Barbara Pedersen
@barbie4science.bsky.social
Climate change scientist, strategist, policy maker.
#Resister #bodysurf
Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.
Fan of Yolngu music.
DoB: 313 ppm CO2
#Resister #bodysurf
Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.
Fan of Yolngu music.
DoB: 313 ppm CO2
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Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
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Laura Tingle with a bit of Australian understatement:
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Laura Tingle with a bit of Australian understatement:
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
Reposted by Barbara Pedersen
Today I challenge any Australian politician to say what they really think #auspol #venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Today I challenge any Australian politician to say what they really think #auspol #venezuela
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A setback for #Venezuela but also for #Auspol if we don't condemn this invasion immediately.
"U.S. forces give the nod
It's a setback for your country
Bombs and trenches all in rows
Bombs and threats still ask for more"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFv...
"U.S. forces give the nod
It's a setback for your country
Bombs and trenches all in rows
Bombs and threats still ask for more"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFv...
Midnight Oil - US Forces (Official Video)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A setback for #Venezuela but also for #Auspol if we don't condemn this invasion immediately.
"U.S. forces give the nod
It's a setback for your country
Bombs and trenches all in rows
Bombs and threats still ask for more"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFv...
"U.S. forces give the nod
It's a setback for your country
Bombs and trenches all in rows
Bombs and threats still ask for more"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAFv...
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The USA does NOT believe in democracy, freedom or int'l law. The USA uses its military to impose its will on other nations for "US interests". It is a failed state ruled by a deranged narcissistic dictator.
Vassal state Australia should close Pine Gap & withdraw from #AUKUS. #auspol #USA #Venezuela
Vassal state Australia should close Pine Gap & withdraw from #AUKUS. #auspol #USA #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The USA does NOT believe in democracy, freedom or int'l law. The USA uses its military to impose its will on other nations for "US interests". It is a failed state ruled by a deranged narcissistic dictator.
Vassal state Australia should close Pine Gap & withdraw from #AUKUS. #auspol #USA #Venezuela
Vassal state Australia should close Pine Gap & withdraw from #AUKUS. #auspol #USA #Venezuela
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I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
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I denounce the United States and do not wish one of my tax dollars to go to support them and their criminal regime.
Do you fucking hear me @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol
Do you fucking hear me @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I denounce the United States and do not wish one of my tax dollars to go to support them and their criminal regime.
Do you fucking hear me @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol
Do you fucking hear me @albomp.bsky.social ? #auspol
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Reposted by Barbara Pedersen
The USA under Trump has just invaded Venezuela. For what? Oil?
Australia must now completely distance itself from our former ally. No more AUKUS, no hosting of US military on Australian soil.
#AusPol
Australia must now completely distance itself from our former ally. No more AUKUS, no hosting of US military on Australian soil.
#AusPol
January 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
The USA under Trump has just invaded Venezuela. For what? Oil?
Australia must now completely distance itself from our former ally. No more AUKUS, no hosting of US military on Australian soil.
#AusPol
Australia must now completely distance itself from our former ally. No more AUKUS, no hosting of US military on Australian soil.
#AusPol
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BYD is officially the world’s top-selling electric vehicle maker.
Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.
Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.
Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD
Elon Musk’s carmaker delivered fewer fully electric models than its rival in 2025
www.ft.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
BYD is officially the world’s top-selling electric vehicle maker.
Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.
Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.
Yesterday's BIG discovery was my EV can back up slower than a toddler crawls.
Essential for parking in a tight spot while 3 grandsons rampage in the back seat.
💙 my BYD Dolphin (with 6 cameras outside & none inside)
#EVRules
#FFDeathwatch
#CalmGranma
Essential for parking in a tight spot while 3 grandsons rampage in the back seat.
💙 my BYD Dolphin (with 6 cameras outside & none inside)
#EVRules
#FFDeathwatch
#CalmGranma
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Yesterday's BIG discovery was my EV can back up slower than a toddler crawls.
Essential for parking in a tight spot while 3 grandsons rampage in the back seat.
💙 my BYD Dolphin (with 6 cameras outside & none inside)
#EVRules
#FFDeathwatch
#CalmGranma
Essential for parking in a tight spot while 3 grandsons rampage in the back seat.
💙 my BYD Dolphin (with 6 cameras outside & none inside)
#EVRules
#FFDeathwatch
#CalmGranma
Our precious musicians, artists giving voice to this moment on our beautiful blue dot.
Listen and watch, hear the eloquence of their cry.
#Earth
environmentalmusicprize.com
Listen and watch, hear the eloquence of their cry.
#Earth
environmentalmusicprize.com
The Environmental Music Prize – Amplifying the voices of artists who inspire action for climate and conservation.
environmentalmusicprize.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Our precious musicians, artists giving voice to this moment on our beautiful blue dot.
Listen and watch, hear the eloquence of their cry.
#Earth
environmentalmusicprize.com
Listen and watch, hear the eloquence of their cry.
#Earth
environmentalmusicprize.com
King Stingray - Through The Trees (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by King Stingray
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Total cost of 49 Miami Beach renourishment projects since 1979: $130 million. Every inch of Florida barrier island beaches are man-made, and “Florida has spent more than $2.3 billion on sand to preserve its constantly shifting shoreline.” From 2010-2023, Florida’s barrier island population grew 6%.
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Total cost of 49 Miami Beach renourishment projects since 1979: $130 million. Every inch of Florida barrier island beaches are man-made, and “Florida has spent more than $2.3 billion on sand to preserve its constantly shifting shoreline.” From 2010-2023, Florida’s barrier island population grew 6%.
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An intense heatwave (~40°C) causes electricity demand to surge and crashes grid in Buenos Aires
Urgent adaptation is needed to prevent grids from collapsing during heatwaves.
This is all happening with background heating at ~1.5°C
We are firmly on track to pass 2°C
Urgent adaptation is needed to prevent grids from collapsing during heatwaves.
This is all happening with background heating at ~1.5°C
We are firmly on track to pass 2°C
Power outages hit Buenos Aires metropolitan area - Buenos Aires Herald
More than 900,000 households lost electricity Tuesday evening across the Greater Buenos Aires area, with over 10,000 still without power on Wednesday
buenosairesherald.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
An intense heatwave (~40°C) causes electricity demand to surge and crashes grid in Buenos Aires
Urgent adaptation is needed to prevent grids from collapsing during heatwaves.
This is all happening with background heating at ~1.5°C
We are firmly on track to pass 2°C
Urgent adaptation is needed to prevent grids from collapsing during heatwaves.
This is all happening with background heating at ~1.5°C
We are firmly on track to pass 2°C
Political honesty about the climate crisis requires Dept of Treasury to come honest on the budgetary costs.
Time for some frank and fearless conversations.
We all pay for climate disasters.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
Time for some frank and fearless conversations.
We all pay for climate disasters.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather
Adaptation cannot simply be left to market forces, because the economics of climate risk make private finance retreat just as danger rises...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Adaptation cannot simply be left to market forces, because the economics of climate risk make private finance retreat just as danger rises...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of gl...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Political honesty about the climate crisis requires Dept of Treasury to come honest on the budgetary costs.
Time for some frank and fearless conversations.
We all pay for climate disasters.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
Time for some frank and fearless conversations.
We all pay for climate disasters.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
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Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
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In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
Best to avoid building on flood prone land.
West Aust coastal policy requires a coastal reserve and hazard assessment to prevent building too close to the coast.
Other places now struggling to pay for retreat/rebuilding.
#ClimateRisk
#ClimateReality
www.wa.gov.au/government/p...
West Aust coastal policy requires a coastal reserve and hazard assessment to prevent building too close to the coast.
Other places now struggling to pay for retreat/rebuilding.
#ClimateRisk
#ClimateReality
www.wa.gov.au/government/p...
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Best to avoid building on flood prone land.
West Aust coastal policy requires a coastal reserve and hazard assessment to prevent building too close to the coast.
Other places now struggling to pay for retreat/rebuilding.
#ClimateRisk
#ClimateReality
www.wa.gov.au/government/p...
West Aust coastal policy requires a coastal reserve and hazard assessment to prevent building too close to the coast.
Other places now struggling to pay for retreat/rebuilding.
#ClimateRisk
#ClimateReality
www.wa.gov.au/government/p...
We all pay for climate disasters.
Add food security to your list of climate reality shocks (if you haven't already).
#ClimateReality
#FoodSecurity
#Auspol
Add food security to your list of climate reality shocks (if you haven't already).
#ClimateReality
#FoodSecurity
#Auspol
Flooded outback Queensland graziers to get $2m government package for fodder drops.
In short:
While there is no official total for livestock loss from outback Queensland's most recent flooding, some graziers say it could be in the tens of thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
In short:
While there is no official total for livestock loss from outback Queensland's most recent flooding, some graziers say it could be in the tens of thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We all pay for climate disasters.
Add food security to your list of climate reality shocks (if you haven't already).
#ClimateReality
#FoodSecurity
#Auspol
Add food security to your list of climate reality shocks (if you haven't already).
#ClimateReality
#FoodSecurity
#Auspol
Warmer atmosphere holds more water and has more energy to dump it on you.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
#ClimateRisks
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
#ClimateRisks
Flood disaster taking toll on graziers in north-west Queensland, more rain forecast for tropical coast www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Warmer atmosphere holds more water and has more energy to dump it on you.
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
#ClimateRisks
#ClimateReality
#Auspol
#ClimateRisks
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CBS News filmed but DIDN'T air this interview in which NYC Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss defends NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, clarifying that Mamdani is opposed to Zionism and Israel's genocide but he's NOT antisemitic. A Jewish rabbi praising a Muslim Mayor. I wonder why they didn't air it? 🤔 #USPolitics
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
CBS News filmed but DIDN'T air this interview in which NYC Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss defends NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, clarifying that Mamdani is opposed to Zionism and Israel's genocide but he's NOT antisemitic. A Jewish rabbi praising a Muslim Mayor. I wonder why they didn't air it? 🤔 #USPolitics
On fighting back the enshittificatory predations of ketamine-addled zuckermuskian tyrants of US Big Tech 👇😱
#Internetfreedomfromtyrants
#globalmedia
#Internetfreedomfromtyrants
#globalmedia
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A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all...
media.ccc.de
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
On fighting back the enshittificatory predations of ketamine-addled zuckermuskian tyrants of US Big Tech 👇😱
#Internetfreedomfromtyrants
#globalmedia
#Internetfreedomfromtyrants
#globalmedia
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Thinking of people and migratory birds in Beagle Bay, where Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley is expected to disturb the peace today.
#ExtremeEvents
#RemoteAustralia
#Auspol
#ExtremeEvents
#RemoteAustralia
#Auspol
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Thinking of people and migratory birds in Beagle Bay, where Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley is expected to disturb the peace today.
#ExtremeEvents
#RemoteAustralia
#Auspol
#ExtremeEvents
#RemoteAustralia
#Auspol