@blueringoctopus.bsky.social
Melburnian, prefer bush to the beach, when I trust my gut it’s pretty much always right!
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Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
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Scary stuff.
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal
From your grocery run to disability support plans: why Australia's failure to regulate AI is already harming real people, and what you can do about it right now.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Scary stuff.
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
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“What is happening is growing inequality. Assistant Minister for Productivity Andrew Leigh says we are at most a generation away from the American-style inequality that created the grievance
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
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fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
satpa.pe/8zvoFGI
Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon’s backyard wedding
satpa.pe
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“What is happening is growing inequality. Assistant Minister for Productivity Andrew Leigh says we are at most a generation away from the American-style inequality that created the grievance
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
satpa.pe/8zvoFGI
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
satpa.pe/8zvoFGI
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If you don't fear for what awaits the world's children ... you haven't been paying attention.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Coral reefs at risk of mass dieback as global warming reaches tipping point
An international report from climate scientists suggests tipping points for coral reefs have been reached, putting them at risk of dieback.
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If you don't fear for what awaits the world's children ... you haven't been paying attention.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
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This is a good piece for a rainy afternoon, dissecting how deep is our interaction with US war plans in the Pacific johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
US integration of Pacific allies into war plans must be opposed
The United States is increasing its military footprint on Australia and Pacific and Pacific Rim countries as it prepares for war against China.
johnmenadue.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is a good piece for a rainy afternoon, dissecting how deep is our interaction with US war plans in the Pacific johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
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Another $800 million to the US for AUKUS, bringing the total to $1.6 billion sent to the US this year.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Another $800 million to the US for AUKUS, bringing the total to $1.6 billion sent to the US this year.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
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🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group "Advance" - The Klaxon
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
theklaxon.com.au
July 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
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This Labor government is complicit in genocide and occupation as long as it supplies weapons to Israel.
End the two-way arms trade now.
End the two-way arms trade now.
July 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This Labor government is complicit in genocide and occupation as long as it supplies weapons to Israel.
End the two-way arms trade now.
End the two-way arms trade now.
Hear, hear, no excuses or dithering. Get it done
Ok, @albomp.bsky.social, there's never been a better time to do what's long overdue and you have a very supportive senate now. Please just get this done, every day of delay sees further harm that we all suffer the consequences of.
theconversation.com/australians-...
theconversation.com/australians-...
Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list
Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species.
theconversation.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hear, hear, no excuses or dithering. Get it done
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Coral bleaching crisis worsens.
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warn
u.afp.com/SSKa
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warn
u.afp.com/SSKa
April 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Coral bleaching crisis worsens.
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warn
u.afp.com/SSKa
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warn
u.afp.com/SSKa
The pharmaceutical companies in the US would love the opportunity to dismantle our PBS.
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The pharmaceutical companies in the US would love the opportunity to dismantle our PBS.
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For the record, Joe Hockey is a defence lobbyist who stands to make millions from defence contracts with the US and other allies. To just describe him in interviews as a former US ambassador and not his CURRENT vested interest role is not just irresponsible, it's lying.
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
For the record, Joe Hockey is a defence lobbyist who stands to make millions from defence contracts with the US and other allies. To just describe him in interviews as a former US ambassador and not his CURRENT vested interest role is not just irresponsible, it's lying.
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Multiple sclerosis requires Epstein-Barr virus infection as an underpinning, exhibits self-directed antibodies to EBNA1, the virus's nuclear antigen, representing molecular mimicry. This combines with/ genetic risk factors (Figure, compared w/healthy controls)
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
March 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Multiple sclerosis requires Epstein-Barr virus infection as an underpinning, exhibits self-directed antibodies to EBNA1, the virus's nuclear antigen, representing molecular mimicry. This combines with/ genetic risk factors (Figure, compared w/healthy controls)
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
@pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Australians love a good piss take - literally in this case 😉
Well played
Well played
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Australians love a good piss take - literally in this case 😉
Well played
Well played
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See you in court Senator Farrell!
Excellent analysis from constitutional law professor Anne Twomey of the Labor/Coalition duopoly's shamelessly self-interested and constitutionally questionable rigging of our electoral donation and funding law. #auspol
Excellent analysis from constitutional law professor Anne Twomey of the Labor/Coalition duopoly's shamelessly self-interested and constitutionally questionable rigging of our electoral donation and funding law. #auspol
Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge | Anne Twomey
A political donor will be able to donate up to $640,000 in a year. How is this taking the money out of politics?
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 AM
See you in court Senator Farrell!
Excellent analysis from constitutional law professor Anne Twomey of the Labor/Coalition duopoly's shamelessly self-interested and constitutionally questionable rigging of our electoral donation and funding law. #auspol
Excellent analysis from constitutional law professor Anne Twomey of the Labor/Coalition duopoly's shamelessly self-interested and constitutionally questionable rigging of our electoral donation and funding law. #auspol
A fabulous snapshot of some of my favourite Australian birds 🥰
There's one in every crowd.
Galahs near Balaklava, South Australia.
Another photo from my back catalogue.
#birds
Galahs near Balaklava, South Australia.
Another photo from my back catalogue.
#birds
November 19, 2024 at 3:29 AM
A fabulous snapshot of some of my favourite Australian birds 🥰
Figure I should introduce my current housemates, my rescue buddies, thick as thieves they are!
Zippy (left in first pic) and Lachy
Zippy (left in first pic) and Lachy
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Figure I should introduce my current housemates, my rescue buddies, thick as thieves they are!
Zippy (left in first pic) and Lachy
Zippy (left in first pic) and Lachy