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Science, politics, environment, community. Kindness and smarts are our best hopes. Assoc. Prof. Micro+Ento+Ag Eco systems PhD Virology 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸🇪🇺 (it's complicated) Proud Union Member Celebrating Global Pride

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Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18d

I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”

Quotation: Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 5h

She's not wrong

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 6h

'#Scotland will not be UK's #nuclear playground'.
Deputy first minister said nuclear energy will 'take longer, be more expensive, increase bills' and leave 'dangerous waste'.
news.stv.tv/politics/sco...

'Scotland will not be UK's nuclear playground', says Kate Forbes

The deputy first minister said nuclear energy will 'take longer, be more expensive, increase bills' and leave 'dangerous waste'.

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Jason of the Resistance @jasongooljar.org · 22h

Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, DC had a message to send.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 7h

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 7h

I think they also get off on the violence.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 7h

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 9h

It's red meat to their base.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 13h

By sins of omission, if not also commission.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

How mega #batteries are unlocking an #energy revolution
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power.
#climate #renewables
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 13h

EXACTLY!

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 13h

They did the budget slash...

youtube.com/shorts/4Iu3g...

They did the Monster Slash

YouTube video by Elle Cordova

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 15h

And watch the dino...

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

THE WARNING
SIGNS OF FASCISM

WE STAND UNITED
MISSOURI

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 15h

I hung on just to see what the dino had to say.

Brilliant strategy, people.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18h

"Officials in the state of Washington have agreed to water down a child abuse law after pressure from the Trump administration and local Catholic leaders."

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Washington state waters down child abuse law after pressure from Trump administration

Following lawsuits from the DOJ and local bishops, Washington will no longer require faith leaders to report child abuse admissions made during confession.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18h

Ditto Australia

Labor in Queensland saw climate protest growing and introduced the laws to shut down protest.
www.hrlc.org.au/news/2019-10...

QLD anti-protest laws pass despite glaring human rights concerns - Human Rights Law Centre

Queensland Parliament today passed a law that criminalises peaceful protest tactics and infringes Queenslanders’ right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.

www.hrlc.org.au

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18h

Free to read:

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

www.nytimes.com

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18h

Featured in the NYT today
It's worth reading

"a President bent on vengeful, destructive, and lawless behavior can do lasting damage to our norms and institutions."

"we should not gravitate toward interpretations of the Constitution that “legaliz[e] the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition.”

Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 18h

Tramp the dirt down

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 19h

Pwned

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

"The couple said their ordained minister, decked out in a costume suit and a giant rabbit head, was a friend. They knew a total of five people at their wedding, including the bride’s half aunt, dressed as Garfield."

Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 2d

"Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn.

The betrothed Portland couple, who arrived and departed the scene by motorcycle, declined to be identified by name."

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

And thank you so very much for standing up to BAC and their Infrastructure Ministry lackeys in Estimates.
My eternal gratitude.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

Wealth tax: stat.
And get rid of the godawful John Howard 50% capital gains tax 'discount'.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

This is big.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

WORLD’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION AUCTION: EU Commission releases final T&Cs for a €1B Innovation Fund pilot to decarbonise industrial process heat — scaling electrification & direct renewable heat, paving the way for the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank. climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...

Commission publishes Terms and Conditions for the first pilot auction for industrial heat decarbonisation with a budget of €1 billion

For the first time, the Innovation Fund will launch an auction to decarbonise industrial process heat, awarding subsidies linked to carbon abatement and paving the way for the future Industrial Decarb...

climate.ec.europa.eu

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

I can live with the scrapping of the unrealised asset tax (it was going to be an ugly fight) but they need to scrap that godawful 50% discount on capital gains.

Baggage @carrieonbaggage.bsky.social · 1d

TBF we've got our own problem.
133 cases so far this year.