This is BIG and has the potential to be vastly transformative in how we think of and use social technology. If you can spare a few bucks, please consider backing Bonfire Social. https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community #bonfire #bonfiresocial #socialweb #opensocialweb #communitytech

"#bonfire Networks is a tiny software org that has spent the past couple of years building a framework for communities on the open social web. At the end of last week, they released #bonfiresocial, a microblogging app. Like Mastodon, Bonfire Social runs on #activitypub, but it takes differently […]

If there is one section of Society that can easily give up 15% of its wealth, to tackle poverty and climate change, with no discernible impact on their existence, it's the Billionaires and Corporations. #capitalism #socialism #socialjustice

Independent Australia desperately needs your help! https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/independent-australia-desperately-needs-your-help,20375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

@davidimel Affinity, just wow!

The founders of Tesla did a great job, going back to first principles and imagining what a car could be. They just didn't go back far enough. #elonmusk #urbanism #notjustbike #thewaroncars #ev #climate

If you are poor and criticize Billionaires, they call you jealous. If you are rich and criticize Billionaires, they call you a hypocrite. Seems like nobody is allowed to criticize Billionaires! #Capitalism #Socialism #Fascism […] [Original post on aus.social]

Nice @paige Needs to be repeated. #fediverse #algorithms https://video.fedihost.co/w/kVoS82WGtnVMzDDDPGGa8p

WTF happened to #billgates? #climatechange #climatecrisis https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/bill-gates-donated-climate-denier-bjorn-lomborg-copenhagen-consensus-center/

The three things that made me a Socialist. - 1. Finding out just how messed up Capitalism is. Not just one thing but many many revelations over many years, finding out just how rotten, rigged and morally bankrupt capitalism is. - 2. Learning about what Socialism actually is. In particular […]

The difference between the Fediverse and Commercial Social Media. One is designed to be addictive, contains harmful ingredients and gives an adrenaline hit. It's ingredients are a secret. It's a centralised product, made and controlled by one entity. It doesn't […] [Original post on aus.social]

Why did Germany lose the Second World War? Bertrand Russell concludes that Germany’s downfall was driven fundamentally by a fanatical, irrational, racist, and hateful ideology — in other words, by Nazism. “The generals who commanded Roman armies in the days when the Empire was most rapidly […]

@Techaltar Is the new Affinity Software going to give Adobe a run for its money?

Fugitive Australian Journalist Shane Dowling celebrates 4 years on the run https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/10/30/fugitive-australian-journalist-shane-dowling-celebrates-4-years-on-the-run/ #auspol

My favourite podcasts @TheWarOnCars and Volts by @volts.wtf made a crossover episode. Both podcasts handle the biggest issues I see in the world currently. The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org is about our over-reliance on personal cars. Volts https://www.volts.wtf is all about energy. How […]

#china is leading the low carbon energy revolution at All Energy Australia exhibition in #melbourne Some truly impressive products and demonstrations.

#grokipedia Replacing #facts with #fascism https://www.engadget.com/social-media/xs-grokipedia-is-online-after-it-briefly-crashed-out-231108836.html?src=rss

Excellent Point! #climatechange #renewables

The Robot Revolution is not going to happen anytime soon. #ai #technology #robotics #robots https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/

#capitalism is Fucked Up! https://georgetsakraklides.substack.com/p/why-the-bad-guys-keep-winning-a-500

Empire rebranded: The new architecture of violence https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/empire-rebranded-the-new-architecture-of-violence,20298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

I still think serchability is the main thing holding back #mastodon #fediverse #socialweb Is any progress being made on this?

One of the main ways wealth corrupts is through the erosion of empathy. When a person achieves fabulous wealth they no longer have to care about what other people say or think because they are insulated from everyone due to their wealth, so their empathy dies. And […] [Original post on aus.social]

Manufacturing Ignorance. #climatechange #politics #denial https://youtu.be/X72Xwy1lgNQ

Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of global final energy use, and a variety of industries ranging from chemicals to cement relying on high-temperature heat, the importance of clean and renewable sources of industrial heat has never been more important […]

So many different rain sounds in my garden. The sound of rain on bamboo leaves, rain trickling down multiple drains, rain dripping inside the greenhouse, rain on the shed roof, rain hitting a watering can and an old steel bath. Precious #rain before the storm. #naarm #melbourne

@maj we also got selfies with an inflatable axolotl.

If we don't stand against genocide, what do we stand for?

Be More Tank: https://campaignbrief.com/gwm-says-be-more-tank-in-tank-500-plug-in-hybrid-launch-campaign-via-thinkerbell/ Creative agency: Thinkerbell. Maybe we can start naming and shaming ad agencies for anti-social behaviour?

Hey #fediverse #mastodon What do we think about #wafrn ?

New video out today from me on the latest for Melbourne's Metro Tunnel! Includes a bonus tour of State Library Station. Check it out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLP4DJpspYI #MelbourneTrains #melbourne #transit #publictransport #australia #trains

Michael Martin @Michael38548127 ICE in Portland Oct 11

Robyn Denholm works for Elon Musk a well know White Supremacist. This is not good for #australia https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/04/tesla-robyn-denholm-awkward-choice-australias-research-development-review/

#auspol #inequality #socialjustice #capitalism #communism

More details are emerging on what happened at last week's Department of Homeland Security raid of an apartment building in South Shore, Chicago. "Masked agents made people line up outside the building, where they asked each resident their name and country of origin before lifting their shirt to […]

Dr Jane Goodall's final message. #climatechange #fascism #environment #solarpunk

RE: https://aus.social/@firstdogonthemoon/115310218488752488 Nice to read this via #fediverse where I feel slightly removed from this #dystopia

#facebook #x #instagram #tiktok are not #socialmedia they are Billionaire propaganda machines masquerading as Social media.

#climatechange meets #fascism https://electrek.co/2025/09/29/the-oil-stooge-running-the-energy-dept-just-banned-the-words-climate-change/

@pachli A Nivenly Foundation project, non-profit co-op organization that seeks to provide governance and support to Open Source Projects 🔸Pachli is an Android app - client for Mastodon A modern, continuously growing application. Clean, easy to use at the same time with many options and […]

All our #soalrpunk dreams have come true! China has successfully completed the test flight of the S1500, the world’s largest airborne wind turbine, boasting a 1 megawatt (MW) capacity. Operating at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters, the S1500 harnesses stronger and more stable high-altitude

Why the #punk in #solarpunk https://youtu.be/t7rfLC5gmDo

Just a reminder that good people have been calling out the situation in Israel for decades. This is less of a "new phase" and more of a continuation.

#gazagenocide #israel #palestine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/11/how-israel-keeps-stealing-palestinian-land

#politics #philosophy

Slowly deleting everything I have #google and #microsoft related. OneDrive is now empty.

It's a Truth Crisis that USA is experiencing.

Where we put Wind Turbines is very important, with the need to consider both environmental and cultural impacts. Get that right and they do look rather magnificent. #renewables #solarpunk #windpunk #climatechange #australia