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Day 19 cont ☢️🛢️🏭🏦🏢🏢🏢💰💰

“He (#PeterDutton) cites #DataCentres in the US where those #tech companies are having conversations with nuclear power providers:

The beauty of an #investment like #nuclear into the #Hunter region for example is you can attract the data centres which is exactly what is happening in the US. #Apple and #Oracle and #Microsoft, or these #companies are willing to spend tens of billions of dollars but they are only having conversations with #NuclearPower providers.”

#Straya gov cant #science or #compute, the LNP are garbage at business. Nuclear generation is #toxic. #Multinationals avoid tax.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Iberal / #Nationals / #Business / #AI / #ArtificialIntelligence <theguardian.com/australia-news>

the Guardian · Australia news live: Turnbull says negative gearing ‘examined by every government’; measles warning issued for greater Melbourne areaFollow today’s news live
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Hervé @ Puma - IT Services 🐧

I deactivated #ToXic Twitter, sadly, after being my main network.

I read about @Publer from @FediTips with some good advices as usual social.growyourown.services/@F

- I need post #scheduling, #analytics, and if possible #hashtag manager, and #canva integration.
- For a single user, or small team, and 1 brand/company, what would you recommend?
(no plan to manage multiple brands/company for the moment, so solutions like HootSuite are oversized ;-)

#FediTips #FediHelp

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social.growyourown.servicesFedi.Tips (@FediTips@social.growyourown.services)If your organisation needs to be on many social networks at once, there are paid social management services which include support for Mastodon such as Buffer at https://buffer.com/mastodon and Publer at https://publer.com However, if you just want to schedule your Mastodon posts you don't need to use commercial services. Mastodon has its own built-in free open scheduling system available through third party apps (more info at https://fedi.tips/scheduling-posts-on-mastodon). #FediTips
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Politics Canada

Mattresses offgasing toxic chemicals, which we breathe as we sleep. "Some chemicals found are carcinogens and some can cause neurobehavioural effects, affecting symptoms of ADHD and obsessive­compulsive disorder. In total, researchers found 21 semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) in four classes (ortho­phthalates, organophosphate esters, benzophenones and salicylates) throughout the tested mattresses." #chemicals #carcinogens #Flameretardants #toxic #ADHD thestar.com/news/gta/its-going.

Toronto Star · ‘It’s going into the air and it’s going into us’: University of Toronto study finds harmful chemicals leaching from children’s mattressesBy Reagan McSwain
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John :au: :hb:

“#Dutton has now realised #Trump isn’t a suitable model for #Australian #politics, no matter what his #billionaire acquaintances such as #GinaRinehart say.

Australian voters broadly think American politics is nuts at the best of times and menacingly #toxic under Trump. Why vote for a wannabe Trump here?” #auspol

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Dutton’s backflipping and clumsy delivery has him spiralling in the polls. What happened?By Malcolm Farr
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hanno

#toxic stuff:
Recently, my shaver broke, and for situations like this, I had an older electric shaver in a box. Which... also didn't work any more, so that didn't help. But curiously, I noted that the older shaver still had a Nickel Cadmium battery. Which is... one of the many toxic things we used to have around us, and we no longer have. and I think this is an underappreciated fact and a success of reasonable regulation. 🧵

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BrunoMcGee

All sorts of #toxic materials are released into the #atmosphere when buildings and their contents #burn. It's why one sees urban #firefighters donning breathing apparatus. #Wildlands adjacent to the Los Angeles basin also contain #mercury and #lead in #soil and litter layers, deposited over many years from #air #pollution generated by vehicles and industries. #Wildfires often emit these heavy metals.

nytimes.com/2025/03/28/well/la

The New York Times · L.A. Firefighters Who Fought Blazes Show Elevated Mercury and Lead LevelsBy Maggie Astor
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Nonilex

#Wildfires, including the #EatonFire & #PalisadesFire, have significant repercussions on #marine #ecosystems. The ash & debris from these fires can enter waterways & eventually the #ocean, altering nutrient levels & fostering conditions favorable to the growth of harmful #AlgalBlooms. The #toxic byproducts from these fires can exacerbate #OceanWarming, further promoting the frequency of these toxic blooms. This can lead to increased production of #DomoicAcid.

#ClimateCrisis#MarineLife#science
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#US #wildfire suppressants rife with #toxic #heavymetals
Study reveals widely used pink wildfire suppressants contain high levels of toxic heavy metals: #cadmium, #arsenic, and #chromium, concentrations up to 3,000x above #drinkingwater limits. While gov and chemical makers have long concealed up to 20% of suppressants' ingredients as "trade secrets" researchers have confirmed their role in environmental #pollution, raising concerns over extensive use in residential areas
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f

The Guardian · US wildfire suppressants rife with toxic heavy metals, study findsBy Tom Perkins
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