Anodised Dream
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Life long learner. Lover of art, culture, science and wonder; photography, pottery and poetry; herbs; old stuff; Earth
Excerpt from the NYT... "The greatcoat was worn by officers on both sides of the world wars...it is closely associated with the German military under Hitler. And thus it did not take long for Mr. Bovino’s coat to become, for many viewers, a sign not just of militarization but also of tyranny"
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Excerpt from the NYT... "The greatcoat was worn by officers on both sides of the world wars...it is closely associated with the German military under Hitler. And thus it did not take long for Mr. Bovino’s coat to become, for many viewers, a sign not just of militarization but also of tyranny"
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as trump keeps beating up on renewables, a new analysis shows that we can basically offset data center emissions simply by boosting wind and solar a little bit more:
The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To
A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
as trump keeps beating up on renewables, a new analysis shows that we can basically offset data center emissions simply by boosting wind and solar a little bit more:
Grok posted on X more than 4.4mn images in 9 days. A review by NYTimes estimated that at least 41% of posts, or 1.8mn, most likely contained sexualized imagery of women. Analysis by the Center for Countering Digital Hate estimated that 65% or 3mn contained sexualized imagery men, women or children.
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Grok posted on X more than 4.4mn images in 9 days. A review by NYTimes estimated that at least 41% of posts, or 1.8mn, most likely contained sexualized imagery of women. Analysis by the Center for Countering Digital Hate estimated that 65% or 3mn contained sexualized imagery men, women or children.
In Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter from 20 January 2026: "The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank, echoed the findings of Yale and Harvard Business School economists, confirming that American consumers and importers have absorbed 96% of the cost of Trump’s tariffs."
January 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter from 20 January 2026: "The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank, echoed the findings of Yale and Harvard Business School economists, confirming that American consumers and importers have absorbed 96% of the cost of Trump’s tariffs."
A headline in the Financial Times today: Trump says he has received assurances "killing in Iran is stopping". May we also have assurances that the same in the US is stopping?
January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A headline in the Financial Times today: Trump says he has received assurances "killing in Iran is stopping". May we also have assurances that the same in the US is stopping?
Of all the absurdities going on right now, it's hard to pick one as that stands out: 'Board of Peace', caused a physical and audible reaction this morning upon reading the proposal, so let's call that the winner for today!
So embarrassed...
So embarrassed...
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Of all the absurdities going on right now, it's hard to pick one as that stands out: 'Board of Peace', caused a physical and audible reaction this morning upon reading the proposal, so let's call that the winner for today!
So embarrassed...
So embarrassed...
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less" said Marie Sklodowska-Curie.
Now more than ever!
Discovered radium & polonium, 1st women to win the Nobel prize, then won another!Invented the portable x-ray in WWI.
Now more than ever!
Discovered radium & polonium, 1st women to win the Nobel prize, then won another!Invented the portable x-ray in WWI.
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less" said Marie Sklodowska-Curie.
Now more than ever!
Discovered radium & polonium, 1st women to win the Nobel prize, then won another!Invented the portable x-ray in WWI.
Now more than ever!
Discovered radium & polonium, 1st women to win the Nobel prize, then won another!Invented the portable x-ray in WWI.
"I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House." versus releasing funds for SNAP.
Bragging self-glory versus the needs of 42 million Americans
The emperor's new clothes...
Bragging self-glory versus the needs of 42 million Americans
The emperor's new clothes...
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House." versus releasing funds for SNAP.
Bragging self-glory versus the needs of 42 million Americans
The emperor's new clothes...
Bragging self-glory versus the needs of 42 million Americans
The emperor's new clothes...
We are losing our democracy every single day...we now see the symbolic felling of it via the tumbling walls of the White House.
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We are losing our democracy every single day...we now see the symbolic felling of it via the tumbling walls of the White House.
What do you all think about the ballroom? It's not really whether we need it or not, it's the bypassing of the law and process - again.
Who's OK with this?
Who's OK with this?
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What do you all think about the ballroom? It's not really whether we need it or not, it's the bypassing of the law and process - again.
Who's OK with this?
Who's OK with this?
Alligator Alcatraz - a pathetic place with a pathetic name.
Illegal immigrants deserve more respect.
The people who created it deserve less.
Illegal immigrants deserve more respect.
The people who created it deserve less.
July 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Alligator Alcatraz - a pathetic place with a pathetic name.
Illegal immigrants deserve more respect.
The people who created it deserve less.
Illegal immigrants deserve more respect.
The people who created it deserve less.
Who put a bet on for how spectacular the fallout between Musk and Trump would be? Big mouths on platforms playing more school yard games. Not normal folks. Leave one on X and, yes, impeach the other!
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Who put a bet on for how spectacular the fallout between Musk and Trump would be? Big mouths on platforms playing more school yard games. Not normal folks. Leave one on X and, yes, impeach the other!
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"Trumpism may be ascendant, but it is not invincible. What it fears most is solidarity that bridges class, race, and background–solidarity that declares that America is not Donald Trump’s to disfigure or define."
We agree. Join the #SummerFightForScience - This fight needs us all.
zurl.co/noQrh
We agree. Join the #SummerFightForScience - This fight needs us all.
zurl.co/noQrh
Enlightened Americans should stay and fight, not leave
Declarations from abroad, however poignant, are not substitutes for showing up and standing up for democracy.
zurl.co
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Trumpism may be ascendant, but it is not invincible. What it fears most is solidarity that bridges class, race, and background–solidarity that declares that America is not Donald Trump’s to disfigure or define."
We agree. Join the #SummerFightForScience - This fight needs us all.
zurl.co/noQrh
We agree. Join the #SummerFightForScience - This fight needs us all.
zurl.co/noQrh
It's like a child is speaking from our White House. Can those who voted for him see that this is not normal? We're not in a school yard. We should be demonstrating leadership, not regression and aggression. The self-inflicted wounds, grand standing and time-wasting erode our position and stature.
June 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's like a child is speaking from our White House. Can those who voted for him see that this is not normal? We're not in a school yard. We should be demonstrating leadership, not regression and aggression. The self-inflicted wounds, grand standing and time-wasting erode our position and stature.
I really appreciate notus.org They forced the US government to make a statement about the myriad of misrepresentations, as well as remove 7 non-existent reports referenced,within the MAHA report. Keep up the good work! We need you #notus and others like you. Help us to unearth the facts!
NOTUS
NOTUS
notus.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
The Environmental Protection Agency should drop 'Protection'. Perhaps swap it out for 'Destruction' 'Dismantling' 'Loathing'...Thoughts?
May 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency should drop 'Protection'. Perhaps swap it out for 'Destruction' 'Dismantling' 'Loathing'...Thoughts?
Call him an agitator, dictator, fascist, exhibitionist, racist or bully ... Whatever, it is destructive.
He is destructive and vindictive to society, institutions, people, your friends, mothers, fathers, bros and sisters.
And if he isn't yet, he will be.
We are not on the right path.
Say so!
He is destructive and vindictive to society, institutions, people, your friends, mothers, fathers, bros and sisters.
And if he isn't yet, he will be.
We are not on the right path.
Say so!
May 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Call him an agitator, dictator, fascist, exhibitionist, racist or bully ... Whatever, it is destructive.
He is destructive and vindictive to society, institutions, people, your friends, mothers, fathers, bros and sisters.
And if he isn't yet, he will be.
We are not on the right path.
Say so!
He is destructive and vindictive to society, institutions, people, your friends, mothers, fathers, bros and sisters.
And if he isn't yet, he will be.
We are not on the right path.
Say so!
Quote of the day: Gates on Musk in the NYT...
Well, he’s the one who cut the U.S.A.I.D. budget. He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
Well, he’s the one who cut the U.S.A.I.D. budget. He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Quote of the day: Gates on Musk in the NYT...
Well, he’s the one who cut the U.S.A.I.D. budget. He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
Well, he’s the one who cut the U.S.A.I.D. budget. He put it in the wood chipper, because he didn’t go to a party that weekend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/m...
Tom Hanks says that over the last decade we've lost a third of our polar bears. I bet they believe in climate change. Too bad polar bears can't vote.
May 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Tom Hanks says that over the last decade we've lost a third of our polar bears. I bet they believe in climate change. Too bad polar bears can't vote.
Know your terms: Dual state.
The NY Times says, In his 1941 book “The Dual State,” Fraenkel, argued that within Nazi Germany there were two interlinked systems: one where most laws and many rights still applied; and another - a zone of authoritarianism, where government power was unbounded.
The NY Times says, In his 1941 book “The Dual State,” Fraenkel, argued that within Nazi Germany there were two interlinked systems: one where most laws and many rights still applied; and another - a zone of authoritarianism, where government power was unbounded.
May 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Know your terms: Dual state.
The NY Times says, In his 1941 book “The Dual State,” Fraenkel, argued that within Nazi Germany there were two interlinked systems: one where most laws and many rights still applied; and another - a zone of authoritarianism, where government power was unbounded.
The NY Times says, In his 1941 book “The Dual State,” Fraenkel, argued that within Nazi Germany there were two interlinked systems: one where most laws and many rights still applied; and another - a zone of authoritarianism, where government power was unbounded.
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Why would Trump really care about economic growth when his family and friends have got their fingers in money making pies? They're all set to make hundreds of millions with a foreign government using their crypto for one of their biz deals. What kind of regime are they playing at?
May 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Why would Trump really care about economic growth when his family and friends have got their fingers in money making pies? They're all set to make hundreds of millions with a foreign government using their crypto for one of their biz deals. What kind of regime are they playing at?
May 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM