This looks like serious political interference by the head of a State. The Commissioner’s statement was reasonable, limited and defined.

Michael Beveridge@tattieboy.bsky.social · 14h ago

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... NSW premier Chris Minns has now come out and criticised Virginia Bell. There is nothing Minns wouldn't do for his Zionist benefactors.

Tell Kmart not to stock or sell PERVERT GLASSES petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/de... @getup.org.au

Demand Kmart take the Anko surveillance glasses off the shelf

Camera glasses are moving quickly into the mainstream. Meta has sold more than 7 million pairs and hired Kylie Jenner to sell more. At $89, against several hundred dollars for the Meta version, the te...

petitions.getup.org.au

Stop pervert glasses becoming main stream in Aus

Raindrops_on_Roses@kateraindrops.bsky.social · 13h ago

An easy one to sign.

It’s obscene and so cartoonish - now what movie involved capturing the moon? 🤔

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 5d ago

A discarded SpaceX rocket will unintentionally slam into the moon next Wednesday… apnews.com/article/spac...

A discarded SpaceX rocket will unintentionally slam into the moon next Wednesday… apnews.com/article/spac...

Major oil firms make $93bn profits in just 3 months amid war and climate crisis. They shift profits, dodge taxes, fuel poverty and inflation. They don't bear the social cost of their business. Forever holding people/govts to ransom. Polluters must pay. Need windfall tax now.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

theguardian.com

The Bathers, 2015 by Amy Sherald #womensart #August

Absolutely disgraceful. I didn't consent to religiously run healthcare. I'm sure most people didn't. I do consent to my tax dollars being used for all female health services including abortion.

An expert explains why the H5N1 strain is such a threat to seals worldwide.

Bird flu decimated South America’s marine mammals. What can Australia do differently?

theconversation.com

They’re using AI to justify slashing and offshoring even more Australian jobs and the Government is standing by and watching it happen. Ask yourself who profits from this? We need a system that delivers for the 99% who need jobs not the 1% who live off profits.

This 👇 must watch for Aussies

Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.@censusnotreligious.bsky.social · 4d ago

In a message for our campaign, media personality and assisted dying advocate Andrew Denton speaks about the importance of helping to deliver more accurate Census data for the religion question. Watch his full video on our website: censusnotreligious.org.au/2026/08/01/a... #Census26 #NotReligious

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species reveals nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Almost 400 native Australian bird and mammal species have been assessed as being at a high risk – or worse – from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a federal government assessment has revealed. Some of Australia’s most beloved animals – including species of penguins, fur seals, quolls, dolphins, more than 300 birds and the Tasmanian devil – are considered at least high risk from the virus, meaning they could suffer “severe reduction in population size or viability” or worse if it reaches them. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

A ferry good time. The future leaving the safe waters of the Derwent. Bon voyage Hull 096

This article is excellent. It speaks volumes about how governments take so many in the environmental and conservation sectors and communities for granted theconversation.com/australia-ha.... As H5N1 begins to spread and devastate Australian wildlife the dire consequences of this are evident.

Australia has long relied on volunteers and wildlife carers. As bird flu spreads, they will need support

Volunteers have been a mainstay of conservation in Australia. As bird flu spreads, they must be supported – and kept safe.

theconversation.com

Another example of a Tasmanian environmental managers not being able to comprehend complexities in the environment and the concept of simultaneous multiple pressures.

Salmon farm releasing nutrients, but EPA says it's not causing algae

The waters around Tassal's Long Bay fish farm near Port Arthur have signs of excess nutrients — including nuisance algae and seagrass loss. But the EPA has questioned if the fish farm is responsible, ...

abc.net.au

This👇 And Government transparency as to what the plan is, and what the comms plan is to combat the cookers

Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · yesterday

There is a lot we can do to help Australia’s native wildlife survive and recover from H5N1 bird flu. It will require far greater care and investment from governments than we’ve seen so far. theconversation.com/powerless-ag...

Ferpècle Glacier (Val d'Hérens, Valais) 2016 | 2026 The worst decade ever! 🧊🔥 Valley glaciers have virtually disappeared from the Alps (except the five largest)! 😰 To think that this glacier was connected to Mont Miné Gl. until 1956! ⏱️ 📷 2026 pic (taken today) by Sandra Belin-Gorsic 🙏

Heatwaves reaching the upper thermal limits of mammals Poor lions, poor residents of Tokyo And yes, we should be worried and yes we know what to collectively do

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · yesterday

“Three female lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo's Tama Zoo, ​the first heat-related deaths among the facility's lion ‌population in its 62-year history. The lions, aged 3, 11 and 15 and all born in the zoo, showed signs of severe dehydration ​and multiple organ failure in post-mortem exams”

MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues. Widespread records allover the area. Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES: 38.5 Swiehan 36.8 Al Ain Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C. Absolutely brutal

From Rocciamelone (3,538 m, Graian Alps) Aug. 2026 | Aug. 2013 Astonishing demise of one of the main glaciers in the Upper Maurienne Valley over last decade View towards Pte de Charbonnel (3,752 m asl), highest peak in the Graian Alps (see also: bsky.app/profile/subf...) 📷Via @meteoinpiemonte

Melaine Le Roy@subfossilguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Love this view of the Avérole Valley showcasing the perfect pyramid of the ice-capped Pointe de Charbonnel (3,752 m asl), the highest peak in the Graian Alps! 🏔️🧊 Background left is Baounet Glacier, one of the largest of the Upper Maurienne Valley 📷 Paul Helbronner (first decade of the 20th c.) ⏳

#DailyGlimmer. Snow on Kunanyi tonight, but on weekend we had a taste of spring in Tassie & I got to do two favourite things simultaneously. Garden while listening to an audio book: The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax about a 1960’s elderly lady who becomes a spy 1/

Should I confess to have never seen a Spider-Man movie, or Batman movie or any of the Jurassic Parks? Maybe it’s because I’ve never been a teenage boy? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Web of billions: how Spider-Man became the most heroic franchise in Hollywood

NSW Police can already use Israeli-made Cellebrite technology to extract the entire contents of your phone. Now the NSW Government wants to expand those powers. Privacy surrendered in the name of safety is never returned. #auspol

Minns Labor Government to introduce new powers for police and Crime Commission targeting organised crime

The Minns Labor Government will introduce a new package of laws designed to target the modern operating model of organised crime and give NSW Police and the NSW Crime Commission stronger tools to disr...

nsw.gov.au

hey #nsw - you're in big trouble - your privacy is gone - @australianlabor.bsky.social is truly disgusting #auspol

💚🌏Myles🌏💚@rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 2d ago

NSW Police can already use Israeli-made Cellebrite technology to extract the entire contents of your phone. Now the NSW Government wants to expand those powers. Privacy surrendered in the name of safety is never returned. #auspol

👇🏽The rejection of the parties - worthy to listen to for Australian parallels

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Kushner is the ‘chief negotiator’ for Israel and Gaza and Iran; and for Ukraine and Russia. He is not an elected or appointed official. He’s a mafia operative who is Trump’s son-in-law, which is how authoritarian kleptocracies work... (1/2)" youtu.be/5r8mEzTdggk?...

It’s going to be another ffs day🤦‍♀️

Jody Houser ✒️🗯️🎲@jodyhouser.bsky.social · 2d ago

"By asking them to read, professors are arbitrarily withholding information from students by forcing them to get it through this more difficult medium." Your depressing read for the day (gift article). That quote is about students at HARVARD, by the way. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Ffs - a certain style of glasses - ones that look like pervert glasses are just about to go out of fashion I reckon.

Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and online

theguardian.com

The backlash made Google pause the feature that made it easy, but it's of course still possible, and now put in everybody's heads. It was so hard for Google to predict the harm. Asking experts is a struggle for tech companies 🤪 www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...

Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky

Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.

npr.org

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 5d ago

I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

"If you see someone trying to downplay today's extreme heat by claiming that 'the 1930s were hotter,' it's a scam," warns Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler.com).

Fixing one of climate’s worst plots

the 1930s were hot over the U.S. Midwest, but not that hot

theclimatebrink.com

I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.