Laura Barnes
@laura567.bsky.social
Adventurer, convener of changemakers… Can often be found in the inter-tidal zone. Love books and films. Living on Butchulla land and seas.
Bahahahaha! Semicolonisers! I think I am one?!
Semicolons! Do you know how to use one and would you even notice if they disappeared?
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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May 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Bahahahaha! Semicolonisers! I think I am one?!
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Whether it’s his nuclear power scheme, national referendum proposal, public service cuts or back-to-the-office scheme, a lot of Peter Dutton’s policies look half baked. He’s unprepared for the election campaign, and unprepared for return to Govt. #unready #auspol
Coalition rethinks its return to work mandates
Policy feared to be unpopular in seats with high numbers of working professional women now only applies to Canberra-based bureaucrats
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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"Most of the world isn't going to put a tariff on Australian beef. If Americans want to pay more for it, that sounds like a them problem, not an us problem,"
@richarddenniss.bsky.social joined CNN to discuss the potential impacts (or non-impacts) of Trumps tariffs.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social joined CNN to discuss the potential impacts (or non-impacts) of Trumps tariffs.
Will Trump's Tariffs Affect Australia? | Richard Denniss on CNN
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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April 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"Most of the world isn't going to put a tariff on Australian beef. If Americans want to pay more for it, that sounds like a them problem, not an us problem,"
@richarddenniss.bsky.social joined CNN to discuss the potential impacts (or non-impacts) of Trumps tariffs.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social joined CNN to discuss the potential impacts (or non-impacts) of Trumps tariffs.
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
Ain’t that the truth!!
Not sure why everyone is going on about a 'hung parliament'
It's not extraordinary at all.
Every Coalition Govt is a hung parliament, Libs can't govern in their own right
Statistically, our most successful govt in terms of bills passed was a hung parliament. Fact.
🐝
#auspol
It's not extraordinary at all.
Every Coalition Govt is a hung parliament, Libs can't govern in their own right
Statistically, our most successful govt in terms of bills passed was a hung parliament. Fact.
🐝
#auspol
March 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ain’t that the truth!!
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Protesters are out in Budapest, Hungary today demanding the resignation of pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Love it!
Love it!
March 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Protesters are out in Budapest, Hungary today demanding the resignation of pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Love it!
Love it!
There’s a semantic issue here too… they are already “at work”…. They don’t want to go “back to the office”. Implying these public servants are not working is just wrong.
Who are the public servants in Canberra that are "refusing to go back to work"? Peter Dutton using TC Alfred to play an old Joh trick & that is, Canberra doesn't care about Qld. Divisive again when we're facing disaster. 3 suburbs he mentions are in Lilley on ALP 10.5% margin. #auspol
March 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There’s a semantic issue here too… they are already “at work”…. They don’t want to go “back to the office”. Implying these public servants are not working is just wrong.
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Just about ready with Boiling Point
A simple idea where in the lead up to #ausvotes25 we're building a community of politically informed Austs (that's you!) where together we can harness our collective reach to connect with others
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A simple idea where in the lead up to #ausvotes25 we're building a community of politically informed Austs (that's you!) where together we can harness our collective reach to connect with others
See more & sign up here #auspol docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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March 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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It strikes me that nothing demonstrates the difference in value the world places on Israeli and Palestinian better than the hostage numbers…. 3 Israelis = 369 Palestinians…
Three Israelis and 369 Palestinians released after week of ceasefire tensions
Three Israelis and 369 Palestinians released after week of ceasefire tensions
Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns turn to second phase of truce
• Middle East crisis – live updates
Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages from Gaza and Israel has released 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in…
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It strikes me that nothing demonstrates the difference in value the world places on Israeli and Palestinian better than the hostage numbers…. 3 Israelis = 369 Palestinians…
Oh good!!
#BREAKING 🚨 Matildas captain Sam Kerr has released a statement after being found not guilty of racial harassment against a UK police officer
“I have always maintained that I did not intend to insult or harm anyone and I am thankful that the jury unanimously agreed”
“I have always maintained that I did not intend to insult or harm anyone and I am thankful that the jury unanimously agreed”
February 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oh good!!
“Do what you need to get by, but whatever you choose, please don’t be a spineless twerp. Don’t appease these pricks. They do not deserve your acquiescence. Don’t play make believe and pretend this is all ok.” Please! 🙏🏾
Dave @davemilbo.bsky.social writing daggers in The Shot.
"There is a small but significant difference between being an edgelord dickweed and a Nazi. They are different things.
That having been said, it is extremely possible to be both at the same time."
👏🏽 👏🏽
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"There is a small but significant difference between being an edgelord dickweed and a Nazi. They are different things.
That having been said, it is extremely possible to be both at the same time."
👏🏽 👏🏽
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How did America Nazi this coming? - The Shot
Elon Musk and the Broligarchy are now aboard the Nazi train. And it isn't that surprising. MAGA is a hate movement, don't play dumb.
theshot.net.au
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“Do what you need to get by, but whatever you choose, please don’t be a spineless twerp. Don’t appease these pricks. They do not deserve your acquiescence. Don’t play make believe and pretend this is all ok.” Please! 🙏🏾
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“Great countries are built on great institutions, and Australia needs to spend 2025 getting its key institutions in order.”
Our ms media won’t ask canavan about adani bribery
- abc piece this morning mentions adanis increasing uptake of solar investments …
All know that nuclear unviable, Gina just wants to dig more (transitional) fossil fuels
This is all so messed up #auspol
- abc piece this morning mentions adanis increasing uptake of solar investments …
All know that nuclear unviable, Gina just wants to dig more (transitional) fossil fuels
This is all so messed up #auspol
Ten years of Adani scandals and how to fix them https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/ten-years-of-adani-scandals-and-how-to-fix-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-years-of-adani-scandals-and-how-to-fix-them #auspol
January 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Great countries are built on great institutions, and Australia needs to spend 2025 getting its key institutions in order.”
Government spending is good!!! Happy for my taxes to contribute to these services…
Economic critics are quick to slam the Government over its spending without considering the many benefits provided to Australian citizens.
In praise of government spending
~ Stephen Koukoulas
In praise of government spending
~ Stephen Koukoulas
In praise of government spending
Economic critics are quick to slam the Government over its spending without considering the many benefits provided to Australian citizens.
buff.ly
January 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Government spending is good!!! Happy for my taxes to contribute to these services…
Happy new year to all!
January 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Happy new year to all!
How can we let this continue into another year??
The official death toll in Gaza is over 45,000, but the true figure "is closer to 300,000," says Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a British Palestinian surgeon. "This is literally and mathematically a genocidal project."
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/30/gaza_hospitals
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/30/gaza_hospitals
December 30, 2024 at 10:48 PM
How can we let this continue into another year??
Think before you AI! 😊
"A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search"
This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
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This isn't a game. This is accelerated destruction via huge usage of power, water, resources etc. Stop using it - especially for messing about!!
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
www.unep.org
December 30, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Think before you AI! 😊
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The bar for hospitals to lose protected status under international law is set very high. Those conditions were not met for any of the 36 hospitals in Gaza that Israel destroyed.
mondoweiss.net/2024/05/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2024/05/how-...
How Israel turned hospitals into ‘military targets’ by lying about international law
The bar for hospitals to lose protected status under international law is set very high. Those conditions were not met for any of the 36 hospitals in Gaza that Israel destroyed.
mondoweiss.net
December 30, 2024 at 10:14 PM
The bar for hospitals to lose protected status under international law is set very high. Those conditions were not met for any of the 36 hospitals in Gaza that Israel destroyed.
mondoweiss.net/2024/05/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2024/05/how-...
Oh I do quite like this!!
December 23, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Oh I do quite like this!!
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One of the coolest things about publishing a book in Norway is that the gov will automatically buy 1k copies, 1.5K if its a children's book, these will then be distributed to all the libraries.
December 22, 2024 at 12:24 PM
One of the coolest things about publishing a book in Norway is that the gov will automatically buy 1k copies, 1.5K if its a children's book, these will then be distributed to all the libraries.
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#Dutton #nuclear #Magritte
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#Dutton #nuclear #Magritte
June 25, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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More cartoons, gifs and videos on Patreon
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#Dutton #nuclear #Magritte
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#Dutton #nuclear #Magritte
Like he says… the purpose of the system is what it does - and in this instance it’s to make profits… are the rest of us unhomeless up for a drop in profit on our home and investment properties?? Raise your hand if you are? ✋🏾
Homelessness and the housing crisis - they won't fix it because they don't want to. A cartoon. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
10,000 people are becoming homeless every month – you’d think the government would do something about it | First Dog on the Moon
As the kids are all saying, the purpose of a system is what it does
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December 11, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Like he says… the purpose of the system is what it does - and in this instance it’s to make profits… are the rest of us unhomeless up for a drop in profit on our home and investment properties?? Raise your hand if you are? ✋🏾
Am likewise both excited and anxious about a tv adaptation of a pivotal book in my life. A reread is definitely in order I think! Hooray !
The ‘bible’ of Latin America, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s funny, tragic, sensual and political novel opened the door to new ways of writing and has sold more than 45 million copies.
The book that sparked a revolution: One Hundred Years of Solitude, the literary masterpiece now adapted for TV
The ‘bible’ of Latin America, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s funny, tragic, sensual and political novel opened the door to new ways of writing and has sold more than 45 million copies.
theconversation.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Am likewise both excited and anxious about a tv adaptation of a pivotal book in my life. A reread is definitely in order I think! Hooray !
A great read - and I am super heartened by the data on long versus short - in journalism, advertising, and for me ‘movement building’
December 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM
A great read - and I am super heartened by the data on long versus short - in journalism, advertising, and for me ‘movement building’
And if you can have a glass of wine - it is truly one of life’s great joys!
Being in an empty cinema in the middle of the day is one of life's secret pleasures. Do it more often. No one can call you. You can't check the internet. No one knows how baked you may or may not be. They have movies and snacks there, too, but that's just a bonus at this point.
December 4, 2024 at 8:35 PM
And if you can have a glass of wine - it is truly one of life’s great joys!