Alison
@bythemangroves.bsky.social
Climate Extinctions Pesticides Colonisation Covid Clean Air N95 Genocide Oil Gas Fracking Water Indigenous peoples knowledge & land guardianship Ocean currents Wind My brain went missing with a virus mid-2019 so not a good skeeter. Feel the good inside ☀️
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
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When Trump wanted 🇺🇸 to ‘own’ Gaza 🇵🇸, Francesca Albanese gave us invaluable advice
It’s never been more relevant:
‘Stay calm’
‘The international community is made of 193 states’
‘This is the time to give the 🇺🇸 what it’s been looking for’
‘Isolation’
It’s never been more relevant:
‘Stay calm’
‘The international community is made of 193 states’
‘This is the time to give the 🇺🇸 what it’s been looking for’
‘Isolation’
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
When Trump wanted 🇺🇸 to ‘own’ Gaza 🇵🇸, Francesca Albanese gave us invaluable advice
It’s never been more relevant:
‘Stay calm’
‘The international community is made of 193 states’
‘This is the time to give the 🇺🇸 what it’s been looking for’
‘Isolation’
It’s never been more relevant:
‘Stay calm’
‘The international community is made of 193 states’
‘This is the time to give the 🇺🇸 what it’s been looking for’
‘Isolation’
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Indonesia’s deforestation is accelerating again. Losses in 2025 were set to match 2024 — the worst since 2019 — as massive projects like the Merauke Food Estate clear millions of hectares.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike
After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding plantations and mining. In December, Indonesia’s forestry minister, Raja…
news.mongabay.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Indonesia’s deforestation is accelerating again. Losses in 2025 were set to match 2024 — the worst since 2019 — as massive projects like the Merauke Food Estate clear millions of hectares.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
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I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/lVGyZfgCeZOCE
ABC: Stand with your journalists
An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.
getup.to
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 AM
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/lVGyZfgCeZOCE
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"Every gold mine pays a royalty for gold. But more than half of the gas we export is given away royalty-free."
Add your name to the petition to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://theaus.in/fix_gas_export_problem
Add your name to the petition to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://theaus.in/fix_gas_export_problem
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"Every gold mine pays a royalty for gold. But more than half of the gas we export is given away royalty-free."
Add your name to the petition to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://theaus.in/fix_gas_export_problem
Add your name to the petition to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://theaus.in/fix_gas_export_problem
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God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
www.deepcutnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
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They are tearing Aus apart . Tell them to fuck off. We will never normalise Genocide nor will we normalise Israel
-Sanction Israel Now
-Sanction Israel Now
God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
www.deepcutnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
They are tearing Aus apart . Tell them to fuck off. We will never normalise Genocide nor will we normalise Israel
-Sanction Israel Now
-Sanction Israel Now
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A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years #Climate
A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years
Amid changing political headwinds, the moratorium on soy-driven deforestation is in danger. What now?
grist.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A major agreement to protect the Amazon is falling apart after 20 years #Climate
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Mass mortality event in grey headed fruit bats- bad on so many reasons: any loss of wildlife is tragic; greyheaded fruit bats pollinate our big trees, often migratory along the east coast & fruit bats are mammals, so when one species reaches its upper thermal limit it’s a major warning for MAMMALS 😬
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Mass mortality event in grey headed fruit bats- bad on so many reasons: any loss of wildlife is tragic; greyheaded fruit bats pollinate our big trees, often migratory along the east coast & fruit bats are mammals, so when one species reaches its upper thermal limit it’s a major warning for MAMMALS 😬
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Can we PLEASE DO SOMETHING to save our native fauna. These 44°C+ temperatures are only going to get worse. We know this. FFS 🤦♀️ The heat will get worse. We need to find a way to protect ALL life. Perhaps not relying on fossil fuels would help. Take note of how the indigenous people cared for land
🖤💛♥️
🖤💛♥️
So sad.
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Can we PLEASE DO SOMETHING to save our native fauna. These 44°C+ temperatures are only going to get worse. We know this. FFS 🤦♀️ The heat will get worse. We need to find a way to protect ALL life. Perhaps not relying on fossil fuels would help. Take note of how the indigenous people cared for land
🖤💛♥️
🖤💛♥️
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The world needs to heed Trish's words. The heat IS getting worse everywhere.
All flora & fauna will suffer, everywhere.
All flora & fauna will suffer, everywhere.
Can we PLEASE DO SOMETHING to save our native fauna. These 44°C+ temperatures are only going to get worse. We know this. FFS 🤦♀️ The heat will get worse. We need to find a way to protect ALL life. Perhaps not relying on fossil fuels would help. Take note of how the indigenous people cared for land
🖤💛♥️
🖤💛♥️
So sad.
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
January 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The world needs to heed Trish's words. The heat IS getting worse everywhere.
All flora & fauna will suffer, everywhere.
All flora & fauna will suffer, everywhere.
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A slow clap for the SMH, grovelling cowards.
January 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A slow clap for the SMH, grovelling cowards.
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AUKUS has tied Australia to a sinking nuclear defence enterprise called the United Kingdom. It’s not just a retired UK Admiral, the UK Audit office has tracked the structural failures for years. But don’t worry, Marles and Meade say it’s “on track” - they are dangerously deluded
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
AUKUS has tied Australia to a sinking nuclear defence enterprise called the United Kingdom. It’s not just a retired UK Admiral, the UK Audit office has tracked the structural failures for years. But don’t worry, Marles and Meade say it’s “on track” - they are dangerously deluded
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Ground sloths were not Ice Age curiosities.
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
Substance Without Spectacle: The Ground Sloths Who Shaped Ancient Ecosystems
Mounted skeleton of a giant ground sloth displayed in a museum gallery, showing its massive forelimbs, curved claws, and upright feeding posture.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ground sloths were not Ice Age curiosities.
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
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The Amazon has more tree species in 2.5 acres than the entire US & Canada combined. The Congo is the only home to all 3 great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos.
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The Amazon has more tree species in 2.5 acres than the entire US & Canada combined. The Congo is the only home to all 3 great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos.
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
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One ancient tree can be home to thousands of species—insects, birds, fungi, plants. Reducing it to ash isn't clearing land; it's demolishing an entire city of life. That is ecocide. #Biodiversity #Forests
January 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
One ancient tree can be home to thousands of species—insects, birds, fungi, plants. Reducing it to ash isn't clearing land; it's demolishing an entire city of life. That is ecocide. #Biodiversity #Forests
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Well yeah. Because USA allowed the IDF to train law enforcement like Chris Minns is doing.
Renee Good, like many Palestinians before her, died because authoritarian forces decided she did not deserve to live, and because the entire legal and political structure exists to ensure those agents never face meaningful consequences for murder.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
#Palestine #Israel
From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent playbook
Renee Good, like many Palestinians before her, died because authoritarian forces decided she did not deserve to live, and because the entire legal and political structure exists to ensure those agents...
mondoweiss.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Well yeah. Because USA allowed the IDF to train law enforcement like Chris Minns is doing.
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“There is “no rational justification remaining for prioritising or using” the surgical masks that are ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics globally, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens”, they said in a letter to WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.”
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“There is “no rational justification remaining for prioritising or using” the surgical masks that are ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics globally, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens”, they said in a letter to WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.”
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Spain will factory farm 1 million Octopuses in tanks to be frozen to death
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth 3 hearts, blue blood
Can squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs.
They use tools transform their bodies to mimic other animals even communicate with different species
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth 3 hearts, blue blood
Can squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs.
They use tools transform their bodies to mimic other animals even communicate with different species
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Spain will factory farm 1 million Octopuses in tanks to be frozen to death
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth 3 hearts, blue blood
Can squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs.
They use tools transform their bodies to mimic other animals even communicate with different species
Octopuses are like aliens on Earth 3 hearts, blue blood
Can squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs.
They use tools transform their bodies to mimic other animals even communicate with different species
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Scientists Warn Toxic Microplastics Getting Stuck in Our Airways and could cause serious health hazards in the respiratory system as
Humans inhale around 16.2 pieces of microplastic every hour, which adds up to about a credit card's worth across a week
www.newsweek.com/toxic-microp...
Humans inhale around 16.2 pieces of microplastic every hour, which adds up to about a credit card's worth across a week
www.newsweek.com/toxic-microp...
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Scientists Warn Toxic Microplastics Getting Stuck in Our Airways and could cause serious health hazards in the respiratory system as
Humans inhale around 16.2 pieces of microplastic every hour, which adds up to about a credit card's worth across a week
www.newsweek.com/toxic-microp...
Humans inhale around 16.2 pieces of microplastic every hour, which adds up to about a credit card's worth across a week
www.newsweek.com/toxic-microp...
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I wrote to my MP.
"We try to live lives full of purpose, of service and usefulness to others. What purpose are our lives if we don't help Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed stay alive? We will all have failed so badly. Please, please help stop this."
Find yours here:
members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
"We try to live lives full of purpose, of service and usefulness to others. What purpose are our lives if we don't help Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed stay alive? We will all have failed so badly. Please, please help stop this."
Find yours here:
members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I wrote to my MP.
"We try to live lives full of purpose, of service and usefulness to others. What purpose are our lives if we don't help Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed stay alive? We will all have failed so badly. Please, please help stop this."
Find yours here:
members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
"We try to live lives full of purpose, of service and usefulness to others. What purpose are our lives if we don't help Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed stay alive? We will all have failed so badly. Please, please help stop this."
Find yours here:
members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
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We got half a million signatures demanding a royal commission into the Murdoch press. It was ignored.
Can the Murdoch press get that many washed up swimmers and cricketers to sign up for a royal commission (that will be abused to justify Zionist encroachment on our rights)?
Can the Murdoch press get that many washed up swimmers and cricketers to sign up for a royal commission (that will be abused to justify Zionist encroachment on our rights)?
January 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
We got half a million signatures demanding a royal commission into the Murdoch press. It was ignored.
Can the Murdoch press get that many washed up swimmers and cricketers to sign up for a royal commission (that will be abused to justify Zionist encroachment on our rights)?
Can the Murdoch press get that many washed up swimmers and cricketers to sign up for a royal commission (that will be abused to justify Zionist encroachment on our rights)?