There is £261 left to cover our children’s school fees. We’ve seen kindness already, and it gives us strength to keep going. But we're not there yet!💔 For my children, school is not just a place — it’s safety & a small piece of normal life🙏 We're holding onto that for them with everything we have.

Donate to Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives., organized by Natalie taffal

Deep within the alleys of Gaza, a life story full of pain and challenges unfolde… Natalie taffal needs your support for Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives.

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Reminder to check your bank accounts for sneaky subscriptions. A well known software company has been charging me for an AI assistant that I absolutely did not say yes to. I’ve got a refund, thankfully.

Today the Queensland government has ignored the overwhelming body of evidence and extended their shameless ban on puberty blockers for trans kids. If you haven't been writing, calling, and showing up to protest, now is the time to start.

Bitter cold, strong winds, and heavy rains hit Gaza last week, killing more than a dozen people after tents flooded and walls collapsed over already damaged homes that some residents had returned to, Nadera Mushtha reports: https://prismreports.org/2025/12/16/gaza-storm-byron/

Deadly storm creates yet another bitter struggle in Gaza

More than a dozen people were killed after Storm Byron swept through, flooding tents and collapsing walls of homes already damaged by Israeli bombs

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Wow. Massive paddle out at Bondi this morning to pay respect to the people killed on Sunday. Looks like everyone that lives at Bondi was out.

Live: Thousands at Bondi Beach for memorial service

Thousands of people gather at Bondi Beach to paddle out into the water to hold a minute's silence for the victims killed on Sunday.

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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

First Nations have successfully negotiated with AGL an affordable reliable clean energy solution for Point Pearce Aboriginal community in South Australia — rooftop solar for every house, plus a 10 kwh solar battery. www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/solar_on_eve... #auspol #mobsky #energy

Solar on every household: A community-inspired success story in Point Pearce

Solar on every household: A community-inspired success story in Point Pearce Aboriginal community

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The Jewish Council of Australia. I ask everyone to read what the JCA advise to do about Bondi massacre & if you agree with the letter template, copy & paste it & send to your local member asap. Thank you. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/11/jewi...

Jewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan, Calls for United, Whole-of Society Approach

November 14, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia joins a coalition of nine Jewish organisations in releasing an open letter […]

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The Arctic is warming nearly four times than the world average. Record loss of sea-ice, loss of snow cover, increase in precipitation, greening of the tundra and rusting of rivers are among the observed trends.

Announcing keynote speakers for our 2026 Foresighting Forum! Earlybird tickets are available until December 31 - head to our website for more information: loom.ly/2hfz7vY

Foresighting Forum 2026: Flick the switch | Energy Consumers Australia

Our annual energy conference that challenges you to think like a consumer is back for another year! Find out all you need to know, what's on and how to register.

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We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more. This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4

Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882 www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...

If you can spare a little $ it would go a long way for @diplomatofnight.com I’ve donated a little as a small token of thanks for years of excellent content.

‘“The future of American warfare is here, and it’s spelled AI,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed in a testament to the nation’s declining spelling skills.’

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...

Urgent appeal We still have £353 left to cover the rent. Please, dear friends… this is very important for our family’s stability.🥹 I just want them to feel safe, to wake up in the same place tomorrow. Please, help us finish this 😓 Love you all.🫂

Donate to Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives., organized by Natalie taffal

Deep within the alleys of Gaza, a life story full of pain and challenges unfolde… Natalie taffal needs your support for Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives.

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**report released today** The Net Zero Commission NSW says: “Consistent with the objectives of the Climate Change Act, NSW consent authorities need to meaningfully consider greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts in all planning decisions, including those for additional coal mining.”

Hard to believe gas can still be legal in domestic settings

Have just noticed that the new Community Participation Plan from #NSWDPHI no longer requires the upload of all public submissions following the exhibition period, only “where considered necessary”.

From October next year all retail customers wanting a new fossil gas service in NSW, QLD, SA, and the ACT will have to pay the full upfront cost of connection. This is at the request of Energy Consumers Australia to protect those who can’t yet electrify.

AEMC makes changes to gas connection charges to support transition to net zero

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule requiring newly connecting retail gas customers to pay the upfront cost of their connection, moving away from the old system where ...

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Pioneering Australia seaweed grower Sea Forest bought four tonnes of pure chemical bromoform - the chemical that limits methane in its products - during its early years. It won't say why. I took at look at the company in this deeply reported story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.

Selling Seaweed: An Australian Green Startup’s Secret Chemical Insurance Policy

Sea Forest embodied the promise of green capitalism: grow seaweed, solve climate, get rich. It appears the company was playing with a stacked deck.

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GIVIT works in partnership with the NSW Gov, local councils & recovery orgs to support communities affected by bushfires across the state. Right now, we're helping people affected by the recent bushfires, which destroyed homes in Koolewong & Bulahdelah. www.givit.org.au/take-action/...

GIVIT | New South Wales Bushfires | Donations Needed

GIVIT is helping people across New South Wales impacted by recent bushfires. Here is how to donate to bushfire victims. Donate money now.

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This is massive. Years ago a friend worked at an ad agency who was approached by Monsanto to advertise Roundup. Apparently the ad agency said they’d take the job if Monsanto took out phosphates from their products. Who would have thought an ad agency would be more ethical than a chemical company!!

Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌@parentsforfuture.de · 9mo ago

#Oops: The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted. ▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"

Huge congratulations to the wonderful Donna Haraway for winning the 2025 Erasmus Prize: erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...

"In the past few hours Israel has conducted multiple attacks across the Gaza strip violating the ceasefire.. at least 366 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect 8 weeks ago"

For capitalism to keep operating it has to convince you that you are thing that ends at the boundaries of your body rather than a flow connected to uncountable others. After all, you can't really profit off extracting from yourself.

Governments ignore the science and prefer to just focus on climate change as an energy transition: as a spur to kick start a still completely unsustainable capitalism. We’re in breach of multiple planetary boundaries and they - and we - are deeply interdependent. It’s one hell of a category error.

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · last yr.

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study - Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is great research! It shows with data that a lot of what we hear about the "unpopularity" of radical socioecological ideas is not about people, but rather the lack of popularity with mainstream policymakers and market agents. There's a lot of ground on which to build!

Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Victoria has made history, with the first Treaty with First Nations people in the country! It’s time to celebrate this huge moment! Join @firstpeoplesvic, First Nations people and allies from all walks of life next Friday 12 December to celebrate the incredible journey to Treaty.