Yung En Chee
@yungenchee.bsky.social
Applied ecologist, conservation science, structured decision-making, spatial modelling, waterways research, she/her
#StayGrounded #NoFlyForWork #NoGenerativeAI
Proud to #PayTheRent
#StayGrounded #NoFlyForWork #NoGenerativeAI
Proud to #PayTheRent
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On Invasion Day in Boorloo/Perth, a fragment bomb was thrown at a First Nations Invasion Day rally—a racist attack that could have caused mass casualties. Luckily it did not detonate as intended—but this harmful action has been felt deeply by all First Nations Australians.
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 AM
On Invasion Day in Boorloo/Perth, a fragment bomb was thrown at a First Nations Invasion Day rally—a racist attack that could have caused mass casualties. Luckily it did not detonate as intended—but this harmful action has been felt deeply by all First Nations Australians.
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Friends of the Earth Australia's statement on terrorist bombing attempt at Boorloo Invasion Day rally
www.foe.org.au/boorloo_atte...
www.foe.org.au/boorloo_atte...
Statement on terrorist bombing attempt at Boorloo Invasion Day rally
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...
www.foe.org.au
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Friends of the Earth Australia's statement on terrorist bombing attempt at Boorloo Invasion Day rally
www.foe.org.au/boorloo_atte...
www.foe.org.au/boorloo_atte...
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Ancestors paused here
Forgetting how they arrived
Trees keep their secret
Forgetting how they arrived
Trees keep their secret
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Ancestors paused here
Forgetting how they arrived
Trees keep their secret
Forgetting how they arrived
Trees keep their secret
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As long as we continue to burn fossil fuels, the science tells us that these events will grow worse.
Full report and data here: 🔗 www.worldweatherattribution.org/la-nina-clim... (4/4)
Full report and data here: 🔗 www.worldweatherattribution.org/la-nina-clim... (4/4)
La Niña, Climate change, high exposure and vulnerability combined led to devastating floods in parts of Southern Africa – World Weather Attribution
www.worldweatherattribution.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
As long as we continue to burn fossil fuels, the science tells us that these events will grow worse.
Full report and data here: 🔗 www.worldweatherattribution.org/la-nina-clim... (4/4)
Full report and data here: 🔗 www.worldweatherattribution.org/la-nina-clim... (4/4)
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The impact is a "textbook case of climate injustice."
90% of homes in some impacted areas are made of sun-dried earth - structures that simply cannot withstand rainfall of this intensity.
Vulnerable communities are paying the price for a crisis they didn't cause. (3/4)
90% of homes in some impacted areas are made of sun-dried earth - structures that simply cannot withstand rainfall of this intensity.
Vulnerable communities are paying the price for a crisis they didn't cause. (3/4)
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The impact is a "textbook case of climate injustice."
90% of homes in some impacted areas are made of sun-dried earth - structures that simply cannot withstand rainfall of this intensity.
Vulnerable communities are paying the price for a crisis they didn't cause. (3/4)
90% of homes in some impacted areas are made of sun-dried earth - structures that simply cannot withstand rainfall of this intensity.
Vulnerable communities are paying the price for a crisis they didn't cause. (3/4)
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The current weak La Niña phase naturally brings wetter conditions to the region, but it is now operating in a much warmer, moisture-rich world.
While still a rare 1-in-50 year event, climate change acted as a "force multiplier," turning a heavy rain event into a more deadly deluge. (2/4)
While still a rare 1-in-50 year event, climate change acted as a "force multiplier," turning a heavy rain event into a more deadly deluge. (2/4)
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The current weak La Niña phase naturally brings wetter conditions to the region, but it is now operating in a much warmer, moisture-rich world.
While still a rare 1-in-50 year event, climate change acted as a "force multiplier," turning a heavy rain event into a more deadly deluge. (2/4)
While still a rare 1-in-50 year event, climate change acted as a "force multiplier," turning a heavy rain event into a more deadly deluge. (2/4)
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💡New Study: Southern Africa was hit by intense rainfall this month. Our analysis has found that downpours in the region are now 40% more intense than they were in pre-industrial times.
The resulting floods across Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini have been catastrophic. 🧵 (1/4)
The resulting floods across Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini have been catastrophic. 🧵 (1/4)
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
💡New Study: Southern Africa was hit by intense rainfall this month. Our analysis has found that downpours in the region are now 40% more intense than they were in pre-industrial times.
The resulting floods across Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini have been catastrophic. 🧵 (1/4)
The resulting floods across Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini have been catastrophic. 🧵 (1/4)
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I’m so, so proud of our son. If you can support his cause, raising $ for mental health, please do! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Melbourne teen to run 100km for his 18th birthday - ABC listen
Instead of nightclubbing, Rohan Martin Ritchie wants to raise money for Headspace when he turns 18.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I’m so, so proud of our son. If you can support his cause, raising $ for mental health, please do! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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2/ Still, in simply wonderful news for the working class, the ETU -- Victoria's most left-wing & militant union -- in conjunction with BCF -- Australia's No.1 boating, camping & fishing store -- has secured the right of hungry workers to shoot native brbs this year. And in another fantastic victory:
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 AM
2/ Still, in simply wonderful news for the working class, the ETU -- Victoria's most left-wing & militant union -- in conjunction with BCF -- Australia's No.1 boating, camping & fishing store -- has secured the right of hungry workers to shoot native brbs this year. And in another fantastic victory:
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'Australia has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, a new report by Oxfam Australia has found.' [JAN 19]
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Calls to tax super-rich more as number of global billionaires hits record
Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super-rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 AM
'Australia has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, a new report by Oxfam Australia has found.' [JAN 19]
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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"This attempted bombing follows a clear pattern.The ideologically driven neo-Nazi attack on First Peoples at Camp Sovereignty last yr was also downplayed, w authorities refusing to recognise it as a hate crime or an act of terror. Time & again, violence against our people is treated as less serious"
Lidia Thorpe urges decisive response to attack on First Peoples and supporters at Boorloo rally
Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged the federal government to respond as decisively to the rising threats against First Peoples as it did to the antisemitic attack at Bondi.The Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab...
nit.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 AM
"This attempted bombing follows a clear pattern.The ideologically driven neo-Nazi attack on First Peoples at Camp Sovereignty last yr was also downplayed, w authorities refusing to recognise it as a hate crime or an act of terror. Time & again, violence against our people is treated as less serious"
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Inviting a president accused of genocide in the ICJ is one hell of a way to build "social cohesion" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Inviting a president accused of genocide in the ICJ is one hell of a way to build "social cohesion" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Albanese Government has overseen a massive increase in investment in Palantir by the Future Fund since the genocide in Gaza began (and was facilitated by companies like Palantir)
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The Albanese Government has overseen a massive increase in investment in Palantir by the Future Fund since the genocide in Gaza began (and was facilitated by companies like Palantir)
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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Adding fuel to the fires.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Adding fuel to the fires.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
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🏆RECORD: WA's power grid hit 91% renewable energy on Dec 20
⚡ 1,225MW of new batteries driving the transition
💰 Wholesale prices down 13% to $69.55/MWh
🏭 Coal & gas generation falling fast
Full story 👇
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-renewable...
⚡ 1,225MW of new batteries driving the transition
💰 Wholesale prices down 13% to $69.55/MWh
🏭 Coal & gas generation falling fast
Full story 👇
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-renewable...
WA Renewable Energy Hits 91% Record, Prices Fall 13%
Western Australia's electricity grid reached 91% renewable energy on December 20, 2025—a remarkable milestone driven by 1,225MW of battery storage added in just 3 months. This achievement demonstrates...
www.boilingcold.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
🏆RECORD: WA's power grid hit 91% renewable energy on Dec 20
⚡ 1,225MW of new batteries driving the transition
💰 Wholesale prices down 13% to $69.55/MWh
🏭 Coal & gas generation falling fast
Full story 👇
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-renewable...
⚡ 1,225MW of new batteries driving the transition
💰 Wholesale prices down 13% to $69.55/MWh
🏭 Coal & gas generation falling fast
Full story 👇
www.boilingcold.com.au/wa-renewable...
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Tim Read was a great ally in the fight to end destructive native forest logging in Victoria. He's also a really nice guy. I really hope he gets through this OK.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
MP battling cancer says condemned health agency could have saved him
Victorian Greens MP Tim Read reveals he will retire from politics at this year's election after he was diagnosed with metastatic cancer — but not before one last political fight.
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Tim Read was a great ally in the fight to end destructive native forest logging in Victoria. He's also a really nice guy. I really hope he gets through this OK.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
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Even if you believe police serve a useful purpose, how can you justify the Met spaffing £12m in just 3 months on those opposing Palestine Action ban?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The Met Police spent £12m in just three months to police Palestine Action protests
Even if you believe police serve a useful purpose, how can you justify spaffing £12m in just 3 months on those opposing Palestine Action ban?
www.thecanary.co
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Even if you believe police serve a useful purpose, how can you justify the Met spaffing £12m in just 3 months on those opposing Palestine Action ban?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
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Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Listen to We Used To Be Journos
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Or watch in full on YouTube
youtu.be/MCL4rlhkqsI?...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Or watch in full on YouTube
youtu.be/MCL4rlhkqsI?...
Australia's hate speech laws could SILENCE criticism of Israel
YouTube video by Ette Media
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Listen to We Used To Be Journos
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Or watch in full on YouTube
youtu.be/MCL4rlhkqsI?...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Or watch in full on YouTube
youtu.be/MCL4rlhkqsI?...
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Evidence Labor takes its new broad yet draconian hate speech laws very seriously.
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Evidence Labor takes its new broad yet draconian hate speech laws very seriously.
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
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🌡️ #ThisisClimateChange Human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent extreme heat across southeastern Australia:
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
🌡️ #ThisisClimateChange Human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent extreme heat across southeastern Australia:
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
MORE DETAILS + EXPLORE THE DATA ⬇️⬇️ : www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...