@splindly-q.bsky.social
Reposted
man walking in front of me has a coin sized wet spot on the ass of his shorts. I’m not making a big deal about it though because that’s what COMMUNITY means
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
man walking in front of me has a coin sized wet spot on the ass of his shorts. I’m not making a big deal about it though because that’s what COMMUNITY means
Reposted
They get to use the Biodiversity Conference as an advertising platform to greenwash their reputations. Woodside and Alcoa were Platinum sponsors - this costs $10k and the sponsorship package says that for this horrifyingly low price tag they get:
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
They get to use the Biodiversity Conference as an advertising platform to greenwash their reputations. Woodside and Alcoa were Platinum sponsors - this costs $10k and the sponsorship package says that for this horrifyingly low price tag they get:
Reposted
Sunday night, time to relax. No, time to get furious after hearing about the sponsors of WA's recent Biodiversity Conference, which included Alcoa, Woodside and South 32. These destructive companies are the enemies of biodiversity and should be blacklisted. But instead...
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sunday night, time to relax. No, time to get furious after hearing about the sponsors of WA's recent Biodiversity Conference, which included Alcoa, Woodside and South 32. These destructive companies are the enemies of biodiversity and should be blacklisted. But instead...
Reposted
closing local media outlets and regional politicians being in opposition cited. The usual call on “low education” instead of deliberately disseminated disinformation. Voters should not have to parse so much carefully targeted bullshit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Confidence in democracy lower outside major cities, study finds
Experts warn Australia's democratic institutions need more protection as confidence falls.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
closing local media outlets and regional politicians being in opposition cited. The usual call on “low education” instead of deliberately disseminated disinformation. Voters should not have to parse so much carefully targeted bullshit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Reposted
Missed connection: you almost hit me with your car 🩷
June 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Missed connection: you almost hit me with your car 🩷
Reposted
For those who don't have time to sit through the full #SundayShot today, do check out our report from @punterspolitics.bsky.social dinner on Tuesday featuring @davidpocock.bsky.social, @fatimapayman.bsky.social, @helenhainesindi.bsky.social and more!
Fun was had.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Gn...
Fun was had.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Gn...
The Sunday Shot goes to dinner with @punterspolitics!
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
For those who don't have time to sit through the full #SundayShot today, do check out our report from @punterspolitics.bsky.social dinner on Tuesday featuring @davidpocock.bsky.social, @fatimapayman.bsky.social, @helenhainesindi.bsky.social and more!
Fun was had.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Gn...
Fun was had.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Gn...
Reposted
NSW Police go out of their way to approve a Neo Nazi rally — then Premier Minns uses the “stuff up” as an excuse for *more* laws restricting free speech. The whole thing stinks of a blatantly obvious stitch-up by vested interests. Pathetic.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Police authorisation of Sydney neo-Nazi demonstration sparks calls for protest law review
A neo-Nazi protest received NSW Police authorisation to go ahead outside NSW parliament on Saturday morning.
www.sbs.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
NSW Police go out of their way to approve a Neo Nazi rally — then Premier Minns uses the “stuff up” as an excuse for *more* laws restricting free speech. The whole thing stinks of a blatantly obvious stitch-up by vested interests. Pathetic.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Reposted
finally the ABC moves this up the page, hours after the story was posted by Guardian Australia and smh. Our ABC kept a copaganda piece about police feelings top of the NSW tab all afternoon.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament allowed to go ahead by police
A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
finally the ABC moves this up the page, hours after the story was posted by Guardian Australia and smh. Our ABC kept a copaganda piece about police feelings top of the NSW tab all afternoon.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Reposted
It would be difficult to identify a more unambitious government.
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It would be difficult to identify a more unambitious government.
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Committed to holding onto incumbency rather than doing anything big, bold, and transformational with it.
Time Albanese retire to his Central Coast clifftop pad.
His mind has already moved there
#auspol
Reposted
Do any Labor MPs or senators (besides Albanese and his handful of praetorian hacks) have any say over anything?
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Do any Labor MPs or senators (besides Albanese and his handful of praetorian hacks) have any say over anything?
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
Do they care about their own collective and individual impotence? Evidently not.
Reposted
Brilliant @hannahdaly.ie post on data centre impacts in Ireland
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
November 28, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Brilliant @hannahdaly.ie post on data centre impacts in Ireland
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
Reposted
I reckon the most interesting subset of discourse here is when presumed [good] factors are actually either actually bad, or there to downplay or dismiss the bad even if the amount of good is way smaller than the bad.
A short thread to explain: on "training for electrification" + "demand response"
A short thread to explain: on "training for electrification" + "demand response"
I would love it if public discourse on data centers could be just a skosh more sophisticated than "data centers good vs. data centers bad."
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I reckon the most interesting subset of discourse here is when presumed [good] factors are actually either actually bad, or there to downplay or dismiss the bad even if the amount of good is way smaller than the bad.
A short thread to explain: on "training for electrification" + "demand response"
A short thread to explain: on "training for electrification" + "demand response"
Reposted
First: on electrification
A new gigawatt hour of data centre demand is *materially* very different to a new GWh from newly-electrified households.
As @hannahdaly.ie points out: the former either has no benefit, or does harm. The latter almost always is a benefit. Demand growth is not neutral!
A new gigawatt hour of data centre demand is *materially* very different to a new GWh from newly-electrified households.
As @hannahdaly.ie points out: the former either has no benefit, or does harm. The latter almost always is a benefit. Demand growth is not neutral!
Brilliant @hannahdaly.ie post on data centre impacts in Ireland
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First: on electrification
A new gigawatt hour of data centre demand is *materially* very different to a new GWh from newly-electrified households.
As @hannahdaly.ie points out: the former either has no benefit, or does harm. The latter almost always is a benefit. Demand growth is not neutral!
A new gigawatt hour of data centre demand is *materially* very different to a new GWh from newly-electrified households.
As @hannahdaly.ie points out: the former either has no benefit, or does harm. The latter almost always is a benefit. Demand growth is not neutral!
Reposted
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Reposted
#OtD 8 Nov 1965 the UK Labour govt authorised the establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory: the first act in the ethnic cleansing of the Chagos archipelago. Every resident was later removed, so the US could lease a military base stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1084...
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#OtD 8 Nov 1965 the UK Labour govt authorised the establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory: the first act in the ethnic cleansing of the Chagos archipelago. Every resident was later removed, so the US could lease a military base stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1084...
Reposted
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.
Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Reposted
hey Bluesky whatever you’re doing to pick the thumbnails for videos……. Keep doing that Shit
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
hey Bluesky whatever you’re doing to pick the thumbnails for videos……. Keep doing that Shit
Reposted
Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
Reposted
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
Reposted
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
Reposted
Shortly I'll be speaking on ABC North Queensland about this.
Dingoes ARE NOT domestic dogs, multiple lines of evidence demonstrate this.
Dingoes ARE NOT ideal pets, they require extensive and special care.
Dingoes ARE very important to First Nations peoples, and Australia's ecosystems.
This proposed change is a very bad idea www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Dingoes ARE NOT ideal pets, they require extensive and special care.
Dingoes ARE very important to First Nations peoples, and Australia's ecosystems.
This proposed change is a very bad idea www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Queensland considers changes that could see dingoes in dog parks
People could be allowed to keep dingoes as pets in Queensland under proposed changes to biosecurity regulations, but experts say the native animal is fundamentally different to domestic dogs.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Shortly I'll be speaking on ABC North Queensland about this.
Reposted
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
Reposted
I was thinking about how Musk getting paid $1tn over a decade feels incomprehensible, so I did some maths.
They’ve decided that Elon Musk is worth paying ~USD$11.4 million PER HOUR for the next TEN years.
They’ve decided that Elon Musk is worth paying ~USD$11.4 million PER HOUR for the next TEN years.
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I was thinking about how Musk getting paid $1tn over a decade feels incomprehensible, so I did some maths.
They’ve decided that Elon Musk is worth paying ~USD$11.4 million PER HOUR for the next TEN years.
They’ve decided that Elon Musk is worth paying ~USD$11.4 million PER HOUR for the next TEN years.
Reposted
DO NOT (& I cannot emphasise this enough) BUY TASMANIAN SALMON.
You are not supporting Tasmania by purchasing it. You are supporting the rape of our environment, the profits of a foreign company and outrageous animal cruelty.
You are not supporting Tasmania by purchasing it. You are supporting the rape of our environment, the profits of a foreign company and outrageous animal cruelty.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Fantastic way to destroy recreational fishing in Tasmania. Well done to the fuckheads responsible for approving this decision.
Fantastic way to destroy recreational fishing in Tasmania. Well done to the fuckheads responsible for approving this decision.
Antibiotic approved for Tasmania's farmed salmon — but don't eat fish caught nearby
The industry's use of the drug is in response to an "endemic" bacterial disease that caused the deaths of up to 15,000 tonnes of salmon from January to April, resulting in dead fish material washing u...
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
DO NOT (& I cannot emphasise this enough) BUY TASMANIAN SALMON.
You are not supporting Tasmania by purchasing it. You are supporting the rape of our environment, the profits of a foreign company and outrageous animal cruelty.
You are not supporting Tasmania by purchasing it. You are supporting the rape of our environment, the profits of a foreign company and outrageous animal cruelty.
