Erwin
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Good morning Tokyo. And Happy Hanukkah.
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Good morning Tokyo. And Happy Hanukkah.
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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Since the US commitment to NATO is rapidly waning anyway a bolstered EU Article 42/7 is likely to become the future foundation of European collective security anyway
A cynical part of my has long supposed that Ukraine in NATO was always a chip to be traded away, but the real issue is Ukraine in the EU, which is much more important to Ukraine's future.
The EU *also* has a mutual defense clause (Art. 42.7), though if I were Ukraine, I'd want tripwire in any case.
The EU *also* has a mutual defense clause (Art. 42.7), though if I were Ukraine, I'd want tripwire in any case.
There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Since the US commitment to NATO is rapidly waning anyway a bolstered EU Article 42/7 is likely to become the future foundation of European collective security anyway
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There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
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OMG! - Brave bystander disarms one of the two shooters at Bondi beach. This man and the woman behind him are heroes 👏
The attack on a Jewish festival 'Chanukah by the Sea' is absolutely disgusting
As democracies we stand up for the rights and safety of all people in our society
The attack on a Jewish festival 'Chanukah by the Sea' is absolutely disgusting
As democracies we stand up for the rights and safety of all people in our society
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
OMG! - Brave bystander disarms one of the two shooters at Bondi beach. This man and the woman behind him are heroes 👏
The attack on a Jewish festival 'Chanukah by the Sea' is absolutely disgusting
As democracies we stand up for the rights and safety of all people in our society
The attack on a Jewish festival 'Chanukah by the Sea' is absolutely disgusting
As democracies we stand up for the rights and safety of all people in our society
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Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000
I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar
I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000
I spotted this lovely Great Horned Owl while driving, pulled over & used the railing on a bridge to steady my camera. You can see the sunrise in its eyes… 🪶 1/80, f/6.3, ISO 1000
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I've written something about why banning kids from social media could be a terrible idea.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
Banning kids from social media? A very bad idea…
As the idea of banning kids from social media is spreading round the globe – the new ban of under-16s from social media in Australia comes into action in a week or so – it is worth look…
paulbernal.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I've written something about why banning kids from social media could be a terrible idea.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
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Time lapse (150x speed) of this morning’s sunrise.
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Time lapse (150x speed) of this morning’s sunrise.
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Sand & Light.
Images were taken within about 50 minutes from start to finish. Allowing the fading light of the day to do all the work.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
Images were taken within about 50 minutes from start to finish. Allowing the fading light of the day to do all the work.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sand & Light.
Images were taken within about 50 minutes from start to finish. Allowing the fading light of the day to do all the work.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
Images were taken within about 50 minutes from start to finish. Allowing the fading light of the day to do all the work.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
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Last one tonight, a Barred Owl that landed close to us after dusk at Millicoma Marsh, Coos County, Oregon. This is unedited and shot at 400mm, 1/60th second shutter speed and ISO 16000! #birding
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Last one tonight, a Barred Owl that landed close to us after dusk at Millicoma Marsh, Coos County, Oregon. This is unedited and shot at 400mm, 1/60th second shutter speed and ISO 16000! #birding
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Sunrise and sunsets on the Serengeti are short moments when magic happens.
December 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sunrise and sunsets on the Serengeti are short moments when magic happens.
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Another promising career destroyed by drugs
Tigger is arrested after trying to deliver cocaine to Winnie-the-Pooh
Tigger is arrested after trying to deliver cocaine to Winnie-the-Pooh
December 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Another promising career destroyed by drugs
Tigger is arrested after trying to deliver cocaine to Winnie-the-Pooh
Tigger is arrested after trying to deliver cocaine to Winnie-the-Pooh
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Bluesky comments are like encountering the patients the neuropsychologist Alexander Luria found in the Soviet Union:
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Bluesky comments are like encountering the patients the neuropsychologist Alexander Luria found in the Soviet Union:
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Ben More and Stob Binnein from Strath Fillan #Scotland #Crianlarich #Highlands www.damianshields.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ben More and Stob Binnein from Strath Fillan #Scotland #Crianlarich #Highlands www.damianshields.com
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Sometimes you are lucky enough to find a Barred Owl nicely posed and, you actually have your camera with you! 🙂
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #owl #barredowl #wildlife #canonphotography #nature #birdphoto #dailybirdpic #birdofprey
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #owl #barredowl #wildlife #canonphotography #nature #birdphoto #dailybirdpic #birdofprey
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sometimes you are lucky enough to find a Barred Owl nicely posed and, you actually have your camera with you! 🙂
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #owl #barredowl #wildlife #canonphotography #nature #birdphoto #dailybirdpic #birdofprey
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #owl #barredowl #wildlife #canonphotography #nature #birdphoto #dailybirdpic #birdofprey
Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead (Impulse!, MVCI-23080)
1992 Japanese CD.
#archieshepp #jazzsky #jazz #musicsky
1992 Japanese CD.
#archieshepp #jazzsky #jazz #musicsky
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead (Impulse!, MVCI-23080)
1992 Japanese CD.
#archieshepp #jazzsky #jazz #musicsky
1992 Japanese CD.
#archieshepp #jazzsky #jazz #musicsky
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The excuse for Europe not to support Ukraine with air and ground units was that Russia is a nuclear power. When it was clear Putin would not use nukes the excuse became any war with Russia is too risky. Now the front line is the frozen assets and now that's too risky for some too.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The excuse for Europe not to support Ukraine with air and ground units was that Russia is a nuclear power. When it was clear Putin would not use nukes the excuse became any war with Russia is too risky. Now the front line is the frozen assets and now that's too risky for some too.
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There's just too much cowardice, too much defeatism, excuses about not destabilizing Russia, a strong will among some to return to business as usual, the false idea that Russia cannot be beaten. Only Ukraine spills its blood. But Ukraine will eventually win because otherwise it will be exterminated.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
There's just too much cowardice, too much defeatism, excuses about not destabilizing Russia, a strong will among some to return to business as usual, the false idea that Russia cannot be beaten. Only Ukraine spills its blood. But Ukraine will eventually win because otherwise it will be exterminated.
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Chomsky weighing in on the difference between pedophilia and ephebophilia
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Chomsky weighing in on the difference between pedophilia and ephebophilia
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And: that everyone who doesn't accept chatbots as source of truth is too exhausted and demoralized to do anything useful about it.
The most important thing to oligarchs is that people come to accept chatbots as a source of truth. It’s the fascist imperative. This is the only way it makes sense to install these systems in spaces where they routinely fail at the ostensible task.
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
And: that everyone who doesn't accept chatbots as source of truth is too exhausted and demoralized to do anything useful about it.
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Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy https://theonion.com/frustrated-trump-struggling-to-find-any-infrastructure-left-in-indiana-to-destroy/
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy https://theonion.com/frustrated-trump-struggling-to-find-any-infrastructure-left-in-indiana-to-destroy/
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Winter bonsai. Melhus, Norway. Dec 2017.
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Winter bonsai. Melhus, Norway. Dec 2017.