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After well over 20y in tech, trying to figure what to do about the looming civilisation collapse. It was not supposed to happen in the lifetime of my generation. Yet, here we are, it seems. #brussels, about to move back to #newzealand
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If you haven't figured it out yet, the icons on the Advent of Svelte site gives you a hint of what the day is about! 🎅

Don't miss out!

advent.sveltesociety.dev/2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#Geothermal energy is set to get a major boost, with global investment expected to rise about 20% every year through 2030 as more countries tap into underground heat for power and heating. 🌋⚡ This growth is especially strong in places like 🌍 Africa, 🇪🇺 Europe, and the 🇺🇸 US. 🔧
Heating up: Geothermal investment set for 20% annual rise through 2030
Global geothermal investment is entering a period of accelerated growth, with capital expenditure (capex) expected to climb about 20% annually through 2030, according to Rystad Energy’s latest geother...
www.rystadenergy.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Coldest air on Earth today is in the US with temps up to 40 degrees below normal in the Midwest/ Great Lakes. Actual lows are as low as -20F there.
Cold US is due to widespread relative warmth in the Arctic, with record low Arctic Sea Ice extent. This “warmth” displaces the polar cold pool south.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Rethink wealth!
January 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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So Facebook's new policies boil down to you can say LGBTQ+ people have mental illness and should be rounded up but you can't say Free Palestine
January 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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January 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Friends have reported they're missing from NZ Electoral Roll or have been moved onto General Roll without their consent. When Electoral Commission checks, whose details are they testing with? John Smith or Renée D'Cruz or Āriki 'Alokuo'ulu? Tech is so colonised
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
'System's obviously flawed' - Te Pāti Māori calls on Electoral Commission to check its processes are robust
Te Pāti Māori says it's heard hundreds of complaints about people's details being altered.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
PSNZ responds to government announcement on puberty blockers
www.paediatrics.org.nz
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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While the world’s new left leaders are taking on corporate power head-on, NZ’s left remains timid. Here's what figures like Zohran Mamdani & Zach Polanski can teach Labour & the Greens about confronting the broken markets hollowing out NZ democracy: theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-...
Integrity Briefing: The NZ left need to catch up with the Zeitgeist
Yesterday’s victory of “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani in the race for the New York mayoralty is fuelling debate amongst progressives around the world about the way forward.
theintegrityinstitute.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Well fuck.....
#nzpol #bhn #atlasnetwork
YOU NEED TO READ THIS!
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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First country in the world to implement UBI: Marshall Islands! This is a fascinating article how it happened and how it's being paid for:
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.
scottsantens.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Le Ministre Clarinval a menti. 2 fois.
En accusant les syndicats de mentir sur les chiffres du chômage, alors qu’ils disaient vrai.
Puis en transmettant à la presse des chiffres faux qui blesse dans leur chair des milliers de belges et non belges.

Et la majorité refuse qu’il vienne en commission.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Hoy se publica en @desmog.com y @theguardian.com un reportaje en el que he invertido meses de investigación
Se basa en cientos de documentos exclusivos q revelan cómo Exxon financió a la red ultraderechista #AtlasNetwork para difundir la negación del cambio climático en Latinoamérica y el Sur Global
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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YOU NEED TO READ THIS!
Child cooking oil corporation Exxon stepped up its investment in the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks in the 1990s to pump out counter-science disinformation (oil propaganda) to undermine & defeat the UN climate treaty. Now we have the cheques...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Why are there more flooding storms? Why does my cat ignore me?

For starters, the Northern mid-latitudes just set yet another new record for the 3-year running average for Total Column Precipitable Water.

And yes, this one is exponential.
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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It's tulip time! 🌷 Planting bulbs now is a promise of spring colour & long awaited nutrients for our pollinators.
Top Tip: Plant them deep! At least 3x the bulb's height. This helps protect them from pests & frosts, ensuring strong, tall stems.
Good planning always pays off!
#GardenPlanning
October 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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I’m not saying Americans shouldn’t resist and protest. But what I am saying is that if people in other countries are insisting we overthrow our government while THEIR countries’ governments gladly do business with Trump, that’s hypocrisy.
March 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Dutton is a serial risk to national security. Hyping the caravan plot is only the latest example why
Peter Dutton has a long record of damaging national security to gain political advantage.
Dutton is a serial risk to national security. Hyping the caravan plot is only the latest example why
Peter Dutton has a long record of damaging national security to gain political advantage.
www.crikey.com.au
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO US TARIFFS

As Warran Buffett said: Tariffs is an act of war.
March 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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With just ½ hour left to spare, sent in my submission to the Law Commission's vital, & timely hate crimes consultation today www.lawcom.govt.nz/our-work/hat.... Posted it to LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/submis..., & WordPress sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/s...
March 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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In ceramics, I am making stuff and pitting shells and barnacles on them...

It is silly, brings me joy, and looks pretty.
March 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Iconic Upper Nevis tree, Te Papapnui Nevis River valley, New Zealand.

#GreatNZRoadie #Nikon #Photography
March 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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This is basically contempt for kids at this point.
March 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM