Susan Smith
@stardustau.bsky.social
Interests in #climate #science, #environment, #human_rights, #local #auspol and #world #news #pets/#dogs/#cats #Australia
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This should not be our new normal 👇.
"Qantas is forced to delay flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Musk's SpaceX rockets re-entering earth." #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Qantas is forced to delay flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Musk's SpaceX rockets re-entering earth." #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: SpaceX debris disrupts Qantas flights from Sydney to South Africa
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www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This should not be our new normal 👇.
"Qantas is forced to delay flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Musk's SpaceX rockets re-entering earth." #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Qantas is forced to delay flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Musk's SpaceX rockets re-entering earth." #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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BREAKING:
The Jack Smith report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts is out.
Smith says Trump would have been convicted had he not been re-elected.
"[T]he Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." tinyurl.com/yc38kjdh
The Jack Smith report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts is out.
Smith says Trump would have been convicted had he not been re-elected.
"[T]he Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." tinyurl.com/yc38kjdh
Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025
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January 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
BREAKING:
The Jack Smith report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts is out.
Smith says Trump would have been convicted had he not been re-elected.
"[T]he Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." tinyurl.com/yc38kjdh
The Jack Smith report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts is out.
Smith says Trump would have been convicted had he not been re-elected.
"[T]he Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." tinyurl.com/yc38kjdh
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I realize this isn’t breaking news, but Donald Trump is seriously deranged.
December 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I realize this isn’t breaking news, but Donald Trump is seriously deranged.
This was #inhumane and it happened in #Australia and I just can't describe the level of anxiety and anguish I feel for this family.
"Simon should not have been in Silverwater. He should have been in hospital."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead
Severely mentally ill, Simon Cartwright should never have been in Sydney’s Silverwater jail. A medical check could have saved him. ‘It was torture,’ his family says
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:57 AM
This was #inhumane and it happened in #Australia and I just can't describe the level of anxiety and anguish I feel for this family.
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Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills
Adam Morton
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Adam Morton
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills
Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills
Adam Morton
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Adam Morton
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is such a good point. I wish I had made it myself.
Tingle is half right here. Spud doesn't need to play the voters for mugs; that's not who these 'costings' are for.
They're aimed squarely at our political media who are hungry for a fig-leaf to allow them to deploy their trademark 'both-sides' journalism.
Will they fall for it? Of course.
They're aimed squarely at our political media who are hungry for a fig-leaf to allow them to deploy their trademark 'both-sides' journalism.
Will they fall for it? Of course.
There's something spookily familiar about how Dutton handled his nuclear plan
The opposition finally unveiled its much-promised nuclear energy costings yesterday. It will be hoping Labor continues to prove it is not very good at politics.
www.abc.net.au
December 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This is such a good point. I wish I had made it myself.
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This should go down as one of those batshit moments in Australian political history..
Dutton has no idea, the LNP are not worthy of a single Australian vote with this type of idiocy, mistruth, poor science or even real life experiences.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol @batshit-auspol.bsky.social
Dutton has no idea, the LNP are not worthy of a single Australian vote with this type of idiocy, mistruth, poor science or even real life experiences.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol @batshit-auspol.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:05 AM
This should go down as one of those batshit moments in Australian political history..
Dutton has no idea, the LNP are not worthy of a single Australian vote with this type of idiocy, mistruth, poor science or even real life experiences.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol @batshit-auspol.bsky.social
Dutton has no idea, the LNP are not worthy of a single Australian vote with this type of idiocy, mistruth, poor science or even real life experiences.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol @batshit-auspol.bsky.social
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When you get yet another unsolicited email from Dutton & LNP, this time about their atomic lies, take a minute to send them a message - best in bold red caps!
December 13, 2024 at 3:41 AM
When you get yet another unsolicited email from Dutton & LNP, this time about their atomic lies, take a minute to send them a message - best in bold red caps!
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“in seeking to conflate and confuse on its centrepiece policy, the Coalition is doing little more than treating voters like mugs, assuming they'll be more interested in style over substance.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Coalition's nuclear costs effectively comparing apples and elephants
In the world of comparing apples and oranges, the Coalition's claim that its nuclear plan would be hundreds of billions cheaper than Labor's looks to have come from comparing apples and elephants.
www.abc.net.au
December 13, 2024 at 4:37 AM
“in seeking to conflate and confuse on its centrepiece policy, the Coalition is doing little more than treating voters like mugs, assuming they'll be more interested in style over substance.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Australian Conservation Foundation’s started a petition saying no to nuclear in Australia.
You can sign via the link.
#auspol
www.acf.org.au/share-nuclea...
You can sign via the link.
#auspol
www.acf.org.au/share-nuclea...
Share the nuclear free Australia petition with loved ones
www.acf.org.au
December 13, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Australian Conservation Foundation’s started a petition saying no to nuclear in Australia.
You can sign via the link.
#auspol
www.acf.org.au/share-nuclea...
You can sign via the link.
#auspol
www.acf.org.au/share-nuclea...
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At least @australia.theguardian.com has a high quality response to #Spud’s #NuclearFantasy #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costings
Peter Dutton’s vision doesn’t address the climate crisis anytime soon and cost savings are based on a comparison with Labor’s proposal that produces 45% more electricity
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:24 AM
At least @australia.theguardian.com has a high quality response to #Spud’s #NuclearFantasy #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The reluctance of Australia's two major parties to fix our environmental disasters feels like a state of collective madness.
Australian politics suffering from collective madness
~ Sue Arnold
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Australian politics suffering from collective madness
~ Sue Arnold
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Australian politics suffering from collective madness
The reluctance of Australia's two major parties to fix our environmental disasters feels like a state of collective madness.
independentaustralia.net
December 13, 2024 at 5:09 AM
The reluctance of Australia's two major parties to fix our environmental disasters feels like a state of collective madness.
Australian politics suffering from collective madness
~ Sue Arnold
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Australian politics suffering from collective madness
~ Sue Arnold
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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"Does the plan address the climate crisis?
Not for about 25 years."
The question that most other journalists ignored.
Thanks @readfearn.bsky.social & @joshbutler.bsky.social for putting it first.
And for this excellent overview of Dutton's #nuclear fantasy.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Not for about 25 years."
The question that most other journalists ignored.
Thanks @readfearn.bsky.social & @joshbutler.bsky.social for putting it first.
And for this excellent overview of Dutton's #nuclear fantasy.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costings
Peter Dutton’s vision doesn’t address the climate crisis anytime soon and cost savings are based on a comparison with Labor’s proposal that produces 45% more electricity
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:46 AM
"Does the plan address the climate crisis?
Not for about 25 years."
The question that most other journalists ignored.
Thanks @readfearn.bsky.social & @joshbutler.bsky.social for putting it first.
And for this excellent overview of Dutton's #nuclear fantasy.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Not for about 25 years."
The question that most other journalists ignored.
Thanks @readfearn.bsky.social & @joshbutler.bsky.social for putting it first.
And for this excellent overview of Dutton's #nuclear fantasy.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Read one of The Australian Independent Media Network’s most read articles for the year to explain how the #AtlasNetwork is in the #NZpol gov coalition, and trying to damage #Waitangi. theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network - The AIM Network
Just as the Atlas Network-connected Advance body intervened in the Voice referendum in Australia and, in recent weeks, a by-election, similar organisations spawned from the American model are distorti...
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December 12, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Read one of The Australian Independent Media Network’s most read articles for the year to explain how the #AtlasNetwork is in the #NZpol gov coalition, and trying to damage #Waitangi. theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
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December 10, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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To no-one‘s surprise, the #Atlas network linked „think tanks“ and organisations („Advance“, „ Institute of Public Affairs“) that helped kill the „The Voice“ referendum in Australia, serving fossil fuel interests, are pushing anti-renewable propaganda. www.theguardian.com/...
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How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network
An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear power
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:42 PM
To no-one‘s surprise, the #Atlas network linked „think tanks“ and organisations („Advance“, „ Institute of Public Affairs“) that helped kill the „The Voice“ referendum in Australia, serving fossil fuel interests, are pushing anti-renewable propaganda. www.theguardian.com/...
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For those interested in community engagement around clean energy - this is a good recent review from Australia - a country that has had among the fastest growth in the world of utility-scale wind and solar over the past decade
www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renew...
www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renew...
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
For those interested in community engagement around clean energy - this is a good recent review from Australia - a country that has had among the fastest growth in the world of utility-scale wind and solar over the past decade
www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renew...
www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renew...
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I’ve written about News Corp’s unethical misrepresentation of advertising for the fossil fuel industry as “news”. If News Corp are going to use news as a form of propaganda, they should be forced to transparently declare whose interests they represent👇🏻
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
News Corp’s fossil fuel advertising dressed as news should be illegal
News Corp's unethical support for the fossil fuel industry is propaganda dressed as news and requires some kind of regulation.
independentaustralia.net
December 9, 2024 at 5:39 AM
I’ve written about News Corp’s unethical misrepresentation of advertising for the fossil fuel industry as “news”. If News Corp are going to use news as a form of propaganda, they should be forced to transparently declare whose interests they represent👇🏻
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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@nytimes.com this is how you do it!
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President-elect Trump, in his first sit-down broadcast interview since his re-election, repeated several false and inaccurate claims on a range of topics that were staples of his 2024 campaign. Here’s a fact-check.
Fact-Checking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’: Tariffs, Immigration and More
The president-elect repeated several false and inaccurate claims on a range of topics that were staples of his 2024 campaign.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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Two months ago I found this big skinny dog on the streets of Thailand. He was clearly unwell as he was deathly skinny and exhausted.
I called him Larry and although the journey has been long his turnaround has been spectacular (1/8) 🧵
I called him Larry and although the journey has been long his turnaround has been spectacular (1/8) 🧵
December 7, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Two months ago I found this big skinny dog on the streets of Thailand. He was clearly unwell as he was deathly skinny and exhausted.
I called him Larry and although the journey has been long his turnaround has been spectacular (1/8) 🧵
I called him Larry and although the journey has been long his turnaround has been spectacular (1/8) 🧵
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How much longer can ATAGI & the Australian health minister continue to ignore the evidence about the benefits of COVID vaccination for children? ATAGI is driven by ideology & not evidence. It is a disgrace
Vaccination significantly reduced #LongCovid in children and adolescents among ~300,000 kids and teens
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
December 7, 2024 at 10:53 PM
How much longer can ATAGI & the Australian health minister continue to ignore the evidence about the benefits of COVID vaccination for children? ATAGI is driven by ideology & not evidence. It is a disgrace
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Sadily you can see the growing spread of COVID in aged care sites in Australia. We are in the midst of a new wave growing. An utter tragedy as we come to Christmas.
December 7, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Sadily you can see the growing spread of COVID in aged care sites in Australia. We are in the midst of a new wave growing. An utter tragedy as we come to Christmas.
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I learn so much from @callawahlquist.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It’s a big year for snakes in Australia. In fact, it’s always going to be a big year, so homework helps
Hot, dry conditions bring numerous species into contact with people and pets, and not just in the bush. It’s good to know which is which
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:05 PM
I learn so much from @callawahlquist.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Peter Dutton's comments after a recent fire ravaged a Melbourne synagogue imply Labor's stance on Gaza has left Australia 'less safe'
Synagogue fire fuels Dutton's appetite for political point-scoring
~ Melissa Marsden
Synagogue fire fuels Dutton's appetite for political point-scoring
Peter Dutton's comments after a recent fire ravaged a Melbourne synagogue imply Labor's stance on Gaza has left Australia 'less safe'.
independentaustralia.net
December 7, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Peter Dutton's comments after a recent fire ravaged a Melbourne synagogue imply Labor's stance on Gaza has left Australia 'less safe'
Synagogue fire fuels Dutton's appetite for political point-scoring
~ Melissa Marsden