Deirdre Ratcliffe
@deesta.bsky.social
walawaani njindiwan
Learner. Kayaker. Walker. Reader. on Brinja Yuin country, NSW, Australia. SARS-CoV-2: alert & alarmed.
Learner. Kayaker. Walker. Reader. on Brinja Yuin country, NSW, Australia. SARS-CoV-2: alert & alarmed.
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Good to see an MP call it truthfully
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Good to see an MP call it truthfully
Yep.
Here's the irony in their hi-vis vests.
(Apologies for the blurry image and for not being able to credit whose video this is).
Here's the irony in their hi-vis vests.
(Apologies for the blurry image and for not being able to credit whose video this is).
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Yep.
Here's the irony in their hi-vis vests.
(Apologies for the blurry image and for not being able to credit whose video this is).
Here's the irony in their hi-vis vests.
(Apologies for the blurry image and for not being able to credit whose video this is).
Perfect day! Happy Birthday Ingrid :-)
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Perfect day! Happy Birthday Ingrid :-)
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This is Kevin. He's a reactive dog getting some training to be more comfortable. His trainer brought him to a pet store for some socialization where they learned he is no longer reactive when given a giant stuffed dinosaur. 14/10 (TT: katieandtatesfostermates)
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is Kevin. He's a reactive dog getting some training to be more comfortable. His trainer brought him to a pet store for some socialization where they learned he is no longer reactive when given a giant stuffed dinosaur. 14/10 (TT: katieandtatesfostermates)
that's fabulous Ingrid, congratulations!
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
that's fabulous Ingrid, congratulations!
Great news about the visa Rick, so happy for you, and all the worlds it opens up!
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Great news about the visa Rick, so happy for you, and all the worlds it opens up!
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3. For explanations of the work and the science behind it, plus papers and data, please see our website: www.earthroverprogram.org
The Earth Rover Program
The Earth Rover Program unites scientists, farmers, and innovators to monitor, understand, and restore soils worldwide. Advancing food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity through open scien...
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
3. For explanations of the work and the science behind it, plus papers and data, please see our website: www.earthroverprogram.org
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I love that any post from Rick Morton finds me in the echo chamber of folk-who-think-like-me
My tuppence on this CSIRO fiasco: let's keep hammering our federal MPs so they can never ever state "none of my constituents said a word to me about this issue".
Ditto with all the other Aus Labor ratbaggery
My tuppence on this CSIRO fiasco: let's keep hammering our federal MPs so they can never ever state "none of my constituents said a word to me about this issue".
Ditto with all the other Aus Labor ratbaggery
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I love that any post from Rick Morton finds me in the echo chamber of folk-who-think-like-me
My tuppence on this CSIRO fiasco: let's keep hammering our federal MPs so they can never ever state "none of my constituents said a word to me about this issue".
Ditto with all the other Aus Labor ratbaggery
My tuppence on this CSIRO fiasco: let's keep hammering our federal MPs so they can never ever state "none of my constituents said a word to me about this issue".
Ditto with all the other Aus Labor ratbaggery
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OVER budget. The full cost is almost $90m. And it’s years late. And still not finished.
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
OVER budget. The full cost is almost $90m. And it’s years late. And still not finished.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
So, the rollout (of some, not all, cos it's not all migrated over yet - thanks god cos the old site is still usable) has happened, and has flopped quite spectacularly.
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
So, the rollout (of some, not all, cos it's not all migrated over yet - thanks god cos the old site is still usable) has happened, and has flopped quite spectacularly.
Hey @squigglyrick.bsky.social have the howls, moans, cries and sighs of BOM users reached as far as Paris yet?
As you well know the new website had been in development for quite some time, and quite some $$$.
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As you well know the new website had been in development for quite some time, and quite some $$$.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hey @squigglyrick.bsky.social have the howls, moans, cries and sighs of BOM users reached as far as Paris yet?
As you well know the new website had been in development for quite some time, and quite some $$$.
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As you well know the new website had been in development for quite some time, and quite some $$$.
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off-topic is good, thanks.
Is this flower scented?
Is this flower scented?
October 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
off-topic is good, thanks.
Is this flower scented?
Is this flower scented?
Just brilliant news! Thrilled the prize money gives you more time in France though it is a pittance compared to what you gave of yourself in writing that book.
Vive la France!!
Vive la France!!
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Just brilliant news! Thrilled the prize money gives you more time in France though it is a pittance compared to what you gave of yourself in writing that book.
Vive la France!!
Vive la France!!
But if I've been having annual flu vaccinations to protect me from the seasonal flus, and haven't had seasonal flus, then I would be more vulnerable to H5N1?.... so not positive news for some?
July 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
But if I've been having annual flu vaccinations to protect me from the seasonal flus, and haven't had seasonal flus, then I would be more vulnerable to H5N1?.... so not positive news for some?
How quickly we forget :-(
March 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
How quickly we forget :-(
could you drive to the NSW south coast and wash you car here? plants and grass are struggling. appreciated
a woman sitting in a diner with the word schitts creek on the bottom left
ALT: a woman sitting in a diner with the word schitts creek on the bottom left
media.tenor.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
could you drive to the NSW south coast and wash you car here? plants and grass are struggling. appreciated
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Lyndall Ryan's wonderful last great project, a monument to historical truth.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows
‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Lyndall Ryan's wonderful last great project, a monument to historical truth.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
the article is about Cyclone Alfred and some genius says "It's a bit up in the air still."
This is a goddam cyclone, of course it is still up in the air dude!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
This is a goddam cyclone, of course it is still up in the air dude!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
February 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
the article is about Cyclone Alfred and some genius says "It's a bit up in the air still."
This is a goddam cyclone, of course it is still up in the air dude!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
This is a goddam cyclone, of course it is still up in the air dude!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
out in the reeds today
a magic day with an awesome friend
when we explored and marvelled
and smiled and laughed at our good fortune
a magic day with an awesome friend
when we explored and marvelled
and smiled and laughed at our good fortune
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
out in the reeds today
a magic day with an awesome friend
when we explored and marvelled
and smiled and laughed at our good fortune
a magic day with an awesome friend
when we explored and marvelled
and smiled and laughed at our good fortune
Those eyes and ears, beautiful, what is it called?
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Those eyes and ears, beautiful, what is it called?
After limbering under logs and dragging kayaks over tree branches, we discovered the creek ended at a cow paddock. Back over tree branches and under logs we went, laughing at our mad adventure!
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January 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
After limbering under logs and dragging kayaks over tree branches, we discovered the creek ended at a cow paddock. Back over tree branches and under logs we went, laughing at our mad adventure!
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That day when we went to explore a local lake system and chose a creek that on the topographic map seemed to connect between two rivers. Except it didn't.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
That day when we went to explore a local lake system and chose a creek that on the topographic map seemed to connect between two rivers. Except it didn't.
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Stunning part of the world, especially when seen from a kayak
January 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Stunning part of the world, especially when seen from a kayak