Volewica
Nigel_Purchase@mstdn.social
<p>Former fund manager and economist. Deeply alarmed by the climate crisis. Neo-liberalism has been catastrophic for our civilisation. I mostly follow back.</p>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/bedouin-women-success-arab-parties-israel-election
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/10/imaginary-supporters.html
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/31/paraquat-david-pocock-senate-inquiry-australia-weedkiller-ntwnfb
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-ai-bank-run-has-started.html
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/10/incumbent-has-b-in-it.html
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/10/raise-your-hand.html
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/01/nsw-police-armed-response-command-rifles-ntwnfb
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/01/us-midterms-trump-blue-wave
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/10/trump-is-good-for-climate.html
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2021/08/was-norway-poor-before-oil.html
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Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/pro-one-nation-facebook-groups-foreign-meme-factories-monetised-content-ntwnfb
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-foul-mouthed-ai-translation-feature
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https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/24/banned-anti-fascist-play-1936-returns-melbourne-till-the-day-i-die-clifford-odets
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My son was telling me that three different modes of doing research were tested. ✅ Using pen and paper only ✅ Using the internet ✅ Using AI It won't surprise you that the researchers' brains lighted up the least with AI. It might surprise you, though, that their brains lighted up the most with pen and paper.
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/06/the-moment-i-knew-id-lost-his-number-and-was-about-to-switch-off-my-old-phone-for-good-then-a-text-pinged
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/how-misinformation-ai-hallucinations-infiltrating-australian-parliament Ai is an abomination.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/03/july-driest-month-southern-england-since-records-began But no, ask any rabid right supporter: climate change isn't happening.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/wildfires-rage-world-climate-action-scientists-fossil-fuels
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/26/how-the-met-police-spent-25m-hiding-spycop-from-former-partner
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/australia-politician-claims-northern-territory-water-could-flip-earths-magnetic-poles That's the Right for you. Innumerate.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/australian-ski-resorts-smash-july-climate-records-with-temperatures-12c-above-average [Reminder: It's winter in Australia. Goddess help us if *summer* temperatures are so much above the average]
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https://volewica.blogspot.com/2024/11/nsws-bi-mode-dieselelectric-trains.html
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Just finished watching Department Q on Netflix. Gosh, it was good. It's based on a book by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, but is set in Scotland. Netflix does make a lot of rubbsih but this was different.
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UK emissions fall to 1872 level https://volewica.blogspot.com/2025/03/uk-emissions-fall-to-1872-level.html
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Christian Brothers sold real estate worth millions for $1. Now it claims in court it lacks money to pay abuse survivors https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/christian-brothers-real-estate-sales-catholic-group-failed-to-pay-abuse-survivors-ntwnfb
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His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrpnjpl39po
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Doctors warned Andrea could die without safe housing, then discharged her to sleep on the streets https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/11/doctors-warned-andrea-could-die-without-safe-housing-then-discharged-her-to-sleep-on-the-streets-ntwnfb This, in one of the richest nations on Earth.
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Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/israeli-army-chief-unequal-enforcement-palestinians-west-bank Sever all ties with Israel.