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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&#39;t surprise you that the researchers&#39; 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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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.