Baz Smith
@bazthebemused.bsky.social
Retired IT Services manager and consultant.
Living in Victoria Australia.
Boat building, 3D printing and the environment/climate change, but not necessarily in that order.
Living in Victoria Australia.
Boat building, 3D printing and the environment/climate change, but not necessarily in that order.
"Environmental Protection Agency". They might as well disband it. Absolutely shockingly irresponsible and given the certain outcomes, evil.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
"Environmental Protection Agency". They might as well disband it. Absolutely shockingly irresponsible and given the certain outcomes, evil.
MAGA, this regime, is a death cult. Evil.
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
MAGA, this regime, is a death cult. Evil.
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This is what I expect from a politician, fighting for future generations rather than fighting for fossil fuel profits.
Good onya Nick, my shout next time I see you.
Good onya Nick, my shout next time I see you.
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This is what I expect from a politician, fighting for future generations rather than fighting for fossil fuel profits.
Good onya Nick, my shout next time I see you.
Good onya Nick, my shout next time I see you.
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. 😕
February 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. 😕
I've just done a quick search and it appears to be "satire", i.e. not true.
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I've just done a quick search and it appears to be "satire", i.e. not true.
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"Secessions of the Plebs"
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"Secessions of the Plebs"
Yep! from the Heritage Foundation in the US, to the IPA in Australia & various think tanks in the UK's Tufton St.. All part of the ATLAS Network, all pushing the same free-market capitalism at any cost agenda. Hence Govt policies globally are almost indistinguishable from one another.
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Yep! from the Heritage Foundation in the US, to the IPA in Australia & various think tanks in the UK's Tufton St.. All part of the ATLAS Network, all pushing the same free-market capitalism at any cost agenda. Hence Govt policies globally are almost indistinguishable from one another.
🤣 I feel your pain! I used to experience exactly that on my daily commute to Melbourne.
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
🤣 I feel your pain! I used to experience exactly that on my daily commute to Melbourne.
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More on the Stinson Beach sea level rise problem.
#ClimateRisk
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This wealthy Bay Area beach town is battling to save one road. Billions of dollars in real estate is at stake
A road to some of the Bay Area’s most expensive real estate will flood when the seas rise. When the county said it might not fix it, homeowners threatened “billions in liability.”
www.sfchronicle.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 AM
More on the Stinson Beach sea level rise problem.
#ClimateRisk
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#ClimateRisk
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Great shot! got myself a razor X1 inflatable kayak over the xmas break. On a whim. Great fun. A wet ride in the surf though.
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Great shot! got myself a razor X1 inflatable kayak over the xmas break. On a whim. Great fun. A wet ride in the surf though.
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Ex Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating asks an appropriate question.
January 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Ex Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating asks an appropriate question.
Sorry, hard to tell the difference these days.
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Sorry, hard to tell the difference these days.
"Do exactly as you're told and nobody gets hurt" used to be a line from every B-grade gangster movie. Now it's ICE's version of reading the public their rights.
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"Do exactly as you're told and nobody gets hurt" used to be a line from every B-grade gangster movie. Now it's ICE's version of reading the public their rights.
I'd like to ask about the toothless corruption watchdog. I wanna know why they are still allowing new fossil fuel projects & watered down environment legislation, why they sided with salmon farmers in Tassie, when other countries rejected them, the lack of transparency/FOI requests. Not good enough.
January 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I'd like to ask about the toothless corruption watchdog. I wanna know why they are still allowing new fossil fuel projects & watered down environment legislation, why they sided with salmon farmers in Tassie, when other countries rejected them, the lack of transparency/FOI requests. Not good enough.
I think it is becoming increasingly obvious, that the Epstein files will NEVER be released, even if Trump was to die tomorrow. Dem representatives seem to be becoming less enthusiastic too.
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I think it is becoming increasingly obvious, that the Epstein files will NEVER be released, even if Trump was to die tomorrow. Dem representatives seem to be becoming less enthusiastic too.
The Trump/GOP regime behaviour would indicate that they are not the least bit worried about the mid-terms. It's as if they know something 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The Trump/GOP regime behaviour would indicate that they are not the least bit worried about the mid-terms. It's as if they know something 🤔
It used to be shit or shit-lite. Now it's just shit!
They've stopped working for the electorate.
They've stopped working for the electorate.
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It used to be shit or shit-lite. Now it's just shit!
They've stopped working for the electorate.
They've stopped working for the electorate.
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RECORD HEAT IN JAPAN
Warm air from China reached Northern Japan
17.4C today at Toyoda,Yamaguchi Prefecture is a new record of January highest temperature.
Many more records coming next days.
Warm air from China reached Northern Japan
17.4C today at Toyoda,Yamaguchi Prefecture is a new record of January highest temperature.
Many more records coming next days.
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
RECORD HEAT IN JAPAN
Warm air from China reached Northern Japan
17.4C today at Toyoda,Yamaguchi Prefecture is a new record of January highest temperature.
Many more records coming next days.
Warm air from China reached Northern Japan
17.4C today at Toyoda,Yamaguchi Prefecture is a new record of January highest temperature.
Many more records coming next days.
So, that’s a confession of guilt on his part, and confirmation that the regime have no regard for the laws of the land.
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
So, that’s a confession of guilt on his part, and confirmation that the regime have no regard for the laws of the land.
Oh, and the terrible AUKUS deal, siding with genocidal/human rights violating Israelis, Housing affordability/tax reforms. The toothless watchdog commission that can't find any wrongdoing anywhere. Did I miss anything?
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Oh, and the terrible AUKUS deal, siding with genocidal/human rights violating Israelis, Housing affordability/tax reforms. The toothless watchdog commission that can't find any wrongdoing anywhere. Did I miss anything?
Well, apart from the transparent govt/freedom of information bit, the weakened environmental laws, the new fos. fuel projects, the lack of a royal commission into media ownership, no blame/prosecutions over robodebt, not doing anything about clawing back royalties/tax from the big miners etc, etc.
December 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Well, apart from the transparent govt/freedom of information bit, the weakened environmental laws, the new fos. fuel projects, the lack of a royal commission into media ownership, no blame/prosecutions over robodebt, not doing anything about clawing back royalties/tax from the big miners etc, etc.
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And how did that work out?
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
And how did that work out?