Irene Lomis
@irenelomis.bsky.social
Humanist, avid reader, dog-lover. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
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At a gas industry tax conference, the government’s representative did not use the words “gas” or “tax” in his 2500 word speech, writes @rodcampbell.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
It's the perfect time for the government to defy the mining lobbies
Long-gone are the days when the mining industry could claim to have the power to topple prime ministers and governments.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
At a gas industry tax conference, the government’s representative did not use the words “gas” or “tax” in his 2500 word speech, writes @rodcampbell.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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You know those actors who can't remember their lines? And the issue with children having issues learning and behaving that they want to blame on lockdowns, iPhones, etc? #covid #braindamage #longcovid
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
You know those actors who can't remember their lines? And the issue with children having issues learning and behaving that they want to blame on lockdowns, iPhones, etc? #covid #braindamage #longcovid
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At least they’re saying “COVID” & not just vague “illness.” I hope she didn’t spread it to too many people before testing.
“[Days ago] Cynthia Erivo [also] wasn’t feeling well & lost her voice… Both Erivo & Grande tested positive for COVID at separate times while filming the first “Wicked” movie.”
“[Days ago] Cynthia Erivo [also] wasn’t feeling well & lost her voice… Both Erivo & Grande tested positive for COVID at separate times while filming the first “Wicked” movie.”
Ariana Grande Tests Positive for COVID After ‘Wicked: For Good’ Press Tour variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Ariana Grande Tests Positive for COVID After ‘Wicked: For Good’ Press Tour
As the press and promo tour for 'Wicked: For Good' comes to an end, Ariana Grande revealed on Instagram that she's tested positive for COVID.
variety.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
At least they’re saying “COVID” & not just vague “illness.” I hope she didn’t spread it to too many people before testing.
“[Days ago] Cynthia Erivo [also] wasn’t feeling well & lost her voice… Both Erivo & Grande tested positive for COVID at separate times while filming the first “Wicked” movie.”
“[Days ago] Cynthia Erivo [also] wasn’t feeling well & lost her voice… Both Erivo & Grande tested positive for COVID at separate times while filming the first “Wicked” movie.”
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Voting has consequences.
Without state governments the Morrison federal government would have been equally appalling.
Without state governments the Morrison federal government would have been equally appalling.
Boris Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' UK COVID response that led to more deaths
The inquiry's chair finds that more than 23,000 deaths could have been avoided had the British government acted sooner.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Voting has consequences.
Without state governments the Morrison federal government would have been equally appalling.
Without state governments the Morrison federal government would have been equally appalling.
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"LNG or natural gas is not just a transitional fuel. It is a backbone. Otherwise no one is going to sign a 20 year contract. 20 years long means what? It's not a transition"
- CPC Corp
2025 is the year where the fossil fuel industry says the quiet part out loud
shows.acast.com/65e16a5bcedd...
- CPC Corp
2025 is the year where the fossil fuel industry says the quiet part out loud
shows.acast.com/65e16a5bcedd...
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"LNG or natural gas is not just a transitional fuel. It is a backbone. Otherwise no one is going to sign a 20 year contract. 20 years long means what? It's not a transition"
- CPC Corp
2025 is the year where the fossil fuel industry says the quiet part out loud
shows.acast.com/65e16a5bcedd...
- CPC Corp
2025 is the year where the fossil fuel industry says the quiet part out loud
shows.acast.com/65e16a5bcedd...
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Security have locked arms and formed three person line to push back reporters attempting to re-enter the venue to get pictures of the fire's aftermath. There was an altercation between a security official and a reporter as they began to clear the media room.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Security have locked arms and formed three person line to push back reporters attempting to re-enter the venue to get pictures of the fire's aftermath. There was an altercation between a security official and a reporter as they began to clear the media room.
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Another video I have been sent shows men attempting to fight the fire.
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Another video I have been sent shows men attempting to fight the fire.
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More footage posted to a Whatsapp group shows the flames getting bigger as people flee, some attempting to fight the fire.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
More footage posted to a Whatsapp group shows the flames getting bigger as people flee, some attempting to fight the fire.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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UK Covid Inquiry concludes: 23,000 deaths could've been prevented if the March 2020 lockdown had been imposed just a week earlier.
No mistake by any prime minister in living memory has caused so many deaths in the UK.
The tragic and catastrophic price of Boris Johnson's incompetence & negligence.
No mistake by any prime minister in living memory has caused so many deaths in the UK.
The tragic and catastrophic price of Boris Johnson's incompetence & negligence.
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
UK Covid Inquiry concludes: 23,000 deaths could've been prevented if the March 2020 lockdown had been imposed just a week earlier.
No mistake by any prime minister in living memory has caused so many deaths in the UK.
The tragic and catastrophic price of Boris Johnson's incompetence & negligence.
No mistake by any prime minister in living memory has caused so many deaths in the UK.
The tragic and catastrophic price of Boris Johnson's incompetence & negligence.
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I was just sent this image of the aftermath.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I was just sent this image of the aftermath.
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My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
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As you all know… I’m not allowed to talk about vaccines using anything other than government approved materials.
Luckily these are Australian rules…
I will not be quoting the US CDC. 😠
Luckily these are Australian rules…
I will not be quoting the US CDC. 😠
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
As you all know… I’m not allowed to talk about vaccines using anything other than government approved materials.
Luckily these are Australian rules…
I will not be quoting the US CDC. 😠
Luckily these are Australian rules…
I will not be quoting the US CDC. 😠
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It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
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Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
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This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
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"Politicians might say that they can't be bought, but over the years, some have clearly been rented when donations were big enough."
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Politicians might say that they can't be bought, but over the years, some have clearly been rented when donations were big enough."
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
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Australia’s greatest ally
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Australia’s greatest ally
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A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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"I gave the US government billions of dollars and all I got was this lousy cap ..."
We have another hat, folks
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"I gave the US government billions of dollars and all I got was this lousy cap ..."
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Day 3 rehearsals for Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour and bagpipes are in. It’s great to have our @iamjackiebarnes back home driving the engine 🎶🕺🏻💃♥️🙏 @jimmybarnes.com wears ready
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Day 3 rehearsals for Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour and bagpipes are in. It’s great to have our @iamjackiebarnes back home driving the engine 🎶🕺🏻💃♥️🙏 @jimmybarnes.com wears ready