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Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 3d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently Climate Change is a hoax?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

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

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 3d

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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Dem Lady Always @demladyalways.bsky.social · 6d

A much needed giggle to end my Saturday night
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9d

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SpringForward🌻☘️🥀🌺🦋 🇺🇦 🇨🇦💙 @springforward1.bsky.social · 15d

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 26d

Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 16d

A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’

The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 22d

Don’t they all have French, Italian, Thai and Indian restaurants?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22d

When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 23d

Trump is so rarely challenged, simple questions can seem hostile

As America enters a dark tunnel of dangerous internal divisions and an increasingly violent public discourse, Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on many of this nation's institutions.

www.abc.net.au

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GypsyNZ @gypsynz.bsky.social · 25d

That’s how it’s done 👏👏👏

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 25d

Teddy Roosevelt: Patriotism means to stand with the country. It does not mean to stand with the President

Trump: I would have wiped the floor with the guys that weren't loyal

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 25d

Kennedy: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich

Trump: When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy

Ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro found guilty of coup charges

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 25d

Truman: It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit

Trump: Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26d

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Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · 29d

Who would have thought that Brazil is less corrupt than Trump’s America? Brazil is trying to protect Democracy.

So over to you USA?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

The former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison at the age of 70 and may spend the rest of his life behind bars.

www.abc.net.au

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · Sep 10

Spring has definitely sprung here in Australia

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Ian Godwin @thegodwinexx.bsky.social · Sep 5

What does a sunk Swedish galleon teach us about the perils of ignoring science? | Elizabeth Finkel

As scientific institutions and truths come under attack in the US, how well protected is Australia against the assault on science and facts?