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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 19h

Sea snakes are usually overlooked in the lists of things in Australia that can kill you…

Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 1d

What a country this is.

'Highly venomous' sea snake forces wildlife centre evacuation

Visitors to a northern New South Wales wildlife sanctuary were forced to evacuate after a woman brought in a rescued sea snake, one of the world's deadliest reptiles.

www.abc.net.au

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 2d

Scientists can now quantify the climate effects of specific projects. The data should be incorporated into every development application.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Scientists calculate the cost on climate and human lives of gas project emissions

Fossil fuel companies and governments have argued it’s not possible to link climate impacts to specific projects, but Australian researchers have done the numbers.

www.abc.net.au

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah cognitive dissonance happening here too!

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 4d

AUKUS is Scomo’s one-man super scheme…

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The one-man super scheme

Of all the things Scott Morrison does not understand, and the list is long and often embarrassing, somewhat in the shape of his prime ministership, China would rate very close to the top.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

That’s not how you science.

Tweet from Republicans Against Trump says: “RFK Jr: There’s no proof that Tylenol causes autism. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.” Below is a photo of a White House meeting showing RFK Jr., Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump at a long conference table.

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 6d

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 8d

It’s actually disinformation. Well spotted.

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Colloween @colken.bsky.social · 8d

"Thank you for your timely attendance, officers, as I mentioned on the phone I believe Ratty and Badger are senior members of Antifa"

A person in a frog/toad costume faces off the might of American fascism

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 8d

I wonder if his stolen wages were ever repaid to him or his family?

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 9d

This fella would be the Antifa leader.

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 10d

wizard frog is insane

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 9d

‘But what about the cost of climate action!’

Taxpayers paying for bailout and dollars going overseas😡

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Indian backer of embattled WA coal mine handed money from taxpayers

The WA government is facing fresh questions over its bailout of Griffin Coal — a mine critical to the state's energy system — amid revelations taxpayer money is leaking offshore.

www.abc.net.au

Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 9d

Just copying you in @heardislandgov.bsky.social .

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 12d

My work has me going down rabbit holes every week. This time it was disinformation in disasters.

Here is what I found - and that countering it is not so hard.

www.cicadaresearchandcomms.com.au/articles/dis...

Disinformation: the lurking threat that no emergency leader can ignore. The solution is simple. — Cicada Research & Communication

How your agency’s reputation and ability to respond are on the line in the Next Big Event - and a simple way to avoid the pain.

www.cicadaresearchandcomms.com.au

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 13d

Of 200 wildfires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable

Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 19d

It's so hard to see and understand 'resilience' and 'genocide' in the same sentence in this research article title.

And these researchers are heroes.

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 20d

Mis-and dis-information cause real world harms - there need to be consequences.

17,000 people died globally from using hydroxychloroquine in the pandemic - in Australia Clive Palmer was one of the root causes of the lies spread here.

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Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation

New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.

theconversation.com

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Jen Golbeck @jengolbeck.bsky.social · 25d

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Barbara Ryan @disasterbarb.bsky.social · 29d

Old news burt just a reminder….

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

The solutions being explored to cool down Western Sydney

A "shocking" warning that heatwave deaths could skyrocket brings the issue of urban heat back into sharp focus, particularly in the city's west.

www.abc.net.au

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · Sep 12

More accurate headline:
Fossil fuel profiteer successfully bullies, bribes and blackmails puppet government into submission. #ClimateCrisis #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...