James 🦉 #FBPE 🇪🇺

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Born scruffy. Codes to live, lives to write. MA Creative Writing, Birkbeck. Published in: Mechanics' Institute Review, The Curlew, Cabinet of Heed, Fish Flash Fiction 2020, Exeter Short Story Prize 2020 Highly Commended.
Remainer, Resister, Anti-Fascist. #RejoinEU
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Last week we announced the launch of the new Collabora Office 🚀

Join us on today to learn about this exciting launch, bringing the familiar,
powerful Collabora Online experience, to run locally on Windows, macOS, and
Linux.

What’s covered:
1️⃣ A demo of the new Collabora Office.
2️⃣ An overview of how it fits into our current product offering.
3️⃣ How and where to download.
4️⃣ How to get involved with its ongoing development.

🕒 15:00 CET
🔗 https://www.collaboraoffice.com/events/webi…

Bird of Peace. Photo taken this morning from St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor at sunrise.

New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report"

me, for @Forbes

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#news #uspol #trump #alts $alts #WLFI $WLFI

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/12/02/nasdaq-tells-trump-crypto-partner-alt5-sigma-it-no-longer-meets-listing-requirements-after-missed-report/

Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report

A fintech firm that routed $500 million to an entity affiliated with President Trump is yet to file its report for the third quarter, which ended in September.

Forbes

California sued Exxon for lying about plastic recycling.
"The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of California in San Francisco, says ExxonMobil promoted recycling as a “cure-all for plastic waste,” even though the company knew that plastic would be difficult to eradicate and that certain methods of recycling could not process much of the waste produced."

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-sues-exxonmobil-plastic-recycling-deception-rcna172267

Exxon sued California for "defamation". Because they're bullies.

https://fortune.com/2025/01/08/exxon-mobil-sues-california-ag-defamation/

California sues ExxonMobil over plastics recycling, alleging 'campaign of deception'

California’s attorney general has sued ExxonMobil, alleging a “campaign of deception” to convince consumers that recycling was a solution for plastic waste.

NBC News

"Polar Night Energy has entered into an agreement with Lahti Energia to build an industrial-scale sand battery, which will integrate into Lahti Energia’s district heating network in Vääksy, Finland.

The company’s earlier Sand Battery in Pornainen is already said to be demonstrating reliable performance."

https://www.bestmag.co.uk/new-sand-battery-planned-for-finland/

New sand battery planned for Finland - Best Magazine

An industrial-scale sand battery is planned for the district heating network in Vääksy, Finland.

Best Magazine

"With global warming soon to exceed the Paris agreement target of 1.5°C average global warming, “the world has entered a new reality,” warns the Dartington Declaration, led by climate scientist Tim Lenton and issued Dec. 1. “This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose devastating risks to billions of people,” and “every fraction of a degree of additional warming increases the risk of triggering further damaging tipping points.”"

https://www.theenergymix.com/if-we-wait-it-will-be-too-late-600-scientists-warn-as-climate-tipping-points-approach/

Support immigrants under attack on this Giving Tuesday.

With the Trump regime escalating its attacks on immigrant communities, we encourage you to support the Defending Our Neighbors Fund. The fund helps individuals and families caught up in our increasingly draconian immigration system get the legal assistance they deserve: https://defendingourneighbors.org/?utm_source=uwd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-11-givingtuesday&utm_content=indivisible

Defending Our Neighbors Fund

An urgent lifeline to local organizations providing legal and bond support to immigrant families and individuals who need it most. Donate today.

Defending Our Neighbors Fund

It's weird now watching thrillers with a functioning US government

Need a term - Palintopian? Retopian? Predystopian?

Sydney Laurence
1865 – 1940

Cave Woman

#Art #Painting

Sam Altman Declares 'Code Red' for ChatGPT, Delays OpenAI Advertising Plans https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/02/openai-delays-ad-plans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Sam Altman Declares 'Code Red' for ChatGPT, Delays OpenAI Advertising Plans

OpenAI is deprioritizing work on advertising as it focuses on improving the quality of ChatGPT, reports The Information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman...

MacRumors