Green Left Meekly
@nathmisc.bsky.social
Covid, climate, auspol. The alt account of an Xiennial Perth librarian retweeting into the void. Down with neoliberalism!
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I think a lot about how Aaron Swartz committed suicide while facing a probably long jail sentence for download some of JSTOR, but no one at Meta is going to face any repercussions for using all of Libgen to train its AI.
Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
June 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I think a lot about how Aaron Swartz committed suicide while facing a probably long jail sentence for download some of JSTOR, but no one at Meta is going to face any repercussions for using all of Libgen to train its AI.
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There is definitely a real sneering tone when media outlets describe "outrage from environmentalists" in stories on fossil fuel projects
May 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There is definitely a real sneering tone when media outlets describe "outrage from environmentalists" in stories on fossil fuel projects
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Labor could have dropped charges against him at any point. But they sent him to prison, while the killer BRS walks free.
what an injustice, a whistle blower is in jail and a war criminal is walking around as free as a bird...some legislative overhaul is desperately needed...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Jailed whistleblower David McBride loses appeal against sentence
Former military lawyer David McBride has lost his appeal against the severity of his sentence for sharing classified documents with journalists.
www.abc.net.au
May 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Labor could have dropped charges against him at any point. But they sent him to prison, while the killer BRS walks free.
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- Domestic emissions in WA up nearly 50% from 2005 (latest data only to '22, dodgy)
- Pipeline for new gas highest among all states
- GHGs from exported gas from Aus driven by WA
No wonder the gas lobby is personally congratulating the Labor party. Whoever wins, we lose :) :)
- Pipeline for new gas highest among all states
- GHGs from exported gas from Aus driven by WA
No wonder the gas lobby is personally congratulating the Labor party. Whoever wins, we lose :) :)
March 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
- Domestic emissions in WA up nearly 50% from 2005 (latest data only to '22, dodgy)
- Pipeline for new gas highest among all states
- GHGs from exported gas from Aus driven by WA
No wonder the gas lobby is personally congratulating the Labor party. Whoever wins, we lose :) :)
- Pipeline for new gas highest among all states
- GHGs from exported gas from Aus driven by WA
No wonder the gas lobby is personally congratulating the Labor party. Whoever wins, we lose :) :)
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Australia's biggest fossil fuel lobby group congratulating one of their employees on his recent success
March 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Australia's biggest fossil fuel lobby group congratulating one of their employees on his recent success
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A reminder, at $368bn we have just made a payment of $800m,
So just 459 easy payments of $800m each to go before we get the subs... assuming the US military builds them (which they probably won't have) and they don't want them (which they definitely will).
Telemarketing scams are less subtle
So just 459 easy payments of $800m each to go before we get the subs... assuming the US military builds them (which they probably won't have) and they don't want them (which they definitely will).
Telemarketing scams are less subtle
I'd suggest Richard Marles is the only one who thinks we might get any subs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?
The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the waves
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A reminder, at $368bn we have just made a payment of $800m,
So just 459 easy payments of $800m each to go before we get the subs... assuming the US military builds them (which they probably won't have) and they don't want them (which they definitely will).
Telemarketing scams are less subtle
So just 459 easy payments of $800m each to go before we get the subs... assuming the US military builds them (which they probably won't have) and they don't want them (which they definitely will).
Telemarketing scams are less subtle
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EV sales in Europe: up 38%
Tesla sales in Europe: down 45.2%
Breathe it in folks, breathe it innnnnnnnnnnnn
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla sales in Europe: down 45.2%
Breathe it in folks, breathe it innnnnnnnnnnnn
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
a man with long hair is sitting in the driver 's seat of a truck with his eyes closed .
Alt: a man with long hair stepping out of a bus, closing his eyes and enjoying the wind in his hair (from con air)
media.tenor.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
EV sales in Europe: up 38%
Tesla sales in Europe: down 45.2%
Breathe it in folks, breathe it innnnnnnnnnnnn
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla sales in Europe: down 45.2%
Breathe it in folks, breathe it innnnnnnnnnnnn
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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It would be great if Creative Australia could provide a list of subjects and people that artists must avoid if they wish to keep their govt contracts over the next 25 years #estimates
February 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It would be great if Creative Australia could provide a list of subjects and people that artists must avoid if they wish to keep their govt contracts over the next 25 years #estimates
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February 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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*News
I was due to appear on SBS Insight tonight in a show about ‘My Body My Choice’, with a disability counterpoint against lawyers representing anti vaxxers.
At the last minute, I was uninvited due to their strict ‘no mask policy’. Said the executive producer.
I will be lodging a DDA complaint.
I was due to appear on SBS Insight tonight in a show about ‘My Body My Choice’, with a disability counterpoint against lawyers representing anti vaxxers.
At the last minute, I was uninvited due to their strict ‘no mask policy’. Said the executive producer.
I will be lodging a DDA complaint.
February 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
*News
I was due to appear on SBS Insight tonight in a show about ‘My Body My Choice’, with a disability counterpoint against lawyers representing anti vaxxers.
At the last minute, I was uninvited due to their strict ‘no mask policy’. Said the executive producer.
I will be lodging a DDA complaint.
I was due to appear on SBS Insight tonight in a show about ‘My Body My Choice’, with a disability counterpoint against lawyers representing anti vaxxers.
At the last minute, I was uninvited due to their strict ‘no mask policy’. Said the executive producer.
I will be lodging a DDA complaint.
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The question I ask a lot - and have never gotten a meaningful answer to - is, what is the point?
What benefit was served by expending energy, environmental resources and money to add an extra layer of misinformation onto an already deeply broken internet?
What benefit was served by expending energy, environmental resources and money to add an extra layer of misinformation onto an already deeply broken internet?
February 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The question I ask a lot - and have never gotten a meaningful answer to - is, what is the point?
What benefit was served by expending energy, environmental resources and money to add an extra layer of misinformation onto an already deeply broken internet?
What benefit was served by expending energy, environmental resources and money to add an extra layer of misinformation onto an already deeply broken internet?
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Looks like we use this approach for Covid too - ty @daniellebeckman.bsky.social for downloading it
This is one of the images deleted from the CDC historical archive, by the way. I downloaded it this morning and can't access it anymore. We are ready to repeat the past.
February 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Looks like we use this approach for Covid too - ty @daniellebeckman.bsky.social for downloading it
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I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world
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Latest #Covid wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia, up to 17 January.
Last report's upward trajectory continues 😒
(No updated variant analysis since 5 Jan)
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Last report's upward trajectory continues 😒
(No updated variant analysis since 5 Jan)
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
January 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Latest #Covid wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia, up to 17 January.
Last report's upward trajectory continues 😒
(No updated variant analysis since 5 Jan)
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Last report's upward trajectory continues 😒
(No updated variant analysis since 5 Jan)
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
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John Boorman is 92.
In his excellent autobiography, Adventures of a Suburban Boy, he tells a wonderful story about his complicated relationship with Toshiro Mifune making Hell in the Pacific.
In his excellent autobiography, Adventures of a Suburban Boy, he tells a wonderful story about his complicated relationship with Toshiro Mifune making Hell in the Pacific.
January 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
John Boorman is 92.
In his excellent autobiography, Adventures of a Suburban Boy, he tells a wonderful story about his complicated relationship with Toshiro Mifune making Hell in the Pacific.
In his excellent autobiography, Adventures of a Suburban Boy, he tells a wonderful story about his complicated relationship with Toshiro Mifune making Hell in the Pacific.
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I’ve noticed there are more and more chill out spaces and sensory needs sessions these days in public places and events. This recognition of people’s accessibility needs is fantastic.
Now, why can’t we do this for COVID cautious people?
Now, why can’t we do this for COVID cautious people?
January 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I’ve noticed there are more and more chill out spaces and sensory needs sessions these days in public places and events. This recognition of people’s accessibility needs is fantastic.
Now, why can’t we do this for COVID cautious people?
Now, why can’t we do this for COVID cautious people?
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It is sort of fascinating that in general we seem to be leaving the era in which big tech companies need to pretend to be kind, or progressive, or responsible and can now freely operate openly as greedy and evil (like fossil fuel companies found ~1-2 yrs ago when they ditched greenwashing)
As a reporter who covered the Facebook apology tour circa 2016, and spent HOURS on the phone with FB flak and executives earnestly telling me Zuckerberg was torn up over Russian election interference and was making it a top priority to fix misinfo on FB, this week’s developments are 🙃
January 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It is sort of fascinating that in general we seem to be leaving the era in which big tech companies need to pretend to be kind, or progressive, or responsible and can now freely operate openly as greedy and evil (like fossil fuel companies found ~1-2 yrs ago when they ditched greenwashing)
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So, in 2024, we published 42 episodes of If You’re Listening. The one I worked hardest on was about Domestic Violence.
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Should we treat domestic violence like we treat terrorism? | If You’re Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
So, in 2024, we published 42 episodes of If You’re Listening. The one I worked hardest on was about Domestic Violence.
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
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Wild we still have another three years of Howard era cabinet papers to be released.
Workchoices years will be fun for them.
Workchoices years will be fun for them.
January 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Wild we still have another three years of Howard era cabinet papers to be released.
Workchoices years will be fun for them.
Workchoices years will be fun for them.
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Tasmania: "The federal member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has written to the health minister saying it is “disturbing” that Pfizer is now the only COVID vaccine available in Australia under the national immunisation program."
Source: archive.md/MprDZ
Source: archive.md/MprDZ
December 28, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Tasmania: "The federal member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has written to the health minister saying it is “disturbing” that Pfizer is now the only COVID vaccine available in Australia under the national immunisation program."
Source: archive.md/MprDZ
Source: archive.md/MprDZ
Snap
So we re-watched Home Alone after having not seen it for at least 2-3 decades, and I feel the need to make everyone aware of this issue
December 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Snap
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interesting piece.
as an aside, what’s behind this reflex of not wanting to raise alarm about alarming data/studies/trends?
“there’s something really going on,” nielsen says. “we don’t want to alarm the world, but that’s what our data are showing.”
as an aside, what’s behind this reflex of not wanting to raise alarm about alarming data/studies/trends?
“there’s something really going on,” nielsen says. “we don’t want to alarm the world, but that’s what our data are showing.”
Babies exposed to Covid in utero may face a higher risk of autism, a study shows, adding to a list of long-term health consequences from the virus
Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows
Exposure to the virus in utero may have affected children’s development, according to a UCLA study, adding to a list of health problems emerging in the wake of the global pandemic.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:56 PM
interesting piece.
as an aside, what’s behind this reflex of not wanting to raise alarm about alarming data/studies/trends?
“there’s something really going on,” nielsen says. “we don’t want to alarm the world, but that’s what our data are showing.”
as an aside, what’s behind this reflex of not wanting to raise alarm about alarming data/studies/trends?
“there’s something really going on,” nielsen says. “we don’t want to alarm the world, but that’s what our data are showing.”
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Happy 80th birthday to this living legend, the incredible #BobBrown! It’s been a tremendous privilege to get to work with and around him, learning from his extraordinary experience and wisdom. What an amazing impact he has had on our planet, on so many people, and on our politics. Thank you, Bob!
December 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Happy 80th birthday to this living legend, the incredible #BobBrown! It’s been a tremendous privilege to get to work with and around him, learning from his extraordinary experience and wisdom. What an amazing impact he has had on our planet, on so many people, and on our politics. Thank you, Bob!
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OpenAI doesn't report a single number for its climate impacts - not anywhere, in any way, shape or form.
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
December 28, 2024 at 7:58 AM
OpenAI doesn't report a single number for its climate impacts - not anywhere, in any way, shape or form.
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..
It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..