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Greta must be feeling amazing about now ...

There has never been a more extensive take-down of a low-life scum bucket. Historic!

Alt-text: Image of a tweet by Greta Thunberg that says "this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".

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Greta must be feeling amazing about now ...

There has never been a more extensive take-down of a low-life scum bucket. Historic!

Alt-text: Image of a tweet by Greta Thunberg that says "this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".

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Image of a tweet by Greta Thunberg that says "this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".

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The Ukraine entry for 2022 Miss Universe was Viktoria Crystal, who wore a "National costume" that exemplifies the spirit of Ukrainians.

""Warrior of Light" costume is a personification of the inner strength of Ukrainians, our courage, determination and love of freedom flowing in our veins. In this costume, I wanted to embed the idea that war cannot break our strength and discolor our hearts. Even on a fire, like a phoenix, Ukraine will blossom and shine with bright rays of kindness and faith."

From Instagram: https://www. instagram.com/p/CmejTX_Nibl/

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The Ukraine entry for 2022 Miss Universe was Viktoria Crystal, who wore a "National costume" that exemplifies the spirit of Ukrainians.

""Warrior of Light" costume is a personification of the inner strength of Ukrainians, our courage, determination and love of freedom flowing in our veins. In this costume, I wanted to embed the idea that war cannot break our strength and discolor our hearts. Even on a fire, like a phoenix, Ukraine will blossom and shine with bright rays of kindness and faith."

From Instagram: https://www. instagram.com/p/CmejTX_Nibl/

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"Warrior of Light" is our costume for the Miss Universe 2022 contest.

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"Warrior of Light" is our costume for the Miss Universe 2022 contest.

The "Warrior of Light" costume symbolizes our nation's struggle against darkness and protects, as if the militant Archangel Michael, who defends Ukraine with a sword. Victoria has a weapon in her hands, her body is in armor, at the same time she carries light through the darkness that came to our lands with the aggressor.

The image uses 5 main materials and elements that together create a mix of fashion and Ukrainian ethnicity, modern trends and historical memory.

The monolithic jumpsuit symbolizes armor and wraps Victoria like a second skin.

A white dress, which consists of a stylization of a vyshyvanka with puffy sleeves, a skirt for which more than 10 meters of fabric was used in total, and a border created in a modern way, that is, a belt.

The costume is decorated with a headdress with ears of corn traditional for Ukraine.

Symbolic wings burned in battle are unbreakable. They are encased in blue and gold armor in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, opened for a decisive battle and decorated with various mirror ornaments.

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@FediThing @pre @jeff@newsie.social @Gargron

The hacks at the FT can't think in terms of a business that doesn't exist to make massive profits for shareholders.

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@FediThing @pre @jeff@newsie.social @Gargron

The hacks at the FT can't think in terms of a business that doesn't exist to make massive profits for shareholders.

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Now I remember why I refused to migrate to that instance.

This blanket shutting out of law enforcement personnel just drives a deeper wedge. Let 'em in and police them, like you do every other user. If they get abusive or anything other than supportive, boot 'em. 🤷‍♂️

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Now I remember why I refused to migrate to that instance.

This blanket shutting out of law enforcement personnel just drives a deeper wedge. Let 'em in and police them, like you do every other user. If they get abusive or anything other than supportive, boot 'em. 🤷‍♂️

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Screen capture of a Mastodon post from Aus Social Mods.

In response to inquiries from community members, we firmly state that cops are not welcome on Aus.Social.

We have built a space where socially marginalised peoples feel included, respected and safe. We do not extend that respect to people who work within State systems that racially profile, discriminate, and cause actual harm to people.

We support prison abolitionists and justice activism for deaths in custody.

If you work in law enforcement, please find another server or better yet, find a real job.

- Mods 

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Random encounter with a caravaner at the campsite:

"Mate, I'm from Queensland. I've never seen so many bloody [racist description of Chinese folk] in one place in my life!"

We have folk from all over the Asiatic region camping here; apparently they're all "Chinese" to him.

Why do people insist on remaining racist in a country built on and by many races, including the Indigenous, and why do such racist arseholes always assume that a random stranger they meet will be as racist as them?

🤬

These ex-Queenslanders are just starting out living on the road; they're in for a bloody rude shock!

#Racism #Australia

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Random encounter with a caravaner at the campsite:

"Mate, I'm from Queensland. I've never seen so many bloody [racist description of Chinese folk] in one place in my life!"

We have folk from all over the Asiatic region camping here; apparently they're all "Chinese" to him.

Why do people insist on remaining racist in a country built on and by many races, including the Indigenous, and why do such racist arseholes always assume that a random stranger they meet will be as racist as them?

🤬

These ex-Queenslanders are just starting out living on the road; they're in for a bloody rude shock!

#Racism #Australia

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Tim Minchen: one of the smartest comedic geniuses of our time.

"Here's a short - arguably funny - lecture from my show 'Back'. It discusses among other things the science behind why we are becoming more divided, and why progressives need to learn that it is improbable that the path to more empathy will be paved with less empathy."

While making us laugh, he is also pounding a very important message home and it's not aimed at "others"; it's aimed at us.

https://youtu.be/G1juPBoxBdc

#ConfirmationBias #Progressive #Conservative #Empathy #Division

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Tim Minchen: one of the smartest comedic geniuses of our time.

"Here's a short - arguably funny - lecture from my show 'Back'. It discusses among other things the science behind why we are becoming more divided, and why progressives need to learn that it is improbable that the path to more empathy will be paved with less empathy."

While making us laugh, he is also pounding a very important message home and it's not aimed at "others"; it's aimed at us.

https://youtu.be/G1juPBoxBdc

#ConfirmationBias #Progressive #Conservative #Empathy #Division

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When the Nine are gathering but your missus tells you to take the hell hound for a walk ...

#LOTR #LordOfTheRings

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When the Nine are gathering but your missus tells you to take the hell hound for a walk ...

#LOTR #LordOfTheRings

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People dressed as the nine ring wraiths from Lord of the Rings, in black robes and hoods, some on horseback and one out front carrying a large two-handed sword. One of the walking wraiths is walking their small dog on a lead...

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Oh, the shade ... 🤣🤣🤣

Well done, #Wikipedia 👏👏👏

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Oh, the shade ... 🤣🤣🤣

Well done, #Wikipedia 👏👏👏

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Donation request block from Wikipedia.

It reads: 

"Wikipedia is not for sale. Please don't skip this 1 minute read. This Saturday December 17th, we humbly ask for your support. We are the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and 12 other free knowledge projects. Being a nonprofit means there is no danger that someone will buy Wikipedia and turn it into their personal playground. If you can this year, please join the 2% of readers who give. If Wikipedia has given you £2 worth of knowledge,
please donate. - The Wikimedia Foundation"

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John Mastodon portraits through the years.

Let's all pause and give thanks to this great pioneer of social media for his untiring devotion to the medium. A wonderful human being.

#JohnMastodon #NightCafe #StableDiffusion

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John Mastodon portraits through the years.

Let's all pause and give thanks to this great pioneer of social media for his untiring devotion to the medium. A wonderful human being.

#JohnMastodon #NightCafe #StableDiffusion

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Four AI-generated portraits of a man. One is in black-and-white and he is dressed formally and holding a teacup and saucer. In the next he is leaning over the back of an easy chair holding a large glass of something, probably alcoholic. In the next he is wearing a modern grey suit, sitting. In the last he is wearing light brown trousers and a brown jacket with his legs crossed and his hands clasped on one knee. In each i age he has long hair, with a moustache and beard of varying length.

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It looks like #China is going to be in trouble.

#Covid19 BF7 is the major variant there, and the reported R0 is between 10 and 18.6 – for comparison, in Australia Omicron had an R0 of around 2, averaging worldwide at 5.

That's downright scary. For every person infected, they can be expected to infect between 10 and 18 others.

With hospitals already struggling just days after restrictions were lowered, the future doesn't look very good.

https://www. livescience.com/covid-what-we-know-about-new-omicron-variant-bf-7

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It looks like #China is going to be in trouble.

#Covid19 BF7 is the major variant there, and the reported R0 is between 10 and 18.6 – for comparison, in Australia Omicron had an R0 of around 2, averaging worldwide at 5.

That's downright scary. For every person infected, they can be expected to infect between 10 and 18 others.

With hospitals already struggling just days after restrictions were lowered, the future doesn't look very good.

https://www. livescience.com/covid-what-we-know-about-new-omicron-variant-bf-7

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Had a couple of dozen young adults, all humanity's glorious shades and genders, turn up in the forest for an organised camp/party yesterday. They set up ground tents, roof-top tents, swags ... whatever was at hand.

Much wood gathered and prepared. Strings of lights and lanterns of all colours dangled from every available branch. A "main tent" was set up with a wet bar and a red rope light strung around the door.

Music sounded through the trees. Just a constant but ever changing throb, not overpowering.

As the night drew on the music got quieter and the gathered people drew closer to the fire, sitting on camp chairs, stumps, even a blow-up lounge; curled up under blankets and cuddled together they chatted and laughed into the early hours.

First thing this morning they were up and packing; cleaning meticulously, chatting together, taking selfies and photos of the forest environment.

Then they were gone.

As an oldie, I reckon they were fantastic. More please.

#Camping #Youth

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Had a couple of dozen young adults, all humanity's glorious shades and genders, turn up in the forest for an organised camp/party yesterday. They set up ground tents, roof-top tents, swags ... whatever was at hand.

Much wood gathered and prepared. Strings of lights and lanterns of all colours dangled from every available branch. A "main tent" was set up with a wet bar and a red rope light strung around the door.

Music sounded through the trees. Just a constant but ever changing throb, not overpowering.

As the night drew on the music got quieter and the gathered people drew closer to the fire, sitting on camp chairs, stumps, even a blow-up lounge; curled up under blankets and cuddled together they chatted and laughed into the early hours.

First thing this morning they were up and packing; cleaning meticulously, chatting together, taking selfies and photos of the forest environment.

Then they were gone.

As an oldie, I reckon they were fantastic. More please.

#Camping #Youth

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@chris @prehensile @jalefkowit

Yes, it's still a thing, and bigger than ever. Some of them put videos up on Youtube and the professionalism displayed is amazing. They really do track-and-direct flights like the pros, but without the real-world consequences of getting it wrong.

They even deal with flights from all over the world, with the attendant pilot accents, shitty microphones, background noise ... no way I could do it 😂

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@chris @prehensile @jalefkowit

Yes, it's still a thing, and bigger than ever. Some of them put videos up on Youtube and the professionalism displayed is amazing. They really do track-and-direct flights like the pros, but without the real-world consequences of getting it wrong.

They even deal with flights from all over the world, with the attendant pilot accents, shitty microphones, background noise ... no way I could do it 😂

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Sending 7 swans, 6 geese, 4 blackbirds (calling birds), 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge (with or without its attendant a pear tree) to your loved one without giving due consideration to how they will house, feed, or clean up after them seems to be a thoroughly alpha-male trick to pull.

And most likely illegal too, depending on your location and permit requirements. Please check with local authorities before proceeding.

I think you'll find that the 5 golden rings (likely cursed by Sauron anyway) will not make up for the inconvenience.

Maybe just send chocolates, yeah?

#12DaysOfChristmas #IllegalActivities #WildlifeSmuggling #Christmas

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Sending 7 swans, 6 geese, 4 blackbirds (calling birds), 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge (with or without its attendant a pear tree) to your loved one without giving due consideration to how they will house, feed, or clean up after them seems to be a thoroughly alpha-male trick to pull.

And most likely illegal too, depending on your location and permit requirements. Please check with local authorities before proceeding.

I think you'll find that the 5 golden rings (likely cursed by Sauron anyway) will not make up for the inconvenience.

Maybe just send chocolates, yeah?

#12DaysOfChristmas #IllegalActivities #WildlifeSmuggling #Christmas

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Tweet from Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

"It is reckless and illegal to give your true love any amount of wild birds for Christmas."

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Word of the day: 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆

noun: The enactment of policies held to lead, directly or indirectly, to death or an increased risk of death.

Also known as “Let It Rip” #COVID policies 🤬

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Word of the day: 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆

noun: The enactment of policies held to lead, directly or indirectly, to death or an increased risk of death.

Also known as “Let It Rip” #COVID policies 🤬

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@LackadaisiGal @phoenix ever been through a TSA checkpoint? 😳😬😵‍💫

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@LackadaisiGal @phoenix ever been through a TSA checkpoint? 😳😬😵‍💫

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Folks, you do you 🕺🏼

BUT 🫣

Please don’t toot links to tweets from news agencies. Access the web site, copy the address, and toot that instead. Perhaps with a précis of what can be expected if we click on the link? Why you found it interesting, or funny, or upsetting 🤔😂😢

A lot of us aren’t interested in Twitter and having to go there just to open a media website gets annoying 🤷‍♂️

Thanks 🙂

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Folks, you do you 🕺🏼

BUT 🫣

Please don’t toot links to tweets from news agencies. Access the web site, copy the address, and toot that instead. Perhaps with a précis of what can be expected if we click on the link? Why you found it interesting, or funny, or upsetting 🤔😂😢

A lot of us aren’t interested in Twitter and having to go there just to open a media website gets annoying 🤷‍♂️

Thanks 🙂

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They’e never going to give up on the “Ruining your weekend” schtick, are they? 🙄

[Coalition senators opposed the new laws, however, with Liberal senator Matt O'Sullivan questioning whether electric vehicles were too heavy, whether they would strain the electricity network, and arguing they 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨. (My emphasis 😤)

“Some on the other side may say, 'Well, only 10 per cent of Australians might hook up a caravan or a heavy load on the weekend'," he said. "My response to that is: if Labor wants to penalise those in that 10 per cent and add further pressures to their everyday cost of living for simply having the temerity to own a camper trailer, then they need to be up front with them." ]

(Source: https://www. canberratimes.com.au/story/799 5737/electric-vehicle-tax-cut-passes-senate/)

An EV has much more torque than an ICE! Heavy loads are NOT a problem. 👍

#ElectricVehicles #EV #Politics

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They’e never going to give up on the “Ruining your weekend” schtick, are they? 🙄

[Coalition senators opposed the new laws, however, with Liberal senator Matt O'Sullivan questioning whether electric vehicles were too heavy, whether they would strain the electricity network, and arguing they 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨. (My emphasis 😤)

“Some on the other side may say, 'Well, only 10 per cent of Australians might hook up a caravan or a heavy load on the weekend'," he said. "My response to that is: if Labor wants to penalise those in that 10 per cent and add further pressures to their everyday cost of living for simply having the temerity to own a camper trailer, then they need to be up front with them." ]

(Source: https://www. canberratimes.com.au/story/799 5737/electric-vehicle-tax-cut-passes-senate/)

An EV has much more torque than an ICE! Heavy loads are NOT a problem. 👍

#ElectricVehicles #EV #Politics

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It looks like the Senate Cross-bench may be coming to the party to get the proposed #NACC up and running. Senators Lambie and Pocock have stated that they will support the legislation as amended, even though they both want a lower bar for public hearings, when it passes the House of Reps. The HoR debate on the legislation is set for today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.

#AusPol

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It looks like the Senate Cross-bench may be coming to the party to get the proposed #NACC up and running. Senators Lambie and Pocock have stated that they will support the legislation as amended, even though they both want a lower bar for public hearings, when it passes the House of Reps. The HoR debate on the legislation is set for today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.

#AusPol

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Now?

#Retired (medical).

I #AmReading – a lot! Mostly #SciFi.

I watch a lot of #SciFi and love #DrWho, the #Orville, and the like.

#BushMechanic through necessity. Owning a 8-tonne motorhome and being a pensioner means professional mechanics are a last resort.

#Married since ‘84, 3 kids, 9 grandkids.

Travelling with my wife, 2 #dogs, and a #cat in our #motorhome on the road for 7 years now, living the #RVLife.

Also play with #AIart, though not an #AIArtist 😁

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Now?

#Retired (medical).

I #AmReading – a lot! Mostly #SciFi.

I watch a lot of #SciFi and love #DrWho, the #Orville, and the like.

#BushMechanic through necessity. Owning a 8-tonne motorhome and being a pensioner means professional mechanics are a last resort.

#Married since ‘84, 3 kids, 9 grandkids.

Travelling with my wife, 2 #dogs, and a #cat in our #motorhome on the road for 7 years now, living the #RVLife.

Also play with #AIart, though not an #AIArtist 😁

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#Introduction (I guess).

Old.

40 years in #IT, from #soldering #components onto #breadboards to #managing #multi-national #systems. Was fun, then it got boring.

20 years (started late) as a #volunteer #firefighter, from newbie to Group Officer and #educator of #firefighters and the public. Loved it!

15 years of working #sound and #lights for the #stage, from #musicals to #groups. Loved that, too.

#Pyrrhonist - I’m an #unbeliever. In anything. I only trust #sources that have #evidence.

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#Introduction (I guess).

Old.

40 years in #IT, from #soldering #components onto #breadboards to #managing #multi-national #systems. Was fun, then it got boring.

20 years (started late) as a #volunteer #firefighter, from newbie to Group Officer and #educator of #firefighters and the public. Loved it!

15 years of working #sound and #lights for the #stage, from #musicals to #groups. Loved that, too.

#Pyrrhonist - I’m an #unbeliever. In anything. I only trust #sources that have #evidence.