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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 1d

I can't bring myself to refer to the fallen prince of shame as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - it's altogether too normal AND too grand at the same time.

I think we should refer to him as 'FingerPrince' as a reminder that he should be providing mugshot & fingerprints down the nick... #FingerPrince

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Peter Sprivulis @thisnannuplife.bsky.social · 1d

Me, most afternoons at about 2pm

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 2d

Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!

The 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth just hit a new record high reaching a growth rate of 7.88 ppm per 3 years for October, 2025. This breaks the previous record high of 7.83 ppm per 3 years, from February, 2019.

Net-Zero by 2050? The Climate 8-ball is bored.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 3d

Two of the most vital species of coral in Florida, elkhorn or staghorn, are “functionally extinct,” with scientists finding none remaining. We cannot ignore this alarming finding. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #Coral #Extinction

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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 5d

Another submission to the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate and Energy.

We. Are. Screwed.

The ability of liars to lie convincingly has destroyed any hope of threat perception.

We will die of the heat and the dry, and the epic loneliness of having killed all the other creatures.

Executive Summary
Introduction
This submission draws on research conducted by the ADM+S Australian Ad Observatory team
ahead of the 2025 Federal Election to track political advertising in key electorates. The
McKinnon Foundation supported this work by funding participant recruitment. We recruited
more than 106 people in these electorates to install the Observatory’s ad collection tool on
their phones during the two weeks prior to election day and collected a total of 22,370 ads. We
then sorted through these ads to identify and analyse the political ads they received, noting
that this did not include unsponsored, user-generated content.
Of the 580 political ads seen by our participants, many focused heavily on energy and climate
change, often in relation to increases in energy prices and the cost of living. As well as political
parties, 7% of these ads came from third party organisations with a strong focus on energy and
climate.
Additionally, we used the PoliDashboard tool, developed and supported by our academic
partners at the Social Media Lab (Toronto Metropolitan University), to track spending by major
political parties, third-party organisations, and other actors.
This submission summarises our key findings, focusing on third party groups, energy
misinformation and political advertising.
Key Findings
● Astroturfing is mainstream. Campaigns designed to appear grassroots are in fact
coordinated, well-financed, and often linked directly to major political parties, donors,
or lobby groups.
● Climate and energy are prime targets. Most third-party advertising during the 2025
Federal Election focused on energy costs, nuclear power, and climate action, framing
vested interests as “ordinary Australians.”
● Systematic misrepresentation. Groups with names like Mums for Nuclear or
Australians for Natural Gas disguised their partisan or corporate origins, sometimes
even copying the identity of legitimate grassroots organisations.
● Heavy spending and reach. Lobby groups spe…

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Peter Sprivulis @thisnannuplife.bsky.social · 7d

Creating that unrest maybe part of the plan: genuine unrest => allows Trump to declare state of emergency => defer/cancel elections & further consolidateo authoritarian power. He is trying to provoke trouble on the streets…

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 8d

Brilliant cartoon. Thank you for making the comparison.

In my estimation the 50,000 years of unique rock art are of even greater significance to the world, culture, history, science… than even the French Crown Jewels.

WoodCide Ecocide
Perdaman
WA govt
Australian govt
Murdering First Nations art

goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 8d

Disappearing jewels. Today’s Age cartoon

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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 9d

If you were looking for one of the lowest cost ways of preventing climate change, you might head for the “deforestation frontier” in the Amazon rainforest.
economist.com/the-americas...

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Peter Sprivulis @thisnannuplife.bsky.social · 11d

“Smart” beds? Perhaps “dumb” might be a better adjective for beds, fridges, blenders etc that, seriously, function way more reliably and effectively without internet connectivity.

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 12d

That's right folks, focus on the real story (LNP is moribund): ~80% of Australia's contribution to global carbon emissions is embodied in fossil fuel exports

The @albomp.bsky.social gov's ceaseless enabling of NEW/EXTENSIONS of Coal & Gas projects (31🤯 & counting) is fuelling climate disaster

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 12d

NO
NO
NO
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- dashare.zone ADMIN

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13d

a simple reminder that walking is the best but pedestrians get a raw deal

a graphic showing space required for transport modes w/ people standing on a street - car, e-car, hydrogen car etc are the most, then bicycle, then bus and least space is walking

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WA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 13d

Have you ever seen gold on a flower before?

This is the flower of the carnivorous plant Drosera calycina, which has striking deep red petals and sepals that glitter like gold in the afternoon sunlight.
#ozflora #fierceflora #Droseraceae #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

A stem with two flowers and one bud. The flowers have four deep red petals, contrasting bright yellow pollen, and sepals that appear golden in the sunlight

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 14d

When claims made in the public arena using agency data is “flat-out contradicted by the statistical evidence", intervening to correct it upholds integrity

"you’re trying to take the side of truth [.. ]to take the side of explaining what the statistics say and what they don’t say"

#IStandWithABS

Head of ABS defends debunking far-right ‘mass migration’ claims after censorship accusations

Chief statistician David Gruen says bureau did not censor anyone and is ‘trying to take the side of truth’ after misuse of overseas arrivals figures

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Dunlop @timdunlop.bsky.social · 15d

Melbourne: ever helpful

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 15d

Why 'centrists' must never get your vote... #SocialistSunday

A diagram showing how the Overton Window works as the centre of politics is shifted ever further to the rigth by centrism. It is captioned: 'The Long-Term Effects of Voting For The Lesser Evil.'

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 15d

It’s time Australia held that deep investigation that more than 500,000 Australians petitioned for.

Murdoch media are a cancer on society deliberately undermining our democracy.
#MurdochRC #auspol

Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 15d

ICE attacked peaceful protestors with tear gas and then Fox News characterised the violence as caused by protestors. Trump’s propaganda arm - Murdoch media - is a huge part of the MAGA problem.

Dave Lennon @davelennon.bsky.social · 15d

fox "news" found it lead with it ...quelle surprise

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 17d

Patrick Kroon (1862-1941),
‘Death comes with Anti-Vaccination’, 1920-30
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectio...

skeletal fuigure dressedd up in a suit, carrying a sycthe with anti vaccines written on it

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 17d

Analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that replacing the broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to quadruple Commonwealth spending on housing.

Read the full release below:

Progressive patriotism: ACTU’s 25% gas export tax should replace broken PRRT

Analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that replacing the broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion...

australiainstitute.org.au

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Claude Jourdren @cjour.bsky.social · 18d

Climat : Les forêts tropicales d'Australie sont les premières au monde à émettre plus de dioxyde de carbone qu'elles n'en absorbent, révèle une étude parue mercredi dans la revue Nature, établissant un lien entre ce phénomène et le dérèglement climatique.

Climat : les forêts tropicales d'Australie ne sont plus un puits de carbone, selon une étude - RTBF Actus

Ce bouleversement 'est largement dû à l'augmentation de la mortalité des arbres causée par le changement climatique,...

www.rtbf.be

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18d

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."

Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first

Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...

nation.cymru

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Gabriel Geiger @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social · 20d

On a Saturday night I stumbled across something on the internet that made me feel like ****** my pants. A giant dataset of real surveillance operations targeting 1000s of people across nearly every country. Unraveling it and the mysterious company behind it has consumed 1.5 years of my life

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 21d

Back over 1.5°C again and on the way up.

Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.

The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 20d

"Since 2021 when world leaders and corporate executives promised to halt deforestation, the new study found that forest loss has increased, driven by subsidies for livestock, monocrops, logging and other extractive industries."

"banks have made $26bn from financing deforesting companies"

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Sprivulis @thisnannuplife.bsky.social · 21d

I think it is useful to remind folk coal is still far and away our largest form of ‘harvested’ energy. We simply export most of the coal we extract. Renewables? Less than 3%. Not a typo.

https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/sprinting-to-stand-still-still-no-progress-in-australias-energy-transition/

Sprinting to stand still: Still no progress in Australia’s energy transition

August 2025: The Australian Government’s oxymoronically named Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has just published its 2025 Australian Energy Statistics Update Report.

johnmenadue.com