Baggage
@carrieonbaggage.bsky.social
Science, politics, environment, community 🐸
Kindness and smarts are our best hopes
Assoc. Prof. Micro+Ento+Ag Eco systems
PhD Virology
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Always celebrating Global Pride 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Kindness and smarts are our best hopes
Assoc. Prof. Micro+Ento+Ag Eco systems
PhD Virology
🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸🇪🇺 (it's complicated)
Proud Union Member
Always celebrating Global Pride 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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"loans to property investors are growing at an alarming clip, now making up more than 40 per cent of all new loans."
"Australian household debt is among the highest in the world."
"It's now a major cause of political division amid a roiling undercurrent of social dissent."
"Australian household debt is among the highest in the world."
"It's now a major cause of political division amid a roiling undercurrent of social dissent."
Property investors on the nose, a threat to financial stability
It's been called a bubble for more than 15 years but the great Aussie housing price boom has barely skipped a beat, as regulators eye the threat of risky loans.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"loans to property investors are growing at an alarming clip, now making up more than 40 per cent of all new loans."
"Australian household debt is among the highest in the world."
"It's now a major cause of political division amid a roiling undercurrent of social dissent."
"Australian household debt is among the highest in the world."
"It's now a major cause of political division amid a roiling undercurrent of social dissent."
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Recent press reports say #nuclear Hinkley C £700 fish detterrent "saves 0.083 salmon per year"
Actually costs £50m - given 3.5bn litres a day sucked into plant, will contain huge quantities of fish and marine creatures, many on the verge of extinction.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/11/26/a...
Actually costs £50m - given 3.5bn litres a day sucked into plant, will contain huge quantities of fish and marine creatures, many on the verge of extinction.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/11/26/a...
Attacking nature protections with fudged figures is not the solution to slow growth: rivers charity responds to Hinkley Point C report | Envirotec
A 3d illustration of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, currently under construction (image credit: gov.uk, OGL) A statement from Mark Lloyd, Chief Executiv ...
envirotecmagazine.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Recent press reports say #nuclear Hinkley C £700 fish detterrent "saves 0.083 salmon per year"
Actually costs £50m - given 3.5bn litres a day sucked into plant, will contain huge quantities of fish and marine creatures, many on the verge of extinction.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/11/26/a...
Actually costs £50m - given 3.5bn litres a day sucked into plant, will contain huge quantities of fish and marine creatures, many on the verge of extinction.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/11/26/a...
Just the pretext the Regime wanted.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just the pretext the Regime wanted.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
ICE harassing Indigenous actor Elaine Miles
"When they dismissed her tribal ID as illegitimate, she pointed to the enrollment office number printed on the back and told them to call. They didn’t. When she tried to call the office herself, the agents attempted, unsuccessfully, to take her phone."
"When they dismissed her tribal ID as illegitimate, she pointed to the enrollment office number printed on the back and told them to call. They didn’t. When she tried to call the office herself, the agents attempted, unsuccessfully, to take her phone."
Indigenous actor says ICE agents branded her tribal ID ‘fake’ during stop
Elaine Miles said her son and uncle were also previously detained by ICE over tribal ID questions, but later released
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
ICE harassing Indigenous actor Elaine Miles
"When they dismissed her tribal ID as illegitimate, she pointed to the enrollment office number printed on the back and told them to call. They didn’t. When she tried to call the office herself, the agents attempted, unsuccessfully, to take her phone."
"When they dismissed her tribal ID as illegitimate, she pointed to the enrollment office number printed on the back and told them to call. They didn’t. When she tried to call the office herself, the agents attempted, unsuccessfully, to take her phone."
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If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If inflation comes up at the dinner table, don’t forget to draw attention to a deeper structural driver of high prices: corporate power.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
Much of the food industry is dominated by a few corporate giants with the power to keep prices high because they face little competition.
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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This is just amateurish buffoonery that confirms this Administration’s foreign policy is alternatively Russian-directed and totally directionless. Such an embarrassment. Our enemies delight.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is just amateurish buffoonery that confirms this Administration’s foreign policy is alternatively Russian-directed and totally directionless. Such an embarrassment. Our enemies delight.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
What the heck, @governor.ca.gov
This isn't what 'renewable' energy is supposed to be.
Clearing oak forest isn't necessary.
California can do better.
Get with the program and stop this nonsense.
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.sacramentoaudubon.org/news/action-...
This isn't what 'renewable' energy is supposed to be.
Clearing oak forest isn't necessary.
California can do better.
Get with the program and stop this nonsense.
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.sacramentoaudubon.org/news/action-...
ACTION NEEDED Coyote Creek Solar — Sacramento Audubon Society
Please let the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors know that this is the wrong location for solar development! Action needed prior to the meeting on November 18, 2025.
www.sacramentoaudubon.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
What the heck, @governor.ca.gov
This isn't what 'renewable' energy is supposed to be.
Clearing oak forest isn't necessary.
California can do better.
Get with the program and stop this nonsense.
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.sacramentoaudubon.org/news/action-...
This isn't what 'renewable' energy is supposed to be.
Clearing oak forest isn't necessary.
California can do better.
Get with the program and stop this nonsense.
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.sacramentoaudubon.org/news/action-...
Damn it.
This isn't necessary.
This isn't necessary.
Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
SMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forward
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
www.capradio.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Damn it.
This isn't necessary.
This isn't necessary.
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Trickle-down is a lie
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trickle-down is a lie
Tragedy
"more than 80 countries had declared in favour of including a commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels” in the final outcome, but scores of countries. led by the Arab group, which includes Saudi Arabia, lined up against it."
"A roadmap to the halting of deforestation was dropped"
"more than 80 countries had declared in favour of including a commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels” in the final outcome, but scores of countries. led by the Arab group, which includes Saudi Arabia, lined up against it."
"A roadmap to the halting of deforestation was dropped"
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Tragedy
"more than 80 countries had declared in favour of including a commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels” in the final outcome, but scores of countries. led by the Arab group, which includes Saudi Arabia, lined up against it."
"A roadmap to the halting of deforestation was dropped"
"more than 80 countries had declared in favour of including a commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels” in the final outcome, but scores of countries. led by the Arab group, which includes Saudi Arabia, lined up against it."
"A roadmap to the halting of deforestation was dropped"
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Tariffs apply to goods, not services. Zero in on the goods-producing sector, and you'll discover that it's hemorrhaging jobs. Indeed, the start of the trade war marks the peak in that sector, and it's been in recession ever since.
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Tariffs apply to goods, not services. Zero in on the goods-producing sector, and you'll discover that it's hemorrhaging jobs. Indeed, the start of the trade war marks the peak in that sector, and it's been in recession ever since.
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
This year I stood among 25,000 non-conforming, neurodiverse, LGBTQIA+, multicultural, HAPPY people, and recognised my people.
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social gets it.
“Everyone welcomed me with the joke that ‘It’s cheaper than therapy.’"
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social gets it.
“Everyone welcomed me with the joke that ‘It’s cheaper than therapy.’"
After 10 years talking to knights, squires and wizards, I understand why ren fairs are booming
As the loneliness epidemic worsens, young people are finding themselves and each other through the thriving culture of medieval and renaissance fairs
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This year I stood among 25,000 non-conforming, neurodiverse, LGBTQIA+, multicultural, HAPPY people, and recognised my people.
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social gets it.
“Everyone welcomed me with the joke that ‘It’s cheaper than therapy.’"
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social gets it.
“Everyone welcomed me with the joke that ‘It’s cheaper than therapy.’"