Lorna Jay
@lornajay.bsky.social
Nature loving lefty enjoying a peaceful life on the beautiful Central Coast NSW Australia.
Politics, art, literature, science, climate, philosophy, spirituality (not organised religion). No DMs.
Politics, art, literature, science, climate, philosophy, spirituality (not organised religion). No DMs.
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This 100% #auspol investment in housing as a vehicle for wealth generates nothing of value to the economy, no improvementin productivity, is detrimentalto social cohesion and equality. Investment should instead be in research, education, energy transition, governance.
"Australia’s bottom-tier ranking reflects decades of bipartisan policy failure: reliance on extraction rather than production; property speculation, not innovation; privatisation over public investment; and political capture by fossil capital." #renewables #auspol
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'A national humiliation': Australia at bottom of new renewables ranking
As the Coalition abandons net zero, Andrew Forrest has quietly moved on not just to net zero, but to real zero.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This 100% #auspol investment in housing as a vehicle for wealth generates nothing of value to the economy, no improvementin productivity, is detrimentalto social cohesion and equality. Investment should instead be in research, education, energy transition, governance.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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public works can and should be beautiful
Part 142 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver In the 1850s
Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver In the 1850s
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
public works can and should be beautiful
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Look, for fuck’s sake, humans have been migrating continuously for our entire existence.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Look, for fuck’s sake, humans have been migrating continuously for our entire existence.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
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Dr Assal Rad—
"Nothing to see here, just the Israeli minister of national security saying there are no Palestinian people while also calling for ethnic cleansing.
"There is no peace for Palestinians."
"Nothing to see here, just the Israeli minister of national security saying there are no Palestinian people while also calling for ethnic cleansing.
"There is no peace for Palestinians."
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Dr Assal Rad—
"Nothing to see here, just the Israeli minister of national security saying there are no Palestinian people while also calling for ethnic cleansing.
"There is no peace for Palestinians."
"Nothing to see here, just the Israeli minister of national security saying there are no Palestinian people while also calling for ethnic cleansing.
"There is no peace for Palestinians."
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This is the raw machinery of a patronage system, leaving thousands of deserving citizens in bureaucratic purgatory. It is the very definition of predatory governance.
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How Trump has exploited pardons and clemency to reward allies and supporters
By � Jeremy Kohler �for ProPublica
The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is the raw machinery of a patronage system, leaving thousands of deserving citizens in bureaucratic purgatory. It is the very definition of predatory governance.
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Finally! Legal Recognition of the true rightful inhabitants of this land & the long painful turbulent history in getting here. Respect✊🏼 Always Was, Always Will Be 🖤💛❤️
Finally! Legal Recognition of the true rightful inhabitants of this land & the long painful turbulent history in getting here. Respect✊🏼 Always Was, Always Will Be 🖤💛❤️
On the banks of Birrarung
History all at once, the signing of the Treaty.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Finally! Legal Recognition of the true rightful inhabitants of this land & the long painful turbulent history in getting here. Respect✊🏼 Always Was, Always Will Be 🖤💛❤️
Finally! Legal Recognition of the true rightful inhabitants of this land & the long painful turbulent history in getting here. Respect✊🏼 Always Was, Always Will Be 🖤💛❤️
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“For millions across northern #India, the November air tastes ashy, the sky looks visibly hazy and merely stepping outside feels like a challenge.” #pollution #dystopia #publichealth flip.it/5SnQQL
Delhi: Why India caps pollution reading at 500 when the air is far more toxic
India's air quality framework hasn't been comprehensively revised since 2009 and needs an update, say experts.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“For millions across northern #India, the November air tastes ashy, the sky looks visibly hazy and merely stepping outside feels like a challenge.” #pollution #dystopia #publichealth flip.it/5SnQQL
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A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon
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A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon
Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking of teen girls – and her treatment is prompting speculation
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November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon
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Why are we still
imposing the binary #duopoly structure on youth? It avoids actually insisting on representative #MPs working on properly developed #policies and monitoring of their #impact to address #environmental, #economic and #social issues in the longer term. #auspol
imposing the binary #duopoly structure on youth? It avoids actually insisting on representative #MPs working on properly developed #policies and monitoring of their #impact to address #environmental, #economic and #social issues in the longer term. #auspol
"Losing faith: new research shows young Australians have no confidence in either side of politics to tackle climate change"
#ThePoint
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#ThePoint
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Losing faith: new research shows young Australians have no confidence in either side of politics to tackle climate change
Fewer than a quarter of young Australians trust the nation's political leaders on climate
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November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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When Viktor Orbán advocates for "peace" that means absolute and total capitulation of Ukraine and agreement to whatever terms Vladimir Putin asks for. When he changes his demands, so does Orbán. This is what sock puppet means. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Viktor Orbán begins ‘anti-war roadshow’ as Hungary gears up for 2026 elections
PM makes opposition to support for Ukraine central to Fidesz campaign as it loses ground over cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When Viktor Orbán advocates for "peace" that means absolute and total capitulation of Ukraine and agreement to whatever terms Vladimir Putin asks for. When he changes his demands, so does Orbán. This is what sock puppet means. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Neo Nazis were allowed to protest outside of Parliament on the Government’s watch. That the Minns Labor Govt uses their own failure to justify harsher anti-protest laws is an utter disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Neo Nazis were allowed to protest outside of Parliament on the Government’s watch. That the Minns Labor Govt uses their own failure to justify harsher anti-protest laws is an utter disgrace.
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Florida grandfather was born inGerman refugee camp after World War II. His family legally emigrated to USA in 1952. He was 5.
7 decades later ICE sent him to Alligator Alcatraz on a decades-old deportation order which authorities had chosen not to enforce.
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7 decades later ICE sent him to Alligator Alcatraz on a decades-old deportation order which authorities had chosen not to enforce.
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Florida grandfather was born inGerman refugee camp after World War II. His family legally emigrated to USA in 1952. He was 5.
7 decades later ICE sent him to Alligator Alcatraz on a decades-old deportation order which authorities had chosen not to enforce.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
7 decades later ICE sent him to Alligator Alcatraz on a decades-old deportation order which authorities had chosen not to enforce.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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How could any politician in current or past governments hold his/her head high over The Great Australian Resource Heist?
And why are you failing to act @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
The grift goes on…and on!
#auspol
And why are you failing to act @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
The grift goes on…and on!
#auspol
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
How could any politician in current or past governments hold his/her head high over The Great Australian Resource Heist?
And why are you failing to act @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
The grift goes on…and on!
#auspol
And why are you failing to act @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
The grift goes on…and on!
#auspol
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Trump has executed another three civilians in a small boat off Venezuela. Death toll now stands at 83.
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump has executed another three civilians in a small boat off Venezuela. Death toll now stands at 83.
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South Pacific nation of Tuvalu rebukes Trump’s ‘shameful disregard’ at Cop30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
South Pacific nation of Tuvalu rebukes Trump’s ‘shameful disregard’ at Cop30
Minister from islands facing extinction is one of few delegates directly calling out Trump’s climate policies
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November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
South Pacific nation of Tuvalu rebukes Trump’s ‘shameful disregard’ at Cop30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
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It’s us who are paying too much for houses.
It’s us who keep the house prices rising.
AND, the government needs to stop the John Howard policies that turned human shelter into financial products to help us stop doing it.
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It’s us who keep the house prices rising.
AND, the government needs to stop the John Howard policies that turned human shelter into financial products to help us stop doing it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Couple who bought unit six weeks ago say they couldn't afford it now
A young couple bought a one-bedroom unit in inner-Brisbane using the government’s 5 per cent deposit scheme. Around the same time, a two-bedroom brick walk-up in the same suburb sold for just over $1m...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s us who are paying too much for houses.
It’s us who keep the house prices rising.
AND, the government needs to stop the John Howard policies that turned human shelter into financial products to help us stop doing it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
It’s us who keep the house prices rising.
AND, the government needs to stop the John Howard policies that turned human shelter into financial products to help us stop doing it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
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The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
In 2025 the world has fallen short, again, of peaking and reducing its fossil fuel use. But there are many countries on a path to greener energy.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
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Live updates on Israel's genocide of the Palestinians during a ceasefire.
"More than a month into the truce declaration, Israel violated the agreement with at least 282 attacks from October 10 to November 10, killing at least 240 Palestinians and wounding more than 600 others"
#Gaza #Palestine
"More than a month into the truce declaration, Israel violated the agreement with at least 282 attacks from October 10 to November 10, killing at least 240 Palestinians and wounding more than 600 others"
#Gaza #Palestine
‘Misery’ for hundreds of thousands in Gaza as Israel blocks shelters
Heavy rains flood tent cities as winter grips Gaza and Israel refuses to allow in much-needed tents and tarpaulins.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Live updates on Israel's genocide of the Palestinians during a ceasefire.
"More than a month into the truce declaration, Israel violated the agreement with at least 282 attacks from October 10 to November 10, killing at least 240 Palestinians and wounding more than 600 others"
#Gaza #Palestine
"More than a month into the truce declaration, Israel violated the agreement with at least 282 attacks from October 10 to November 10, killing at least 240 Palestinians and wounding more than 600 others"
#Gaza #Palestine
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