Baggage
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Kindness and smarts are our best hopes
Assoc. Prof. Micro+Ento+Ag Eco systems
PhD Virology
🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸🇪🇺 (it's complicated)
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Kindness and smarts are our best hopes
Assoc. Prof. Micro+Ento+Ag Eco systems
PhD Virology
🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸🇪🇺 (it's complicated)
Proud Union Member
Always celebrating Global Pride 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Big batteries arrived on site at the first solar-battery hybrid to joint Australia’s main grid, signalling another major step in the country’s green energy transition.
reneweconomy.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Big batteries arrived on site at the first solar-battery hybrid to joint Australia’s main grid, signalling another major step in the country’s green energy transition.
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“THIS IS A SEWER… A SCAM… Congress has been enriching itself for too dadgum long.”
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“THIS IS A SEWER… A SCAM… Congress has been enriching itself for too dadgum long.”
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
Next big test: how to get out ahead, without being humiliated and used as a prop.
Wear a nice suit?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....
Wear a nice suit?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....
Trump and Mamdani to meet in Oval Office on Friday after months of bickering
President has previously criticised the New York City mayor-elect, labelling him a ‘communist’ and threatening to deport him
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Next big test: how to get out ahead, without being humiliated and used as a prop.
Wear a nice suit?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....
Wear a nice suit?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....
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Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
Dumber and dumber
RFK Jr. just changed the “autism & vaccines” section on the CDC website
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Dumber and dumber
Re Epstein: good point
Someone else said that MI6 should release their copy. The British government could really help out the world here. They already punished their pedo prince.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Re Epstein: good point
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A new report from consultancy BCG finds the influence of gas over power prices could fall from 90 percent last year to 25 percent by 2030, as New Zealand builds out more renewables in the coming years.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
No 'gas renaissance' in landmark report charting NZ's energy future
NZ is on track for a 98 percent renewable power system by 2030, a sweeping new report on the energy system has found.
newsroom.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A new report from consultancy BCG finds the influence of gas over power prices could fall from 90 percent last year to 25 percent by 2030, as New Zealand builds out more renewables in the coming years.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
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Our servicemembers take an oath to defend the Constitution–not any one person or political party.
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our servicemembers take an oath to defend the Constitution–not any one person or political party.
The Fossils use COP to block change through consensus
Here's a 'concept of a plan': just do it!
"“coalitions of the willing” to take immediate action, rather than waiting to gain consensus at a Cop. Brazil has drawn up an “action agenda” of issues that do not need formal Cop approval to go ahead."
Here's a 'concept of a plan': just do it!
"“coalitions of the willing” to take immediate action, rather than waiting to gain consensus at a Cop. Brazil has drawn up an “action agenda” of issues that do not need formal Cop approval to go ahead."
This is a discussion we should have been having at COP1, 30 years ago - if not 50 years ago
Too late now, to prevent the catastrophic return of a Pliocene climate
But still possible to dodge a reprise of an Eocene hothouse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Too late now, to prevent the catastrophic return of a Pliocene climate
But still possible to dodge a reprise of an Eocene hothouse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says
Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Fossils use COP to block change through consensus
Here's a 'concept of a plan': just do it!
"“coalitions of the willing” to take immediate action, rather than waiting to gain consensus at a Cop. Brazil has drawn up an “action agenda” of issues that do not need formal Cop approval to go ahead."
Here's a 'concept of a plan': just do it!
"“coalitions of the willing” to take immediate action, rather than waiting to gain consensus at a Cop. Brazil has drawn up an “action agenda” of issues that do not need formal Cop approval to go ahead."
For all those who could not fight back...
BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
For all those who could not fight back...
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
"The refusal of the Queensland coroner to conduct a coronial inquest into Lomas’s death reveals again what many black women know: it is not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuire
The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"The refusal of the Queensland coroner to conduct a coronial inquest into Lomas’s death reveals again what many black women know: it is not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Do not let the right wing cabal that has captured UK Labour turn the NHS over to American private insurers.
EveryDoctor is carrying out really important research about NHS privatisation, which is crucial right now because it looks like Keir Starmer and his team are about to enter *new* private partnerships, a lot like PFI deals 🚨🚨🚨
We’ve already discovered that 69 NHS trusts are…
We’ve already discovered that 69 NHS trusts are…
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Do not let the right wing cabal that has captured UK Labour turn the NHS over to American private insurers.
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#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.
Survey finds 60 per cent of Ningaloo coral has turned to stone
Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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New: A follow-up to the major 2022 BCG report into the future of the energy system finds NZ is on track for 98 percent renewable electricity by 2030, with work needed to shore up existing gas fields but no "gas renaissance" on the cards.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
No 'gas renaissance' in landmark report charting NZ's energy future
NZ is on track for a 98 percent renewable power system by 2030, a sweeping new report on the energy system has found.
newsroom.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New: A follow-up to the major 2022 BCG report into the future of the energy system finds NZ is on track for 98 percent renewable electricity by 2030, with work needed to shore up existing gas fields but no "gas renaissance" on the cards.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/19/n...
"Bill was drunk when he was released from the watch house and handed the document outlining Gail’s allegations.
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her welfare."
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her welfare."
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her
Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Bill was drunk when he was released from the watch house and handed the document outlining Gail’s allegations.
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her welfare."
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her welfare."
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
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MBS: "I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but ... "
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
MBS: "I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but ... "
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