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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sarawak communities seek urgent government action against palm oil-driven deforestation
->Eco-Business | #Deforestation | More info from EcoSearch

Sarawak communities seek urgent government action against palm oil-driven deforestation

Indigenous communities say that Urun Plantations has been responsible for widespread deforestation on native land in the Belaga region, violating local sustainable palm oil rules. They have sued the company, which denied wrongdoing. An aerial image showing deforestation in the...

www.eco-business.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 53m

At the end of the day, Republican voters themselves are going to have to reject this stuff. There is no guarantee that what has to happen will happen. www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...

All the Pretty Little Nazis

The shape of things to come.

www.thebulwark.com

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 2h

No Kings October 18th
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 8h

I sat in the room with Mike Johnson as Epstein’s survivors told their stories. He looked them in the eyes and promised accountability.

Now he’s blocking the vote to release the files. Swear in Congresswoman-elect @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social—now.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is promising secret federal deployments to cities he “won’t name,” keeping Americans on edge. He calls those going in “patriots,” implying only his loyalists are real Americans and dissenters are the enemy. It's authoritarian conditioning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Geneviève Doyle @gennerveevy.bsky.social · 16h

www.wisarchive.com/post/the-ice...

The Ice Woman: Mary Engle Pennington’s Revolutionary World of Refrigeration.

In the early 20th century, buying and consuming food of any sort in an urban center was a fraught proposition, particularly in the days before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 which brought some mea...

www.wisarchive.com

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 18h

"First it was too complicated, then it was too straining, but now I will finally speak up about it." chaser.com.au/general-news...

Guy who ignored Gaza ‘for mental health reasons’ celebrates ceasefire with Instagram story

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.

It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.

Not a ceasefire.

New post 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...

Israel destroys ceasefire in hours

Today, Israel slaughtered Palestinians and resumed siege. Not a "ceasefire"

www.owenjones.news

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · Apr 26

Sadly, this is very true…👇

America’s. Cult. At. Its. Worst. ✨

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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MediaActive ▪️EQUALITY ▪️JUSTICE ▪️PEACE @mediaactive.bsky.social · 1d

The “punishers & the straighteners”? #Indigenous #democracy #vicpol #racism

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d

The Victorian Liberals have pledged to dismiss the state’s landmark Treaty legislation within 100 days if the party wins government at the next election in 2026.
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Victorian Liberals to scrap statewide Treaty if elected

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 1d

These 11 tanks were not approved for use until September 4 of this year, when the NT's Lands, Planning and Environment Minister Josh Burgyone simultaneously EXEMPTED THEM FROM NEEDING OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATION.

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 1d

11 tanks were constructed unlawfully i.e. without a building permit and were not built to withstand a category three cyclone.

The $270 million Project Caymus fuel storage facility was meant to be operational by September 2023.

#EnvironmentalVandalism #auspol

Safety liner under US military fuel tanks still failing, weeks after approval

Groundwater is leaking through the safety liner under some of the fuel facility's 11 tanks, which were constructed unlawfully on Darwin Harbour without a building permit. It comes after the NT governm...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Unprecedented corruption

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 1d

“Can I meet with Eric?” Prabowo Subianto to Trump, Egypt 14/10/25. “I’ll have Eric call” replies Trump. The Indonesian president needs to explain what this exchange, caught on a “hot mic”, was all about.

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Jill Sillar 🖇️ @jillsill.bsky.social · 1d

Laughably referred to this morning by the ABC as a ‘senior member of the LNP’, must be the beard

Prof Matt Haggis 🐀 🍉 @matthaggis666.bsky.social · 1d

James Paterson is a nepo-baby Liberal since he was 17, an IPA disinformation stooge, and hasn't had a real job in his life. Why anyone platforms him is a mystery. #auspol

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

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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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Among pro-Palestinian activists, there is a saying based on Israel’s behavior in the past that a “ceasefire” agreement with Israel means Palestinians cease and Israel continues to fire.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has killed at least five people in Gaza so far today.

Israel claims they came too close to the imagined “yellow line” in Gaza City.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians

Israeli troops redeploy in Gaza according to agreed deal, but clashes and killings threaten stability of the ceasefire.

www.aljazeera.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

I sense a pardon on its way.

A tweet by Jacob Shamsian reads: “The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown. Inmates say she’s getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.”

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 1d

The NSW coroner has described the spate of Indigenous deaths in custody as "profoundly distressing" as the state records the most ever in a single year.

12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had died in NSW custody this year so far.

#Colonialism #racism #auspol

NSW coroner makes rare comment on 'distressing' Indigenous deaths in custody

State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan has made rare public comments to raise what she calls the "entrenched over-representation" of Indigenous prisoners.

www.abc.net.au

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 2d

1/ The March for White Australia RETVRNS this Sunday, OCT 19.

Below is a list of counter-protests, organised under the banner of 'No Room For Racism & Fascism' /// 'No White Australia. Counter The Far Right.'

Melbourne - 11am @ State Library
Brisbane - 11am @ Queens Gardens
Perth - 12pm @ Forrest Place
Canberra - 11am @ NLA Lawns
Sydney - 11am @ Belmore Park
Adelaide - 11:30am @ Beehive Corner

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Still an Earth Girl 🐬🐳🐨🐋🦘 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 2d

Time for a crowdfunder ... if every woman in this country who has ever been sexually assaulted, molested, abused, harassed, then gaslighted & or completely ignored when they sought help, donated a dollar for Brittany, that'd well cover her costs.

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