James Thom
@jamesthom.bsky.social
Retired computer science academic. Lives in Australia. Interested in action on climate change, asylum seekers and first nations.
Video of the protests against the genocide in #Gaza and the ban on Palestine Action outside Westminster Magistrates Court last Thursday. Sir Jonathan Porritt and more than 100 others being arrested. youtu.be/UMojEIBL1ts
Lift The Ban - Graduation Day
YouTube video by Real Media
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"If the IAEA does not reach agreement with Australia .. AUKUS is dead." @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social - the inquiry the major parties didn't want exposes new nuke risk #auspol #AUKUS michaelwest.com.au/aukus-inquir...
AUKUS Inquiry exposes nuclear weapon-sized crater - Michael West
The AUKUS Public Inquiry reminds Australians of a nuclear weapon proliferation problem which could stop the program. Rex Patrick reports
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Fifty years of NAIDOC is fifty years of a people who were told to disappear, and instead kept dancing, kept singing, kept turning up. Survival is not passive. It is the loudest form of defiance we have. #NAIDOC
🚗⚡ Good news. For the first time ever, the number of petrol and diesel vehicles on NSW roads is falling. This is a small milestone with big implications: cleaner air, lower emissions and less dependence on imported oil.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/good-ne...
Good news: the beginning of the end of the petrol car age
Good climate news can feel rare. But this week, we got some. According to new analysis reported by The Driven, the number of vehicles registered in NSW with an internal combustion engine peaked on 27 ...
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If your car’s temperature gauge sat in the red for 28 days straight, would you ignore it or stop and check why the engine was overheating? Earth’s oceans are our temperature gauge. It’s time to stop arguing about the gauge and fix the engine.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/stop-ig...
Ignoring the Warning Light
Imagine you’re driving down the highway. Your engine temperature gauge creeps up into the red. The next day again. Then the next. Twenty-eight days in a row. Would you ignore the gauge or accuse it of...
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Share with rellies & mates who are upset about immigration? theconversation.com/how-does-aus...
How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted
Think it’s easy to get a visa to Australia? Or that migrants get government benefits? Think again.
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Gina's "Sweet Child o'Mines" from Sammy J's 2013 ABC comedy 'Wednesday Night Fever'. Still freakishly relevant today over a decade later. 🤣 Absolutely brilliant.
"Australia breaks ranks" - independent inquiry into Gaza Flotilla victims a first. If Israel has nothing to hide, it will cooperate. Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/a-world-firs...
A world first: Australia will now investigate Israel - Michael West
Australian Government commits to independent investigation into the assaults, sexual assaults, torture of Gaza Flotilla activists by the IDF
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"The israeli genocide is in 4K on your telly, so you can’t say you didn’t know, you can only say you didn’t care | Irish actor Liam Cunningham" — Sarah Wilkinson
Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematics www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...
Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematics
In the ‘Leiden Declaration’, an international group of researchers warns that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. The rise of AI is forcing mathematics to rethink what mak...
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A shockingly pathological proportion of the energy industry and even some wild sections of the climate space treat gas not only like it isn't a fossil fuel but like it's the same as wind and solar. It is truly bonkers
Christopher Wright@chriswrightau.bsky.social · 3mo agoIn what world is gas (CH4) part of 'net zero'? Seems that term can mean anything you want it to: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is bad. Fossil fuels are a dangerous product and need to be urgently phased out. Shit like this just dumps a massive, red-hot acidic risk on the public. The companies involved should be paying for decommissioning and worker retraining, and climate reparations
New gasfield approved near Twelve Apostles puts climate and ‘pristine’ ocean in jeopardy, environmentalists warn
Victorian and federal Labor governments greenlight Otway basin drilling project with potential to supply one-third of state’s gas
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Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe see the EXORBITANT (& badly managed) spending that goes on defence Yet @albomp.bsky.social govt says there's no $$ for public goods like Aged care, the Arts, Child care, Education, Environment, Health, Dental, NDIS, Science, Research & stakes his govt on protecting profits of the gas industry‼️🤬
Social media is no longer social. Most of it is passive viewing of videos and pictures from people we've never met. But we're still studying social media like it's 2010. We've entered the post-social media era — and research needs to catch up. osf.io/preprints/so... preprint w/ Richard Rogers
When it comes to nuclear weapons, Australians have a right to know – and a right to say No. petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/no... @getup.org.au
No Nuclear Weapons in Australia
When it comes to nuclear weapons, Australians have a right to know – and a right to say No.
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It’s Easter and the US President chose to share this, an unhinged and expletive ridden rant threatening war crimes against the Iranian people. Australians want no part in this and they expect our government to clearly oppose it and organise to prevent it.
Cracking @thesaturdaypaper.com.au editorial this week on what the Albanese Government’s Murphy gambling review response says about the PM. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
This is terribly sad. Australia does amazing astronomy and their ESO involvement was a very good thing for all I think (as a relatively remote person to it)
Sarah Kendrew@sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Australian Academy of Science posted this reaction to the government's decision to withdraw Australia from ESO (which I had not heard about?!) 🔭 science.org.au/news-events/...
Catholic Bishops from Africa, Asia, and Latin America are calling on countries to join the growing bloc of nations engaging in discussions to advance a Fossil Fuel Treaty 📎https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-03/global-south-catholic-church-releases-manifesto-fossil-fuels.html
The Australien Government has made an ad about Alcoa, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | How to be 'Merica's B!tch
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Opinion | Grace Tame writes on the nuances of Anthony Albanese's choice of language in describing her as "difficult", the media storm following her pro-Palestine chant, and which social causes do and don’t ignite public support.
Is Australia at war?! No! Our bombs and planes are being used in a war-adjacent manner | First Dog on the Moon
Is Australia at war?! No! Our bombs and planes are being used in a war-adjacent manner | First Dog on the Moon
What a relief! * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:
It’s 978 days since Peta Murphy called for a ban on betting ads. What happened to Labor’s pledge to respect parliament? The People vs. The Gambling Industry It seems Albo has chosen his side. #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It’s 978 days since Peta Murphy called for a ban on betting ads. What happened to Labor’s pledge to respect parliament? | Josh Butler
From gambling to ‘jobs for mates’ and reports left to gather dust, the teals have a shopping list of thorny topics to talk about
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Thank you Louise Adler! johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...
Louise Adler sets the record straight on Adelaide Writers' Week
The Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) debacle might have served as a “life lesson” to politicians and lobbyists about the risks involved in interfering with the independence of arts organisations. But as w...
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Such a good piece here by my colleague Louise "Proponents argue CCS requires public funding to scale. But the public is already underwriting the sector through the liability framework embedded in federal law" Sure CCS sucks money from taxpayers, but at least it also burdens taxpayers with risk
The Australia Institute@australiainstitute.org.au · 5mo ago“With this scaling up of carbon dumping ambition, the fossil fuel industry conversation has shifted in tone,” writes Louise Morris, Advocate at The Australia Institute. Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OYn6ZT
“With this scaling up of carbon dumping ambition, the fossil fuel industry conversation has shifted in tone,” writes Louise Morris, Advocate at The Australia Institute. Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OYn6ZT
This is why we march and protest against the #genocide #arrestherzognow #fromtherivertothesea #auspol
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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And a large percentage of Australian gas that Japan buys they re-export at a profit. ieefa.org/resources/ho...
How Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas users
As both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.
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Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 6mo ago"Report lifts lid on Japan’s influence over Australia’s gas policy" by Tegan George thepoint.com.au/news/260210-...
