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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 21h

A paycheck or a lofty title is good. But moral integrity is much, much better

I talked to Penn's climate wizard Michael Mann about his great new book and his decision to drop his high-level university post to keep speaking out against science denial

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back. | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 1d

“I think China is using [clean technology] in a very, very geopolitically savvy way, taking advantage of America’s stupidity and regression back into a petrostate. China just wins. America has abrogated the playing field.”

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The ‘profound’ global impact of China’s rise as an electrostate

The country’s companies now dominate many clean technology industries

www.ft.com

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 4h

Wish we could find a seperate planet for these arseholes …

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 1d

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Shastina Free @evolvegracefully.bsky.social · 13h

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

www.theguardian.com

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Truth & Justice League @trujusticeleague.bsky.social · 13h

Reasons to be cheerful
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials

Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

www.theguardian.com

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Timothy Cleve Abbott @waggenheim.bsky.social · 13h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c.... so basically we're doomed...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13h

Even though nobody wears bike helmets in the Netherlands, the fatality rate there is significantly smaller than that of the United States. What have they figured out that we haven't?

How I Learned to Cycle Like a Dutchman

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

www.newyorker.com

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Kim Baublys @kimbaublys.bsky.social · 12h

A thought provoking article

For myself, I have noticed the decline in 'How to guides' when using search phrases such as 'How to do/make/repair.... '

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

A tiny new button in your search bar could kill the open web

The launch of 'AI Mode' ushers in a future where news sites are kept alive to train AI chatbots for a US tech company.

www.abc.net.au

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Mark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 1d

Finally a member of the Australian Government calling for Australia to reassert our sovereignty over our own resources, rather than letting Japan dictate our energy policy and endlessly rip us off.

Thank you @edhusicmp.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 5d

Picture of a war zone before order restored by the Nazis

Scene from The Sound Of Music with Maria singing and playing guitar to children on a hilltop

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 2d

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When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz

Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice

www.theguardian.com

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@lizglab.bsky.social @lizglab.bsky.social · 1d

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MK Copley @mkgcopley.bsky.social · 1d

AW, he didn't win.
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela's María Corina Machado

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the committee said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 1d

Hey @wnba.com: pay them what you owe them!

We’re proud of our unions’ solidarity with the WNBPA as they fight for their fair share and a strong new contract ✊

The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together

For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Like a canary in coal mine…

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Baublys @kimbaublys.bsky.social · 1d

Conflict of interest anyone?
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#Auspol this is not acceptable

3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1d

A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/qdnOZFWWrfXB...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

getup.to

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1d

A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/qdnOZFWWrfXB...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

getup.to

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Kid is part of a research team in NASA’s Growing Beyond Earth study. Today the teams presented their findings. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Plants for Space at La Trobe University attended. NASA’s rep wasn’t there. Because of the U.S. government shut down

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 1d

Australia’s universities may win in global rankings, but they’re failing teachers and students www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/a...

Australia's universities may win in global rankings, but they're failing teachers and students

An overreliance on foreign students and a predilection towards wage theft means Australia's universities are worse than the rankings suggest.

www.crikey.com.au

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

This is where we're at in Australia, we truly are pathetic
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Pocock booted from pollie sports club after criticising gambling lobby sponsor

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Edwin & Pete @edwinandpete.com · 1d

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