@gmartian.bsky.social
Hope to spread a few truths, and some beauty
Love nature, art & architecture, music, learning about our unfolding history ... Much to defend on this Earth, & so much to learn (about respect) from First Nations folk
Studied Sociology, Media, Politics
Love nature, art & architecture, music, learning about our unfolding history ... Much to defend on this Earth, & so much to learn (about respect) from First Nations folk
Studied Sociology, Media, Politics
Australia’s recent heatwaves pushed electricity demand to record levels without the grid failing. The data points to growing reliance on rooftop solar, batteries and renewables – and the declining role of coal, Jackie Trad writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #energy #renewables #electricity
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #energy #renewables #electricity
The most important power station in the nation is no longer a coal plant – it’s on our rooftops
Australia’s electricity grid is increasingly being powered by rooftop solar, batteries and renewables, exposing the limits and rising costs of ageing coal-fired power stations.
johnmenadue.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
February 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
- Locally grown figs - (pic courtesy of our ABC in Aust)
- #Gardening #Homegrown #HealthyFood #FruitHarvest
- #Gardening #Homegrown #HealthyFood #FruitHarvest
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
- Locally grown figs - (pic courtesy of our ABC in Aust)
- #Gardening #Homegrown #HealthyFood #FruitHarvest
- #Gardening #Homegrown #HealthyFood #FruitHarvest
- Timely reminder, as the new Govt legislation, just rushed through Parliament sees this country take a few backward steps ... blurring the definition of 'hate speech', & other key words in the 'debate' since Bondi ...
- #TruthTelling #HonestJournalism #MediaDiversity #HumanRights #History
- #TruthTelling #HonestJournalism #MediaDiversity #HumanRights #History
February 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
- Timely reminder, as the new Govt legislation, just rushed through Parliament sees this country take a few backward steps ... blurring the definition of 'hate speech', & other key words in the 'debate' since Bondi ...
- #TruthTelling #HonestJournalism #MediaDiversity #HumanRights #History
- #TruthTelling #HonestJournalism #MediaDiversity #HumanRights #History
- Bombs destined for what's left of Palestine, being signed proudly by this genocidal freak ... Rallies in Aust have already begun to protest Herzog's invite by Govt, to satisfy powerful lobbyists with far too much influence over media, for decades ... People are thankfully now seeing through it
Hey @albomp.bsky.social
How is Israel President Isaac Herzog signing artillery shells destined to be fired upon Gazan civilians not a form of deadly serious hate speech?
You must rescind his invitation now. This is cynical hypocrisy of the worst kind.
How is Israel President Isaac Herzog signing artillery shells destined to be fired upon Gazan civilians not a form of deadly serious hate speech?
You must rescind his invitation now. This is cynical hypocrisy of the worst kind.
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
- Bombs destined for what's left of Palestine, being signed proudly by this genocidal freak ... Rallies in Aust have already begun to protest Herzog's invite by Govt, to satisfy powerful lobbyists with far too much influence over media, for decades ... People are thankfully now seeing through it
- Public swimming pool built in 1929 - start of the Art Deco period - (a long way from where I live)
- #Art #Architecture
- #Art #Architecture
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
- Public swimming pool built in 1929 - start of the Art Deco period - (a long way from where I live)
- #Art #Architecture
- #Art #Architecture
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
- From my equal favourite cartoonist 'First Dog' - On Climate Denialism : '... Seriously though, what will it take ?'
- #ExtremeWeather #Climate
- #ExtremeWeather #Climate
Here is a cartoon about the heatwave and are we allowed to blame anyone for it. Also Gina Rinehart's turtle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s getting hotter thanks to climate change. Seriously though what will it take? | First Dog on the Moon
What if we started holding the government accountable
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 AM
- From my equal favourite cartoonist 'First Dog' - On Climate Denialism : '... Seriously though, what will it take ?'
- #ExtremeWeather #Climate
- #ExtremeWeather #Climate
January 28, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
- Extremes everywhere this wk ... It's exhausting ...
- #Climate #Planet #BillionaireDenialists #ExtremeWeather
- #Climate #Planet #BillionaireDenialists #ExtremeWeather
Everyone sheltering today - from hot weather, cold weather, or life - keep safe.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
- Extremes everywhere this wk ... It's exhausting ...
- #Climate #Planet #BillionaireDenialists #ExtremeWeather
- #Climate #Planet #BillionaireDenialists #ExtremeWeather
- Firefighters have lost control of this already massive blaze in forests on our State's west coast. Tomorr's forecast to be in the extreme heat range of mid 40s (C) - that's 'round 110 degr (F) in old measurements here in nearby Melbourne / Naarm ... Normally unheard of ...
- #Climate
- #Climate
Victorians urged to evacuate Otways as massive fire threatens to spread east towards more than 1,000 homes
Victorians urged to evacuate Otways as massive fire threatens to spread east towards more than 1,000 homes
Fire in Otways has burned about 9,400 hectares and could spread as far as Lorne amid onset of heatwave in Victoria
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Residents of more than 1,000 homes in Victoria have been urged to leave before sunset in anticipation of a massive fire spreading and the onset of a severe heatwave.
Six fires were burning across the state on Monday afternoon, and authorities were concerned that Tuesday’s heatwave conditions and forecast northerly winds could cause the fire in the Otways to spread as far as Lorne. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
- Firefighters have lost control of this already massive blaze in forests on our State's west coast. Tomorr's forecast to be in the extreme heat range of mid 40s (C) - that's 'round 110 degr (F) in old measurements here in nearby Melbourne / Naarm ... Normally unheard of ...
- #Climate
- #Climate
- A land of stark contrasts ... Tomorr is our 'Australia Day' public hol, which fewer people these days feel like celebrating
- #FirstNations #History #Colonisation
- #FirstNations #History #Colonisation
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
- A land of stark contrasts ... Tomorr is our 'Australia Day' public hol, which fewer people these days feel like celebrating
- #FirstNations #History #Colonisation
- #FirstNations #History #Colonisation
- Kookaburra gathering place, up north in '24 - (pic by M Curcio via 'WeatherObsessed')
- #NativeBirds #BackyardWildlife
- #NativeBirds #BackyardWildlife
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
- Kookaburra gathering place, up north in '24 - (pic by M Curcio via 'WeatherObsessed')
- #NativeBirds #BackyardWildlife
- #NativeBirds #BackyardWildlife
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Scientist sackings ... 130-150 to go from the 715 Environment scientist pool? @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social in an FOI fight on #CSIRO
(No funding issues for #AUKUS !)
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-science-...
(No funding issues for #AUKUS !)
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-science-...
The science of sacking. Be gone CSIRO scientists! - Michael West
CSIRO chief Doug Hilton announced he’s sacking 350 scientists, he now refuses to have his own ‘sacking science’ publicly reviewed.
michaelwest.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Scientist sackings ... 130-150 to go from the 715 Environment scientist pool? @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social in an FOI fight on #CSIRO
(No funding issues for #AUKUS !)
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-science-...
(No funding issues for #AUKUS !)
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-science-...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Reposted
BREAKING: Huge mystery in Gaza as highly paid BBC journalists struggle to explain cause of mass starvation 🤔
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 AM
BREAKING: Huge mystery in Gaza as highly paid BBC journalists struggle to explain cause of mass starvation 🤔
- In the lead up to our country-wide public holiday, celebrating the colonization of these lands - always painful for original, displaced First peoples - extra sensitivity will be needed
- Keep an eye out for alternative (commemorative) events in your local area #FirstNations #HumanRights
- Keep an eye out for alternative (commemorative) events in your local area #FirstNations #HumanRights
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 AM
- In the lead up to our country-wide public holiday, celebrating the colonization of these lands - always painful for original, displaced First peoples - extra sensitivity will be needed
- Keep an eye out for alternative (commemorative) events in your local area #FirstNations #HumanRights
- Keep an eye out for alternative (commemorative) events in your local area #FirstNations #HumanRights
- & While we're on the topic of Science ... (in particular funding, here in Aust) :
- (Belated share) #GreenSky #Climate
- (Belated share) #GreenSky #Climate
Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
- Some lovely pics (Australia-wide) via this Article link - worth a scroll ! My favourite's (a cooler coloured one) from down in Tas :
- #SciArt #Nature
- #SciArt #Nature
A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth, providing for a colourful light show in Australia's skies.
Spectacular aurora australis seen across Australia
A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth, providing for a colourful light show in Australia's skies.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 6:58 AM
- At some point someone needs to step in. We can't all keep pretending he's normal ...
- @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social deer
- @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social deer
January 21, 2026 at 6:42 AM
- At some point someone needs to step in. We can't all keep pretending he's normal ...
- @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social deer
- @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social deer
- Still making sense of this bizarre (extreme) weather event - flash flooding, so localized, amidst a week of extreme heat & bushfires ...
- #climate #extremeweather
- #climate #extremeweather
Why global heating (aka burning coal, oil & gas) is making extreme rainfall like the #GreatOceanRoad flooding more frequent & intense 👇
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
As the world warms, extreme rain events are coming hard and fast
When it comes to extreme rainfall, it's hard for climate scientists to say what's natural and what's caused by climate change, but they do know the most extreme events are dropping more rain, more oft...
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
- Still making sense of this bizarre (extreme) weather event - flash flooding, so localized, amidst a week of extreme heat & bushfires ...
- #climate #extremeweather
- #climate #extremeweather