David Tomkins 🦋
@davidctomkins.bsky.social
‘First do no harm’ - climate, environment, minorities
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No gas, no problem in Norway. Most buyers went electric last year, even as incentives start to fade.
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Norway’s New Car Sales Were Almost Entirely Electric Last Year
Even with Chinese carmakers increasing their market share and presence, Tesla has remained the bestseller.
insideevs.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
No gas, no problem in Norway. Most buyers went electric last year, even as incentives start to fade.
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“A trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality. The AMWU wants the capital gains discount phased out for investment properties and negative gearing effectively abolished”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’
Manufacturing workers union wants capital gains tax discount to be reduced and then phased out and an effective end to negative gearing
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“A trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality. The AMWU wants the capital gains discount phased out for investment properties and negative gearing effectively abolished”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Total break down of the old order and existing #legal processes in #US. Time for Australia to pull back from tacit backing of #chaos AND to minimise the huge global #ClimateImpact of the #US #gas & #oil oil burning for #profit will have. #auspol
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
An Australian trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality.
#housing #negativegearing #CapitalGainsTax #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#housing #negativegearing #CapitalGainsTax #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’
Manufacturing workers union wants capital gains tax discount to be reduced and then phased out and an effective end to negative gearing
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
An Australian trade union has called for sweeping changes to housing tax breaks that it warns have “commodified” property and worsened inequality.
#housing #negativegearing #CapitalGainsTax #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#housing #negativegearing #CapitalGainsTax #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Another knife in Americas 'Democratic' system
December 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Another knife in Americas 'Democratic' system
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“The number of executions is growing & this is happening in all directions of front line. For Russians, there are no red lines ... In the wiretaps & radio communication that we intercept, we routinely hear their military leadership giving orders to execute our servicemen who are trying to surrender.
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“The number of executions is growing & this is happening in all directions of front line. For Russians, there are no red lines ... In the wiretaps & radio communication that we intercept, we routinely hear their military leadership giving orders to execute our servicemen who are trying to surrender.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
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Written in 1963. Still painfully current.
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Written in 1963. Still painfully current.
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This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
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December 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Australia’s national annual average temperature is about 1.5C higher than in 1910, according to BoM, and the climate crisis has increased the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves and bushfires.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rain, fire risk and a cyclone: flood alerts in Queensland’s north as wild weather forecast across Australia
Warnings of extreme fire danger in SA regions, while Tropical Cyclone Hayley tracks towards WA
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Australia’s national annual average temperature is about 1.5C higher than in 1910, according to BoM, and the climate crisis has increased the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves and bushfires.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Few places are more exposed to extreme weather than Roebourne, a tiny cyclone-prone town on the Western Australian coast, where public housing residents endure 50C heat without air conditioning. #Auspol @albomp.bsky.social Come on supply AC
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Few places are more exposed to extreme weather than Roebourne, a tiny cyclone-prone town on the Western Australian coast, where public housing residents endure 50C heat without air conditioning. #Auspol @albomp.bsky.social Come on supply AC
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How power works in Australia, in one headline. #auspol
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
How power works in Australia, in one headline. #auspol
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.
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No the #fake #NACC is a fraud and a waste of #public money. Only function is to delay accountability for the #crimes of #politicians and #piblic sector #employees.
#auspol
#auspol
We spent a fortune holding a Royal Commission into Robodebt, an illegal government policy that harmed 1000s of Australians and led directly and indirectly to many deaths.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
The end result?
Absolutely no consequences for the perpetrators. The evildoers remain protected.
RCs are a waste of time/💰.
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
No the #fake #NACC is a fraud and a waste of #public money. Only function is to delay accountability for the #crimes of #politicians and #piblic sector #employees.
#auspol
#auspol
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Indigenous people across Australia are on the frontline of the climate crisis. As the world gets hotter and natural disasters become more frequent and intense, they are more likely to live in the worst-hit areas.
#climatecrisis #indigenous #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #indigenous #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘It’s like you’re sitting in front of an oven’: surviving the summer in one of Australia’s hottest towns
When the hot winds hit Roebourne, as many as 16 people pile into Yindjibarndi elder Lyn Cheedy’s home – one of the few with air conditioning
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Indigenous people across Australia are on the frontline of the climate crisis. As the world gets hotter and natural disasters become more frequent and intense, they are more likely to live in the worst-hit areas.
#climatecrisis #indigenous #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#climatecrisis #indigenous #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This 😡😡😡
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This 😡😡😡
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Reports in Nordic news: Temp of 19.7°C measured in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri just before 2 a.m. on Christmas Day, confirmed by the on-duty meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
See the report in the Iceland monitor: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
See the report in the Iceland monitor: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Christmas temperature record broken as heat reaches nearly 20°C
A Christmas Day temperature record was broken overnight when 19.7°C was measured in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri just before 2 a.m.
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Reports in Nordic news: Temp of 19.7°C measured in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður Eystri just before 2 a.m. on Christmas Day, confirmed by the on-duty meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
See the report in the Iceland monitor: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
See the report in the Iceland monitor: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
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Well signposted. And HAVE TRAILER ACCESSIBLE BAYS! (Meant for trucks) not to mention lots of future expansion space. Good job Ampol.
December 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Well signposted. And HAVE TRAILER ACCESSIBLE BAYS! (Meant for trucks) not to mention lots of future expansion space. Good job Ampol.
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The restraint of the Muslim community in Australia during this #media and #political farce is truly admirable. The last shreds of respect for the old Lib/Lab #duopoly have been lost. Shocking to see such a collapse in a once proud democracy.
Not surprised, considering MSM coverage! 🇵🇸
Anti-Muslim abuse on the rise since Bondi attack, and particularly aimed at women wearing hijabs.
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Anti-Muslim abuse on the rise since Bondi attack, and particularly aimed at women wearing hijabs.
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Women wearing hijabs targeted in anti-Muslim abuse since Bondi attack
There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporti...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The restraint of the Muslim community in Australia during this #media and #political farce is truly admirable. The last shreds of respect for the old Lib/Lab #duopoly have been lost. Shocking to see such a collapse in a once proud democracy.
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I notice autocorrect seems to be getting more “assertive” with/over my typing. I can type exactly what I want to say and how I want to spell, but look back and watch autocorrect bastardise my writing. Is this new AI autocorrect at work?
December 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I notice autocorrect seems to be getting more “assertive” with/over my typing. I can type exactly what I want to say and how I want to spell, but look back and watch autocorrect bastardise my writing. Is this new AI autocorrect at work?