LizardGuy
@lizardguy.bsky.social
Ecologist, poet, environmental educator, concerned about the future. Recognises that we're an ecosystem in an ecosystem. Socialist (not when it comes to billionaires though).
Two masters of integrity-free, accountability-free politics Two masters of sacrificing public interest in service of private interests
Anne Harrington@wilburswormhole.bsky.social · 6mo agoThey’ll all be having toasts tonight, celebrating….. mates looking out for mates… 2 peas..
Arresting people for saying words that contain no slurs or derogatory language because the leadership of a nation that is committing a genocide and has way too much influence on policy takes offence shows Australia is sliding into decay.
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Indeed. "Sorry, ma'am, that you are in a physically threatening situation with a man, but all our units are currently busy arresting non-violent folk talking about a river."
You’re meant to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of. Yet Australian governments are handing out $16.3 billion in subsidies for fossil fuels. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss why on this episode of Dollars & Sense. 🎧 theaus.in/4bm3836
Australian fossil fuel subsidies growing faster than NDIS, hitting $16.3 billion in 2025-26 #FossilFuels #Subsidies #ClimateChange #Australia #NDIS
Australian fossil fuel subsidies growing faster than NDIS, hitting $16.3 billion in 2025-26
Australian state and federal governments provided $16.3 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and major users in 2025-26, according to new research from The Australia Institute. The post Australian fossil fuel subsidies growing faster than NDIS, hitting $16.3 billion in 2025-26 appeared first on The Australia Institute.
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Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
The final report into the Centrelink debt recovery process that wreaked havoc on the vulnerable is not the full-stop many wanted. It has not restored the trust that was so fundamentally broken * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The whistleblower’s message landed just before Christmas. It was 2016, now a distant memory. Continue reading...
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Iran calling the Israel/US attacks "Operation Epic Mistake" is class 1 trolling.
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
Netanyahu being on Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" is a very good reason for Albanese to have nothing to do with it. What a disgusting genocide-washing sham.
If your peace plan includes Vladimir Putin and excludes actual allies, it’s not peace. It’s submission.
You don't often see Auroras in NSW, so when you do, that's a big geomagnetic storm. Invergowrie NSW.
They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo agoBREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good? BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
Just saw an article in the SMH about how to avoid big crowds at a popular National Park in the USA. Under Trump, I'm surprised there's big crowds at any tourist attraction. I sure as hell wouldn't visit under the regime.
DIY poo transplant leads to 'miraculous' mental heath change
Woman says faecal transplant saved her and could help many more like her
After 18 yeas with bipolar 1 disorder, an Australian woman's life has been changed by a poo transplant from her partner.
rnz.co.nz
Criticising Israel isn't antisemitism. Conflating criticism of Zionism with antisemitism while killing Palestinians and illegally occupying their land is the crime here. There are plenty of Jewish people who recognise that injustice, and those who stand up for peace are heroes.
Antisemitic attacks are bad. Anti-Muslim attacks are just as bad. Why the concentration on one and not the other if not for racism? Because unless both (and all forms of racism) are addressed equally there is going to be a feeling of victimisation which will simply fuel further division.
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
Four days to go to release Epstein files. Which means he’ll go to war with Venezuela in the next three days.
Netanyahu does for antisemitism what Colonel Sanders does for chicken sales. The attack at Bondi beach was despicable. The October 7 Attacks were despicable. The genocide of Palestinians by the IDF under Netanyahu and his predecessors is despicable. Those three things are not mutually exclusive.
The government has to step up to the plate and give free counseling to anyone who was present at the Bondi Shooting. Therapy within days will reduce the severity of PTSD .
Atheists don't shoot each other over their invisible friends.
"I just grab them by the tanker.. And when you have the most powerful and corrupt military, they just let you do it. "
