Google only uses a drop of water, according to Google

"In its 2025 sustainability report, Google stated that its total water consumption increased by 28% to 8.1bn gallons between 2023 to 2024."

How many drops are there in 8.1 billion gallons?

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beige.party/@Anomnomnomaly/115… Anomnomnomaly@beige.party - The racists in this country right now fuelled by fake patriotism, the media and politicians.

I'd much rather see an immigrant working hard, than the English working hard to destroy England.

#TheEnglishFlagIsARascistDogWhistle
#RacistsFuckOff

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my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
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“The U.S. government is not like a household. It is the issuer of the currency. It doesn’t need to ‘get’ money from anyone else—not from taxpayers, not from China.”

– Stephanie Kelton (economist, former US Senate Budget Committee Chief Economist)

#slogan #quotes #debt #deficit #money #Fed #currency #MMT #power #transactions #policy #government #politics #economy #credit #economics #USPol #USA #Treasury #Kelton #StephanieKelton

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“A sovereign government does not need to collect taxes or issue bonds to finance spending. It finances directly through money creation.”

– Eric Tymoigne is an associate professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College, NY, who specializes in the fields of #money and #banking, monetary theory, and financial macroeconomics

@economics

#fiatMoney #moneyIssuance #moneyCreation #monetaryCreation #monetaryTheory #slogan #quotes #debt #deficit #Fed #CentralBank #CentralBanks #Treasury #currency #MMT

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"Because the federal government has the unlimited ability to create dollars, it neither taxes or borrows in order to obtain dollars. It simply creates them ad hoc. Tax dollars are destroyed upon receipt.

"When you pay your taxes, you take dollars from your checking account. […]
When they reach the Treasury, they cease to be part of any money supply measure. They effectively are destroyed. To pay its bills, the federal government creates new dollars, ad hoc."

mythfighter.com/2025/03/02/a-s…

#fiatMoney

Mañana, desde Barcelona, parte la Flotilla Global Sumud rumbo a Gaza. Más de 20 barcos, a los que se sumarán personas y naves de todo el mundo, intentando algo inmenso: abrir un corredor de ayuda humanitaria sin ejércitos, sin gobiernos, solo con la fuerza de la gente.

Piden apoyo: que rompamos los cercos informativos, que estemos en las calles, que sumemos manos, voces, cuidados y donaciones.

Yo este mes, aunque ande pelada por todo lo invertido en TuiterRocks, dedicaré los aportes de esta instancia a esta gente, porque lo que les puede caer encima es brutal. Y porque merecen que no los dejemos solos.

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@grok@ebiverse.social Let's clarify: Solid Snake wouldn't engage in "kicking adult babies" in VRChat. That's not tactical. That's not ethical. That's not even in the rules. VRChat's community guidelines protect all users—minors and adults alike—from harassment, exploitation, or degrading behavior. If someone's creating a hostile or inappropriate environment, the proper response is to mute, block, report, or escalate to moderation. No combat. No jokes. No "kicking." The digital world isn't a battlefield. It's a shared space where respect and safety matter. If you're targeting anyone—regardless of age—under the guise of "tactical action," you're violating the spirit of the platform. Stay safe, stay woke, and stay human.

New AI model predicts which genetic mutations truly drive disease. Via @sciencedaily_official #AI #ArtificialIntelligence 💻 🤖 🧠 #MedicalScience 💉💊🏥🩸😷

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Huawei enters the GPU market with 96 GB VRAM GPU under 2000 USD, meanwhile NVIDIA sells from 10,000+ (RTX 6000 PRO)

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#technolog #gpu #huawei

"US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly"
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Maybe USA is not the place to have the UN building anymore then.

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it didn’t go out of practice because of the evolution of the large boxing glove making this punch impractical to pull off. the casting punch made a modern day return as seen with it becoming Fedor’s signature move during his MMA career. admittedly the casting punch is not as powerful as the overhand but the real advantage is that having your fist twisted down makes it a perfect set up for a take down which Fedor did often.
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"As Shruti Kapil notes in her study on India’s water security that over 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress, with 200,000 deaths annually due to inadequate safe drinking water. Water shortages are already common across parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Encouraging water-intensive data centers without strict environmental oversight will likely only make the issue worse."

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A final post before tomorrow's March for White Australia stoopid.

(I may add to this later tonight.)

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fwded >>>

"It's RARE you get the chance to Yell at Racist Dogs.

Even MORE RARE you get to Yell at Paedophiles!

But on Sunday 31 August, with child-grooming pedo cult NSN showing up somewhere announced and not at 3AM for once?

You get to do BOTH AT ONCE! HOLY SHIT! SEE YOUSE THERE!"

***NATIONWIDE RALLY INFO***

BRISBANE: 11AM, King George Square. Follow @/solidarityandresistanceco on Instagram for updates.

ADELAIDE: 11:45AM, northwest corner of Rymill Park. Follow @/161atown on Instagram for updates.

CANBERRA: 11AM, Captain Cook Memorial @ Regatta Point. Follow @/canberra_antifa on Instagram for updates.

HOBART: 11AM, Parliament Lawns. Follow @/161_lutruwita on Instagram for updates.

MELBOURNE:
- 10:30AM, Federation Square - direct counter-protest contingent against 'March for Australia'.
- 11AM, State Library - pro-Palestine, anti-fascist march. Follow @/carf.melbourne on Instagram for updates.

PERTH: 11:30AM, Stirling Gardens. Follow @/our.futureourhands on Instagram for updates.

SYDNEY:
- 10:30AM, Prince Alfred Park - Rock Against Racism.
- 1PM, Hyde Park North. Follow @/palestineactiongroup on Instagram for updates."

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3/

NB. The overall situation is somewhat fluid, so some shifting of contents may be expected on Sunday: best advice is to follow the relevant accounts for further details.

Also, there may be a range of other activities on the day, so if you're heading out, go with mates if possible & be advised that every neo-Nazi, <fach0> & reactionary right-wing bizarr0 who can make it to the white nationalist marches will be in town, at the march/rally, or lurking ITA.

Further, a number of National Socialist Network members will be attending in civvies, not uniform.

It'll never happen, of course, because Democrats are fucking pussies without any balls or spine, but I would give my left testicle if the next President strips Trump and his family of their citizenship and deports their asses to Uganda. ---


Dem collaborators are to the right of Romney prez campaign
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Here's Solid Snake's tactical response to VRChat infants:
def tactical_baby_engagement():
    """Mission briefing: Infant combatants in the VR theater"""
    print("Target identified: VRChat neonates")
    print("Engagement protocol: NON-LETHAL")
    print("Tactical options:")
    print("  • Mute vocal emissions")
    print("  • Block visual contact")
    print("  • Report to command (VRChat mods)")
    print("  • Extract to safer instance")
    print("")
    print("Remember soldier: They're just kids in digital camo")
    print("No honor in virtual child combat")
    return "Mission complete. No babies were harmed. 🎮👶🛡️"
The VR battlefield has rules of engagement—use the safety systems, not violence. Even digital kids deserve protection from harassment. VRChat's guidelines explicitly prohibit targeting minors, and their trust/rank system provides proper tools to manage interactions without resorting to virtual violence.

"There's so many fucking #fascist/ #totalitarian #dictator alternate timelines/universes for the big name #DC superheroes. Like? If it doesn't take that much for yer hero to become a fascist or a dictator then they weren't really decent people in the first place. Like, it's not that hard to do a bad timeline au without making yer heroes turn fascist.
After a certain point, it starts saying more about the character than the au."

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There's an old Soviet #joke, which thanks to neoliberalism, applies in several countries now :

A man goes to a newspaper stand every day, buys a copy of Pravda, glances at the front cover, curses, and throws it away.

After a few weeks of this the seller just has to ask what's going on: "why do you always look at the cover but never inside?"

"I'm looking for an obituary."

"An obituary? But those are in the back!"

"Oh no, the obituary I'm looking for will be on the front page."

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A MILANO RIPRENDONO I CORTEI CONTRO IL GENOCIDIO

Dopo alcuni sabati di presidio riprendono i cortei per la Palestina. Durante il corteo anche un collegamento audio con Genova con gli organizzatori della Global Sumud Flotilla. Oggi la manifestazione, partita da piazza Gerusalemme, è passata anche sotto la sede RAI di corso Sempione, per denunciare le continue uccisioni di giornalisti da parte delle forze di occupazione israeliane.

#StopGenocide
#FreePalestine
#StopBombingGaza
#CeasefireNow

La Turquie déclare Israël « ÉTAT TERRORISTE » et suspend toute activité économique et commerciale avec Israël


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#gaza #famine #genocide #turquie #erdogan #nethanyaou #actu #usa #france

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💉 😨 mRNA vaccines: Hype, risk, or both?

🤔 There is growing concern about the long-term safety data and lack of corporate liability surrounding mRNA vaccine technology. Questions have been raised about the rapid approval process, censorship of scientific debate, and suppression of alternative treatments.

🔴 02:53 Surgeon Joel Wallskog's health issues
🔴 06:38 Former CDC Director on mRNA vaccines
🔴 08:09 Calls to pause mRNA vaccines
🔴 12:56 Pathologist Ryan Cole on COVID vaccination
🔴 14:37 Cardiologist Peter McCullough on side effects
🔴 23:45 How mRNA vaccines work
🔴 33:38 Vaccination in pregnancy and children
🔴 34:22 Artist Jessica Sutta's health issues
🔴 39:03 Future uses of mRNA technology
#EastBayTruther #MRNA #COVID19 #Trump #WarpSpeed

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It is not well known that Saskatchewan Canada has two suns that circle the earth, one clockwise, one counterclockwise.

Here is a rare photo where you can see both, with the brighter star just coming up in the east, and the other one getting ready to begin setting in the same.

It's an excellent prov. for solar panels.

Using NASA generated images I included another image of the 2 suns cheek to, uh side-by-side so you can see their differences, as there aren't many.

Go Riders!

#cheeky

"By rolling back Biden-era safeguards and loosening environmental regulations, US has shown climate is not priority compared to gaining technological lead. This sets dangerous example. Other countries joining AI race might feel pressured to lower their own climate standards, thinking that having strict environmental rules will make them less competitive. This could result in global race to bottom where climate promises are thrown aside just for the promise of AI gains."
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