Upswept
@upswept.bsky.social
Science-following, mask-wearing, tree-hugging, nature-loving, indoor-cat lady and progressive snowflake. 🇬🇧 & 🇦🇺. Living in Bendigo on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Has worked in 🍁 🇰🇪 🇵🇭. 💜🤍♠️🖤
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Capitalism says productivity is the most important metric in determining value
That you must “earn” everything, even food, housing and healthcare.
How do you earn it? By working until you die.
It teaches people to see children, the elderly & disabled as expendable.
It enriches the wealthy only
That you must “earn” everything, even food, housing and healthcare.
How do you earn it? By working until you die.
It teaches people to see children, the elderly & disabled as expendable.
It enriches the wealthy only
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Capitalism says productivity is the most important metric in determining value
That you must “earn” everything, even food, housing and healthcare.
How do you earn it? By working until you die.
It teaches people to see children, the elderly & disabled as expendable.
It enriches the wealthy only
That you must “earn” everything, even food, housing and healthcare.
How do you earn it? By working until you die.
It teaches people to see children, the elderly & disabled as expendable.
It enriches the wealthy only
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Appeasement and hopium is only contributing to the fall into the fascist inferno.
THERE IS NO NEGOTIATING WITH NAZIS. Europe learned that the hard way in the late 1930s. Democrats were actually winning the battle for hearts and minds on this one. And here's the bitter reality: there is NO getting out of this without a huge amount of pain... 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Appeasement and hopium is only contributing to the fall into the fascist inferno.
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Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake.
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake.
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
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"What’s odd about the political climate surrounding forever COVID is that I really don’t see what the counterargument is against the idea that we should stop infecting children with a brain damaging virus"
#ProtectChildrenFromCovid #CovidCausesBrainDamage
#ProtectChildrenFromCovid #CovidCausesBrainDamage
Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
When Will the Lion Concern Himself
Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days
www.thegauntlet.news
October 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"What’s odd about the political climate surrounding forever COVID is that I really don’t see what the counterargument is against the idea that we should stop infecting children with a brain damaging virus"
#ProtectChildrenFromCovid #CovidCausesBrainDamage
#ProtectChildrenFromCovid #CovidCausesBrainDamage
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Picard responsibility tip: Don't leave known, wide-scale problems behind for the next generation to solve.
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Picard responsibility tip: Don't leave known, wide-scale problems behind for the next generation to solve.
Here's a great little hack: type in your search term and add "-ai" at the end.
For example, want to learn more about hurricanes and climate change? Search for "hurricanes and climate change -ai" and the top results will be from NOAA, NASA, etc. not AI slop.
For example, want to learn more about hurricanes and climate change? Search for "hurricanes and climate change -ai" and the top results will be from NOAA, NASA, etc. not AI slop.
Ask Google question - AI answer is wrong - clarify why the answer is wrong - AI agrees - ask more specific question - AI gets it wrong - tell AI it got it wrong - AI agrees - realise I'm now wasting my time teaching AI about what I want.
Bring back proper searching!
Bring back proper searching!
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Here's a great little hack: type in your search term and add "-ai" at the end.
For example, want to learn more about hurricanes and climate change? Search for "hurricanes and climate change -ai" and the top results will be from NOAA, NASA, etc. not AI slop.
For example, want to learn more about hurricanes and climate change? Search for "hurricanes and climate change -ai" and the top results will be from NOAA, NASA, etc. not AI slop.
When I was unemployed for eighteen months, I had to attend fortnightly meetings with one of those job agencies. At the first meeting, my case officer told me she was jealous of my CV - and said she had nothing for me. She recommended relocating to Brisbane - 1,720km from where I was living.
Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies
Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies
Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year
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Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show.
Just 11.7% of jobseekers in Australia found long-term employment through a job provider in the latest financial year, according to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ annual report. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I was unemployed for eighteen months, I had to attend fortnightly meetings with one of those job agencies. At the first meeting, my case officer told me she was jealous of my CV - and said she had nothing for me. She recommended relocating to Brisbane - 1,720km from where I was living.
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Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Stronger arctic cyclones speed up polar melting, impacting global weather
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves. Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
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Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.
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People are slowly finding out. Doctors still unable to figure this out.
!["I can't say why people aren't [reacting like]
their hair's on fire.
This is a
serious, serious illness."
-Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
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#MaskUp #DoTheRightThing #StopCovid
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November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
People are slowly finding out. Doctors still unable to figure this out.
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It’s still here but everyone on TikTok is always asking what this new virus in 2025 is that makes them feel like razors in their throat.
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s still here but everyone on TikTok is always asking what this new virus in 2025 is that makes them feel like razors in their throat.
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Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.
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There is no way to win this game. There is no behavior that will satisfy them.
You are either failing to live within your means, i.e., swearing off all frivolities like some sort of financial anchorite, or you are ruining the economy by not buying things.
You are either failing to live within your means, i.e., swearing off all frivolities like some sort of financial anchorite, or you are ruining the economy by not buying things.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There is no way to win this game. There is no behavior that will satisfy them.
You are either failing to live within your means, i.e., swearing off all frivolities like some sort of financial anchorite, or you are ruining the economy by not buying things.
You are either failing to live within your means, i.e., swearing off all frivolities like some sort of financial anchorite, or you are ruining the economy by not buying things.
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People are being led astray by ruthless, willfully ignorant leaders. Most people identify compassion & courage as core values, but leaders are normalising intolerance, so standing out from the crowd doesn't feel safe.
Do you want to "fit in" or build a free society that respects everyone's rights?
Do you want to "fit in" or build a free society that respects everyone's rights?
The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 is both a problem of disease and a problem of morality. When most people are thoughtlessly unwilling to practice necessary safety measures for the common good, such as wearing respirator masks, it is clear that collective morality has utterly failed.
#COVID19
#COVID19
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
People are being led astray by ruthless, willfully ignorant leaders. Most people identify compassion & courage as core values, but leaders are normalising intolerance, so standing out from the crowd doesn't feel safe.
Do you want to "fit in" or build a free society that respects everyone's rights?
Do you want to "fit in" or build a free society that respects everyone's rights?
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice" turns out to be absolute nonsense.
It only bends towards justice if you keep twatting the Nazis so hard, as they pop up, that they are perpetually too afraid to speak.
It only bends towards justice if you keep twatting the Nazis so hard, as they pop up, that they are perpetually too afraid to speak.
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice" turns out to be absolute nonsense.
It only bends towards justice if you keep twatting the Nazis so hard, as they pop up, that they are perpetually too afraid to speak.
It only bends towards justice if you keep twatting the Nazis so hard, as they pop up, that they are perpetually too afraid to speak.
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Environmental heat stress has significantly increased in India, driving a ~10% decline in labor capacity, with much worse projected under future warming.
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
Migrant Laborers in India Face Increased Heat Stress Driven by Climate Warming and ENSO Variability
Examine the changes in heat stress and labor capacity in major urban centers in India that attract rural-to-urban work migrants Most rural-to-urban migration hotspots in India witnessed a signifi...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Environmental heat stress has significantly increased in India, driving a ~10% decline in labor capacity, with much worse projected under future warming.
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
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Nearly 70 Filipinos affected by a deadly 2021 typhoon are planning to sue oil giant Shell in its home country of the U.K. for the damages they suffered.
Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was one of the most devastating storms in the Philippines’ recorded history.
Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was one of the most devastating storms in the Philippines’ recorded history.
Filipino survivors of deadly 2021 typhoon planning to sue Shell for damages
Nearly 70 Filipinos affected by a deadly 2021 typhoon are planning to sue oil giant Shell in its home country of the U.K. for the damages they suffered. Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super…
news.mongabay.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nearly 70 Filipinos affected by a deadly 2021 typhoon are planning to sue oil giant Shell in its home country of the U.K. for the damages they suffered.
Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was one of the most devastating storms in the Philippines’ recorded history.
Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was one of the most devastating storms in the Philippines’ recorded history.
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AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 31 October 2025
Mixed trends nationally — Cases up in VIC (+15%), SA (+14.1%) and ACT (+5%)
Cases down in TAS (-33.3%), WA (-21.9%, avg 15/day in hospital), QLD (-8.4%, 24 in hospital) and NSW (-7.6%)
Aged care (Stable) and 1 new death reported
Mixed trends nationally — Cases up in VIC (+15%), SA (+14.1%) and ACT (+5%)
Cases down in TAS (-33.3%), WA (-21.9%, avg 15/day in hospital), QLD (-8.4%, 24 in hospital) and NSW (-7.6%)
Aged care (Stable) and 1 new death reported
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 31 October 2025
Mixed trends nationally — Cases up in VIC (+15%), SA (+14.1%) and ACT (+5%)
Cases down in TAS (-33.3%), WA (-21.9%, avg 15/day in hospital), QLD (-8.4%, 24 in hospital) and NSW (-7.6%)
Aged care (Stable) and 1 new death reported
Mixed trends nationally — Cases up in VIC (+15%), SA (+14.1%) and ACT (+5%)
Cases down in TAS (-33.3%), WA (-21.9%, avg 15/day in hospital), QLD (-8.4%, 24 in hospital) and NSW (-7.6%)
Aged care (Stable) and 1 new death reported
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Australia’s environment is in crisis & its wealth is disappearing into the hands of multinational fossil fuel companies.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
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But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
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October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Australia’s environment is in crisis & its wealth is disappearing into the hands of multinational fossil fuel companies.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
But it doesn't have to be this way.
@rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R
Oooh, my broad beans are coming along nicely, and I have my signed copy on the kitchen shelf. I think I know what I'll be cooking in a couple of weeks!
Fried rice with herbs, lemon & broad beans #KonKarapanagiotidis #Philoxenia #homegrown broad beans, mint, parsley, dill & lemon 👍
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Oooh, my broad beans are coming along nicely, and I have my signed copy on the kitchen shelf. I think I know what I'll be cooking in a couple of weeks!
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Yep. Long covid is the NUMBER ONE chronic illness in children.
Who could have seen this coming? Oh right, all of us who pay attention and are constantly dismissed.
Who could have seen this coming? Oh right, all of us who pay attention and are constantly dismissed.
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yep. Long covid is the NUMBER ONE chronic illness in children.
Who could have seen this coming? Oh right, all of us who pay attention and are constantly dismissed.
Who could have seen this coming? Oh right, all of us who pay attention and are constantly dismissed.
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Last year, @michaelfwehner.bsky.social and Jim Kossin made the scientific case for a Cat6 cyclone. This week, Hurricane Melissa became the 6th storm in recorded history to smash through that threshold, with max winds of 216mph. And conditions leading to these storms are on the rise.
Read more:
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The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world | PNAS
Global warming increases available sensible and latent heat energy, increasing the
thermodynamic potential wind intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs...
www.pnas.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Last year, @michaelfwehner.bsky.social and Jim Kossin made the scientific case for a Cat6 cyclone. This week, Hurricane Melissa became the 6th storm in recorded history to smash through that threshold, with max winds of 216mph. And conditions leading to these storms are on the rise.
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I have a big tree in the corner of my yard. It's tucked behind my shed so don't have a clear view of it from the house. I didn't realise that a huge branch snapped off in a storm last week, and fell into my neighbours yard. Now it's leaning over the other two neighbours so needs to be cut down 😢
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I have a big tree in the corner of my yard. It's tucked behind my shed so don't have a clear view of it from the house. I didn't realise that a huge branch snapped off in a storm last week, and fell into my neighbours yard. Now it's leaning over the other two neighbours so needs to be cut down 😢