Previously (occasional) Flathead Valley Police Blotter amanuensis. Mental detritus etc. @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/9NuK3MImBf / @aptronym@aus.social
Gadigal/ Sydney
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Here we go. I'd started anor book already but decided to sneak in a short one. Books read in 2024 No.1. The Outsider/ L'Étranger - Albert Camus (trans. Joseph Laredo). Hadn't revisited since I read it when young, so it was like reading it anew. Is it best read young? #books
Morgan S has contacted investors ahead of a planned sale of up to $3bn of debt they and others such as Bank of America & Barclays lent to EM to complete his Twitter buyout. The banks hope to sell senior debt @ 90-95c on the $, retaining more jr holdings
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I remain hopeful that everyone on my book-related list (dealers (incl rare books), libraries, archival institutions, bookshops etc) xitter.cf/i/lists/19200715 will make the move to Bluesky. There's an active (and growing) number of ppl and orgs, there.
More than a quarter of English councils expect to have to sell homes to balance their housing budgets while over a third have cut back on repairs and maintenance in what has been described as a crisis in social housing finance.
theguardian.com/society/2025…
"It's sad to say that since the 1980s we've said this is what's going to happen and it's happening just as predicted, if not a little bit faster and a little bit worse."
This.
One in 10 homes across Australia will be considered uninsurable within the next decade, according to climate change risk analysis modelling. ab.co/4jf9YdA
US Securities and Exchange Commission - Musk failed to properly disclose his ownership of Twitter, which allowed him to buy shares of the platform at “artificially low prices.”
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/14/b…
The official press release and details:
sec.gov/enforcement-litigati…
What a joke.
Musk & Ramaswamy have sent reps to > a doz fed agencies incl. Treasury, IRS and the depts of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, and Health & Human Services.
> 50 staffers already working out of SpaceX. Unclear who is paying them.
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Tesla Recalls 240,00 Vehicles After NHTSA Opens Probe.
"...a reverse current could occur when turning them on, potentially causing a short circuit in the vehicles' computer boards and resulting in the rear-view cameras to become inoperative."
newsweek.com/tesla-recalls-2…
LMAO
LMAO.
Cartoonist Barry Blitt.
“On January 20, 2025, the next leader of the United States—and of the free world—assumes power,” Blitt said. “Also on that day: Donald Trump is sworn in.”
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Hospital trust makes face mask plea amid flu spike bbc.in/3WeFcrp
"An important shift occurred in 2018, when the Chinese government permitted rainbow trout to be labelled and sold as salmon"
China’s demand for farmed salmon is growing at an unprecedented pace. In 2023, its imports grew by 46 per cent year on year – with imports of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon up 63 per cent. #fmcg #insidefmcg #business #brand #import #brand #enthusiast insidefmcg.com.au/2025/01/08…
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As of 3 pm, 154,433 of LADWP’s 1.5 million customers remain out of power. Communities with the most impacted customers are Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Woodland Hills, Los Feliz, Highland Park, El Sereno, and Eagle Rock. More: ow.ly/HGbG50UCijB
ALT A truck is parked in front of a power pole damaged in the windstorm.
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Evacuation Warnings have been issued as far south as I-210 in Pasadena for the #EatonFire. PLEASE EVACUATE IF TOLD SO OR IF YOU ARE IN DANGER.
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ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that connectivity has collapsed on Russian internet operator Nodex, as the company reports a cyberattack from Ukraine resulting the destruction of its networks; the incident affecting fixed-line and mobile services is ongoing 📉
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“I used to think, Oh, now I’ve discovered the way—and then that way wouldn’t work for the next book.”
We've unlocked our interview with Gerald Murnane. buff.ly/3Z70oAu
