I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Excited to share GEM’s new report on how nominee companies hide the real owners of Australia’s fossil fuel projects. Nominee branches of JPMorgan, Citibank & HSBC are connected to firms emitting 22m tonnes of CO₂/yr — equal to 4.4m Australian households. 🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/the-f...

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.” Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins? www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

The way the @albomp.bsky.social govt "acts" on climate is TERRIFYING: ⚠️>46,000km2 opened 4 offshore Oil+Gas exploration ⚠️Sea Dumping Bill that'll enable high-risk CCS ⚠️ #FutureGasStrategy to 2050 & beyond ⚠️32🤯 approvals of NEW/EXTENSION Coal+Gas projects ⚠️$15B in fossil fuel subsidies for 2024-2025

The Labor govt's 2035 target of 62% reduction in net national GHG emissions below 2005 emissions levels is aligned with >2.4°C of warming (above pre-industrial levels) Not sure how destructive it'll be cos 2.4°C is BEYOND the range of this Climate Council infographic warning of appalling impacts

It’s complicated #auspol #climate t.co/pwQVDLYzH2

Disgraceful. No govt that actually cares about climate change would do this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

www.bbc.com/news/article... "It makes absolutely zero sense why, now, these facilities are being sited practically in people's backyards, and next to gas stations, all over Staten Island," says the city councillor." Did he not see the irony in ignoring the risk of the hugely flammable petrol? 🤦

Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds - Figure calculated by @oilchange.bsky.social has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement #climatecrisis Story by @dharna.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Business as usual #auspol #pacific t.co/pwQVDLYzH2

When a Govt is so intent on supporting Israel’s genocide it starts arresting their own people - doctors, nurses, priests, pensioners - as “terrorists” for wanting peace, it shreds its legitimacy. It’s UK Labour now but look out because we have Minns, Wong, Marles, Albanese and co all watching here.

"A view of Mushtaha Tower located west of Gaza City being hit by Israeli airstrikes as smoke rises afterwards in Gaza Strip on September 05, 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)" www.threads.com/@alijadallah...

Here's me. "Anti-Semitism envoy, condemner of watermelons, declines to comment on Nazi terror attacks on First Nations and Palestinians"

As always billions to destroy the lives of refugees, to harm them, to send them to danger and squalor. While there’s just breadcrumbs to support refugees. Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

The standards in Parliament are so, so low. Can't believe he doubled down #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Hey I think we have found some of Albo's Good People™, also awesome having white journos cheerfully fan the flames against colleagues like Nabil

The fallout from Sunday’s anti-immigration rallies continues, with Indigenous leaders detailing neo-Nazis storming an Aboriginal camp. satpa.pe/Yz1uWGN

There is concern among experts and industry representatives that Australia will not meet its 2030 emissions reduction commitment, much less a more ambitious 2035 target. satpa.pe/KkXJqBs

Labor today launched another cruel attack on refugees and migrants, tabling new legislation to strip people of the right to natural justice.

Missed again #auspol #SanctionsNow #Israel t.co/pwQVDLYzH2

Attacking health infrastructure, killing journalists, starving children - how many more flagrant breaches of international law will governments tolerate before sanctioning PM Netanyahu and stopping trade with Israel? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

The ABC continues to call it a war, and police continue to downplay the number of protesters. WTF is wrong with them?

Zinger of a thread, so many commenters making great points to counteract the free speech absolutist garbage. I've saved a few for future reference.

think that if "we must debate the fascists not no-platform them!" is your view then we have probably reached the stage, globally, where you may wish to wonder if your preferred way of doing things is actually working

The false balance obsessed #ABC continuing their endless platforming of denialists, nimbys and various forms of people who pretend to accept the science - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

It's disgusting language, which they're using as a nicer way of saying 'we don't think it's worth our while supporting disabled people, we'd rather they go back to being unseen so we don't have to think about them'

Across Australia, five ASX-listed entities operated six of the ten biggest gas-using facilities. To get off gas, they must invest in clean & renewable energy three-to-five times more than their current levels by 2030, as recommended by the OECD. reneweconomy.com.au/australian-g...

I love to live in the future ....

The Age reporter Kieran Rooney acting like this is a bad thing, instead of a great opportunity - www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Incredible footage of the march across Sydney Harbour Bridge #FreePalestine

1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵 www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...

Moving on to A Drop of Corruption by @robertjbennett.bsky.social as a (maybe) lighter read after the hard hitting and emotional Empire of the Vampire by @misterkristoff.bsky.social. A bit behind on these, but both among my most anticipated reads #booksky

IPA research

We should be using tax reform to tackle housing affordability, not just CGT discount to ⬆️ supply but also reforming negative gearing + stamp duty, one of our most regressive taxes. Sen Lambie and I had the PBO cost options - just need political will... www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Very disappointing @bendigoadvertiser.bsky.social article quoting Barnaby-esque councillors without fact checking. The whole "energy for the city folk" line is such BS. Your farms depend on city demand as much as the city depends on your food. #renewables #vicpol

🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians... theklaxon.com.au/hrgd

NEW: I-MED has quietly started asking patients to opt-in to letting AI train on their scans, after I reported it handed over 100,000s chest x-rays without patients knowledge A law firm is also considering launching a class action for affected patients www.crikey.com.au/20...

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social

When people said that there was a gas rig right next to the 12 Apostles, I really didn't expect it to be *this* close to the 12 Apostles. What the fuck!

World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds, despite the worsening #climatecrisis Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"Tens of thousands of people turned out" Millions ABC Australia, millions. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

The right is shaping public perception of these protests just like it shaped public perception of the BLM protests, because it dominates the information ecosystem. The narratives it has spent years crafting & spreading are shaping how current events are interpreted.

The right circumvented mainstream media & took over everything else: cable news, talk radio, local tv, local newspapers, social media, gaming, bro self-improvement culture, sports, increasingly pop culture itself. This is upstream of *all other problems* that face democracy or the left.

The entire plot of Andor S2 is about the Empire creating a bloody civil disturbance and then blaming the resulting violence on the previously peaceful protestors.

More self defence #auspol #Israel #Greta t.co/pwQVDLYzH2

"We are sad that the journalist didn't dodge the projectile that chose to go towards her" said her employer. Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...

Seriously Nike? Dropping our beloved fmr Australian of the Year, Grace Tame? #brandfail

"...for instance Japan… we want to get from 39 per cent profile for coal fire power in our grid down to 19 per cent," Mr Cook said last Tuesday. "The only way we can do that is by utilising gas."" Japan and WA premier Cook lying about about gas #greensky www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...