NeolithicBurial
@neolithicburial.bsky.social
Social Historian | Researcher | Writer | Trekkie | Aussie/Kiwi hybrid. ~~~~ Anthropogenic climate change is real. Abortion & vaccines are health care. No oligarchies. On Darug land. Neolithic ritual landscapes are my jam.
If she is living AS a billionaire while people die who could have been saved then no, whether she did a little good or not, she has still chosen a life of wealth over other human lives. You cannot hoard wealth for yourself and be a good person. They are mutually exclusive. Better than most, maybe
Ancient Greeks proved Earth was round using sticks and shadows. Eratosthenes calculated its circumference to within 2% accuracy over 2,000 years ago. No satellites needed.
The underlying mechanism needs to be tempered by compassionate and equitable policy and legislation. Basically, taxes. We've chosen to primarily tax income, allowing huge loopholes for the wealthy. Taxing the wealth itself is really the key to controlling the excesses that have created billionaires.
The Earth is being destroyed not by a lack of resources, but by an excess of human greed. Every tree saved is a step in the right direction.
5% is nothing. Holly's plan is to tax billionaires at 105% of all assets over $1B, annually. Taylor Swift, at $2B, owes 1.05B. Elon Musk, at $1000B, owes $1050B—if he can't pay, we take all his assets and imprison him until he pays. STOP THINKING HAVING BILLIONAIES IS GOOD! YOU WILL NEVER BE ONE!
MFCarter@mfcarter.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis makes a hell of a lot of sense.
This is so precious and why we should be planting forests and not building data centres.
Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️☮️@austinmermaid.bsky.social · last mo.TLC: Singing rescued elephants shows music reaches hearts across species. 🎶❤️ #MusicSky #Singing #Elephants @plumes officie!
That’s not the point tho. He wins by showing he can financially harm ppl by willfully prosecuting losing cases. It’s a show of power. “No matter how wrong I am, I can still destroy you.”
Napoleon Bonaparte famously noted that religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. In God We Trust (to deliver such obscene wealth).
Space is uninhabitable. The Moon is uninhabitable. Mars is uninhabitable. Where do people think we’re going when Earth’s ecosystems collapse? Why do people think they’ll be evacuated even if there is somewhere to go? Why do rich people think wealth matters on a dead planet? W.T.F? 🌏
Funny how the all the people ransacking the Capitol on January 6 were liberals, plants, and ANTIFA—until there was money to be made from it.
Vein finders are revolutionizing patient care by using near-infrared light to map veins in real-time, reducing failed punctures and improving comfort.
It’s time for Australia to move on from ‘affordable’ housing. inflectionpoints.work/articles/aga...
Against ‘Affordable’ Housing | Inflection Points
It’s not the same as social housing, and it doesn’t help those most in need. Australia is spending big on ‘affordable’ housing—but we shouldn’t.
inflectionpoints.work
Hemp plastics have been an option for some time now too. Unless we FORCE manufacturing to change.. why wouid it? phys.org/news/2026-04...
Hemp-based thermoplastic offers a greener alternative to plastic packaging
As the global pollution crisis caused by manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics continues to grow, researchers have developed a non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant—a ...
phys.org
Anton Hur@antonhur.com · 3mo agoWE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
The very rich don't make money the same way everyone else does - they seek income that is easier to avoid paying tax on (and use the tax system that is set up to ensure richer people can avoid paying tax) www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
This is sad, and funny at the same time. Conservatives are okay with Pedophilia. They're okay with sex trafficking. They're okay with blasphemy and heretical behavior. But if bubba can't fill up the RAM, well now that's too far. 🤮 #LateStageCapitalism #EndConservatism #EndtheGOP #End trump
Sajid Akram was a man of unusual secrecy — even to his own family. New details uncovered by Background Briefing shed light on his downward spiral into violence.
Secrecy, 'manipulation', and guns: Sajid Akram's road to Bondi
Sajid Akram was a man of unusual secrecy — even to his own family. New details uncovered by Background Briefing shed light on his downward spiral into violence.
abc.net.au
I've been pulling at threads on Palantir's push into Australia for ages. Some of what I found is a previously undeclared new contract with Corrections Victoria for $9m and no evidence that Palantir has been assessed against the federal supplier code of conduct. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’
Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
theguardian.com
Proof that the state of this planet is fixable if the ultra wealthy used their money to help, not hinder. We can have both fiscal prosperity AND not make the planet uninhabitable with a little care and cleverness.
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4mo agoA predator-proof fence at a Victorian farm is helping endangered species recover while proving conservation and agriculture can successfully co-exist.
When I listen to the news headlines and the commentator starts with the words "President Trump", I always want to rage hit something... and I'm a pacifist. It's even worse when they play a snippet of his insufferable voice.
The Chaser@chaser.com.au · 4mo agoFrom the archive but always relevant: chaser.com.au/general-news...
I completely agree. Billionaires are parasites and the true villains.
MacGuffin@bobbinup.bsky.social · 4mo agoBillionaires delude themselves that they are fulfilling noble societal goals. But the net effect of their self serving influence has led us toTrump who stands at the epicentre of depravity. Oligarchs will burn our world before they spare a single thought for the victims of the wars that enrich them
This was not your closest allies preparing to fight Americans. This was your closest allies preparing to fight fascism. We’ve done before and we’ll do it again even if they wear American uniforms.
I bet the Angry Staffer really didn't want to be right.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5mo agoWell, this aged exactly how I was afraid it would
When your fuel prices hit top dollar, thank Trump. In conflicts like this, always check what pockets the money is lining. This isn't about Iran's nuclear WMD, it's about further enriching a few already offensively wealthy oligarchs.
Sara Kollack-Walker@skwalker.bsky.social · 5mo agoSo Donald Trump and Jared Kushner are getting Billions from Saudi Arabia to use the U.S. Military to attack Iran? popular.info/p/the-money-...
It's a Liberal lie and propaganda that immigration is the reason behind housing inaffordability. Rentals, perhaps, but the affect on property prices is marginal. australiainstitute.org.au/post/migrant...
Migrants are not to blame for soaring house prices
The problem of housing affordability is not too many migrants, but too many tax breaks for investors.
australiainstitute.org.au
At best we are in a pyrite age because it takes a special kind of fool to think we are in a golden age.