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Steve Baty (He/him)

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Public prosperity through strategic design, policy and advocacy. Public spaces, public infrastructure, public services, and nature. Co-author: Designing Tomorrow Wangal country Interests include: policy, cycling, bonsai, Design

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 6h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

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Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 6h

Fire up the radar

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 7h

Fun Fact: there have been several US President winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Barack Obama: 2009
Jimmy Carter: 2002
Woodrow Wilson: 1919
Theodore Roosevelt Jr: 1906

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Eric Williams @williamsforoppd.bsky.social · 18h

Talking about 300x more miles per acre on Solar + EV than ethanol + ICE… is my love language.

Calculations vary slightly, but the conclusion is the same: solar is better on all measurable metrics than corn ethanol. No matter how “prime” the farmland is.

Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 18h

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 11h

It would destroy the credibility of the award.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 11h

It's sad that this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be remembered mostly in terms of how much their win annoyed a petulant narcissist instead of being recognised for their work.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 11h

That'd make a great pull-quote at the end, though.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 11h

Because billionaires controlling monopolies over essential goods and services are famously generous when it comes to price-setting and would never, say, set prices on the basis of establishing a new feudalism.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 11h

So if I give my child absolutely any other pain medication to help them post-circumcision, they'd be fine...?

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 12h

At least you can rely on the bench top to not go out of its way to terrorise women and destroy their access to healthcare.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 15h

No, he's not wrong

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 15h

Pounds to peanuts the "Antifa founder's girlfriend" the Trump admin says it has arrested turns out to be a registered Democrat with links to the DNC.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 15h

It wasn't just one or two drivers, today. It felt like it was the dominant behaviour, despite the quiet school holiday roads. It didn't seem to matter whether I had a bike lane to be in or not; they all just seemed aggressive today.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 15h

I went for a ride out to Parramatta this morning (about 2.5hrs in total) and it really struck me how many drivers are willing to use their vehicles to intimidate cyclists. Driving close; cutting into the bike lane on corners; revving aggressively right behind you...

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 15h

The, ah, Catholic Church is not exactly untainted in this regard, is all I'm saying.

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 18h

I’m sorry but the Pope!? The Catholic Pope is decrying other people living in a bubble. The guy wearing the robes threaded with gold. Drinking out of a golden chalice. That guy.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like we’ll never know

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

You mean: they don't need the Coalition if they put forward something the Greens & Independents will pass. Which I agree with

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

They don’t have a senate majority - they need someone to help pass it.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

How about a straight swap for Armate?

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

Hands off Sydney’s new full forward

Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t mean my comment as an expression of doubt

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

Spin it however you want but the path involving the Coalition means weaker environmental protections. The path involving the Greens and independents means stronger protections.

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

If Labor is negotiating with the coalition on anything related to the environment, we’re fucked.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 1d

Astute work by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Has finding an affordable home in Australia just gotten harder? | Fiona Katauskas

Thanks climate change

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