Fuck SpaceX They’re a humanity and Earth shit show!
Neon Genesis Ewangelion@ewacat.bsky.social · 18h agoBeen getting annoyed about how coverage keeps putting a positive spin on SpaceX debris crashing into the moon. Yeah scientists are going to learn something from it because that's what scientists DO, they OBSERVE It's debris!!! They're LUCKY it's crashing into the moon, fuck their littering lol
France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. https://to.pbs.org/4wcaKxr
France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week
France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practice...
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At ~ 12:45 pm today, I'll be speaking on @7news.bsky.social about the possible impacts of H5N1 (bird flu) on Australian wildlife and what can and should be done. For context 👉 theconversation.com/powerless-ag... @aunz.theconversation.com
Powerless against bird flu? Not entirely. Here are 8 ways to help protect Australia’s birds and mammals
As a lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.
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Allowing a US billionaire-owned cruise line to ruthlessly exploit foreign workers in Australian waters is "good news" for passengers and tourism businesses says Labor. This same statement could have come from any of Labor, the Coalition or One Nation.
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner is warning that AI systems are developing too quickly for humans to keep up. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
AI model used fake identities to deceive humans in a safety test 'unprompted'
The British government's AI Security Institute has released a report showing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had, in test conditions, engaged in "harmful activity directed at real people and organ...
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michaelwest.com.au/royal-commis... “Australians are not being investigated for hating Jews. They are being investigated for objecting to a genocide.” Andrew Brown on the Royal Commission into Antisemitism.
Royal Commission into Antisemitism a "$131 Million Whinge" - Michael West
Royal Commission into Antisemitism will not defeat antisemitism. It is a government buying absolution with $131m of public money
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"We are the last continent in the world to have bird flu, it's quite remarkable that it hasn't come here already...that's meant...that we have had time … to make sure we're as well prepared as we possibly can be." But very frustratingly, we are not, Minister Watt! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads
A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.
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High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting Northern Territory water licence www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... #auspol
Breaking: High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting NT water licence
The High Court decides in favour of native title holders fighting to overturn a water licence that had been granted to a cattle station in Central Australia.
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They’re using AI to justify slashing and offshoring even more Australian jobs and the Government is standing by and watching it happen. Ask yourself who profits from this? We need a system that delivers for the 99% who need jobs not the 1% who live off profits.
theaimn.net/the-weaponis... Segal “…has no legislative power to compel any institution to do anything. Her role is advisory. Yet Segal’s demanded sweeping legal & institutional changes that were never debated in Parliament. As one commentator noted, “This isn’t policy, it’s a Kafkaesque nightmare.”
The Weaponisation of Antisemitism
The Weaponisation of Antisemitism – How an Unelected Envoy and a Contested Definition Are Silencing Healthcare Workers Dedicated to healthcare workers around the world who take a stand against genocid...
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"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states
Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.
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Some days Gershom Isaac says he feels suicidal. He spends up to 12 hours a day climbing ladders to pick fruit or bent over pulling onions and pumpkins, sometimes earning less than $7 an hour. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
The vulnerable workers bearing the cost of providing Australia with cheap food
Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.
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ACCC extends relaxed free-range egg labelling during bird flu scare. #auspol #birdflu #H5N1 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed
The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
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South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to “immediately” stop all outdoor activities in affected areas. #climatecrisis #heatwave #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
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We can’t be bothered with that. And imagine the development opportunities if we get rid of these bloody birds
As Australia is hit with mass mortalities, here’s how NZ has prepared for bird flu. #auspol #birdflu #H5N1 www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
As Australia is hit with mass mortalities, here’s how NZ has prepared for bird flu
Australia's closest neighbour has spent years investigating how the lethal virus would impact its unique wildlife.
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Israel has truly lost its humanity - if it ever had any to begin with. IDF soldiers are training dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners. Little babies are being shot in the head while being held in their mother’s arms. Palestinian families are being murdered in their homes by Israeli settlers.
Netherlands Officially Lists Israel as a Security Threat The Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism has, for the first time, identified Israel as a state that tried to influence Dutch public opinion and political decision making. The report says Israel's Diaspora Ministry
H5N1 detected in humble seagull threatens to spread bird flu beyond the beach. #auspol #birdflu #H5N1 www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Now bird flu has hit seagulls a 'super-spreader' event is more likely
Unlike other birds detected with the virus so far in Australia, seagulls travel beyond coastal environments to more urban and inland areas too.
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Australia has confirmed its first mass wildlife deaths from H5 bird flu after greater crested terns were found dead on Baudin Rocks, South Australia. Australia now has 74 confirmed cases: 54 in SA, 10 in WA, 7 in Victoria, 2 in NSW and 1 in Queensland.
Bird flu mass mortality points to 'significant losses' for wildlife
The first mass mortality of Australian wildlife from the deadly H5 bird flu has been confirmed in greater crested terns found on an island off South Australia's coast.
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The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing. Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
That the Australian government has made its foreign and defence policy subservient to this malignant narcissist buffoon is both ridiculous and highly dangerous. #DitchAUKUS #auspol
Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 3d agoThe USA is at the same time a nuclear armed superpower, and one of the most ridiculous states in the history of the world.
If any person in the Australian Jewish community believes in what this maniac is saying, then they don’t belong in Australia. Just the same as those ISIS murderers. What’s the difference? Wouldn’t you agree Jillian Segal?
Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 4d agoDuring an interview with the BBC, Israeli settler and lawyer Yehuda Shimon said all Palestinians in the villages of Tal, Sarra, Jit and Farata should be killed. "One Jewish life, it's 10 million (Palestinian lives)," he said. What the fuck is wrong with these people 🤬🤬🤬
