Vern Veitch 1952 AU
@vernv.bsky.social
🇦🇺 Retired ecologist. Dad to 2 adult daughters & 2 adult puppies.
Humanity, anti genocide & ecocide.
Polite conversation including criticism welcome.
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Humanity, anti genocide & ecocide.
Polite conversation including criticism welcome.
Abuse, porn, religious radicals & bots 🚫.
DM's will be muted or 🚫
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Vern Veitch 1952 AU
@vernv.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Just a quick reminder to all who have either followed me or intend to and that I haven't followed back. If you don't have either a profile or at least a few posts to provide some indication of your interests, I'll just put a follow back on hold until I see something.
I wonder if the salmon industry will be held accountable and required to compensate the rock lobster industry?
The Tasmanian government closed two zones within the state's rock lobster fishery just hours after the commercial season opened. The closure is in response to concerns about an antibiotic being used by salmon companies and the rock lobster industry's reputation in overseas markets.
Salmon antibiotic leads to partial rock lobster fishery closure
The Tasmanian government closed two zones within the state's rock lobster fishery just hours after the commercial season opened. The closure is in response to concerns about an antibiotic being used by salmon companies and the rock lobster industry's reputation in overseas markets.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wonder if the salmon industry will be held accountable and required to compensate the rock lobster industry?
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(DHS) @ approx $165 BILLION in trumps bill i for immigration enforcement
GIVING TRUMP @$45 billion 4 detention facilities- HE'S GOING 2 BUILD THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
ICE budget increase is SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER than most countries TOTAL military spending
WE ARE NAZI GERMANY
GIVING TRUMP @$45 billion 4 detention facilities- HE'S GOING 2 BUILD THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
ICE budget increase is SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER than most countries TOTAL military spending
WE ARE NAZI GERMANY
tinyurl.com/yemyyyr9
WE HAVE SS LIKE TROUPS PATROLLING OUR STREETS WHEN
and THE AUTOCRATIC 'LEADER' chooses WHEN & WHERE THEY GO
ICE BUDGET TRIPLING - HE'S GOING TO HIRE THOUSANDS MORE ICE POLICE
ANYONE ELSE WORRIED?
WE HAVE SS LIKE TROUPS PATROLLING OUR STREETS WHEN
and THE AUTOCRATIC 'LEADER' chooses WHEN & WHERE THEY GO
ICE BUDGET TRIPLING - HE'S GOING TO HIRE THOUSANDS MORE ICE POLICE
ANYONE ELSE WORRIED?
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
(DHS) @ approx $165 BILLION in trumps bill i for immigration enforcement
GIVING TRUMP @$45 billion 4 detention facilities- HE'S GOING 2 BUILD THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
ICE budget increase is SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER than most countries TOTAL military spending
WE ARE NAZI GERMANY
GIVING TRUMP @$45 billion 4 detention facilities- HE'S GOING 2 BUILD THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
ICE budget increase is SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER than most countries TOTAL military spending
WE ARE NAZI GERMANY
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“The federal govt risks repeating grievous mistakes made in NSW with proposals to change the way developers compensate for damage to the environment, scientists & legal experts warned The plan includes a proposal to establish a “restoration contributions” fund””
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“The federal govt risks repeating grievous mistakes made in NSW with proposals to change the way developers compensate for damage to the environment, scientists & legal experts warned The plan includes a proposal to establish a “restoration contributions” fund””
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Just the hugest congrats to @greenpeace.no - who've had their historic win against three massive oil fields confirmed in a court of appeal y'day
100,000 will die early if the fossil fuels in these fields are dug up and burned -->>
www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyhet...
100,000 will die early if the fossil fuels in these fields are dug up and burned -->>
www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyhet...
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Just the hugest congrats to @greenpeace.no - who've had their historic win against three massive oil fields confirmed in a court of appeal y'day
100,000 will die early if the fossil fuels in these fields are dug up and burned -->>
www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyhet...
100,000 will die early if the fossil fuels in these fields are dug up and burned -->>
www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyhet...
Criminal protecting another criminal.
Donald Trump has taken the extraordinary step of writing to Israel's President Isaac Herzog, calling on him to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu of long-standing corruption charges.
Trump writes to Israel's president to pardon Netanyahu from corruption charges
Donald Trump has taken the extraordinary step of writing to Israel's President Isaac Herzog, calling on him to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu of long-standing corruption charges.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Criminal protecting another criminal.
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USA Fail:
China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind, putting it on track for another renewable record in 2025. Last year, the country installed 333GW of solar power, more than the rest of the world combined.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind, putting it on track for another renewable record in 2025. Last year, the country installed 333GW of solar power, more than the rest of the world combined.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
USA Fail:
China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind, putting it on track for another renewable record in 2025. Last year, the country installed 333GW of solar power, more than the rest of the world combined.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind, putting it on track for another renewable record in 2025. Last year, the country installed 333GW of solar power, more than the rest of the world combined.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Needless, to say, thanks to the incompetence of Dunce J. Trump, the felon president's country is lagging behind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Needless, to say, thanks to the incompetence of Dunce J. Trump, the felon president's country is lagging behind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Some of the IDF soldiers who talked to the programme requested anonymity while others spoke on the record. All pointed to the evaporation of the official code of conduct concerning civilians.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Some of the IDF soldiers who talked to the programme requested anonymity while others spoke on the record. All pointed to the evaporation of the official code of conduct concerning civilians.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’
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A former Greens candidate who required surgery after allegedly being struck by police at a pro-Palestine protest says she was “sickened” by the force’s authorisation of a neo-Nazi rally on the steps of parliament, alleging it showed “a clear double standard”.
New South Wales police authorised Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally at which about 60 men clad in black called for the abolition of the Jewish lobby. The decision by NSW police was condemned as “unfathomable” on Sunday by one Jewish group. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year.That money alone
the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide
after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year.That money alone
the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year.That money alone
the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide
after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year.That money alone
the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide
How many international laws have to be broken before action is taken against a terrorist state?
November 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
How many international laws have to be broken before action is taken against a terrorist state?
Nationals leaders lying? Gosh, golly, gee, surely not.
In abandoning net zero, Nationals leaders claimed Australia is cutting emissions twice as fast as other rich countries. That’s not the case
Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economics
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Nationals leaders lying? Gosh, golly, gee, surely not.
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The United States murder count currently stands at 70.
US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70
US strikes have destroyed at least 18 vessels, but Washington has yet to make public any concrete evidence that its targets posed a threat to America
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The United States murder count currently stands at 70.
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The burning of coal reached a record high in 2024.
Let that sink in for a while... #ClimateCatastrophe
Let that sink in for a while... #ClimateCatastrophe
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The burning of coal reached a record high in 2024.
Let that sink in for a while... #ClimateCatastrophe
Let that sink in for a while... #ClimateCatastrophe
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According to the report, the past 11 years, 2015 to 2025 have been the 11 warmest individual years in the 176-year observational record.
2025 set to be in top three warmest years on record, report says
According to the report, the past 11 years, 2015 to 2025 have been the 11 warmest individual years in the 176-year observational record.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
According to the report, the past 11 years, 2015 to 2025 have been the 11 warmest individual years in the 176-year observational record.
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So weird to see the Sky News logo on this sort of story (the separate Australian outlet benefits from this kind of boosting, and tailors the online content for that purpose).
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
So weird to see the Sky News logo on this sort of story (the separate Australian outlet benefits from this kind of boosting, and tailors the online content for that purpose).
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
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There is a lack of regulation across Australia when it comes to e-bike use, with young riders often paying the price.
Read more: theconversation.com/young-p...
Read more: theconversation.com/young-p...
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
There is a lack of regulation across Australia when it comes to e-bike use, with young riders often paying the price.
Read more: theconversation.com/young-p...
Read more: theconversation.com/young-p...
Capitalism at war with society.
While 42 million Americans wonder where they’ll get their next meal as Trump uses hunger as a weapon, 10 Americans added $698 billion to their already enormous wealth. Lawmakers make policy choices that keep millions trapped in poverty and ensure the richest gain. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Capitalism at war with society.
Just another false flag attempt much the same as the one the CIA were caught out on in Venezuela that would have sacrificed some US military in an attempt to start a war. But Trump is the president of peace?
Lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed
Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed
A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.
apnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just another false flag attempt much the same as the one the CIA were caught out on in Venezuela that would have sacrificed some US military in an attempt to start a war. But Trump is the president of peace?
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Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There is no “patch” for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels. thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There is no “patch” for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels. thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
What ceasefire? Count the dead in Gaza from Israeli shelling since the so-called ceasefire started.
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
What ceasefire? Count the dead in Gaza from Israeli shelling since the so-called ceasefire started.
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Every bit helps: “Even halting warming by a fraction of a degree” will help #Climate
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Every bit helps: “Even halting warming by a fraction of a degree” will help #Climate
So actions that are intended to reflect Nazism is OK according to the judge but showing opposition to genocide is not acceptable?
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
So actions that are intended to reflect Nazism is OK according to the judge but showing opposition to genocide is not acceptable?
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