VaultBoy
@blublubba.bsky.social
Was mad as hell and just not going to take it any more.
Then a menagerie of whackos took control of the US.
So now am playing Fallout in prep for what's coming.
Then a menagerie of whackos took control of the US.
So now am playing Fallout in prep for what's coming.
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Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Karvelas: "Authenticity is a leader's greatest political asset, and Ley's moves to please the conservatives in her party are likely to do massive brand damage to her individually. She's risking the one advantage she has — her reputation as a moderate woman who is in touch with "modern" Australia."
Conservatives win this one, but it could lose them the war
It was only a week ago that the moderates in the Liberal Party were flexing their muscle privately (and some publicly), threatening a divorce with the Nationals and to walk the plank if net zero was d...
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Karvelas: "Authenticity is a leader's greatest political asset, and Ley's moves to please the conservatives in her party are likely to do massive brand damage to her individually. She's risking the one advantage she has — her reputation as a moderate woman who is in touch with "modern" Australia."
Alan Kohler this morning explains the LNP's climate policy, (given that Matt Canavan is now running the Coalition's policy):
'Real men eat meat and drive noisy cars, quickly'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Real men eat meat and drive noisy cars, quickly'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Alan Kohler this morning explains the LNP's climate policy, (given that Matt Canavan is now running the Coalition's policy):
'Real men eat meat and drive noisy cars, quickly'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Real men eat meat and drive noisy cars, quickly'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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another utter failure of private delivery of public services
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies
Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
another utter failure of private delivery of public services
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“It’s hard to think of another government-funded industry allowed to operate in this way … to continue soaking up so much public money and to spit out so few results.” @jeremypoxon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Professor Lindesay says global heating means more energy in the atmosphere, which fuels supercell thunderstorms.
"We're looking at a lot of extra heat out there, a lot of evaporated moisture, with all of this energy in it," she said.
But Qld scraps renewables anyway.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We're looking at a lot of extra heat out there, a lot of evaporated moisture, with all of this energy in it," she said.
But Qld scraps renewables anyway.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
What caused the 'unusual' giant hail that smashed south-east Queensland
Hailstones of up to 8 and 9 centimetres hit parts of Queensland over the weekend. What caused them to be so large?
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Professor Lindesay says global heating means more energy in the atmosphere, which fuels supercell thunderstorms.
"We're looking at a lot of extra heat out there, a lot of evaporated moisture, with all of this energy in it," she said.
But Qld scraps renewables anyway.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We're looking at a lot of extra heat out there, a lot of evaporated moisture, with all of this energy in it," she said.
But Qld scraps renewables anyway.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Australians pay 4 times more in HECS repayments than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax!
Australia Institute analysis shows replacing the PRRT with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise over $17 billion a year.
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Australia Institute analysis shows replacing the PRRT with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise over $17 billion a year.
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Australians pay 4 times more in HECS repayments than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax!
Australia Institute analysis shows replacing the PRRT with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise over $17 billion a year.
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Australia Institute analysis shows replacing the PRRT with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise over $17 billion a year.
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
ABC 'balance' please take note.
“Balance in journalism can be good, but you don’t balance truth with lies.” - Chris Hedges #SundayShot
October 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
ABC 'balance' please take note.
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Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
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"Opting to negotiate with the Coalition on the environment is opting to work with the very climate sceptics Australians just rejected."
From co-CEO Leanne Minshull in The New Daily
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
From co-CEO Leanne Minshull in The New Daily
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"Opting to negotiate with the Coalition on the environment is opting to work with the very climate sceptics Australians just rejected."
From co-CEO Leanne Minshull in The New Daily
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
From co-CEO Leanne Minshull in The New Daily
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
Dr Strangelove remake:
“Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”
“Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Dr Strangelove remake:
“Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”
“Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”
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🎅🎄🎁🤶🎄🎁🧑🎄🎄🎁
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🎅🎄🎁🤶🎄🎁🧑🎄🎄🎁
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This was from Jane Goodall’s Facebook.
It doesn’t require explanation, it’s just a beautiful thing.
It doesn’t require explanation, it’s just a beautiful thing.
October 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This was from Jane Goodall’s Facebook.
It doesn’t require explanation, it’s just a beautiful thing.
It doesn’t require explanation, it’s just a beautiful thing.
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Hang on…
The Albanese Labor Govt is saying that elderly Australians have to pay more for basic at home care - as spending needs to be reigned in.
But - they give over $200b of our public money to the US & UK for submarines we’ll never see.
What a betrayal #auspol
The Albanese Labor Govt is saying that elderly Australians have to pay more for basic at home care - as spending needs to be reigned in.
But - they give over $200b of our public money to the US & UK for submarines we’ll never see.
What a betrayal #auspol
September 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hang on…
The Albanese Labor Govt is saying that elderly Australians have to pay more for basic at home care - as spending needs to be reigned in.
But - they give over $200b of our public money to the US & UK for submarines we’ll never see.
What a betrayal #auspol
The Albanese Labor Govt is saying that elderly Australians have to pay more for basic at home care - as spending needs to be reigned in.
But - they give over $200b of our public money to the US & UK for submarines we’ll never see.
What a betrayal #auspol
Everything is on the table.
Our sovereignty?
Our sovereignty?
September 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Everything is on the table.
Our sovereignty?
Our sovereignty?
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I love this concept.
Use solar energy to lift incredibly heavy weights during the day, then drive turbines via the weights dropping during peak times. Apart from maintenance and updating tech it’s essentially free power forever.
Use solar energy to lift incredibly heavy weights during the day, then drive turbines via the weights dropping during peak times. Apart from maintenance and updating tech it’s essentially free power forever.
Dormant coal mine turns green electricity generator in world-first test
A disused coal mine in Wollongong will be the first test site for a renewable energy company that lowers weights down old mine shafts to spin turbines and create electricity.
www.abc.net.au
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I love this concept.
Use solar energy to lift incredibly heavy weights during the day, then drive turbines via the weights dropping during peak times. Apart from maintenance and updating tech it’s essentially free power forever.
Use solar energy to lift incredibly heavy weights during the day, then drive turbines via the weights dropping during peak times. Apart from maintenance and updating tech it’s essentially free power forever.
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To journalists various: the issue is not whether the coalition tears itself apart over climate denialism… the issue is whether we do what we can to save our home.
Stop reporting the goddam horse race.
Stop reporting the goddam horse race.
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To journalists various: the issue is not whether the coalition tears itself apart over climate denialism… the issue is whether we do what we can to save our home.
Stop reporting the goddam horse race.
Stop reporting the goddam horse race.
I'd feel sorry for them but their pigheaded ignorance, despite clear and urgent warnings, inflicted Trump on America and consequent chaos in the global economy.
Now Arkansas will replay Grapes of Wrath as corporations snap up bankrupt the family farms.
www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpa...
Now Arkansas will replay Grapes of Wrath as corporations snap up bankrupt the family farms.
www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpa...
Arkansas farmers held a town hall to address dire industry challenges — including skyrocketing costs due to tariffs and plummeting crop prices. Without emergency aid, one in three farmers could face b...
TikTok video by NowThis Impact
www.tiktok.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'd feel sorry for them but their pigheaded ignorance, despite clear and urgent warnings, inflicted Trump on America and consequent chaos in the global economy.
Now Arkansas will replay Grapes of Wrath as corporations snap up bankrupt the family farms.
www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpa...
Now Arkansas will replay Grapes of Wrath as corporations snap up bankrupt the family farms.
www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpa...
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David Pope in Canberra Times
September 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
Why not for sale in here? Great for the elderly and widowed who just want to go to the local cafe or supermarket. Great for young singles and incels who want to be mobile and weather-proof but can't afford a car.
🚗💡 Japan’s Tiny EV Revolution Is Here!
KG Motors is turning heads with its ultra-compact mibot — a sleek, single-seat electric vehicle priced at just $7,000! With 3,300 units already pre-sold and deliveries expected by March 2027, it’s already outpacing Toyota’s 2024 EV sales in Japan. 62 Miles 🇯🇵⚡
KG Motors is turning heads with its ultra-compact mibot — a sleek, single-seat electric vehicle priced at just $7,000! With 3,300 units already pre-sold and deliveries expected by March 2027, it’s already outpacing Toyota’s 2024 EV sales in Japan. 62 Miles 🇯🇵⚡
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why not for sale in here? Great for the elderly and widowed who just want to go to the local cafe or supermarket. Great for young singles and incels who want to be mobile and weather-proof but can't afford a car.
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Study “…found the wool from sheep grazing under solar panels was stronger and grew faster. Scientists attribute this to the year-round nutrition provided by the vegetation growing in the micro-habitats created by the shade of solar panels.
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From sheep growing better wool under solar panels to matcha prices soaring with the heat: here’s this week’s surprising mix of climate news, and something you can do about it today!
Solar panels lead to better...wool?
Sheep and solar panels, our favorite foods at risk, and how to find climate-friendly rebates
www.talkingclimate.ca
August 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Study “…found the wool from sheep grazing under solar panels was stronger and grew faster. Scientists attribute this to the year-round nutrition provided by the vegetation growing in the micro-habitats created by the shade of solar panels.
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BREAKING: The Senate has just voted YES to our inquiry into the social media age ban & search engine age verification codes! This isn't just about kids - it's a national age verification and identification system masquerading as being about online safety for children. 🧵
August 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
BREAKING: The Senate has just voted YES to our inquiry into the social media age ban & search engine age verification codes! This isn't just about kids - it's a national age verification and identification system masquerading as being about online safety for children. 🧵