2026-10-31T03:18:32Z https://nostr.now Michael Graaf https://nostr.now/npub1y639sz03qzfjm5hyw0u3dlrlkqydwvamvtsu63syygyzyvnrkwxqfk59ja https://kolektiva.social/system/accounts/avatars/114/431/966/778/615/782/original/5a579a3c082155aa.png https://kolektiva.social/system/accounts/avatars/114/431/966/778/615/782/original/5a579a3c082155aa.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvtfz26dj3aysu02q6x53xevz2tgy6lausezh3wjtt0arwy6v0mqzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc6gl6l6 Here&#39;s a video about money that&#39;s very interesting, but very frustrating because it&#39;s so academic - the guy seems not to know about complementary currencies! <a href="https://youtu.be/xN7Cr0ZnwYo">https://youtu.be/xN7Cr0ZnwYo</a> 2026-10-19T17:09:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmzquy8fuhht8m3pc8c7fgul5h32xazza5389synwqylymtu0xxczyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecch2h9mf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5s37nannh9543vrwpf7kgasmf5a7sxpqcq49lfyud4jf553y0eq8nxdt5'>nevent1q…xdt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What if allowing &#34;human space exploration&#34; to be a priority now (for an infinitesimal part of the species) has the opportunity cost of denying the majority of &#34;PEOPLE to live and thrive and experience the universe&#34;? 2026-10-13T23:53:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspxaphh0n4nn3akrh03eelwgyzh9xprmmmkr96ngl6j8ad20v3e2gzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccecv6gc &#34;Education is our final refuge.&#34; Amazingly, Gaza&#39;s universities continue after the Zionist entity destroyed all their physical facilities <a href="https://youtu.be/zjv9zB40c5g">https://youtu.be/zjv9zB40c5g</a> 2026-10-05T10:51:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0k8knmd78wlremy49344l9wmg5djc5jrzggdmr8p9ukfdpdtqmvszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccr8cwh3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sepc0zh7hctlmsllphgrmp6e79vkvfqc3p89c3g7fznnetd0ugqwryfv0'>nevent1q…yfv0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#SouthAfrica&#39;s Zulu people traditionally grew a thick-stemmed variety which could be crushed for its sugary juice - a rival for sugar-cane, needing much less water. 2026-10-05T04:58:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstn04m80hgd8kutpwd6m3mmepa6al2ar7twdnt26yt6rqzjznxc5qzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccq3zp9m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvgj2k8p2hrwtf62fajj9yajaw9gzgp5s2j0aj0csmjengcvvyjqsdfgx5t'>nevent1q…gx5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Pilot programs&#34; are by definition, not UBIs. They can only explore the microeconomics. The problem with an *actual* UBI is that the retail sector will immediately adapt to slurp it up (inflating costs of basic goods &amp; services). Provision of safety nets is best done via economies of scale, in other words, free or subsidised basic goods &amp; services - a principle enshrined in #SouthAfrica&#39;s constitution but poorly implemented. 2026-10-04T08:49:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdkfx8v99920empz52t33m93ekxss75tzawt4np98luasd7fkc9gzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccerjq4d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlj3cqukc6t3vt0guxgkde7vsz3gzd92sc9puf84t747pn6zlzrcvt3mru'>nevent1q…3mru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did it loft any payload, though? 2026-09-28T17:55:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfjcm28f0hkd7f86v4ersnvxnt36kf74d9z7kxagm96gkew2yj2vqzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccy37f30 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxtadsze68pf3qrs667f5efdmt6z67jtujasjyfuqtlz5l6m9wszc4rz802'>nevent1q…z802</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is tamarind not essential to W. Sauce? 2026-09-20T11:29:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspw5eqz6hes2avlyc257ugd95kegr4vc8g9pnu0a624wn7ncqa50czyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccpjr60k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhj9agqq2afdgn54v3d68y6kq4kky9a5e6da9ck3d27gzkttfwjct9629a'>nevent1q…629a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#TrainingData 2026-09-14T19:04:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsda7qpwwlec7kctye74293c2tu070mcclg0flfs6zqa4pl8xhta4gzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecca53nhx Latest from the Forensic Architecture guy. Corpse-laden rubble being crushed &amp; trucked out of Gaza. <a href="https://youtu.be/-NR7Husbc94">https://youtu.be/-NR7Husbc94</a> 2026-08-27T20:31:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy27ff0lu4mf5ppehlntjaqtpjz2vxr3nr5rs6f42vadshkvezj9gzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecchld8fs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryh59m60qqngf59qkwpg80dcl5wf4v37dkj33uh6kd7yerj4qd8gp8scxf'>nevent1q…scxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who would be surprised if Musk negotiates nationalisation of SpaceX (while pretending to be outraged), since he probably knows as well as anybody when launches will suddenly end due to Kessler effect ? 2026-08-21T06:53:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lsmtj0auxur323mt7cfzwud5xetsl66e6vmvxv4h9pzmepxtvsqzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccg7jzu4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstky4mkc34n5h2kw8nwefruhqxj54u325w8yq77ulq0knp55jvr8gfdspqz'>nevent1q…spqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even if that &#34;resupply base&#34; was intact, it would still be inaccessible to US vessels! It&#39;s inside the Gulf. <br/><br/>Strange how the full truth is so hard to absorb, for some people. 2026-08-20T16:50:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsypufg0q5m3gq8yycskqa54zmk8tlwlcpt8f7w6uznfh7jmyc7xsgzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccyazyzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvjqy2ahngznnx6lqlhkhjj302ethghkda5cs320qn69gdutc8wg0365dj'>nevent1q…65dj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Once all those boomers need their diapers changed they&#39;ll want immigrants back. 2026-08-04T10:37:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9aau4p3qm99rlxwe4l5nkawhpswl52zcn3usk2hd506lq9jjkd5qzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc6qjjfx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspv828dw3jw58zr2g83p2mrf55kpxdcdjey08z0fvw7m57srqzx9ghxyscu'>nevent1q…yscu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What makes it racist is that it&#39;s not applied to &#34;white&#34; illegal immigrants. They&#39;re ignored. Underlying assumption being, they&#39;re a net benefit to the economy. Insofar as this holds, it applies to all immigrants. 2026-07-21T07:28:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspslqcgxyefdpakmkret9mha3dhck5rf2gs88ha70qngtt5cdwkcqzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc26m96s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8xgdu8dmrgrjya9892k5lffcmx05a22unr40ujzau2jtepfsmhceak3je'>nevent1q…k3je</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe because of the elongated shape of Roman stadia (chariot racetracks) - the word stadium refers to a unit of distance. 2026-07-19T04:36:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6wlsuzpp3zedrjjxsx6m38qaegxq25k565gyuzdg2t4j2rg4zeszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccwfkp32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsys4w556md89rz89esqsf0eu8k8n4rnk8le99d4yx2rwcsavh8ykq87he56'>nevent1q…he56</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In fact there is a precedent for the &#34;Israeli&#34; regime itself forcibly relocating settlers - from Gaza, to boot - in the days when a negotiated settlement seemed possible (of course it&#39;s still possible, but only with a realignment of the global balance of power). 2026-07-01T12:20:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspdumved6hqajzsqrc6rvyase6wgwt0mep9tagxjmt4svaytllsvszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccr068va In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jx3qkheyf54v8styzkm9lezhsddtxq47xzlfvwtfcqdppv20fdsvqkaz9'>nevent1q…kaz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can bet the Chinese are prepared to counter-offer medication funding 2026-05-06T07:06:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvk3262y325m6yzfvde8adnffzyl7dwnq997ez0dfn6kl3q8ssfzqzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc5mmqvz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsm3f545m66ul0prrec7y48kxfm29jg9wer94qxnhd0fxfhgemwslnu6k8'>nevent1q…u6k8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aside from everything else, it&#39;s not a *World* Cup if the US won&#39;t grant visas to fans from half the countries of the world! 2026-01-25T06:55:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspv69y3asms5revstdu0vgyx706pe7uatgr2slyky76stjx0zte9czyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccxe8kxa China plans 200 000 satellites <a href="https://spacenews.com/china-files-itu-paperwork-for-megaconstellations-totaling-nearly-200000-satellites/">https://spacenews.com/china-files-itu-paperwork-for-megaconstellations-totaling-nearly-200000-satellites/</a> #KesslerSyndrome 2026-01-19T08:48:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjejue6auzw2mznft6skcvvzywywckjtyf4rh5ztjrjl4trfcklszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecck6rdcg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t6g9njmuag0ljgktf58a6uuzml037yjk453grcmsj6w63u7gjegag8934'>nevent1q…8934</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another reason to boycott is that supporters from many countries are denied visas purely for being from those countries. <br/><br/>While the 1936 Olympic boycott flopped, most countries&#39; athletes themselves successfully boycotted the parade past the dictator, ruining his day. 2026-01-13T06:06:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82e4qhzqys243g6yryy2q6xatgga88l9f0lvqqpe79qxz0h70svszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc8205g4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4rqhrqezpgfxpkx0pe63sflpk8gv047evspuurxfdqq9e80uf2qnewx5c'>nevent1q…wx5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The nice thing about living in #SouthAfrica is that the gov&#39;t does the infiltration &amp; when necessary, repression of white supremacy. After the first few jailings the supremacists learned to keep their heads down. Yes, there are (were, anyway) &#34;white&#34; undercover cops who made the transition from serving the apartheid regime to serving the (putatively) non-racial one. 2025-12-30T07:30:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86arqyqgr2v5g5y8y8hmxmv73s683pcqpuq44tc8pqnerqaxrejczyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccdyzvkg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7p7dgfuh6xjcqw6y8vn8vw8nerdqml392hdt80cj60t0dqqwungjq75ku'>nevent1q…75ku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Much as colonial boundaries need to be discredited, even the colour zones here implicitly reinforce the idea of ethnic/linguistic territories, when peoples have often lived more closely intermingled, 2025-12-28T18:40:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jzln02mlg477k09hjfjpynu60zvahy05zqnq4470xm3dnhwf8yszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccp063jq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgyrf9c4q82pg89hxs95e2n4lyxhuuyrzz8al7fnmdrm0lrt7gcgrc6qjx'>nevent1q…6qjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To put it another way, while China is still commissioning new coal power stations, it is shutting down old ones much faster. 2025-12-17T08:12:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfyv2a4avlz7jmqy4dklq50vznmsjy0h7kfv66yp5hgvxccqgkjsgzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecchywa7e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9knamnmhq22ghga85zy6e7dpqf4stpu4003278s2hkqrrv3xg0sauxagq'>nevent1q…xagq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While of course antisemitism exists, those who automatically assume that events like this can only be explained by it, need to widen their horizons. Like many, perhaps most regimes, the Israeli regime is quite capable of killing its own citizens for political purposes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive</a> 2025-12-16T12:01:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dmgz8fs56hreavjk08dt3g74wfe5482p8kd5yx8pv0pns9hewvgzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc97kcst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqg8vlse3fq45q3wp4wynuwd6rrcqr8x34rahda7ydrvkqf2429tqhjq0cu'>nevent1q…q0cu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Similarly, China had only to announce its planned moon landing for the US to fall over itself pouring half its GDP into doing it first. 2025-10-12T17:32:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05d78sukz0eatc83u9568362ly9zrmmjcvu8fv3g7qvx99rvzjwgzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccnkevyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6c8e4gp6yz7g5n78x4l8e44msd8n0mpkfjmunrjqakuzjcl5pkqpc3svf'>nevent1q…3svf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suharto ruled long enough to host Mandela on a state visit, having donated heavily to the ANC... some of us wondered whether Mandela innocently thought this was that chap who helped launch the Non-Aligned Movement just before Mandela was jailed (Sukarno). 2025-10-08T16:23:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq723ak0gcqr5w3qlrd0qsz29wadwt0ljy726l00x42jjrte5hmrczyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccd8n9jw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhwnxh400qlwj4xtxcpg04nrveypknhdux99vguqkc3z8mzghn3qmlgt4w'>nevent1q…gt4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>China has always returned nutrients from human bodily waste back to the food production cycle - perhaps one of the reasons for its remarkable survival as a civilisation. 2025-08-12T07:16:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg22aky5t9grj2qgge7pzwt2rx6d8fr77c6sy3g78jjkghrlgpjhgzyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccwmk3u8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9k3gatjzrx76j77lr2p3mmve2s5r3l8vlj9pkf9sthq7x9c7a3g4f9635'>nevent1q…9635</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Footage circulating at the time showed kibbutz houses &amp; cars clearly strafed from above by helicopter gunships. The guerillas who broke out of Gaza had no means of doing such damage. The footage soon stopped circulating. 2025-08-07T06:26:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdc6erwcjf68hs7avgdkzwa2s7a63tlyzjjkxmkdqs6fhuqv3eltczyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvwecc6qd7dz The Internet Archive&#39;s Open Library only digitally &#34;lends&#34; each book to one person at a time. But the IP Absolutists insist on blocking event that! <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-bans-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/">https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-bans-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/</a> 2025-08-01T11:16:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs23ud96gza9jrxtqpegxnws9acs6l628pzdlyshc09p4tgchtdz3czyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccdnplr4 Could it be that this is aiming towards the BRICS payment commons? <a href="https://techcentral.co.za/payments-shake-up-in-south-africa/267467/">https://techcentral.co.za/payments-shake-up-in-south-africa/267467/</a> 2025-07-29T05:37:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jqljm8hw8akj6echa7dafgl867rd7vudmpnc3z4w9q2lgea4nzszyqn2ykqf7yqfxtwju3elj9hu07cq34enhd3wrn2xqs3qsg3jvweccrwmfnn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsra0khgzw3ny30yy503lq5s7a8z560ajd5svzyelnjxxc4fn29x5c67he0h'>nevent1q…he0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ahem... your conversation sounds antiquated. Grid storage has always been around, mostly pumped, but now with the rapid advance of batteries, it&#39;s the new &#34;base-load.&#34; 2025-07-17T09:01:56Z