Anne Rafferty
@annerafferty.bsky.social
Backyard revolution is my thing🌺
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NSW Hunting Bill likely to pass at 3am
Despite undertakings from Premier Chris Minns about standing behind NSW’s strong guns laws, he is now trying to force an all-night sitting so that the Hunting Bill is passed under the cover of darkness, likely at 3 AM with no one watching.
#NSWpol #auspol
Despite undertakings from Premier Chris Minns about standing behind NSW’s strong guns laws, he is now trying to force an all-night sitting so that the Hunting Bill is passed under the cover of darkness, likely at 3 AM with no one watching.
#NSWpol #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Interesting, now we can see where the accounts are based.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Interesting, now we can see where the accounts are based.
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⚫️ LIVE NOW: The Point Live with Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at @australiainstitute.org.au, is live now.
All the day’s parliamentary events, live as it happens on The Point ➡️ live.thepoint.com.au
All the day’s parliamentary events, live as it happens on The Point ➡️ live.thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
⚫️ LIVE NOW: The Point Live with Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at @australiainstitute.org.au, is live now.
All the day’s parliamentary events, live as it happens on The Point ➡️ live.thepoint.com.au
All the day’s parliamentary events, live as it happens on The Point ➡️ live.thepoint.com.au
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BRANKO MARCETIC:
[New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.]
[New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.]
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
BRANKO MARCETIC:
[New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.]
[New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.]
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Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
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Saturday in Washington DC, in protest against the pedophile president and his fascist authoritarian regime, Handmaid's rallied at the Lincoln Memorial. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Saturday in Washington DC, in protest against the pedophile president and his fascist authoritarian regime, Handmaid's rallied at the Lincoln Memorial. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
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Sunday Shot starts at 9am! We're joined by @eddyjokovich.bsky.social and @drdemography.com, & an interview with Sean Kelly. Join us for a chat about the PM, the UN's colonisation or "peace" plan for Gaza, and the further disintegration of Western politics.
Believe It or Not - November 23 - Liz Allen, Eddy Jokovich and Sean Kelly
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sunday Shot starts at 9am! We're joined by @eddyjokovich.bsky.social and @drdemography.com, & an interview with Sean Kelly. Join us for a chat about the PM, the UN's colonisation or "peace" plan for Gaza, and the further disintegration of Western politics.
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"Police want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F*** Israel F*** Zionism t-shirt. But Andrew Brown, wants his day in court."
#freespeech #auspol #antisemitism #Israel
michaelwest.com.au/anti-zionism...
#freespeech #auspol #antisemitism #Israel
michaelwest.com.au/anti-zionism...
Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach "F*** Israel" t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech - Michael West
Police want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F@#* Israel t-shirt. But Andrew Brown, wants a court battle.
michaelwest.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"Police want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F*** Israel F*** Zionism t-shirt. But Andrew Brown, wants his day in court."
#freespeech #auspol #antisemitism #Israel
michaelwest.com.au/anti-zionism...
#freespeech #auspol #antisemitism #Israel
michaelwest.com.au/anti-zionism...
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Me ... after I impress the boss with my excellent graph (he loves a good graph).
Australasian Swamphen, Mount Gambier.
(And someone will tell now me what these are called in NZ. I don't know why people do this but they always do.)
Australasian Swamphen, Mount Gambier.
(And someone will tell now me what these are called in NZ. I don't know why people do this but they always do.)
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Me ... after I impress the boss with my excellent graph (he loves a good graph).
Australasian Swamphen, Mount Gambier.
(And someone will tell now me what these are called in NZ. I don't know why people do this but they always do.)
Australasian Swamphen, Mount Gambier.
(And someone will tell now me what these are called in NZ. I don't know why people do this but they always do.)
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“Rewilding manager Rob Brewster said the species was rare because of its size, which fell within a critical weight range for mammals of 35 grams to 5.5 kilograms. “That's basically the snack size for a fox and a cat," he said”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Man's half-century bid to save rare 'snack size' island wallabies
The parma wallaby was thought to be extinct until Peter Pigott followed up on a rumour that a 19th century governor took a bunch of the mammals to New Zealand proved to be true.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Rewilding manager Rob Brewster said the species was rare because of its size, which fell within a critical weight range for mammals of 35 grams to 5.5 kilograms. “That's basically the snack size for a fox and a cat," he said”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Time for more funding in research rather than less @albomp.bsky.social
www.earth.com/news/plant-w...
“If it breaks down readily, it could reduce residue concerns. That would be a practical win for growers looking to meet tighter market or regulatory demands.”
“If it breaks down readily, it could reduce residue concerns. That would be a practical win for growers looking to meet tighter market or regulatory demands.”
Scientists discover a plant capable of killing weeds by itself, no chemicals needed
Scientists found a natural compound in Manchurian walnut that can inhibit seedling growth, paving the way for cleaner "bioherbicides."
www.earth.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Time for more funding in research rather than less @albomp.bsky.social
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
1 in 6 West Aussie kids are in housing distress
1 in 4 are in food insecurity
They can't feed them, or house them, but they can lock them up for being poor, or a minority.
1 in 6 West Aussie kids are in housing distress
1 in 4 are in food insecurity
They can't feed them, or house them, but they can lock them up for being poor, or a minority.
WA government commits further $147m for new youth detention centre
The WA government pledges a further $147 million to fund the construction of a new youth detention centre in Perth to replace the notorious Unit 18.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
1 in 6 West Aussie kids are in housing distress
1 in 4 are in food insecurity
They can't feed them, or house them, but they can lock them up for being poor, or a minority.
1 in 6 West Aussie kids are in housing distress
1 in 4 are in food insecurity
They can't feed them, or house them, but they can lock them up for being poor, or a minority.
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China's electrification transition is dramatic, and leaving us in the dust.
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
China's diesel trucks shift to electric. This could change global LNG and diesel demand.
China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
China's electrification transition is dramatic, and leaving us in the dust.
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
So much for LNG-powered trucks! China and soon India are leapfrogging to the new. And our leaders pushing LNG and retreating on ZEVs look sad & vision-less in comparison.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
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BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
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At a certain point a wider use of the term “fossil fuel bribery agents” should replace “fossil fuel lobbyists” to more accurately reflect the transactional content of what “lobbying” means.
Lobbying is the act of meeting a politician in a lobby and bribing them to do something against their voters.
Lobbying is the act of meeting a politician in a lobby and bribing them to do something against their voters.
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
At a certain point a wider use of the term “fossil fuel bribery agents” should replace “fossil fuel lobbyists” to more accurately reflect the transactional content of what “lobbying” means.
Lobbying is the act of meeting a politician in a lobby and bribing them to do something against their voters.
Lobbying is the act of meeting a politician in a lobby and bribing them to do something against their voters.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists
@lucyham.bsky.social
The Shot
November 21, 2025
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
@lucyham.bsky.social
The Shot
November 21, 2025
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists - The Shot
Around the West, mainstream figures are normalising far-right actors and ideas. Some of them, for example the Australian judiciary, do...
theshot.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists
@lucyham.bsky.social
The Shot
November 21, 2025
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
@lucyham.bsky.social
The Shot
November 21, 2025
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
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"At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza"
Ceasefire? What ceasefire.
Ceasefire? What ceasefire.
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza"
Ceasefire? What ceasefire.
Ceasefire? What ceasefire.
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"If such small developing countries can do it, there’s no excuse that larger countries cannot play bigger roles. After all, they are the leaders of the world.”
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’
Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing ‘a lot more than our fair share’ on climate and west must step up ‘for the happiness of your people’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"If such small developing countries can do it, there’s no excuse that larger countries cannot play bigger roles. After all, they are the leaders of the world.”
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The White House called a lid with no update on the Epstein bill signing. I’m guessing they’re weighing their options now that they’ve been painted into a corner.
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The White House called a lid with no update on the Epstein bill signing. I’m guessing they’re weighing their options now that they’ve been painted into a corner.
Is it possible US ICE and Border control are getting tips from the QLD police...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Is it possible US ICE and Border control are getting tips from the QLD police...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...
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It was clear from the start that Labor didn’t really want to host the CoP climate summit.
Labor didn’t want to be grilled by the world over the North West Shelf gas extension, or their 31 coal and gas approvals, or their pathetic climate target.
Labor didn’t want to be grilled by the world over the North West Shelf gas extension, or their 31 coal and gas approvals, or their pathetic climate target.
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It was clear from the start that Labor didn’t really want to host the CoP climate summit.
Labor didn’t want to be grilled by the world over the North West Shelf gas extension, or their 31 coal and gas approvals, or their pathetic climate target.
Labor didn’t want to be grilled by the world over the North West Shelf gas extension, or their 31 coal and gas approvals, or their pathetic climate target.