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Uncle B @keyoke420.bsky.social · 7h

Its just too inconvenient for Americans to boycott these fucks! I cancelled everything to do with all of them on January 20th . It's a pain in the ass, but I did it. Now it's the rest of ya'lls turn.

Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 7h

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Why is the gas industry notorious for paying so little tax, despite making billions in revenue?

Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!

@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 19h

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
#climatecrisis #tippingpoint #auspol www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Viktoria Spaiser @viktoriaspaiser.bsky.social · 19h

The second Global Tipping Points Report has been launched today. Please see our press release here: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Find the full report here: global-tipping-points.org @gsiexeter.bsky.social #TippingPoints #COP30

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 19h

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist #Climate

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist

Lord Stern warns that fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 22h

A Maximum Sectoral Effort "can reduce Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) by >50% globally, increase [the] role of the land sink in storing carbon, & more evenly distribute CDR contributions & associated side-effects across regions compared to CO2 pricing alone"

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A figure showing greater reductions compared to a co2 price in the Max Sector Effort, particularly for sectors like food and transport.

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 19h

A Nationals senator’s claim that Australia’s public science organisation has admitted that coal is the cheapest form of electricity is misleading.
#climatecrisis #renewableenergy #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Senator's 'cheapest form of electricity' claim misleads

Nationals senator Matt Canavan's claim that the CSIRO has admitted that coal is the cheapest form of electricity is misleading.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news!

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

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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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

The IUCN calls the extinction crisis a mix of “hope and concern.” But hope thrives in the absence of honesty. Humanity would rather lie to itself about endless growth than face the limits of a finite planet.
apnews.com/article/red-...

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.

apnews.com

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Australian Renewable Energy News @solardirectory.bsky.social · 20h

The World is Switching to Electric Cars Faster Than You Think...

#EVs #ElectricVehicles

youtu.be/zTedyQcQfag?...

The World is Switching to Electric Cars Faster Than You Think...

YouTube video by The Electric Viking

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 1d

Australian household energy bills will halve by 2050 as solar panels, batteries and electric cars and appliances become the norm, reducing pressure on the federal government over living costs and creating room for more climate action.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

www.theguardian.com

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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 6d

PUNTER'S POLITICS

Interview with independent David Pocock.

Why is Australia giving away its gas to multinationals for free?

Our sovereign wealth disappears, while multinationals profit.

VIDEO: 23 minutes
youtube.com/watch?v=zW16... #auspol

Unpacking the Gas Industry with David Pocock: Why We Get Nothing | Punters Politics Podcast

YouTube video by Punters Politics Podcast

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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 6d

NSW Labor government says:
Little protests are OK,
But not big ones.

The pupose of our democratic right to protest is to make it a show of numbers. A show of force.

If protests are restricted to just small ones then our democratic right is taken away.

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

Sydney Opera House pro-Palestine march has ‘disaster written all over it’, senior NSW police officer tells court

Case between police and representatives from the Palestine Action Group and Jews Against Occupation remains before the NSW court of appeal

www.theguardian.com

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 2d

Getting involved in local politics with others in my community is one of the best things I've ever done.

Remember - no one is coming to save us but us. We all have a role to play. Time to step up!

Please sign up to get involved in a local group in your community #auspol

Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever I'm feeling anxious (a lot right now) - I reflect on what more I can do - & know that the solutions to the events we see here & OS are to go local

There are Voices of type groups across Aust to get involved with & make a difference #auspol

Find your group here > tinyurl.com/mr4buy48

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 2d

I see David Speers could barely contain his glee at the thought of Mel Gibson or Jon Voight or Sylvestor Stallone being appointed US Ambassador to Australia.

Why do they feel so immune to the consequences of these shocking actions? I don't get it #auspol #insiders

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 2d

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 2d

“”Over 5 million Australians, primarily of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and multicultural communities, are not in these databases, and so they're at risk of missing out on future benefits of genomic medicine””

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

'Heavily biased': Who's missing from our DNA databases?

Researchers are trying to fix the "Western bias" contained in many DNA databases with a new national project targeting multicultural communities.

www.abc.net.au

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 1d

Roads in WA's East Pilbara need millions of dollars in repairs eight months after Cyclone Zelia - ABC News share.google/q7j3N4Nfi5T1... #News #Australia

Pleading for help to repair 'atrocious' roads months after cyclone

Australia's largest shire says it needs state and federal support to repair roads damaged during a cyclone, which provide a "lifeline" to remote communities.

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 1d

Gregory Andrews says: I saw these "woke sheep" at a solar farm between Glenrowan and Benalla yesterday on my #eBike4Australia ride to Melbourne. They were munching contentedly on grass under solar panels.
#climatecrisis #solarenergy #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/woke-sh...

Woke Sheep Exposing Anti-Renewables Nonsense

I saw these sheep at a solar farm between Glenrowan and Benalla yesterday on my #eBike4Australia ride to Melbourne. They were munching contentedly on grass under solar panels, enjoying the shade on a ...

www.lyrebirddreaming.com

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 3d

Under Morrison, Australia’s relationship China reached lowest point. He went year without speaking President Xi Jinping. To curry American favour pushed for pandemic inquiry that would target China.

He used fear of China to score cheap political points.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21790/...

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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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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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 2d

Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat | Australian bird of the year | The Guardian share.google/DFAWSFuOvp1O....

Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat

Experts warn approving a windfarm in the habitat of one of Australia’s most critically endangered birds could be ‘rolling the dice’ on their survival

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 3d

Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces
“The human magnitude of climate change looks more like a meteorite strike than a gradual change.”

According to Professor Will Steffen who sadly is no longer with us but his worlds live on
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 2d

Queensland to run its coal plants up to a decade longer than previously planned. At what cost to the Queensland taxpayers and consumers, and the climate?
#climatecrisis #costofliving #LNPfail #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Queensland to run its coal plants up to a decade longer than previously planned

State treasurer’s energy roadmap announces ‘coal for longer’, despite previous government’s plan to turn most of it off by 2035

www.theguardian.com

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