Ed Dugan
@edugan.bsky.social
Bike rider, runner, food forager, jugaad is often the best way, mechanical pencil, chook & veg fancier. Japanese novelty bomb enthusiast.
Mostly awkward & pretty much useless at most things. Blueskying since MMXXIII.
Gamaragal & Wiradjuri lands, Oceania
Mostly awkward & pretty much useless at most things. Blueskying since MMXXIII.
Gamaragal & Wiradjuri lands, Oceania
Pinned
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Lost fish aggregating devices threaten the Galápagos Marine Reserve, where drifting plastic can damage reefs and entangle wildlife.
In Ecuador, agencies are working to keep FADs out — and remove those that slip in.
In Ecuador, agencies are working to keep FADs out — and remove those that slip in.
Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve
SANTA CRUZ, GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — “Good morning,” Walter Borbor, a social media-famous fisher, says to his followers in a 2022 Instagram video. “What we have here is a plantado.” He points to…
news.mongabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Lost fish aggregating devices threaten the Galápagos Marine Reserve, where drifting plastic can damage reefs and entangle wildlife.
In Ecuador, agencies are working to keep FADs out — and remove those that slip in.
In Ecuador, agencies are working to keep FADs out — and remove those that slip in.
This move to police in black uniforms that started with border force really spooks me.
Aust Customs at international airports once wore khaki uniforms with a smile then it shifted to black with rifles & a frown - the joy of being home again was lost - optics of 1 are horrible
2 - makes me feel sick
Aust Customs at international airports once wore khaki uniforms with a smile then it shifted to black with rifles & a frown - the joy of being home again was lost - optics of 1 are horrible
2 - makes me feel sick
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
This move to police in black uniforms that started with border force really spooks me.
Aust Customs at international airports once wore khaki uniforms with a smile then it shifted to black with rifles & a frown - the joy of being home again was lost - optics of 1 are horrible
2 - makes me feel sick
Aust Customs at international airports once wore khaki uniforms with a smile then it shifted to black with rifles & a frown - the joy of being home again was lost - optics of 1 are horrible
2 - makes me feel sick
They are also going down the human shield but please don’t call it a human sheild path.
youtu.be/loAjTy20PGI
youtu.be/loAjTy20PGI
Practicing Jews from 'lost' Indian tribe to relocate to Israel's volatile North | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
They are also going down the human shield but please don’t call it a human sheild path.
youtu.be/loAjTy20PGI
youtu.be/loAjTy20PGI
I tend to overpopulation the sowing of pumpkins just for the want of flowers but I do have plenty of space.
For bees this stuff is good when put down in clusters - bees plus the hover flies (which are my favourites) & even some birds do seem to like the mix - worth the little bit of extra watering.
For bees this stuff is good when put down in clusters - bees plus the hover flies (which are my favourites) & even some birds do seem to like the mix - worth the little bit of extra watering.
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I tend to overpopulation the sowing of pumpkins just for the want of flowers but I do have plenty of space.
For bees this stuff is good when put down in clusters - bees plus the hover flies (which are my favourites) & even some birds do seem to like the mix - worth the little bit of extra watering.
For bees this stuff is good when put down in clusters - bees plus the hover flies (which are my favourites) & even some birds do seem to like the mix - worth the little bit of extra watering.
So, time to rename the Indian Ocean to the American ocean?
Seems to be so much trouble at home that they cannot control that they now need to move into the opposite side of the world.
Seems to be so much trouble at home that they cannot control that they now need to move into the opposite side of the world.
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
So, time to rename the Indian Ocean to the American ocean?
Seems to be so much trouble at home that they cannot control that they now need to move into the opposite side of the world.
Seems to be so much trouble at home that they cannot control that they now need to move into the opposite side of the world.
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U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Venezuela, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4r7gxCy
U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean
Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overn...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Venezuela, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4r7gxCy
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Nearly half of shark and ray species in the Western Indian Ocean are threatened.
Researchers mapped 125 critical habitats — yet only 7.1% fall within marine protected areas, and just 1.2% are fully protected. Fishing pressure remains the biggest threat.
Researchers mapped 125 critical habitats — yet only 7.1% fall within marine protected areas, and just 1.2% are fully protected. Fishing pressure remains the biggest threat.
Critical shark and ray habitats in Western Indian Ocean largely unprotected: Study
Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A recently released study by…
news.mongabay.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Nearly half of shark and ray species in the Western Indian Ocean are threatened.
Researchers mapped 125 critical habitats — yet only 7.1% fall within marine protected areas, and just 1.2% are fully protected. Fishing pressure remains the biggest threat.
Researchers mapped 125 critical habitats — yet only 7.1% fall within marine protected areas, and just 1.2% are fully protected. Fishing pressure remains the biggest threat.
Always smile at his take on our critters - deep vision on how cheeky they are by someone equally so.
We need to cherish the ratbag and can’t help but feel without him about the tank is looking a tad low. 🙁
We need to cherish the ratbag and can’t help but feel without him about the tank is looking a tad low. 🙁
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Always smile at his take on our critters - deep vision on how cheeky they are by someone equally so.
We need to cherish the ratbag and can’t help but feel without him about the tank is looking a tad low. 🙁
We need to cherish the ratbag and can’t help but feel without him about the tank is looking a tad low. 🙁
I do like this - the old slow link roads had limited traffic and sometimes so bad that you just could not speed but in time you got to the destination.
The trains in India just function so they became the simplest method to get around - seems still the case. youtu.be/OgNt4Fu1_SE
The trains in India just function so they became the simplest method to get around - seems still the case. youtu.be/OgNt4Fu1_SE
No Food, No Water: Inside the Mumbai–Pune Expressway Nightmare | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
YouTube video by Firstpost
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February 8, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I do like this - the old slow link roads had limited traffic and sometimes so bad that you just could not speed but in time you got to the destination.
The trains in India just function so they became the simplest method to get around - seems still the case. youtu.be/OgNt4Fu1_SE
The trains in India just function so they became the simplest method to get around - seems still the case. youtu.be/OgNt4Fu1_SE
Mongrel stuff made worse by it can make you feel bloody crook if you are unaware that you are allergic to it.
Only thing that roundup is good for & even then the dust from the dead stuff can be nasty.
So yes amazing that it is not deemed noxious in oz.
Only thing that roundup is good for & even then the dust from the dead stuff can be nasty.
So yes amazing that it is not deemed noxious in oz.
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Mongrel stuff made worse by it can make you feel bloody crook if you are unaware that you are allergic to it.
Only thing that roundup is good for & even then the dust from the dead stuff can be nasty.
So yes amazing that it is not deemed noxious in oz.
Only thing that roundup is good for & even then the dust from the dead stuff can be nasty.
So yes amazing that it is not deemed noxious in oz.
Indeed.
Honestly thought that this decision would need to go to a voice type referendum - which would allow the lobbyists to step up and tell us if this was a good or bad thing….
Honestly thought that this decision would need to go to a voice type referendum - which would allow the lobbyists to step up and tell us if this was a good or bad thing….
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Indeed.
Honestly thought that this decision would need to go to a voice type referendum - which would allow the lobbyists to step up and tell us if this was a good or bad thing….
Honestly thought that this decision would need to go to a voice type referendum - which would allow the lobbyists to step up and tell us if this was a good or bad thing….
Dunno but a block transfer of most of these sites and moving them to the care of the First Nations peoples world seems to be appropriate.
We can get a better spread of more public spaces and parks by simply shutting down golf courses
We can get a better spread of more public spaces and parks by simply shutting down golf courses
February 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Dunno but a block transfer of most of these sites and moving them to the care of the First Nations peoples world seems to be appropriate.
We can get a better spread of more public spaces and parks by simply shutting down golf courses
We can get a better spread of more public spaces and parks by simply shutting down golf courses
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Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
Bee droving? Nope - Leave that to you fellas.
Singing
And when my bees turn on me I was knocked back flat
I was knocked out cold for one clack of the train track
And then I rose a colossal hand
Buried in sand
I rose like a drover
For lam, in the end, a drover
youtu.be/iXaFUrs5OGw?...
Singing
And when my bees turn on me I was knocked back flat
I was knocked out cold for one clack of the train track
And then I rose a colossal hand
Buried in sand
I rose like a drover
For lam, in the end, a drover
youtu.be/iXaFUrs5OGw?...
Drover
YouTube video by Bill Callahan - Topic
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Bee droving? Nope - Leave that to you fellas.
Singing
And when my bees turn on me I was knocked back flat
I was knocked out cold for one clack of the train track
And then I rose a colossal hand
Buried in sand
I rose like a drover
For lam, in the end, a drover
youtu.be/iXaFUrs5OGw?...
Singing
And when my bees turn on me I was knocked back flat
I was knocked out cold for one clack of the train track
And then I rose a colossal hand
Buried in sand
I rose like a drover
For lam, in the end, a drover
youtu.be/iXaFUrs5OGw?...
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Thing that does not get old: having someone come to your work and play a song you bought on vinyl when you were at school (he played a couple of others, as well). Spoke to @billybragg.bsky.social for The Big Interview on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Billy Bragg - Monocle
Why musician Billy Bragg has outsourced his memoir. More than 600 friends, associates, collaborators and fans collaborate in ‘Billy Bragg:...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Thing that does not get old: having someone come to your work and play a song you bought on vinyl when you were at school (he played a couple of others, as well). Spoke to @billybragg.bsky.social for The Big Interview on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Still find it near impossible to walk past the SIEVX Memorial without tearing up. Remains in the top of the hottest 100 of Australian arseholes.
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Still find it near impossible to walk past the SIEVX Memorial without tearing up. Remains in the top of the hottest 100 of Australian arseholes.
What flavour of embalming fluid is his favourite?
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
What flavour of embalming fluid is his favourite?
Just another Gary Oldman wannabe.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Just another Gary Oldman wannabe.
guessing he asked for a big contract as well
January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
guessing he asked for a big contract as well
maybe it is time that we have a jury duty type ballet where 10, 20 or 30 * Australians (new, old & potential) get to sit in PM office on draft legislation prior to going to parliament? Dunno but may take out the whole tiny but loud representative voice
* & maybe 5+ reps from first nations peoples
* & maybe 5+ reps from first nations peoples
January 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
maybe it is time that we have a jury duty type ballet where 10, 20 or 30 * Australians (new, old & potential) get to sit in PM office on draft legislation prior to going to parliament? Dunno but may take out the whole tiny but loud representative voice
* & maybe 5+ reps from first nations peoples
* & maybe 5+ reps from first nations peoples
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Leave the beluga alone, says whale protection organisation www.dutchnews.nl?p=262733
Leave the beluga alone, says whale protection organisation
www.dutchnews.nl
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Leave the beluga alone, says whale protection organisation www.dutchnews.nl?p=262733
Need to switch to dog years for the next 36 months
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Need to switch to dog years for the next 36 months
The Zone of Interest also springs to mind
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The Zone of Interest also springs to mind