Some great news... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... Like that guy said, "it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back."

From the people who brought you: “There are fewer in emergency housing so that’s great. We have no idea where they are. Who knows if homelessness is increasing?” www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

In Sydney it is nearly 7pm and we are in the 3rd week of October. The temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.

Something something, metaphor something.

The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job

Stuff front page right now… what a juxtaposition. #climate #nzpol

Personally, I did not have “3 people in giant inflatable frog costumes save democracy” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are.

Australia and New Zealand have substantial and rising economic losses from extreme weather. Thanks to our lethargy on climate change, this will continue. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #auspol #nzpol

NSW flood victims' personal details loaded to ChatGPT in major data breach www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through September 2025... + Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue) + Download higher resolution version: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

You have to wonder if a deal has been done here… www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... E.g. will US tariffs on NZ exports be cut? #nzpol

NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge * Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better" * Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30% * Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW

So basically, no-one thinks it's Tylenol.

If so, there’s still time for some pre-bunking. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Australia’s new emissions target of 62% to 70% reduction by 2035 is a big step up on the previous goal of 43% by 2030. While a lot of Aussies hoped for a bigger number, this is MUCH more ambitious than New Zealand’s 2035 target of 51% to 55% reduction. #nzpol

I had some thoughts about people saying that "debate me bro" trolling is somehow the height of democratic discourse.

Australia's climate risk assessment was completed back in 2024, but only released today. It projects by 2050: 🌊 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise 🚨 Deaths from heatwaves up 4x in Sydney, 3x in Sydney 🌱 Massive losses to biodiversity. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #Greensky

So much for the First Amendment.

America's Perón... www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch... (gift link)

See also… New Zealand. #nzpol

Folk kicked out of emergency housing with no viable alternative + More people in vulnerable housing or none at all due to the economy + A dearth of new social & public housing due to spending cuts = A homelessness problem that this welcome move won't fix. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

MASSIVE❗ "there has been methane leaking from the facility in huge quantities" (since 2006) “What we have here is a cover-up at every conceivable scale, by ConocoPhillips, by Santos and by a range of regulators” NTEPA, NT WorkSafe, Clean Energy Regulator, NOPSEMA, & CSIRO all knew about the leak

🪶 Y.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the—

The woman holding Chinese mining companies to account for their damage to the environment and people's livelihoods. insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...

it's so funny that the exact moment Australian government decided to "make AI a national priority" coincides with AI companies suddenly lowering expectations and a sudden increase in bubble talk

The Zero Carbon Act in 2019 represented then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's promise to tackle her generation's "nuclear-free moment" head on. Six years on, analysis (by me) suggests the law has been hollowed out to little more than a husk. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Jangly music plays 🎵🎶 “It’s the end of NZ as we know it…”

Handy takedown of myths about EVs, by Consumer NZ. www.consumer.org.nz/articles/new...

No plastics treaty at least for now. As you were, polluters, you may continue.

Minister for Education: *cough* "I thought Te Reo would be thoroughly tough though."

With a likely target of 65-75% reduction by 2035, Australia is expected to be well ahead of NZ’s 51-55%.

The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. (Published April 2024)

Nothing says climate policy like skipping brunch and hoping the sky notices.

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

It's an uneasy feeling to know the proceeds of Valar/ Peter Thiel's investments in New Zealand are now benefiting Epstein's estate. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world. I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see. open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

BREAKING: FSU statement… Everybody exercised their freeze peach. We lost. Democracy won. We wasted our people’s time and we are sorry. #internetNZ

“We’re not interested at all in imposing our own worldviews on InternetNZ,” Jillaine Heather says. Right, apart from via 12 amendments.

The late, great Tom Lehrer: “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...

Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

“The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of other human rights,” said Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/c...

These principles simply sought to encourage participation and basic dignity. Another backwards step, at the expense of a minority group. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Thanks to climate change we can all chat about corn sweat. www.scientificamerican.com/article/humi...

Uninsurable Australia 9now.nine.com.au/60-minutes/i...

If the media were better they wouldn’t be saying “your plan is great Ken”. They’d be asking if “nature positive” actually means anything. And have offsets worked literally anywhere? And why try to privatise conservation efforts rather than simply funding them? And what are your interests, Ken?

I wrote about how Geoff Lewis, one of OpenAI’s long running investors, has sparked concern among peers who believe he may be facing a public mental health episode brought on by ChatGPT. futurism.com/openai-inves...

Now we can sing “Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer”, climate change edition.