Denise Beale
@denisebeale.bsky.social
PhD, author, retired educator. Moved house 41 times, I don't know why. Planting flowers, watching birds & knitting in Buninyong, Australia. On Wadawurrung land
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February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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'Lakeside Puddles' linocut created by printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 AM
'Lakeside Puddles' linocut created by printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
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If this is the first time you've seen one of our earthquake maps, welcome! They are routinely posted, but may not contain any notable activity. They exist to show that we are not without earthquakes in southeast Australia. This one is from 19 January to 1 February. Largest magnitude was a 2.4 in NSW
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
If this is the first time you've seen one of our earthquake maps, welcome! They are routinely posted, but may not contain any notable activity. They exist to show that we are not without earthquakes in southeast Australia. This one is from 19 January to 1 February. Largest magnitude was a 2.4 in NSW
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Not long ago, they made movies about being stranded on an island signaling distress.
Now they’re outside a large continental city signaling distress and PM’ing our island for refuge.
Makes you wonder.
Now they’re outside a large continental city signaling distress and PM’ing our island for refuge.
Makes you wonder.
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
February 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Not long ago, they made movies about being stranded on an island signaling distress.
Now they’re outside a large continental city signaling distress and PM’ing our island for refuge.
Makes you wonder.
Now they’re outside a large continental city signaling distress and PM’ing our island for refuge.
Makes you wonder.
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
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The Trump regime declares tariff war on the Australian territories of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The inhabitants form the Democratic Penguins Republic.
-demonflyingfox youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0o
The Trump regime declares tariff war on the Australian territories of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The inhabitants form the Democratic Penguins Republic.
-demonflyingfox youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0o
Democratic Penguins Republic - Trade War (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 30, 2026 at 4:45 AM
If you've been following the story so far (if not scroll back)...
The Trump regime declares tariff war on the Australian territories of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The inhabitants form the Democratic Penguins Republic.
-demonflyingfox youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0o
The Trump regime declares tariff war on the Australian territories of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The inhabitants form the Democratic Penguins Republic.
-demonflyingfox youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0o
I've moved house 41 times. There's lots of things more daunting than moving house
Lift with your legs — and label everything: 15 tips for moving house with minimum stress
Lift with your legs — and label everything: 15 tips for moving house with minimum stress
Very few things are more daunting than a house move. But it doesn’t have to be hell. Here is how to transport everything without breakages – or injuries
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I've moved house 41 times. There's lots of things more daunting than moving house
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Not content to roll back vaccination in the US alone, the extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist RFK Jr is taking his anti-vaxx crusade worldwide
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
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It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
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"Hanging in the balance is some $300 million already allocated by the Biden administration but not yet paid, as well as any new funds". Insanity.
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Not content to roll back vaccination in the US alone, the extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist RFK Jr is taking his anti-vaxx crusade worldwide
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
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It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
A 🧵
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Pelicans and cormorants in a golden sunset.
Menindee, New South Wales.
Menindee, New South Wales.
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Pelicans and cormorants in a golden sunset.
Menindee, New South Wales.
Menindee, New South Wales.
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Victoria has officially recorded its hottest temperature ever in the town of Hopetoun in the state's north west.
At 4.04pm this afternoon, Hopetoun's temperature soared to 48.9ºC, beating the previous record of 48.8ºC in the same town during the Black Saturday bushfires.
This is climate change.
At 4.04pm this afternoon, Hopetoun's temperature soared to 48.9ºC, beating the previous record of 48.8ºC in the same town during the Black Saturday bushfires.
This is climate change.
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Victoria has officially recorded its hottest temperature ever in the town of Hopetoun in the state's north west.
At 4.04pm this afternoon, Hopetoun's temperature soared to 48.9ºC, beating the previous record of 48.8ºC in the same town during the Black Saturday bushfires.
This is climate change.
At 4.04pm this afternoon, Hopetoun's temperature soared to 48.9ºC, beating the previous record of 48.8ºC in the same town during the Black Saturday bushfires.
This is climate change.
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Australia keeps getting the response to the Bondi massacre wrong - censorship is not the answer, writes Kenneth Roth
www.deepcutnews.com/p/censorship...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/censorship...
Censorship is not the answer to Bondi - Kenneth Roth
A democratic society should debate a broad range of views, the former Human Rights Watch executive director writes
www.deepcutnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Australia keeps getting the response to the Bondi massacre wrong - censorship is not the answer, writes Kenneth Roth
www.deepcutnews.com/p/censorship...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/censorship...
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Apparently it was the hottest night on record in Adelaide - it’s already 34.7C at 7:20am
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Apparently it was the hottest night on record in Adelaide - it’s already 34.7C at 7:20am
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It's amusing reading about the rest of the world economically decoupling from the US and approaching China on trade when you're Australian. We've been doing that very thing since the late 70's. It's OK, you won't get commie germs you know. Trade and security aren't the same thing when they're not.
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
It's amusing reading about the rest of the world economically decoupling from the US and approaching China on trade when you're Australian. We've been doing that very thing since the late 70's. It's OK, you won't get commie germs you know. Trade and security aren't the same thing when they're not.
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We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
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Falsehoods about the record of former high court justice Virginia Bell have circulated amid criticism of her appointment.
www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...
www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...
False claims spread about Bondi royal commission head
Falsehoods about the record of former high court justice Virginia Bell have circulated amid criticism of her appointment.
www.aap.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Falsehoods about the record of former high court justice Virginia Bell have circulated amid criticism of her appointment.
www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...
www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...
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Trump’s dismantling of climate science, including at Hawaii’s CO2 Mauna Loa monitoring station, bleeds into global politics. China, EU and Australia must now lead the way in earth’s biosphere conservation .. or there won’t be an intergenerational economy. Nick O’Malley 👇SMH 17/1/26.
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Trump’s dismantling of climate science, including at Hawaii’s CO2 Mauna Loa monitoring station, bleeds into global politics. China, EU and Australia must now lead the way in earth’s biosphere conservation .. or there won’t be an intergenerational economy. Nick O’Malley 👇SMH 17/1/26.
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"As a wildlife ecologist and conservation expert, these fires bring an unwelcome but familiar mixture of deep sadness and intense frustration. As the climate gets hotter, such events will only become more likely and more severe."
My article about Victoria's fires
theconversation.com/in-the-most-...
My article about Victoria's fires
theconversation.com/in-the-most-...
In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria’s native wildlife needs our help after fires
The Victorian fires burned though diverse environments across the state. Native animals suffered through heat and smoke, including thousands of dead flying foxes.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"As a wildlife ecologist and conservation expert, these fires bring an unwelcome but familiar mixture of deep sadness and intense frustration. As the climate gets hotter, such events will only become more likely and more severe."
My article about Victoria's fires
theconversation.com/in-the-most-...
My article about Victoria's fires
theconversation.com/in-the-most-...
Ash on my patio last night and this morning. Thinking of everyone involved
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Ash on my patio last night and this morning. Thinking of everyone involved
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What a curious and fascinating story .. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The US island that speaks Elizabethan English
English recently became the US's official language. But on a tiny island, residents still speak the country's most English version of English, and many Americans don't understand it.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
What a curious and fascinating story .. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Bad day ahead in Victoria. Wind is picking up in Buninyong. 28 degrees
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Bad day ahead in Victoria. Wind is picking up in Buninyong. 28 degrees
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This is a rather big deal.
For anyone in one of the Catastrophic Rating areas tomorrow If your bushfire survival plan involved a V/line train or bus tomorrow, your plan did not survive contact with the enemy.
www.vline.com.au/Service-Chan...
#Bushfires #Victoria
For anyone in one of the Catastrophic Rating areas tomorrow If your bushfire survival plan involved a V/line train or bus tomorrow, your plan did not survive contact with the enemy.
www.vline.com.au/Service-Chan...
#Bushfires #Victoria
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
This is a rather big deal.
For anyone in one of the Catastrophic Rating areas tomorrow If your bushfire survival plan involved a V/line train or bus tomorrow, your plan did not survive contact with the enemy.
www.vline.com.au/Service-Chan...
#Bushfires #Victoria
For anyone in one of the Catastrophic Rating areas tomorrow If your bushfire survival plan involved a V/line train or bus tomorrow, your plan did not survive contact with the enemy.
www.vline.com.au/Service-Chan...
#Bushfires #Victoria
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The work of multitalented English embroidery designer May Morris (1862-1938). She was crucial to the Arts and Crafts Movement, elevating embroidery to a fine art, challenging its perception as low value 'women's work', while also supporting fellow female artists #WomensArt
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The work of multitalented English embroidery designer May Morris (1862-1938). She was crucial to the Arts and Crafts Movement, elevating embroidery to a fine art, challenging its perception as low value 'women's work', while also supporting fellow female artists #WomensArt
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I hear from friends in WA, where the trees are dying.
I hear of the loss in the Adelaide Hills.
I see it here in Central VIC.
I see it across the higher mountains.
The fact that ecologists still manage to function in the face of ongoing loss is a daily miracle.
theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
I hear of the loss in the Adelaide Hills.
I see it here in Central VIC.
I see it across the higher mountains.
The fact that ecologists still manage to function in the face of ongoing loss is a daily miracle.
theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster
The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for forests globally.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I hear from friends in WA, where the trees are dying.
I hear of the loss in the Adelaide Hills.
I see it here in Central VIC.
I see it across the higher mountains.
The fact that ecologists still manage to function in the face of ongoing loss is a daily miracle.
theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
I hear of the loss in the Adelaide Hills.
I see it here in Central VIC.
I see it across the higher mountains.
The fact that ecologists still manage to function in the face of ongoing loss is a daily miracle.
theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...