Richard Jones
@richard-j.bsky.social
Gardening, reading, photography.
Climate, land-care, electrification, renewables.
Husband. Father to 2 adults.
Progressive Christian.
Retired naval engineer.
Born on Kaurna Country.
Living on Ngunnawal Country.
Australian.
He/him.
Climate, land-care, electrification, renewables.
Husband. Father to 2 adults.
Progressive Christian.
Retired naval engineer.
Born on Kaurna Country.
Living on Ngunnawal Country.
Australian.
He/him.
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must read by mighty Amy Remeikis💯
The dispute between Chris Hedges and David Marr reveals much about the dire state of our press, writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
Australian journalism prizes 'objectivity' over truth
The dispute between Chris Hedges and David Marr reveals much about the state of our press
www.deepcutnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
must read by mighty Amy Remeikis💯
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Ahem. Say hiii to the brand-new, updated 2026 edition of Girl Stuff for the 8-12s: first periods; body changes, friends & bullies, confidence, mental health, heroines, healthy eating, & so much more. Equip them to be themselves in the face of hard sell ads & social pressures. #ChristmasIsComing
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Ahem. Say hiii to the brand-new, updated 2026 edition of Girl Stuff for the 8-12s: first periods; body changes, friends & bullies, confidence, mental health, heroines, healthy eating, & so much more. Equip them to be themselves in the face of hard sell ads & social pressures. #ChristmasIsComing
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Um. Richard Robson has lived in Australia for decades.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to three pioneering scientists for developing unique molecular frameworks, likened to Hermione's handbag in Harry Potter https://cnn.it/3WySPRX
October 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Um. Richard Robson has lived in Australia for decades.
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Read their names. These are the 18,457* children who had been killed as of the end of July, victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/...
*The list doesn't even include the thousands still buried under rubble, as well as deaths from starvation and lack of basic drugs for medical care
*The list doesn't even include the thousands still buried under rubble, as well as deaths from starvation and lack of basic drugs for medical care
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Read their names. These are the 18,457* children who had been killed as of the end of July, victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/...
*The list doesn't even include the thousands still buried under rubble, as well as deaths from starvation and lack of basic drugs for medical care
*The list doesn't even include the thousands still buried under rubble, as well as deaths from starvation and lack of basic drugs for medical care
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This is so factual & clearly-explained: how & why the thoughtful, evidence-based Australian approach to #trans & #nonbinary kids & teens works. It exposes the UK Cass report as very dog's breakfast-y indeed & outlines a much better way than the UK & US Govt adoption of anti-trans nastiness.
Well Australia is seeing the Cass Review for what it is - a political sham!
www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...
www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...
Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people
Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator. The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, doe...
www.mja.com.au
October 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is so factual & clearly-explained: how & why the thoughtful, evidence-based Australian approach to #trans & #nonbinary kids & teens works. It exposes the UK Cass report as very dog's breakfast-y indeed & outlines a much better way than the UK & US Govt adoption of anti-trans nastiness.
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Rich people and investors telling the rest of us how to do housing is all you need to know about Australia’s housing clusterfvck. Maybe chat with folk with lived experience of the shitshow, not those who benefit from it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Rich people and investors telling the rest of us how to do housing is all you need to know about Australia’s housing clusterfvck. Maybe chat with folk with lived experience of the shitshow, not those who benefit from it.
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“Billions of dollars flow into fossil fuels annually, while climate programs struggle to scrape together funding. According to the International Energy Agency, global fossil fuel subsidies hit $1 trillion in 2022. Aus contributes more than $11B.”
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The Climate Crisis Is a Budget Choice
The climate crisis is a budget choice, not a matter of affordability. With Australia’s dollar sovereignty, climate action is always possible.
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“Billions of dollars flow into fossil fuels annually, while climate programs struggle to scrape together funding. According to the International Energy Agency, global fossil fuel subsidies hit $1 trillion in 2022. Aus contributes more than $11B.”
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/climate-cris...
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/climate-cris...
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision that the soldiers who murdered 250 Lakota people (men, women and children) in the #WoundedKneeMassacre of 1890 will keep their Medals of Honour is beyond obscene. The massacre was a war crime, yet Hegseth declared "we honour their service". 😔 #USPolitics
September 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision that the soldiers who murdered 250 Lakota people (men, women and children) in the #WoundedKneeMassacre of 1890 will keep their Medals of Honour is beyond obscene. The massacre was a war crime, yet Hegseth declared "we honour their service". 😔 #USPolitics
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One for the “who could have seen this coming “ crowd
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One for the “who could have seen this coming “ crowd
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The climate predictions that were wrong were the ones by the contrarians/deniers during the post-1998 “hiatus”. They said temperatures would start to fall as part of a natural cycle.
In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
September 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The climate predictions that were wrong were the ones by the contrarians/deniers during the post-1998 “hiatus”. They said temperatures would start to fall as part of a natural cycle.
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Wait...if Rapture leaves your clothes behind there's going to be an awful lot of pearl clutching when folks suddenly find themselves in a nudist colony 🤯
September 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Wait...if Rapture leaves your clothes behind there's going to be an awful lot of pearl clutching when folks suddenly find themselves in a nudist colony 🤯
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Can all the folk who believe in the Rapture just hurry up and get raptured so the rest of us can take paracetamol when it's indicated, eliminate cancers with vaccines and reinstate human rights like food and medical care in conflict zones? Please and thank you 🙏.
September 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Can all the folk who believe in the Rapture just hurry up and get raptured so the rest of us can take paracetamol when it's indicated, eliminate cancers with vaccines and reinstate human rights like food and medical care in conflict zones? Please and thank you 🙏.
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The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
The 'terrifying' notion underneath Trump's unproven autism claims
The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
www.abc.net.au
September 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
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Inspector Gail Furness is giving the NACC a chance to save its reputation. But will that, too, be squandered in secrecy?
Analysis by Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/tension-moun...
Analysis by Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/tension-moun...
Tension mounts at the NACC as Robodebt re-run looms - Michael West
NACC Inspector Gail Furness is giving the commission a chance to save its reputation. But will that, too, be squandered in secrecy?
michaelwest.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Inspector Gail Furness is giving the NACC a chance to save its reputation. But will that, too, be squandered in secrecy?
Analysis by Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/tension-moun...
Analysis by Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/tension-moun...
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Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
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"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
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Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered - WHN
Picture a typical family gathering today. Most people have moved on from masking: kids run around freely, aunts and uncles chat over snacks, and only a couple of family members still choose to wear we...
whn.global
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
whn.global/yes-we-conti...
"Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered."
whn.global/yes-we-conti...
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The CPACification of the Coalition continues. This is from Senator Cash, the Shadow Foreign Minister, who says the Albanese government is “recognising terrorism” and links the issue to Charlie Kirk. Unhinged.
#auspol
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#auspol
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September 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The CPACification of the Coalition continues. This is from Senator Cash, the Shadow Foreign Minister, who says the Albanese government is “recognising terrorism” and links the issue to Charlie Kirk. Unhinged.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/aus...
#auspol
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Australian govt "must ensure that ‘recognition’ is not merely symbolic. It needs to be combined with immediate action, including sanctions, to help end #Israel’s ongoing genocide and the deliberate starvation of the people of #Gaza."
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi... #BDS #auspol
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi... #BDS #auspol
Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide
Media Release For immediate release: 22 September 2025 Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide SYDNEY […]
www.jewishcouncil.com.au
September 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Australian govt "must ensure that ‘recognition’ is not merely symbolic. It needs to be combined with immediate action, including sanctions, to help end #Israel’s ongoing genocide and the deliberate starvation of the people of #Gaza."
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi... #BDS #auspol
www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi... #BDS #auspol
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Be kind. Be human. Be open. Be accepting. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Be empathetic. Be respectful. Be noble. Be a kind human being. We all only have one brief moment on this small planet.
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Be kind. Be human. Be open. Be accepting. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Be empathetic. Be respectful. Be noble. Be a kind human being. We all only have one brief moment on this small planet.
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Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 97.4% RE
Last 200 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 97.4% RE
Last 200 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
June 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 97.4% RE
Last 200 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
Results:
Last week: 97.4% RE
Last 200 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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"AUKUS would be the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history.
"And it was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight."
#auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social
"And it was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight."
#auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"AUKUS would be the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history.
"And it was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight."
#auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social
"And it was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight."
#auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social
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“Andrew Hastie, opposition minister for home affairs, had been moved by an idea: greater transparency was needed regarding the US military buildup in Australia. It was an inspiration overdue by some decades, but it was worthwhile in its unaccustomed sensibility.”
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Hastie’s Sensible Advice: More Transparency on US Forces in Australia
It was a blast to a past wiped out by amnesia, social media and mental decrepitude. Andrew Hastie, Australia’s opposition minister for home affairs, had been moved by an idea: greater transparency was...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“Andrew Hastie, opposition minister for home affairs, had been moved by an idea: greater transparency was needed regarding the US military buildup in Australia. It was an inspiration overdue by some decades, but it was worthwhile in its unaccustomed sensibility.”
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#theirABC does not regret the decision, only the way it was handled … STILL!
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
Hugh Marks says the ABC regrets "how the decision to remove Ms Lattouf from air was handled", after the Federal Court found her employment was terminated in part to "appease pro-Israel lobbyists"
ABC chief says Lattouf case was not 'a good use of taxpayers' money'
Hugh Marks says the ABC regrets "how the decision to remove Ms Lattouf from air was handled", after the Federal Court found her employment was terminated in part to "appease pro-Israel lobbyists"
www.abc.net.au
June 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#theirABC does not regret the decision, only the way it was handled … STILL!
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
@abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
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Gosh 🤯- and I though QLD was late to decriminalise abortion! (2018)
Abortion is healthcare.
Abortion is healthcare.
BREAKING: MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Gosh 🤯- and I though QLD was late to decriminalise abortion! (2018)
Abortion is healthcare.
Abortion is healthcare.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Israel’s ongoing attacks on starving Gazans
“As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”
“As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”
June 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
MEDIA RELEASE: Israel’s ongoing attacks on starving Gazans
“As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”
“As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”