Tawny Frogmouth 🌿
@tawnyfrogmouth.bsky.social
Immersed in nature.
Tad concerned about the immediate future of the planet and society. And … what happened to public health?
Tad concerned about the immediate future of the planet and society. And … what happened to public health?
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“People often stop me in the street, at the airport, at footy games, and commend me for being brave,” writes Senator Fatima Payman in new book, A Time for Bravery, presented by Australia Institute Press.
Read the full extract of Senator Fatima Payman’s essay here: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full extract of Senator Fatima Payman’s essay here: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“People often stop me in the street, at the airport, at footy games, and commend me for being brave,” writes Senator Fatima Payman in new book, A Time for Bravery, presented by Australia Institute Press.
Read the full extract of Senator Fatima Payman’s essay here: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full extract of Senator Fatima Payman’s essay here: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
From 'net zero' to 'net gain'. The platypus-to-possum exchange rate - Michael West
Following the Libs 'Net Zero' battle, 'Net Gain' will be focus as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed.
michaelwest.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
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Thread of the year. Faith restorer for the most cynical of us.
10 years ago, Sudanese school student Mohamed Semrad wasn't allowed into the Apple Store in Highpoint Maryibynong, Melbourne because the security guards thought that him + his black friends "might steal something".
Mohamed is proof that living well is the best revenge. #straya
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Mohamed is proof that living well is the best revenge. #straya
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November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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A reminder that 25% of all original sales from the website will go immediately to @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/fresh-paint
www.mickoxley.com/fresh-paint
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A reminder that 25% of all original sales from the website will go immediately to @newcastlefoodbank.org
www.mickoxley.com/fresh-paint
www.mickoxley.com/fresh-paint
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Black Friday Sale!!!
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Print 2025 - circa 35mm - Euan Ross
This year I am offering a choice of ten prints with all profits going to two children charities, Action for Children and the Lidya Hope Foundation.
circa35mm.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Black Friday Sale!!!
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
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To all of my BlueSky friends,
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
Donate to Support Wayuu Children with School Essentials, organized by Michael Melton
Here’s a draft you can paste into GoFundMe and edit as needed:
--… Michael Melton needs your support for Support Wayuu Children with School Essentials
gofund.me
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
To all of my BlueSky friends,
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
I don't really pitch or sell things on this platform, but I want to share this fundraiser.
I've spent some time in the Wayuu community and the people there are lovely and warm. But the children are at a severe disadvantage.
gofund.me/8e4f56eb2
True 👇
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
True 👇
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Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
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This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is obscene.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
The challenges facing the nation means we should be scaling up CSIRO, not cutting it to shreds.
While we are sending billions to the US for nuclear shipyards, our science and industrial base at home is falling apart for lack of funds and direction.
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"Al Jazeera journalists say blasts have echoed through Gaza since the early hours...
People report seeing Israeli tanks and bulldozers levelling homes...wiping out what remains of residential streets and making any Palestinian return even harder."
But no big deal - there's a ceasefire, apparently.
People report seeing Israeli tanks and bulldozers levelling homes...wiping out what remains of residential streets and making any Palestinian return even harder."
But no big deal - there's a ceasefire, apparently.
Gaza residents report blasts as Israeli forces raze homes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-residents-report-blasts-israeli-forces-raze-homes
Gaza residents report blasts as Israeli forces raze homes
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="333" data-start="185">Al Jazeera journalists on the ground say blasts have echoed through Gaza since the early hours, even though the ceasefire is supposedly in effect.</p>
<p data-end="509" data-start="335">Most of the strikes hit zones on the far side of the yellow demarcation line, territory Israel’s military occupies and has largely sealed off from the rest of the enclave.</p>
<p data-end="690" data-start="511">Residents living near the line told Al Jazeera that the noise has barely stopped. Families say they are hearing repeated blasts and drones overhead, long after the ceasefire came into force.</p>
<p data-end="890" data-start="692">People in the area also report seeing Israeli tanks and bulldozers levelling homes inside these zones, wiping out what remains of residential streets and making any Palestinian return even harder.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Al Jazeera journalists say blasts have echoed through Gaza since the early hours...
People report seeing Israeli tanks and bulldozers levelling homes...wiping out what remains of residential streets and making any Palestinian return even harder."
But no big deal - there's a ceasefire, apparently.
People report seeing Israeli tanks and bulldozers levelling homes...wiping out what remains of residential streets and making any Palestinian return even harder."
But no big deal - there's a ceasefire, apparently.
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
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Sabotaging & smashing our biggest & best science & research organisations is exactly what our worst enemy would do. Why can't we have a govt which creates hope, creativity & cleverness & a better future instead of a festival of fossil fuel and Trump toadying? Boo. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Sabotaging & smashing our biggest & best science & research organisations is exactly what our worst enemy would do. Why can't we have a govt which creates hope, creativity & cleverness & a better future instead of a festival of fossil fuel and Trump toadying? Boo. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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🌬️HUT OF THE FALLEN PERSIMMONS😮
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
#Rakushisha #落柿舎 #Arashiyama
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
#Rakushisha #落柿舎 #Arashiyama
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🌬️HUT OF THE FALLEN PERSIMMONS😮
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
#Rakushisha #落柿舎 #Arashiyama
A straw raincoat hangs beside the door at Rakushisha (落柿舎), indicating that the host is home.
The small cottage was home to Mukai Kyorai (向井去来), chief disciple of Matsuo Bashō. It was here Bashō composed 'Saga Nikki' (嵯峨日記) in 1691.
#Rakushisha #落柿舎 #Arashiyama
This is such an extraordinary story 👇
How a Small Book Stall Has Been Relating Cambodia’s History for over 20 Years
cambodianess.com/article/how-...
cambodianess.com/article/how-...
How a Small Book Stall Has Been Relating Cambodia’s History for over 20 Years
SIEM REAP — If you stroll around the Old Market area in Siem Reap, you will come across a small book stall facing the Siem Reap River and managed by a ...
cambodianess.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is such an extraordinary story 👇
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Christmas Charity Print… raising money to help change the lives of vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Christmas Charity Print… raising money to help change the lives of vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
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🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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"Like many #whistleblowers, Elias says he never sought to be a whistleblower. He believes he was just trying to do his job properly.
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil. Read more: satpa.pe/nsnl1tP
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Like many #whistleblowers, Elias says he never sought to be a whistleblower. He believes he was just trying to do his job properly.
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
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Since signing the Paris Agreement, Australia’s gas & oil production surged 77% - the biggest relative increase among the top 15 producers - driven by a doubling of gas.
Meanwhile, it’s bidding to host next year's UN climate talks. Make it make sense. oilchange.org/publications...
Meanwhile, it’s bidding to host next year's UN climate talks. Make it make sense. oilchange.org/publications...
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Since signing the Paris Agreement, Australia’s gas & oil production surged 77% - the biggest relative increase among the top 15 producers - driven by a doubling of gas.
Meanwhile, it’s bidding to host next year's UN climate talks. Make it make sense. oilchange.org/publications...
Meanwhile, it’s bidding to host next year's UN climate talks. Make it make sense. oilchange.org/publications...
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While everyone’s having fun laughing at the Coalition’s ‘climate policy’ Labor is munching popcorn and enjoying the complete lack of scrutiny of its failed ‘Safeguard Mechanism’.
If only tackling #climate change just required being better than the Coalition…
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
If only tackling #climate change just required being better than the Coalition…
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
OECD report shows LNP climate irrelevance, while Safeguard Mechanism among least effective emissions reduction schemes in world
The report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
thepoint.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
While everyone’s having fun laughing at the Coalition’s ‘climate policy’ Labor is munching popcorn and enjoying the complete lack of scrutiny of its failed ‘Safeguard Mechanism’.
If only tackling #climate change just required being better than the Coalition…
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
If only tackling #climate change just required being better than the Coalition…
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
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"Without action, the signal from scientists will be drowned out in the marketing noise from oil companies"
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts
Newspapers in Britain carried more adverts for polluting travel than reports of the last climate conference.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Without action, the signal from scientists will be drowned out in the marketing noise from oil companies"
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Another species of clearwing #butterfly, the Rusted Clearwing-Satyr (Cithaerias pireta) at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#butterflies #nature #bugsky
#butterflies #nature #bugsky
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Another species of clearwing #butterfly, the Rusted Clearwing-Satyr (Cithaerias pireta) at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica
#butterflies #nature #bugsky
#butterflies #nature #bugsky
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... this “Secure the Bag” era, when the rich keep taking chips off the table to build rockets and bunkers while we quibble about feeding poor people, will not be forgiven. we’re rushing into a future in which humanity…our kids…may survive, but in drastic circumstances
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... this “Secure the Bag” era, when the rich keep taking chips off the table to build rockets and bunkers while we quibble about feeding poor people, will not be forgiven. we’re rushing into a future in which humanity…our kids…may survive, but in drastic circumstances
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TRUMP
✅ Deports kids
✅ Gasses kids
✅ Starves kids
✅ Supports the killing of foreign kids
✅ Is killing millions of kids via USAID cuts
✅ Sexually exploits kids
✅ Protects those who rape kids
✅ Aids imprisoned child rapists
✅ Wants to sleep with his own daughter
DEMOCRATS
🏳️ {waving white flag}
✅ Deports kids
✅ Gasses kids
✅ Starves kids
✅ Supports the killing of foreign kids
✅ Is killing millions of kids via USAID cuts
✅ Sexually exploits kids
✅ Protects those who rape kids
✅ Aids imprisoned child rapists
✅ Wants to sleep with his own daughter
DEMOCRATS
🏳️ {waving white flag}
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
TRUMP
✅ Deports kids
✅ Gasses kids
✅ Starves kids
✅ Supports the killing of foreign kids
✅ Is killing millions of kids via USAID cuts
✅ Sexually exploits kids
✅ Protects those who rape kids
✅ Aids imprisoned child rapists
✅ Wants to sleep with his own daughter
DEMOCRATS
🏳️ {waving white flag}
✅ Deports kids
✅ Gasses kids
✅ Starves kids
✅ Supports the killing of foreign kids
✅ Is killing millions of kids via USAID cuts
✅ Sexually exploits kids
✅ Protects those who rape kids
✅ Aids imprisoned child rapists
✅ Wants to sleep with his own daughter
DEMOCRATS
🏳️ {waving white flag}