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Thinking out loud about overshoot, doom, & the pointlessness of being

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Oh look, December 2025 through February 2026 was the 2nd warmest winter on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to Prism climate data.

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05.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's brain-melting. Ach...

Happy Tuesday, Piper

05.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, the Israeli military has issued an evacuation order to hundreds of thousands of peeps living in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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05.03.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dear...

05.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) have declared a 24-hour nationwide strike on March 5, 2026, Thursday, starting at 00.01 and ending at 24.00 in solidarity with those Greek seafarers who remain stuck on merchant ships in the war-torn Middle East.

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05.03.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oof. So much cracking doom atm!

05.03.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shit day here too. But the rain has calmed down a lil bit. Ach!!! Is it drink o'clock yet?

Afternoons, Eanna

05.03.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ain't that the truth

05.03.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Personal doomer update: Tis time to head back to the office and feign fellow-feeling with my new colleagues for a few hours.

#FuckMyLife
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05.03.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A sage plan, friend

05.03.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, LNG shipping rates have soared 650% to $300,000 per day since last week.

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05.03.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, February saw β€œunseasonably warm” weather in Hong Kong with mean temps 3C above the normal, marking the end of the city’s hottest winter since records began in 1884.

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05.03.2026 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One can and should do both

Afternoons Veronica.

05.03.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert.

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05.03.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, an Iranian drone has struck an Azerbaijani airport near the two countries’ shared border.

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05.03.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Personal doomer update: For the last month and a half I have been partially deaf, but now I can hear clearly again and the cacophony is jarring.

#Ach
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05.03.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, Iran says it has targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned β€œseparatist groups” against action in the widening war.

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05.03.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, an oil tanker has been hit by a "large explosion" in the waters off of Kuwait, resulting in a large oil spill.

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05.03.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, Iraq’s entire national grid shut down on March 4, 2026, affecting all provinces.

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05.03.2026 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, Japanese oil refiners have asked the government to release oil from national reserves amid supply constraints due to Middle East tensions.

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05.03.2026 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, China has told energy companies to suspend new fuel export contracts and try to cancel already arranged fuel shipments abroad.

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05.03.2026 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seconded

05.03.2026 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, on Feb. 25, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, listed the total number of birds impacted by bird flu at more than 195 million birds, and as of Wednesday, just one week later, the total number of impacted birds was just over 200.6 million birds.

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05.03.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, global flight cancelations to the Middle East exceed 23,000 since February 28th, with airline disruption costs nearing $1 billion.

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05.03.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, the Trump administration is considering weakening the 2008 vessel speed rule, one of the most important federal safeguards protecting critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from lethal vessel strikes.

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05.03.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, a study conducted in the city of Barcelona shows that, one year after pedestrianizing several streets, the average daily sound level decreased by 3.1 decibels.

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05.03.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have a splendiferous eve, sweetest

04.03.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That works too

04.03.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lush. You win with a first punch knockout tonight dearest, as I have to get horizontal and get over the social travails of the day. Ach!!!!

04.03.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Speak for yourself, friend

04.03.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0