Dana Bergstrom
@danambergstrom.bsky.social
Scientist, ecologist, Antarctica, impacts of climate change & writer of musicals - Antarctica, Beneath the Storm (out soonish)
#waussie - woke Aussie
#BluePlanetNeeds💙OurLove Lutruwita/ Tasmania.
Graphic art on Redbubble: SundogProducts
#waussie - woke Aussie
#BluePlanetNeeds💙OurLove Lutruwita/ Tasmania.
Graphic art on Redbubble: SundogProducts
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Australia is suffering from a femicide crisis. Media outlets carry a responsibility to centre the victims, avoid blame shifting, and report the killings of women and children with care and restraint. When they fail to do that, they stop informing the public and start compounding the harm.
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Australia is suffering from a femicide crisis. Media outlets carry a responsibility to centre the victims, avoid blame shifting, and report the killings of women and children with care and restraint. When they fail to do that, they stop informing the public and start compounding the harm.
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Revealed: Australia’s Future Fund now owns $100m+ of Palantir — the controversial tech firm powering Trump’s deportations and the Israeli Army’s operations in Gaza. Cam Wilson reports.
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Revealed: Australia’s Future Fund now owns $100m+ of Palantir — the controversial tech firm powering Trump’s deportations and the Israeli Army’s operations in Gaza. Cam Wilson reports.
#DailyGlimmer Check out the size of these “ordinary” cherries from my local IGA. And these would have been rejected for the OS market . Sorry but not sorry rest of Australia. 🤷🏻♀️
But I better get moving, I’m behind on my winter freezing schedule.
But I better get moving, I’m behind on my winter freezing schedule.
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
#DailyGlimmer Check out the size of these “ordinary” cherries from my local IGA. And these would have been rejected for the OS market . Sorry but not sorry rest of Australia. 🤷🏻♀️
But I better get moving, I’m behind on my winter freezing schedule.
But I better get moving, I’m behind on my winter freezing schedule.
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
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Awesome piece by @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social & @ddayen.bsky.social on the "executives who lobbied for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enabled the immigration terror in their state, now want everyone to believe they are on the people’s side"
and not just because it quotes me!
and not just because it quotes me!
Minnesota CEOs Cry Crocodile Tears Over ICE - The American Prospect
Executives who lobbied for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enabled the immigration terror in their state, now want everyone to believe they are on the people’s side.
prospect.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Awesome piece by @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social & @ddayen.bsky.social on the "executives who lobbied for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enabled the immigration terror in their state, now want everyone to believe they are on the people’s side"
and not just because it quotes me!
and not just because it quotes me!
Reposted by Dana Bergstrom
Reposted by Dana Bergstrom
Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Australian politics is in crisis.
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
Failure of @albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt to implement structural reforms & prosecute a transformational democratic socialist policy agenda, while it presides over an unassailable mandate, is principal reason support for Hanson is surging
#auspol
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt to implement structural reforms & prosecute a transformational democratic socialist policy agenda, while it presides over an unassailable mandate, is principal reason support for Hanson is surging
#auspol
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Australian politics is in crisis.
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
We have a stubborn visionless, unambitious, deeply institutionalised career party apparatchik installed as PM, a disintegrating rabble in opposition, and an illiterate, rabid race-baiting bigot, backed by the nation’s richest person, exploiting the masses
#auspol
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🌡️ #ThisisClimateChange Human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent extreme heat across southeastern Australia:
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
🌡️ #ThisisClimateChange Human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent extreme heat across southeastern Australia:
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
Share a bird pic you took
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Share a bird pic you took
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I summarized the biggest weather disasters of 2025 using last week's summaries from Gallagher Re and Aon. The costliest: $65 billion in damage from the L.A. wildfires. The deadliest: 24,000+ killed in the summer heatwave in Europe.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/eart...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/eart...
Earth was hit by 55 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2025 » Yale Climate Connections
The world endured its costliest wildfire on record in 2025, its sixth-deadliest heat wave, and four floods or storms that caused at least 1,000 deaths.
yaleclimateconnections.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I summarized the biggest weather disasters of 2025 using last week's summaries from Gallagher Re and Aon. The costliest: $65 billion in damage from the L.A. wildfires. The deadliest: 24,000+ killed in the summer heatwave in Europe.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/eart...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/eart...
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Madrid points to 'positive impact' of migration as it moves to grant 500,000 undocumented people legal status.
As Western powers crack down on migrants, Spain embraces 500,000
Madrid points to 'positive impact' of migration as it moves to grant 500,000 undocumented people legal status.
www.aljazeera.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Madrid points to 'positive impact' of migration as it moves to grant 500,000 undocumented people legal status.
70 g
#DailyGlimmer First passionfruit of the season and it weighs 7g!!!😋
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
70 g
I think a good analogy is that tech bros are like out-of- control C. diff infections where there no room for other microbes, and the whole system suffers.
OpenAI may buy Pinterest — and it could change how we search, shop and scroll
The world’s most powerful chatbot could soon power your favorite inspiration board
www.tomsguide.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I think a good analogy is that tech bros are like out-of- control C. diff infections where there no room for other microbes, and the whole system suffers.
#DailyGlimmer First passionfruit of the season and it weighs 7g!!!😋
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
#DailyGlimmer First passionfruit of the season and it weighs 7g!!!😋
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
A Ned Kelly for those in the know
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The OECD’s Economic Surveys for 2026 shows 80% of the population is now exposed to extreme heat, with average temperatures in Australia rising and heatwaves becoming more frequent.
“Climate change is putting Australians at risk."
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4q1GVwo
“Climate change is putting Australians at risk."
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4q1GVwo
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The OECD’s Economic Surveys for 2026 shows 80% of the population is now exposed to extreme heat, with average temperatures in Australia rising and heatwaves becoming more frequent.
“Climate change is putting Australians at risk."
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4q1GVwo
“Climate change is putting Australians at risk."
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4q1GVwo
In Australia too
it is the same playbook everywhere. “vote for us! we will make you great again by punishing the people you hate! do not pay attention to the fact that we’re also shoveling your money into the pockets of the uber wealthy and building a giant boot to step on your face too (preferably forever)”
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
In Australia too
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Todays Forecast
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Todays Forecast
Pedantic Antarctic scientist here.
Multiculturalism represented by a single species, Emperor penguins & chicks. They are incredible at cooperative woke, living. Males look after the eggs & rotate in huge winter clusters, each spending a short time on the outside, until shuffling into the warmth😎
Multiculturalism represented by a single species, Emperor penguins & chicks. They are incredible at cooperative woke, living. Males look after the eggs & rotate in huge winter clusters, each spending a short time on the outside, until shuffling into the warmth😎
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Pedantic Antarctic scientist here.
Multiculturalism represented by a single species, Emperor penguins & chicks. They are incredible at cooperative woke, living. Males look after the eggs & rotate in huge winter clusters, each spending a short time on the outside, until shuffling into the warmth😎
Multiculturalism represented by a single species, Emperor penguins & chicks. They are incredible at cooperative woke, living. Males look after the eggs & rotate in huge winter clusters, each spending a short time on the outside, until shuffling into the warmth😎
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This global heat map is extraordinary. Australian political leaders who pump out fossil fuels and ignore climate change are threatening our survival on this extraordinary continent.
whoaaa... looking at the temps across Australia today.
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This global heat map is extraordinary. Australian political leaders who pump out fossil fuels and ignore climate change are threatening our survival on this extraordinary continent.
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whoaaa... looking at the temps across Australia today.
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 AM
whoaaa... looking at the temps across Australia today.
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
9pm East Australian time. Australian open men’s quarter final 🎾.
Air temp 38.9°C, 20% RH. Heat Stress Index (WBGT) almost 30°C
Gotta love a fossil fuel heatwave 🥵
Air temp 38.9°C, 20% RH. Heat Stress Index (WBGT) almost 30°C
Gotta love a fossil fuel heatwave 🥵
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 AM
9pm East Australian time. Australian open men’s quarter final 🎾.
Air temp 38.9°C, 20% RH. Heat Stress Index (WBGT) almost 30°C
Gotta love a fossil fuel heatwave 🥵
Air temp 38.9°C, 20% RH. Heat Stress Index (WBGT) almost 30°C
Gotta love a fossil fuel heatwave 🥵
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Jim Reed from Resolve here: "And there's currently no indication that the major parties are going to preference [ON] to get them over the line" Er what?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
One Nation is 'filling the void' for many Australians, they tell us why
Support for One Nation is rising and in former National Party heartland people gathered for a music festival have told us why.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Jim Reed from Resolve here: "And there's currently no indication that the major parties are going to preference [ON] to get them over the line" Er what?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Another totally messed-up act in colonial Australia.
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Traditional owners heartbroken by dingo cull after Piper James's death
The Queensland government euthanises six dingoes involved in Piper James's death on K'gari, and is expected to cull more in the coming days.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Another totally messed-up act in colonial Australia.
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Reposted by Dana Bergstrom
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM