Mike Roberts
@miker66.bsky.social
Settler on Wangal land, researcher @ UNSW: renewable energy integration, just transition (he/him)
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Dr Assal Rad—
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Dr Assal Rad—
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
“This is not a “peace plan.” It’s OCCUPATION AND ETHNIC CLEANSING.
“And the media needs to call it what it is.”
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Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
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And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Anyone else noticed how Nazi rallies get the go-ahead fairly easily from state governments, then the horrified public reaction is weaponised to pass anti-protest laws, which are then used to quash anti-genocide dissent and justify police assaults on small brown women? You picking up on this, too??
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Anyone else noticed how Nazi rallies get the go-ahead fairly easily from state governments, then the horrified public reaction is weaponised to pass anti-protest laws, which are then used to quash anti-genocide dissent and justify police assaults on small brown women? You picking up on this, too??
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Sorry but you can’t dump carbon neutrality and stay in the Paris Agreement. The Libs need to be pushed on this every day until the next election.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Sorry but you can’t dump carbon neutrality and stay in the Paris Agreement. The Libs need to be pushed on this every day until the next election.
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8/ NSW Police commissioner:
"[The nazis] will deliberately use words and actions that are very close to committing an offence, but may not, and that's why there are some complex legal issues."
Rlly?
The nazis applied for a permit and police granted it. Police could have opposed the app >
"[The nazis] will deliberately use words and actions that are very close to committing an offence, but may not, and that's why there are some complex legal issues."
Rlly?
The nazis applied for a permit and police granted it. Police could have opposed the app >
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
8/ NSW Police commissioner:
"[The nazis] will deliberately use words and actions that are very close to committing an offence, but may not, and that's why there are some complex legal issues."
Rlly?
The nazis applied for a permit and police granted it. Police could have opposed the app >
"[The nazis] will deliberately use words and actions that are very close to committing an offence, but may not, and that's why there are some complex legal issues."
Rlly?
The nazis applied for a permit and police granted it. Police could have opposed the app >
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AI has made me even more enamoured by traditional craftsmanship, which is arguably the most tangible manifestation of culture. The preservation of craftsmanship as a process (as distinct from the preservation of craft objects) is more critical than ever. I mean, look at this: wootten.com.au
Wootten | Cordwainer and Leather Craftsmen | Wootten
Bootmaker, Cordwainer & Leather Craftsmen. Handmade in Australia. Handmade leather boots, shoes, bags, aprons, brass aglet tip laces shoelaces boot laces, made in Ballarat, shoemaker, made in Melbourn...
wootten.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
AI has made me even more enamoured by traditional craftsmanship, which is arguably the most tangible manifestation of culture. The preservation of craftsmanship as a process (as distinct from the preservation of craft objects) is more critical than ever. I mean, look at this: wootten.com.au
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the nurses were sacked and are being prosecuted after speculating about imaginary Israelis to one person, who posted a video. The nazis making direct threats to Jews on the steps of parliament are not arrested, not investigated, not charged, and not prosecuted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bankstown nurse sacked over viral video has charge of threatening to kill Israeli patients dropped
Sarah Abu Lebdeh yet to enter plea for other charges related to video in which she and a colleague allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
the nurses were sacked and are being prosecuted after speculating about imaginary Israelis to one person, who posted a video. The nazis making direct threats to Jews on the steps of parliament are not arrested, not investigated, not charged, and not prosecuted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Keep this in mind the next time Gates lectures us about climate change.
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Keep this in mind the next time Gates lectures us about climate change.
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oh dear. This is the third time in two years NSW Police have investigated zionist nonsense and reported back with zero evidence.
No media about this?
NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
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NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
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October 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
oh dear. This is the third time in two years NSW Police have investigated zionist nonsense and reported back with zero evidence.
NSW police saying the quiet part out loud: “the safety and security of arms dealers is paramount”
Ten arrested as police pepper spray protesters who tried to blockade Sydney weapons expo
Palestine Action Group angry that Israeli weapons companies attending, while NSW premier Chris Minns says ‘I’m not responsible for the invitations’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
NSW police saying the quiet part out loud: “the safety and security of arms dealers is paramount”
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How to Avoid A Climate Disaster
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How to Avoid A Climate Disaster
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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When I said Nigel Farage and Reform have fascistic features and threaten our democracy and minority communities, the press attacked me.
Michael Heseltine compares them to Mosley’s fascists and there is silence.
The double standard couldn’t be clearer.
The left can’t give this media class an inch.
Michael Heseltine compares them to Mosley’s fascists and there is silence.
The double standard couldn’t be clearer.
The left can’t give this media class an inch.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When I said Nigel Farage and Reform have fascistic features and threaten our democracy and minority communities, the press attacked me.
Michael Heseltine compares them to Mosley’s fascists and there is silence.
The double standard couldn’t be clearer.
The left can’t give this media class an inch.
Michael Heseltine compares them to Mosley’s fascists and there is silence.
The double standard couldn’t be clearer.
The left can’t give this media class an inch.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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I quite enjoyed a lot of the takedowns of Bill Gates' EA brain snap on climate. It is really deadassed in a number of ways.
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
Even Bill Gates knows he is full of shit
Did you hear about that “one low-income country set out to cut emissions by banning synthetic fertilizers”?
timinclimate.medium.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I quite enjoyed a lot of the takedowns of Bill Gates' EA brain snap on climate. It is really deadassed in a number of ways.
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
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Like, there's nowhere else for this shit to go.
Using the magic beans to fuel a plagiarism machine that gets shit wrong, tells people to kill themselves, and seduces kids, is their last best hope for the magic beans they've literally bet all the money on.
Using the magic beans to fuel a plagiarism machine that gets shit wrong, tells people to kill themselves, and seduces kids, is their last best hope for the magic beans they've literally bet all the money on.
October 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Like, there's nowhere else for this shit to go.
Using the magic beans to fuel a plagiarism machine that gets shit wrong, tells people to kill themselves, and seduces kids, is their last best hope for the magic beans they've literally bet all the money on.
Using the magic beans to fuel a plagiarism machine that gets shit wrong, tells people to kill themselves, and seduces kids, is their last best hope for the magic beans they've literally bet all the money on.
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notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
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October 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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The searchable report is here. Use the find function to locate specific quotes: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The searchable report is here. Use the find function to locate specific quotes: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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In conclusion, Albanese says: "The genocide in Gaza was not committed in isolation, but as part of a system of global complicity."
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In conclusion, Albanese says: "The genocide in Gaza was not committed in isolation, but as part of a system of global complicity."
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Sir Keir Starmer has been specifically named in a UN report for complicity in Israel's genocide.
The report states that the UK government played "a key role in military collaboration with Israel... a collective crime... with detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza." 🧵
The report states that the UK government played "a key role in military collaboration with Israel... a collective crime... with detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza." 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sir Keir Starmer has been specifically named in a UN report for complicity in Israel's genocide.
The report states that the UK government played "a key role in military collaboration with Israel... a collective crime... with detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza." 🧵
The report states that the UK government played "a key role in military collaboration with Israel... a collective crime... with detailed knowledge and cooperation in the destruction of Gaza." 🧵