Barbara Ryan
@disasterbarb.bsky.social
Dungibarra/Jarowair land. Ass.Prof disaster behaviour research. Emergency comms/community engagement. RFS volly. Interested in: Renewables. Climate. Creatures. Dogs. Horses. #AusPol. I dont follow ppl without a bio.
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...while making sure they know that Green arsonists started the bushfires.
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 AM
...while making sure they know that Green arsonists started the bushfires.
From the CSIRO over on FB. For non-Australians, CSIRO invented WIFI.
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
From the CSIRO over on FB. For non-Australians, CSIRO invented WIFI.
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Waiting room convo major metro hospital Australia:
Doctor: Tim?
Tim: Ah fuck! Get me a decent doctor will ya? At least someone who knows what they’re doing.
Doctor: How 'ya been?
Tim: Yeah. Good.
#Australia
Doctor: Tim?
Tim: Ah fuck! Get me a decent doctor will ya? At least someone who knows what they’re doing.
Doctor: How 'ya been?
Tim: Yeah. Good.
#Australia
January 27, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Waiting room convo major metro hospital Australia:
Doctor: Tim?
Tim: Ah fuck! Get me a decent doctor will ya? At least someone who knows what they’re doing.
Doctor: How 'ya been?
Tim: Yeah. Good.
#Australia
Doctor: Tim?
Tim: Ah fuck! Get me a decent doctor will ya? At least someone who knows what they’re doing.
Doctor: How 'ya been?
Tim: Yeah. Good.
#Australia
Just read a post on LinkedIn about when your checklist is finished.
All the women on the planet be like...
All the women on the planet be like...
a white rabbit with pink ears is standing on a table with its mouth open .
Alt: a white rabbit with pink ears is standing on a table with its mouth open aghast that there is such a thing as a finished checklist .
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January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Just read a post on LinkedIn about when your checklist is finished.
All the women on the planet be like...
All the women on the planet be like...
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New @linkedin.com job posted. Great opportunity to be an overpaid, lying carbon dioxide propagandist. Only #science deniers need apply.
“Please do not apply if you [understand science and know that] there is a #climate crisis.”
@michaelemann.bsky.social #ClimateSky #SciComm
“Please do not apply if you [understand science and know that] there is a #climate crisis.”
@michaelemann.bsky.social #ClimateSky #SciComm
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
New @linkedin.com job posted. Great opportunity to be an overpaid, lying carbon dioxide propagandist. Only #science deniers need apply.
“Please do not apply if you [understand science and know that] there is a #climate crisis.”
@michaelemann.bsky.social #ClimateSky #SciComm
“Please do not apply if you [understand science and know that] there is a #climate crisis.”
@michaelemann.bsky.social #ClimateSky #SciComm
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Any "analysis" of Ice that doesnt mention it only targets blue states, and this one is led by Walz, misses the point about vengeful Trump, and gives him credibility.
US citizens becoming collateral damage in Donald Trump's quest to deport immigrants - ABC News share.google/GhBIyyQmadTO... #Auspol
US citizens becoming collateral damage in Donald Trump's quest to deport immigrants - ABC News share.google/GhBIyyQmadTO... #Auspol
The collateral damage from Trump's quest to deport immigrants
Minneapolis has become the flashpoint of an aggressive immigration enforcement operation ordered by the Trump administration and pitched as a campaign against undocumented criminals.
share.google
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Any "analysis" of Ice that doesnt mention it only targets blue states, and this one is led by Walz, misses the point about vengeful Trump, and gives him credibility.
US citizens becoming collateral damage in Donald Trump's quest to deport immigrants - ABC News share.google/GhBIyyQmadTO... #Auspol
US citizens becoming collateral damage in Donald Trump's quest to deport immigrants - ABC News share.google/GhBIyyQmadTO... #Auspol
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How is he this stupid?
Trump standing up in German-speaking Switzerland* telling the Swiss that if it wasn't for the Americans, they'd be "speaking German by now".
(*yes the Swiss speak Swiss-German, but standard German is their national language. In fact most Swiss speak at least 3 languages)
Trump standing up in German-speaking Switzerland* telling the Swiss that if it wasn't for the Americans, they'd be "speaking German by now".
(*yes the Swiss speak Swiss-German, but standard German is their national language. In fact most Swiss speak at least 3 languages)
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 AM
How is he this stupid?
Trump standing up in German-speaking Switzerland* telling the Swiss that if it wasn't for the Americans, they'd be "speaking German by now".
(*yes the Swiss speak Swiss-German, but standard German is their national language. In fact most Swiss speak at least 3 languages)
Trump standing up in German-speaking Switzerland* telling the Swiss that if it wasn't for the Americans, they'd be "speaking German by now".
(*yes the Swiss speak Swiss-German, but standard German is their national language. In fact most Swiss speak at least 3 languages)
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The fire risk is greater than ever, no matter where you are. Expensive submarines (that we will never get) aren't much use, more firetankers, firefighting aircraft & trained fire-fighters would be a better & more urgent investment. 👇 #ClimateChange #Bushfires #Auspol
Greg Mullins is a former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and founder of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action. Read his full comment at the link in bio: satpa.pe/pHoczdq
January 22, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The fire risk is greater than ever, no matter where you are. Expensive submarines (that we will never get) aren't much use, more firetankers, firefighting aircraft & trained fire-fighters would be a better & more urgent investment. 👇 #ClimateChange #Bushfires #Auspol
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CHILE: “According to Chile's CONAF forestry agency, firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country as of Sunday morning…” www.reuters.com/sustainabili... - @reuters.com
#BíoBío #Chile #Ñuble #Santiago #Wildfires
#BíoBío #Chile #Ñuble #Santiago #Wildfires
Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds
Authorities say strong winds and high temperatures have complicated firefighters' abilities to control the fires. Much of Chile is under extreme heat alerts, with temperatures expected to reach up to ...
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
CHILE: “According to Chile's CONAF forestry agency, firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country as of Sunday morning…” www.reuters.com/sustainabili... - @reuters.com
#BíoBío #Chile #Ñuble #Santiago #Wildfires
#BíoBío #Chile #Ñuble #Santiago #Wildfires
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In Slick, I wrote about how the country's oil and gas industry leadership met at regular dinners to discuss issues like climate change and coordinate their views/responses. I spent a few days last week in the archives and it appears the Australian government helped get them started in 1990.
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
In Slick, I wrote about how the country's oil and gas industry leadership met at regular dinners to discuss issues like climate change and coordinate their views/responses. I spent a few days last week in the archives and it appears the Australian government helped get them started in 1990.
There are so many gold nuggets in this article about what happens to people during bushfire evacuation.
Not being able to make good decisions, confusion about what to take, the several days away, the change of plan between partners at the last minute…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Not being able to make good decisions, confusion about what to take, the several days away, the change of plan between partners at the last minute…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘You can’t think straight’: lessons from six households who evacuated before the Harcourt bushfire
Authorities recommend practical evacuation essentials for people living in bushfire-prone areas. We asked residents of the Victorian town and surrounds what else they took – and what they wish they ha...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
There are so many gold nuggets in this article about what happens to people during bushfire evacuation.
Not being able to make good decisions, confusion about what to take, the several days away, the change of plan between partners at the last minute…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Not being able to make good decisions, confusion about what to take, the several days away, the change of plan between partners at the last minute…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Accidentally read something by Peta Credlin
a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign .
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January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Accidentally read something by Peta Credlin
Cities: “Vulnerability is built into our streets. Up to 90 per cent of homes in high-risk fire zones were built before modern bushfire standards…Many have unprotected vents, timber decks and gaps under eaves that act like entry doors for embers.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
Cities aren’t safe from the next firestorm
As we face these fires in Victoria, there is deep apprehension among my colleagues in emergency services. We are not just worried about today. Victoria’s most savage fire weather often arrives later i...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Cities: “Vulnerability is built into our streets. Up to 90 per cent of homes in high-risk fire zones were built before modern bushfire standards…Many have unprotected vents, timber decks and gaps under eaves that act like entry doors for embers.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22402/...
“There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail
Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“There’s no deliverable tied to the sum we’ve invested in both the UK and the US.”
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
What are the milestones here?
Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Surely these ABC reporters know the difference between a rain gauge and a flood gauge?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Blame game begins over faulty Queensland rain gauges
Queensland graziers say they are being let down by under-resourced rain gauges during major floods.
www.abc.net.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Surely these ABC reporters know the difference between a rain gauge and a flood gauge?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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This!
Weasel.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander pop 959,000
78% of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ppl have experienced racism. 113 deaths in custody last year.
Female pop 13.59m.
2 in 5 women experience violence. 1 woman is killed every 9 days.
If only everyone had privilege & access to politicians
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander pop 959,000
78% of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ppl have experienced racism. 113 deaths in custody last year.
Female pop 13.59m.
2 in 5 women experience violence. 1 woman is killed every 9 days.
If only everyone had privilege & access to politicians
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This!
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Fire map 07:00
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Fire map 07:00
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
I can only imagine how exhausted everyone in Victoria must be 💔❤️
Everyone should be brushing up
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Everyone should be brushing up
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
On Naomi Klein’s ‘Shock Doctrine’ right now.
Disaster capitalism.
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social , are we “all the way with DJT”? Because I think we Australians are going to need a little reassurance from you that this is NOT your idea of a safe alliance either, and that being blu-tacked to a lunatic will not end well for us.
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
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3 studies:
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
3 studies:
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
1) January’s infernos in Los Angeles killed >440 once you factor in the smoke (official toll: 30).
2) Wildfire smoke kills 40,000 Americans a year, which could increase to 71,000 by 2050.
3) Canada’s wildfires in 2023 significantly worsened childhood asthma across the border in Vermont.
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It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.