Cristy Clark
@cristyclark.bsky.social
Associate Professor (human rights & environmental law). I’m interested in legal geography, and water, climate & spatial justice. Co-author of The Lawful Forest (2022), author of Legal Geographies of Water (June 2025). Australian living in UK. She/her
I think it should be a rule: if it’s going to be cold, then it should snow. (And then the snow should melt away neatly without turning into dirty slush.)
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
I think it should be a rule: if it’s going to be cold, then it should snow. (And then the snow should melt away neatly without turning into dirty slush.)
It snowed! Then it stopped. The light is beautiful though.
Here’s a frozen River Cherwell from yesterday.
Here’s a frozen River Cherwell from yesterday.
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
It snowed! Then it stopped. The light is beautiful though.
Here’s a frozen River Cherwell from yesterday.
Here’s a frozen River Cherwell from yesterday.
It’s genuinely cold here…
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It’s genuinely cold here…
It’s an extraordinary worldview that can give one president immunity for criminal actions in his own jurisdiction while purporting to ‘legally’ bomb another country to abduct their head of state for alleged criminal actions. Imperialism is quite the drug.
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
It’s an extraordinary worldview that can give one president immunity for criminal actions in his own jurisdiction while purporting to ‘legally’ bomb another country to abduct their head of state for alleged criminal actions. Imperialism is quite the drug.
Stay cool lovely antipodeans.
And remember to freeze some bottles of water to snuggle overnight.
And remember to freeze some bottles of water to snuggle overnight.
City of Melbourne has a great map of "cool places" as well www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/heatwaves
Heatwaves
Be prepared for heatwaves and extreme weather events.
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Stay cool lovely antipodeans.
And remember to freeze some bottles of water to snuggle overnight.
And remember to freeze some bottles of water to snuggle overnight.
I’ve almost finished reading Babel. I’ll be relieved to finish. It’s a very clever and engaging book, but the tension is unrelenting and it often feels claustrophobic. It reminds me of how I felt reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I’ve almost finished reading Babel. I’ll be relieved to finish. It’s a very clever and engaging book, but the tension is unrelenting and it often feels claustrophobic. It reminds me of how I felt reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
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"We will be monitoring this delicate situation to make sure there is no unnecessary loss of innocent oil” chaser.com.au/world/ally-l...
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
"We will be monitoring this delicate situation to make sure there is no unnecessary loss of innocent oil” chaser.com.au/world/ally-l...
It’s worth observing the way people use the idea of situations being ‘complex’ to silence or avoid critique.
The legal assessment of the US intervention is not, in fact, complex
Let me sum up the reaction of the German government:
International law applies when our enemies violate it, it’s that simple.
International law applies when our enemies violate it, it’s that simple.
January 4, 2026 at 9:19 AM
It’s worth observing the way people use the idea of situations being ‘complex’ to silence or avoid critique.
Saying nothing would have been better.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Saying nothing would have been better.
It sucks as a critic of international law to mourn its demise.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
It sucks as a critic of international law to mourn its demise.
When I was a kid, I was worried that Reagan was going to start a nuclear war and kill us all.
Incredible that this era is so much worse.
Incredible that this era is so much worse.
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
When I was a kid, I was worried that Reagan was going to start a nuclear war and kill us all.
Incredible that this era is so much worse.
Incredible that this era is so much worse.
Reposted by Cristy Clark
I think this feels particularly shocking because no matter how much you stretch the law this has absolutely no basis of legality whatsoever. No terrorists, no "threat" requiring anticipatory self defence. Nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I think this feels particularly shocking because no matter how much you stretch the law this has absolutely no basis of legality whatsoever. No terrorists, no "threat" requiring anticipatory self defence. Nothing.
Reposted by Cristy Clark
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
This year will be full of big changes. Again. I’m excited about them but then it’s time for less changes. The last few years have been a lot.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This year will be full of big changes. Again. I’m excited about them but then it’s time for less changes. The last few years have been a lot.
I think my word for 2026 will be kindness.
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I think my word for 2026 will be kindness.
It’s already 2026 in Australia. Is it good?
December 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s already 2026 in Australia. Is it good?
The days may be short, but the sunsets are beautiful.
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The days may be short, but the sunsets are beautiful.
Got up to make coffee and somebody stole my seat.
December 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Got up to make coffee and somebody stole my seat.
The year 2025 was rubbish on the global front - politics, law, economics, environmental breakdown… A total bin-fire.
But somehow I had quite a lovely year personally. I feel kind of bad about that - like I’m the dog in the meme.
But somehow I had quite a lovely year personally. I feel kind of bad about that - like I’m the dog in the meme.
a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The year 2025 was rubbish on the global front - politics, law, economics, environmental breakdown… A total bin-fire.
But somehow I had quite a lovely year personally. I feel kind of bad about that - like I’m the dog in the meme.
But somehow I had quite a lovely year personally. I feel kind of bad about that - like I’m the dog in the meme.
Sriracha.
I’m so surprised not to have seen this yet. Ketchup is unpleasantly sweet.
I’m so surprised not to have seen this yet. Ketchup is unpleasantly sweet.
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Sriracha.
I’m so surprised not to have seen this yet. Ketchup is unpleasantly sweet.
I’m so surprised not to have seen this yet. Ketchup is unpleasantly sweet.
I just finished Station Eleven. I realise I’m late to the party but, if you’re looking for something to read, I recommend it.
Post-apocalyptic fiction with heart, lovely characters and a clever plot. It uses flashbacks and flash forwards in a really satisfying way. Reading it felt quite meditative.
Post-apocalyptic fiction with heart, lovely characters and a clever plot. It uses flashbacks and flash forwards in a really satisfying way. Reading it felt quite meditative.
December 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I just finished Station Eleven. I realise I’m late to the party but, if you’re looking for something to read, I recommend it.
Post-apocalyptic fiction with heart, lovely characters and a clever plot. It uses flashbacks and flash forwards in a really satisfying way. Reading it felt quite meditative.
Post-apocalyptic fiction with heart, lovely characters and a clever plot. It uses flashbacks and flash forwards in a really satisfying way. Reading it felt quite meditative.
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Devastating news that marine biologist, science communicator, and UniMelb VC Professor Emma Johnston has died after a short illness.
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, who has died aged 52, was driven by a deep love of science and a desire to safeguard the planet’s future.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Devastating news that marine biologist, science communicator, and UniMelb VC Professor Emma Johnston has died after a short illness.
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
82 per cent!
SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
82 per cent!
Richmond-upon-Thames is even lovely in winter.
December 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Richmond-upon-Thames is even lovely in winter.