Matt V
@mattyv.bsky.social
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🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is steadfastly refusing to condemn the NSW Parliament neo-Nazi rally. Paid over $1,000 a day by taxpayers but MIA since far-right Advance scandal over four months ago... theklaxon.com.au/wheres-jilli...
Where's Jillian Segal? Over $1,000-a-day but MIA - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family bankrolls far-right group “Advance” — is refusing to denounce the neo-Nazi rally held outside NSW Parliament House.
theklaxon.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is steadfastly refusing to condemn the NSW Parliament neo-Nazi rally. Paid over $1,000 a day by taxpayers but MIA since far-right Advance scandal over four months ago... theklaxon.com.au/wheres-jilli...
I'm no lawyer, but I do have workplace health and safety experience in the #AFL home state. This claim that duty of care doesn't apply because the risk isn't exclusive to/higher in the workplace seems *very* dubious. Hope they get roasted legally. This is not a moral stance at all. Do better AFL
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I'm no lawyer, but I do have workplace health and safety experience in the #AFL home state. This claim that duty of care doesn't apply because the risk isn't exclusive to/higher in the workplace seems *very* dubious. Hope they get roasted legally. This is not a moral stance at all. Do better AFL
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Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse.
hotorcool.org/publications...
hotorcool.org/publications...
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse.
hotorcool.org/publications...
hotorcool.org/publications...
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'A senior member of the neo-Nazi group which held an anti-Jewish protest outside NSW Parliament is a South African national who works for a major engineering firm that has held contracts with the Australian Defence Department and NSW government.'
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Engineer. Teacher. Postie: The neo-Nazis who rallied in Sydney
Those who gathered on Saturday include a personal trainer, an English-as-a-second-language teacher and a former bar manager who is facing DV charges.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
'A senior member of the neo-Nazi group which held an anti-Jewish protest outside NSW Parliament is a South African national who works for a major engineering firm that has held contracts with the Australian Defence Department and NSW government.'
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
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Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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Who supports the Albanese Govt's new environment laws?
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Who supports the Albanese Govt's new environment laws?
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
• Chevron
• BHP
• the Minerals Council of Australia
• the Business Council of Australia
Who doesn't support the new laws?
• Australian Conservation Foundation
• Greenpeace
• the Climate Council
• the Wilderness Society and more. 🤔 #auspol
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1/ Stephen McInerney -- ex-Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation Guy & current Dean of Studies & Associate Professor of Literature at Catholic tertiary institution Campion College in Sydney -- urges support for Tom Sewell's incipient neo-Nazi political party.
!['I'm not in the NSN but believe, for strategic reasons, people should become 'political supporters' of the White Australia Party. The creation of such parties is the only safeguard against White erasure. Other pro-White parties will follow in time. Sieze [sic] the day.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o2ggsnr4ihu4pjka6zd7rv27/bafkreihocgeelqxtafrohy5geget2tdo4iximk4v6gvh5qx732wylht7dy@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
1/ Stephen McInerney -- ex-Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation Guy & current Dean of Studies & Associate Professor of Literature at Catholic tertiary institution Campion College in Sydney -- urges support for Tom Sewell's incipient neo-Nazi political party.
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Gift horse.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Gift horse.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
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I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
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“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.”
- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.”
- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25
#auspol
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German environmental group Urgewald has exposed how major financial institutions continue to bankroll the metallurgical coal industry, funnelling nearly $52 billion into mine expansions between 2022 and 2024 despite global climate commitments. www.mining.com/banks-pumped....
Banks, investors pumped $52B into met coal between 2022 and 2024: report
Banks lent $22B despite climate pledges, while investors still hold $30B in related securities.
www.mining.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
German environmental group Urgewald has exposed how major financial institutions continue to bankroll the metallurgical coal industry, funnelling nearly $52 billion into mine expansions between 2022 and 2024 despite global climate commitments. www.mining.com/banks-pumped....
"“It’s horrific that while everyday Americans suffer, the Trump administration’s solution is to push forward projects that will deepen that suffering for the sake of making big oil and gas executives richer."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US demands EU reverse new climate rules to allow surge in gas imports
US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economies
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"“It’s horrific that while everyday Americans suffer, the Trump administration’s solution is to push forward projects that will deepen that suffering for the sake of making big oil and gas executives richer."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Another negatively framed clean energy article from the ABC *sigh*
Who cares if there's community debate. If one side is wrong, don't give them oxygen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Who cares if there's community debate. If one side is wrong, don't give them oxygen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Battery storage project planned for Victorian bushfire location
A proposed energy storage facility in Macedon could power thousands of homes — but not everyone is convinced it is being built in the right place.
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Another negatively framed clean energy article from the ABC *sigh*
Who cares if there's community debate. If one side is wrong, don't give them oxygen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Who cares if there's community debate. If one side is wrong, don't give them oxygen.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Former Neighbours star Nicola Charles got kicked in the head by a mule named COVID-19 & reinvented herself as a binfluencer w strong opinions about (((Soros))) & Co..
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Former Neighbours star Nicola Charles got kicked in the head by a mule named COVID-19 & reinvented herself as a binfluencer w strong opinions about (((Soros))) & Co..
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Immigration isn’t the cause of the housing crisis. Dwellings have grown faster than population. The issue isn’t how many people we have... it’s that housing is treated as an asset, not shelter. Blame the system, not the people moving in.
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Immigration isn’t the cause of the housing crisis. Dwellings have grown faster than population. The issue isn’t how many people we have... it’s that housing is treated as an asset, not shelter. Blame the system, not the people moving in.
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Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
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I find it obscene that they have a target 🎯 unemployment rate without appropriate welfare benefit rate to support the unemployed.
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I find it obscene that they have a target 🎯 unemployment rate without appropriate welfare benefit rate to support the unemployed.
Well done world 🙃
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
CO2 emissions reached record high in 2024, report finds
The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates that have tripled since the 1960s, and emissions from human activities and more wildfires hav...
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Well done world 🙃
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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When Watt cites “Safeguard Mechanism as an effective way of controlling emissions”, you should know SM only applies to direct (scope 1) GHG emissions of 🇦🇺's largest emitters
SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/
SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/
October 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
When Watt cites “Safeguard Mechanism as an effective way of controlling emissions”, you should know SM only applies to direct (scope 1) GHG emissions of 🇦🇺's largest emitters
SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/
SM doesn't cover emissions produced from 🇦🇺’s Coal+Gas exports that make up ~80% of 🇦🇺’s contribution to global emissions 1/
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects.
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
The Fossil Fuel Middlemen: How Nominee Structures Obscure Australian Investments in Coal, Oil, and Gas
Key points Nearly 18% of Australia’s fossil fuel emissions are tied to companies whose ownership is hidden through nominee structures, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor. Nominee com...
globalenergymonitor.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects.
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households.
🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...
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Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN
A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
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The way the @albomp.bsky.social govt "acts" on climate is TERRIFYING:
⚠️>46,000km2 opened 4 offshore Oil+Gas exploration
⚠️Sea Dumping Bill that'll enable high-risk CCS
⚠️ #FutureGasStrategy to 2050 & beyond
⚠️32🤯 approvals of NEW/EXTENSION Coal+Gas projects
⚠️$15B in fossil fuel subsidies for 2024-2025
⚠️>46,000km2 opened 4 offshore Oil+Gas exploration
⚠️Sea Dumping Bill that'll enable high-risk CCS
⚠️ #FutureGasStrategy to 2050 & beyond
⚠️32🤯 approvals of NEW/EXTENSION Coal+Gas projects
⚠️$15B in fossil fuel subsidies for 2024-2025
Australia Emissions 101: It’s the exports.
Where I step through the emissions impact of Australia’s fossil fuel exports so you don’t have to.
timinclimate.medium.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The way the @albomp.bsky.social govt "acts" on climate is TERRIFYING:
⚠️>46,000km2 opened 4 offshore Oil+Gas exploration
⚠️Sea Dumping Bill that'll enable high-risk CCS
⚠️ #FutureGasStrategy to 2050 & beyond
⚠️32🤯 approvals of NEW/EXTENSION Coal+Gas projects
⚠️$15B in fossil fuel subsidies for 2024-2025
⚠️>46,000km2 opened 4 offshore Oil+Gas exploration
⚠️Sea Dumping Bill that'll enable high-risk CCS
⚠️ #FutureGasStrategy to 2050 & beyond
⚠️32🤯 approvals of NEW/EXTENSION Coal+Gas projects
⚠️$15B in fossil fuel subsidies for 2024-2025