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Australian political theorist & international relations professor. Climate, justice, biodiversity, ecodemocracy. He/him. New book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262552554/the-ecology-politic About: https://www.anthonydburke.net .. more

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Anthony Burke is an Australian political theorist and international relations scholar. He is Professor of Environmental Politics and International Relations at the University of New South Wales. He is co-principal at the Planet Politics Institute. .. more

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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · 4h

The frustations of youth of #Nepal, #Bangladesh and #SriLanka have been caused by economic struggles and the economics of “development” itself, with governments focused on big-ticket infrastructure rather than robust mass employment.

The overlapping factors behind Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s uprisings

ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, three Southasian nations underwent political transitions. In 2008, Nepal became a federal republic, ending 250 years of monarchy. Bangladesh

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5h

Americans are dying from extreme heat

Examination of 100s of autopsy reports reveals tragic stories

They show lives cut short in ordinary, preventable ways

Exceptional reporting by my colleague @ninalakhani.bsky.social

#climatcrisis
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Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 9h

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero? #Climate

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 9h

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero? #Climate

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 9h

I wish reforms were based on what's actually required to remedy problems, rather than "deals"

@euanritchie.bsky.social, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & I reiterate what's required in EPBC reforms to protect Australia's precious natural heritage & to address our intertwined climate & nature crises

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 12h

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

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One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

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Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 17h

John Wick is an adaptation of Waiting for Godot. Who doesn’t know that?

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 18h

If we ask nicely can they fire balls of hazelnut and honeycomb gelato

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18h

A pastor is one of several plaintiffs suing the Trump administration after he was shot directly in the head by a pepper ball fired by ICE agents on a roof during protests at the Broadview ICE facility just outside Chicago.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18h

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 19h

Often imitated, never duplicated, check out my award-winning, bestselling book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs if you haven't already. Paperback, ebook, audiobook, take your pick.

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

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Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 19h

I think I’m going to create a new term, “Celebrity governance”. Funny how the biggest celebrity, a teenage girl, refused to go inside.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

They’re ANC townships now

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

I would be more worried that the script is good and does you all justice. Thankyou for everything.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

There is hope.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

This is exciting. He should talk about Jane Bennett more and the virtues of non-reading.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

Oh my god. This will save the Paris Agreement and save the planet.

There is hope.

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks

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Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 21h

They deserve to fail.

Anthony Burke @anthonyburke.bsky.social · 22h

I put it under “super duper important talks” heading, with the title, place: earth, solar system, universe.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 22h

The habituated mother squirrel who demands nuts from me had babies and now the young ones are playing all over the back stoop and yard. Higgle-de-piggle-de, romp d' arc, a golden mean of pure play.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 22h

Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in the country’s Amazonian region, citing fears about losing their land — even as local authorities nudge the project forward.

New road in Peruvian Amazon sparks fear of invasion among Indigenous Shawi

Shawi Nation leaders ask if the road is a mere gateway for mining companies set to enter their territory.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 22h

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is now 12 days away from closest approach to Earth. 🔭 🧪

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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 23h

Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.

Legal Theory Blog

Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 1d

"We can feed 10 billion people nutritiously by mid-century without breaching critical planetary boundaries if we make decisive shifts in the way we produce & consume food", states PIK director Johan Rockström in @reuters.com on latest EAT-Lancet report. Read more www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1d

Our "Guidelines for Rewilding" published with IUCN CEM are now live! portals.iucn.org/library/node...

Guidelines for rewilding | IUCN Library System

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Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 1d

Oh c’mon. Good for the UK defense and intel chiefs for the analysis, bad on the politicians for trying to hide it. Suppressing this report doesn’t make the risk go away.

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve called so many things “tipping points” that the public can’t tell when one really tips. Antarctic sea ice may have just crossed a threshold for real. The crisis is clearer than the language.
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas — New Scientist

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Please enjoy this executive at one of America's biggest gas companies openly admitting that expanding supply leads to increased demand for fossil fuels

He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down

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Will Jordan, chief legal and policy officer at EQT, a leading US gas producer, also thought that any glut would be temporary, and said US demand was also rising on the boom in power-hungry artificial intelligence data centres.

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BP’s new chair signals more asset sales and demands faster restructuring

“Supply leads demand — you put the supply on the market and demand gets created.,” he said. “Over the long term we’re very bullish.”

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 1d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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