Ben Smedley
Ben Smedley
@bensmedley.bsky.social
Already writing more than I did on twitter
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Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction.

Add your name to the petition to phase out fossil fuels
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✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Phase out fossil fuels
Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.
www.euronews.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Continued fossil fuel emissions are a “death warrant” for #Ningaloo - and also for other tropical reefs including the Great Barrier Reef.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Footage shows coral bleaching at Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef – video
Conservationists are calling for urgent government action as a prolonged heatwave affects the renowned reef
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Arsenal must sign a disappointing left 8 every summer, so they can become a highly impactful striker in every February
February 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Fun fact: there's no evidence that sugar actually makes children hyperactive

In fact, parents usually can't tell whether their kids have had sugary vs sugar free candy in scientific investigations

Some good(ish) news for Halloween!
gidmk.medium.com/sugar-doesnt...
The Truth About Kids Getting ‘Hyped Up’ on Sugar
It’s not the candy — it’s the confirmation bias
gidmk.medium.com
October 29, 2023 at 3:34 AM