Andy
@vicozandy.bsky.social
Ex software developer, now more interested in science, food, art, cats, bad CAD, 3D printing, and gardening.
Watching politics and climate change with horror.
Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia
Eclectic...don't expect a theme!
Not a Theist
Watching politics and climate change with horror.
Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia
Eclectic...don't expect a theme!
Not a Theist
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Did you know, the QLD Government says coal seam gas fields on agricultural land in QLD can cause groundwater levels to drop by up to 500m?
What an awful industry.
www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/groundwater-...
What an awful industry.
www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/groundwater-...
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Did you know, the QLD Government says coal seam gas fields on agricultural land in QLD can cause groundwater levels to drop by up to 500m?
What an awful industry.
www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/groundwater-...
What an awful industry.
www.ogia.water.qld.gov.au/groundwater-...
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From ASRC
Albanese complicit in corruption, with President of Nauru.
Albanese complicit in corruption, with President of Nauru.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
From ASRC
Albanese complicit in corruption, with President of Nauru.
Albanese complicit in corruption, with President of Nauru.
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A month ago, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) launched a new version of their weather forecast website for the country. It has *not* been well received, and with a price tag somewhere between USD $2.6–62.5M (it's unclear), this has become a small scandal. www.bom.gov.au
www.bom.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A month ago, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) launched a new version of their weather forecast website for the country. It has *not* been well received, and with a price tag somewhere between USD $2.6–62.5M (it's unclear), this has become a small scandal. www.bom.gov.au
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A good article on the real poverty line. The growing gap between the super rich and everyone else gets bigger every day. It is having serious political and social consequences.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A good article on the real poverty line. The growing gap between the super rich and everyone else gets bigger every day. It is having serious political and social consequences.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Australia, like the US, likes to be oh so Holier than thou when it comes to human rights for other nations.
The fact is though, we run gulags, we torture our unemployed and homeless, we let crooks go unpunished, and we allow our media to bullshit and vilify.
We also profit from genocide.
Change?
The fact is though, we run gulags, we torture our unemployed and homeless, we let crooks go unpunished, and we allow our media to bullshit and vilify.
We also profit from genocide.
Change?
Albo's unending cruelty - stuck on Nauru since 2013.
theaimn.net/thirteen-sec...
theaimn.net/thirteen-sec...
Thirteen Seconds vs. Thirteen Years: A Reflection on Compassion and Injustice
By Ali Mahmoodi Gharaei Recently, a video went viral on social media showing a young American tourist in Australia picking up a baby wombat from the side of the road and holding it briefly in front [....
theaimn.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Australia, like the US, likes to be oh so Holier than thou when it comes to human rights for other nations.
The fact is though, we run gulags, we torture our unemployed and homeless, we let crooks go unpunished, and we allow our media to bullshit and vilify.
We also profit from genocide.
Change?
The fact is though, we run gulags, we torture our unemployed and homeless, we let crooks go unpunished, and we allow our media to bullshit and vilify.
We also profit from genocide.
Change?
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The Government is trying to push through changes that will weaken our environment laws.
This is the same Government that changed environment laws to protect the toxic salmon industry, and continues to approve fossil fuels for decades to come.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
This is the same Government that changed environment laws to protect the toxic salmon industry, and continues to approve fossil fuels for decades to come.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Government is trying to push through changes that will weaken our environment laws.
This is the same Government that changed environment laws to protect the toxic salmon industry, and continues to approve fossil fuels for decades to come.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
This is the same Government that changed environment laws to protect the toxic salmon industry, and continues to approve fossil fuels for decades to come.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
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Framing of a problem can either facilitate or obstruct a solution eg “older people are pessimistic about whether global heating can be stopped” frames their views in terms of psychology which is hard to shift whereas “many older people are poorly informed due to indoctrination” suggests solutions.
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Framing of a problem can either facilitate or obstruct a solution eg “older people are pessimistic about whether global heating can be stopped” frames their views in terms of psychology which is hard to shift whereas “many older people are poorly informed due to indoctrination” suggests solutions.
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We have lost every single internet platform that informed the world about what's really happening in Palestine. Every single one.
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
We have lost every single internet platform that informed the world about what's really happening in Palestine. Every single one.
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Reminder:
Green energy doesn't require war with oil-rich countries.
It's also sustainable and doesn't pollute our air.
It is also the future of the planet at large.
If we choose oil, we choose our own extinction.
So war for oil/oil = bad
Green energy = good
Thank you for attending my ted talk.
Green energy doesn't require war with oil-rich countries.
It's also sustainable and doesn't pollute our air.
It is also the future of the planet at large.
If we choose oil, we choose our own extinction.
So war for oil/oil = bad
Green energy = good
Thank you for attending my ted talk.
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Reminder:
Green energy doesn't require war with oil-rich countries.
It's also sustainable and doesn't pollute our air.
It is also the future of the planet at large.
If we choose oil, we choose our own extinction.
So war for oil/oil = bad
Green energy = good
Thank you for attending my ted talk.
Green energy doesn't require war with oil-rich countries.
It's also sustainable and doesn't pollute our air.
It is also the future of the planet at large.
If we choose oil, we choose our own extinction.
So war for oil/oil = bad
Green energy = good
Thank you for attending my ted talk.
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Jack Waterford: The public doesn’t want what the Liberal Party has been selling. Even more alarming is that opinion polls show that party is on the nose with younger voters, middle aged voters, better-educated voters, women and first-and second-generation migrants. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
Will there be Liberals around to take power in 2034?
The Liberal Party’s rejection of net-zero and its lack of compelling leadership or clear policy vision has left it floundering with key voter groups. Without a coherent plan to make a difference, it r...
johnmenadue.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Jack Waterford: The public doesn’t want what the Liberal Party has been selling. Even more alarming is that opinion polls show that party is on the nose with younger voters, middle aged voters, better-educated voters, women and first-and second-generation migrants. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11....
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No, the Liberal Party no longer exists.
The Menzies, Frasers and that kind of person has been replaced by christofascists, IPA Atlas Network $billionaire, transnational corporate stooges like James Paterson, Tim Wilson.
All straight from the same funny farm as Trump’s appointments. #auspol
The Menzies, Frasers and that kind of person has been replaced by christofascists, IPA Atlas Network $billionaire, transnational corporate stooges like James Paterson, Tim Wilson.
All straight from the same funny farm as Trump’s appointments. #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
No, the Liberal Party no longer exists.
The Menzies, Frasers and that kind of person has been replaced by christofascists, IPA Atlas Network $billionaire, transnational corporate stooges like James Paterson, Tim Wilson.
All straight from the same funny farm as Trump’s appointments. #auspol
The Menzies, Frasers and that kind of person has been replaced by christofascists, IPA Atlas Network $billionaire, transnational corporate stooges like James Paterson, Tim Wilson.
All straight from the same funny farm as Trump’s appointments. #auspol
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"progressive politics is not just about climate targets and tax reform. It must also be about moral courage: the ability to say, “Not in our name,” when innocent lives are being destroyed and our government looks away."
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...
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 11:38 PM
"progressive politics is not just about climate targets and tax reform. It must also be about moral courage: the ability to say, “Not in our name,” when innocent lives are being destroyed and our government looks away."
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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This Day in #History 1859
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology.
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This Day in #History 1859
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology.
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology.
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The only war we should ever fight is the class war. The sooner we face that, the sooner we get free.
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The only war we should ever fight is the class war. The sooner we face that, the sooner we get free.
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LNP constantly whining about energy costs, for business & families.
They shd be asking themselves who flogged energy production & distribution to private for profit industry.
"We are firmly of the belief services are best provided by private industry," former LNP PM John Howard.
They shd be asking themselves who flogged energy production & distribution to private for profit industry.
"We are firmly of the belief services are best provided by private industry," former LNP PM John Howard.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
LNP constantly whining about energy costs, for business & families.
They shd be asking themselves who flogged energy production & distribution to private for profit industry.
"We are firmly of the belief services are best provided by private industry," former LNP PM John Howard.
They shd be asking themselves who flogged energy production & distribution to private for profit industry.
"We are firmly of the belief services are best provided by private industry," former LNP PM John Howard.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
Inducing immunity against cancer via the gut
Could a microbe that can smuggle antigens into the immune system of the gut provide a simple way to treat cancers?
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
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Climate warming
EVACUATE NOW .. EVACUATE NOW
A city and a nation - facing the terminal decision
EVACUATION due to climate warming
Climate refugees expecting safe haven, on the move
futurism.com/science-ener...
futurism.com/the-byte/tuv...
Are YOU next?
𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄?
EVACUATE NOW .. EVACUATE NOW
A city and a nation - facing the terminal decision
EVACUATION due to climate warming
Climate refugees expecting safe haven, on the move
futurism.com/science-ener...
futurism.com/the-byte/tuv...
Are YOU next?
𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄?
President of Iran Says It's Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says the country has no choice but to move the nation's capital amidst an unprecedented water crisis.
futurism.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Climate warming
EVACUATE NOW .. EVACUATE NOW
A city and a nation - facing the terminal decision
EVACUATION due to climate warming
Climate refugees expecting safe haven, on the move
futurism.com/science-ener...
futurism.com/the-byte/tuv...
Are YOU next?
𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄?
EVACUATE NOW .. EVACUATE NOW
A city and a nation - facing the terminal decision
EVACUATION due to climate warming
Climate refugees expecting safe haven, on the move
futurism.com/science-ener...
futurism.com/the-byte/tuv...
Are YOU next?
𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄?
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Northern Australia is under threat right now of becoming uninhabitable for the people who live there.
bsky.app/profile/euan....
bsky.app/profile/euan....
I love Northern Australia, and it breaks my heart what's happening and is planned for this region. More people need to know why this place is so special and what's at risk, so I wrote about it. My first article for @australiainstitute.org.au's The Point. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Northern Australia is extraordinary, and it’s under severe threat
Right now, this region, is under siege, in large part due to insatiable corporate and government desires to ‘develop’ the North.
thepoint.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Northern Australia is under threat right now of becoming uninhabitable for the people who live there.
bsky.app/profile/euan....
bsky.app/profile/euan....
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Climate warming
Our building has an alarm system that shouts, “Evacuate Now!”
Imagine it that was real, final, literal and permanent
Global warming is starting to permanently alter rainfall and the availability of water
This city only has a few days of water left
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Our building has an alarm system that shouts, “Evacuate Now!”
Imagine it that was real, final, literal and permanent
Global warming is starting to permanently alter rainfall and the availability of water
This city only has a few days of water left
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'The worst possible situation': This major city only has a few days of water left
Tehran's main water sources are in a dire situation, with two major dams reaching what officials are calling "dead capacity".
www.sbs.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Climate warming
Our building has an alarm system that shouts, “Evacuate Now!”
Imagine it that was real, final, literal and permanent
Global warming is starting to permanently alter rainfall and the availability of water
This city only has a few days of water left
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Our building has an alarm system that shouts, “Evacuate Now!”
Imagine it that was real, final, literal and permanent
Global warming is starting to permanently alter rainfall and the availability of water
This city only has a few days of water left
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
