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July 24, 2024

A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’ The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable

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Don’t they all have French, Italian, Thai and Indian restaurants?

When an authoritarian, thin-skinned president forbids me to criticize him, some hear that as a threat, but I hear it as a challenge.

Trump is so rarely challenged, simple questions can seem hostile As America enters a dark tunnel of dangerous internal divisions and an increasingly violent public discourse, Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on many of this nation's institutions.

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That’s how it’s done 👏👏👏

Teddy Roosevelt: Patriotism means to stand with the country. It does not mean to stand with the President

Trump: I would have wiped the floor with the guys that weren't loyal

Kennedy: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich

Trump: When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy

Truman: It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit

Trump: Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest

Ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro found guilty of coup charges The former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison at the age of 70 and may spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Who would have thought that Brazil is less corrupt than Trump’s America? Brazil is trying to protect Democracy.

So over to you USA?

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Spring has definitely sprung here in Australia

What does a sunk Swedish galleon teach us about the perils of ignoring science? | Elizabeth Finkel As scientific institutions and truths come under attack in the US, how well protected is Australia against the assault on science and facts?

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JD Vance

Wildfires in Europe: record burning in Spain and Portugal Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.

One million hectares - equivalent to half the land area of Wales - have burned across Europe so far this year, making it the worst wildfire season since records began.
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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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A project to increase the drought resilience of taro in PNG. Wonderful to be with our Unitech colleagues in Lae. Thanks to @aciar for the support

They gaslit you all throughout the election.

We shouldn’t focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ says Trump. What’s next? | Francine Prose Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are meant to convince us that truth doesn’t matter and we should blindly accept his lies

Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it
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just an absolutely terrible time to be a rational person who is capable of critical thinking and cares about other people

Sobering article on the anti-immigration ideology driving layoffs of academic researchers & cutting off career pathways of ECRs. All because govts (even the so-called ‘progressive’ politicians) unashamedly scapegoating international students & university managers choosing profit over science. 🧪

We are in a global energy transition. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋

Fig. 1.Images of sorhum plants. (A) Tagged sorghum plant for data measurement. (B) Sorghum head at the onset of flowering when the date of flowering was recorded for the tagged plant. (C) Sorghum head during grain filling, showing how different sides of the sorghum head mature at different rates. (D) Sampled sorghum grains showing progression to formation of the abscission layer (black layer) from left to right; the far right denotes physiological maturity of the grain.

🌾⏳ RESEARCH ⏳🌾

Grain-filling duration in sorghum is underutilized in breeding. Genotypes with extended grain-filling duration offer a yield advantage for the simulated Australian environments with non-limiting water post-anthesis - Otwani et al.

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#PlantScience 🧪

The forgotten story of Jimmy Carter's White House solar panels » Yale Climate Connections More than four decades ago, President Carter said the U.S. could harness “the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”

Thinking about how, in 1979, Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof, to provide hot water for the building. Ronald Reagan removed them.

Sorry America, but it's not Australia's fault that your healthcare system is failing you | John Quiggin Donald Trump has blamed ‘freeloader’ countries like Australia for the high cost of medicines. Unfortunately the grim statistics tell a different story

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‘This wasn’t obvious’: the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor, researchers find Hybridisation event took place about 9 million years ago, helping to ‘spark the emergence of a new organ’

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You say Potato they say Tomato 🧪

The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’ | Zoe Daniel While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set

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