Jill Sillar 🖇️
@jillsill.bsky.social
Australian conservation, preservation of our unique wild places, heritage and animals. Museum volunteer doing what I can. Gadigal land, always was, always will be
Looks like BA have abandoned Bluesky, guess you follow them over on the dark side
The Betoota Advocate calling Lehrmann 'Big Chungus' has pleased me greatly.
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Looks like BA have abandoned Bluesky, guess you follow them over on the dark side
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Someone mentioned to me that the song Feliz Navidad sounds like a Scouser singing “Police nabbed me dad” and now that’s all I can hear
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Someone mentioned to me that the song Feliz Navidad sounds like a Scouser singing “Police nabbed me dad” and now that’s all I can hear
Vale Ted Egan a truely remarkable Australian. Listen to his song The Drovers Boy.
A former Government House occupant and a prolific author and historian, Ted Egan will also be remembered as the man who reinvented the beer box as a musical instrument.
Beer box musician and land rights champion: Ted Egan's 'big and generous life'
A former Government House occupant and a prolific author and historian, Ted Egan will also be remembered as the man who reinvented the beer box as a musical instrument.
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Vale Ted Egan a truely remarkable Australian. Listen to his song The Drovers Boy.
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If the president can magically claim that drug runners are “narco-terrorists” to justify killing them, what’s to stop him from declaring democratic lawmakers as “political terrorists” or legally protesting American citizens as “agitator terrorists” to justify their murders?
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If the president can magically claim that drug runners are “narco-terrorists” to justify killing them, what’s to stop him from declaring democratic lawmakers as “political terrorists” or legally protesting American citizens as “agitator terrorists” to justify their murders?
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One I forgot to post from last week - new research has revealed what happened to Australia's apex predator after 1788
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Lifestyle of Australian dingo transformed after arrival of Europeans | Natural History Museum
The lifestyle of the dingo was dramatically altered after European colonists reached Australia in 1788.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
One I forgot to post from last week - new research has revealed what happened to Australia's apex predator after 1788
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Australia’s dietary guidelines will soon consider environmental impacts. We need locally relevant indicators to support more sustainable food production.
The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Australia’s dietary guidelines will soon consider environmental impacts. We need locally relevant indicators to support more sustainable food production.
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Please watch for flying fox pups in odd places—rain has reduced food. If you see one alone or low during the day, keep pets & people away & call Wildlife Victoria ASAP: (03) 8400 7300. This pup was left by people who thought it would fly away - now in care with Moonshadow Flying Fox Rescue Sale
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Please watch for flying fox pups in odd places—rain has reduced food. If you see one alone or low during the day, keep pets & people away & call Wildlife Victoria ASAP: (03) 8400 7300. This pup was left by people who thought it would fly away - now in care with Moonshadow Flying Fox Rescue Sale
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3AW has ruined the older generation in Melbourne. an elderly relative was saying how much a waste of money the new Metro Tunnel is cause “how many people need a station for the State Library”.. FFS that‘s just the name of the station, they didn’t build it just for the fucking library.
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
3AW has ruined the older generation in Melbourne. an elderly relative was saying how much a waste of money the new Metro Tunnel is cause “how many people need a station for the State Library”.. FFS that‘s just the name of the station, they didn’t build it just for the fucking library.
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"Based on numerous accounts… the report concludes sex education in it’s current form is not effectively exploring the topic of pornography with young people." https://theconversation.com/porn-not-inherently-harmful-says-first-inquiry-of-its-kind-in-australia-268105
Porn not ‘inherently harmful’, says first inquiry of its kind in Australia
The first ever state-based inquiry into the impacts of porn challenges simplistic ideas in favour of nuance, and calls for better sex ed.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Based on numerous accounts… the report concludes sex education in it’s current form is not effectively exploring the topic of pornography with young people." https://theconversation.com/porn-not-inherently-harmful-says-first-inquiry-of-its-kind-in-australia-268105
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Meanwhile we’re told that people’s disability support plans will be generated by the NDIS computer www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Meanwhile we’re told that people’s disability support plans will be generated by the NDIS computer www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia Post has issued a warning this festive season as dog attacks on posties rise.
www.parranews.com.au/2025/12/61230/
www.parranews.com.au/2025/12/61230/
Warning issued as dog attacks on posties rise - Parra News
Australia Post has issued a warning this festive season as dog attacks on posties rise.
www.parranews.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Australia Post has issued a warning this festive season as dog attacks on posties rise.
www.parranews.com.au/2025/12/61230/
www.parranews.com.au/2025/12/61230/
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Of course Big Data centres should be forced to participate in supplying their own renewable energy! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
AI companies could be forced to invest in renewable energy amid warning tech will use 12% of Australia’s power
Australian government wants artificial intelligence industry to help expand power grid to supply their energy-intensive data centres
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Of course Big Data centres should be forced to participate in supplying their own renewable energy! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia’s response to Gaza isn’t ignorance – it’s deliberate forgetting. Silence becomes strategy when truth threatens power, writes Jaron Sutton. #Gaza #HumanRights #Australia #Genocide #PoliticalSilence #InternationalLaw
The politics of forgetting: Australia, Gaza and moral silence
From the “Great Australian Silence” to Gaza, deliberate forgetting has long provided political cover for injustice. Silence, not ignorance, is the problem.
johnmenadue.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Australia’s response to Gaza isn’t ignorance – it’s deliberate forgetting. Silence becomes strategy when truth threatens power, writes Jaron Sutton. #Gaza #HumanRights #Australia #Genocide #PoliticalSilence #InternationalLaw
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What could possibly go wrong?:
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What could possibly go wrong?:
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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My god, the death toll from a fortnight of extreme weather in southern Asia has passed 1100.
'Floods and mudslides from simultaneous tropical storms late last month have wiped out entire villages in Sri Lanka and across the Indonesian island of Sumatra.'
#SMH #Asia #floods
'Floods and mudslides from simultaneous tropical storms late last month have wiped out entire villages in Sri Lanka and across the Indonesian island of Sumatra.'
#SMH #Asia #floods
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?
Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
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PSA for @stilgherrian.com if relevant.
#Rail between Emu and Springwood on the Blue Mountains line is down.
www.reddit.com/r/sydney/s/Z...
#Rail between Emu and Springwood on the Blue Mountains line is down.
www.reddit.com/r/sydney/s/Z...
From the sydney community on Reddit: PSA Blue Mountains Line not running from Emu to Springwood
Explore this post and more from the sydney community
www.reddit.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
PSA for @stilgherrian.com if relevant.
#Rail between Emu and Springwood on the Blue Mountains line is down.
www.reddit.com/r/sydney/s/Z...
#Rail between Emu and Springwood on the Blue Mountains line is down.
www.reddit.com/r/sydney/s/Z...
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A taste of his own medicine.
Gavin Newsom Trolls Pete Hegseth Hard For Trying To Meme Drug Boat Bombing Scandal
www.comicsands.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A taste of his own medicine.
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Yes.
Also, I love this cartoon.
Also, I love this cartoon.
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Yes.
Also, I love this cartoon.
Also, I love this cartoon.
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Pretty clear that Hegseth just bold faced lied in the Oval Office and tried to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pretty clear that Hegseth just bold faced lied in the Oval Office and tried to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
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The American Jewish community is in open crisis over its support for Israel after two years of genocide in Gaza. A key issue in this crisis is a topic once considered too taboo to criticize: the Israel lobby.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
The Israel lobby is melting down before our eyes
The American Jewish community is in open crisis over its support for Israel after two years of genocide in Gaza. A key issue in this crisis is a topic once considered too taboo to criticize: the Israel...
mondoweiss.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The American Jewish community is in open crisis over its support for Israel after two years of genocide in Gaza. A key issue in this crisis is a topic once considered too taboo to criticize: the Israel lobby.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
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If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
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JUST SECURITY: “.. If actually issued, these orders irresponsibly and unlawfully placed all those involved in the attack in serious legal jeopardy. If the reporting is accurate, those orders should, as a matter of law, have been refused.”
@justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
@justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder
An expert backgrounder on the reported Hegseth "no quarter" order to kill everyone aboard a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
JUST SECURITY: “.. If actually issued, these orders irresponsibly and unlawfully placed all those involved in the attack in serious legal jeopardy. If the reporting is accurate, those orders should, as a matter of law, have been refused.”
@justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
@justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
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Awful for Admiral Bradley.
But reassuring to know that the Trump regime is moving from the
"we can do whatever we want and just say it's the law" phase to
"Oh shit, we need a scapegoat, fast!"
But reassuring to know that the Trump regime is moving from the
"we can do whatever we want and just say it's the law" phase to
"Oh shit, we need a scapegoat, fast!"
The White House press secretary announces that Admiral Mitch Bradley is the officially designated scapegoat for the "kill them all!" order to eliminate survivors, in the event this is found to be illegal. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
White House confirms second strike that killed alleged drug boat survivors
Trump administration refuses to say whether survivors on suspected drug-trafficking vessels posed imminent threat
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Awful for Admiral Bradley.
But reassuring to know that the Trump regime is moving from the
"we can do whatever we want and just say it's the law" phase to
"Oh shit, we need a scapegoat, fast!"
But reassuring to know that the Trump regime is moving from the
"we can do whatever we want and just say it's the law" phase to
"Oh shit, we need a scapegoat, fast!"