MGJ
@jefferiesmg.bsky.social
Retired Entomologist and active family history researcher.
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I just heard @npr.org say "no one knows how to fairly divvy up the bill" regarding the increase in utility costs due to data centers.
Easy. Data centers pay. The infrastructure, increase, their own bills.
If I walk into a store and fuck up everything in there, I have to pay for it. Why don't they?
Easy. Data centers pay. The infrastructure, increase, their own bills.
If I walk into a store and fuck up everything in there, I have to pay for it. Why don't they?
October 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I just heard @npr.org say "no one knows how to fairly divvy up the bill" regarding the increase in utility costs due to data centers.
Easy. Data centers pay. The infrastructure, increase, their own bills.
If I walk into a store and fuck up everything in there, I have to pay for it. Why don't they?
Easy. Data centers pay. The infrastructure, increase, their own bills.
If I walk into a store and fuck up everything in there, I have to pay for it. Why don't they?
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Rosalind Franklin had already noted the helical structure of DNA in photograph 49!
Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8
How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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October 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Rosalind Franklin had already noted the helical structure of DNA in photograph 49!
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From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
October 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history.
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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October 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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Seattle Times editorial board complains about $30,000 bonus for Sound Transit head, but apparently had no problem with $50,000 bonuses for three Seattle police command staff (Barnes, Sayles, and Powell), all of them just thank-yous for taking top jobs here.
Sound Transit CEO's $30,000 bonus shows a big disconnect | Editorial
When private corporations award employees performance bonuses, that’s between the corporation and their shareholders. Not so with a public utility.
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October 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Seattle Times editorial board complains about $30,000 bonus for Sound Transit head, but apparently had no problem with $50,000 bonuses for three Seattle police command staff (Barnes, Sayles, and Powell), all of them just thank-yous for taking top jobs here.
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Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is the real deal. Iowans, make sure your friends vote!
Black Hawk County, we’ve got less than 30 days. Let’s get out the vote!
Iowans are ready for change and it’s going to take all of us knocking doors, making phone calls, and reaching out to our friends and family to make it happen.
Iowans are ready for change and it’s going to take all of us knocking doors, making phone calls, and reaching out to our friends and family to make it happen.
October 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is the real deal. Iowans, make sure your friends vote!
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This is beyond embarrassing.
October 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This is beyond embarrassing.
This chart tells you everything you need to know about the downturn in property prices
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This chart tells you everything you need to know about the downturn in property prices
Property prices are up 78% since 2020, so the decline to date has erased only one year of gains. And it’s made the market more affordable for first-home buyers.
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October 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This chart tells you everything you need to know about the downturn in property prices
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🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people.
October 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people.
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The Reserve Bank hiked interest rates last week - but why?
Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says.
"There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol
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Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says.
"There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol
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October 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Reserve Bank hiked interest rates last week - but why?
Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says.
"There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057
Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says.
"There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057
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Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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October 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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October 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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Funny. I cannot recall any "diplomat" seeing their net worth rise by roughly 📈 $100 million to $200 million since taking the position. Yet Jared Kushner has. So, spare me any BS about his job description. It has nothing to do with diplomacy.
October 4, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Funny. I cannot recall any "diplomat" seeing their net worth rise by roughly 📈 $100 million to $200 million since taking the position. Yet Jared Kushner has. So, spare me any BS about his job description. It has nothing to do with diplomacy.
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BYD is reshaping Australia’s car market. How did it get here?
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BYD is reshaping Australia’s car market. How did it get here?
BYD is suddenly our second-highest selling car brand. Four key factors are behind its rapid ascent.
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October 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
BYD is reshaping Australia’s car market. How did it get here?
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A new study finds that to counter misinformation online, we need to copy its style
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A new study finds that to counter misinformation online, we need to copy its style
How do you get reliable information to someone who isn’t looking for it? New research using Facebook ads suggests a change in language makes a big difference.
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October 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A new study finds that to counter misinformation online, we need to copy its style
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Rules for thee, but not for me, right Paul?
MAGA Candidate Rages After ICE Targets Family Member For Deportation—And The Hypocrisy Is Rich
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October 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Rules for thee, but not for me, right Paul?
Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
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Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
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October 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
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Another NEW development in my case against AG Todd Blanche: he has now filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, trying to get rid of my case at this stage of the lawsuit.
Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments.
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Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments.
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WOW!! AG Blanche BEGS Judge To DISMISS My EPSTEIN LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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October 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Another NEW development in my case against AG Todd Blanche: he has now filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, trying to get rid of my case at this stage of the lawsuit.
Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments.
youtu.be/32RC_CPlZhI?...
Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments.
youtu.be/32RC_CPlZhI?...
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Congratulations to England on their 0-0 draw with Croatia last night (if you only count goalscorers who are English according to the delightful Sue Ellen Braverman’s definition).
October 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Congratulations to England on their 0-0 draw with Croatia last night (if you only count goalscorers who are English according to the delightful Sue Ellen Braverman’s definition).
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Gaza has no army, no air force, no navy, no tanks, no artillery, and no missiles.
Stop calling this a war. It’s a genocide.
Stop calling this a war. It’s a genocide.
October 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Gaza has no army, no air force, no navy, no tanks, no artillery, and no missiles.
Stop calling this a war. It’s a genocide.
Stop calling this a war. It’s a genocide.
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I don’t own a diesel car but if I did, I’d be keeping more of an eye on the record profits that Shell, BP et al will be recording over the next months & I’d be thinking these are the people making my life worse. Greedy corporate fbckers. Not people in boats who arrive with nothing but hope & dreams.
October 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I don’t own a diesel car but if I did, I’d be keeping more of an eye on the record profits that Shell, BP et al will be recording over the next months & I’d be thinking these are the people making my life worse. Greedy corporate fbckers. Not people in boats who arrive with nothing but hope & dreams.
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And he didn't do it alone.
October 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
And he didn't do it alone.
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It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
The law isn’t helping. New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole makes it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they drank or used substances prior to an assault. Because of this loophole, Jane Doe’s assailants may never be held accountable under the law.
October 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.