Phil Laird
@phillaird1.bsky.social
Working for the kids. Water is life. All posts are my opinion and not a statement of fact #maulescreek #auspol #climate o#renewables
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Nothing to see here, says Penny Wong about Australia’s official country brief on Israel that doesn’t mention Gaza, settler violence or illegal occupation.
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Nothing to see here, says Penny Wong about Israel brief she hasn't read - Michael West
DFAT country brief on Israel omits mention of regional conflict, while Penny Wong defends Australia’s cybersecurity cooperation with Israel.
michaelwest.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Nothing to see here, says Penny Wong about Australia’s official country brief on Israel that doesn’t mention Gaza, settler violence or illegal occupation.
michaelwest.com.au/nothing-to-s...
michaelwest.com.au/nothing-to-s...
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Net Zero or ground zero for NSW government who’ve approved 100% of the eight coal mine expansions put before it since being elected with 18 further coal expansions currently proposed.
www.lockthegate.org.au/clear_findin...
www.lockthegate.org.au/clear_findin...
Clear finding puts spotlight on Chris Minns to act on coal expansions in NSW
Australians working together to protect our land, our water and our future.
www.lockthegate.org.au
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Net Zero or ground zero for NSW government who’ve approved 100% of the eight coal mine expansions put before it since being elected with 18 further coal expansions currently proposed.
www.lockthegate.org.au/clear_findin...
www.lockthegate.org.au/clear_findin...
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The full list of demands, in all its lunacy, is available here:
👉 public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
The demands include :
- All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
- All your phone numbers from the last 5 years
- All your email addresses from the last 10 years
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👉 public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
The demands include :
- All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
- All your phone numbers from the last 5 years
- All your email addresses from the last 10 years
2/
December 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The full list of demands, in all its lunacy, is available here:
👉 public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
The demands include :
- All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
- All your phone numbers from the last 5 years
- All your email addresses from the last 10 years
2/
👉 public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
The demands include :
- All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
- All your phone numbers from the last 5 years
- All your email addresses from the last 10 years
2/
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the absolute clownery of a court allowing Reynolds to bankrupt Ms Higgins for the “defamatory imputation” that Reynolds continued to harass Ms Higgins.
Wishing Linda Reynolds a very merry tragic Christmas lunch choking incident
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
the absolute clownery of a court allowing Reynolds to bankrupt Ms Higgins for the “defamatory imputation” that Reynolds continued to harass Ms Higgins.
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Russia’s not just attacking Ukraine — it’s undermining Norway’s Arctic sovereignty too.
A new report outlines Moscow’s hybrid provocations in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard since 2014, including sabotage, symbolic parades, and legal pressure.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/h...
A new report outlines Moscow’s hybrid provocations in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard since 2014, including sabotage, symbolic parades, and legal pressure.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/h...
How Norway became a test target for Russia’s Arctic hybrid war
Since 2014, Moscow has escalated its use of grey-zone provocations and propaganda in Svalbard, aiming to undermine Norwegian sovereignty, a new report finds.
euromaidanpress.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Russia’s not just attacking Ukraine — it’s undermining Norway’s Arctic sovereignty too.
A new report outlines Moscow’s hybrid provocations in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard since 2014, including sabotage, symbolic parades, and legal pressure.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/h...
A new report outlines Moscow’s hybrid provocations in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard since 2014, including sabotage, symbolic parades, and legal pressure.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/h...
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909 Queenslanders trapped in a bed. Crisafulli government is rage-baiting over hospital funding to distract from its health woes. The LNP reneged on an election promise not to build a new stadium; now billions allocated to the Crisafulli Colosseum with hospital expansion projects delayed. #qldpol
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
909 Queenslanders trapped in a bed. Crisafulli government is rage-baiting over hospital funding to distract from its health woes. The LNP reneged on an election promise not to build a new stadium; now billions allocated to the Crisafulli Colosseum with hospital expansion projects delayed. #qldpol
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Will Canada follow Australia’s disastrous path on gas? https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/will-canada-follow-australias-disastrous-path-on-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-canada-follow-australias-disastrous-path-on-gas #auspol
Will Canada follow Australia’s disastrous path on gas?
Traditional custodians are fighting back against climate-destroying gas developments being rammed through by Canadian governments.
australiainstitute.org.au
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Will Canada follow Australia’s disastrous path on gas? https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/will-canada-follow-australias-disastrous-path-on-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-canada-follow-australias-disastrous-path-on-gas #auspol
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Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
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Each day, we learn of Israel’s theft of yet another slice of Palestine. Piece by piece, acre by acre, the Palestinian nation has been seized by Israeli offensive forces and carved up by Zionist colonizers in contravention of all treaties, accords, “peace” agreements and the like.
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Each day, we learn of Israel’s theft of yet another slice of Palestine. Piece by piece, acre by acre, the Palestinian nation has been seized by Israeli offensive forces and carved up by Zionist colonizers in contravention of all treaties, accords, “peace” agreements and the like.
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"Until Prabowo aligns his budgets w his climate promises, until spatial planning carries real conseqs,until watershed mgt is prioritised & until 🇮🇩’s disaster resp agencies get the resources & institutional capacity they need, the country will keep responding to disasters instead of preventing them."
Commentary: Sumatra floods show Indonesia is stuck in a cycle of crisis management
Commentary: Sumatra floods show Indonesia is stuck in a cycle of crisis management
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto must address years of institutional neglect to tackle the structural failures fuelling disasters, says a researcher.
www.channelnewsasia.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
"Until Prabowo aligns his budgets w his climate promises, until spatial planning carries real conseqs,until watershed mgt is prioritised & until 🇮🇩’s disaster resp agencies get the resources & institutional capacity they need, the country will keep responding to disasters instead of preventing them."
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“It's maddening to see the number of inquests that I attend, the number of funerals that families have to attend, and the fact that we are 30 years after the royal commission, and the situation is getting increasingly worse…”
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
'It's maddening': Anger and frustration amid record Black deaths in custody
Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979. Experts say over-incarceration remains a national crisis and prisons are neglecting the physical and mental health...
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“It's maddening to see the number of inquests that I attend, the number of funerals that families have to attend, and the fact that we are 30 years after the royal commission, and the situation is getting increasingly worse…”
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
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Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
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'This is influence': Leaked 36 Months sponsorship document reveals promises to sell access to United Nations event
The Wippa-led pro-teen social media ban group was selling a 'United Nations General Assembly Sponsorship' for $150,000 in the lead-up to the Australian government-hosted event.
www.crikey.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
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Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
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December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
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AXIOS: Bessent is boasting about US treasuries’ performance, but ..:
“The best year for Treasuries this century? That would be 2008, when they returned 20.1% — because the global economy was falling off a cliff ..” 🤡
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“The best year for Treasuries this century? That would be 2008, when they returned 20.1% — because the global economy was falling off a cliff ..” 🤡
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December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
AXIOS: Bessent is boasting about US treasuries’ performance, but ..:
“The best year for Treasuries this century? That would be 2008, when they returned 20.1% — because the global economy was falling off a cliff ..” 🤡
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
“The best year for Treasuries this century? That would be 2008, when they returned 20.1% — because the global economy was falling off a cliff ..” 🤡
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
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If we wanted, we could also lead the way on banning gambling advertising, and new coal and gas
but nah we don’t want to protect kids that much 🤨
but nah we don’t want to protect kids that much 🤨
HAHAHA
the only reason kids don't smoke much is cos they buy illegal vapes
and adult buy illegal tobacco
so great
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the only reason kids don't smoke much is cos they buy illegal vapes
and adult buy illegal tobacco
so great
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If we wanted, we could also lead the way on banning gambling advertising, and new coal and gas
but nah we don’t want to protect kids that much 🤨
but nah we don’t want to protect kids that much 🤨
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Interesting that the Fed has no change to their unemployment rate projection for 2026.
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Interesting that the Fed has no change to their unemployment rate projection for 2026.
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Just days into summer, Tasmania is battling bushfires and their presence can be linked back to a rare spike in temperatures above Antarctica back in September.
Tasmania's December fires could be a sign of what's ahead this summer
Just days into summer, Tasmania is battling bushfires and their presence can be linked back to a rare spike in temperatures above Antarctica back in September.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just days into summer, Tasmania is battling bushfires and their presence can be linked back to a rare spike in temperatures above Antarctica back in September.
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So awesome that the nation's so-called eSafety Commissioner is forcing every Australian over the age of 16 to hand over our biometric data to overseas-based companies whose business model is about monetising personal data & linking online accounts to real world individuals.
Excellent work everybody.
Excellent work everybody.
After going through above, I was sent an email, which sent me to the Kids Web Services website. I chose "Face Scan", which directed me to Yoti, face was scanned and it began estimating my age. It was taking so long I forgot about it, and just came back 4hrs later to see it is still "Estimating age"👍
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So awesome that the nation's so-called eSafety Commissioner is forcing every Australian over the age of 16 to hand over our biometric data to overseas-based companies whose business model is about monetising personal data & linking online accounts to real world individuals.
Excellent work everybody.
Excellent work everybody.
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The big reason electricity cost so much is gas. Gas is the most expensive form of electricity generation (aside from battery) and yet often determines the price.
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The big reason electricity cost so much is gas. Gas is the most expensive form of electricity generation (aside from battery) and yet often determines the price.
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions
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With the Australian government meeting to discuss a possible gas reservation policy, it is timely that during research today I stumbled on a strategy paper published in March 2017 looking at "LNG tipping points" for the gas industry.
On the list: gas reservation policies and home batteries.
On the list: gas reservation policies and home batteries.
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
With the Australian government meeting to discuss a possible gas reservation policy, it is timely that during research today I stumbled on a strategy paper published in March 2017 looking at "LNG tipping points" for the gas industry.
On the list: gas reservation policies and home batteries.
On the list: gas reservation policies and home batteries.
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As usual, Australian right wing media, and the usual fossil fuel shills are all claiming a grassfire at Wellington solar farm destroyed everything.. toxic bla bla bullshit...
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
As usual, Australian right wing media, and the usual fossil fuel shills are all claiming a grassfire at Wellington solar farm destroyed everything.. toxic bla bla bullshit...
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
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"The secret of Nazism in practice, as Mein Kampf states time and again, is to do the most outrageously secret things quite openly. The Nazi success with this practice has been so great that there is nothing they will not dare."
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The secret of Nazism in practice, as Mein Kampf states time and again, is to do the most outrageously secret things quite openly. The Nazi success with this practice has been so great that there is nothing they will not dare."
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
- Bella Fromm, Berlin, 3/20/1938
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.