Leanne Russ
@litoria1.bsky.social
Tree hugger seeks kinder more thoughtful world. Collector of stories, books and experiences.
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I feel sure that every animal species that becomes extinct under our watch also takes a part of our humanity with it.
Heartbreaking.
Vale.
Heartbreaking.
Vale.
Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
theconversation.com/and-then-the...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
theconversation.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I feel sure that every animal species that becomes extinct under our watch also takes a part of our humanity with it.
Heartbreaking.
Vale.
Heartbreaking.
Vale.
for anyone paying attention
It’s not weakness when scientists break down after watching glaciers vanish or entire ecosystems collapse. It’s honesty. It’s love. It’s what happens when you care enough to see clearly and stay anyway. Their tears are truth and those in power caused them.
'They should be allowed to cry': Ecological disaster taking toll on scientists’ mental health
‘We’re documenting destruction of world’s most beautiful ecosystems, it’s impossible to be detached’
www.independent.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
for anyone paying attention
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Thing used to be to try and hang out until after Anzac Day before turning on your heating at night.
Yep.
We’re so screwed.
Yep.
We’re so screwed.
May 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Thing used to be to try and hang out until after Anzac Day before turning on your heating at night.
Yep.
We’re so screwed.
Yep.
We’re so screwed.
I wonder what the stats are for Australia? I think we're actually worse than the states on both counts..
"Men emit 26% more planet-heating pollution than women from transport and food, according to a preprint study of 15,000 people in France. The gap shrinks to 18% after controlling for socioeconomic factors such as income and education."
Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests
The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I wonder what the stats are for Australia? I think we're actually worse than the states on both counts..
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FRIENDS here's a new piece for @crikey.com.au - ten years on from the Paris Agreement, Australia continues to screw with it.
The Coalition is obvious, and Labor is subtle.
But neither are bringing maximum effort to operating a safe economy that doesn't boil its citizens alive.
The Coalition is obvious, and Labor is subtle.
But neither are bringing maximum effort to operating a safe economy that doesn't boil its citizens alive.
The Paris Climate Agreement is a simple acid test. Both major parties fail it
While Peter Dutton gets a flurry of coverage whenever his party threatens and then unthreatens to abandon the Paris deal, there is wildly insufficient scrutiny on Labor's commitment to climate action.
www.crikey.com.au
April 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
FRIENDS here's a new piece for @crikey.com.au - ten years on from the Paris Agreement, Australia continues to screw with it.
The Coalition is obvious, and Labor is subtle.
But neither are bringing maximum effort to operating a safe economy that doesn't boil its citizens alive.
The Coalition is obvious, and Labor is subtle.
But neither are bringing maximum effort to operating a safe economy that doesn't boil its citizens alive.
A reality most ugly
A marine heatwave has hit Ningaloo Reef hard – and the northern Great Barrier Reef is now bleaching too.
Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time
theconversation.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A reality most ugly
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
This is very endearing
My pet rat is dying. I can’t stop thinking about all the things he taught me | Joseph Earp
Owning and caring for a creature takes us outside of ourselves – not just us insular weirdo artists, but all people
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is very endearing
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“Only the inattentive or deliberately obstructionist to climate action would deny that the heating up of our atmosphere and oceans played a role,” says Matt Kean, former NSW treasurer and head of the Climate Change Authority.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
March 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“Only the inattentive or deliberately obstructionist to climate action would deny that the heating up of our atmosphere and oceans played a role,” says Matt Kean, former NSW treasurer and head of the Climate Change Authority.
Happy International Women's day - thank a feminist if you're grateful you can vote, get an education, manage your fertility with good healthcare - and pretty much any other big decision you're able to make. Don't forget, there are plenty of people happy to remove these rights...
March 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Happy International Women's day - thank a feminist if you're grateful you can vote, get an education, manage your fertility with good healthcare - and pretty much any other big decision you're able to make. Don't forget, there are plenty of people happy to remove these rights...
Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says
2024-25 summer at 1.89C above long-term average ‘will be one of the coolest in the 21st century’, according to one expert
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Me after reading the news at the moment:
March 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Me after reading the news at the moment:
Sometimes we just need something funny:
March 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sometimes we just need something funny:
Rebecca Solnit writes so eloquently about this, and of course, makes a good point
"We don’t gather our prejudices from our experiences. We gather them from the society around us. Direct experience may dispel them. But one of the social prejudices these bad decisions about journalists and jurors reflect is the idea that the majority, the unaffected, are neutral."
February 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Rebecca Solnit writes so eloquently about this, and of course, makes a good point
Ethnic cleansing is back!
The president of the United States is using AI slop to sell war crimes and a potential genocide he considers a real estate deal.
It is pitching ethnic cleansing with a meme.
It is pitching ethnic cleansing with a meme.
Trump posts AI video of ethnically cleansed Gaza
The president of the United States is using AI slop to sell war crimes and potential genocide.
www.motherjones.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ethnic cleansing is back!
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Good time for a reminder:
February 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Good time for a reminder:
This book was stunning. I love how narrative can lead the reader to a different perspective
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This book was stunning. I love how narrative can lead the reader to a different perspective
So this was fascinating
Why Australia politicians welcomed fascists after the Second World War - ABC listen
Australia resettled fascists, even war criminals after World War II as part of a worldwide program led by the International Refugee Organisation. The background of these immigrants was known to all po...
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
So this was fascinating
very true
This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
Constantly reevaluating and learning.
February 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
very true
This fantastic print on fabric is by local artist Sharon Anderson
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This fantastic print on fabric is by local artist Sharon Anderson
This is alarming. If Dutton gets in, he'll do the same
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Websites offer only error messages on Thursday after president demands agriculture department shutter sites
On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the US agriculture department to remove its websites documenting or referencing the climate crisis.…
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is alarming. If Dutton gets in, he'll do the same