Kevin Cousins
@kevincousins.bsky.social
Retired Science teacher with a life long interest in nature. Science has been my life, seeing it abandoned by morons is deeply painful. Please don't DM me unless you are related by blood.
Oh good, dumb and dumber are in charge. That’ll fix things.
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Oh good, dumb and dumber are in charge. That’ll fix things.
Any word from the US lunatic "Christians" over Israel's blatant suppression of Christianity? Will Trump call for an invasion?
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Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Officers closed Christmas event in Haifa, confiscating equipment and also arresting a DJ and a street vendor
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December 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Any word from the US lunatic "Christians" over Israel's blatant suppression of Christianity? Will Trump call for an invasion?
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If the DOJ has screwed up the evidence (highly likely) then this scenario is much more likely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein-style situation’
Corrections officer testifies that Mangione had constant watch to prevent him from dying in custody like Epstein
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December 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If the DOJ has screwed up the evidence (highly likely) then this scenario is much more likely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
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"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
An excellent way to drive more Labor voters to independents. How dumb is this, the cuts are worse than under Abbott, particularly since the cuts will be in Biosecurity, Health & Environmental research. What is the point of surpluses if they wont fund research?
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‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
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November 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
An excellent way to drive more Labor voters to independents. How dumb is this, the cuts are worse than under Abbott, particularly since the cuts will be in Biosecurity, Health & Environmental research. What is the point of surpluses if they wont fund research?
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Aaaah, the French, who else at 15 would look this damned good.
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Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Aaaah, the French, who else at 15 would look this damned good.
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Makes you wonder whether he's been told he will not get preselection for Armidale. Hard to believe but maybe even the Nationals have a bottom line. One Nation Senator? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Barnaby Joyce announcement to quit Nationals heightens speculation about One Nation move
MP tells supporters he won’t run for his seat of New England and is ‘free to now consider all options’
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October 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Makes you wonder whether he's been told he will not get preselection for Armidale. Hard to believe but maybe even the Nationals have a bottom line. One Nation Senator? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A brilliant start. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Cardiff becomes first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles
Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’
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October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A brilliant start. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
VENEZUELA. Go you good thing
October 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
VENEZUELA. Go you good thing
Is this a Go-Fund me? I'm in.
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Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space
Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship
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October 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Is this a Go-Fund me? I'm in.
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So in other words, let's lie cheat & spread misinformation & to hell with whats best for the country. Why don't they quit now & take up their jobs with Rinehart, why wait?
So in other words, let's lie cheat & spread misinformation & to hell with whats best for the country. Why don't they quit now & take up their jobs with Rinehart, why wait?
Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics
Queensland Nationals senator tells conservative conference net zero receiving ‘last rites’ and praises Andrew Hastie for threat to quit frontbench over policy
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September 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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So in other words, let's lie cheat & spread misinformation & to hell with whats best for the country. Why don't they quit now & take up their jobs with Rinehart, why wait?
So in other words, let's lie cheat & spread misinformation & to hell with whats best for the country. Why don't they quit now & take up their jobs with Rinehart, why wait?
I can’t tell you how gratifying this is.
"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" won best talk series at the #Emmys.
Colbert received a prolonged standing ovation for his win — and applause from the press corps backstage. bit.ly/46gpXT3
Colbert received a prolonged standing ovation for his win — and applause from the press corps backstage. bit.ly/46gpXT3
September 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I can’t tell you how gratifying this is.
Good grief, hopefully it will mean the last we ever have to hear of her.
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Australia politics live: Linda Reynolds says she has been ‘fully vindicated’ as judge awards her $350,000 in defamation win against Brittany Higgins
Follow live
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August 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Good grief, hopefully it will mean the last we ever have to hear of her.
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Another excellent read from the brilliant Robert Reich.
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Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants | Robert Reich
Leaders who value loyalty above all else have a symbiotic relationship with those unable to succeed on their own merits
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August 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another excellent read from the brilliant Robert Reich.
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My estimates of how long the US will take to recover from this moronic child have just been raised considerably. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump rescinds $4bn in US funding for California high-speed rail project
White House says no viable path forward for planned 800-mile system aiming to connect San Francisco to LA
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July 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
My estimates of how long the US will take to recover from this moronic child have just been raised considerably. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Such a tragedy, anyone who watched Muster Dogs must be feeling as I do. Vale Catherine and Annie. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Muster Dogs icon mourns loss of wife and champion dog two days apart
Frank Finger says he has been "overwhelmed" with the outpouring of support from the community since the death of his wife Cathy and dog Annie.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Such a tragedy, anyone who watched Muster Dogs must be feeling as I do. Vale Catherine and Annie. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Well, well, well. Goodness me, the ABC bowing to a Zionist lobby?
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Federal court rules ABC unlawfully terminated Antoinette Lattouf after ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’
Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social media
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June 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Well, well, well. Goodness me, the ABC bowing to a Zionist lobby?
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The passing of yet another legend of my youth. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82
Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time
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June 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The passing of yet another legend of my youth. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Good grief, where does the LNP find them? There seems to be an endless supply.
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Moira Deeming offered John Pesutto chance to avoid bankruptcy on condition Liberal party assured her preselection
Payment of $2.3m in defamation costs Pesutto owes would have been delayed until 2027 under deal, which was not accepted by Liberal party
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June 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Good grief, where does the LNP find them? There seems to be an endless supply.
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As if we needed reminding who "the real enemy is". I think Californians already know.
June 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As if we needed reminding who "the real enemy is". I think Californians already know.
This is the man who is about to receive a King's Birthday Honour, instead of a subpoena.
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Scott Morrison sought advice to obstruct Nauru asylum seekers from accessing abortions, documents reveal
Advocate claims Abbott government was concerned asylum seekers and refugees were using medical transfers as a back door to get into Australia
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June 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is the man who is about to receive a King's Birthday Honour, instead of a subpoena.
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How absolutely disappointing. Once for Zoe Daniel and more importantly because he now has it by just 175 votes. Fewer informals and he would have been out of Parliament where he belongs. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Tim Wilson takes back Victorian seat of Goldstein from Zoe Daniel by 175 votes, recount confirms
Electoral commission said the partial recount had been a ‘methodical and highly transparent process’ and that a formal declaration would be made soon
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May 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
How absolutely disappointing. Once for Zoe Daniel and more importantly because he now has it by just 175 votes. Fewer informals and he would have been out of Parliament where he belongs. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
At least Bill Shorten is embarrassed by his salary. This is a disgrace, while our Universities pay these outrageous salaries, they're busy cutting permanent staff & underpaying contract staff who actually do contribute to student outcomes, all while crying poor. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’
Union says universities blaming budget deficits for job cuts while pushing executive salaries ‘into the stratosphere’
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May 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
At least Bill Shorten is embarrassed by his salary. This is a disgrace, while our Universities pay these outrageous salaries, they're busy cutting permanent staff & underpaying contract staff who actually do contribute to student outcomes, all while crying poor. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Happy Birthday Sir David, you've made Ecology and Zoology accessible to all (except Republicans). A truly exceptional human being.
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Happy Birthday Sir David, you've made Ecology and Zoology accessible to all (except Republicans). A truly exceptional human being.
Well this made me laugh, what a perfect match for that harradine standing behind her! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defects to Liberals in move that could impact party’s leadership race
Northern Territory senator switches from Nationals to Liberals where she believes she can be more ‘effective’ in fighting for best interests of all Australians
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May 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Well this made me laugh, what a perfect match for that harradine standing behind her! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...