Cr Brent Hoare
@brenthoare.bsky.social
NSW Greens Councillor, Ward 2 Blue Mountains City Council, RFS Firefighter, SES Field Operator, Teacher, Hempcrete House early adopter.
Let‘s put the brakes on deep sea mining until we have a better idea of potential impacts? Dark Oxygen Discovery in the Pacific Ocean: What Lies Beneath? www.greenpeace.org.au/article/dark... - Deep Sea Mining&utm_source=bluesky
Dark Oxygen Discovery in the Pacific Ocean: What Lies Beneath? - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
As world leaders and policymakers, including the Australian government, converge at the International Seabed Authority this month to deliberate on the future of our oceans, a ground breaking discovery...
www.greenpeace.org.au
September 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Let‘s put the brakes on deep sea mining until we have a better idea of potential impacts? Dark Oxygen Discovery in the Pacific Ocean: What Lies Beneath? www.greenpeace.org.au/article/dark... - Deep Sea Mining&utm_source=bluesky
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The neoliberal dream of fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch was always the destruction of US democracy and the elimination of government (except for its repressive organs police, courts, prisons, military ofc), and now he has won.
What now? A 🧵.
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What now? A 🧵.
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February 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The neoliberal dream of fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch was always the destruction of US democracy and the elimination of government (except for its repressive organs police, courts, prisons, military ofc), and now he has won.
What now? A 🧵.
1/
t.co/FKxxmLyfce
What now? A 🧵.
1/
t.co/FKxxmLyfce
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This is the most important thing you will read all week. Bar none. 👇
Read, reflect, act. 📖🤔🎬
Protecting democracy has never been so important. ✊
This is a team sport and needs *everyone* on the pitch. 🏈
Read, reflect, act. 📖🤔🎬
Protecting democracy has never been so important. ✊
This is a team sport and needs *everyone* on the pitch. 🏈
The neoliberal dream of fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch was always the destruction of US democracy and the elimination of government (except for its repressive organs police, courts, prisons, military ofc), and now he has won.
What now? A 🧵.
1/
t.co/FKxxmLyfce
What now? A 🧵.
1/
t.co/FKxxmLyfce
February 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This is the most important thing you will read all week. Bar none. 👇
Read, reflect, act. 📖🤔🎬
Protecting democracy has never been so important. ✊
This is a team sport and needs *everyone* on the pitch. 🏈
Read, reflect, act. 📖🤔🎬
Protecting democracy has never been so important. ✊
This is a team sport and needs *everyone* on the pitch. 🏈
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My excellent brilliant partner, Lorana Bartels, writes today that mandatory minimum sentences are bad policy.
Applying this bad policy to the real problem of antisemitism and other hate crimes is particularly ironically stupid, as it undermines the rule of law.
This shit will only make shit worse.
Applying this bad policy to the real problem of antisemitism and other hate crimes is particularly ironically stupid, as it undermines the rule of law.
This shit will only make shit worse.
Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won’t stop hate crimes
Extensive evidence shows the government’s plan to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for hate crimes, including antisemitic acts, won’t be effective. Here’s why.
theconversation.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My excellent brilliant partner, Lorana Bartels, writes today that mandatory minimum sentences are bad policy.
Applying this bad policy to the real problem of antisemitism and other hate crimes is particularly ironically stupid, as it undermines the rule of law.
This shit will only make shit worse.
Applying this bad policy to the real problem of antisemitism and other hate crimes is particularly ironically stupid, as it undermines the rule of law.
This shit will only make shit worse.
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Weep for the world, and then quickly commit to strategic action to ensure Dutton & his backers lose enough seats to community independents to keep them out of power. #Climate209 www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
Think the past will protect Australia from Trump’s future? Think again
One of the very few things about our relationship with the US that actually makes us safer is collapsing in real time. We need answers, and quickly.
www.smh.com.au
January 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Weep for the world, and then quickly commit to strategic action to ensure Dutton & his backers lose enough seats to community independents to keep them out of power. #Climate209 www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
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Statement from Senator Jordon Steele-John and myself on the State of Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal.
January 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Statement from Senator Jordon Steele-John and myself on the State of Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal.
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Wow—Global CO2 levels have increased by a full 1% (+4.3 ppm) in just one year! For perspective, we were at 400 in just late 2014… we gained +22ppm in 10 years 2014-2024, but added +4.3 in just one year! (Most of Earth for past 800k years, CO2 was just 200-300 ppm)
January 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wow—Global CO2 levels have increased by a full 1% (+4.3 ppm) in just one year! For perspective, we were at 400 in just late 2014… we gained +22ppm in 10 years 2014-2024, but added +4.3 in just one year! (Most of Earth for past 800k years, CO2 was just 200-300 ppm)
Protect our democracy from the Major Party duopoly! nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donations_bi...
SIGN NOW: Protect our elections!
Changes to democracy are too important to be rushed through parliament.
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
November 25, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Protect our democracy from the Major Party duopoly! nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donations_bi...
Proud to stand among the many to sign up here in the wake of the US 2024 election and in protest at the decline of some other platform… looking forward to exploring!
Hope many more follow prior to 20 January!
Hope many more follow prior to 20 January!
November 14, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Proud to stand among the many to sign up here in the wake of the US 2024 election and in protest at the decline of some other platform… looking forward to exploring!
Hope many more follow prior to 20 January!
Hope many more follow prior to 20 January!
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If Australia wants to host a COP, it needs to be serious about cutting emissions from coal and gas.
Continuing to open new gas and coal mines is undermining our credibility, and causing irreversible harm to the planet.
Stephen Long writes in the New Daily.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Continuing to open new gas and coal mines is undermining our credibility, and causing irreversible harm to the planet.
Stephen Long writes in the New Daily.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Australia must earn the right to host climate conference
The gas industry and its friends in politics like to claim that their fossil fuel is less climate-polluting than coal.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 13, 2024 at 11:08 PM
If Australia wants to host a COP, it needs to be serious about cutting emissions from coal and gas.
Continuing to open new gas and coal mines is undermining our credibility, and causing irreversible harm to the planet.
Stephen Long writes in the New Daily.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Continuing to open new gas and coal mines is undermining our credibility, and causing irreversible harm to the planet.
Stephen Long writes in the New Daily.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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"The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Richard Denniss at the National Press Club, back in January. #auspol
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Richard Denniss at the National Press Club, back in January. #auspol
November 14, 2024 at 4:42 AM
"The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Richard Denniss at the National Press Club, back in January. #auspol
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Richard Denniss at the National Press Club, back in January. #auspol