@weatherboard.bsky.social
Gen X. Writer. Single parent. She/Her. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung land. Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, The World.
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These people thinking Trump’s dystopian plan can be stopped - so sorry friend, that moment has passed.
From Rosencranz & Guildenstern are Dead:
“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said ‘no’.
“Somehow we missed it.”
From Rosencranz & Guildenstern are Dead:
“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said ‘no’.
“Somehow we missed it.”
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Make smokes affordable
Nicotine is extremely addictive People will live in poverty to support their habit
Poverty kills
My 81 yr old mother has been addicted to smoking for 65 years Tobacco companies didn't have health warnings when she started
Make safer alternatives available like e-cigs and vapes
Nicotine is extremely addictive People will live in poverty to support their habit
Poverty kills
My 81 yr old mother has been addicted to smoking for 65 years Tobacco companies didn't have health warnings when she started
Make safer alternatives available like e-cigs and vapes
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Make smokes affordable
Nicotine is extremely addictive People will live in poverty to support their habit
Poverty kills
My 81 yr old mother has been addicted to smoking for 65 years Tobacco companies didn't have health warnings when she started
Make safer alternatives available like e-cigs and vapes
Nicotine is extremely addictive People will live in poverty to support their habit
Poverty kills
My 81 yr old mother has been addicted to smoking for 65 years Tobacco companies didn't have health warnings when she started
Make safer alternatives available like e-cigs and vapes
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Seven stores across Perth found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes have their lotteries licences terminated, as attempts to disrupt the illicit and growing trade continues.
'Zero tolerance': Stores lose lotto licences in bid to disrupt illegal tobacco trade
Seven stores across Perth found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes have their lotteries licences terminated, as attempts to disrupt the illicit and growing trade continues.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Seven stores across Perth found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes have their lotteries licences terminated, as attempts to disrupt the illicit and growing trade continues.
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Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
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Yes and when they reshape the tax base they need to lower the taxes on tobacco. They’ve gone too far and spawned a massive illegal trade.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Yes and when they reshape the tax base they need to lower the taxes on tobacco. They’ve gone too far and spawned a massive illegal trade.
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People buying”illegal tobacco” do so bc they’re addicted to something legal…even though all the rich people can drink their Chivas Regal or actual Champagne or get coked up all weekend or whatever.
Seriously, stop penalising poor people whilst letting rich people get away with whatever they want.
Seriously, stop penalising poor people whilst letting rich people get away with whatever they want.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
People buying”illegal tobacco” do so bc they’re addicted to something legal…even though all the rich people can drink their Chivas Regal or actual Champagne or get coked up all weekend or whatever.
Seriously, stop penalising poor people whilst letting rich people get away with whatever they want.
Seriously, stop penalising poor people whilst letting rich people get away with whatever they want.
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Norm Macdonald - Grandma (2017) #shorts
YouTube video by Classic Comedy
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Floods across Southeast Asia kill at least 250 as rescuers step up recovery operations
Floods across Southeast Asia kill at least 250 as rescuers step up recovery operations
The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 250 on Friday.
www.sbs.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Floods across Southeast Asia kill at least 250 as rescuers step up recovery operations
It’s like the ABC is programmed by that aunt and uncle you have to spend Christmas Day with and on Boxing Day you say never again and yet here you are again.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It’s like the ABC is programmed by that aunt and uncle you have to spend Christmas Day with and on Boxing Day you say never again and yet here you are again.
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Ethiopia’s ancient Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in 12,000 years. 🌋
What have we done to displease the gods?
www.cbsnews.com/news/volcano...
What have we done to displease the gods?
www.cbsnews.com/news/volcano...
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Ethiopia’s ancient Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in 12,000 years. 🌋
What have we done to displease the gods?
www.cbsnews.com/news/volcano...
What have we done to displease the gods?
www.cbsnews.com/news/volcano...
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An amazing Northern Territory sky and sunrise … post Cyclone Fina
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
An amazing Northern Territory sky and sunrise … post Cyclone Fina
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they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
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We can still eat those oysters though, yeah?
😏
😏
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
We can still eat those oysters though, yeah?
😏
😏
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
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Say hello to Jim.
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Say hello to Jim.
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The extra layer to this tragedy is that the Wang Fuk towers were built under a public housing scheme established in the 1950s after a devastating shanty town fire in nearby Shek Kip Mei.
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
Hong Kong fire kills 55, hundreds missing as police blame ‘grossly negligent’ construction firm
A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 55 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been caused by a "grossly negligent" construction firm using unsafe m...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The extra layer to this tragedy is that the Wang Fuk towers were built under a public housing scheme established in the 1950s after a devastating shanty town fire in nearby Shek Kip Mei.
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
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November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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"John Quigley, senior fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed to the “data center frenzy” as the primary driver of higher electricity prices for households"
Definitely a strong consensus among researchers that data centres *do* make bills higher
Definitely a strong consensus among researchers that data centres *do* make bills higher
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"John Quigley, senior fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed to the “data center frenzy” as the primary driver of higher electricity prices for households"
Definitely a strong consensus among researchers that data centres *do* make bills higher
Definitely a strong consensus among researchers that data centres *do* make bills higher
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Authorities say metropolitan testing shows Karenia algal levels remain low compared with last month, despite thick foam and fish deaths seen on some beaches in recent days.
Dead fish, foam seen on metro beaches despite overall low algal levels
Authorities say metropolitan testing shows Karenia algal levels remain low compared with last month, despite thick foam and fish deaths seen on some beaches in recent days.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Authorities say metropolitan testing shows Karenia algal levels remain low compared with last month, despite thick foam and fish deaths seen on some beaches in recent days.
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Data centers need to be REQUIRED to build grid-tied alternative energy generation and storage to provide for their own baseload capacity needs BEFORE they go online.
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Data centers need to be REQUIRED to build grid-tied alternative energy generation and storage to provide for their own baseload capacity needs BEFORE they go online.
“The surge in data center development… has thrown the 13-state PJM Interconnection into a crisis, with utility bills rising across the network due to the billions of dollars in payments required to cover the additional costs…”
read my colleagues’ coverage of this continuing development heatmap.news/energy/pjm-d...
PJM Is Paralyzed by Its Data Center Dilemma
Members of the nation’s largest grid couldn’t agree on a recommendation for how to deal with the surge of incoming demand.
heatmap.news
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“The surge in data center development… has thrown the 13-state PJM Interconnection into a crisis, with utility bills rising across the network due to the billions of dollars in payments required to cover the additional costs…”
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read my colleagues’ coverage of this continuing development heatmap.news/energy/pjm-d...
PJM Is Paralyzed by Its Data Center Dilemma
Members of the nation’s largest grid couldn’t agree on a recommendation for how to deal with the surge of incoming demand.
heatmap.news
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
read my colleagues’ coverage of this continuing development heatmap.news/energy/pjm-d...
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A very explicit line from page 2 of the market monitor’s complaint elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A very explicit line from page 2 of the market monitor’s complaint elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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This does seem really quite bad
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This does seem really quite bad