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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly.
Medicine itself is not about making people live forever - "merely" to live longer, healthier. So in that vein, they had a problem with the aims of medicine itself, being employed to everybody instead of just them.

Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 1d

First of several - climate tipping point reached.
Bye bye coral reefs.

Then - bye bye rain forests
I expect some countries that have heft and will be clubbered will start moving around that time, but of course others will counter

The 3rd tipping point will be messy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Earth has just reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point

Global policy makers are being urged to take ‘immediate and unprecedented’ action to prevent the risk of triggering further climate tipping points.

www.euronews.com

Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 1d

I retrospect, it should not have been a huge surprise with cynical sociopaths in charge of everything.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 1d

The entire UK cabinet's pandemic policy can be summed up in this half-sentence:

"Why are we destroying the economy for people who will die soon anyway"

A public relations fight to convince people they need to die, so that "the economy gets better" instead of implementing basic public health steps.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

#transparencyoncovid

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 1d

True, true, sometimes it's Royal that Amazon uses and sometimes Royal MKail uses Parcelforce which is way worse (actually this parcel for my wife was via Parcelforce, I think). But never had a problem with RM when delivering Amazon :D

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 5d

Coming to your town: cashless bank branches!

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Sorry, this is a cashless bank branch

YouTube video by Chris Kohler

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 5d

You cannot rush rest
I don't think you can have the same attitude towards resting and recharging as you do with chores, duties, jobs - to be precise, meet the dealine, "get it done" in spite of curve balls.

I find that the more deliberately and efficiently I try to "get rested" - the less it works.

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 6d

A meme showing a speech bubble from an anthropomorphized paperclip character (resembling Microsoft's Clippy) asking "Hey, it looks like you're waiting for ideal conditions to do that thing you've been wanting to do. Need I remind you that ideal conditions do not exist and will never happen?" with two response options below: "I'm aware" and "Wow, rude." The paperclip character appears in the bottom right corner with googly eyes attached to it.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 6d

I'd add, that he only wants to and needs to convince his own supporters that there is already an insurrection in the USA, perpetrated by lefty terrorist democrats and their supporters to take away the rights of Republicans and as such he HAS to (in pure self-defence) take steps to protect the USA.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 6d

I think I'm starting to get the meaning of #brainworm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 6d

I love trees

Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 6d

Impressive Holm Oak, Known as The Umbrella Tree, Italy.

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 6d

Impressive Holm Oak, Known as The Umbrella Tree, Italy.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

Telling about the Monster Slash in rhyme and music: @ellecordova.bsky.social

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They did the Monster Slash

YouTube video by Elle Cordova

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

Gotto love the simplicity of this.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

May the Flying Spaghetti Monster bless you with infinite patience, unyielding focus and immortal persistence and the mental stability of a metric ton of sea salt.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

You kiddin' me, interracial dancing?!
Guard, get'em - the green chicken and the unicorn!

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

The extra confusing bit is that this does not look like an anti-vaccine or "kill the weak" move, since the most in danger and most fragile are still getting it.
So what am I missing, has the virus became less dangerous?
Or is there less money for the vaccine now (did it become more expensive)?

Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 7d

There seems to be a quiet roll back of Covid immunizations in the UK with less and less people being eligible (and the rest cannot even buy it).

It's the worst of both worlds: neither a social provision or market based approach.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion

Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 8d

The latest techno-oxymoron: Tesla "FSD Supervised".

FSD = Full Self Driving
It means a vehicle that drives itself from A to B without human input, interference or erm... supervision.

To trot out the GREAT NEW FSD Supervised v14-something and expect people to fall over in awe is just special.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 16d

Note: the above are just random images of Portland off a google search, they are msot likely not fresh ones, captured today. They are not shown as proof of the idiocy and "parallel realism" of the current US administration, these are here to make a point.

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 16d

"War ravaged" Portland, Oregon in immediate danger of "mass terrorism" targeting detention centers:

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 19d

Does Putin really want to precipitate a war with Europe?
I think the answer is a partial yes. I assume he does not aim for mutual annihilation, but some skirmishes, a little tit for tat, a bit of aeral naughtiness ought to strengthen Russian pride and his position.

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe is at hybrid war, Danish prime minister announces

There is one obvious antagonist “and that is Russia,” Mette Frederiksen says.

www.politico.eu

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 20d

"Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact."
-Carl Sagan

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 20d

I really, REALLY hate that software companies stopped making finished products. They sell you something that works, but will need patches and you only "rent" the code.

But doing the same with physical things you buy... that's another level of twisted.

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Faster! #business #subscription #car

YouTube video by Chris Kohler

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Peter Barabas @peterbarabas.bsky.social · 20d

So true...
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Done! …lunch? #business #finance #data

YouTube video by Chris Kohler

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