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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 7h

I believe this is a much larger problem than people realise. It's not just AI, it's data centres in general. The amount of energy and water they use is astronomical. Us humans just can't help but destroy our environment

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OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

As AI shifts from text to video, its appetite for power and water soars, presenting a climate-policy issue.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

Billy Corgan is easy to dislike but holy shit the man can write a song and shred. The Pumpkins as a whole are killer musicians. Criminally underrated. Jimmy Chamberlain is easily top 3 in my favourite drummers list. And they're still going.

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Geek U.S.A. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) - Album by The Smashing Pumpkins

Listen to Geek U.S.A. (Live In San Diego, 1/30/96) by The Smashing Pumpkins on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

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MJ 🪣 @wrassletrash.is.goblin.fyi · 1d

I miss wondershowzen man

A small child in a trenchcoat says "today we're learning about wall street" she approaches a business man and asks "when the revolution comes, where will you hide?"

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

LOL

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

This classic song sums up how I feel this Friday morning

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I'm So Tired

YouTube video by Fugazi - Topic

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, but at least I don't live in the US at the moment

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

If you stopped bank robbers it would kill the whole robbery industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of people at the organisation I work for got made redundant yesterday. It's a pretty grim atmosphere around the office this morning.

Something in the system isn't right when non-profit community services organisations can't stay afloat.

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 2d

This is all ok. Not alarming at all

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Increasing rent driving people away from employment

Median rental prices have risen to more than $700 per week for the first time, according to Cotality's Quarterly Rental Review.

www.abc.net.au

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 3d

This seems responsible

What harm could it possibly do

The image shows a woman sitting at a desk with a laptop, notebook, and a cup of coffee in her hand. She appears relaxed, dressed casually in beige pants and a white top. Text over the image reads: “I asked chatGPT to write me a 32 page guide called ‘breastfeeding for new moms,’ sold 326 copies at $14. you can copy this too…”

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

How many elderly Australians could get home care packages for $600 million?

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

cc @punterspolitics.bsky.social

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

How about our government tells them to pull their head in. "But they'll pull out of Townsville!" Fine. Let Glencore pull out of Townsville. Then our government can invest in keeping the refinery open under Australian government ownership.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

And our government gave them $600 million of OUR tax dollars to renovate one of their assets. It's criminal.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Glencore is majority owned by 3 people/entities.

Ivan Glasenberg: South African "business professional" worth 10.4 billion USD
Telis Mistakidis: Greek trader worth 3.3 billion USD
Qatar Investment Authority: Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Holds an estimated $557 billion USD in assets.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

I can't tell you how much this pisses me off

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Breaking: Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

www.abc.net.au

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Boycott Prime Day

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus Allah Buddha Satan save me from this wage slave drudgery

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 3d

Massive jersey foul

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Paul Robichaud @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 7d

As a flinty Gen Xer, I’m constantly embarrassed by the men of my generation who have embraced the worst possible politics. The only cool thing about our formative 80s decade was the counter-culture — everything else was about money and getting ahead.

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 6d

From the article:

"“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency."

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Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 6d

What. The. Fuck.

Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 6d

“Lorenzo D’Agostino, a journalist and another flotilla participant, said after returning to Istanbul that Thunberg was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy” – a scene described with disbelief and anger by those who witnessed it.”

Once again, they are truly psychotic.

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 6d

DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.

Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.

The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 7d

You're supposed to be emotionally attached in a relationship. That's what a relationship is.

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