As Trump launches his so-called 'Board of Peace' in Davos, its members resemble ghoulish figures on a dark ride: Viktor Orbán, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Javier Milei, Prabowo Subianto, Tony Blair, the Russians […]
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January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
As Trump launches his so-called 'Board of Peace' in Davos, its members resemble ghoulish figures on a dark ride: Viktor Orbán, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Javier Milei, Prabowo Subianto, Tony Blair, the Russians […]
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Again, no.
Where is no cognition. And it is not our responsibility to find a use and pay for the thing you spent all your money on.
It isn’t useful enough for large adoption.
It is also ethically highly dubious.
Sorry man.
Where is no cognition. And it is not our responsibility to find a use and pay for the thing you spent all your money on.
It isn’t useful enough for large adoption.
It is also ethically highly dubious.
Sorry man.
January 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Again, no.
Where is no cognition. And it is not our responsibility to find a use and pay for the thing you spent all your money on.
It isn’t useful enough for large adoption.
It is also ethically highly dubious.
Sorry man.
Where is no cognition. And it is not our responsibility to find a use and pay for the thing you spent all your money on.
It isn’t useful enough for large adoption.
It is also ethically highly dubious.
Sorry man.
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Reposted by Richard Michael Blaber
RE: https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/115935698419487985
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 AM
RE: https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/115935698419487985
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
Mastodon is an European creation that embodies every single European value. Every one of them. It’s federated, it’s not owned or controlled by a giant corporation, it’s free of algorithms and commercial interests, it’s open source and […]
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New oldest dated rock art in the world, from Sulawesi (Indonesia).
People have always made art!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09968-y
People have always made art!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09968-y
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi - Nature
A hand stencil painted on a cave wall on a small island off the coast of Sulawesi more than 67,800 years ago suggests a very early occupation of Wallacea.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM
New oldest dated rock art in the world, from Sulawesi (Indonesia).
People have always made art!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09968-y
People have always made art!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09968-y
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Two Geothermal Startups Raise a Combined $212 Million #Climate
Two Geothermal Startups Raise a Combined $212 Million
heatmap.news
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Two Geothermal Startups Raise a Combined $212 Million #Climate
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/21/israel-strike-journalists-gaza-cbs-news/. "More than 460 people, including over 100 #children, have been killed by #israeli fire since the #ceasefire went into effect, according to the #gaza Health Ministry... The #journalists were among 11 […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/21/israel-strike-journalists-gaza-cbs-news/. "More than 460 people, including over 100 #children, have been killed by #israeli fire since the #ceasefire went into effect, according to the #gaza Health Ministry... The #journalists were among 11 […]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/21/israel-strike-journalists-gaza-cbs-news/. "More than 460 people, including over 100 #children, have been killed by #israeli fire since the #ceasefire went into effect, according to the #gaza Health Ministry... The #journalists were among 11 […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/21/israel-strike-journalists-gaza-cbs-news/. "More than 460 people, including over 100 #children, have been killed by #israeli fire since the #ceasefire went into effect, according to the #gaza Health Ministry... The #journalists were among 11 […]
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January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/21/ice-homicide-detainee-death-autopsy/. The sooner this sick bastard, Donald #trump, is hurled bodily from office, the better for the #usa & for the world. I don't see how we can endure another 3 years of him.
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/21/ice-homicide-detainee-death-autopsy/. The sooner this sick bastard, Donald #trump, is hurled bodily from office, the better for the #usa & for the world. I don't see how we can endure another 3 years of him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/21/ice-homicide-detainee-death-autopsy/. The sooner this sick bastard, Donald #trump, is hurled bodily from office, the better for the #usa & for the world. I don't see how we can endure another 3 years of him.
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/21/ice-homicide-detainee-death-autopsy/. The sooner this sick bastard, Donald #trump, is hurled bodily from office, the better for the #usa & for the world. I don't see how we can endure another 3 years of him.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/22/minnesota-ice-columbia-heights-school/. "Why detain a 5-year-old?' Zena Stenvik, the superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public Schools district, located just north of Minneapolis, said at a news conference. 'You cannot tell me that this […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/22/minnesota-ice-columbia-heights-school/. "Why detain a 5-year-old?' Zena Stenvik, the superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public Schools district, located just north of Minneapolis, said at a news conference. 'You cannot tell me that this […]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/22/minnesota-ice-columbia-heights-school/. "Why detain a 5-year-old?' Zena Stenvik, the superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public Schools district, located just north of Minneapolis, said at a news conference. 'You cannot tell me that this […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/22/minnesota-ice-columbia-heights-school/. "Why detain a 5-year-old?' Zena Stenvik, the superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public Schools district, located just north of Minneapolis, said at a news conference. 'You cannot tell me that this […]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/22/trump-greenland-europe-deal-negotiations/. "Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that #nato is 'fully aware' of #denmark’s position. 'We can negotiate on everything #political; #security, #investments, #economy. But we cannot […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/22/trump-greenland-europe-deal-negotiations/. "Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that #nato is 'fully aware' of #denmark’s position. 'We can negotiate on everything #political; #security, #investments, #economy. But we cannot […]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/22/trump-greenland-europe-deal-negotiations/. "Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that #nato is 'fully aware' of #denmark’s position. 'We can negotiate on everything #political; #security, #investments, #economy. But we cannot […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/22/trump-greenland-europe-deal-negotiations/. "Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that #nato is 'fully aware' of #denmark’s position. 'We can negotiate on everything #political; #security, #investments, #economy. But we cannot […]
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https://theconversation.com/us-climate-obstruction-used-to-be-about-profits-trumps-scorched-earth-policy-is-something-else-273643. Well, yes & no, @GeraldKutney - which doesn't alter the fact of the substantial financial backing the #gop & #trump got & get from the #fossilfuel industry. It is […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
https://theconversation.com/us-climate-obstruction-used-to-be-about-profits-trumps-scorched-earth-policy-is-something-else-273643. Well, yes & no, @GeraldKutney - which doesn't alter the fact of the substantial financial backing the #gop & #trump got & get from the #fossilfuel industry. It is […]
https://theconversation.com/us-climate-obstruction-used-to-be-about-profits-trumps-scorched-earth-policy-is-something-else-273643. Well, yes & no, @GeraldKutney - which doesn't alter the fact of the substantial financial backing the #gop & #trump got & get from the #fossilfuel industry. It is […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
https://theconversation.com/us-climate-obstruction-used-to-be-about-profits-trumps-scorched-earth-policy-is-something-else-273643. Well, yes & no, @GeraldKutney - which doesn't alter the fact of the substantial financial backing the #gop & #trump got & get from the #fossilfuel industry. It is […]
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https://theconversation.com/19th-century-plan-for-a-slaving-empire-based-in-us-deep-south-and-caribbean-resonates-with-trumps-foreign-policy-today-272871; https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/trump-corollary-us-security-strategy-brings-new-focus-latin-america-it-disordered-plan. "Trump’s policy […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
https://theconversation.com/19th-century-plan-for-a-slaving-empire-based-in-us-deep-south-and-caribbean-resonates-with-trumps-foreign-policy-today-272871; https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/trump-corollary-us-security-strategy-brings-new-focus-latin-america-it-disordered-plan. "Trump’s policy […]
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mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-looks-like-a-privatised-un-with-one-shareholder-the-us-president-273856. Read in full. "Settling conflicts is the prerogative of the #un. And, over the past year, the #us has shown itself to be unconcerned about international law."
Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’ looks like a privatised UN with one shareholder: the US president
The board of peace will be chaired by the US president and will cost member states US$1 billion to join.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-looks-like-a-privatised-un-with-one-shareholder-the-us-president-273856. Read in full. "Settling conflicts is the prerogative of the #un. And, over the past year, the #us has shown itself to be unconcerned about international law."
https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-looks-like-a-privatised-un-with-one-shareholder-the-us-president-273856. Read in full. "Settling conflicts is the prerogative of the #un. And, over the past year, the #us has shown itself to be unconcerned about international law."
Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’ looks like a privatised UN with one shareholder: the US president
The board of peace will be chaired by the US president and will cost member states US$1 billion to join.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-looks-like-a-privatised-un-with-one-shareholder-the-us-president-273856. Read in full. "Settling conflicts is the prerogative of the #un. And, over the past year, the #us has shown itself to be unconcerned about international law."
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