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Semiosmith

@semiosmith.bsky.social
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Bradley A.Smith (PhD), Melbourne, Australia. Studying intonation in spoken discourse.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 1h
What are these data centres really for, who is paying for them, who profits, who is accountable, and what happens when the systems inside them cause harm? Claudia Weisenberger #auspol #Firmus michaelwest.com.au/ai-data-cent...
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AI data centre frenzy. Is the Firmus IPO failure a sign of worse to come? - Michael West
Investors baulked at the valuation of aspiring AI data centre darling Firmus, while other data centre builds are facing grassroots opposition.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h
Six months ago:
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DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/10/2026
If your election-security plan begins by removing independent observers, the optics department has already called in sick.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit. Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th. The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Everything is not fine.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Amongst its various other impacts, the Coalition’s migration policy announced today will lead to thousands of job losses in higher education if implemented. Maybe that’s even something they’re pleased about
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why does the richest man on Earth have the need to take money from others that need it. He has to be the greediest man that ever lived.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk):
Replying to @catturd2
Retirement age in France is too low. That's a legit issue.   The French History P... (@FrenchHist):
The richest person in the world saying French people don't work enough is serious Louis XVI vibes.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 05/10/2026
Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks
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Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks
Water reserves supplying distribution systems across France remain under strain due to a significant rainfall deficit.
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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzZ4... - anyone who thinks Trump is going to just let the elections happen normally is fooling themselves
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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦 @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The “strongest El Niño in a millennium” is is seeing ocean “surface temps over 6 °C warmer than normal.” This Week in Collapse: “One scientist said, “this record breaking El Niño will double the amount of sea level rise we’ve seen from climate change overnight.” #climate
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 04/10/2026
There are early signs that the fire season in Victoria and Tasmania could be bad. This seasonal outlook for rain (left) and temperature (right) over the next three months is not friendly. There is lots of time to pass until fire season down here - and things will shift! - but this is a bad start.
Map showing the chance that rainfall will be low in Victoria and Tasmania. In the southern half of Victoria, there is an above average (1.5x-2x higher than normal) chance that rainfall will be low. In most of Tasmania there is much higher than normal (2x-3.5x higher than normal) change rainfall will be low.Map showing the chance that temperatures will be high in Victoria and Tasmania. Across both state, virtually all of the state has a much, much higher than normal (4x+ times higher than normal) change temperatures will be high.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026
Her face says, “We are absolutely not doing whatever you think this is.”
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You're gonna need a bigger chart
Chart showing the daily sea surface temperature for the Nino region of the Pacific, with a red line for 2026 shooting off above every other year in record-setting territory, with the latest spot right at the top of the chart
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026
“Please don’t leave me alone with him.”
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN MIDDLE EAST Night Minimums up to 33C, world heat records for October smashed and re/smashed. And guess what ..it will get MUCH worse WEEKS of July-weather with Mins 30/35C and maxes >45C. BY FAR; THE MOST HEAT EXTREME EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Oh, Zarks! @zarkmoon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just sayin
A professor stands by a chalkboard that says “EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CONFUSES CORRELATION AND CAUSATION ENDS UP
DYING”
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 01/10/2026
Records come and records go. But this is one for the ages. The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.23°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This crushes the previous daily record set in 1982 by over 1.14°C. The Climate 8-ball is looking up.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns" 'Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim ...' www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that Earth can still have a safe and sustainable future.
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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Sign the Petition
Object the expansion of NextDC Data Centre in West Footscray
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Sam Carana @samcarana.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On September 29, 2026, Antarctic sea ice extent was 16.991 million km², 2nd lowest on record for the day (after 2023). Extent has fallen since its maximum on Sep 15, 2026. El Niño may cause an Antarctic Blue Ocean Event to occur early, as early as end 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/will...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: 365 million Hiroshimas. "The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth."
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Correct me if I'm wrong, but seems we have equaled the largest temperature departure from normal (+0.73 on 10 Jan 2024) in the global ocean since records began. If the 2023 El Nino (blue line) is a guide, still more ocean warming to come. #buckleup pulse.climate.copernicus.eu?fbclid=IwY2x...
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Sam Carana @samcarana.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On September 29, 2026, Antarctic sea ice area was 1.70 million km² lower than 1981-2010, the lowest on record for that day and a deviation of -4.00σ. The blue band in the middle indicates one standard deviation from the 1981-2010 average. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/will...
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the system, reached historically low combined storage in July, with experts warning that the Colorado River Basin is facing increasingly difficult conditions."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your daily #Thwaites update 28.09.2026 7 month 2 photo GIF to better understand current events Upper left : keep an eye on the pinned ground (Steady) (sea ice, left side, is irrelevant) Part of the "Doomsday" glacier Is breaking down, & is on the move #ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...
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MUSK | Official Trailer HD
YouTube video by Elevation Pictures
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An acute reminder that we don’t live in a free country as long as American tech oligarchs continue to maintain their power.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
There are some local datacentres we should absolutely support | Jess Harwood
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There are some local datacentres we should absolutely support | Jess Harwood
Maybe it’s time to look at existing facilities we could invest in * See more of Jess Harwood’s cartoons here Continue reading...
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/09/2026
🧐 www.axios.com/2024/10/25/m...
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Scoop: Meta strikes multi-year AI deal with Reuters
It's the first news deal Meta has made in the AI era.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
really hope this can be replicated across every single meta office around the world
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/09/2026
Continuing its voyage into uncharted waters, the latest preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.08°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Models expect the Nino 3.4 anomaly to continue rising into at least mid-November. Then there will be dragons.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Residents near the NextDC data centre in Melbourne's west are demanding remediation and financial compensation, including voluntary home buybacks www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation
A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres hears from residents and local councils about the impact of an influx of data centres in Melbourne's suburbs.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/09/2026
Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff) www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As we suspected:
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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'even if its a Democrat'
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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
comment enabled on Nov 3, USA
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 21/09/2026
Yesterday's Nino 3.4 SST was 29.73°C (preliminary), setting the 114th consecutive daily record, 0.93°C higher than the previous daily high set in 2015 and 3.78σ above the 1991-2020 mean. The highest recorded sea-surface temperature for the Nino 3.4 region is 29.82°C, set on November 17, 2015.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/
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Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A typical morning at the Anthropic head office
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