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Paula 🌹
@paularose.bsky.social
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artist | always curious | pro-transit & accessibility | resiliency | nature lover
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
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Paula 🌹 @paularose.bsky.social · Sep 9
“In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.” Carl Sagan
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firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social
I wasn't going to do a cartoon about this at all but then i found it cost 100 million dollars!!!! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Have you seen the new BoM website? Everyone is so mad about it | First Dog on the Moon
We just want things to work! Why is that too much to ask at the end of the world?
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
paularose.bsky.social
The latest inflation figures offer no joy – except to the gas producers whose windfall profits remain largely untouched

The boom in world gas prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to energy companies making out like bandits
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
The latest inflation figures offer no joy – except to the gas producers whose windfall profits remain largely untouched | Greg Jericho
The boom in world gas prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to energy companies making out like bandits
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
paularose.bsky.social
Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to 'good' gut bacteria, lab-based screening indicates

medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...
Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to 'good' gut bacteria, lab-based screening indicates
A large-scale laboratory screening of human-made chemicals has identified 168 chemicals that are toxic to bacteria found in the healthy human gut. These chemicals stifle the growth of gut bacteria tho...
medicalxpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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jenzsky.bsky.social
Superb Fairywrens flaunting their cuteness…

#OntheEdge #BirdOfTheDay
#birds #wrens #photography
#birdphotography #ECK
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
paularose.bsky.social
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
🧵The @albomp.bsky.social govt’s regard for the environment lies somewhere between indifference & hostility

Devolving Cwealth powers of enviro protection to the states & territories under Bilateral Agreements is a continuation of the contempt with which they have treated environmental policy-making:
yungenchee.bsky.social Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 29d
Devolving Commonwealth powers for environmental protection & assessment to states & territories is a longstanding goal of Big Business that the LNP repeatedly failed to accomplish

👀post👇 for why It's a terrible idea

Will the @albomp.bsky.social govt deliver to Big Business what the LNP couldn't❓
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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deepcutnews.bsky.social
If dystopia is the new norm, @amyremeikis.bsky.social asks, does it have to be so dumb?

www.deepcutnews.com/p/its-all-ju...
It's all just so stupid, isn't it? - Amy Remeikis
You may be feeling overwhelmed by the flurry of crises – and that's by design, writes Amy Remeikis
www.deepcutnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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cameronwilson.bsky.social
A constitutional challenge to Australia's teen social media ban has been filed in court, according to a spokesperson for Digital Freedom Project group.

Details here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/26/t...
Teen social media ban constitutional challenge filed, group says
A spokesperson for Digital Freedom Project told Crikey that a challenge had been filed in court on Wednesday morning.
www.crikey.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
paularose.bsky.social
How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion?

How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare
Getting to net zero CO2 emissions globally means we can halt global warming. This requires a rapid phase-out. It’s physics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
paularose.bsky.social
Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk

phys.org/news/2025-11...
Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk
Mountains worldwide are experiencing climate change more intensely than lowland areas, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people who live in and/or depend on these regions, acco...
phys.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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urbancyclinginstitute.org
Discover how #children's books reinforce a car-dominated worldview through "#motonormativity."

We explore the power of #stories to shape our #urban #imaginary and how Radical Children's Literature can help us envision safer, more human-centered streets for future generations.
Rethinking Urban Futures Through Children’s Books
CRB'25 scholarship recipient, Peter Füssy's insight on breaking away from a car-oriented imaginary through Radical Children's Literature
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
paularose.bsky.social
“The evidence is blindingly obvious for anyone prepared to honestly face facts, as climate-driven fires, floods, storms, death and destruction intensify, along with the related economic and social impacts.”
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
paularose.bsky.social
Politicians who cannot accept climate change is humanity’s greatest threat should have no place in the Australian parliament.

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Coalition politicians who can't accept the threat of climate change should resign
Politicians who cannot accept climate change is humanity's greatest threat should have no place in the Australian parliament.
johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
paularose.bsky.social
Conservatism, denial and the climate crisis: why short-term thinking is holding us back

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Conservatism, denial and the climate crisis: why short-term thinking is holding us back
Human societies are generally conservative, averse to substantial change – and they are getting in the way of the necessary intervention on climate change and emissions reduction.
johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Australia was in the BELEM DECLARATION ON THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS for about 24 hours, before its Prime Minister declared that you need to extract more gas to help the transition away from fossil fuels.

Enjoy my latest for @thepointau.bsky.social :)

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
The demands of fealty to fossil fuels exacts its toll—Albo looks tired, washed-up, tetchy and ill-humoured whilst obediently repeating plausible-sounding but nonsensical fossil fuel talking points and defending continued fossil fuel extraction—watch!👇
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d
Australia was in the BELEM DECLARATION ON THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS for about 24 hours, before its Prime Minister declared that you need to extract more gas to help the transition away from fossil fuels.

Enjoy my latest for @thepointau.bsky.social :)

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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proftimstephens.bsky.social
You can see why the Coalition has gone full climate denial from these numbers. Their MPs, Senators, branch members and voters are disproportionately older (and male).

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
paularose.bsky.social
Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

theconversation.com/long-awaited...
Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why
Labor has pledged to pass long-awaited environment laws this week. But the current reforms leave Australia open to legal challenge.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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polarrobs.bsky.social
At present the issue is how to reinforce existing infrastructure or fortify shoreline, or relocate, Indigenous villages. In future decades major coastal cities around the world will face the same dilemma. Metres of sea-level rise are committed, even if we succeed in reaching net zero.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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abeba.bsky.social
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something. By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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jimpembroke.bsky.social
There is a disturbance in the "Force".
As once again, Jediism will not be recognised as a religion.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
New 2026 Census questions the government wants to know about you
For the first time, Australia's 2026 Census will ask participants to identify their sexual orientation and gender in a new topic in the population questionnaire.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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fiercedinosaur.bsky.social
A good overview of what's wrong with the #Nature reform legislation the gov't is trying to ram thru the Senate tomorrow: it's full of exemptions, problems, & is actually WORSE than the current law!!!

#auspol #environment

#EnvironmentProtectionReformBill2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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punkrockscience.bsky.social
Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
An excerpt from Senator Fatima Payman's brilliant essay from @australiainstitute.org.au latest book, "A Time For Bravery".

Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM