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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 4h

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 · 9h

Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽

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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 23h

and those old, once-in-a-Millenium Droughts are becoming quite common these days aren't they

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

and for what? - imagine if, at a moment in history where the largest drying event ever recorded caused water shortages over Summer, we mass produced a machine that sucked up massive amounts of water when dams were already relatively low before Summer hit - www.melbournewater.com.au/water-and-en...

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Water storage levels | Melbourne Water

View daily water storage levels and inflow, rainfall over the catchments and Melbourne’s total water use.

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

wow - so let me get this right: you can produce more low quality shit more cheaply, but high quality takes longer - is that it? And it took AI for everyone to realise that?

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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

freak show, without any humour

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the ultimate movie setup line

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

it is possible that this is all news for RFK Jr

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I disagree: I think he shows how absurd the whole argument in favour is, especially in the context of his opening monologue for this show

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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'lacking a reliable way to determine whether their increasing AI investment is delivering a corresponding business return' - huh: I know nothing, I know; but here's me thinking that this should normally be part of a business case study beforehand, or at least a small pilot - ?

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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

thanks for that Rick, reassuring and validating coming from someone whose viewpoint I deeply respect

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

don't imagine this will be reported in many media outlets or in their MAGA social media campaign

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

that would spoil their business model

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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"I know more about everything than anybody in this room, anybody, anywhere in the world" would be funny if it wasn't real

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

fantastic, love it: there is nothing better in this world than new songs

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I wonder if this is where the huge sums of money being thrown at the Republican campaign really comes into its own - ? (what price integrity?)

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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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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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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

you voted for him, USA - twice

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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

followed by "AI is becoming, it seems, “too big to fail.”" - these are the two key points, I think

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Semiosmith @semiosmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The person who chooses to write with AI has also sacrificed, from the start, the opportunity of experiencing difficulty..."

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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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