Notices by bigjsl (bigjsl@aus.social)

We’re at the “and dump” part of the cycle.

The Honda Nissan merger is off. That’s doubtless a relief for Honda.

“The Coalition has said it would slow the growth of large-scale renewable energy and burn more fossil fuels – coal and gas – until it could develop a nuclear industry. This would increase Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Dutton has said he would abolish Australia’s legislated 43% emissions reduction target for 2030.”

CSIRO refutes Coalition case nuclear is cheaper than renewable energy due to operating life https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/09/csiro-refutes-coalition-case-nuclear-is-cheaper-than-renewable-energy-due-to-operating-life?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

@cstross long after you sell out you will continue to enjoy the benefits of extra money. You won’t sell one less book in future because of it and folks will bitch online about how the book was so much better so you may even sell more books.

I saw some posts querying the sloppy editing of the Trump Arlington photo and had to take a look. I’m guessing a child has been edited out of the shot. Of course the strict prohibition on taking political photos at the National Cemetery has escaped mention by most news entertainment media. And the thumb?!?

US woman spent 43 years in prison because bent cops protected the cop who was the actual murderer. Avoid the USA. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx920kqgkx9o

@kaia towbar.

Humanity isn’t going to change trajectory on destroying the environment.

“At least a quarter of the billionaires registered as delegates at Cop28 made their fortunes from highly polluting industries such as petrochemicals, mining and beef production, a new analysis has shown.
The findings, revealed to the Guardian in an exclusive analysis of the 34 billionaires who are signed up to the UN summit, raise concerns about the influence wielded by ultra-rich, mega-emitters on the world’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Together the 34 are worth about $495.5bn.
The high number of billionaires at the conference, along with the many private jets they flew in on, suggests Cop may now be second only to Davos as a gathering point for the world’s ultra-rich, who can meet and potentially influence government leaders and senior politicians and bureaucrats, while making deals with other business owners.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/one-in-four-billionaire-cop28-delegates-made-fortunes-from-polluting-industries