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The GTA and surrounding areas are expected to see rainfall and strong winds on Sunday, starting in the early morning and continuing into the afternoon, Environment Canada said. Wind gusts between 60 to 80 km/h are possible, with total rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 milli...
#weather #power #flood #GTA #News #Canada
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10 Million Cubans Suffer Nationwide Power Outage - Slashdot
"Cuba's power grid collapsed Friday night," reports CNN, "triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness.hardware.slashdot.org
Ukraine is the front line in battle against #OligarchicCapitalism
War in #Ukraine not just fight for national sovereignty, it’s a battle at crossroads of collapsing global order
#War exposed an #economic system that has concentrated #wealth, #power, decision-making into the hands of a few
Will this war serve as yet another chapter in story of #oligarchs & corporate elites profiting from conflict while ordinary people #suffer?
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#Oligarchs #capitalism #DictatorTrump
Ukraine is the front line in the battle against oligarchic capitalism
The war in Ukraine is not just a fight for national sovereignty — it’s a battle at the crossroads of a collapsing global order.Graden Keller (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukraine is the front line in the battle against oligarchic capitalism
The war in Ukraine is not just a fight for national sovereignty — it’s a battle at the crossroads of a collapsing global order.Graden Keller (The Kyiv Independent)
Coal-Powered Energy Finally Overtaken by Wind and Solar in the US - Slashdot
"Wind and solar energy generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal for the first time last year," reports the Wall Street Journal, "according to analysis from clean-energy think tank Ember.hardware.slashdot.org
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto and surrounding areas on Sunday, warning of strong winds and rain. It said wind gusts between 60 to 80 km/h are possible, with total rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 millimetres.
#weather #power #GTA #Toronto #News #Canada
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bne IntelliNews – Belarus asks Russia for a second nuclear power plant
Belarus has formally requested Russia's assistance in constructing a second nuclear power plant (NPP) within its borders, President Alexander Lukashenko announced during an address to Russia's Federation Council in Moscow on March 14, TASS reported.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Understanding the aesthetics of oligarchy can help us to see where their power comes from and maybe even do something about it....
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#Socialism #Capitalism #Ideas #Ideals #Hope #Power #PeopleFirst #Politics #Aesthetics #Ideas #Philosophy #Bernie #UnitedStates #BernieSanders
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Michael HERTER - The Thundering Roar: Football Stadium Anthem (Soccer Fans Hymn)
"let the rhythm ignite your passion for the game!"
#bandcampcodes #soundtrackmusic #ost #game #epic #rhythm #energy #beat #sport #fitness #power #premierleague #goal #uefa2024 #champions #euro2024 #teamspirit #championsleague #fan #footballfan #roar #thunder #anthem #stadium #football #soccer #victory #match #final #kickoff
Michael HERTER - The Thundering Roar: Football Stadium Anthem (Soccer Fans Hymn) | Free Bandcamp Codes
MUSIC FOR CONTENT CREATORS! *** Title: The Thundering Roar: Football Stadium Anthem Music by Michael Herter Genre: Sport, Beat, Fitness Video: https://youtu.getmusic.fm
#Easter is Sunday, April 20th. It is the biggest holiday second only to Christmas for consumer spending.
I'm urging consumers to #boycott Easter as a "holiday". I'm not asking people to ignore their religious beliefs. I'm asking them not to spending money. The crap has already flooded stores. Just walk past. Our #money is our #power.
...In 2024, U.S. consumers planned to spend around 22.4 BILLION U.S. dollars on the occasion...
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Easter spending by U.S. consumers 2009-2024
This statistic displays consumers' total planned Easter spending in the United States from 2009 to 2024.Statista
A quotation from Sarah J. Hale
We need not power or splendor;
Wide hall or lordly dome;
The good, the true, the tender, —
These form the wealth of home.
Sarah J. Hale (1788-1879) American writer, activist, magazine editor
“Home” (1830)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #family #home #ostentation #power #simplicity #splendor #tenderness #truth #wealth
"Home" (1830) - Hale, Sarah Josepha | WIST Quotations
We need not power or splendor; Wide hall or lordly dome; The good, the true, the tender, -- These form the wealth of home. The provenance of this poem is unclear.WIST Quotations
Italy’s Grid Operator to Invest $25 Billion to Back Renewables Rise
Italy’s power grid operator Terna SpA plans to invest more than $25 billion (23 billion euros) over the next ten years to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources and boost the transport capacity of the grid, the company said on Friday …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
📰 Are Many Sex/Gender Differences Really Power Differences? (A ✨NEW✨, free, 19-page article)
Tags: #Gender #Power
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Are Many Sex/Gender Differences Really Power Differences?
We found that high-power individuals and men generally display higher agency, lower communion, more positive self-evaluations, and similar cognitive processes.Adam D. Galinsky (The Open Buddhist University)
Zelenskyy signs law allowing purchase of reactors from Bulgaria for Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: Netishyn City Council President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law approving the purchase of equipment from Bulgaria for Units 3 and 4 of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), under bill No. 11392.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A quotation from Margaret Atwood
Perhaps he’s reached that stage of intoxication which power is said to inspire, the state in which you believe you are indispensable and can therefore do anything, absolutely anything you feel like, anything at all.
Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) Canadian writer, literary critic, environmental activist
The Handmaid’s Tale, ch. 37 (1986)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #indispensability #intoxication #omnipotence #power #powermad #unstoppability
No injuries reported in explosion on Texas Tech campus, Spring Break to begin immediately
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock Fire Rescue says there are no injuries reported at this time in an explosion at a substation on Texas Tech’s campus on Wednesday night. LFR says the area is still an active site, though.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
""In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals [Edmund] Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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March 12, 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"It's not the sort of old empire style of 20th century dictatorship. It is transnational organized crime mixed with technology."
~ Sarah Kendzior
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power #broligarchy #crime
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How The Broligarchy Conquered America: An Interview With Sarah Kendzior
Author Sarah Kendzior breaks down how Trump and Musk were able to conquer American democracy with the complicity of corporate media, dark money, Silicon Valley, and feckless Democrats.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
“Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.”
~ Don Moynihan
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system
When ideological targeting becomes cronyismDon Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)
The states argued #Musk violated the #Constitution by wielding #power only ofcls confirmed by the US #Senate can exercise under the #AppointmentsClause, & sought the materials through…discovery.
#Chutkan said her order focused mainly on who at #DOGE was making cost-cutting decisions & how far they could go.
"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim,” she wrote.
Ignitis Group signs an agreement to acquire a hybrid power plant development project in Lithuania
AB 'Ignitis grupė” (hereinafter - the Group) informs that on 12 March 2025 its subsidiary UAB 'Ignitis renewables” (hereinafter - Ignitis Renewables) entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in UAB 'Nord Wind Park”.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." — Lao Tzu
#Nature #Waterfall #Power ##WildAndFree #OneWithNature #KeepStrong
The Nerd Reich podcast, episode 1: The Network State
A deep dive into how tech billionaires like #ElonMusk are trying to dismantle traditional #governance to create their own #power structures through #crypto and #ArtificialIntelligence.
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"we share bold predictions about where tech #authoritarianism is heading & reveal strategies for #resisting the growing control of billionaire #tech elites."
#Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #Resist #News #USA #US
#surveillance #power #googlechrome #money #elonmusk
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Judge Delivers Massive Blow to DOGE Quest to Keep Everything Secret
A federal judge has just ordered the release of DOGE records.
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"Elon Musk’s #Doge must open its #records to the #public under federal #law.
#US District Judge... said the DOGE office has so much #power & “unusual secrecy” that its internal documents should be urgently released under the Freedom of Information Act."
#Resist #Resistance #FOIA #ElonMusk #Musk #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #US #USA
"When a president uses executive #power to not just blacklist but effectively destroy a major #law firm, solely for representing #political opponents, it means he’s given up any pretense that he’s not an #authoritarian hellbent on destroying anyone who opposes him through any means necessary. #DonaldTrump ’s EO targeting Perkins Coie isn’t just an attack on one firm — it’s a blueprint for how authoritarian leaders can grossly abuse #government power"
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Trump’s Latest Weapon Against Critics: Destroying Their Lawyers
When a president uses executive power to not just blacklist but effectively destroy a major law firm, solely for representing political opponents, it means he’s given up any pretense that he’s not …Techdirt
'American Oligarchs!' MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle Clashes With John Fetterman On Trump Helping Rich Allies
#Clash #Power #DPPA #MSNBC #Billionaires
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‘American Oligarchs!’ MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Clashes With John Fetterman On Trump Helpi ...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pushed back as MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle pressed him to criticize President Donald Trump's relationship to billionaires like Elon Musk.Zachary Leeman (Mediaite)
I spent at least 6 hours researching 9v capable power supplies/options for my incoming QRP Labs #QDX digital transceiver and then I just punted and got an adjustable bench supply.
Do your power supplies just keep multiplying the longer you're into #HamRadio? Every device with its own dedicated supply? Some things running off batteries? I feel like I need a strategy here lol.
A quotation from George Carlin
If you can’t beat them, arrange to have them beaten.
George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
Brain Droppings, “Short Takes [Part 2]” (1997)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #beating #losing #poorloser #power #revenge #vengeance #violence #georgecarlin
Brain Droppings, "Short Takes [Part 2]" (1997) - Carlin, George | WIST Quotations
If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten.WIST Quotations
PSSST!
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
YOU Have POWER!
Use it NOW by Calling 202-224-3121 and DEMANDING that Your SENATORS Vote NO on the Continuing Resolution (CR)
#uspol #uspolitics #politics #senate #SenateDems #continuingresolution #resist #resistance #power
How Electrification Could Affect Commercial Energy Bills
Adobe Stock/ CStockBy Tom RobertsIn the last several years, there’s been a great deal of conversation related to electrification, the process of replacing fossil fuels with electrically powered alternatives, as industries and consumers look for ways …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Solar Adds More New Capacity To the US Grid In 2024 Than Any Energy Source In 20 Years - Slashdot
AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: The U.S. installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That's enough to power 8.hardware.slashdot.org