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pb_gamble

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*Please note that this is now my Backup Account, I'll be posting from now on over on my new Primary Account here: https://aus.social/@ArtByPeterBackupAcc
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chaser, to random
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“Unprecedented”: Old white man faces consequences for his actions https://chaser.com.au/world/unprecedented-old-white-man-faces-consequences-for-his-actions/

pb_gamble,
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@chaser * "Old Orange man"

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, to auspol
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South Australia: "Ambulance ramping has been formally shelved as the Malinauskas government’s top priority in a substantial ministerial reshuffle that focuses on growing housing, population and the economy."

@PMalinauskasMP @alpsa #auspol @auscovid19

Source: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/analysis-winners-and-losers-in-sa-labor-governments-first-cabinet-reshuffle-paul-starick/news-story/4ff2c15c2323fec2f7a7227eb9daca18

The next election, in March, 2026, is now positioned as a test of whether the Malinauskas government has fixed the housing crisis and eased skills shortages while growing the economy and population. The Cabinet has been dramatically repurposed, with substantial changes to the responsibilities of the Deputy Premier and Treasurer, at the highest level. In a sensible move, Deputy Premier Susan Close has been stripped of the defence and space portfolios, which have been handed to Treasurer Stephen Mullighan. As deputy leader, Dr Close has a substantial say in portfolio allocation, which involves balancing factions and gender. Dr Close’s new role of Workforce and Population Strategy Minister more accurately describes what she had been doing in defence. The challenge of building a skilled workforce for the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine construction is immense and her education background has been useful planning higher and vocational education developments. A pacifist, she seemed ill at ease with appearing at Osborne Naval Shipyard for high-stakes talks about warships and submarines – Mr Malinauskas revels in that spotlight. With this in mind, Mr Mullighan will have to do a lot of the grunt work as the rubber hits the road at Osborne, now the joint submarine builders have been announced and construction of the shipyard starts. Dr Close has lost portfolio responsibilities, including SA Water to a super Housing portfolio, but her internal influence has been maintained.
Nat Cook and Joe Szakacs are the biggest losers. Ms Cook cherished the social housing aspect of her Human Services portfolio, which has been lost, but she has gained Seniors and Ageing Well. Mr Szakacs has lost police and emergency services after law and order became a pain point for the government. Trade and Investment are decent portfolios but Mr Champion had them combined with housing. The ebullient Rhiannon Pearce, however, assists the effervescent Katrine Hildyard as Assistant Minister for Junior Sport Participation. This, surely, is a worthy portfolio addition given the insidious rise of social media dominating young minds, rather than healthy outdoor activities.

pb_gamble,
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19 Peter Malinauskas had no intention of solving the ramping, it was just a lie to get himself elected, his brother Rob on the board of Santos is the one calling all the shots, notice how fast that anti-protestor legislation got passed when they protested against Santos? in Just 12 hours! An Australian legislative record. Now Rob wants a large building on festival plaza, and who do you think just approved it? Yup, good'ol brother Pete!

pb_gamble, to nature
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Monochrome Bee Butt, from the color shot I took earlier today :) I'll do a little more work on the master image before adding to my gallery.

largess, to climate
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists | Climate crisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists

>But based on preliminary analyses, he said these factors were not sufficient to account for the 0.2C increase: “If the anomaly does not stabilise by August – a reasonable expectation based on previous El Niño events – then the world will be in uncharted territory. It could imply that a warming planet is already fundamentally altering how the climate system operates, much sooner than scientists had anticipated.”

>The core of the problem – fossil fuel emissions

I don't agree, the core of the problem is human behavior, still plenty of people in here flying, driving etc and clutching their pearls. A good perspective here from physicist Tom Murphy

https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2024/04/distilled-disintegration/

Faster then the median perhaps but there's plenty of "hot models" saying it's to be expected and temps are looking like they're accelerating, yo'ud think the precautionary principal alone would motivate peoples voting and actions but alas...

pb_gamble,
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@largess I agree that the core of the problem is human behavior in that humans are LETTING the 1% cause 99% of the problem. The average person on the street is NOT the problem at all. The average person doesn't take private jets everywhere, the average person doesn't run several mining operations, the average person isn't seeking several new coal power station permits, etc.

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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Morning walk in #VealeGardens #Adelaide and some #Kookaburras were visiting :)

#Birds #FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Parklands #Australia

A light pink and yellow flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
Two kookaburras sitting on a branch (C)P.Gamble Photography
A close up of a fluffy kookaburra sitting on a branch (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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The rain held off for a bit of a walk through this morning :)

Another small vibrant pink rose with raindrops on its petals (C)P.Gamble Photography
A large yellow rose with raindrops on its petals (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to art
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New this morning and up in the online gallery, an abstract piece titled 'Windy Day Lavender'.
(6318x9372pixels master)

#Abstract #Lavender #Art #Artist #Arte #Artwork #DigitalArt #Australia #Adelaide #Inspirational #Wallart #Prints #Canvas #Canvases #MastodonArt #MastoArt #ArtMatters #FediArt #ArtCollector #ArtBooster #UniqueArt #AbstractArt #AYearForArt #CreativeToots #Color #Colorful #SilentSunday

chaser, to random
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Guy who doesn’t question why ‘completed’ flat pack has a bunch of ‘extra’ parts, recently hired as Boeing engineer
https://chaser.com.au/general-news/guy-who-doesnt-question-why-completed-flat-pack-has-a-bunch-of-extra-parts-recently-hired-as-boeing-engineer/

pb_gamble,
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@chaser as a mechanic or a hitman?

chaser, to random
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Government that ‘cant afford’ to raise JobSeeker, finds spare $840m to give to Gina
https://chaser.com.au/general-news/government-that-cant-afford-to-raise-jobseeker-finds-spare-840m-to-give-to-gina/

pb_gamble,
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@chaser Bout time for him to go get another $368 billion pair of Biden Brand sunnies isn't it?

pb_gamble, to Bloomscrolling
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A few pics from a late-morning/early-afternoon walk in #VealeGardens and the Walyu Yarta Community Garden earlier on today :)

#BloomScrolling #Ducklings #Nature #FlowersOfMastodon #Parklands #Australia #Adelaide

A vibrant red hibiscus close up shot of its pollen stamen (C)P.Gamble Photography
A bee collecting pollen from a bright orange and peach colored rose (C)P.Gamble Photography
Four ducklings enjoying a feed of corn (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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Today's mid-morning walk in and eight new wood duck ducklings overnight! :)

A bright red Hibiscus flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
Three of the new ducklings on the grass (C)P.Gamble Photography
One of the waterfall features in Veale Gardens, Adelaide (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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34.6°C (94.28°F) at 5am :( It's going to be a HOT day here in #Adelaide

pb_gamble,
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@melissabeartrix Stay cool too 👍 I much prefer the cold, lol

pb_gamble, to Bloomscrolling
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Finished a few days ago, titled 'Birds of Paradise', a watercolor-styled (digital) piece on vertical black.
(4800x7040pixels master)

#FlowersOfMastodon #Flowers #Floral #Art #Artist #Arte #Artwork #DigitalArt #Australia #Inspirational #Wallart #Canvas #Canvases #MastodonArt #Nature #MastoArt #ArtMatters #FediArt #ArtCollector #Paintings #Painting #ArtBooster #UniqueArt #AbstractArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #AYearForArt #CreativeToots #Color #Colorful #SilentSunday

glynmoody, to philosophy
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#Roman egg found in Aylesbury still has contents after 1,700 years - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/12/roman-egg-found-in-aylesbury-still-has-contents-after-1700-years "a little daunting riding on the tube and walking around the capital with such an extraordinary and fragile egg in his care." #archaeology

pb_gamble,
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@glynmoody I didn't know Romans laid eggs! 😲

pb_gamble, to Bloomscrolling
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For years when I used to work in Glenelg I walked past this lovely white hibiscus bush on the way to work after getting an iced coffee at the local coles across the road, never took photos of it until today, it was flowering really nicely in the sun today so I stopped, put down the groceries I was carrying and took a couple of shots :)

#FlowersOfMastodon #SilentSunday #BloomScrolling #Adelaide #Australia #Flowers #Glenelg #Colorful #Hibiscus

A white hibiscus flower with very bright orange and red pollen receptors (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Bloomscrolling
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New yesterday in the gallery titled 'Lavender in the wind', color shot with reduced monochrome background :)
(9984x6816 pixels master)

#FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Floral #fotografie #photography #naturephotography #Art #Artist #Arte #Artwork #Australia #Adelaide #Inspirational #Wallart #Prints #Canvas #Canvases #MastodonArt #Nature #MastoArt #ArtMatters #FediArt #ArtCollector #GiftIdeas #ArtBooster #UniqueArt #AbstractArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #AYearForArt #CreativeToots #Color #Colorful #SilentSunday #Monochrome

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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A few shots, some macros, from today's late morning walk in #VealeGardens #Adelaide

#FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Nature #MacroPhotography #Parklands #Australia

The pollen receptors of a large white angels trumpet flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
Tiny yellow flower buds with intricate fractal-like patterns (C)P.Gamble Photography
The pollen receptors of a reed red shiny large flower (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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Morning Mastodonians, a nice sunny morning here in and going to be a hot one later, stay cool. Some color to start your day 👍

A nice cream-yellow rose with dew on its petals (C)P.Gamble Photography
A tiny white and yellow flower opening to the morning sun (C)P.Gamble Photography
One of the yellow duckings, now almost white (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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Nice cool but sunny walk early this morning :)

A pink rose with morning dew (C)P.Gamble Photography
A monochrome shot of the light colored duckling (C)P.Gamble Photography
A small red rose with dew quickly evaporating from it in the morning sun making it glisten (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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This morning's walk in #VealeGardens #Adelaide :)
Nice sunny morning with a tiny bit of chill in the air, just perfect!
Took the time to wander and take some shots of the little things, some tiny flowers along the route.

#BloomScrolling #SilentSunday #FlowersOfMastodon #Color #Nature #Parklands #Australia

A small wild iris about to open its petals to the new day (C)P.Gamble Photography
A fully open wild iris flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
A tiny blue flower (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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Good morning fellow Mastodonians, a nice morning here in #Adelaide and the sun is shining :)

#Nature #NaturePhotography #VealeGardens #Bees #Ducklings #Color #Parklands #Australia #FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling

Two of the remaining 6 ducklings, growing fast! (C)P.Gamble Photography
A tiny blue flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
A bees collecting morning pollen in the golden morning light (C)P.Gamble Photography

notsle, to StarTrek
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pb_gamble,
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@notsle I think I prefer 7zip of 9 👍

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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It's shaping up to be a nice day here in #Adelaide so whether you celebrate Australia Day or not, have a good one 👍 :)

#FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Floral #fotografie #photography #naturephotography #Art #Artist #Arte #Artwork #DigitalArt #Australia #Adelaide #Inspirational #Wallart #Prints #Canvas #Canvases #MastodonArt #Nature #MastoArt #ArtMatters #FediArt #ArtCollector #Paintings #Painting #Gifts #GiftIdeas #MothersDay #Christmas #Birthday #Present #ArtBooster #UniqueArt #AbstractArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #AYearForArt #CreativeToots #Color #Colorful #SilentSunday #AustraliaDay

A vibrant purple and yellow iris flower with raindrops (C)P.Gamble Photography
A yellow daisy flower (C)P.Gamble Photography
A bee visiting a tree dahlia flower (C)P.Gamble Photography

pb_gamble, to Adelaide
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This morning's walk in #VealeGardens #Adelaide it's going to be a hot one later today! Trying out some different camera settings.

#BloomScrolling #FlowersOfMastodon #Color #Australia #Roses

A small round vibrant blue flower (actually a weed but still nice) (C)P.Gamble Photography
A vibrant reddish magenta flower with white center (C)P.Gamble Photography
A group of very tiny blue and white flowers in the morning sun (C)P.Gamble Photography

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