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🪧 Opposition to energy transition projects driven by local concerns rather than right-wing populism, finds study
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-opposition-energy-transition-driven-local.html

Opposition to energy transition projects driven by local concerns rather than right-wing populism, finds study
Proposals for new wind power infrastructure frequently face opposition in affected communities. While right-wing populists are often among the opponents, the question remains: are they actually driving these protests?

Alt text - Why It's Important
- please use #AltText -
https://publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/alt-text

Alt text - Why It's Important - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish
This page helps explain why it's important to use alt text when posting images on Bluesky, best practices, and tips. Cover-WhyUseAltText-v2-flat-800.jpg INDEX Here are just some of the ways alt-text …

#HashTagGames
#MostOppositeGames
Rules:
1. Name two games that are opposites of each other (don't explain).
2. Name two things they have in common.
3. Name two more games that don't have either of those things in common.
4. Repeat from step 2.
You can make your own post or continue someone else's.
I'll start:
Arcade Hearts and Dark Souls are opposites.
But they're both single-player digital games!
Soccer and Tetris are opposites.
But they're both games that count points and which involve physical dexterity.
Chess and tag are opposites.
...

Federal workforce advocates flood opposition to renewed Schedule F (Erich Wagner/GovExec.com)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/06/federal-workforce-advocates-flood-opposition-renewed-schedule-f/405894/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p155#a250606p155

I bet I'm the only person in #Japan who learned about what #OnePiece is not from anyone here, but from following news about #Indonesia and that symbol being used as a sign of protest against

Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon pirates | Lowy Institute
Pop culture resistance can become a powerful form of resistance – especially when authorities overreact.

Why Raiders QB Geno Smith is eager to prove the opposition wrong

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/why-raiders-qb-geno-smith-is-eager-to-prove-the-opposition-wrong/…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Lee Hannah:
🎵 Opacity
#LeeHannah
https://leehannah.bandcamp.com/track/opacity

Dear Apple-hating replyguys posting from the hip, when I say “my 7-year old iPad Pro still works fine and I don’t see any reason to upgrade”—that’s actually the polar opposite of “planned obsolescence”.

Saw a comment on a news article about NUAR (the database of underground assets) which linked to a 2014 RAIB report about an obstruction in an underground tunnel. And, yikes.
> The operators of the piling rig involved were unaware that they were working above an operational railway tunnel. Its position was not shown on the site plan, or on any map available to either the developer or the local planning authority.

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/trump-musk-spacex-contracts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M08.mPqO.ohUbKK54gTLd
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p163#a250606p163