@syzyblue.bsky.social
Greenie; gardener; wildlife admirer; cat servant; dog friend; lifelong leftwinger; she/her; living on Yuggera land; antifa
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
ruthpearce.net
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it theconversation.com/big-us-style...
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
theconversation.com
I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.
1/ Myopic that in a world that's on FIRE or in FLOOD, with millions harmed, Ken Henry's focus is "meeting the net zero by 2050 target" & opining that "the only mechanism we've got for doing that is carbon offsets. And carbon offsets are under threat" from environmentalists & conservationists
Dangerous times for climate policy: Ken Henry - ABC listen
Former Secretary of the Treasury Department Ken Henry is addressing the Clean Energy Council's summit in Sydney today.
abc.net.au
I’m glad the President has his priorities straight.
Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich weighs in on the state of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, which despite Trump’s repeated claims of total victory has no end in sight.
"the rocket’s second stage remained in space, floating aimlessly among thousands of other pieces of space junk that active satellites must steer clear of." Just a reminder that there's an ethos behind all of this, and it's not one of stewardship. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision
Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour
theguardian.com
These people will all be dead in 50 years. The damage they inflict on your children and grandchildren will exist for geological time. Are you going to let them get away with it? www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
theguardian.com
It was always strange to call the genocide in Gaza a war, but it's even more bizarre when there is a ceasefire and Israel has killed 1200 Palestinians since then. Even if the Guardian doesn't want to use the term genocide "war" doesn't capture one sided slaughter of civilians
From me. Almost 400 native Australian bird and mammal species have been assessed as being at a high risk – or worse – from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a federal government assessment has revealed.
Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed
Assessment of more than 2,000 native species warns nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls
theguardian.com
Thanks to @bsonblast.bsky.social for the great article suggestion: peacesos.nl/the-war-in-s... Straightforward breakdown of the war and who is benefiting
The war in Sudan is not a civil war. It is a business model. - Peace SOS
Once again, people are being killed in Sudan, and once again the Darfur region is at the centre of the violence. The war in Sudan is usually described as a civil war between two rival generals. That d...
peacesos.nl
Finally finished @alanallport.bsky.social's two-parter on the Second World War from a British perspective. I might write a proper review later if anybody cares about my opinion but a) he's a stylish writer and b) it's nice to read a history that is comfortable with the ambiguities.
Migrant children incarcerated at a now-closed facility next to an Air Force Reserve base outside of Miami were exposed to toxic chemicals such as arsenic and lead, which are linked with developmental harm and cancer, according to more than 20,000 pages of records released ...
Child Migrants Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Detention Site - Inside Climate News
The contamination is detailed in documents made public as part of federal litigation over the now-closed facility. Advocates say it fits a pattern of migrant incarcerations in harmful environments.
insideclimatenews.org
"This is not a ceasefire: it’s the same structural violence under a different name. ...a continuation of the genocide calibrated to be violent enough to keep Palestinians suffering daily, yet silent enough to avoid triggering international outrage." #GazaGenocide www.deepcutnews.com/p/five-point...
Five points that show the Gaza genocide hasn't stopped
It's just been recalibrated, says Médecins Sans Frontières
deepcutnews.com
You don’t get to demand your doctor be a certain race. You don’t get to put your racism proudly on display in healthcare settings. You don’t get to demean an entire group of people and then expect them to save your life.
Patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff as NHS reports shocking rise in racism
Paul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiographer originally from Nigeria, said: "It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive."
news.sky.com
"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
“Big AI is sitting back and laughing as governments fall over themselves in a race to the bottom to accommodate its every whim. Australia must present a united front in the face of this new extractive industry.” The State of New York has imposed a one-year moratorium. Australia should too. #auspol
The Point@thepointau.bsky.social · 2d agoThe party says a pause would give Canberra time to establish rules about issues such as energy use, water consumption, emissions and community impacts before any more large-scale projects get the green light. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260803-g...
Bloke who infamously had no issue with Musk doing a Nazi salute has thoughts and ABC decides they’re worth repeating?
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2d agoTop US Jewish leader issues stark warning to Australia on antisemitism
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
Resharing my story for those who haven't read it yet!
Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 3d agoA small army of volunteer security experts has spent the past few years helping rural water utilities with cybersecurity. How has it gone? What have they learned? And what's next? Read my (timely!) new story about DEF CON Franklin: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/water-c...
This is Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie furthering his consolidation of power. It may not be far away now to him becoming premier. Then things are going to get much worse. He's learnt from Joh & he has the rat-cunning to carry it out. #qldpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A new Queensland bill aims to ‘streamline’ major projects. Matt and Caitlin fear it could hand their farm to developers
Experts say new powers to bypass conservation and planning regulations are incredibly broad and could let the state effectively fast-track any project it wants
theguardian.com
I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”
Why are people so stupidly even listening to drugged up Apartheid brats?
