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Drilling almost 1000 holes in the Great Artesian Basin threatens the only reliable water source for many communities and farms. Australians can’t afford to let it go ahead. www.nswfarmers.org.au/No_to_Narrab...
No to Narrabri Gas
www.nswfarmers.org.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Chicago mentioned on the front page of the papers today?
NY Times: no
Wash Post: no
Wall St. Journal: no
The Guardian: YES

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago
A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Leaked emails link NHS data privatiser Palantir to Jeffrey Epstein

A trove of leaked emails have shone further light on Palantir founder Peter Thiel's connections to Jeffrey Epstein
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Leaked emails link NHS data privatiser Palantir to Jeffrey Epstein
A trove of leaked emails have shone further light on Palantir founder Peter Thiel's connections to Jeffrey Epstein
www.thecanary.co
September 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
dougaqua.bsky.social
World's largest sand battery now live in Finland

100 MWh heat storage
Intermittent WWS electricity heats sand up to 400C.

Air sent through pipes in the sand heats up and produces steam for industry and hot water for district heat

newatlas.com/energy/large...
The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...
newatlas.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
dougaqua.bsky.social
Is this an act of civil war?

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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"They Poisoned the World": The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against PFAS, "Forever Chemicals" www.democracynow.org/2025/8/8/for...
“They Poisoned the World”: The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against PFAS, “Forever Chemicals”
In a major victory for environmental advocates, chemical giant DuPont and its related companies have agreed to pay $2 billion to clean up four industrial sites in New Jersey that are contaminated with...
www.democracynow.org
August 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
dougaqua.bsky.social
Does anyone else feel like Israel bombing Europe while attempting to assassinate Greta Thunberg & an humanitarian aid crew should be bigger news?
May 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
dougaqua.bsky.social
Six men who prosecutors said took part in forcibly removing Teresa Borrenpohl from a town-hall meeting hosted by Republicans in Idaho in February are facing charges including battery and false imprisonment. Read more: nyti.ms/3Y8jYfX
Six Men Are Charged After Woman Was Dragged From Idaho Town Hall
The plainclothes guards were involved in the forcible removal of a woman from a meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d’Alene, prosecutors said.
nyti.ms
April 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella: “I’m here because Clairo has used her prominence to fight for women’s rights, to try to end the terrible brutal war in Gaza where thousands of women and children are being killed.”

👉 www.stereogum.com/2304076/bern...
Bernie Sanders Introduces Clairo At Coachella After LA Rally With Neil Young
Bernie Sanders had an eventful trip to Los Angeles this weekend. After speaking at Saturday’s stop on his Fighting Oligarchy tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he headed out to Indio to introduce Cla...
www.stereogum.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My painting TROUT WATER
April 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card

But thankful it happened
April 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: A former top Pentagon official warns dysfunction could topple Hegseth — describing a department collapsing from backstabbing and constant missteps.

Read the full opinion piece from former top spokesperson John Ullyot, who resigned last week👇
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Opinion | Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson: There’s a ‘Meltdown’ on Hegseth’s Watch
A month of total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.
ow.ly
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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This is no longer a war on crime, this is a dictator declaring war on freedoms. Watch the latest episode of The Breakdown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_JB...
THINGS ARE GETTING REALLY AUTHORITARIAN REALLY FAST
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Easter, Dictator Don unleashed more crazed crap on Truth Social, spewing venom at judges, law enforcement, Biden, the Constitution itself—while pretending to offer “love”&“affection.” His deranged rant reeked of fascist grievance&authoritarian contempt for democracy
www.mediaite.com/news/a-very-...
Trump Rips Biden, 'Radical Left Lunatics' on Easter Sunday
As has become custom, President Donald Trump has posted a wild attack on his political enemies to commemorate a holiday — in this case, Easter Sunday.
www.mediaite.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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About 250M years ago, 90% of species on Earth died during the Permian extinction. All of that loss created a lot of vacant niches to fill.

Not long after, the first mammals, our ancestors, appeared.

Life on this pale blue dot will be resilient - whether we’re part of it or not. #science #history
Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard. Image Credit: NASA
April 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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‘I’m coming for you’: US lawmaker Al Green said he’ll file impeachment articles against President Donald Trump in 30 days reut.rs/4cllvoB
Anti-Trump protesters gather in Washington, other US cities
The crowd around the Washington Monument continued to build throughout the day under gloomy skies and light rain. Some carried Ukrainian flags, others wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried 'Free Palestine' signs.
reut.rs
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Some scientists had argued that the “forest gardens” of the Pacific Northwest were accidental byproducts of fire, flood, or land clearing.

But a 2021 study showed the contrary: Indigenous peoples deliberately cultivated them. scim.ag/4bZ1Zhw #InternationalDayOfForests
Pacific Northwest's ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways
scim.ag
March 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate case
A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home.
www.reuters.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
dougaqua.bsky.social
🔴 BREAKING: The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the UK say they support the Arab-backed plan for the rebuilding of Gaza that would cost $53bn and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave. LIVE updates: aje.io/bl20ht
Updates: Israel to send delegation to Doha amid Gaza ceasefire uncertainty
PM Netanyahu’s office says Israel accepted an invitation from mediators, as phase two of ceasefire remains unfulfilled.
aje.io
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
dougaqua.bsky.social
“August: Eric Trump tells author James Dodson, "We don't rely on American banks [...] We have all the funding we need out of Russia", and says, "We go there all the time"”. thehill.com/homenews/new...
Eric Trump in 2014: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’
President Trump’s son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview.James Dodson during an interview Friday&nbsp…
thehill.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
dougaqua.bsky.social
EXPLOSIVE UPDATE: Trump’s top campaign donor was trying to SELL THE CIA. And while the news focuses on chaos, he put over 400 properties on the market—including key government buildings. This is BEYOND corrupt. It’s TREASON.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Agency Pulls 443 Sites Off Market in Real Estate Reversal
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to list nearly 80 million square feet of federal property for possible sale, a setback for President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly shrink the fed...
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dougaqua.bsky.social
Inventory at Tesla dealership in Toulouse, France burned. I’m glad the French are still “frenching”🔥
Vive La France!! 🇫🇷

www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities
A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday.
www.france24.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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love this @rokhanna.bsky.social

We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos

Please share off line as well !!!
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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With 40% of our main grid already powered by clean energy and 3.5M+ Aussie rooftops covered in solar, momentum is building. Now we need to ramp it up—for lower bills, cleaner air, and a safer future. Read more: www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/po...
Powering past gas: An energy strategy that works | Climate Council
As we power past gas, Australia can meet our own energy needs at all times and help our trading partners do the same. If we don’t there’s serious economic and environmental consequences.
www.climatecouncil.org.au
February 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM