Nick Young

Nick Young

@nickofnz.bsky.social

Settler in so-called New Zealand. West Aucklander. Oppose Ford Rangers.

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The reckless expansion of mega data centers has gone unchecked for too long. An immediate halt on approvals for new mega data centres is the circuit breaker we urgently need. Sign the petition to protect our water and energy, and force Big Tech to put people before profits:

greenpeace.orgBreak Free from Big Tech - Greenpeace InternationalBig Tech’s unchecked data centre expansion is draining local power grids, wasting precious water, and threatening our climate. Stand up to corporate greed. Sign the petition to demand a freeze on new ...

Anthropic is about to make billions selling shares—while their CEO warns its AI could threaten the survival of humanity. So a few people get very rich while the rest of us risk everything. That’s the billionaire playbook.

So let me get this straight ... Anthropic will make billions selling shares, while their CEO warns AI could literally threaten humanity's survival. A few people get hideously rich while the rest of us pay the price. Sounds like business as usual for the billionaires. What planet are they on??

If Luxon’s lot win this election, will it be the first time a New Zealand government gets legitimately accused of a rigging an election? Closing voter enrolment two weeks early has very predictable impacts. #nzpol

“For small Pacific nations, international law isn’t an abstract concern. If we weaken our commitment to international law when it concerns Palestinians, we undermine the principles on which our own sovereignty depends.” — Nāsili Vaka‘uta. 🔗 shorturl.at/RNzFv

shorturl.atPalestine and the Pacific: Have we forgotten our own history? | E-Tangata“For small Pacific nations, international law isn’t an abstract concern. If we weaken our commitment to international law when it concerns Palestinians, we undermine the principles on which our own so...

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5 of the "Denniston 11" have been found guilty, the 6 ground crew not guilty: Bathurst 'had no authority to exclude people generally from the area' and Bathurst's rights are 'extremely limited' on public reserve land. Please support their fundraiser for legal costs: chuffed.org/project/1296...

chuffed.orgSupport the Denniston 11Support the Denniston 11Climate Resistance Trial – West Coast 2025We’re raising funds to support the Denniston 11 — a group of peaceful protestors facing court for standing up for the climate, biodive...

Wolves are now roaming into Finnish villages after Google cleared over 56 million square feet of forest habitat to build AI data centers. "We had wolves coming into the village because all the wild animals moved out of the forest." futurism.com/future-socie...

futurism.comWolves Descend on Finnish Villages After Google Hacked Down 1,300 Acres of Habitat to Make Room for AI Data CentersGoogle's cut-first pay-later approach to Finland's boreal forests is leaving wild fauna without a place to call home.

COP31 poses a critical question to governments: how will they accelerate their efforts to solve the escalating climate crisis? What’s at stake at #COP31 Antalya and why it matters for global climate safety www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

greenpeace.orgWhat’s at stake at COP31 Antalya and why it matters for global climate safety - Greenpeace InternationalCOP31 poses a critical question to governments: how will they accelerate their efforts to solve the escalating climate crisis?
Nick Young@nickofnz.bsky.social

The reckless expansion of mega data-centers has gone unchecked for too long. An immediate halt on approvals for more is the circuit breaker we urgently need. Sign the petition to protect our water and energy, and force Big Tech to put people before profits: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

We're humans, not robots. We need clean water, not data centers. #̡̡̢̡̡̧̡̢̨̡̛̛̛̛̳̪̰̩̟̮̪̣̫̙̠̱̘̜̭̙̥̙̖̬̫̘̖̩̫̥̭̗̭̬̞̥̮̖̖̬ͨͣ̐̆ͨ̎̏̃ͧ̑ͤ́ͧ̄ͦ̇̏ͦͩͣͩ̔̈̎̊̈̋̀̄̒̆ͦ̂́̈̃̑ͨͧͨ̆̓ͬ̌̄̎̆̊̊̕ Pass it on.

The reckless expansion of mega data-centers has gone unchecked for too long. An immediate halt on approvals for more is the circuit breaker we urgently need. Sign the petition to protect our water and energy, and force Big Tech to put people before profits: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

greenpeace.orgBreak Free from Big Tech - Greenpeace InternationalBig Tech’s unchecked data centre expansion is draining local power grids, wasting precious water, and threatening our climate. Stand up to corporate greed. Sign the petition to demand a freeze on new ...

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Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves as El Niño has been strengthening. Governments must NOT wait for more devastating consequences to take the climate crisis seriously. ACT NOW. www.bbc.com/weather/arti...

bbc.comFive ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the worldAs the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.

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Condemn the damage, sure. But don’t erase the demands, excuse police brutality or pretend injustice began when the protest did. Let's stand for non-violent resistance AND refuse to treat broken windows as a greater outrage than broken lives.

As Nepal reels from disaster and extreme heat grips workers across South Asia, voices from Senegal, the Philippines, Bangladesh and India join Sri Lankan fishing communities in Mannar to demand that polluters be held accountable. #MakePollutersPay www.dhakatribune.com/422261

dhakatribune.comMake polluters pay: From Mannar to the world, communities demandAt Keeri Beach in Mannar, in Sri Lanka’s far north, about 250 people stood together under the scorching sun in blue gowns, lining the water’s edge with hands joined and arms raised toward ...