Jules
@julesdigsforfire.bsky.social
She/her. AuDHD. Inclusive feminist cat lady. Antiracist. Antifascist. Atheist. LGBTQIA+ ally. Pro choice & science.
South African living on unceded Wurundjeri Land.
No DMs please.
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South African living on unceded Wurundjeri Land.
No DMs please.
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🚫crypto 🚫DMs 🚫illuminati 🚫porn
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1 in 7 Australians live in poverty.
It is more expensive for the govt to keep people in poverty than to lift them out of poverty.
It is an @australianlabor.bsky.social political choice! 🤬
#auspol @albomp.bsky.social
It is more expensive for the govt to keep people in poverty than to lift them out of poverty.
It is an @australianlabor.bsky.social political choice! 🤬
#auspol @albomp.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
1 in 7 Australians live in poverty.
It is more expensive for the govt to keep people in poverty than to lift them out of poverty.
It is an @australianlabor.bsky.social political choice! 🤬
#auspol @albomp.bsky.social
It is more expensive for the govt to keep people in poverty than to lift them out of poverty.
It is an @australianlabor.bsky.social political choice! 🤬
#auspol @albomp.bsky.social
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‘The Ad Standards panel agreed the ads breached three sections of its environmental claims code. It said the claim was “misleading and unsubstantiated, was vague, and did not communicate a genuine environmental benefit”.’
#Gas Is A Gamble !! #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#Gas Is A Gamble !! #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
South Australian bus ads misled public by claiming gas is ‘clean and green’, regulator finds
Ads to be removed from Adelaide Metro buses after advertising regulator rules they breach its environmental claims code
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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"Sivaraman says Australia has still 'not yet tackled racism in a meaningful way'."
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded?
Some say Australia still has not tackled racism, and fear social media is a more powerful tool than text messages and talkback radio that stirred up rioters in 2005
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Sivaraman says Australia has still 'not yet tackled racism in a meaningful way'."
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
Governments are doing little to fix the structural issues that can foster #racism, like the #HousingCrisis, low wages, and growing #inequality.
And then unscrupulous politicians scapegoat migrants/refugees. #auspol
He asked “Are you trying to get us attacked and murdered in South Africa? Is that what you are trying to do, trying to label us?” He moaned that murderers and rapists who "get to stay", while "he was kicked out just for standing". As a senior NSN, nah, boet, you weren't just standing.
#auspol #FAFO
#auspol #FAFO
SA Man Kicked Out Of Australia For Joining Neo-Nazi Protest
He had become a senior member of Australia's largest neo-Nazi group.
www.2oceansvibe.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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A good thread 🧵🧪
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A good thread 🧵🧪
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The negative impacts of fossil fuels far outweigh any societal benefits, particularly when compared with renewable alternatives for power generation. There is lots of detailed information in these threads. H/T to @pv-physicist.bsky.social 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
I have written long threads about two coal power plants in Germany. Jänschwalde (in the East) and Neurath (in the West). Why did I do that? To highlight the impacts fossil fuel power plants have.
#1 bsky.app/profile/pv-p...
#2 bsky.app/profile/pv-p...
#1 bsky.app/profile/pv-p...
#2 bsky.app/profile/pv-p...
Let's talk about fossile fuel power plants for a moment. Shall we?
I'll start with one I was recently close to: Jänschwalde coal fired plant in Germany. It burns lignite coal from a close by open pit coal mine. This is the lowest grade of coal also called brown coal.
I'll start with one I was recently close to: Jänschwalde coal fired plant in Germany. It burns lignite coal from a close by open pit coal mine. This is the lowest grade of coal also called brown coal.
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The negative impacts of fossil fuels far outweigh any societal benefits, particularly when compared with renewable alternatives for power generation. There is lots of detailed information in these threads. H/T to @pv-physicist.bsky.social 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
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When are we going to wake up and be more like Norway? @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #auspol
Santos has notched up its 10th consecutive year paying ZERO tax in Australia. I’m tempted to change my name to Santos Limited by deed poll, and dare the ATO to come after me. At $200 bucks, it could be the most sensible investment open to me, and I get to trash my backyard into the bargain. #auspol
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
When are we going to wake up and be more like Norway? @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #auspol
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Trump has adopted racist conspiracy theories in his extraordinary attack on Europe
Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump has adopted racist conspiracy theories in his extraordinary attack on Europe
Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Trump has adopted racist conspiracy theories in his extraordinary attack on Europe
Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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The media is aiding neo-Nazi's and the far-right through platforming and sham "balance", says criminology expert Imogen Richards...
theklaxon.com.au/g21f
theklaxon.com.au/g21f
Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views - The Klaxon
Parts of the media are aiding neo-Nazis and the far-right through platforming, sensationalism, and "fake balance", says criminology expert Imogen Richards.
theklaxon.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The media is aiding neo-Nazi's and the far-right through platforming and sham "balance", says criminology expert Imogen Richards...
theklaxon.com.au/g21f
theklaxon.com.au/g21f
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Remarkable to see this finally being uttered out loud but I'm wondering why it took half a decade (including three years under the Labor gov't) for it to be even acknowledged as a problem.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn
Expert warns large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Remarkable to see this finally being uttered out loud but I'm wondering why it took half a decade (including three years under the Labor gov't) for it to be even acknowledged as a problem.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
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“Absolutely. But the arrogance to promote someone with full culpability for the horrendous suffering that comes from being trapped fighting to save your kids in a car as it’s set on fire.”
I know. Lets promote the negligent motherfucker
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
I know. Lets promote the negligent motherfucker
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“Absolutely. But the arrogance to promote someone with full culpability for the horrendous suffering that comes from being trapped fighting to save your kids in a car as it’s set on fire.”
I know. Lets promote the negligent motherfucker
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
I know. Lets promote the negligent motherfucker
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
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Today. Renewable energy more than half the electricity grid for the first time, despite Coalition/Murdoch fear campaign
(data also proves solar & wind far cheaper than coal & gas)
#whatsthescam #auspol #NEM
michaelwest.com.au/renewable-en...
(data also proves solar & wind far cheaper than coal & gas)
#whatsthescam #auspol #NEM
michaelwest.com.au/renewable-en...
Renewable energy hits half the grid as Coalition scaremongering hits overdrive - Michael West
While the Coalition and Murdoch media ramp up their campaign against renewable energy, renewables set yet another record - 50.1% of the grid
michaelwest.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today. Renewable energy more than half the electricity grid for the first time, despite Coalition/Murdoch fear campaign
(data also proves solar & wind far cheaper than coal & gas)
#whatsthescam #auspol #NEM
michaelwest.com.au/renewable-en...
(data also proves solar & wind far cheaper than coal & gas)
#whatsthescam #auspol #NEM
michaelwest.com.au/renewable-en...
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Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
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In Western Australia, news editors see record breaking high temperatures as a justification for bikini photos
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In Western Australia, news editors see record breaking high temperatures as a justification for bikini photos
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
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🚨Just released🚨
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🚨Just released🚨
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
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CONGRATS to Australian fossil fuel company Santos, which has been granted 614,133 carbon offsets for its new CCS facility.
Assuming a price of $37, that's $22m AUD in profits if they sell the CCS offsets. Or 600k tonnes of fake "neutralisation" if they claim it for themselves.
archive.ph/jqIZe
Assuming a price of $37, that's $22m AUD in profits if they sell the CCS offsets. Or 600k tonnes of fake "neutralisation" if they claim it for themselves.
archive.ph/jqIZe
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
CONGRATS to Australian fossil fuel company Santos, which has been granted 614,133 carbon offsets for its new CCS facility.
Assuming a price of $37, that's $22m AUD in profits if they sell the CCS offsets. Or 600k tonnes of fake "neutralisation" if they claim it for themselves.
archive.ph/jqIZe
Assuming a price of $37, that's $22m AUD in profits if they sell the CCS offsets. Or 600k tonnes of fake "neutralisation" if they claim it for themselves.
archive.ph/jqIZe
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Political journalists are incapable of understanding climate example #290093 -> Jacob Greber from the ABC insisting that a new environmental law that ignores climate should provide 'solace' to 'doom-fed' young people
Patronising AF and representative of Australia's media class
archive.ph/EGLFU
Patronising AF and representative of Australia's media class
archive.ph/EGLFU
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Political journalists are incapable of understanding climate example #290093 -> Jacob Greber from the ABC insisting that a new environmental law that ignores climate should provide 'solace' to 'doom-fed' young people
Patronising AF and representative of Australia's media class
archive.ph/EGLFU
Patronising AF and representative of Australia's media class
archive.ph/EGLFU
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
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“For global warming, organisms can migrate towards the poles if they’re really lucky, but ocean acidification is everywhere. It’s absolutely pervasive and totally underreported. The sea is already 30 per cent more acidic than it was in pre-industrial times.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
How a beautiful curtain of bubbles led to a bleak undersea discovery
A carbon dioxide seep on a reef in Papua New Guinea is being used as a time machine to see into the future of the world’s coral.
www.smh.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“For global warming, organisms can migrate towards the poles if they’re really lucky, but ocean acidification is everywhere. It’s absolutely pervasive and totally underreported. The sea is already 30 per cent more acidic than it was in pre-industrial times.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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Did you know the definition of ‘housing stress’ is when 30% of your household income is taken up by your rent or mortgage?
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Did you know the definition of ‘housing stress’ is when 30% of your household income is taken up by your rent or mortgage?
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
"Welfare recipients have a right to be treated equally under the law, and should not be subject to punishment before having access to legal advice for any reason, ever. This heinous new law must be reversed."
This is an appalling law that will further criminalise poverty.
#auspol
This is an appalling law that will further criminalise poverty.
#auspol
Today @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social succeeded in establishing new powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
Shame Labor shame: New powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction pass the senate
Welfare recipients have a right to be treated equally under the law, and should not be subject to punishment before having access to legal advice for any reason, ever.
apcentre.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"Welfare recipients have a right to be treated equally under the law, and should not be subject to punishment before having access to legal advice for any reason, ever. This heinous new law must be reversed."
This is an appalling law that will further criminalise poverty.
#auspol
This is an appalling law that will further criminalise poverty.
#auspol
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Increasing body of robust scientific evidence demonstrates that logged forests are at significantly greater risk of high-severity wildfire than intact (unlogged) forests. An analysis of the 2019-20 Black Summer fires showed that logged & then regenerated forests nearly always burnt at higher
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November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Increasing body of robust scientific evidence demonstrates that logged forests are at significantly greater risk of high-severity wildfire than intact (unlogged) forests. An analysis of the 2019-20 Black Summer fires showed that logged & then regenerated forests nearly always burnt at higher
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM