Tim Baxter
@timinclimate.bsky.social
Australian climate researcher and advocate on unceded Wurundjeri Country. Burgeoning neo-luddite. Becoming more anarchist with each passing disaster. Not interested in your white supremacy.
To hell with fascists, crypto and cryptofascists.
To hell with fascists, crypto and cryptofascists.
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Tim Baxter
@timinclimate.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Gorgon CCS is the world's largest pure carbon capture and storage operation. Since 2019, it has been weakly sputtering away out on Barrow Island at Australia's highest emitting industrial facility.
You may have heard it's a failure. Do you know why it's a failure?
A long article and accompanying 🧵
You may have heard it's a failure. Do you know why it's a failure?
A long article and accompanying 🧵
Gorgon carbon capture and storage project: The failure of the world’s largest CCS facility
After decades of abject failure, these days even the most enthusiastic proponent of carbon capture and storage can at best mount a muted…
medium.com
I'm really glad that people found so much good in this piece. As I said in the thread, I was pretty nervous about it.
If you enjoyed it or learned something from it: Thank you! 💛
If you enjoyed it or learned something from it: Thank you! 💛
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Oops forgot this figure - I thought a pretty a good representation of the battery / gas dynamic.. 🔌💡
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Oops forgot this figure - I thought a pretty a good representation of the battery / gas dynamic.. 🔌💡
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No big deal, just a white fulla throwing bombs around .....I mean, it's not like we are the protected few.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Potential explosive device thrown into crowd at Perth Invasion Day rally, police say
Police say they are investigating whether a device thrown into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth contained explosives, in addition to ball bearings and screws found inside.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
No big deal, just a white fulla throwing bombs around .....I mean, it's not like we are the protected few.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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This is marketing nonsense 👍🏽
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This is marketing nonsense 👍🏽
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With winter in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia really stands out as exceptionally hot looking at the forecast temperatures across the world. Possible record-breaking heat tomorrow in the southeast. www.bom.gov.au/australia/ch...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
With winter in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia really stands out as exceptionally hot looking at the forecast temperatures across the world. Possible record-breaking heat tomorrow in the southeast. www.bom.gov.au/australia/ch...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Victoria is 48.8°C at Hopetoun on 7 Feb 2009.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The highest temperature ever recorded in Victoria is 48.8°C at Hopetoun on 7 Feb 2009.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
The forecast for Tuesday at Ouyen Victoria is 49°C.
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Abc didn't listen to one single speaker obviously.
January 26 is considered a day of mourning for many, with crowds turning out at protests calling to abolish Australia Day or change the date.
Thousands attend Invasion Day rallies across Australia
January 26 is considered a day of mourning for many, with crowds turning out at protests calling to abolish Australia Day or change the date.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Abc didn't listen to one single speaker obviously.
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10/ Seems like v little to it.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 AM
10/ Seems like v little to it.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
In the meantime, it looks like some bloke has done a cheeky li'l Hitler salute on the steps of the VIC state parliament.
And along w the rich kid, the vanguard of the rally was once again (former -- LOL) members of Tom Sewell's nazi kvlt.
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7/ Finally, it's fitting that the face of the March for White Australia in Naarm/Melbourne is Hugo Lennon:
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
7/ Finally, it's fitting that the face of the March for White Australia in Naarm/Melbourne is Hugo Lennon:
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
a little rich kid from Toorak, Scotch College graduate, & heir to a multi-million dollar property-developer fortune.
Precisely the kind of wealthy twat police & racist tradies grovel to.
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6/ > the colonial-settler state being something that the white nationalist organisers of the March for (White) Australia celebrate & identify with as their own conquest & property.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
6/ > the colonial-settler state being something that the white nationalist organisers of the March for (White) Australia celebrate & identify with as their own conquest & property.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
It's painful to have to spell this out when they're screaming at the top of their lungs the evidence for it.
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5/ The March for Australia organisers chose January 26 not b/c of some false notion that Indigenous peoples wanna celebrate #STRAYA on some other date ('Boo!'), but precisely b/c it has become a date on which Indigenous peoples assert their rights against the colony >
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 AM
5/ The March for Australia organisers chose January 26 not b/c of some false notion that Indigenous peoples wanna celebrate #STRAYA on some other date ('Boo!'), but precisely b/c it has become a date on which Indigenous peoples assert their rights against the colony >
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2/ It's not about Changing the Date.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
2/ It's not about Changing the Date.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
Ask the organisers.
Or attend, and listen.
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'March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.'
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Police step up security as Melbourne braces for Australia Day protest and counterprotest
Anti-immigration protesters and Invasion Day demonstrators are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on Monday.
www.theage.com.au
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
'March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.'
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bro. No.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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A shockingly large area of the Surf Coast and Otways is under emergency evacuate immediately orders right now.
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
January 26, 2026 at 4:44 AM
A shockingly large area of the Surf Coast and Otways is under emergency evacuate immediately orders right now.
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
Fossil fuels pushers and their enablers are destroying everything we cherish about summer.
Stay safe friends, get out now if you are in the impacted areas.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
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Sovereignty requires a population willing to withstand pain for what they believe in - that was the background to Carney’s Davos speech. Tim and I chatted about what Canada has actually been doing the past year - building a coalition that will endure suffering inflicted by the US:
Canada's new non-alignment
What sovereignty means now
buttondown.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Sovereignty requires a population willing to withstand pain for what they believe in - that was the background to Carney’s Davos speech. Tim and I chatted about what Canada has actually been doing the past year - building a coalition that will endure suffering inflicted by the US:
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Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Brilliant reporting here by Gareth Hutchens on the Atlas Network and its insidious work across the world, including Australia
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
I woke up this morning to my phone having ticked over to play a documentary about the Rwandan genocide.
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I woke up this morning to my phone having ticked over to play a documentary about the Rwandan genocide.
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
So that's one way to set your mood for the day, I guess. 🤗
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Didn’t she drown?
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted
The dingo pack linked to the death of Canadian tourist Piper James on Australian island K’gari will be destroyed, the Queensland government has announced.
Environment minister Andrew Powell said on Sunday that an entire pack of 10 animals would be euthanised. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Didn’t she drown?
This man is so fucking pathetic.
Multiple people have been murdered by the President’s personal band of domestic terrorists, and the best he can come up with is ”I wanted to vote to increase funding for the terrorists, but in light of the extrajudicial killings I must sadly vote no. 😢”
Multiple people have been murdered by the President’s personal band of domestic terrorists, and the best he can come up with is ”I wanted to vote to increase funding for the terrorists, but in light of the extrajudicial killings I must sadly vote no. 😢”
What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling—and unacceptable in any American city.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 AM
This man is so fucking pathetic.
Multiple people have been murdered by the President’s personal band of domestic terrorists, and the best he can come up with is ”I wanted to vote to increase funding for the terrorists, but in light of the extrajudicial killings I must sadly vote no. 😢”
Multiple people have been murdered by the President’s personal band of domestic terrorists, and the best he can come up with is ”I wanted to vote to increase funding for the terrorists, but in light of the extrajudicial killings I must sadly vote no. 😢”
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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'Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.'
January 25, 2026 at 9:15 AM
'Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.'
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Trump, Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino claim Pretti was a ‘gunman’ who wanted to “massacre law enforcement.” That is directly contradicted by video evidence of the incident reviewed by the Guardian.
Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’
Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Trump, Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino claim Pretti was a ‘gunman’ who wanted to “massacre law enforcement.” That is directly contradicted by video evidence of the incident reviewed by the Guardian.
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As Trump administration officials claim shooting a man 10 times while he was on the ground was self-defense, two witnesses to Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis have said in sworn testimony that he wasn’t brandishing a weapon when he approached agents
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
As Trump administration officials claim shooting a man 10 times while he was on the ground was self-defense, two witnesses to Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis have said in sworn testimony that he wasn’t brandishing a weapon when he approached agents
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The beauty of this is that Guttenfelder is covering these men the way they have always wanted: dripping in tacticool gear, in action, looking down their sites at an enemy which surrounds them. In doing so, he reveals who they are. They imagine themselves heroes; he shows they are villains.
Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The beauty of this is that Guttenfelder is covering these men the way they have always wanted: dripping in tacticool gear, in action, looking down their sites at an enemy which surrounds them. In doing so, he reveals who they are. They imagine themselves heroes; he shows they are villains.