Ben 😎
@thekarmelian.bsky.social
Taller than most, Human Unicorn, Gen X, Free-Range, Proud Queenslander. 🇦🇺
The rest NTKB
The rest NTKB
April 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
so let it be kitten ....
17 March, St Gertrude if Nivelles
Patrons Saint of Cats
17 March, St Gertrude if Nivelles
Patrons Saint of Cats
March 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
so let it be kitten ....
17 March, St Gertrude if Nivelles
Patrons Saint of Cats
17 March, St Gertrude if Nivelles
Patrons Saint of Cats
are you International M.M. at the moment?
Aware of weather things at home?
Aware of weather things at home?
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
are you International M.M. at the moment?
Aware of weather things at home?
Aware of weather things at home?
... and turning down the radio so he can see better ..
March 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
... and turning down the radio so he can see better ..
Anyone think it sus that PRC boats are circumnavigating our island ....
Perhaps taking measurements like Flinders & his cat Trim.
Perhaps taking measurements like Flinders & his cat Trim.
February 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anyone think it sus that PRC boats are circumnavigating our island ....
Perhaps taking measurements like Flinders & his cat Trim.
Perhaps taking measurements like Flinders & his cat Trim.
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The acting commissioner of the IRS will announce he is stepping down as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter who said the departure is driven in part over his distress about the chaos inflicted on the government by billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service.
Acting IRS commissioner to step down amid DOGE blitz on agency
The departure comes as the agency faces the crunch of tax filing season and scrutiny from Elon Musk’s initiative.
wapo.st
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The acting commissioner of the IRS will announce he is stepping down as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter who said the departure is driven in part over his distress about the chaos inflicted on the government by billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service.
Beauty for the ears ....
Vale Roberta Flack 🙏
Vale Roberta Flack 🙏
February 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Beauty for the ears ....
Vale Roberta Flack 🙏
Vale Roberta Flack 🙏
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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A look at the OpenEuroLLM project, a partnership among 20 EU organizations to develop open-source LLMs that support all EU languages, with a budget of €37.4M (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
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February 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A look at the OpenEuroLLM project, a partnership among 20 EU organizations to develop open-source LLMs that support all EU languages, with a budget of €37.4M (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
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Sources: Wall Street banks led by Morgan Stanley have offloaded almost all of Elon Musk's $12.5B in loans used to buy Twitter, and now hold $1B+ in X debt (Financial Times)
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February 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sources: Wall Street banks led by Morgan Stanley have offloaded almost all of Elon Musk's $12.5B in loans used to buy Twitter, and now hold $1B+ in X debt (Financial Times)
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Living in the tropics ....
BNE fl 32c at 1140pm !!!!
BNE fl 32c at 1140pm !!!!
February 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Living in the tropics ....
BNE fl 32c at 1140pm !!!!
BNE fl 32c at 1140pm !!!!
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Category 5 Severe Cyclone #Zelia spins furiously near the Pilbara coast of Western Australia.
The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.
The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.
February 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Category 5 Severe Cyclone #Zelia spins furiously near the Pilbara coast of Western Australia.
The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.
The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.
Thinking of the people in northern WA
A Cat 5+ cyclone about to hit ... Reports say it will re-write history
A Cat 5+ cyclone about to hit ... Reports say it will re-write history
Tropical cyclone forecast track map, issued 8:50 am Western Australia time, Thu 13 Feb.
"TC Zelia is forecast to bring destructive wind gusts to communities on the Pilbara coast from as early as later tonight but more likely Friday as Zelia nears the coast."
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW...
"TC Zelia is forecast to bring destructive wind gusts to communities on the Pilbara coast from as early as later tonight but more likely Friday as Zelia nears the coast."
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW...
February 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thinking of the people in northern WA
A Cat 5+ cyclone about to hit ... Reports say it will re-write history
A Cat 5+ cyclone about to hit ... Reports say it will re-write history
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We plummet under the LNP, and rise under Labor. Shocking.
And honestly, one can hardly say Labor has covered itself in glory, but the Libs and Nats are endemically corrupt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
And honestly, one can hardly say Labor has covered itself in glory, but the Libs and Nats are endemically corrupt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Australia improves ranking on the global corruption index
Australia has been ranked 10th in Transparency International's annual Corruption Index. It's the first time since 2016 that Australia has been placed in the top 10.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We plummet under the LNP, and rise under Labor. Shocking.
And honestly, one can hardly say Labor has covered itself in glory, but the Libs and Nats are endemically corrupt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
And honestly, one can hardly say Labor has covered itself in glory, but the Libs and Nats are endemically corrupt.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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Miami-based artist Camilo Rios, better known by his adopted moniker Riocam, has combined his love of cars, fashion and photography to create “surreal artworks that blur the line between haute couture and the steamy supercar posters of the late 20th century.
February 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Miami-based artist Camilo Rios, better known by his adopted moniker Riocam, has combined his love of cars, fashion and photography to create “surreal artworks that blur the line between haute couture and the steamy supercar posters of the late 20th century.