Jenny Nicholls
@jenster.bsky.social
Absent-minded twit. NZ Listener book reviewer, book designs, former art director/columnist at Metro/N&S. She/her
Did you hear that the number of autocracies has risen from 88 to 91 in one year, and fewer than 12% of people worldwide now live in liberal democracies
Autocracies outnumber democracies for the first time in 20 years: V-Dem
The 2025 V-Dem report finds that 45 countries are affected by autocratization and 19 are in episodes of democratization.
www.democracywithoutborders.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Did you hear that the number of autocracies has risen from 88 to 91 in one year, and fewer than 12% of people worldwide now live in liberal democracies
Keas vote for 100 million people to leave New Zealand so they can eat everyone's muesli
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Keas vote for 100 million people to leave New Zealand so they can eat everyone's muesli
"By 2035, data centers globally are projected to use about as much electricity as India, the world’s most populous country, according to the International Energy Agency. A single data center can also use more than 500,000 gallons of water a day, nearly as much as an Olympic-size swimming pool."
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"By 2035, data centers globally are projected to use about as much electricity as India, the world’s most populous country, according to the International Energy Agency. A single data center can also use more than 500,000 gallons of water a day, nearly as much as an Olympic-size swimming pool."
Is this the Financial Times?
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Is this the Financial Times?
I did look them up and — Jehoshaphat
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I did look them up and — Jehoshaphat
My only sting from an ant has been disappointment when the little buggers find the fig bowl
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
My only sting from an ant has been disappointment when the little buggers find the fig bowl
Favourably!
a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open and a lamp in the background .
Alt: Kramer with his mouth open
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Favourably!