Widening Gyre
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction; while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Gliding, Old Alfa’s, Spurs
Melbourne Australia
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction; while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Gliding, Old Alfa’s, Spurs
Melbourne Australia
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Trump: “We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and the European Union needs us to have it. And they know it.”
Where’s Congress?
Where’s Congress?
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Trump: “We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and the European Union needs us to have it. And they know it.”
Where’s Congress?
Where’s Congress?
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So the plan seems to be to replace chaotic Venezuelan corruption with more efficient US corruption.
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
So the plan seems to be to replace chaotic Venezuelan corruption with more efficient US corruption.
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Trump dismissed the risks of regime change in Venezuela: “You know, rebuilding there and regime change, anything you want to call it, is better than what you have right now. Can’t get any worse,” he told The Atlantic.
BREAKING: Trump threatens Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trump dismissed the risks of regime change in Venezuela: “You know, rebuilding there and regime change, anything you want to call it, is better than what you have right now. Can’t get any worse,” he told The Atlantic.
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The megalithic chamber of Sain Lythan / St Lythans #BroMorgannwg #ValeofGlamorgan
3 upright slabs supporting a single massive capstone
Originally at the E end of a 30m long Early Neolithic mound, they now stand alone in a field of very inquisitive cows 🐄
📷 Aug 2020
#StandingStoneSunday
3 upright slabs supporting a single massive capstone
Originally at the E end of a 30m long Early Neolithic mound, they now stand alone in a field of very inquisitive cows 🐄
📷 Aug 2020
#StandingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The megalithic chamber of Sain Lythan / St Lythans #BroMorgannwg #ValeofGlamorgan
3 upright slabs supporting a single massive capstone
Originally at the E end of a 30m long Early Neolithic mound, they now stand alone in a field of very inquisitive cows 🐄
📷 Aug 2020
#StandingStoneSunday
3 upright slabs supporting a single massive capstone
Originally at the E end of a 30m long Early Neolithic mound, they now stand alone in a field of very inquisitive cows 🐄
📷 Aug 2020
#StandingStoneSunday
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Trump Says US Will Occupy Venezuela for As Long as It Takes To Distract From Epstein Files
Trump Says US Will Occupy Venezuela for As Long as It Takes To Distract From Epstein Files — The Shovel
Pentagon sources said several alternative distractions were considered, including declaring war on TikTok, arresting the moon, and releasing a new line of Trump NFTs, before settling on Venezuela as ‘...
theshovel.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Trump Says US Will Occupy Venezuela for As Long as It Takes To Distract From Epstein Files
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I wrote this only last week, after saying that Trump seems about to wage war on Venezuela. It seems pretty relevant to what transpired today.
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
January 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I wrote this only last week, after saying that Trump seems about to wage war on Venezuela. It seems pretty relevant to what transpired today.
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
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Seems like the moon was just showing off this afternoon.
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Seems like the moon was just showing off this afternoon.
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The function of AI must not be to make the wealthiest people on Earth — Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg, Gates — even richer.
This revolutionary technology must benefit ALL of humanity, not just the privileged few who own it.
This revolutionary technology must benefit ALL of humanity, not just the privileged few who own it.
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The function of AI must not be to make the wealthiest people on Earth — Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg, Gates — even richer.
This revolutionary technology must benefit ALL of humanity, not just the privileged few who own it.
This revolutionary technology must benefit ALL of humanity, not just the privileged few who own it.
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus https://theonion.com/witnesses-assumed-charlie-kirk-shooter-was-just-ordinary-gunman-on-school-campus/
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus https://theonion.com/witnesses-assumed-charlie-kirk-shooter-was-just-ordinary-gunman-on-school-campus/
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.
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I've been remiss about posting videos to YouTube. Will try to do better. Here's my conversation with Adam Tooze, which I found really enlightening. Properly edited transcript at my Substack,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYAC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYAC...
Talking with Adam Tooze
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I've been remiss about posting videos to YouTube. Will try to do better. Here's my conversation with Adam Tooze, which I found really enlightening. Properly edited transcript at my Substack,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYAC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYAC...
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
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"The Chinese-made DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model produces more insecure code when prompts mention subjects considered sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to recent research from Crowdstrike." www.lawfaremedia.org/article/deep...
DeepSeek and Musk's Grok Both Toe the Party Line
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"The Chinese-made DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model produces more insecure code when prompts mention subjects considered sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to recent research from Crowdstrike." www.lawfaremedia.org/article/deep...
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Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it’s far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it’s far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
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“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
Nationals To Resurrect Australian Whaling Industry As Part Of Exciting New Energy Policy — The Shovel
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
theshovel.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Daleks trying to board a London bus (1963). 📷 Het Parool.
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Daleks trying to board a London bus (1963). 📷 Het Parool.
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“Quick, we need interviews with property investors, banks, real estate agents, landlords and young people with rich parents who are buying them a house.” chaser.com.au/general-news...
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“Quick, we need interviews with property investors, banks, real estate agents, landlords and young people with rich parents who are buying them a house.” chaser.com.au/general-news...
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Walbury Hill is the highest natural point in South East England, standing at 297m (974ft) with the amazing Iron Age Walbury Camp on the summit. Today was glorious up there! #hillfort
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Walbury Hill is the highest natural point in South East England, standing at 297m (974ft) with the amazing Iron Age Walbury Camp on the summit. Today was glorious up there! #hillfort
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Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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outcome of trump and xi's talks? a truce, not a reset. us–china relations still defined by distrust, decoupling, and ai competition. @gzeromedia.com
What the Trump-Xi meeting means for US-China relations | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take
YouTube video by GZERO Media
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October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
outcome of trump and xi's talks? a truce, not a reset. us–china relations still defined by distrust, decoupling, and ai competition. @gzeromedia.com
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Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Artists rejoice as Labor rules out copyright carve-out for AI
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists...
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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What happens if one side declares a war but the other side doesn’t show up?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Venezuela's Maduro says US 'fabricating war' after it deployed huge warship
The deployment of the USS Gerald R Ford marks a major escalation in what the US says is a campaign to target drug traffickers.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What happens if one side declares a war but the other side doesn’t show up?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
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there's a video somewhere of chamath palihapitiya saying that he used to donate millions to democrats but couldn't get a meeting, but is able to with republicans. like everyone, rich donors want to feel special. no better way to make them feel special than a WH ballroom, earning parties more $$$
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
there's a video somewhere of chamath palihapitiya saying that he used to donate millions to democrats but couldn't get a meeting, but is able to with republicans. like everyone, rich donors want to feel special. no better way to make them feel special than a WH ballroom, earning parties more $$$
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people of the internet: Listen to Alan
My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the AWS data outage, but weaponised by Donald Trump to hold countries hostage.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
Amazon outage shows EU heads are still in the cloud
Europe and others must insulate their economies from Trump weaponising US tech
on.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
people of the internet: Listen to Alan