David
@daverino.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia. PhD. Follower of “socio-materialism” (Deleuze, Latour, Stengers) & Tavistock Sociotechnical Systems thinking. 80. Interests: politics, music, economics, archeology, astronomy(esp. cosmology) philosophy of science & science fiction
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@daverino.bsky.social
· Mar 8
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred gouges 500km of coastline
Ex-Cyclone Alfred has caused beach erosion so extreme, it's left escarpments up to six-metres high in some dunes, including on iconic Gold Coast tourist stretches.
www.abc.net.au
“Waves as high as "three or four-storey buildings" whipped up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred have gouged millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and Queensland's Sunshine Coast”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Friday On My Mind
T G I F
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Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats - with lyrics
YouTube video by Chris' Lyrics
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November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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This is a direct attack upon all People who are living in the US.
Everyone has some ancestral history of immigrating from another country, for whatever reasons to arrive here.
The Donald J.Trump Administration wants to alter the very Mission of what the premise of what was visioned.
Everyone has some ancestral history of immigrating from another country, for whatever reasons to arrive here.
The Donald J.Trump Administration wants to alter the very Mission of what the premise of what was visioned.
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
Trump Says He’ll ‘Permanently Pause’ Migration From ‘Third World Countries’
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a direct attack upon all People who are living in the US.
Everyone has some ancestral history of immigrating from another country, for whatever reasons to arrive here.
The Donald J.Trump Administration wants to alter the very Mission of what the premise of what was visioned.
Everyone has some ancestral history of immigrating from another country, for whatever reasons to arrive here.
The Donald J.Trump Administration wants to alter the very Mission of what the premise of what was visioned.
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🇺🇦🤖 A new development was presented in Ukraine - Ratel X ground drone, — Militarnyi
Ratel X is characterized by increased speed and dynamics. The drone has received increased ground clearance, thanks to which it confidently overcomes rubble, trenches and various types of soil.
Ratel X is characterized by increased speed and dynamics. The drone has received increased ground clearance, thanks to which it confidently overcomes rubble, trenches and various types of soil.
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇺🇦🤖 A new development was presented in Ukraine - Ratel X ground drone, — Militarnyi
Ratel X is characterized by increased speed and dynamics. The drone has received increased ground clearance, thanks to which it confidently overcomes rubble, trenches and various types of soil.
Ratel X is characterized by increased speed and dynamics. The drone has received increased ground clearance, thanks to which it confidently overcomes rubble, trenches and various types of soil.
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Cowards! They know they are dealing with a traitor, a russianphile, a dictator, a regime that is envious of the absolute power held by another bloodthirsty tyrant, so instead of putting a solid unified front and finally force the Orange Vomit to pick and openly declare his position, they buckled!!!!
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Cowards! They know they are dealing with a traitor, a russianphile, a dictator, a regime that is envious of the absolute power held by another bloodthirsty tyrant, so instead of putting a solid unified front and finally force the Orange Vomit to pick and openly declare his position, they buckled!!!!
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A walk-n-talk stroll through Sosa's compound in a deleted scene from 1983's 'Scarface'.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A walk-n-talk stroll through Sosa's compound in a deleted scene from 1983's 'Scarface'.
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In case anyone was wondering what it means for Elon Musk to own 500 billion dollars.
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 10:56 AM
In case anyone was wondering what it means for Elon Musk to own 500 billion dollars.
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Billionaires, tech titans and their opponents are amassing multimillion-dollar war chests for a chaotic, bruising battle over AI regulation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
(@laurajnelson.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
(@laurajnelson.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Billionaires, tech titans and their opponents are amassing multimillion-dollar war chests for a chaotic, bruising battle over AI regulation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
(@laurajnelson.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
(@laurajnelson.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
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This is my last post in the 'metaphors for AI' trilogy. I never thought there was so much to say about it all. But this is it for now! Comments welcome. #AI #metaphor makingsciencepublic.com/2025/11/28/o...
Observing shifts in metaphors for AI: What changed and why it matters
In my previous two posts I have made the case for an AI metaphor observatory and surveyed the recent academic landscape of studies dealing with metaphors for AI in the sense of GenAI and LLMs. In t…
makingsciencepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This is my last post in the 'metaphors for AI' trilogy. I never thought there was so much to say about it all. But this is it for now! Comments welcome. #AI #metaphor makingsciencepublic.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Medicare’s founding promise is failing millions as jurisdictional division leaves patients stuck on waiting lists & priced out of specialist care. A shared federal–state hospital system is the missing reform.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The specialist & private health systems drain Medicare.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The specialist & private health systems drain Medicare.
Why Medicare needs joint federal–state hospitals
Medicare’s founding promise is failing millions as jurisdictional division leaves patients stuck on waiting lists and priced out of specialist care. A shared federal–state hospital system is the missi...
johnmenadue.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Medicare’s founding promise is failing millions as jurisdictional division leaves patients stuck on waiting lists & priced out of specialist care. A shared federal–state hospital system is the missing reform.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The specialist & private health systems drain Medicare.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The specialist & private health systems drain Medicare.
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This👇.
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This👇.
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Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address | The Weekly Beast
Former 7.30 host takes Labor government to task for record on press freedom and pays tribute to Palestinian journalists. Plus: a roo in the news
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
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Western Australia Emergency
Warning Bushfire
BULLSBROOK
Emergency Warning for people between Tonkin Highway and Sawpit Road in
BULLSBROOK in the CITY OF SWAN.
Homes on Sawpit Road under threat by fire now
There are two watch and act zones flanking this emergency warning
Warning Bushfire
BULLSBROOK
Emergency Warning for people between Tonkin Highway and Sawpit Road in
BULLSBROOK in the CITY OF SWAN.
Homes on Sawpit Road under threat by fire now
There are two watch and act zones flanking this emergency warning
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Western Australia Emergency
Warning Bushfire
BULLSBROOK
Emergency Warning for people between Tonkin Highway and Sawpit Road in
BULLSBROOK in the CITY OF SWAN.
Homes on Sawpit Road under threat by fire now
There are two watch and act zones flanking this emergency warning
Warning Bushfire
BULLSBROOK
Emergency Warning for people between Tonkin Highway and Sawpit Road in
BULLSBROOK in the CITY OF SWAN.
Homes on Sawpit Road under threat by fire now
There are two watch and act zones flanking this emergency warning
“The 1st war, in this telling, was the Russian invasion of Crimea & parts of the Donbas in 2014. The 2nd war is the one raging now..The 3rd war is the next war — the one that Ukraine fears Russia will launch once it has had a chance to pause and rearm”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | ‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“The 1st war, in this telling, was the Russian invasion of Crimea & parts of the Donbas in 2014. The 2nd war is the one raging now..The 3rd war is the next war — the one that Ukraine fears Russia will launch once it has had a chance to pause and rearm”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
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She’s my shero!
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
She’s my shero!
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Color me surprised. The furniture fucker is as bad a liar as his boss.
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Color me surprised. The furniture fucker is as bad a liar as his boss.
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ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
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Electrification-driven decoupling from oil in China as as electric truck sales surge to 25% and EVs share hits 50% sales H1 2025 supporting a structural shift in China's economy
But @reuters.com article then says oil demand decline = economic decline, oil-centric lens ignoring shift 🤯
But @reuters.com article then says oil demand decline = economic decline, oil-centric lens ignoring shift 🤯
Reuters
"Sales in the world's biggest market for new energy trucks estimated to have risen 175% Y-o-Y to 76,100 in H1, or a quarter of new truck sales, according to consulting firm Sublime China Information (SCI)"
Electric models, accounted for over 90% of growth www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
"Sales in the world's biggest market for new energy trucks estimated to have risen 175% Y-o-Y to 76,100 in H1, or a quarter of new truck sales, according to consulting firm Sublime China Information (SCI)"
Electric models, accounted for over 90% of growth www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
July 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Electrification-driven decoupling from oil in China as as electric truck sales surge to 25% and EVs share hits 50% sales H1 2025 supporting a structural shift in China's economy
But @reuters.com article then says oil demand decline = economic decline, oil-centric lens ignoring shift 🤯
But @reuters.com article then says oil demand decline = economic decline, oil-centric lens ignoring shift 🤯
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
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Yesterday I posted this disturbing article about how we’re going back to using PFAS chemicals in our pesticides because it doesn’t matter how bad “Forever Chemicals” are and if we poison our environment, crops and water supply as long as we have beautiful golf courses.
Then today I saw this. ⬇️
Then today I saw this. ⬇️
The EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
time.com/7336883/epa-...
time.com/7336883/epa-...
EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
The dangerous 'forever chemicals' could be causing still more contamination of crops.
time.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Yesterday I posted this disturbing article about how we’re going back to using PFAS chemicals in our pesticides because it doesn’t matter how bad “Forever Chemicals” are and if we poison our environment, crops and water supply as long as we have beautiful golf courses.
Then today I saw this. ⬇️
Then today I saw this. ⬇️
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🇺🇸"The BBC removed part of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture, where he alleged Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt president in US history"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🇺🇸"The BBC removed part of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture, where he alleged Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt president in US history"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.