@neil1808.bsky.social
Apologies for the sarcasm but I can't help myself. It's probably best to assume I'm being sarcastic unless there's a frowny face.
Descriptions of pictures available but as 99.99% of people who look at my profile can see, I'll wait for requests.
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I'd say this about covers that...
September 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'd say this about covers that...
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If I wasn't a religious fanatic about data centres I'd spend 100% of my time working on waste incineration and how it links up with plastics and CCS greenwashing stuff. It is expanding in Aus just like so many other regions
By @richarddenniss.bsky.social -->>
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
By @richarddenniss.bsky.social -->>
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Waste incinerators: the latest bin fire in Australian climate policy
Something has gone terribly wrong with a society and an economy that sees a steady and inexhaustible flow of garbage as a reliable fuel for generating electricity. But here we are.
thepoint.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
This is not really surprising. Wasn't Bill Clinton famous for his infidelity even when he was in office?
What'd be interesting to learn is whether Clinton was the most prolific visitor to #Epstein's island or just photographed more often than others.
#Sex #USpoli
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
What'd be interesting to learn is whether Clinton was the most prolific visitor to #Epstein's island or just photographed more often than others.
#Sex #USpoli
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Epstein files contain celebrity snaps, police notes and lots of Bill Clinton
The US Department of Justice today released thousands of files it holds on late sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Here's what's been uncovered in just a few hours.
www.abc.net.au
December 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is not really surprising. Wasn't Bill Clinton famous for his infidelity even when he was in office?
What'd be interesting to learn is whether Clinton was the most prolific visitor to #Epstein's island or just photographed more often than others.
#Sex #USpoli
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
What'd be interesting to learn is whether Clinton was the most prolific visitor to #Epstein's island or just photographed more often than others.
#Sex #USpoli
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
I suspect the next president of the USA will realise that removing #Trump 's name is as important as affixing his/her own.
There'll be one stone left in a desert & on it will be: 'My name is Trump, King of Kings; Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing remains beside it.
#USA #Auspol
There'll be one stone left in a desert & on it will be: 'My name is Trump, King of Kings; Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing remains beside it.
#USA #Auspol
Never forget that Trump was just as narcissistic, bigoted, and vindictive in the first term as he is now. The difference is that all of the guardrails that stymied him in his first term have been weakened or destroyed.
When Trump visited Mount Vernon in 2018, he couldn't understand why George Washington didn't name it after himself. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” Reupping this prescient piece from @politico.com which seems pretty relevant today. www.politico.com/story/2019/0...
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
Decision comes despite independent review finding that treatment decisions ‘must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances’
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A pause on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for new adolescent patients with gender dysphoria in Queensland’s public system will continue until at least 2031, the state’s health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced on Friday.
The decision comes despite a review by Victoria’s former chief psychiatrist, Prof Ruth Vine, now made public, finding that treatment decisions “must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
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Ben Phillips post- ( from X)
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ben Phillips post- ( from X)
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
Those claiming #Israel is a genocidal racist country should remember it was mainly Europeans who defeated the Ottoman Empire in WWI & colonised & partitioned the land.
The majority was Arab but Israel was founded on part of the British section.
#Palestinians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...
The majority was Arab but Israel was founded on part of the British section.
#Palestinians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...
Partition of the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Those claiming #Israel is a genocidal racist country should remember it was mainly Europeans who defeated the Ottoman Empire in WWI & colonised & partitioned the land.
The majority was Arab but Israel was founded on part of the British section.
#Palestinians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...
The majority was Arab but Israel was founded on part of the British section.
#Palestinians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...
Empires aren't always profitable & need to be managed well to generate any return.
Too many wars at the edges of the empire drain resources & lead to losses while empires based on trade (eg British) succeeded.
#USA
Too many wars at the edges of the empire drain resources & lead to losses while empires based on trade (eg British) succeeded.
#USA
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Empires aren't always profitable & need to be managed well to generate any return.
Too many wars at the edges of the empire drain resources & lead to losses while empires based on trade (eg British) succeeded.
#USA
Too many wars at the edges of the empire drain resources & lead to losses while empires based on trade (eg British) succeeded.
#USA
What does international law say about infiltrating a country, attacking young people at a music festival, taking hostages then blackmailing the country you invaded to change their laws?
I was quite strongly opposed to #Israel before the 2023 attack but that changed everything.
#Palestinians
I was quite strongly opposed to #Israel before the 2023 attack but that changed everything.
#Palestinians
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
What does international law say about infiltrating a country, attacking young people at a music festival, taking hostages then blackmailing the country you invaded to change their laws?
I was quite strongly opposed to #Israel before the 2023 attack but that changed everything.
#Palestinians
I was quite strongly opposed to #Israel before the 2023 attack but that changed everything.
#Palestinians
If new laws & rules are required to deal with antisemitism then they should be worded in such a way that they give the same protection to all people.
Next time it may be Buddhists or Hindi who are targeted.
#Auspol #Israel #Palestinians
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Next time it may be Buddhists or Hindi who are targeted.
#Auspol #Israel #Palestinians
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism
Research, which is in the early stages and yet to be peer reviewed, records a significant and worrying increase in antisemitic sentiment since October 7.
www.abc.net.au
December 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If new laws & rules are required to deal with antisemitism then they should be worded in such a way that they give the same protection to all people.
Next time it may be Buddhists or Hindi who are targeted.
#Auspol #Israel #Palestinians
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Next time it may be Buddhists or Hindi who are targeted.
#Auspol #Israel #Palestinians
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
The prehistory & history of the Levant show that neither #Jewish people nor #Palestinians have a great moral claim to the region.
But, since the partition of the Ottoman empire into Jewish & #Arab regions both have land.
#Israel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheulo...
But, since the partition of the Ottoman empire into Jewish & #Arab regions both have land.
#Israel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheulo...
History of the ancient Levant - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The prehistory & history of the Levant show that neither #Jewish people nor #Palestinians have a great moral claim to the region.
But, since the partition of the Ottoman empire into Jewish & #Arab regions both have land.
#Israel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheulo...
But, since the partition of the Ottoman empire into Jewish & #Arab regions both have land.
#Israel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheulo...
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Excerpt from Balfour's statement: " ...It is clearly understood that nothing will be done that could infringe upon the civil and religious rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine."
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Excerpt from Balfour's statement: " ...It is clearly understood that nothing will be done that could infringe upon the civil and religious rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine."
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Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Dishing the public dosh to force RBA’s hand on rates.
With the government unlikely to restrain public spending, the Reserve Bank will have to lift rates in 2026 to keep inflation under control, economis...
michaelwest.com.au/dishing-the-...
Dishing the public dosh to force RBA’s hand on rates.
With the government unlikely to restrain public spending, the Reserve Bank will have to lift rates in 2026 to keep inflation under control, economis...
michaelwest.com.au/dishing-the-...
Dishing the public dosh to force RBA's hand on rates - Michael West
With the government unlikely to restrain public spending, the Reserve Bank will have to lift rates in 2026 to keep inflation under control, economists say.
michaelwest.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Dishing the public dosh to force RBA’s hand on rates.
With the government unlikely to restrain public spending, the Reserve Bank will have to lift rates in 2026 to keep inflation under control, economis...
michaelwest.com.au/dishing-the-...
Dishing the public dosh to force RBA’s hand on rates.
With the government unlikely to restrain public spending, the Reserve Bank will have to lift rates in 2026 to keep inflation under control, economis...
michaelwest.com.au/dishing-the-...
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New ABC hire Latika Bourke showcasing her trademark impartiality
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
New ABC hire Latika Bourke showcasing her trademark impartiality
On this occasion, I agree with Littleproud MP😮.
The problem is the ideology but that doesn't mean the most effective solution is to change the ideology.
#Auspol #Bondi
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The problem is the ideology but that doesn't mean the most effective solution is to change the ideology.
#Auspol #Bondi
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National party and gun groups push back
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed: ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
On this occasion, I agree with Littleproud MP😮.
The problem is the ideology but that doesn't mean the most effective solution is to change the ideology.
#Auspol #Bondi
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The problem is the ideology but that doesn't mean the most effective solution is to change the ideology.
#Auspol #Bondi
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Albo bears less responsibility for the #Bondi beach attack than Netanyahu does for the October 7 attack.
Given the problems #Israel has stopping terrorists, he should be aware of the difficulty.
#Auspol
Given the problems #Israel has stopping terrorists, he should be aware of the difficulty.
#Auspol
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Oz PM Albo for the #Bondi beach terror attack:
Australia ‘let the disease’ of #antisemitism spread ‘and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews’.
2023: "Egypt warned #Israel days before Hamas struck"
#auspol #BondiBeach
www.bbc.com/news/world-m...
Australia ‘let the disease’ of #antisemitism spread ‘and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews’.
2023: "Egypt warned #Israel days before Hamas struck"
#auspol #BondiBeach
www.bbc.com/news/world-m...
Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says
But Israel's PM describes any claim it received a specific warning as "totally fake news".
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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John Howard is enormously out of line attacking the government over social cohesion. He personally signed off on $500,000 given to far-right race hate group “Advance” (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/howard-overs...
Howard oversaw $500,000 to "Advance" - The Klaxon
Liberal heavyweights John Howard and Richard Alston oversaw a $500,000 payment to MAGA group “Advance”, specifically to fight the Greens.
theklaxon.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
John Howard is enormously out of line attacking the government over social cohesion. He personally signed off on $500,000 given to far-right race hate group “Advance” (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/howard-overs...
Netanyahu's actions have been abhorrent but they don't justify the murder of innocent #Jewish people living in Australia.
If anybody wants to fight #Israel then go to a middle Eastern dictatorship & find people who agree with you (but don't expect to be allowed back into this country.)
#auspol
If anybody wants to fight #Israel then go to a middle Eastern dictatorship & find people who agree with you (but don't expect to be allowed back into this country.)
#auspol
We do everyone in our community - but esp Jewish Australians - a great & now clearly dangerous dis-service by not recognising the real contribution that the actions of the Netanyahu Govt has on these tragic events
Surely we owe it to everyone to be honest here #auspol
Surely we owe it to everyone to be honest here #auspol
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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My thoughts are with our Jewish community tonight. Nothing justifies the harm, hurt, grief, and terror those affected by tonight's shooting have suffered.
My concerns are also with our Muslim community tonight.
Australian society often forgets that a few people don't represent an entire community.
My concerns are also with our Muslim community tonight.
Australian society often forgets that a few people don't represent an entire community.
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My thoughts are with our Jewish community tonight. Nothing justifies the harm, hurt, grief, and terror those affected by tonight's shooting have suffered.
My concerns are also with our Muslim community tonight.
Australian society often forgets that a few people don't represent an entire community.
My concerns are also with our Muslim community tonight.
Australian society often forgets that a few people don't represent an entire community.
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Australia welcomed the first immigrants from Tuvalu as part of a landmark deal to resettle people from the tiny island nation that is being inundated by rising seas. More than a third of the nation's 11,000 citizens applied for the new climate visa www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Tuvalu's first climate migrants arrive in Australia - ABC Pacific
Tuvalu's first climate migrants have arrived in Australia, beginning a historic relocation as rising seas threaten their island home.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Australia welcomed the first immigrants from Tuvalu as part of a landmark deal to resettle people from the tiny island nation that is being inundated by rising seas. More than a third of the nation's 11,000 citizens applied for the new climate visa www.abc.net.au/pacific/firs...
Is there something wrong with the ABC News quiz this week? I guessed and got wrong the year of the first crossword puzzle.
At the end it still said my result was a perfect 10/10.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
At the end it still said my result was a perfect 10/10.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
History quiz: The first Simpsons episode, a missing PM and a new puzzle
Do you have the answers for our This Week in History quiz?
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Is there something wrong with the ABC News quiz this week? I guessed and got wrong the year of the first crossword puzzle.
At the end it still said my result was a perfect 10/10.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
At the end it still said my result was a perfect 10/10.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...