David
@daverino.bsky.social
Australia PhD. Follower of “socio-materialism” (Deleuze, Latour, Stengers) & Sociotechnical Systems thinking. 81. Interests: politics, music, economics, archeology, astronomy(esp. cosmology) philosophy of science & science fiction. No posts=block
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David@daverino.bsky.social · 8h ago“Chris Bowen says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This discussion took place in 🇦🇺 SA parliament in 1980. Thatcher took climate change as a given. The fossil fuel sector then chose to play games to protect profits. We knew. We could have adjusted with minimal disruption. #Auspol
All Our Yesterdays@allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 24h agoAugust 5, 1980 – carbon dioxide build-up discussed in the South Australian parliament allouryesterdays.info/2026/08/04/a...
I do not and will not ever understand people who pay a bunch of money to come to a concert just to talk through the entire thing and I’m surrounded by them right now.
Trump’s contentious AG pick Todd Blanche promises faith leaders he’s working to roll back abortion access ‘in every state’ ‘We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,’ Blanche said www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Todd Blanche promises he’s working to roll back abortion access ‘in every state’
‘We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,’ Blanche said during a conference call
the-independent.com
“butterflies, often considered a “sentinel of change”, are on the move across every continent they inhabit, shifting to survive as global heating reshapes their environment. About 1 in 10 species have already expanded or contracted their range, or altitude” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Butterflies around the world are changing habitats – and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’
New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude
theguardian.com
“The language of looksmaxxing was in my head, and I didn’t like it. “Ultimately, there are going to be implications for mental health,” Vaillancourt said, “and it’s going to be about social comparison: never feeling good enough, never achieving enough.” www.theguardian.com/fashion/ng-i...
‘It confirmed my flaws’: women are paying for face scans that score beauty and suggest excessive procedures
‘Looksmaxxing’ culture has led to the rise of facial analysis services – but experts warn they aren’t backed by science and can be harmful to users
theguardian.com
“Chris Bowen says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres
Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation
theguardian.com
“Labor will be forced to make major changes to its planned crackdown on online gambling advertising, as the Coalition, Greens and independents demand tougher rules to stop betting companies offering generous inducements as well as further limits on broadcast ads” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations
Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislation
theguardian.com
Oh shit www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – Europe live
German state prosecutors including units working on extremism and terrorism prevention take over investigation into Leipzig incident
theguardian.com
“Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy
Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’
theguardian.com
So much for '47 ending the war on Day 1 and being on the right side of history. Still have to wonder what it is Putin holds over him. Meanwhile the Ukrainian people suffer needlessly. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/w...
Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses (Gift Article)
At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.
nytimes.com
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS bsky.app/profile/alja... www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/... #Landslides #Precipitation #ExtremePrecipitation #Floods #Storms #ExtremeWeather #Death #Grief #Trauma #Oil #Coal #Gas #FossilFuelPollution #AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 9h agoMonsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.
"This can only continue as long as their is enough ice. In just 24 years, Swiss glaciers have lost about 38% of their volume. And over the past 50 years about 1,200 smaller glaciers have disappeared completely." "If global warming continues, only small remnants of ice will remain by the year 2100"
Record-breaking snowmelt in the Swiss Alps
Extreme heat is taking a toll on the glaciers of the Swiss Alps. Experts warn that melting is starting earlier and becoming more severe, with far-reaching consequences for the environment and water su...
dw.com
A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
nytimes.com
Watched this on YouTube channel. It’s dry, data driven narrrative gradually reveals a horror story “Contrary to what Trump officials say, we are not experiencing explosive economic growth. We are however experiencing an explosion in misery & Trump deserves full credit. substack.com/@paulkrugman...
An Explosion of Misery
Making American hungry and uninsured again
substack.com
Yeah, the whole governance structures seem like that these days. All form, no function, boxes ticked, dogma chanted. There's ancient poetry that describes it better than I can, the rot before the fall.
Folks who want to teach kids alternatives to the simple truths taught in public schools should always be treated with suspicion, especially those that would isolate the kids from the common community ground of known history and science. The culture wars, aided by the media, are being waged by crooks
FFS, why are we not vaccinating? These would be the easiest of birds to vaccinate!
If you can afford it - worth a donation www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
One Body, One Soul
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Stop after the practical stuff. It gets a bit embarrassingly maudlin. Practical steps for longterm relationships. One of you will die first and it can happen without warning. Try to limit the bureaucratic fallout. web.archive.org/web/20241130...
The logistics of death and the longterm relationship
I lost my husband, unexpectedly and traumatically, recently. The only way I can make something better of the experience is to pass on suggestions to other people to make their own future catastrophe l
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🧵Thanks to @jimchalmers.bsky.social for not making being widowed harder. My husband died out of the blue not that long after Covid, and I had chosen to return to study instead of work after that interruption. Being stripped of a credit card (and no right to my own) felt humiliating. All bills to be
She heard a Hispanic woman speaking Spanish and reached for her phone to call ICE her. The woman’s car was disabled. She could not leave. The driver and passenger still threw things at her, then circled back to do it again. SUBSCRIBE TO MELT ICE 🧊↓ www.americansagainstice.org
“Household spending rose 0.8 per cent in June, powered by new car purchases. The ABS said consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid high petrol prices due to the war in Iran” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Household spending increases in June, powered by EV sales
Australian household spending rose for a second month in June as consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid rising fuel costs.
abc.net.au
“At least 5 people are dead after a Ukrainian strike on an industrial zone in the Russian capital Moscow. Ukraine has also struck 2 warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, one near the city of St Petersburg & the other north-west of Moscow” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Five dead in Moscow region as Kyiv targets more Wildberries sites
Ukraine also targets another warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries as both sides trade strikes.
abc.net.au
“the proposed cuts to the NDIS - & potentially her own care - instilled fear in her & the wider disabled community. NDIS support is something she has had to fight for, advocating for herself..”Fight, fight, fight for everything. It's never been easy," Ms Carlson said” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'Where are the fakers'? NDIS recipient slams argument for overhaul
NDIS recipient Nicci Carlson, who is in constant pain and may soon lose her eyesight, says cuts to the scheme are making vulnerable people living with a disability scapegoats for Australians hit hard ...
abc.net.au
Good to see some light being shone on this issue ... at last! Angus Gordon is a world-renowned expert on coastal matters. The solutions aren't easy, but inaction threatens our beautiful beaches! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Engineer says 50 years of erosion research being ignored
A co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations.
abc.net.au
