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Ketan Joshi

@ketanjoshi.co

Can I just fucking say, imagine if any of these people ever faced any kind of fucking consequence for just blurting out bullshit like this

Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 1d

“In a decade, Pichai said that it'll be normal to build extraterrestrial data centers”.

And he’s definitely not the only one speaking about the *necessity* of data centers in space. Apparently the planet is not big enough for their scaling “laws”.

www.businessinsider.com/google-proje...

Sundar Pichai says Google will start building data centers in space, powered by the sun, in 2027

Google announced Project Suncatcher earlier this month. CEO Sundar Pichai now says it could begin building data centers in space as soon as 2027.

www.businessinsider.com

December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Cressida Dunnart

@cdunnart.bsky.social

Ping @brontelee.bsky.social
Look who popped up… sigh

This is Molly, one of the sweetest of rescue pups… a Maltese cross I think tge pic is taken at such an angle that she’s mostly all head, soft ‘red ears and mask, otherwise cream, little turned out feet … she’s looking straight at you with the softest of brown eyes -
A most boopable expression, and one I’m sure would have had me reaching for the treats had I been there

December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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𝓔𝓻𝓷𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓮𝔂𝓼𝓬𝓪𝓽

@ernmalleyscat.bsky.social

behold the beautiful song of the pied butcherbird chick. lol they just screech when little and mum is unimpressed

December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM

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Greg Jericho

@grogsgamut.bsky.social

So The Oz has discovered there is now racism in Australia. But only one kind of racism, no other kind.

The Australian headline: "Party leaders need to prevent racist hate becoming the new normal"

December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM

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The Cathy Wilcox

@cathywilcox.bsky.social

What could go wrong?
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Parliament House in Canberra, with King Kong (marked AI) stepping over the building, holding a woman, looking menacing. Speech bubble from Parliament House: “Look, apparently it has a huge appetite, will put thousands out of work, steal copyright, dumb down education and facilitate abuse. But rather than try to regulate it, we’ll just see how it goes…”

December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM

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Herbaceous

@herbbruno.bsky.social

Michael #Mann to Bill Gates: What #world are you living in? cleantechnica.com/2025/11/29/m...
@michaelemann.bsky.social

Michael Mann To Bill Gates: What World Are You Living In? - CleanTechnica

Mann offers a roadmap against an "ecocidal agenda" driven by plutocrats, polluters, petrostates, propagandists, and much of the press.

cleantechnica.com

December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Cressida Dunnart

@cdunnart.bsky.social

I just love these grumpy-faced weirdos
(Something that no doubt others might opine regarding myself… but I can’t camouflage like these clever clogs)

Tawny frogmouth being ‘not there’ in a tree fork … camo is excellent!

November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Cressida Dunnart

@cdunnart.bsky.social

C’arn you mob
💪🏽🤞🏽💪🏽🤞🏽

Holly Kirk @hollykirk.bsky.social · 6d

Cane toads are advancing on WA's unique Pilbara region. @judydunlop.bsky.social and her team have a plan to stop them!

@ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏 we're hearing about the Toad Containment Zone - creating a waterless barrier across the Pilbara to stop the invasion.
🐸

Judy has matched her dress colour to the mustard yellow cane toad on her title slide

A once in a lifetime chance to stop the toad invasion. 'Working with Country to save Country' - Martin Bin Rashid, Karajarri

November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM

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Simon

@simonronalds.bsky.social

"If current trends continue, a child born today living within three metres of sea level will almost certainly lose their home within their lifetime"

I find this terrifying - and the opposition parties are deep in the climate denial hole #AusPol

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Can we handle the truth on climate?

As the latest round of United Nations climate talks were under way at COP30 in Brazil, the Liberal Party finally caved in to the pressure of climate change deniers in the National Party, reminding us ...

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

November 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM

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John Holmes

@jhaue.bsky.social

Explainer: What’s wrong with the environment law reboot?
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

Explainer: What’s wrong with the environment law reboot?

The Federal Government has passed reforms to federal environment laws with amendments from the Greens. The amendments have improvements in relation to native forest logging, illegal landclearing and f...

thepoint.com.au

November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Cressida Dunnart

@cdunnart.bsky.social

You can replay too!!

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 3d

Sunday Shot is about to start. Jo and I have @roycerk2.bsky.social, who is just back from COP in Brazil, and Lorena Allam, for a look at the world news of the week. Join us!

SUNDAY SHOT - November 30

YouTube video by The Sunday Shot

www.youtube.com

November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM

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Annie Parker

@annieparker.bsky.social

Science being fucking awesome again.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 4d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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Pup Fiction

@pupfiction.bsky.social

"I believe we are in danger of being swamped by wind farms. They have their own energy and power, form ghettos on hillsides and do not assimilate with coal and gas plants."

Barnlene Joyson

Maiden speech to Parliament 2026

#auspol

November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Cressida Dunnart

@cdunnart.bsky.social

How come we hear ALL THE TIME from rural opponents of wind/solar/transmission lines, but for some odd reason any voices against this absolute travesty rarely if ever get a mention

Water people
W.A.T.E.R

Mark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know, the QLD Government says coal seam gas fields on agricultural land in QLD can cause groundwater levels to drop by up to 500m?

What an awful industry.

www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/groundwater-...

November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM

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David Tomkins

@davidctomkins.bsky.social

Certain politicians continue the lie that we can keep opening more coal mines and coal seam gas fields without totally destroying Australia’s climate and food and water security.
#climatecrisis #netzero2050 #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...