How long until Australia is annexed?

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...

Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.

No gas, no problem in Norway. Most buyers went electric last year, even as incentives start to fade. insideevs.com/news/783304/...

“A trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality. The AMWU wants the capital gains discount phased out for investment properties and negative gearing effectively abolished” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Pretty cool www.bbc.com/news/article...

Total break down of the old order and existing #legal processes in #US. Time for Australia to pull back from tacit backing of #chaos AND to minimise the huge global #ClimateImpact of the #US #gas & #oil oil burning for #profit will have. #auspol

An Australian trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality. #housing #negativegearing #CapitalGainsTax #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Another knife in Americas 'Democratic' system

“The number of executions is growing & this is happening in all directions of front line. For Russians, there are no red lines ... In the wiretaps & radio communication that we intercept, we routinely hear their military leadership giving orders to execute our servicemen who are trying to surrender.

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"

Written in 1963. Still painfully current.

This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:

#TruthTelling #Indigenous #Australia

Australia’s national annual average temperature is about 1.5C higher than in 1910, according to BoM, and the climate crisis has increased the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves and bushfires. #climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Few places are more exposed to extreme weather than Roebourne, a tiny cyclone-prone town on the Western Australian coast, where public housing residents endure 50C heat without air conditioning. #Auspol @albomp.bsky.social Come on supply AC

How power works in Australia, in one headline. #auspol

Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.

No the #fake #NACC is a fraud and a waste of #public money. Only function is to delay accountability for the #crimes of #politicians and #piblic sector #employees. #auspol

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Indigenous people across Australia are on the frontline of the climate crisis. As the world gets hotter and natural disasters become more frequent and intense, they are more likely to live in the worst-hit areas. #climatecrisis #indigenous #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This 😡😡😡

Reports in Nordic news: Temp of 19.7°C measured in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri just before 2 a.m. on Christmas Day, confirmed by the on-duty meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. See the report in the Iceland monitor: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...

Well signposted. And HAVE TRAILER ACCESSIBLE BAYS! (Meant for trucks) not to mention lots of future expansion space. Good job Ampol.

The restraint of the Muslim community in Australia during this #media and #political farce is truly admirable. The last shreds of respect for the old Lib/Lab #duopoly have been lost. Shocking to see such a collapse in a once proud democracy.

I notice autocorrect seems to be getting more “assertive” with/over my typing. I can type exactly what I want to say and how I want to spell, but look back and watch autocorrect bastardise my writing. Is this new AI autocorrect at work?

Christmas Day in Iceland set a new temperature record of 19.8°C, extraordinarily warm for winter and a marker of how far “normal” has drifted. And the consequences go far beyond the impacts on polar bears and penguins. #climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/more-th...

"Add your name in solidarity with Jewish people standing against politicians and lobbyists who are exploiting the Bondi Chanukah massacre to push a divisive agenda." ✍️ Sign the Jewish Council of Australia’s petition today ✍️ jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

Do I want to add my support to the survivors of Typhoon #Odette trying to hold Shell to account❓ HELL, YEAH‼️

This should be handled cautiously. In particular, the old order will ensure false expectations of how fast it can be done, in hope of voters being disappointed and turning away. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

So can the AG contact the territory and get something done?

Australia's living the tension between what we could be and what we are. We have extraordinary renewable resources. But we remain deeply tied to exporting fossil fuels and pretending those emissions are someone else’s problem. #climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/degrowt...

Thousands March Against Trump In Freezing Weather

Story in @reneweconomy.com.au on the Delburn announcement. 'The State Electricity Commission will build VIC’s first publicly owned wind farm, overlooking the site of the former Hazelwood Power Station & mine site'. reneweconomy.com.au/sec-steps-in...

oh so predictable..Netanyahu banned all media from witnessing his genocide and over 200 journalists have been killed there since Oct 7..... and now yet again here we have the ABC coming under attack from unnamed sources with the usual suspects joining that pile on www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

There must be a push to get level 3 chargers on ALL highways. That will reduce “range anxiety”. EVs are the necessary future, but public enthusiasm for the technology is needed in the US. Too many repeat negative talking points. EVs are quiet, quick, fun to drive, and satisfying to your wallet.

I keep hearing concerns about our grid's capacity to power all those EVs... But what if all those EVs - ARE THE GRID -

I imagine getting an EV that I can charge when electricity is at its cheapest (and free using solar)- and use said electricity for my home when it's at its costliest. Anything to stick it to the filthy rich energy scumbags.

China is way ahead of most of the world in sustainable energy. Yes, they continue to burn fossil fuels for power generation (they are the leading manufacturing center of the planet). They prioritize sustainable energy, preparing for the future. Do you think the US would be smart to do the same?

Charging time is already greatly reduced. 15 minutes 20% to 80%. These things are evolving fast. Level 3 fast chargers need to be incentivized on all highways. Not likely to happen under the current myopic Administration. But sustainable energy generation & transportation are responsible choices.

The internal combustion engine is at most 30% energy efficient (70% of energy is lost to waste heat). An electric motor is 95% energy efficient. For every $3.00 in gasoline, at most, 90 cents of energy goes to moving a vehicle, $2.10 is wasted energy. But, $3.00 of pollution! Why burn fuels?

We need to be paying attention to this in the USA, too. Combining roof top solar, some battery, and EVs will contribute mightily to the stable, inexpensive energy grid we need to power tomorrow.

Regarding recycling: A company in Norway is recycling LiIon batteries successfully. businessnorway.com/articles/clo... Regarding safety: there are FAR more injuries & fatalities due to carrying a volatile liquid (gasoline) in a tank in a vehicle! servetheinjured.com/how-many-car...

Not sure if it’s the fossil fuel social media buys, trolls, bots or what, but mentioning that EVs are going to transform the grid with V2G at a top, foundational, level, sure brought all the ol’ FUD takes out of the woodwork. Oil’s scared.

'Jobs, Affordable Energy, and Local Renewal Friends of the Earth’s Yes2Renewables campaign has welcomed the State Electricity Commission’s (SEC) announcement of the purchase of the Delburn Wind Farm.' www.melbournefoe.org.au/friends_of_t...