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Curious human. Biodiversity & citizen science. Lover of owls, invertebrates, reptiles. Constant reader. Habitat gardener. Tea drinker. Crafty. Gluten free baker. πŸ„β€πŸŸ«πŸΈπŸŒπŸͺ²πŸ¦‰πŸ¦ŽπŸπŸŒΏπŸŒΉ 🐢🐾Precious Maltese Shih Tzu Yugambeh Country, Logan QLD Australia She/Her

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Rutherford Statement on Operation Epic Furry WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on Operation Epic Furry, the U.S. military operation in Iran:β€œThe Iranian regime has set th...

You keep furries out of this, you miserable spoon! rutherford.house.gov/media/press-...

01.03.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 306    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 3

FFS! Still not corrected. 😳

01.03.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

01.03.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4899    πŸ” 1647    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 147

UpScrolled, the new alternate to tok tok, has strong uptake by people living in the Middle East. It now showing the chaos of the region with more granularity than legacy news or πŸ¦‹.
e.g Jordanian civilians angry at being hit with debris from Israel shooting down Iranian missiles. over their country

01.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Political cartoon with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death, seeing a fifth Horseman typing on a smart phone. Death asks him β€œAnd you are? The fifth Horseman replies β€œMisinformation.”

Political cartoon with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death, seeing a fifth Horseman typing on a smart phone. Death asks him β€œAnd you are? The fifth Horseman replies β€œMisinformation.”

Timeless. #UrbanTruth

01.03.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
AMY REMEIKIS
Where It
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All Went Wrong
The Case Against
John Howard

AMY REMEIKIS Where It H! All Went Wrong The Case Against John Howard

Been to the shops @amyremeikis.bsky.social

01.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
🚨 BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned ships over VHF radio that β€œno vessel is allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz,” an EU Aspides naval mission official told Reuters.

The Strait is a narrow chokepoint, just 21–33 km wide at its tightest, between Iran to the north and Oman and the UAE to the south. Roughly 20–30% of global seaborne crude oil β€” about 20–21 million barrels per day β€” moves through it. Major exporters including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar depend on this single route to supply global markets.

🚨 BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned ships over VHF radio that β€œno vessel is allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz,” an EU Aspides naval mission official told Reuters. The Strait is a narrow chokepoint, just 21–33 km wide at its tightest, between Iran to the north and Oman and the UAE to the south. Roughly 20–30% of global seaborne crude oil β€” about 20–21 million barrels per day β€” moves through it. Major exporters including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar depend on this single route to supply global markets.

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🚨 BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned ships over VHF radio that β€œno vessel is allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz,” an EU Aspides naval mission official told Reuters.

The Strait is a narrow chokepoint, just 21–33 km wide at its tightest, b/w Iran to the north & Oman & the...

28.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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β€œSmall Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars” A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls' elementary school killed over 100.

⚑️ β€œSmall Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars”

A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls' elementary school killed over 100.

Report: Mahmoud Aslan for Drop Site News

www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-minab...

28.02.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8

I actually do not believe most men should be in positions of power until they have proved themselves worthy. Enough. Patriarchy is a failed, destructive experiment and one we can no longer afford.

01.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Holy shit the AEC went for the nuclear option! #politas www.aec.gov.au/redistributi...

27.02.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right when we have never more needed the early warnings that long range forecasts can bring, seems the USA / NOAA is stepping away. This won’t be good…

27.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Group work and learning to work with others is an essential skill. Yes it’s hard to assess, but we shouldn’t stop doing it. I do think that we need to actually teach students how to do it better, rather than just expecting them to figure it out.

27.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Winners of the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating β€œphotography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools”

See a collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating β€œphotography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers, and even swimming pools”:

28.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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PSA for my fellow knitters at #OSM26! 🌊🧢 If you need a wee break from the meeting I highly recommend The Yarn Cake shop in Glasgow! Only 2 stops away from SEC on the train. Gorgeous selection, lovely owner. (J&S costs 30% less here than at home in the US at the moment). Now I need another suitcase …

25.02.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the first time, scientists can show the impact of gas project emissions Fossil fuel companies and governments argue it's not possible to link climate impacts to specific projects, but Australian researchers have done the numbers.

New research showing climate impacts from individual fossil fuel projects. πŸ₯΅ πŸ”₯ 🌏
Woodside’s Scarborough project will increase global temps by 0.00039 C and result in millions of extra coral bleaching and hundreds of extra deaths from extreme heat.

14.10.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A group of Southern Ocean scientists giving a round of applause in sign language.

A group of Southern Ocean scientists giving a round of applause in sign language.

An amazing day of Southern Ocean sessions wrapped up a spectacular week at #OSM26. We leant in to the silent science disco vibe with sign language applause.

27.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute.

You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue

28.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
a chart showing openness to voting for one nation

a chart showing openness to voting for one nation

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation woos progressive voters
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Since October, the Guardian Essential poll has been following the rise in support for One Nation but this month's results might also ring alarm bells for Labor. This is because nearly half of Labor voters said they would be open to voting for One Nation at the next federal election. Political reporter and chief of staff Josh Butler and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis discuss why One Nation's surge is more than just a 'noisy' protest about the Coalition, and why Pauline Hanson's party is attracting voters across the political spectrum
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The Guardian Australian Politics Guardian Essential report: One Nation woos progressive voters Australian Politics Play episode February 2614 mins Bookmarks + ↓ View Transcript Episode Description > Since October, the Guardian Essential poll has been following the rise in support for One Nation but this month's results might also ring alarm bells for Labor. This is because nearly half of Labor voters said they would be open to voting for One Nation at the next federal election. Political reporter and chief of staff Josh Butler and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis discuss why One Nation's surge is more than just a 'noisy' protest about the Coalition, and why Pauline Hanson's party is attracting voters across the political spectrum See all episodes

ONE THIRD of Australian Greens voters are 'open' to voting for the viciously racist party.....the word "racist" shows up once in this Guardian podcast ep covering the polling (I checked the transcript to be sure).

Not discussing racism in white left spaces in Aus is a pretty huge mistake.

28.02.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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Extreme rhetoric in right-wing political circles deserves more attention The rhetoric in Australia's right-wing political circles is getting more extreme and the media should be paying more attention.

"The ABC contacted the office of Jillian Segal, Australia's antisemitism envoy, to see what her response to those comments was. It's been almost a week now, and there's been no reply."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

28.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
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There can be no social cohesion while divisive groups like Advance aim to smear hate against some Australians | Lucy Hamilton The astroturf group’s strategy event had the theme β€˜evolve’ – but its speakers want to take the country back to the past

Advance platformed a rep of a US Islamophobic hate group last week. He called for β€œremigration” (white supremacist term for mass deportation). Steve Bannon’s sidekick called Muslims β€œinvaders” here to conquer. Unrelated: WA police stopped attack on Mosque. #Auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

27.02.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Remember, Advance now has $900,000 from Gina to market this messaging and this spy explains how disciplined & strategic the event was: www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/28/u...

#auspol

27.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

John Lyons on ABC is correct in asking , is Albanese supporting the war in Iran , Yes or No ?
Instead he is putting out a 2 page statement , spineless sucking up to a Trump and Netanyahu. John Lyons is pretty pissed of with the Albanese Government, you can hear it in his voice .

28.02.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

#AusPol

28.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain reports suspected human-to-human transmission of swine flu The patient had no contact with pigs before falling ill

Spain reports suspected human-to-human transmission of swine flu

28.02.2026 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook - Wikipedia

The distinctive book on @lucyham.bsky.social's top shelf is
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa:... #SundayShot

28.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, please explain @albomp.bsky.social

#SundayShot

28.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week's #SundayShot has @lucyham.bsky.social to give us a peek into the Advance conference, @davemilbo.bsky.social & @boganintel.bsky.social asking "How fascist are our times?" + Anne Twomey enlightening us on the Anti Hate laws.

(and @ronnisalt.bsky.social has done us another great promo vid!)

28.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

Oh what a treat to see it for the first time
Pneumonia, Eeewwww. πŸ’œ

28.02.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

probably should have waited a bit at least before being an absolute moron

28.02.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 539    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 4

@albomp.bsky.social I am Australian and I DO NOT support this war, regardless of your public statement to the contrary.

#auspol #Iran

28.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0