CathyArmus
@cathyarmus.bsky.social
Ex Research Librarian - architecture, urban planning, environment, arch photo.Loves books and reading, book reviews. Esp int - social/public housing. Follows politics everywhere - well to the left. Turrbal land, Brisbane Australia.
"..in the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money" but "what they are selling is the country’s future and the value they’ve put on it is printing costs and a few billboards in rural Queensland." #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22528/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22528/...
The case for banning fossil fuel donations
In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that wil...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"..in the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money" but "what they are selling is the country’s future and the value they’ve put on it is printing costs and a few billboards in rural Queensland." #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22528/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22528/...
This is an amazing find, especially in Black History Month
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 AM
This is an amazing find, especially in Black History Month
Gift article - Now this is quite the read
A “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco was about as dizzyingly absurd as the tech industry itself. Matteo Wong reports from the event: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
A “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco was about as dizzyingly absurd as the tech industry itself. Matteo Wong reports from the event: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
I Went to the March for Billionaires
A celebration of the 0.01 percent was also a funeral for irony.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Gift article - Now this is quite the read
A “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco was about as dizzyingly absurd as the tech industry itself. Matteo Wong reports from the event: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
A “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco was about as dizzyingly absurd as the tech industry itself. Matteo Wong reports from the event: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Reposted by CathyArmus
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Nice to hear that Queensland sometimes gets things right #auspol
NSW police can learn from the example set by police in Queensland to prevent a repeat of Monday’s violence.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Nice to hear that Queensland sometimes gets things right #auspol
Reposted by CathyArmus
NSW police can learn from the example set by police in Queensland to prevent a repeat of Monday’s violence.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
NSW police can learn from the example set by police in Queensland to prevent a repeat of Monday’s violence.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/was-the...
Reposted by CathyArmus
It’s my last day of hearing from Govt on why you’re not allowed to see anything about where Govt intends to put #AUKUS ☢️ waste. The 👇list of excuses👇 is long. It’s politically sensitive, you’re illiterate, and the remedy to illiteracy is to keep you illiterate 🤦♂️. #FOI #auspol
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A bat story
See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia’s injured and orphaned flying foxes. www.vox.com/climate/4780...
Meet the unbearably cute patients at this one-of-a-kind hospital for bats
See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia’s injured and orphaned flying foxes.
www.vox.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM
A bat story
Reposted by CathyArmus
British architect, designer and urban planner John Simpson is the winner of this year’s Driehaus Prize in Architecture, backed by the Chicago-based Driehaus Trust and given by the University of Notre Dame.
British architect wins world’s largest architecture prize
John Simpson designed the architecture school at the University of Notre Dame, which gives the $200,000 annual award.
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 AM
British architect, designer and urban planner John Simpson is the winner of this year’s Driehaus Prize in Architecture, backed by the Chicago-based Driehaus Trust and given by the University of Notre Dame.
The police punching people was really unhinged.It seems that once started they don't want to stop,even though the person is on the ground, immobilized & no threat. Horrifying to witness-& what's with the little moustaches, sunglasses & hateful glares.They look like a lineup of secret police #auspol
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The police punching people was really unhinged.It seems that once started they don't want to stop,even though the person is on the ground, immobilized & no threat. Horrifying to witness-& what's with the little moustaches, sunglasses & hateful glares.They look like a lineup of secret police #auspol
Reposted by CathyArmus
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Taking a break from the disaster caused by Minns and a spineless Albo - gifting you this.
Germany’s Philipp Raimund, ski jumper with a fear of heights, wins Olympic gold www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Germany’s Philipp Raimund, ski jumper with a fear of heights, wins Olympic gold www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Germany's Philipp Raimund, ski jumper with a fear of heights, wins Olympic gold
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Taking a break from the disaster caused by Minns and a spineless Albo - gifting you this.
Germany’s Philipp Raimund, ski jumper with a fear of heights, wins Olympic gold www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Germany’s Philipp Raimund, ski jumper with a fear of heights, wins Olympic gold www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Reposted by CathyArmus
The reality of Fearless Female Leadership!
Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common?
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The reality of Fearless Female Leadership!
Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
This is just sad.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This is just sad.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
I used to love this paper -Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post
Mass layoffs undermine his promises to protect a great American institution.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I used to love this paper -Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Hadn't read this before but it is a great take, and very funny, on Trump's speech at Davos.
The sound of one ego applauding: Trump at Davos theaimn.net/the-sound-of...
The sound of one ego applauding: Trump at Davos theaimn.net/the-sound-of...
The sound of one ego applauding: Trump at Davos
There are bad speeches, there are awkward speeches, and then there are speeches that wander onto the world stage, trip over their own shoelaces, and insist they meant to do that. President Donald Trum...
theaimn.net
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Hadn't read this before but it is a great take, and very funny, on Trump's speech at Davos.
The sound of one ego applauding: Trump at Davos theaimn.net/the-sound-of...
The sound of one ego applauding: Trump at Davos theaimn.net/the-sound-of...
Reposted by CathyArmus
Longish read, well written & argued (whatever your views on Hilary Clinton).I think she would have made a memorable President.
Trump's war on empathy...threatens to pave..way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
shorturl.at/dDyew
Trump's war on empathy...threatens to pave..way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
shorturl.at/dDyew
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Longish read, well written & argued (whatever your views on Hilary Clinton).I think she would have made a memorable President.
Trump's war on empathy...threatens to pave..way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
shorturl.at/dDyew
Trump's war on empathy...threatens to pave..way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
shorturl.at/dDyew
Happy to see Níall McLaughlin win the Gold Medal.
No 1 for nuns! Níall McLaughlin is architecture’s discreet daredevil – and deserves its top award www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
No 1 for nuns! Níall McLaughlin is architecture’s discreet daredevil – and deserves its top award www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
No 1 for nuns! Níall McLaughlin is architecture’s discreet daredevil – and deserves its top award
Forget brash statement projects – Riba’s prestigious gold medal has gone to a pivotal figure who works above an Aldi and designs billowing bandstands, jewel-like chapels and buildings that change colo...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Happy to see Níall McLaughlin win the Gold Medal.
No 1 for nuns! Níall McLaughlin is architecture’s discreet daredevil – and deserves its top award www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
No 1 for nuns! Níall McLaughlin is architecture’s discreet daredevil – and deserves its top award www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Reposted by CathyArmus
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
ICYMI
“More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.”
ICYMI
“More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.”
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
ICYMI
“More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.”
ICYMI
“More than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was approved for destruction by the Australian government in 2025 – the most in 15 years, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.”