Dog, I adore Francesca Albanese. Dog, I despise @abcnews @ABCaustralia—the presenters and their bosses. #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #SumudFlotilla

x.com/chrislynnhed... Chris Hedges CANCELLED at #NPC. Australia reaches a new low. Please protest. @amyremeikis.bsky.social @jennaprice.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @milliganreports.bsky.social @davemilbo.bsky.social

In this week’s Frankly, Nate returns from New York City Climate Week with fresh reflections on the disconnect between our economic narratives and biophysical realities. www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...

Given the increasing number of reports on declining oil forecasts, how much longer can our society remain energy-blind?

The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done! COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions. Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine. How did that happen?🧵 sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...

Children should be given a formal apology by the prime minister after the Covid inquiry ends for the "avoidable mistakes" made by the government at the time, the former children's commissioner for England has said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Earlier this week, @sammiemc.bsky.social , Founder

/1 Today, at public hearings for Module 8: Children and Young People we will hear evidence from two witnesses: Baroness Anne Longfield OBE and Associate Prof Tamsin Newlove-Delgado.

Our latest Every Story Matters record on Children and Young People highlights the many experiencing difficult changes to home and family life during lockdowns… #EveryStoryMatters

1/ Hearings have concluded for today for Module 8: Children and Young People. A full transcript of today’s hearing will be available on the website shortly with an accessible version available on request.

September was close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial While this is among the least warmed months and the Tropical Pacific Ocean is relatively cool. This indicates a global warming rate of about 0.4°C/decade. A warming rate increase of >0.2°C/dec. In line with a Global Aerosol Termination Shock.

This morning marks the official launch of the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission - a major update to the science and what it means for our global food system. Several members of the EAT-Lancet team are also part of the Earth Commission! Register for the livestream here: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8

Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As the climate crisis grows, so does its impact on mental health. Join leading voices at #ClimateHealthSummit25 as they share how building resilience supports healthier communities. 🧠🌏 📍 Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast) 🗓️ 26–28 Oct 🎟️ Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...

New EAT-Lancet warns: food systems breach Planetary Boundaries. “EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors. www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Organisations need to take a multifaceted approach, combining the strengths of informal networks with the structure of formal support services and the foundations of safe staffing and skills to address their current crises. Failure to act risks nurses and the people they care for. #auspol

Ben Saul on Palestinian recognition and the Trump plan https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/ben-saul-on-palestinian-recognition-and-the-trump-plan #auspol

Nancy Roof “We are not isolated individuals. We are cells in the body of humanity, and what we do to one another we do to ourselves. The new story is one of interdependence, shared purpose, and sacred relationship with all Life.” Here is an attempt to envision our human and kosmic interdependence

Chris Sidoti’s prescription for action on Palestine https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/chris-sidotis-prescription-for-action-on-palestine #auspol

"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"

In Loving Memory of Nancy Roof: “We are not isolated individuals. We are cells in the body of humanity, and what we do to one another we do to ourselves. The new story is one of interdependence, shared purpose, and sacred relationship with all Life.” - Kosmos Journal. Deep Gratitude to Jane Goodall.

@esgproject.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social

I'm still amazed how useful these video primers are for parents and anyone involved with schools. The first one is good for anyone who wishes to know the truth about Covid and it's impacts. www.covidsafetyforschools.org/primer Please share far and wide to parents and teachers.

For more on this see... www.burnet.edu.au/news/indoor-...

Such an important piece. The positive momentum behind clean indoor air is palpable. But we’re not there yet as my last post demonstrates. Please read and share and get behind this cause. theconversation.com/why-investme...

Be here now...

@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social I hope this is helpful 🙏 www.panaccindex.info/p/what-covid...

Risk of long COVID in children may be twice as high after a second infection. "A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases involving over 460,000 U.S. children found those reinfected with COVID-19 during Omicron had over twice the risk of developing long COVID" Source: archive.md/yFaMB

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

And then there was one... 👀☝️ Crystal Palace are the only undefeated team remaining in the Premier League this season following their win against Liverpool!

Listen to Dr Emma Tippett, Burnet clinical research fellow and Long COVID specialist, on ABC Radio National, as she explains the need for greater awareness and treatment of Long COVID. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

+3°C by 2050?! Tomorrow on Climate Chat we will discuss that we could face +3°C of global warming and/or 4 billion climate deaths. Please tune in and share. See the time in your region in the link below and subscribe and hit 🔔 to get a notification when we go live. youtube.com/live/TmZbwLC...

Mary Robinson responds to the 2025 Production Gap Report from SEI Climate, calling out governments' reckless expansion of fossil fuels despite climate commitments. productiongap.org/2025report/

Nelson Mandela’s statue at the UN reminds us that true leadership is courage in action. "Do not look away, do not hesitate. The world is hungry for action, not words. Act with courage and vision." His vision still inspires us today. #UNGA80

Women in Poverty's petition to federal parliament to Hold Robodebt Culprits Accountable has gone live Sign here and don't forget to click the confirmation in your emails! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

“What we in the West are observing, some with equanimity others with revulsion, is the failure of the Western form of governance that we have so long held up to the rest of the world as the pinnacle of human achievement in national and international governance.” johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09....

Can't believe I missed an Ombudsman report with that title! Media release: www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/asset... (PDF)

For some reason this always ends up in the very fine print of the appendixes... actuaries.org.uk/media/wqeftm...

Job One for Humanity: The biggest controversy in climate change was just re-activated by Trump, www.joboneforhumanity.org/today_s_bigg...

Thank you for reading and sharing. Questions are most welcome. Also find this post here, with higher resolution graphs and more context. Support of my research and communications efforts are highly appreciated. www.patreon.com/posts/global...

BREAKING 🌍🌡📈 The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050! Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action 1/8

We've just delivered 80 pages and over 2,700 signatures to the PM's office, calling for sanctions on Israel now to put a stop to the genocide.

UN chief António Guterres urged world leaders to act “much further, much faster” if they want to keep the 1.5°C goal alive.

“We are facing a planetary emergency. The breach of the Ocean Acidification boundary is a stark scientific warning and a moral call to action. Without healthy oceans, peace, prosperity & stability are at risk everywhere. We must act now...to safeguard this life-support system for future generations"

🎙️ w/ Richard David Hames on the decline of Western civilization. The retreat from truth in politics & institutions, China’s governance model, social stratification, AI’s disruptive potential, the loss of character & virtue in leadership, living in a liminal period between worlds, and much more.

In case you missed it Here’s the President of Slovenia, as always, sharp and clear as a razor We didn’t stop the Holocaust We didn’t stop the genocide in Rwanda We didn’t the Srebrenica genocide We must stop the genocide in Gaza

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries ➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...