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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices
Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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You'd have to have lived under a rock for a decade to think that tourism in Queensland in 20 years won't be profoundly changed by climate change.
Already, mass bleaching occurred in 6 of the past 10 summers. By 2045, the Great Barrier Reef will be unrecognizable. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Already, mass bleaching occurred in 6 of the past 10 summers. By 2045, the Great Barrier Reef will be unrecognizable. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Queensland eyes eco-tourism boom with ambitious 20-year plan
From rejuvenating the Great Barrier Reef islands to launching 45 new eco-tourism experiences, a bold strategy will position Queensland as a green travel destination - but the price tag remains unclear...
www.abc.net.au
June 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You'd have to have lived under a rock for a decade to think that tourism in Queensland in 20 years won't be profoundly changed by climate change.
Already, mass bleaching occurred in 6 of the past 10 summers. By 2045, the Great Barrier Reef will be unrecognizable. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Already, mass bleaching occurred in 6 of the past 10 summers. By 2045, the Great Barrier Reef will be unrecognizable. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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NEW: Trump's recent actions and statements suggest he sees the world carved up among three powers — the US, Russia and China. It's a throwback to the 19th century, when empires established their "spheres of influence." Gift link to @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Trump’s Vision: One World, Three Powers?
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: Trump's recent actions and statements suggest he sees the world carved up among three powers — the US, Russia and China. It's a throwback to the 19th century, when empires established their "spheres of influence." Gift link to @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
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John Constable, A Lock on the Stour, Suffolk, 1831 #artbots #tate
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1126171
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1126171
May 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
John Constable, A Lock on the Stour, Suffolk, 1831 #artbots #tate
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1126171
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1126171
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Being asked to call themselves the “Nationalss” was just a step too far.
May 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Being asked to call themselves the “Nationalss” was just a step too far.
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Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ credit rating, as the country’s debt soars and interest rates remain high.
The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.
The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.
Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
Moody’s knocked the government’s credit rating down a notch as debt soars.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ credit rating, as the country’s debt soars and interest rates remain high.
The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.
The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.
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The militarisation of police forces and immigration agents is a real indicator of a failed state.
May 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The militarisation of police forces and immigration agents is a real indicator of a failed state.
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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim:
“Australia plays a pivotal role in the Asia Pacific. The Albanese government’s attention to Southeast Asia during its first term did not go unnoticed, and we hope that spirit of engagement will continue.”
“Australia plays a pivotal role in the Asia Pacific. The Albanese government’s attention to Southeast Asia during its first term did not go unnoticed, and we hope that spirit of engagement will continue.”
May 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim:
“Australia plays a pivotal role in the Asia Pacific. The Albanese government’s attention to Southeast Asia during its first term did not go unnoticed, and we hope that spirit of engagement will continue.”
“Australia plays a pivotal role in the Asia Pacific. The Albanese government’s attention to Southeast Asia during its first term did not go unnoticed, and we hope that spirit of engagement will continue.”
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NEW: How Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, became the Secretary of Everything. He has 4 titles now — 2 more than Henry Kissinger and 1 more than China's leader, Xi Jinping. It's likely a record in the modern history of the U.S. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
May 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
NEW: How Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, became the Secretary of Everything. He has 4 titles now — 2 more than Henry Kissinger and 1 more than China's leader, Xi Jinping. It's likely a record in the modern history of the U.S. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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Chris Krebs, the former cybersecurity official in President Trump’s first term whom the president recently targeted for investigation because he had said that the 2020 election had been conducted securely, learned that his membership in a program giving travelers expedited status had been revoked.
Ex-Trump Official Targeted for Investigation Loses Global Entry Status
Chris Krebs, a cybersecurity official in the first Trump administration, had declared that the 2020 election was conducted securely.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Chris Krebs, the former cybersecurity official in President Trump’s first term whom the president recently targeted for investigation because he had said that the 2020 election had been conducted securely, learned that his membership in a program giving travelers expedited status had been revoked.
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Peter Dutton said today that Welcome to Country is “an important part of official ceremonies & it should be respected"
Was he hoping nobody realises he’s appointed Jacinta Price as Shadow DOGE Minister who wants to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies, regarding them as “waste”?🙄
Was he hoping nobody realises he’s appointed Jacinta Price as Shadow DOGE Minister who wants to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies, regarding them as “waste”?🙄
April 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Peter Dutton said today that Welcome to Country is “an important part of official ceremonies & it should be respected"
Was he hoping nobody realises he’s appointed Jacinta Price as Shadow DOGE Minister who wants to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies, regarding them as “waste”?🙄
Was he hoping nobody realises he’s appointed Jacinta Price as Shadow DOGE Minister who wants to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies, regarding them as “waste”?🙄
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As Peter Dutton announces a Coalition government would scrap tax breaks for people who buy electric vehicles, we are calling for him to scrap the ridiculous tax break for people who buy big utes.
MEDIA RELEASE:
MEDIA RELEASE:
Silence on big ute subsidies as Coalition backflips on EV's - The Australia Institute
As Peter Dutton announces a Coalition government would scrap tax breaks for people who buy electric vehicles, The Australia Institute has called for him to scrap the ridiculous tax break for people wh...
australiainstitute.org.au
April 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
As Peter Dutton announces a Coalition government would scrap tax breaks for people who buy electric vehicles, we are calling for him to scrap the ridiculous tax break for people who buy big utes.
MEDIA RELEASE:
MEDIA RELEASE:
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Was a good Pope.
BREAKING: Pope Francis, voice for the poor who reshaped the Catholic Church but faced fierce resistance, has died at 88, the Vatican has announced.
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says | CNN
Pope Francis, voice for the poor who reshaped the Catholic Church, dies at 88, the Vatican has announced.
www.cnn.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Was a good Pope.
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I've spent more time on the campaign trail covering Prime Minister Anthony Albanese than any other journalist this federal election.
I hope you enjoy this special feature in @thenightly.bsky.social on what I observed about his mindset and his campaign style.
latika.me/3WeeksOnPMTr...
I hope you enjoy this special feature in @thenightly.bsky.social on what I observed about his mindset and his campaign style.
latika.me/3WeeksOnPMTr...
Why Albanese’s 2025 campaign is bursting with confidence
LATIKA M BOURKE: Relaxed and smiling, Albanese is having fun, and after shadowing him on the campaign trail he looks and acts like a man on his way to victory.
latika.me
April 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I've spent more time on the campaign trail covering Prime Minister Anthony Albanese than any other journalist this federal election.
I hope you enjoy this special feature in @thenightly.bsky.social on what I observed about his mindset and his campaign style.
latika.me/3WeeksOnPMTr...
I hope you enjoy this special feature in @thenightly.bsky.social on what I observed about his mindset and his campaign style.
latika.me/3WeeksOnPMTr...
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London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥
April 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥
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President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific dotted with coral atolls and populated by endangered sea turtles and whales.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries
The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”
nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific dotted with coral atolls and populated by endangered sea turtles and whales.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his aides shut down a State Department office that tracks and counters global disinformation from foreign actors, including the governments of China, Russia and Iran.
Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and terrorist groups.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his aides shut down a State Department office that tracks and counters global disinformation from foreign actors, including the governments of China, Russia and Iran.
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My podcast episode with PM Anthony Albanese
We discussed:
🇺🇸 Trump, AUKUS, the alliance
🛳️ defence spending
🇪🇺 EU deal
🇫🇷 his friendship with Macron (and Jodie's w. Brigitte)
3️⃣ and yes, the third term
🎧 at latikambourke.com or latika.me/AlboPodcast and on all podcast apps.
latika.me/AlboPodcast
We discussed:
🇺🇸 Trump, AUKUS, the alliance
🛳️ defence spending
🇪🇺 EU deal
🇫🇷 his friendship with Macron (and Jodie's w. Brigitte)
3️⃣ and yes, the third term
🎧 at latikambourke.com or latika.me/AlboPodcast and on all podcast apps.
latika.me/AlboPodcast
Latika Takes interviews Anthony Albanese
Listen now | The Australian Prime Minister discusses Trump, the US Alliance, Australia's defence spending, and his ambitions to be a long-term leader.
latika.me
April 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My podcast episode with PM Anthony Albanese
We discussed:
🇺🇸 Trump, AUKUS, the alliance
🛳️ defence spending
🇪🇺 EU deal
🇫🇷 his friendship with Macron (and Jodie's w. Brigitte)
3️⃣ and yes, the third term
🎧 at latikambourke.com or latika.me/AlboPodcast and on all podcast apps.
latika.me/AlboPodcast
We discussed:
🇺🇸 Trump, AUKUS, the alliance
🛳️ defence spending
🇪🇺 EU deal
🇫🇷 his friendship with Macron (and Jodie's w. Brigitte)
3️⃣ and yes, the third term
🎧 at latikambourke.com or latika.me/AlboPodcast and on all podcast apps.
latika.me/AlboPodcast
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Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan modernist once called “God’s architect” for his work on the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s world-famous basilica, on the path to sainthood.
Pope Places Antoni Gaudí, ‘God’s Architect,’ on Path to Sainthood
Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path to possible sainthood.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan modernist once called “God’s architect” for his work on the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s world-famous basilica, on the path to sainthood.
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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
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Jacinta Price has been busy this weekend trying to scrub the evidence of her family MAGA Christmas, deleting a Christmas Day post featuring her whole family wearing MaGA hats on Christmas Day. It has now been deleted from her personal FB page. She missed this one though, wearing her cap in public.
April 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Jacinta Price has been busy this weekend trying to scrub the evidence of her family MAGA Christmas, deleting a Christmas Day post featuring her whole family wearing MaGA hats on Christmas Day. It has now been deleted from her personal FB page. She missed this one though, wearing her cap in public.