"Blessed are the cracked for they let the light shine in" ~ Spike Milligan.
Pronouns he/him/his. Live near Qld/NSW border, west of the GDR.
In the end, all that matters is:
- how well did you live?
- how well did you love?
- how well did you learn to let go?
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Live simply so that others may simply live.
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Heat wave causes havoc in Mali, kills 100 people (africanperceptions.org)
Mali is among the countries currently suffering extreme heat with some areas hit by a temperature of 48,5°C, has recorded more than 100 deaths, victims of the heat wave. Malian meteorologists say the city Southwestern di Kayes recorded the hottest day in African history on April 4, 2024....
Woman killed in Sydney stabbing attacks was trying to save her baby (www.theguardian.com)
Ash Good, who died in shopping centre stabbing spree after handing over infant for treatment, hailed as an ‘incredible mother’
Australia should prepare for 20-year megadroughts as the climate crisis worsens, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Australia should prepare for “megadroughts” that last more than 20 years and will worsen due to human-induced global heating, new research has found. Megadroughts are exceptionally severe periods of below average rainfall that last decades. Climate modelling by the Australian National University, published in the journal of...
Pentagon: North Korea continues to supply weapons to Russia (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Pentagon assessed that North Korea continues to supply Russia with weapons, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said at a press briefing on April 1.
Amnesty International urges review of Indonesian troops in West Papua after torture video (asiapacificreport.nz)
Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for an evaluation of the placement of TNI (Indonesian military) in Papua after a video of a Papuan man being tortured by several soldiers at the Gome Post in Puncak regency, Central Papua, went viral on social media. “This incident was a [case of] cruel and inhuman torture that really...
Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest (japantoday.com)
Brazil and France announced on Tuesday the launch of an investment program in the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in private and public funds over the next four years, according to a joint statement.The announced was made during French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day visit...
Iceland joins Czech ammunition initiative, commits 2 million euros (kyivindependent.com)
The Icelandic government announced on March 25 that they will spend two million euros on the project. Iceland also said they will support the purchase of equipment for servicewomen in the Ukrainian army.
Dune: The History Of The Spacing Guild Navigators (www.thegamer.com)
Many new concepts and ideas are introduced in the earliest chapters of the series, but a key part of the Dune universe is the Spacing Guild Navigators. In a universe that thrives on interstellar travel, this group holds a pretty important position. They don't usually take center stage, but their lore and history are as dense as...
Nineteen Tasmanians banned from public native forestry estate after logging protests | ABC News (www.youtube.com)
19 Tasmanians have received indefinite bans from entering any of the state's public native forestry estate — an area covering 812,000 hectares....
Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules (www.reuters.com)
Australia on Monday said it would tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers that could halve its migrant intake over the next two years as the government looks to overhaul what it said was a "broken" migration system.