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Alexander Verbeek @alexverbeek.bsky.social · 13h

🎻 Einstein's violin hidden from Nazis for 70 years just sold for over $1 million.

🖼️ A Dutch retiree's attic discovery exposed Nazi-looted art in Argentina.

🦁 And desert lions are now hunting seals on Namibian beaches.

And seven more good news stories in today’s Daybreak Notes & Beans:

What Turned Up This Week: Einstein’s $1 Million Lost Violin, Nazi-Looted Art in Argentina, and Desert Lions Hunting on Namibian Beaches

Plus: Giant tortoise conservation wins, spider vision explained, and New York artists defying censorship

open.substack.com

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 12h

Unless we have a properly built debarment regime we will be back here again. The Govt must have the power to impose appropriately apportioned bans (for up to 5 years) from Govt contracts for bad behaviour.

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 13h

Australian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli jail after aid flotilla intercepted en route to Gaza- excellent news

Australian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli jail after aid flotilla intercepted en route to Gaza

It’s not yet known if Habib signed waiver as demanded by Israel before being taken to Jordan border on Sunday

www.theguardian.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 13h

Energy bills to halve by 2050: @grattaninstitute.bsky.social The renewables revolution will help conserve earth’s thin biosphere … and it’ll be much cheaper for households and enterprises. 👇

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

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas. Growing evidence of permanent shift Without adequate sea ice formation, their melting rates will accelerate, with the potential to cause extreme global sea level rise.
#climate
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

www.newscientist.com

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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 1d

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Consilience is that entire sets of scientific theories must be consistent with each other.
That’s why climate change biologists can trust climatologists’ findings because they’ve apply the consistent theories & laws of physics. Understanding moves consistently across scientific domains🧪

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

One of the important but easily forgotten scientific principles in the media is the consistent use of consilience. 1/

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate-captured lying dinosaurs 🦕

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 2d

Some of the clients of the lobbying firm the Prime Minister is currently the President of include:

Ampol Australia Petroleum P/L (fossil fuels)

Lion P/L (brewing, alcohol)

Pfizer Australia P/L (pharmaceuticals)

Serco Australia P/L (defence, immigration)

Responsible Wagering Aust (gambling)

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else finding the infusion of scispace and Ai into google scholar irritating as F**k? Or am I just getting old 🤷🏻‍♀️

Don’t get me wrong, I find scispace can be a useful tool but I want to control how I use it, not have it forced on me at every f**cking researching step 🤬
#science

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Peter W🤓 @wang.social · 1d

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

They really are trying to install a monarchy. No skills, no experience, failed education, but borne to lead with innate skills: confidence, entitlement, white & male.

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 1d

“Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an ‘astonishing rate,’ scientists have found.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

But that sounds like a reasonable position

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting parallel

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

That’s it! - they are “stranded assets” - politicians past their use by date!!!

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

But double reality sounds ok. They have doubtable reality - or they are non-reality politicians.

What about dinosaur politicians? They project a world that no longer exists ? 🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕

Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 2d

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 2d

🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 2d

Nice to be parallel to a squall and not under it ☺️ 💨🌦️

A view from a pathway along a beach with a headland mid ground. A low lying bank of rain clouds passing in the background with clear blue sky above.

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 2d

#Dailyglimmer Yay!!!

Spring is definitely here in Nipaluna/ Hobart

The dusky woodswallows have arrived back from their mainland winter wanderings!

Ps although swallow size, they are not real swallows, but related to magpies, butcherbirds and Currawongs

A picture of blue sky & clouds. In the bottom right hand corner is a small, very fast bird in silhouette

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 2d

🤷🏻‍♀️🤦‍♀️☺️

Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 3d

Ps - I’ve got a musical- out soon as a podcast @antarcticamusical.bsky.social

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