TRILOBITE BEETLES!!! 😍🌿 Some of the coolest bugs in Asia’s rainforests are these female Lycid Beetles, that look like they’re from prehistoric ages!😱🦕 They retain their larval form as adults and feed on decaying matter in the leaf litter of the forest! 🍂 I get goosebumps every time I see them! 😁

Young Peregrine euthanised after suffering gunshot injuries in Leicestershire. Sad news from @leicsperegrines.bsky.social who are working hard to encourage public engagement. Please give them a follow. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/24/p...

Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"

Crikey Re-read | "We should ban the export of textile waste, because if we did, that would force Australia to take accountability and responsibility for its waste."

Some more bits from Australia’s great satire show Utopia . youtu.be/Iagc0tSjt5s?...

Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite. But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite. Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.

Wild-born calves Zigi and Lenny are already practising their wrestling moves. Sulwe, the only girl in the pileup, holds her own – never far from the action. They're only here because we rescued their mothers, orphans themselves, many years ago. Meet our grandcalves: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/o...

Epstein record EFTA00020517 features an FBI intake report dated 10/27/2020. An unidentified individual had reported that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had raped an unidentified woman when she was a child. #OpDeathEaters

346 donors have each shelled out at least $250,000 to Trump-aligned organizations and projects. At least half have benefited from his policies or actions — including pardons. Here's what you need to know about Trump's pay-to-pardon scheme. https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=-IZPsTPWFeqOrZIB

It’s not too late! Tell the Secretary of the Interior and New Mexico Game & Fish Commissioners to let Taylor the Mexican gray wolf choose where he lives. 🐾 Send an ecard: https://nywolf.org/mexican-gray-wolf-taylor-holiday-ecards/

Who wore it best? #auspol

Terrible look Sussan Ley, absolutely appalling for someone who thinks she could lead Australia. Australians do not want to be led by someone who cannot control their emotions and seems be totally out of control #auspol

When Port Arthur massacre occurred #JohnHoward was blamed for being lax on guns and youth crime. #KimBeasley was Opposition Leader at the time and instantly made a public statement saying I STAND WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. #SussanLey take note.

AFL clubs, the Grand Prix and Victorian govt have distanced themselves from a private security group accused of worker exploitation, tax evasion, and ties to a bikie gang. Why is the Albanese govt still paying MA group to guard asylum seekers on Nauru?

After the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, rather than political point scoring, Labor Oppn Leader Kim Beazley & Democrats Leader Cheryl Kernot supported Liberal PM John Howard, incl. his gun reforms. In 2025, after the #BondiBeachAttack, Oppn Leader Sussan Ley is attacking PM Anthony Albanese. 😔 #auspol

The State Library Victoria – the “of” was lost in a rebranding exercise in 2014 – has been described by generations of managers as “the people’s university” but not anymore, writes Carolyn Fraser. satpa.pe/TObYm1P

Don’t stop be-leafin’: how urban greening can help save threatened species

Someone should ask Josh who was in Government when asio dismissed the younger shooter as a person of concern. Or who pushed to make it harder to prosecute antisemitic speech by trying to change Section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act against the wishes of the Jewish community.

@ronnisalt.bsky.social is one of Australia's most gifted writers. This is unarguably one of her most powerful and important pieces. Read it, share it, reflect upon it, and act for peace, compassion, empathy, and understanding. Thank you, @ronnisalt.bsky.social. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

"It's not rocket science"

Press release from Police Scotland 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/18/m...

It's patriotic to protect wolves 🐺 A survey revealed 78% of Americans support continued protections for gray wolves under the ESA - including ranchers, farmers, + rural residents in states with wolf populations. Americans want wolves protected. So why is Congress trying to remove protections?

Let's get one thing straight. What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods. *Nobody* else is to blame. share.google/CCiKK8WnQTCz...

NOW is the time to use your voice for wolves! The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 845 this week, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves across the United States and allow for the slaughter of wolves.

Sussan Lee’s attempt to score political points at this time is beneath contempt.

Every time we rescue an orphan, we think of what the future can hold. 19 years ago, little Loijuk’s life nearly ended just as it was beginning, but some compassionate people changed the course of her history. And now, because of that life saved, Loijuk leads a whole new generation in the wild.

It's disheartening to see people trying to make some sort of political mileage out of this horrific tragedy. People pushing their own agendas, whatever they may be.

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

It's heartbreaking. In my opinion, what the State Library of Victoria staff have been put through in the last few years by senior management is a particularly heedless, cavalier sort of cruelty. Carolyn's article is both brave and exemplary.

Nothing like forcing a woman who was raped in your office into bankruptcy to improve your reputation Linda 🤢 #auspol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

Great news!👏👏👏 State Library of Victoria saved! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australian governments are not acting to curb [the cause of the toxic algae bloom]. Instead, they continue to support the fossil fuel industry both officially and unofficially. #auspol themonthly.com.au/december-202...

UK response these days to problems: "we give up in advance".

c.org/MMBSrFmPjP Save the State Library of Victoria!

Extreme heat doesn’t just feel exhausting — it ages your body. A new study shows repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking. Climate change is literally speeding up our biological clock. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Millions of Americans are getting kicked off of their health insurance so that Donald Trump can fund tax handouts for billionaires like Elon Musk. Let that sink in.

“The 2025 reform of the EPBC Act will hand more Commonwealth responsibility to the states and is riddled with more opt-outs for the minister. The corporate exploiters got a lot of what they wanted.” satpa.pe/8C63vN3

Our public museums & libraries now staggering to survive under boards forcing disastrous cuts, full of ex-politicians & rich business mates, taking spaces of experienced, dedicated people. Fed ALP suppresses official report on how bad it is - then, arrogant & peevish, refuses to stop doing it.

An essential read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #racism #Farage

www.theguardian.com/environment/... #overfishing #ClimateChange

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Save the State Library!