Jo Barkworth
@bubbletheviking.bsky.social
We're burning our home, and losing our sense of decency, fairness, equality and caring for our fellow humans and earth's natural gifts. Hoping the BlueSky community thinking helps us all survive
#UBI 💚🌿🌈🐻❄️🪼🪸🐬🐢
#UBI 💚🌿🌈🐻❄️🪼🪸🐬🐢
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The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film
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Denton, Garner, FitzSimons, Dalton, de Krester, Hammer, Lette, Zadie Smith...
It is very much at the point where the lower risk is actually to drop out. That is the mainstream position.
The Festival board (and those who support them) are the extremists.
It is very much at the point where the lower risk is actually to drop out. That is the mainstream position.
The Festival board (and those who support them) are the extremists.
Final update tonight. Andrew Denton is also out. Have also crossed out Michael Veitch & Tracey Lee Holmes as they were part of Better Off Said, which is out.
Remember the list is a not final. Don't assume those not crossed out are going
Others to be found here www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...
Remember the list is a not final. Don't assume those not crossed out are going
Others to be found here www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Denton, Garner, FitzSimons, Dalton, de Krester, Hammer, Lette, Zadie Smith...
It is very much at the point where the lower risk is actually to drop out. That is the mainstream position.
The Festival board (and those who support them) are the extremists.
It is very much at the point where the lower risk is actually to drop out. That is the mainstream position.
The Festival board (and those who support them) are the extremists.
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Road hazards. Today's cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA
#ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Road hazards. Today's cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA
#ICE #ReneeNicoleGood #USA
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Imperial art. Today's cartoon by @oliverschopf.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw
#Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Imperial art. Today's cartoon by @oliverschopf.bsky.social. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw
#Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw
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Europe's response. Today's cartoon by Markus Grolik. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#Europe #Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
#Europe #Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Europe's response. Today's cartoon by Markus Grolik. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
#Europe #Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
#Europe #Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
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The state of Victoria is on fire.
From the Alps to the Central Highlands to the Great Ocean Road.
From the far east near Mallacoota (again!), to the far west with bad fires at Natimuk and Wyperfeld.
Stay safe friends and stay angry at the climate criminals.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
From the Alps to the Central Highlands to the Great Ocean Road.
From the far east near Mallacoota (again!), to the far west with bad fires at Natimuk and Wyperfeld.
Stay safe friends and stay angry at the climate criminals.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
January 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The state of Victoria is on fire.
From the Alps to the Central Highlands to the Great Ocean Road.
From the far east near Mallacoota (again!), to the far west with bad fires at Natimuk and Wyperfeld.
Stay safe friends and stay angry at the climate criminals.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
From the Alps to the Central Highlands to the Great Ocean Road.
From the far east near Mallacoota (again!), to the far west with bad fires at Natimuk and Wyperfeld.
Stay safe friends and stay angry at the climate criminals.
emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/
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If the US attacks Greenland (a NATO ally) then Australia needs to rapidly act.
Assess the threat posed by the many US military assets in Australia and design a strategy to remove them as rapidly as possible.
No one can seriously pretend they make us safe anymore.
Assess the threat posed by the many US military assets in Australia and design a strategy to remove them as rapidly as possible.
No one can seriously pretend they make us safe anymore.
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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www.gofundme.com/f/tarcombe-a...
This is the wildlife shelter that just lost everything
All the animals died
Everything
😢
This is the wildlife shelter that just lost everything
All the animals died
Everything
😢
Donate to Tarcombe animal shelter and and Dr Robyn coy, organized by Ellie Stubbs
Tarcombe Wildlife Shelter and Dr Robyn Coy Have Lost Everything Yesterday… Ellie Stubbs needs your support for Tarcombe animal shelter and and Dr Robyn coy
www.gofundme.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM
www.gofundme.com/f/tarcombe-a...
This is the wildlife shelter that just lost everything
All the animals died
Everything
😢
This is the wildlife shelter that just lost everything
All the animals died
Everything
😢
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"But what is clear is that the Board and the Premier both believe adults in Adelaide can’t be trusted to decide for themselves whether to wander over to hear the thoughts of an Australian academic of Palestinian origin, or whether to wander somewhere else."
Strong piece by @richarddenniss.bsky.social: "Engaging with people you disagree with is part of democracy. Silencing authors is not." #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Engaging with people you disagree with is part of democracy. Silencing authors is not.
The Australia Institute’s decision to withdraw its involvement in, and sponsorship of, Adelaide Writers’ Week was easy to make but raises difficult questions. As a research-based think tank, we thrive...
thepoint.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"But what is clear is that the Board and the Premier both believe adults in Adelaide can’t be trusted to decide for themselves whether to wander over to hear the thoughts of an Australian academic of Palestinian origin, or whether to wander somewhere else."
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Scores of fires, many that are huge, spanning the state of Victoria. Thank you to all the firefighters, you are heroes!
No thanks to politicians that continue to ignore scientists & our evidence-based & urgent warnings about climate change, placing the lives of humans & others species at risk.
No thanks to politicians that continue to ignore scientists & our evidence-based & urgent warnings about climate change, placing the lives of humans & others species at risk.
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Scores of fires, many that are huge, spanning the state of Victoria. Thank you to all the firefighters, you are heroes!
No thanks to politicians that continue to ignore scientists & our evidence-based & urgent warnings about climate change, placing the lives of humans & others species at risk.
No thanks to politicians that continue to ignore scientists & our evidence-based & urgent warnings about climate change, placing the lives of humans & others species at risk.
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🚨 BREAKING: from X
New sources confirm that JONATHAN ROSS is the ICE agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good.
He was trained by the IDF as an agent of ICE.
New sources confirm that JONATHAN ROSS is the ICE agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good.
He was trained by the IDF as an agent of ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM
🚨 BREAKING: from X
New sources confirm that JONATHAN ROSS is the ICE agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good.
He was trained by the IDF as an agent of ICE.
New sources confirm that JONATHAN ROSS is the ICE agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good.
He was trained by the IDF as an agent of ICE.
Nice!!! Got to love that 'unreliable' solar!
One of the regular complaints about rooftop solar subsidy schemes is that it only assists those who can afford to invest in rooftop solar - but as this is demonstrating, those subsidies protect the grid for those who can't afford the investment. Rooftop solar has benefit of the commons effects.
'This week has shown the explosive growth of solar power in particular had diminished the risks of blackouts during heatwaves caused by supply shortfalls' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Nice!!! Got to love that 'unreliable' solar!
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Michael Pascoe:
“Would you sleep with me for a million pounds?”
Woman: “Certainly.”
Shaw: “Would you sleep with me for one pound?”
Woman: “What do you think I am?”
Shaw: “Madam, we’ve already established what you are. Now we’re just haggling over the price.” michaelwest.com.au/how-much-wou....
“Would you sleep with me for a million pounds?”
Woman: “Certainly.”
Shaw: “Would you sleep with me for one pound?”
Woman: “What do you think I am?”
Shaw: “Madam, we’ve already established what you are. Now we’re just haggling over the price.” michaelwest.com.au/how-much-wou....
How much would you sell your country for? - Michael West
Donald Trump is not just trolling on a takeover of Greenland, writes Michael Pascoe. Will it be the money or the gun ... or both?
michaelwest.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Michael Pascoe:
“Would you sleep with me for a million pounds?”
Woman: “Certainly.”
Shaw: “Would you sleep with me for one pound?”
Woman: “What do you think I am?”
Shaw: “Madam, we’ve already established what you are. Now we’re just haggling over the price.” michaelwest.com.au/how-much-wou....
“Would you sleep with me for a million pounds?”
Woman: “Certainly.”
Shaw: “Would you sleep with me for one pound?”
Woman: “What do you think I am?”
Shaw: “Madam, we’ve already established what you are. Now we’re just haggling over the price.” michaelwest.com.au/how-much-wou....
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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The inevitable consequence of putting a private armed militia (which is what ICE really is) on the streets.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The inevitable consequence of putting a private armed militia (which is what ICE really is) on the streets.
...and all this will only lead to the extraction of more fossil fuels and our eventual #collapse
If the countries of the world do not stop these madmen soon, we are all doomed!
If the countries of the world do not stop these madmen soon, we are all doomed!
The Trump-Putin trade hiding in plain sight.
Trump Just Traded Ukraine for Venezuela
The Grand Bargain Realized
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
...and all this will only lead to the extraction of more fossil fuels and our eventual #collapse
If the countries of the world do not stop these madmen soon, we are all doomed!
If the countries of the world do not stop these madmen soon, we are all doomed!
Stop assisting Trump with his illegal actions #KeirStarmer
He is a madman. Cut all ties with this rogue State.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
He is a madman. Cut all ties with this rogue State.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
US seizes more tankers as it lays out three-phase plan for Venezuela
Russia says one of the Venezuela-linked tankers is "our vessel" and demands the quick release of its citizens, as the US pledges to continue seizing ships and keep the pressure on Venezuela's interim ...
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Stop assisting Trump with his illegal actions #KeirStarmer
He is a madman. Cut all ties with this rogue State.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
He is a madman. Cut all ties with this rogue State.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Most impressive young man. Can we bury Bazball now, forever, & get a new coach please England &Wales cricket board?
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
22-year-old Jacob Bethell comes of age!
At the end of a tough series down under, a ray of hope for England’s future ✨
At the end of a tough series down under, a ray of hope for England’s future ✨
January 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Most impressive young man. Can we bury Bazball now, forever, & get a new coach please England &Wales cricket board?
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
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ICE
A licence to beat up
Kidnap
Shoot
Women
I wonder where they recruit these animals
A licence to beat up
Kidnap
Shoot
Women
I wonder where they recruit these animals
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
ICE
A licence to beat up
Kidnap
Shoot
Women
I wonder where they recruit these animals
A licence to beat up
Kidnap
Shoot
Women
I wonder where they recruit these animals
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Kym Davey and me today on why a Bondi royal commission is not needed
Rethinking the call for a royal commission after Bondi johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Rethinking the call for a royal commission after Bondi johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Rethinking the call for a royal commission after Bondi
After initially calling for a federal royal commission into the Bondi attack, Greg Barns and Kym Davey explain why they have changed their minds – and why existing legal processes may offer greater ac...
johnmenadue.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Kym Davey and me today on why a Bondi royal commission is not needed
Rethinking the call for a royal commission after Bondi johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Rethinking the call for a royal commission after Bondi johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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I guess the pretence of civilisation is dropped now.
Illegal coups, kidnappings, random murders and of course, genocide are all Australian Values now.
Social Cohesion requires that we submit to Nazism. It won't be called that, but that's the line.
Illegal coups, kidnappings, random murders and of course, genocide are all Australian Values now.
Social Cohesion requires that we submit to Nazism. It won't be called that, but that's the line.
Ben Doherty: “Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country.”
Sunday 4/1/26 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country.”
Sunday 4/1/26 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I guess the pretence of civilisation is dropped now.
Illegal coups, kidnappings, random murders and of course, genocide are all Australian Values now.
Social Cohesion requires that we submit to Nazism. It won't be called that, but that's the line.
Illegal coups, kidnappings, random murders and of course, genocide are all Australian Values now.
Social Cohesion requires that we submit to Nazism. It won't be called that, but that's the line.
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This is crucial. Transgender Americans are under attack. Some of my U.S. trans friends and their families have left already, others are planning on leaving the country as soon as they are able.
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This is crucial. Transgender Americans are under attack. Some of my U.S. trans friends and their families have left already, others are planning on leaving the country as soon as they are able.
Piracy!
January 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Piracy!
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The other members of NATO should gather virtually or personally & declare that if the US continues to threaten to annex Greenland they will expel the US from NATO.
Note that the US already supports Russia against Ukraine & gave NOTHING to Ukraine in 2025.
Note that the US already supports Russia against Ukraine & gave NOTHING to Ukraine in 2025.
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The other members of NATO should gather virtually or personally & declare that if the US continues to threaten to annex Greenland they will expel the US from NATO.
Note that the US already supports Russia against Ukraine & gave NOTHING to Ukraine in 2025.
Note that the US already supports Russia against Ukraine & gave NOTHING to Ukraine in 2025.
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NSW police arresting someone because of vibes, basically
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Protester detained in Sydney for wearing ‘globalise the intifada’ jacket says she should never have been arrested
Woman, 53, claims police told her slogan was unlawful despite being unable to point to legislation banning its use
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
NSW police arresting someone because of vibes, basically
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...