BarbaraCSmith
@barbaracsmith.bsky.social
Interested in all things environmental, political, historical and rural/regional. Living in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Joined Twitter April 2010 and Bluesky 2024.
Joined Twitter April 2010 and Bluesky 2024.
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Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy (Official Video)
YouTube video by Paul Kelly
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December 21, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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If we did a fraction of the research into our candidates for elected office as we did for our fantasy football teams, we would have the government we desperately need.
December 16, 2024 at 4:01 PM
If we did a fraction of the research into our candidates for elected office as we did for our fantasy football teams, we would have the government we desperately need.
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Australia’s treatment of whistleblowers is downright dystopian. Heroes like Richard Boyle and David McBride face jail for exposing the truth, while billionaires and corporations dodge accountability. We need to do better. #auspol #RichardBoyle #DavidMcBride
December 16, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Australia’s treatment of whistleblowers is downright dystopian. Heroes like Richard Boyle and David McBride face jail for exposing the truth, while billionaires and corporations dodge accountability. We need to do better. #auspol #RichardBoyle #DavidMcBride
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No exaggeration detected.
Elon has his tentacles everywhere, and there appears to be no institutional will—anywhere—to cut them back. So they extend and extend and extend.
It’s horrifying to watch.
Elon has his tentacles everywhere, and there appears to be no institutional will—anywhere—to cut them back. So they extend and extend and extend.
It’s horrifying to watch.
December 15, 2024 at 11:40 PM
No exaggeration detected.
Elon has his tentacles everywhere, and there appears to be no institutional will—anywhere—to cut them back. So they extend and extend and extend.
It’s horrifying to watch.
Elon has his tentacles everywhere, and there appears to be no institutional will—anywhere—to cut them back. So they extend and extend and extend.
It’s horrifying to watch.
Gung ho North Korean soldiers?
Russia: North Korean soldiers crossing an open field in Kursk region faced a very predictable end.
Reports that some Russians were also part of the suicide mission.
Video from a Ukrainian drone documenting the "post-mortem."
Reports that some Russians were also part of the suicide mission.
Video from a Ukrainian drone documenting the "post-mortem."
December 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Gung ho North Korean soldiers?
Am scratching my head why there are so few posts on Bluesky about drone swarms/UAPs/dirty bombs and so forth. On X-Twitter by comparison, they're wall to wall.
They're not UFOs, folks.
December 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Am scratching my head why there are so few posts on Bluesky about drone swarms/UAPs/dirty bombs and so forth. On X-Twitter by comparison, they're wall to wall.
Albanese is losing me . . .
Not sure why @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social hasn’t resigned. She has clearly been dumped on from a great height by Albanese.
Albanese out there spruiking for Tassal, a foreign-owned company that pays ZERO TAX and is killing the maugean skate
December 15, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Albanese is losing me . . .
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The Thug’s nuclear brain fart has been ripped to pieces by expert after expert. It’s lasted barely 24 hours.
‘Not a hope in hell’ nuclear power can replace Australian coal-fired power by 2040, inquiry hears
Energy industry group calls for policy push on faster renewables rollout as ACTU energy adviser says Coalition’s proposal won’t create ‘a single job’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:05 AM
The Thug’s nuclear brain fart has been ripped to pieces by expert after expert. It’s lasted barely 24 hours.
Uh oh!
First hospitalization from bird flu in the U.S.—this follows also a Canadian teenager who was also hospitalized in the ICU last month. Unlike that case with no known bird flu source, this Louisiana patient had contact with birds with H5N1.
December 14, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Uh oh!
“Nuclear reactors cannot be switched off, meaning they continue forcing power into the grid even when solar is literally producing free electricity for 4 million Australians,” he added on Friday.
“Nuclear and solar do not mix, and it will be Australians who have to pay the price for that.”
Go fig.
“Nuclear and solar do not mix, and it will be Australians who have to pay the price for that.”
Go fig.
Biggest losers from Coalition’s nuclear plan will be Australia’s 4 million solar households, industry says
#auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-lose...
#auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-lose...
Biggest losers from Coalition’s nuclear plan will be Australia’s 4 million solar households, industry says
Coalition’s nuclear power plan would be a disaster for the climate, for energy bills, and large scale renewables, but the biggest losers would be Australia’s four million-and-counting s…
reneweconomy.com.au
December 14, 2024 at 5:34 AM
“Nuclear reactors cannot be switched off, meaning they continue forcing power into the grid even when solar is literally producing free electricity for 4 million Australians,” he added on Friday.
“Nuclear and solar do not mix, and it will be Australians who have to pay the price for that.”
Go fig.
“Nuclear and solar do not mix, and it will be Australians who have to pay the price for that.”
Go fig.
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Remember this is at the time when Australia's economy is booming and they are looking for more skilled workers
Their cost of living is lower, their housing is better and cheaper, their pay is higher
And our government is doing everything they can to help Australia
#nzpol
Their cost of living is lower, their housing is better and cheaper, their pay is higher
And our government is doing everything they can to help Australia
#nzpol
Do you want to know what a loss of hope looks like? This is the percentage increase in the number of people migrating away from NZ since the election. The 131,100 migrant departures in the October 2024 year are, provisionally, the highest on record for an annual period
December 12, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Remember this is at the time when Australia's economy is booming and they are looking for more skilled workers
Their cost of living is lower, their housing is better and cheaper, their pay is higher
And our government is doing everything they can to help Australia
#nzpol
Their cost of living is lower, their housing is better and cheaper, their pay is higher
And our government is doing everything they can to help Australia
#nzpol
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This genuinely scares me, as an Australian Jew
The refusal to accept legitimate criticism, and the awful accusation that legitimate criticism is antisemitic, is, imho, among the leading drivers of antisemitism, and paints our community in a very negative light.
It’s what I feared from the envoy
The refusal to accept legitimate criticism, and the awful accusation that legitimate criticism is antisemitic, is, imho, among the leading drivers of antisemitism, and paints our community in a very negative light.
It’s what I feared from the envoy
Antisemitism envoy criticised over 'dangerous' call to ban pro-Palestinian city protests
Jillian Segal's comments have been described by one Palestinian advocate as "a thinly veiled attempt" to "silence critics of the Israeli government".
www.sbs.com.au
December 13, 2024 at 5:43 AM
This genuinely scares me, as an Australian Jew
The refusal to accept legitimate criticism, and the awful accusation that legitimate criticism is antisemitic, is, imho, among the leading drivers of antisemitism, and paints our community in a very negative light.
It’s what I feared from the envoy
The refusal to accept legitimate criticism, and the awful accusation that legitimate criticism is antisemitic, is, imho, among the leading drivers of antisemitism, and paints our community in a very negative light.
It’s what I feared from the envoy
'It's a scam by Peter Pan'? I'd say so.
Why would you publicly fund nuclear, nationalise the biggest asset in history when private investors are funding renewables and RE share of the grid at record 47 & 45% last 2 months?
It's a scam by Peter Pan
#auspol
youtu.be/fSeaybp9oAA?...
It's a scam by Peter Pan
#auspol
youtu.be/fSeaybp9oAA?...
Nuclear Neverland: The Lost Boys of Costings | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
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December 13, 2024 at 7:40 AM
'It's a scam by Peter Pan'? I'd say so.
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All of Dutton’s bullshit around nuclear power reminds me of the nbn.
Remember how the #LNPCorruptionParty promised us a cheaper better nbn than Labor was planning?
Yes. That
#nuclearpower
#LNPFail
#Dutton
Remember how the #LNPCorruptionParty promised us a cheaper better nbn than Labor was planning?
Yes. That
#nuclearpower
#LNPFail
#Dutton
December 13, 2024 at 5:20 AM
All of Dutton’s bullshit around nuclear power reminds me of the nbn.
Remember how the #LNPCorruptionParty promised us a cheaper better nbn than Labor was planning?
Yes. That
#nuclearpower
#LNPFail
#Dutton
Remember how the #LNPCorruptionParty promised us a cheaper better nbn than Labor was planning?
Yes. That
#nuclearpower
#LNPFail
#Dutton
Should we be alert but not alarmed? What on earth are we to make of it?
So it’s not a corporate source. Not hobbyists. Not manned flights. They have military-grade batteries. They don’t have commercial sensors police can detect. The Pentagon doesn’t know what they are and the White House says they’re not a threat.
Got all that? Good. Because none of it makes any sense.
Got all that? Good. Because none of it makes any sense.
NJ military installation confirms additional drone sighting
YouTube video by PIX11 News
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Should we be alert but not alarmed? What on earth are we to make of it?
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Sorry? Run this by me again. These publicly subsidised palaces of privilege don’t pay rates? Local councils must beg them for funds? Unbelievable. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Broke and desperate for cash, North Sydney Council asks top private schools to pay voluntary rates
The cash-strapped council is also considering selling a street to SCEGGS Redlands.
www.smh.com.au
December 11, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Sorry? Run this by me again. These publicly subsidised palaces of privilege don’t pay rates? Local councils must beg them for funds? Unbelievable. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Oh wouldn’t that be wonderful - the evil influence of the Murdoch empire will die with him, when his children take over.
As three of his four heirs are much more progressive and empathetic (Lachlan being the exception).
#Mudoch
#MudochRoyalCommission
As three of his four heirs are much more progressive and empathetic (Lachlan being the exception).
#Mudoch
#MudochRoyalCommission
December 10, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Oh wouldn’t that be wonderful - the evil influence of the Murdoch empire will die with him, when his children take over.
As three of his four heirs are much more progressive and empathetic (Lachlan being the exception).
#Mudoch
#MudochRoyalCommission
As three of his four heirs are much more progressive and empathetic (Lachlan being the exception).
#Mudoch
#MudochRoyalCommission
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Must be time for a timeline cleansing snap of some mountains I think
This is from the Hooker Valley Aoraki naitonal park
#Photography #landscape #NewZealand
This is from the Hooker Valley Aoraki naitonal park
#Photography #landscape #NewZealand
December 10, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Must be time for a timeline cleansing snap of some mountains I think
This is from the Hooker Valley Aoraki naitonal park
#Photography #landscape #NewZealand
This is from the Hooker Valley Aoraki naitonal park
#Photography #landscape #NewZealand
Couldn't agree more.
Ya don’t say. High time Labor stopped pandering to the Murdochracy and ran over the bastards. The senior Murdochs, Rupert and Lachlan, are a cancer on democracy. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
News Corp is working with Dutton to bring us down: Albanese
Ministers reported that the prime minister told his cabinet meeting “News Corp and the opposition were now working hand in glove”.
www.smh.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Couldn't agree more.
"Headline inflation is within the bank’s target band. What is it waiting for?" said @grogsgamut.bsky.social, Chief Economist. #auspo
Chief economist Greg Jericho reacts to the RBA board’s decision to not cut interest rates – despite the fall in household spending.
December 10, 2024 at 9:16 AM
"Headline inflation is within the bank’s target band. What is it waiting for?" said @grogsgamut.bsky.social, Chief Economist. #auspo
Things are getting interesting, all right.
The last two sections of Syria yet to fall are Latakia and Tartus, homes of Russia's most important military bases outside Russia, key for their global terror operations.
The humiliation from losing these, if lost, will be the end of Putin's regime.
The humiliation from losing these, if lost, will be the end of Putin's regime.
December 8, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Things are getting interesting, all right.
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So the Kia #EV EV5 prices for #NewZealand are out
Starting at $68k up to $85k
They all have 88kwh packs
The entry model is 2WD and gets 500km range, 160kw motor
AWD models have 230kw power
Starting at $68k up to $85k
They all have 88kwh packs
The entry model is 2WD and gets 500km range, 160kw motor
AWD models have 230kw power
December 8, 2024 at 10:41 PM
So the Kia #EV EV5 prices for #NewZealand are out
Starting at $68k up to $85k
They all have 88kwh packs
The entry model is 2WD and gets 500km range, 160kw motor
AWD models have 230kw power
Starting at $68k up to $85k
They all have 88kwh packs
The entry model is 2WD and gets 500km range, 160kw motor
AWD models have 230kw power
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Hezbollah, badly damaged by Israel, is now cut off from its supply corridor.
Iran and the ayatollahs are profoundly weakened.
Israel is strengthened.
The new Syrian rulers have demonstrated strategic pragmatism. We’ll see if that lasts. What have they learned from ISIS?
Iran and the ayatollahs are profoundly weakened.
Israel is strengthened.
The new Syrian rulers have demonstrated strategic pragmatism. We’ll see if that lasts. What have they learned from ISIS?
December 8, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Hezbollah, badly damaged by Israel, is now cut off from its supply corridor.
Iran and the ayatollahs are profoundly weakened.
Israel is strengthened.
The new Syrian rulers have demonstrated strategic pragmatism. We’ll see if that lasts. What have they learned from ISIS?
Iran and the ayatollahs are profoundly weakened.
Israel is strengthened.
The new Syrian rulers have demonstrated strategic pragmatism. We’ll see if that lasts. What have they learned from ISIS?
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BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
What now?
Assad has fled Syria. His regime has fallen. Mark this day in your diaries because much in the Middle East has just altered in a generational way.
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
What now?