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Forever wandering with the 3 Amigos/ cats...living on the unceeded lands of the Darumbal Nation "If you are accustomed to privilege, ewuality feels like oppression"

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Great Labor Emissions Greenwash

Polly Hemming 🙏
Albanese needs to listen to climate experts, not fosdil fuel lobbiests

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21223/...

Climate target malpractice

As the Albanese government prepares to announce Australia’s 2035 climate target, pressure is mounting to show greater ambition. A cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75 per cent below 2005 lev...

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 11m

Nepal
Madagascar
Morocco

Gen Z protests

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘This generation is defiant’: Gen Z protests set to resume in Morocco despite deaths and arrests

Activists call for fresh demonstrations this weekend with three people killed and more than 500 reportedly arrested since unrest started in late September

www.theguardian.com

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 21m

Annnnddd another example of Israel moving the goal posts for peace

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 48m

Israel’s defense establishment has recommended not reopening the Rafah crossing and not transferring full aid to Gaza until Hamas returns the bodies it is holding, a violation of the agreement, officials said. -Kan News

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 33m

Ahhh well.

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jun 5

Anyway, this is just pre-emptive bitch in case the PM forces Chalmers to negotiate with the Libs over superannuation rather than just band with the Greens & pass the bill as is.

Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.

(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 23m

🙄
Israel: PhD in truce breaking

www.smh.com.au/world/middle...

Israel opens fire on ‘suspects’ in Gaza, as cracks appear in ceasefire deal

At least six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip, local authorities say, less than 24 hours after the US president declared peace.

www.smh.com.au

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 19h

Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.

I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 1d

Gamblobbying! Even worse than it sounds and it has infected parliament! omg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Senator David Pocock has been turfed out of the Australian Parliament Sports Club! What?! | First Dog on the Moon

Was it for unsportspersonlike conduct? No it is much funnier than that

www.theguardian.com

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 1d

What makes you ask?

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 1d

"Outdated fear" describes many of the excuses used by the current government to justify resisting systemic change/maintaining status quo 🙄

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 1d

"...federal governments of both political colours have avoided pricing carbon because they fear higher electricity prices...The source of that fear is outdated"

Energy bills Australia: Household bills could be halved by 2050 with net zero emissions: Grattan Institute share.google/XK8QjbMP1ki8...

Half-price utility bills in 25 years, says think tank - on one condition

Tough action will be needed to tackle coal power emissions and drive the switch to renewables, Grattan says, as the government rules out the move.

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

www.theguardian.com

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d

Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

a woman in a black jacket is giving a peace sign .

ALT: a woman in a black jacket is giving a peace sign .

media.tenor.com

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 3d

obsessed with the antifascist frogs in Portland, I hope they continue to multiply 🙏

Person in frog costume with poster saying 'frogs together strong'

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d

Leaked U.S. documents reveal that key Arab states quietly deepened military cooperation with Israel during the Gaza war, despite public condemnation. The partnership, coordinated via CENTCOM, spanned intelligence, air defense, counter-tunnel operations, and more.-WaPo

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Knitting with cats

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck yeah!
Taken 4 weeks on medication but I finally have my appetite back
Eating is no longer a forced chore, at least for today 🥳🥳🥳

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Reform of environmental protection legislation should not, under any circumstance, consider compromise or "deals" where the possibility of extinction is considered acceptable risk.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country

www.theguardian.com

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 2d

When Watt cites “Safeguard Mechanism as an effective way of controlling emissions”, you should know SM only applies to direct (scope 1) GHG emissions of 🇦🇺's largest emitters

SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

The Trumpification of Australian Federal policy development continues.
And it should terrify voters.

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 2d

'Deal'.

theconversation.com/labor-is-clo...

Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short

Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?

theconversation.com

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

God help us & Palestine if Blair is the solution

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

“The #NACC had #robodebt handed to them on a platter
…one of largest examples of public maladministration in Australia’ history.
And all they’ve produced so far is a media release.

…as an anti-corruption body, the NACC is just window-dressing”
@ronnisalt.bsky.social #SundayShot

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Noted
Think IoT & the cloud

Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Want to understand how the NACC is failure, with no ROI?
"It's a shopfront"
Watch the Shot

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d

The Sunday Shot starts at 9am. Jo is enjoying a well deserved break, so it's me, @boganintel.bsky.social, @grogsgamut.bsky.social, and making her debut, @ronnisalt.bsky.social. So much to discuss. Join us!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcYU...

The Sunday Shot - October 12

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

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Spacekat9 @spacekat9.bsky.social · 2d

Coffee, croissants, knitting & Mr Fox ready to go 😄

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