Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@qoto.org
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
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@LouisIngenthron Tons of them... Years ago the first crypto crash was caused by US regulations that prevented the use of crypto in ordinary transactions (so you cant use it in stores int he US)... more recently regulations have made it illegal for my bank, one of the biggest legitimate actors in the crypto world, to stop supporting crypto. To quote a representative from the bank:
"As a result of the evolving regulatory environment and the uncertainties around the crypto market in the U.S., we’ve taken the difficult decision, together with our U.S. banking partner, to suspend access to cryptocurrencies through Revolut in the U.S."
Sadly the USA has went out of its way to regulate crypto out of existance and create exactly this environment, where it is virtually illegal to hold or use crypto so that only those who dont care about what is legal is left using it. This has been a very clear and obvious pattern out of the US government in an attempt to kill crypto.
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So that shrieking windbag Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has admitted she is openly coordinating with Trump to keep an “impeachment inquiry” into Biden open for as “long and excruciatingly painful” as possible. This is the real “weaponization” of the government: going after the President with absolutely no evidence, solely for political points.
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Le mouvement #Streamline... superbe tricycle de 1936, aux formes fluides et aerodynamiques.
The #Streamline movement... superb tricycle from 1936, with fluid and aerodynamic shapes.
By Lumière de l'Atelier
#Style #Stil #Art #Kunst #Treppe #Artist #photography #photo #architecture #staircases #AbandonedWorld
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Platycostis vittata (oak treehopper) photographed in Sarasota, #Florida. (Flickr photo by Matthew Cicanese)
By #AnimalPhotography
#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
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ICYMI, this isn't the fist time Green has called out companies for profiting rather than bringing cures to people:
In July, he pointed out Johnson & Johnson's patent thickets were keeping TB generics from low- and middle-income countries
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2023/07/14/tb-drug-bedaquiline-johnson-and-johnson-john-green/
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Legal legerdemain: how the pressure group Sex Matters redefines part of the Equality Act 2010 to deny trans and non-binary children rights the legislation was intended to protect. https://coppolacomment.substack.com/p/legal-legerdemain
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Kingfishishing in a fish hole...
Photo: Gisela Delpho
By #AnimalPhotography
#NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
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Another terrible tragedy has struck Northern Africa. Heavy rains have burst dams in Libya, sweeping whole neighborhoods to the sea and untold thousands to their deaths. This is heartbreaking to witness, and I implore the world community to come immediately to the aid of all those affected.
@sciencebase Do you get Crane Flies in actinic traps? Little bleeders love it inside at night but they are all boringly alike. Is there anything good about them?
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Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
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100+ from Scientist Rebellion are again demonstrating peacefully against fossil subsidies, on the A12 in The Hague, organised by @extinctionrebellionnl . As well as the white lab coats, 20+ professors are also present in academic robes. In total there is an est. 10,000+ protestors present
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I'm personally in favour of banning political parties that are entirely bankrolled by their millionaire leaders. Seems much more important for democracy than banning the EU flag at the last night of the Proms.
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A read of the Harpers article shows how much freedom to govern itself a city like Birmingham had in the 1890s, compared to modern English cities, which are run under the centralised authority (but not responsibility) of Whitehall and the Treasury. May be the main reason for the difference?
Article by @davidallengreen
Whatever happened to ‘the best-governed city in the world’? https://emptycity.substack.com/p/whatever-happened-to-the-best-governed?
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Philosophising consumerism.
A beautiful philosophical journey on the meaning of being a consumer in a consumer society.
By Lewis Waller
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Exploring Trumpism's cult-like grip: a deep dive into the psychology of loyalty. This piece dissects the eerie similarities between Trumpism and classic cults, shedding light on the manipulation tactics of both. Can we break free from this political cult? There just might be a chance. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trumpism-maga-cult-deprogram-democracy
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A top advisor to Zelensky states that Elon Musk's decision to assist Russia by disabling Starlink for the Ukrainians led to the deaths of civilians, including children.
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The crunch comes when Labour publish the GE manifesto. Whatever it says IS what they will try to do, unforeseen circumstances aside. They have to. If a party wins, it is deemed to be because people liked what you pledged in that document. It is what has got you elected. The will of the people, you might say.
That's when hoping for all this Tory-lite rhetoric to have been a cunning disguise may have to end.
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Greta Thunberg: „After a summer full of extreme weather and shattered records, the world is still gearing up towards climate catastrophe. We need climate activists now more than ever. On Sept 15th we’ll once again strike for climate justice, to #EndFossilFuels.“
More info at: ➡️ http://fridaysforfuture.org
#KlimaStreik #FFF #FridaysForFuture
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
