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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 1d

Every time the government accepts money from the gambling industry, it increases its debts to companies whose business models are based on preying on young and vulnerable people, and doing them harm.

The Albanese government does this again and again.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Pretty damn awful to see the Queensland government trying to rebrand as Trumpland, but extra special awful to see the QLD renewable energy lobby shrugging it off as fine because they're getting a few crumbs thrown their way.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Katie-Anne Mulder says the road map is not as ambitious as the Queensland Renewable Energy Council would have liked. (ABC News)

Queensland Renewable Energy Council chief executive Katie-Anne Mulder said the plan looked as though it would provide stability for developers to deliver renewables in the state.

"The road map isn't as ambitious as we would have liked, however there is a decision framework for coal closure which we'd like to see more of," she said.

"We were looking for a signal from the government around what renewable energy development will be welcome in the state, to build out what our modern energy system will look like.... from what I've heard today in the treasure's speech, I think he's delivered that."

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Wow, way worse than I expected. Way, way worse. All these extra years of coal-fired power generation in QLD will directly cause a massive number of avoidable deaths and harm to people, and destroy huge swathes of nature.

Why isn't there more anger?

www.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Queens...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

indescribably bad. The renewable energy lobby actively celebrating a plan that'll massively extend coal-fired power output by decades.

WHAT A COOL TIME WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW

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Congratulations to Treasurer and Minister for Energy David Janetzki on today’s release of the Queensland Energy Roadmap - a pragmatic and significant milestone balancing energy reliability with the need to unlock private capital to accelerate large-scale renewable investment.

At its core, the message is clear - Queensland needs more new energy investment.

Key steps include:
- A QIC Investor Gateway to provide a clear front door for new energy investment.
- A $400m Queensland Energy Investment Fund
- A coal closure decision matrix to guide transition planning
- Clarity on CopperString’s Eastern Link, returning to the original 330kV specification and setting the foundation for significant renewable investment for decades.
- A $200m North West Energy Fund to connect renewables to resources around Mt Isa and Cloncurry, a partnership approach to deliver flexible, firming solutions and place downward pressure on regional energy prices
- Certainty for Gladstone, with transmission support ensuring the 2029 Power Station closure is underpinned by new renewable capacity
- A shift from Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) to Regional Energy Hubs (REH) while keeping focus on cost-efficient shared transmission

It was great to hear the Treasurer recognise the critical leadership of regional councils, including Western Downs Regional Council and Flinders Shire Council - a strong signal that Queensland’s energy transformation will be built with our regions, not just in them.

View QREC media release: https://lnkd.in/gtcdsZBd

View Queensland Government’s media statement: https://lnkd.in/gJ7QSmhA

View the Queensland Energy Roadmap: https://lnkd.in/gigRbXNX

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Andy Karl-son of Kong @andykarlson.bsky.social · 4d

Panel from original Batman comic book, a brooding Bruce Wayne is thinking out loud: "CRIMINALS ARE A SUPERSTITIOUS COWARDLY LOT. SO MY DISGUISE MUST BE ABLE TO STRIKE TERROR INTO THEIR HEARTS. I MUST BE A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT, BLACK, TERRIBLE.. A. A..."

The frog costume guy stands in opposition to ICE thugs in Portland

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 3d

The best time to flee was a decade ago. The second best time is anyway you can by any means possible *if you can*

And be as quiet as a mouse as you do it. No newspaper articles, no goodbye parties, don’t tell people you’re leaving until you’re safe elsewhere

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 3d

My cat, who never sits on my lap, actually sat on my lap this morning. And is still there right now. I had to call in sick to work so he can sit on me as long as he wants.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d

If you ever end up recording a final message, ensure you dedicate a good chunk of it to roasting your nemeses, like Jane Goodall did

futurism.com/future-socie...

In an interview for a new Netflix documentary filmed months before her death, famed British primatologist Jane Goodall called for billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to be blasted into space.

“Absolutely, there are people I don’t like,” she told interviewer and TV writer Brad Falchuk, “and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover.”

When asked if she would like Musk to be on the spacecraft alongside them, she sounded off.

“Oh, absolutely, he’d be the host,” she said. “Along with Musk, it’d be [president Donald] Trump and some of Trump’s real supporters.”

“Put them all on that spaceship and send them off,” she concluded.

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 3d

♥️ @kurzgesagt.org youtu.be/_zfN9wnPvU0?...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow is #ChemNobel day!! 🥳🥳 While we are all waiting eagerly for the announcement, my cat Salem suggest to you #chemsky friends some important reading to quench the nerves,

1) ACS important content: www.acs.org/pressroom/re...

And... 1/2 🧵

The Chemistry of Cats | Reactions Science Videos - American Chemical Society

A look at some of the key "meow-locules" that make up the chemistry of cats.

www.acs.org

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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 5d

This is so disappointing. Fundamental **aka DISCOVERY ** science underpins training of the next generation of scientists, irrespective of if they go into translation labs or not. Failure to support it = turning off the tap. No discoveries, nothing to translate. Weak workforce #NHMRC

Sophia Davidson @sciencesophie.bsky.social · 5d

My major note? It completely leaves out fundamental research as a priority 🤯

Which is wild, #NHMRC’s job is to "support the highest-quality research, from 👉BASIC science👈 through to clinical, public health and services research" (NHMRC Corporate Plan: nhmrc.gov.au)

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 7d

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

sites.stat.columbia.edu

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 9d

Complete waste to have an AI actress who just looks like a regular human. We already have those. She should have a hand growing out of her face or something

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 11d

Cat: meow?

Me: I don't know how to explain better that you literally just ate fish, you are literally stuffed full of fish. You physically cannot eat more fish, just look at you.

Cat: meow.

Me: No time does not work differently in the "cat dimension" that is not even a thing

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 12d

I may have been at a small advantage, but I had a great time racing in the Australian Orienteering Sprint Championships at The University of Queensland on the weekend 🏃‍♀️🌳

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 13d

AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations”

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 13d

Doctorow on the impending economic collapse when the AI bubble bursts. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 13d

I was part of the organising team for the Australian Orienteering Long Distance Championships over the weekend overlooking Wivenhoe Dam west of Brisbane🏃‍♀️🌳 Hot, steep, speedy running, fun, and very successful!

Orienteering control between two very nice conglomerate boulders

Orienteering control on a small cliff in open runnable forest

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 13d

I went into today pretty sure we were in fascist consolidation end game phase.

I'm leaving today still pretty sure we're in fascist consolidation end game phase, but also increasingly convinced that the Fascist Strongman is confused about it and keeps calling off the viziers' end game chess moves.

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 15d

Fantastic results for orienteers at the 2025 Trail Running Short World Championships, with Tove Alexandersson and Frédéric Tranchand coming home with wins www.irunfar.com/2025-trail-w...

2025 Trail World Championships Short Trail Results: Tove Alexandersson, Frédéric Tranchand Triumph

Results of the 2025 Trail World Championships Short Trail in Canfranc, Spain, won by Sweden's Tove Alexandersson and France's Frédéric Tranchand.

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Josh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · 19d

Tylenol waged a massive PR war after someone tampered with like one bottle. It was so successful that it’s studied in media and PR classes decades later. Did anyone think they would let RFK lie about them?

BKinDetroit @bkindetroit.bsky.social · 19d

Tylenol ain't taking this shit

From tylenol.com

A statement from the Tylenol website stating that Tylenol does not cause autism

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 19d

Nope, not an April fool's. Just complete insanity.

"built for eduction" but it hallucinates bs and never tells you that you or it might be wrong

"enhanced privacy and security" just don't worry about ethics or environmental impact

RIP Oxford

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 22d

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 22d

In case anyone was still wondering if Trump's America is really fascist, the man himself has confirmed it

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23d

Standing against fascism is now domestic terrorism—by presidential decree.

Anyone committed to fighting fascism can now be deemed an enemy of the state, arrested, and held—possibly without full due process—on the claim that they're a "terrorist."

Just like that, we lost America.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23d

I am anti-fascism

Should not be a controversial position.

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Ben Schulz @benschulz.bsky.social · 23d

There's so much alcohol in ripe fruit from natural fermentation by wild yeast that chimpanzees eat the equivalent of a beer every day www.theguardian.com/science/2025... #BedtimeScience 🍎🦠🍻🧪

Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit

Study finds chimpanzees’ enthusiasm for guzzling ripe fruit puts their ethanol intake at about 14g per day

www.theguardian.com

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