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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 7h

I’m in Vancouver at just the right time. It’s “leafy” but not for much longer.

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 8h

The trajectories are clear ☀️ 🌬️
Goodbye thermal coal!
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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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1d

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 1d

Just arrived in Vancouver. Went to @earlskitchenandbar.bsky.social and loved the crab cakes. Then they gave me on the house “Welcome to Canada dessert”. Loving Canada already

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 2d

Changes in Swiss pasture species diversity for over a century 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Century-old papers saved from the bin reveal changes in Europe’s plant life

Plant inventories dating back to 1884 and nearly thrown away enable unique time-lapse study of biodiversity in Swiss meadows

www.theguardian.com

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 5d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 5d

Apparently Climate Change is a hoax?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

www.theguardian.com

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Dem Lady Always @demladyalways.bsky.social · 8d

A much needed giggle to end my Saturday night
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@merlinmm.bsky.social
@sandor22.bsky.social
@jen4man.bsky.social
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@sassy0210.bsky.social
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d

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SpringForward🌻☘️🥀🌺🦋 🇺🇦 🇨🇦💙 @springforward1.bsky.social · 17d

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28d

Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 18d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’

The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 24d

Don’t they all have French, Italian, Thai and Indian restaurants?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24d

When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 25d

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

Trump is so rarely challenged, simple questions can seem hostile

As America enters a dark tunnel of dangerous internal divisions and an increasingly violent public discourse, Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on many of this nation's institutions.

www.abc.net.au

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GypsyNZ @gypsynz.bsky.social · 27d

That’s how it’s done 👏👏👏

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 26d

Teddy Roosevelt: Patriotism means to stand with the country. It does not mean to stand with the President

Trump: I would have wiped the floor with the guys that weren't loyal

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 26d

Kennedy: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich

Trump: When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 26d

Truman: It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit

Trump: Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27d

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · Sep 12

Who would have thought that Brazil is less corrupt than Trump’s America? Brazil is trying to protect Democracy.

So over to you USA?

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