Woots
@woots2621.bsky.social
Average dag.
Renewables nutter.
Passive solar owner builder.
Australian plants and animals
Bicycles (recumbent!). EVs.
Much musics!
The standard no DMs unless we are established.
No need to bother with religious stuff. Solid atheist here.
Renewables nutter.
Passive solar owner builder.
Australian plants and animals
Bicycles (recumbent!). EVs.
Much musics!
The standard no DMs unless we are established.
No need to bother with religious stuff. Solid atheist here.
Pinned
Woots
@woots2621.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Here as it's a great source of news and info (and a bit of fun). Not much of a content originator.
Not looking for follows or follow-backs, but feel free if you want.
Not looking for follows or follow-backs, but feel free if you want.
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Millions of documents so far, and not a single trans person or drag performer in the Epstein Files hurting children... seems to be 100% wealthy cis white folks.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Millions of documents so far, and not a single trans person or drag performer in the Epstein Files hurting children... seems to be 100% wealthy cis white folks.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
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Trump Pause on All Offshore Wind Projects an Attack on Our Economy & Public Health
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/t...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/t...
Trump Pause on All Offshore Wind Projects an Attack on Our Economy & Public Health - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Trump’s Department of the Interior just halted construction on all five offshore wind projects underway in the United States....
cleantechnica.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump Pause on All Offshore Wind Projects an Attack on Our Economy & Public Health
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/t...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/22/t...
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We can move to ending homelessness - but we're not - spending about the same on homeless people - it's actually cheaper to house homeless people - this is a failure of gov #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
Homelessness in Australia is worsening, with services stuck in crisis mode. Evidence from Finland – and new research in SA and WA – shows a different path is possible.
johnmenadue.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We can move to ending homelessness - but we're not - spending about the same on homeless people - it's actually cheaper to house homeless people - this is a failure of gov #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
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"The massacre of 15 people on a Sydney beach can blur the horrifically large massacres in Gaza.
"There were two murderers at Bondi Beach. In Gaza, an entire country and army are behind the massacres."
— Gideon Levy
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
"There were two murderers at Bondi Beach. In Gaza, an entire country and army are behind the massacres."
— Gideon Levy
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Israel's cynical double standards in its response to the Bondi massacre | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"The massacre of 15 people on a Sydney beach can blur the horrifically large massacres in Gaza.
"There were two murderers at Bondi Beach. In Gaza, an entire country and army are behind the massacres."
— Gideon Levy
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
"There were two murderers at Bondi Beach. In Gaza, an entire country and army are behind the massacres."
— Gideon Levy
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
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open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
Mark Twain said that. It’s a good line, a plainspoken truth that neatly undercuts every grandiose pose you might come across in life. Vanity needs puncturing; Twain’s ten-word needle does the trick.
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
Mark Twain said that. It’s a good line, a plainspoken truth that neatly undercuts every grandiose pose you might come across in life. Vanity needs puncturing; Twain’s ten-word needle does the trick.
The Sunday Poem
The vanity of public men, and the costs the innocent must pay for it
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
Mark Twain said that. It’s a good line, a plainspoken truth that neatly undercuts every grandiose pose you might come across in life. Vanity needs puncturing; Twain’s ten-word needle does the trick.
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
Mark Twain said that. It’s a good line, a plainspoken truth that neatly undercuts every grandiose pose you might come across in life. Vanity needs puncturing; Twain’s ten-word needle does the trick.
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Thanks for providing the explanation.
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Thanks for providing the explanation.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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We are still logging and degrading global forests at terrifying speed. How can we slow this destruction, including in Australia? 👉 theconversation.com/million...
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We are still logging and degrading global forests at terrifying speed. How can we slow this destruction, including in Australia? 👉 theconversation.com/million...
Fer sod's sakes, just *RAIN* will you?!!
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Fer sod's sakes, just *RAIN* will you?!!
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Norway did the math: Arm Ukraine to win, or pay double when Russia does
Norwegian think tank calculates Europe’s binary choice.
🎥: @corrie-ua.bsky.social
Norwegian think tank calculates Europe’s binary choice.
🎥: @corrie-ua.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Norway did the math: Arm Ukraine to win, or pay double when Russia does
Norwegian think tank calculates Europe’s binary choice.
🎥: @corrie-ua.bsky.social
Norwegian think tank calculates Europe’s binary choice.
🎥: @corrie-ua.bsky.social
Remember how we thought Trump would bankrupt the USA? He didn't, in his first term, so it seems he will make up for that in his second term, by bankrupting the entire world.
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Remember how we thought Trump would bankrupt the USA? He didn't, in his first term, so it seems he will make up for that in his second term, by bankrupting the entire world.
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Gift-giving
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Gift-giving
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RFK and Elon Musk take a bow
For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years.
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
RFK and Elon Musk take a bow
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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THIS!!
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
THIS!!
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Still getting to grips with #Russian influence on #Brexit and beyond? Don't miss this...
A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
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A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Still getting to grips with #Russian influence on #Brexit and beyond? Don't miss this...
A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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The entrepreneurs who are part of the booming school safety industry face a cruel irony: they are dependent on the uniquely American epidemic of school shootings.
Inside the $4 billion industry built on America's school shooting epidemic
Filmmakers Jessica Dimmock and Zackary Canepari examine a troubling new market.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The entrepreneurs who are part of the booming school safety industry face a cruel irony: they are dependent on the uniquely American epidemic of school shootings.
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This pharmacy provides a magnifying glass so people can easily read the fine print and critical details on medicine labels.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This pharmacy provides a magnifying glass so people can easily read the fine print and critical details on medicine labels.
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(🚨) BREAKING: Trump Steals Another $75 Million From Higher Ed, Continuing One of the Most Shameful Heists in the History of Big Government in Any Nation Worldwide
Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
(🚨) BREAKING: Trump Steals Another $75 Million From Higher Ed, Continuing One of the Most Shameful Heists in the History of Big Government in Any Nation Worldwide
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Having set out to offend people, she is now outraged that they are offended.
She doesn't look like a happy person.
She doesn't look like a happy person.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Having set out to offend people, she is now outraged that they are offended.
She doesn't look like a happy person.
She doesn't look like a happy person.
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Murray Watt takes the steam out of Nationals Senator Ross Cadell’s request for an “audit” into issues around the BoM website after revealing “it was the Turnbull government” who commissioned the website & signed all the contracts.
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Murray Watt takes the steam out of Nationals Senator Ross Cadell’s request for an “audit” into issues around the BoM website after revealing “it was the Turnbull government” who commissioned the website & signed all the contracts.
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
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“The mining lobby has gorged itself for decades. They’ve extracted our wealth, minimized their taxes, blocked our progress, and corrupted our politics so thoroughly that both major parties compete to serve them.”
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...
The Midas Curse: How Mining Interests Own Australia’s Democracy
“You can’t always get what you want,” sang The Rolling Stones. The Australian mining lobby never received the memo. For decades, it has secured its every wish: a royalty regime that ranks among the wo...
theaimn.net
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“The mining lobby has gorged itself for decades. They’ve extracted our wealth, minimized their taxes, blocked our progress, and corrupted our politics so thoroughly that both major parties compete to serve them.”
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...