Sam W 🖤💛❤️🌻🦋🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✌️🫢
@sassisam.bsky.social
On the Lands of the Kombumerri & Yugembeh People, Gold Coast, Australia 🇦🇺 Science + Facts. I see life through the beauty of Mother Nature. Social Impact. 326.66 ppm.
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Truth baby, yeh!🖤💛❤️ #auspol
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"Industry fund giants Hesta and Vision Super have cut ties with Israel, standing out among Australia’s large investors for compliance though earning vicious attacks in the Zionist media. @sstephanietrann.bsky.social reports as meetings loom
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Australian super funds in showdown for Israel war crimes investments as member meetings loom - Michael West
Industry fund giants Hesta and Vision Super have cut ties with Israel, standing out for compliance against vicious attacks by Zionist media
michaelwest.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Industry fund giants Hesta and Vision Super have cut ties with Israel, standing out among Australia’s large investors for compliance though earning vicious attacks in the Zionist media. @sstephanietrann.bsky.social reports as meetings loom
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A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
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Love! this
“Everybody has an origin story. All these people in power have been rejected by polite society. There are two ways to handle that: reform, be a better person and look inward, or become a full fascist authoritarian. Most chose the second.”
“Everybody has an origin story. All these people in power have been rejected by polite society. There are two ways to handle that: reform, be a better person and look inward, or become a full fascist authoritarian. Most chose the second.”
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Love! this
“Everybody has an origin story. All these people in power have been rejected by polite society. There are two ways to handle that: reform, be a better person and look inward, or become a full fascist authoritarian. Most chose the second.”
“Everybody has an origin story. All these people in power have been rejected by polite society. There are two ways to handle that: reform, be a better person and look inward, or become a full fascist authoritarian. Most chose the second.”
So much this from Shane Wright and I had no idea how bad it was but not only that the stupidity is so much worse 🤯 #auspol
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archive.md/2025.11.17-0...
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
So much this from Shane Wright and I had no idea how bad it was but not only that the stupidity is so much worse 🤯 #auspol
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Sean Kelly’s Quarterly Essay 100 extract in today’s SMH/AGE: “When we say this government does not like conflict, this mostly means it does not want conflict with those who have assets.” 😠 #auspol
Has Labor lost the stomach for a good fight on behalf of the have-nots? archive.md/2025.11.15-1...
Has Labor lost the stomach for a good fight on behalf of the have-nots? archive.md/2025.11.15-1...
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sean Kelly’s Quarterly Essay 100 extract in today’s SMH/AGE: “When we say this government does not like conflict, this mostly means it does not want conflict with those who have assets.” 😠 #auspol
Has Labor lost the stomach for a good fight on behalf of the have-nots? archive.md/2025.11.15-1...
Has Labor lost the stomach for a good fight on behalf of the have-nots? archive.md/2025.11.15-1...
Plus the tax payer cost of hosting it, apparently in the billions, and it’s a fossil fuel lobbiest fest! The Pacific deserve better! #auspol
Meanwhile Australia opens massive new fossil fuel export projects with vastly more emissions than all the pacific states combined.
Australia is an out-of-contol petrostate, drowning its Pacific neighbours, and should not be allowed to host COP31.
Australia is an out-of-contol petrostate, drowning its Pacific neighbours, and should not be allowed to host COP31.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Plus the tax payer cost of hosting it, apparently in the billions, and it’s a fossil fuel lobbiest fest! The Pacific deserve better! #auspol
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So the Libs are irrelevant? Great we knew that. But an OECD report released overnight put the focus on the actual govt and the Safeguard Mechanism which is quite the dud
My column for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
My column for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
OECD report shows LNP climate irrelevance, while Safeguard Mechanism among least effective emissions reduction schemes in world
The report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
thepoint.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
So the Libs are irrelevant? Great we knew that. But an OECD report released overnight put the focus on the actual govt and the Safeguard Mechanism which is quite the dud
My column for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
My column for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
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November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Short thread 🧵 worth the read! #auspol
Ty @jennaprice.bsky.social for this article (🔗 below), particularly for sharing a quote that exposes the minister actively lying about what her proposal does.
It will not at all work like a payment suspension for someone on remand – it is a payment cancellation and there is no access to ART review.
It will not at all work like a payment suspension for someone on remand – it is a payment cancellation and there is no access to ART review.
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Short thread 🧵 worth the read! #auspol
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Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
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This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Yes Amy, yessss! @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Yes Amy, yessss! @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol
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Disappointed by the govt’s rushed push to pass a 1,500-page environment bill without proper scrutiny or consultation. This is a key chance to protect nature & embed climate accountability—but the bill falls short.
View my full speech here: www.zalisteggall.com.au/speaks_on_th...
#EPBC #Auspol
View my full speech here: www.zalisteggall.com.au/speaks_on_th...
#EPBC #Auspol
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Disappointed by the govt’s rushed push to pass a 1,500-page environment bill without proper scrutiny or consultation. This is a key chance to protect nature & embed climate accountability—but the bill falls short.
View my full speech here: www.zalisteggall.com.au/speaks_on_th...
#EPBC #Auspol
View my full speech here: www.zalisteggall.com.au/speaks_on_th...
#EPBC #Auspol
Fantastic idea we could do that and more Australia if the fossil fuel companies paid some taxes #auspol
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Fantastic idea we could do that and more Australia if the fossil fuel companies paid some taxes #auspol
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New Australia Institute polling research shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think most university degrees are too expensive.
“University fees are totally out of step with community expectations.”
- Jack Thrower, Senior Economist
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
“University fees are totally out of step with community expectations.”
- Jack Thrower, Senior Economist
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
New Australia Institute polling research shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think most university degrees are too expensive.
“University fees are totally out of step with community expectations.”
- Jack Thrower, Senior Economist
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
“University fees are totally out of step with community expectations.”
- Jack Thrower, Senior Economist
@jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
So happy for New Yorkers 🥳🥳🥳 Love from Australia 🥳🥳🥳
a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while standing in front of a group of people .
ALT: a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while standing in front of a group of people .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
So happy for New Yorkers 🥳🥳🥳 Love from Australia 🥳🥳🥳
Of course we are 🤬 #auspol
Despite our enormous energy reserves, Australians households are paying higher prices for electricity than Japanese consumers according to new analysis released today by @australiainstitute.org.au #auspol
Australia Last? Australia’s Resources Minister puts Japan ahead of Australians on gas and electricity prices
Despite our enormous energy reserves, Australians households are paying higher prices for electricity than Japanese consumers according to new analysis released today by the Australia Institute.
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Of course we are 🤬 #auspol
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"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change."
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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This from a top expert on Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.
Highly likely that we're committing to an additional 3 meters (10 ft) of sea level rise as we speak. Yes, it'll take time to fully materialize, but when will the enormous damage that we're signing up for sink in with voters and policy makers?
Highly likely that we're committing to an additional 3 meters (10 ft) of sea level rise as we speak. Yes, it'll take time to fully materialize, but when will the enormous damage that we're signing up for sink in with voters and policy makers?
In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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“The National Press Club of Australia lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website. Of those, ten are multinational weapons manufacturers or military services corporations, & another eleven provide services to the arms industry”. All cool & normal? #journalism #media michaelwest.com.au/weaponising-...
Weaponising media. National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors - Michael West
More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf.
michaelwest.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“The National Press Club of Australia lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website. Of those, ten are multinational weapons manufacturers or military services corporations, & another eleven provide services to the arms industry”. All cool & normal? #journalism #media michaelwest.com.au/weaponising-...
This is awesome! Ben Onion, I think he meant Tim Onion 🧅 🤭😉
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is awesome! Ben Onion, I think he meant Tim Onion 🧅 🤭😉
Ain’t this a sad truth 🤯🤬 #auspol
Editorial: With each passing month, Albanese shrinks into his leadership. The meek ambitions of his first term look now fearless by comparison with his second. satpa.pe/I04B4BR
Ambition is dead, long live the king
Six years ago, while he was still opposition leader, Anthony Albanese addressed the Australian Republic Movement at a dinner in the King’s Hall of Old Parliament House. You can find the speech tucked away on his website, in the same way you can read Prince Andrew’s emails.
satpa.pe
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Ain’t this a sad truth 🤯🤬 #auspol