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Slovenia Trade Deficit Narrows in October — TradingView News byteseu.com/1605771/ #Slovenia



This observation makes me think that my autistic brain and ADHD is constantly in this state.
I exaggerate, however reading non-verbal cues rather than unconsciously integrating them at a cost, predicting the worst results in news, anticipating, is my daily task.
I have very little time to do random things and that applies to Doomscrowling. I see the adiction in it but I have a goal behind.
My feeling is that I could thrive in chaos, because it’s my natural state.


Finally caught up with this week's edition of The Bradbury Group and it's a really good one, with NZ Herald columnist Simon Wilson, former Winston First and Nat MP Tau Henare, and Green MP Steve Abel;

thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/12/02/…

They talk about the challenge of funding local government, and public perception differences between tax and rates. Again, I think both need to be collected by IRD and split between central and local;

mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/115…

#podcasts #Rova #WaateaNews #TheBradburyGroup

in reply to Strypey

In the local government reform issue, once again, I see the importance of an accurate and highly visible record of our political history.

We can and will disagree on what that history means. Which reforms were successful and which ones led to our current problems. That's fine, that's what democratic debate is all about.

But we need to be able to agree on *what* was done in our institutions, when, and by who. So that debate is based in reality.

#PoliticalHistory



2026 World Cup: Can Ghana navigate England, Croatia, and Panama in Group L? byteseu.com/1605769/ #Croatia


How do I fix this? allforgardening.com/1531207/ho… #pothos



“We’re Not Going To Romania Just For Production, We Want To Increase Our Engineering Footprint There Too!” byteseu.com/1605767/ #Romania



I was talking to my supervisor about the quietness of the snow day -- blissfully without #Snowblowers! I commented on how the same people were the ones with #Lawnmowers and #Leafblowers. My supervisor replied, "But everyone has those. At least where I live."
I replied, "We don't! We have a snow pusher and a couple of shovels, we leave the leaves alone, and when we do mow, it's either using a grass whip or a push-mower. No noise, lots of exercise!"

And yes, I hope to get our yard to the point where the grass whip is all we might need occasionally. I want to redo most of our *lawn* with native grasses and wildflowers.

#SolarPunkSunday #PushMowers #NoisePollution #LeaveTheLeaves

in reply to DoomsdaysCW

Had to do a web search for grass whip. Hadn't heard of them before.
in reply to Nick

@ratcatcher Oh, it's brilliant! Sort of like a scythe! We have a True Temper grass whip!

seedsandgrain.com/grass-whip/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrassWhip




Bulgaria doctors visit Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center byteseu.com/1605765/ #Bulgaria



Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong?
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-06/paramount-larry-ellison-hollywood-warner-bros-netflix-skydance-sarandos?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Entertainment @entertainment-LATimes



Today: 🇲🇩 Moldova Closes Eurovision 2026 Song Submissions & 🇬🇪 Participants Film Postcards for Junior Eurovision 2025 byteseu.com/1605763/ #Moldova


How do I add a Thank You note for people who buy my book? | Leanpub Help Center help.leanpub.com/en/articles/4… #books #writing #selfpublishing #indiepublishing


OPINION: "My research shows that self-employment is far more common among artists than among other workers. Yet many go independent not because they crave entrepreneurship but because it’s the only option available," Joanna Woronkowicz writes.

mississippifreepress.org/opini…



on anime and feminism

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in reply to Steph (festive version)

basically, Sailor Moon is how come I know I’m definitely non-binary and it isn’t just internalised misogyny

because obviously women are awesome! I’m just not a woman



FM: Greece can be an honest broker in an unstable world byteseu.com/1605761/ #economy #Energy #FOREIGNAFFAIRS #Greece #MiddleEast #Politics #Russia #Ukraine