“I've watched governments of all persuasions make the same mistake: leaning on fossil fuels to solve the problems created by fossil fuels.” | Nicolette Boele trib.al/tB4P1OI

Values have to change. Incentives need to shift. Fossil fuels, which were for long so beneficial to humanity, have to be recognised as poisons. And petroleum companies must pay for backtracking on their promises, writes Jonathan Watts www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Steam Machine is overpriced and a little underpowered, Valve should probably have opted to sell at a loss due to the RAMPocalypse or held off and gone with more power in a year. That said, all these "I built my own Steam Machine" articles are ridiculous. Twice the size, "laying around" $1k GPUs

As a neutral observer, if that's a foul/penalty the rule book needs re-writing #MEXvsENG

Fri 3 July The 🌏's oceans are the hottest on record for June, exceeding the 2023-24 El Nino years Ocean heat added has ⬆️ from the equivalent of ~5 Hiroshima-scale 💣s PER SECOND in 2020 to ~12 Hiroshima-scale 💣s PER SECOND in 2025🤯 @albomp.bsky.social govt, STOP approving Coal & Gas projects‼️

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

What we already know is a Jess Wilson-led Liberal Party will scrap Victoria's Treaty process that's been 10 years in the making & ongoing That's sufficient information to take a decision Will public institutions, civic orgs & leaders committed to Walking with First Nations honour their commitment❓️

A utility CEO saying that it's fine to keep coal open as long as possible is worse, literally, than the CEO of a car company saying no one is killed in car crashes. By a huge margin. There is no perception of the sheer danger of coal power among these people, even those who support renewables

Redbridge/Accent poll shows One Nation fans not overly concerned with cost of living, healthcare, housing affordability but VERY het up about immigration DemosAU says:"once undecided voters are excluded, ~1 in 5 Coalition voters at the 2025 Federal Election are now intending to vote for One Nation"

"Beating hate requires leadership, investment & institutions that help people belong. & it requires politicians willing to stand up to racism, not harvest it or fail to call out those who indulge in it." Sadly, we're NOT getting this fr leaders, institutions, pollies thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

The economics of building new #wind farms in Australia is “getting worse, not better,” project developers warn, as rising #construction costs and a fickle off-take market block the path to final investment.

Two days ago, a user here (@mattyv.bsky.social) alerted me to a news item from “News Nation Now” about how LED light bulbs are creating “a crisis for human mitochondria.” www.newsnationnow.com/health/led-l...

Pauline Hanson says what the government is proposing is “communism” – the wealth transfer she would prefer to perpetuate is from wage-earners to investors, writes Paul Bongiorno. trib.al/ya0UCqB

@jonathanjarry.bsky.social came across this story and seems a little fishy to me. Would love to see an examination of the study www.newsnationnow.com/health/led-l...

World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Editorial: There can be no new fossil fuel projects if the world is to keep global heating below 2 degrees Celsius. Even that rise is catastrophic. The Albanese government’s fecklessness has ensured it will be worse. satpa.pe/dhcdQHL

@davidpocock.bsky.social I know you're busy (rightfully) taking on the gas cartel right now, but I think we need a voice for ending the RBA in its current form. So many fatal flaws, and better ideas out there than interest rates. Ready for another battle?

Australia's data center lobby insists it is nothing like the US. But a new report shows data centres drove 50% of the past year of demand growth in Australia's biggest grid: exactly the same proportion as the US. Quick new post digging into the data: ketanjoshi.co/2026/04/30/a...

The Albanese government has followed John Howard's model, devolving environmental responsibility to state and territory governments which, in turn, are easy pickings for miners, loggers and tourism entrepreneurs, writes Bob Brown. satpa.pe/YQ9rBMG

For decades now, Muslims have been slaughtered for being Muslims by the world’s most powerful military powers. In the west and Western Asia, the principal victims of expulsion, ethnic cleansing and genocide are Muslims. Open Islamophobia is largely permissible in the west. Few fret over this

Fri 17 Apr Labor & Josh Burns frequently cite the Safeguard Mechanism to fob off constituents' concerns about Australia's grossly inadequate emissions reduction Turns out the claimed 7 million tonnes of SGM emissions reduction for 2024-25 is entirely undone by North West Shelf Gas Extension (👀🧵👇)

Tell me, when you drop bombs on giant crowds of peaceful protestors, are you the good guys?

In total, the first two weeks of the conflict led to emissions of 5,055,016 tCO2e, equivalent to 131,430,416 tCO2e in a year – roughly the same as the 84 lowest emitting countries combined. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Israel admits to purposefully targeting journalists in Lebanon for death. Then conducting a double kill strike by killing the paramedics who went in to care for the journalists. Israel has already killed 51 paramedics in Lebanon. It is Gaza-style terror all over again.

Finally a positive wind energy story from the ABC, and it even includes support from the Farmers Federation (albeit with stupid motivation) - www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

RBA governor Michele Bullock bought a $2 million luxury home on the NSW north coast on March 17 - the same day the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for ordinary Australians. www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...

Spotify pays Rogan at least a quarter of a billion a year to push some of the most vile conspiracy theories about minorities from the fringe into public consciousness. Seriously, today is a great day to cancel your subscription.

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The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates today will inflict more unnecessary pain on households struggling with soaring fuel prices. 📺 Chief Economist Greg Jericho explains. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Remembering that on this day 7 years ago a 28 year old Australian man killed 51 people and injured 89 others at two mosques in Christchurch NZ. Today is UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The date was chosen as the anniversary of Christchurch.

“Australia must move on from the weaponisation of migration numbers as a means of eliciting panic and swaying voters," writes John Hewson. "Instead, the country needs a … discussion about the genuine benefits of immigration.” satpa.pe/OYeNARo

Great. So if you write to BlueSky support about a violation of your intellectual property, they reply telling you to contact another email address, which replies telling you to contact BlueSky support.

Killing dozens in a search for the remains of someone who has been dead for 3 decades? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

First part of our three part series featuring @amyremeikis.bsky.social on John Howard’s legacy is out today. 7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/the...

Five authors by whom I've read at least five books: Robin Hobb Steven Erikson Robert Jackson Bennett Mark Lawrence Joe Abercrombie #booksky

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

The Know Rogan Experience Podcast #0056 - The Epstein Files, Part 1 Michael Marshall and Cecil Cicirello break down Joe's February 2026 reactions to the latest release of the Epstein Library. Covering 12 shows, including with Cheryl Hines, Mike Benz, Evan Hafer, and Roger Avary

“A woman was murdered in Reservoir, Victoria, last night. A man known to her is charged over her homicide. She is the 10th Australian woman killed this year. Police allege the Reservoir victim was deliberately run down by the man with his car.“ #Auspol

Editorial: Tim Wilson is the new face of the Liberal Party’s economic plan. In his first day as shadow treasurer, he argued that taxes on the rich were “punitive” and that the Reserve Bank is unduly concerned with employment. satpa.pe/p4WSzJG

Fri 20 Feb: ⚠️ @albomp.bsky.social govt's APPROVED 32 new/extensions of Coal & Gas projects ⚠️WA EPA recommended in favour of Black Mountain Energy fracking the Kimberley ⚠️42 Coal mines in the pipeline Each week more 🚗, 🚎, 🛵, 🚴‍♀️ honk their support for #ClimateAction than ones that don't

We need to take the courts to court www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An effective carve-out from federal environment laws for the offshore oil and gas industry that could see the winding back of First Nations rights and environmental protections. #auspol #ecocide #environmentalvandals thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Conditions fuelling the Otway fires were made five times more likely by human-caused climate heating. The report, by scientists from the World Weather Attribution agency, noted that if not for the lingering effects of a La Niña, it would have been worse. satpa.pe/sri8UBy

While everyone is distracted with Angus' great move, the government has quietly approved a massive extension to the Middlemount coal mine epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/all-referral...

I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"

"And that hope would be no hope at all if the habit of thinking of strangers as enemies could not be broken." - @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social, The Girl and the Mountain

The double standard continues www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia once again receive an insulting pay offer from the Allen Gov't. Nearly 3000 members voted, 98% rejected. We did essential work during the height of COVID, our workloads are higher than ever, yet our standard of living keeps going backward #VicPol

Mayor Wilson... If I drove into Portland and threw a canister of tear gas at the federal building unprovoked, would you ask me nicely to leave? If I shot a woman in the face, would you remind me that violence isn't allowed, and to please tone it down?

Labor: Welcome Mr President, we are proud to honour you