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Soph Warnes
@thatsoph.bsky.social
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Data & Graphics @ CNN. 📈👸 Priors: WSJ, ONS. Clearly a fan of acronyms. "Aggressive Door Opener". Fair Warning newsletter: https://fairwarning.substack.com
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · Dec 24
You come to me, on the day of my daughter's wedding...
Tuxedo cat ominously sat on a chair at a table
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 2h
I was waiting for the mention of journalists, ngl
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 3h
You're not that much older than me tho?
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 3h
Yeah that's my thinking. Leave it and it'll recover. Still worrying generally.
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 3h
Seriously considering taking my 401(k) out but then a part of me thinks it'll be just 2-3 years of pain... eek
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 3h
The big tech companies are very entangled with AI companies. If that sector collapses, so many other things would be impacted. Plus they make up a huge % of the global market now, so anyone with pensions will be exposed in some way. That's my understanding anyway.
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 4h
Ok so all this being true, what can I - someone who is exposed to the US market in multiple ways - actually do? I wish this sort of thing came with advice for what people should do in different circumstances...ie if you're close to withdrawing pensions etc

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst
Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee
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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 16h
Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

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AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 11h
When judgy people like to judge Ozempic users, I always cite my pal James who was *not well* and now is. (Also he thinks he looks hot, no question) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
I’ve lost 4 stone on Wegovy. Now I look like a weedy nerd
At 38 James Ball was overweight, suffering from sky-high blood pressure. Fifteen months later, he’s buying a new wardrobe — and has no plans to give up his jabs
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h
Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.
Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads: “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️” Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.
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Jacque Schrag @jacqueschrag.com · 22h
Hey data journalists (including students!), the National Press Club Journalism Institute is launching a new award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling and applications are now open until Oct. 24. 📊
NPCJI invites applications for Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling
Applications for the inaugural Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling, celebrating the power of visual design to elevate journalism, inform communities, and deepen public understandi...
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
Is there a lurgy going round? Cos yeah I feel terrible 😭
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
Any particular brand or flavours?

I don't think we have any but I feel rough af
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
It was like "what's your favourite film?"
Me: Donnie Darko I guess?
A: ooh I would have to say it's probably Three Colours Blue, the way the despair really comes through...
B: I really appreciate how Themroc is a commentary on how the working class could rise up to the proletariat...
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
I studied film for a foundation degree and I met sooooo many of these people
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
I'm already overwhelmed with the stuff I have to see, and my own algorithms etc. I try to build in time for peace and rest where I'm not glued to stuff but this is ruining it. Even knowing I have 20+ messages waiting for me stresses me out
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
Yes that's exactly it..when she started doing it I watched them and I'd respond thinking it was like a start of a conversation. But it's not.. she's just basically sending her Instagram algorithm to me
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
Only good thing about this is it's optional - wonder how many people would actively want that over what is already a good recommendation algorithm.
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
I have told her before that the volume is too much and I can't deal with it and she was like "would you rather I not talk to you then" and I said honestly yes actually but that was obviously the wrong answer
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
Perfect, 10/10 no notes
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
I think part of the reason I hate it is the unpredictability. I don't know what I'm about to watch and then it's something awful I don't want to watch. I LITERALLY WORK IN NEWS. I AM MORE AWARE HOW AWFUL THE WORLD IS THAN MOST PEOPLE. I don't need to see that shit in my free time.
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
There's no theme, it's not like it's all videos of cats or something. It's cats then random facts about stingrays then oh no a ride broke and killed several people then a sad dog rescue video then something narrated by David Attenborough
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
My sister communicates with me solely through the medium of Instagram videos, like 10-15 a day, but no actual conversation, and I find it so overwhelming I can't look at Instagram anymore
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
At least we've moved past captain Tom

Though honestly you'd forgive people in the future for thinking he was some kind of British deity for a very specific time period
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 1d
I've never seen the films but this weird obsession with the fake bear is super bizarre and I also wish they'd leave the Queen out of it
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