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Candy van Rood
@cvanrood.bsky.social
Visual artist, astrologer, environmental activist, progressive, left-leaning, grandmother.

I want: Social & Environmental Justice and World Peace

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https://www.candyspender.com.au
https://earthheart.love
https://www.savewesternport.org
Pinned
‘Peace Dove’
gouache on arches paper
Postcard size
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"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." ~ Albert Einstein

#peace #AlbertEinstein #understanding
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'The reassuring centrist wrap around a nakedly pro-coal message would not fool progressives knowledgeable about the energy transition. However, it may work on less-knowledgeable voters vulnerable to its “reasonable person” appeal.'

bit.ly/4ouzk93 #auspol
How an Australian coal lobbyist honed fossil fuel messaging
An Australian lobbyist now leading the world’s key coal body addressed the National Press Club this week, demonstrating a sophisticated pivot in global fossil fuel messaging.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Yet another political crony-boy cannons into a funds-starved public cultural institution. Weapons lobbyist & previously-not-notably-arts-adjacent political pensioner Christopher Pyne appointed to our National Library Council.
What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Sign now to defend our ABC from Murdoch's attacks! getup.to/dXJDxSlCDVLhP
Defend our ABC!
Our ABC is under attack by far-right wreckers – we're fighting back.
getup.to
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Donald Trump’s sway within his own party appears to be ebbing, @jonlemire.bsky.social reports. Losing absolute loyalty from Republicans “would be the first step toward losing power—and relevancy,” one administration official told Lemire:
The Trump Steamroller Is Broken
Infighting. Bad polls. Party divisions. Midterm fears. It’s all back.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
a fourteen minute video with some of the magnificent children of 'The Future Council', if you haven't seen Damon Gameau's initiative yet, here is a taste of it.

#thefuturecouncil #damongameau
theregenerators.org/stories/futu...
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Scorpio New Moon, a short and informative article

open.substack.com/pub/candidav...
The Scorpio New Moon
5:51pm, 20th November 2025 AEDT
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Electrification in Europe and US: slowing down over the last 15 years, and only progressing very slowly in recent years.

Electrification in China: chugging along at a much higher speed, well exceeding the level in Europe and US now.
In the global electrification race China is marching ahead.

The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The US should not be allowed to make Australia complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right.

It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The Verdict of History
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Verdict of History
Trump and his fascist glorification
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem
theconversation.com/victorias-ad...
Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem
These reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict the evidence and will be devastating for children and young people in conflict with the law.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Does anyone know what has happened to astro.com ? Astrodienst is down 🤔
astro.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Excellence. Class. Integrity. Strength. This is what leadership looks like. ♥️
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Has Minister Watt read through this paper on
'OBLIGATIONS OF STATES IN RESPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE':

www.icj-cij.org/index.php/ca...
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
www.icj-cij.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
'According to Reuters, the last US nuclear test was conducted in 1992'

Trump Claims the US Will Resume Nuclear Tests
open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...
Trump Claims the US Will Resume Nuclear Tests
If This Proceeds, Then the US Would Be Breaking Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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11. Regaining the freedom we’ve lost is much harder and less likely than defending the freedom we already possess. We must do all we can to stop governments with autocratic tendencies from winning elections and reasserting the old order. Lose it once, and it might be gone forever.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Obscene
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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This @skynewsrss.bsky.social analysis confirms that X's algorithm is blatantly boosting far-right content

If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project

STOP ALREADY

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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FIXED.
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM