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Observing, learning and sharing info about Overshoot, Limits to growth, The rise and decline of empires, complex societies & civilizations. Reposts not necessarily agreement but things that might be relevant or of interest.
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Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
archive.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.

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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Greens surge to joint highest polling as Reform support stalls

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Greens surge to joint highest polling as Reform support stalls
The Green Party have seen a jump in the polls as they closed the gap on Labour, the Tories and Reform.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.

And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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This data is a worry. "Australian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average."
Aleta Moriarty.
#auspol #democracy
michaelwest.com.au/the-rise-of-...
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Dave Grohl Is Not A Good Man (And Here's Why)
youtu.be/iOK5zyyCyMw
Dave Grohl Is Not A Good Man (And Here's Why)
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Instead of tipping them,
the “grab & go Gestapo” kidnapped their servers. 🤬
www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Disaster capitalism meets climate gentrification

The capitalists who got us into this mess are determined to profit from the very extreme weather they are responsible for

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement
As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Watching GB News or reading the Telegraph you realise there is a slice of right-wing opinion that would happily betray this country.
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM