Wade
@punkrockdadnaarm.bsky.social
Proud Dad, Husband, Science & Innovation Geek, Vinyl Record & Music Obsessive, & Bookworm.
🇦🇺Naarm/Melbourne
All views expressed are my own.
🇦🇺Naarm/Melbourne
All views expressed are my own.
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Wade
@punkrockdadnaarm.bsky.social
· Oct 23
My favourite albums of 2025. A thread 🧵👇
With only 9 weeks until the end of year I figure now is as good a time as any to share some of my favourite albums from 2025. No ranked lists. No album of the year bs. Just sharing great music in the hope that other people discover it too.
With only 9 weeks until the end of year I figure now is as good a time as any to share some of my favourite albums from 2025. No ranked lists. No album of the year bs. Just sharing great music in the hope that other people discover it too.
Australian U16 kids today on day 1 of the social media ban #auspol
a man in a cowboy hat is playing with a hula hoop on a dirt road .
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat is playing with a hula hoop on a dirt road .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Australian U16 kids today on day 1 of the social media ban #auspol
At 11am the #vicgov will deliver an apology to the First Peoples for the harms inflicted by the State and colony, both historic & ongoing. A key recommendation of the Yoorrook Justice Commission & agreed in the Statewide Treaty, recently signed into law firstpeoplesvic.org/events/apolo... #auspol
Apology to First Peoples by the Victorian Government – Livestream — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
On Tuesday 9 December, the Victorian Government will deliver an Apology to First Peoples for the profound harms inflicted on our peoples by the State and colony – both historic and ongoing. The Apolog...
firstpeoplesvic.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
At 11am the #vicgov will deliver an apology to the First Peoples for the harms inflicted by the State and colony, both historic & ongoing. A key recommendation of the Yoorrook Justice Commission & agreed in the Statewide Treaty, recently signed into law firstpeoplesvic.org/events/apolo... #auspol
It took me 20+ years but I finally saw the Refused live tonight! The Shape of Punk to Come was an incredibly influential album to me as a teenager opening my eyes to politics, and tuning my ears to other cool bands that influenced them. Worth the wait!
#hardcorepunk #livemusic #musicsky
#hardcorepunk #livemusic #musicsky
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It took me 20+ years but I finally saw the Refused live tonight! The Shape of Punk to Come was an incredibly influential album to me as a teenager opening my eyes to politics, and tuning my ears to other cool bands that influenced them. Worth the wait!
#hardcorepunk #livemusic #musicsky
#hardcorepunk #livemusic #musicsky
It’s a Mars Volta kind of night so I needed to pull out my two favourite TMV albums on CD. Both of these albums blew my head off when I first heard them, especially the drums on Bedlam!! #cdcollection #musicsky #marsvolta
BTW $9.99 for CD back in the day, what value!
BTW $9.99 for CD back in the day, what value!
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It’s a Mars Volta kind of night so I needed to pull out my two favourite TMV albums on CD. Both of these albums blew my head off when I first heard them, especially the drums on Bedlam!! #cdcollection #musicsky #marsvolta
BTW $9.99 for CD back in the day, what value!
BTW $9.99 for CD back in the day, what value!
AFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…
This record is my pick for album of the year this year. Such a brilliant record! I love how they melt so much groove(?!) with goth & post punk to head in another 🔥 musical exploration. Their best since Crash Love! #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #postpunk #afireinside
This record is my pick for album of the year this year. Such a brilliant record! I love how they melt so much groove(?!) with goth & post punk to head in another 🔥 musical exploration. Their best since Crash Love! #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #postpunk #afireinside
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
AFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…
This record is my pick for album of the year this year. Such a brilliant record! I love how they melt so much groove(?!) with goth & post punk to head in another 🔥 musical exploration. Their best since Crash Love! #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #postpunk #afireinside
This record is my pick for album of the year this year. Such a brilliant record! I love how they melt so much groove(?!) with goth & post punk to head in another 🔥 musical exploration. Their best since Crash Love! #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #postpunk #afireinside
Success rates for the NHMRC Ideas Grant this year was 8%! 8! Australian research funding is in desperate need of a cash injection across all of the major funders! #auspol #ausresearch #ausinnovation
Australia: Low ARC success rates for early career researchers sparks anger (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...
Low success rate in early career grants ‘deeply disappointing’ - Research Professional News
“Decay continues” as Australian Research Council’s Decra scheme announces 13.1 per cent success rate
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Success rates for the NHMRC Ideas Grant this year was 8%! 8! Australian research funding is in desperate need of a cash injection across all of the major funders! #auspol #ausresearch #ausinnovation
My mind after just finishing Stranger Things S5E4: Sorcerer. Incredible season of a show so far!
a man with glasses is surrounded by a glowing circle and the website pmitf.com is displayed below him
ALT: a man with glasses is surrounded by a glowing circle and the website pmitf.com is displayed below him
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My mind after just finishing Stranger Things S5E4: Sorcerer. Incredible season of a show so far!
Looking forward to the first part of the final season of #strangerthings dropping tomorrow! The last time that I was this excited for the final season of a TV show was when the final season of Game of Thrones dropped, what a dumpster fire that was! Hopefully the Duffer Brothers don’t disappoint!
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Looking forward to the first part of the final season of #strangerthings dropping tomorrow! The last time that I was this excited for the final season of a TV show was when the final season of Game of Thrones dropped, what a dumpster fire that was! Hopefully the Duffer Brothers don’t disappoint!
Hardly surprising! Traditionally people become conservative as they age when they have things to conserve! When the stats indicate that young people have lower rates of pay, lower home ownership, a polluted planet, and lower quality of life, what’s to conserve? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age
Millennials are bucking trends, becoming an increasingly progressive voting bloc and rewriting the long-held rules of politics, writes Isabella Higgins.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Hardly surprising! Traditionally people become conservative as they age when they have things to conserve! When the stats indicate that young people have lower rates of pay, lower home ownership, a polluted planet, and lower quality of life, what’s to conserve? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Reposted by Wade
Food loss & waste is a huge issue, when ~40% of the world's food is never eaten.
That means that ~40% of the world's agricultural land, water, chemical inputs, and greenhouse gases *weren't even necessary* to feed the world.
And much of this waste ends up in landfills, where it releases methane.
That means that ~40% of the world's agricultural land, water, chemical inputs, and greenhouse gases *weren't even necessary* to feed the world.
And much of this waste ends up in landfills, where it releases methane.
The holiday season is here — a time for good food and good company! 🍽️ It’s also a reminder that reducing food loss and waste is one of the most effective climate solutions available today.
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Food loss & waste is a huge issue, when ~40% of the world's food is never eaten.
That means that ~40% of the world's agricultural land, water, chemical inputs, and greenhouse gases *weren't even necessary* to feed the world.
And much of this waste ends up in landfills, where it releases methane.
That means that ~40% of the world's agricultural land, water, chemical inputs, and greenhouse gases *weren't even necessary* to feed the world.
And much of this waste ends up in landfills, where it releases methane.
I don't understand the logic for setting up a separate institute. I would've thought that a natural home would've been within NAIC and scaling funding to facilitate this, rather than establishing a new institute to work with NAIC. Duplication of effort? #auspol www.innovationaus.com/australia-to...
Australia to establish AI safety institute
The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry minister T...
www.innovationaus.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I don't understand the logic for setting up a separate institute. I would've thought that a natural home would've been within NAIC and scaling funding to facilitate this, rather than establishing a new institute to work with NAIC. Duplication of effort? #auspol www.innovationaus.com/australia-to...
Rise (Above) & Shine! Early rise with the kids. Feeling thankful for black coffee!
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rise (Above) & Shine! Early rise with the kids. Feeling thankful for black coffee!
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
#blackflag #blackcoffee #musicsky
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A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
Add your name to call on the Federal Government to properly fund the CSIRO. This is a time where we should be scaling up our research, development, and innovation. Not cutting it back & scaling it down! Petition below 👇 #auspol #csiro
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
David Pocock - Independent Senator for the ACT
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
www.davidpocock.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Add your name to call on the Federal Government to properly fund the CSIRO. This is a time where we should be scaling up our research, development, and innovation. Not cutting it back & scaling it down! Petition below 👇 #auspol #csiro
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csi...
This incident is insane! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Road-raging rider loses licence over bonnet ride to police station
A road rage attack in which a motorcyclist rode a P-plater's bonnet all the way to a police station costs him his licence for eight months.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This incident is insane! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
A 🧵
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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It’s interesting in Victoria that there is the potential that 14-16 year olds who commit violent crimes could go to jail but not be able to watch YouTube #auspol
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It’s interesting in Victoria that there is the potential that 14-16 year olds who commit violent crimes could go to jail but not be able to watch YouTube #auspol
Saturday night in with ‘the holy trinity’. Rush’s synth period is the band’s high water mark IMO. Grace Under Pressure would be in my top 5 Rush albums. Sounds incredible through headphones too! #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Saturday night in with ‘the holy trinity’. Rush’s synth period is the band’s high water mark IMO. Grace Under Pressure would be in my top 5 Rush albums. Sounds incredible through headphones too! #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky
Amyl & The Sniffers are a band that are still true to their Melbourne live music scene roots.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Amyl & The Sniffers are a band that are still true to their Melbourne live music scene roots.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Such a beautiful song about mental illness. “I think of demons for you”, essentially so you don’t have to. #musicsky #rokyerickson
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
I Think of Demons
YouTube video by Roky Erickson - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Such a beautiful song about mental illness. “I think of demons for you”, essentially so you don’t have to. #musicsky #rokyerickson
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
youtu.be/i29CiJpUSqU?...
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” - Charles Bukowski
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” - Charles Bukowski