MAC089

MAC089

@mac089.bsky.social

Musician, retired public servant

359 Followers 95 Following 892 Posts Joined Feb 2024
23 hours ago
Post image
7,688 2,206 477 111
20 hours ago
Preview
Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 days

Israel among sure it remains the most evil nation on the planet

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

163 51 12 0
1 day ago

They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.

8,370 4,467 321 227
19 hours ago

Impeach and convict him then confiscate all of it.

0 0 0 0
1 day ago

The Right are now beyond satire, as in nothing that a satirist could say is up to the insanity of Trump and his ilk.

2 0 0 0
3 days ago
Post image

I feel like there’s an important word being ignored here.

1,549 228 40 11
1 day ago
Preview
Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light

He does want to turn the entire press corps into Pravda- www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

0 0 0 0
1 day ago

I'm not crazy about #9 either. What is forcing children to pray at school meant to accomplish?

1 1 1 0
2 days ago
Preview
Blundering Forward, Trump Style Trump’s big policy mistakes follow a familiar pattern, and we should expect the same with the war in Iran.

Many of the biggest policy decisions of Donald Trump’s second term follow the same script: move fast, ignore the experts, break things, then spin the disastrous outcome as a victory. From DOGE to tariffs to the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the pattern keeps repeating. The war in Iran is next.

2,708 703 144 24
2 days ago

If you study history, you learn that wars always end by the arbitrary deadlines set by combatants. WWI, for example, ended by Christmas 1914, as promised.

55 9 1 1
2 days ago

NOT A DRILL, WE HAVE TWO MORE PARTS OF THE DALEKS MASTER PLAN.

106 40 4 0
3 days ago
Preview
Trump Surprised To Find He's At War in Iran Once his not-even-half-baked plan failed to materialize in Iran, it’s clear that there’s no Plan B.

Donald Trump is surprised at how poorly the Iran War is going — but the news media is covering all of this uncertainty and sham-handedness as if it’s all part and parcel of a normal conflict. Every article needs to start leading with: Trump is lost at sea.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-surp...

1,119 385 34 36
2 days ago
Green Vehicle Guide Home

greenvehicleguide.gov.au

1 1 0 0
3 days ago

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

37 13 1 1
3 months ago
AI and CCS: The Perfect Mismatch
The attention to AI’s exploding power needs are being exploited to try to extend the life of fossil fuels dressed up with a CCS disguise. Fossil companies pitch gas and coal plants with CCS as the “affordable” and “reliable” solution to AI’s electricity hunger — despite the reality that CCS, largely fails to work, adds costs, delays, and risks without ever solving the emissions problem.

The implication that fossil fuels in general are essential for an “affordable” and “reliable” energy system is a well-worn and false narrative spread by oil, gas, and coal companies. 

This strategy isn’t about meeting AI’s power needs; it’s about ensuring fossil infrastructure remains relevant to extend the lifetime of fossil fuels and delay the implementation of alternatives. CCS falsely lets oil and gas giants appear green, delay the renewable transition, and continue polluting — all while collecting massive government handouts. 

Meanwhile, real solutions already exist. Solar and wind power are regarded as very reliable, not least because sunrise and sunset, as well as weather patterns, are highly predictable. Additionally, advancements in flexibility and storage technologies help manage variability in renewable generation. 

Renewables stand out as both the lowest-cost and quickest-to-deploy power generation. Renewable power has been the cheapest form of power for the last 10 years, while the cost of new gas-fired power has hit a 10-year high. Even in the US, where gas prices are only a quarter of prevailing gas prices in Europe and Asia, unsubsidized new solar plants are within touching distance. Carbon capture systems, even with very generous subsidies, inevitably add substantial costs on top of other fossil power costs.

Renewables are the truly affordable and reliable energy of the 21st century — not fossil fuels wrapped in carbon-capture fantasy.

A very good @ciel.org blog post here on how CCS and AI were absolutely made for each other

www.ciel.org/ai-ccs-green...

40 25 0 1
3 days ago
Post image

Thinking about the Iranian soccer players. This was correct then and its correct now @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social. How small we made ourselves.

77 28 2 1
3 days ago
Post image

Trump during the campaign: “I will end that war in 24 hours. It won’t even take that long. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and Russia and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be that tough. I know just what to say to each of them. It will be over in one phone call.”

1,322 364 150 20
3 days ago

He doesn't care if he's right or wrong, just as long as he's big-noting himself.

0 0 0 0
3 days ago
Preview
New-Look National Party Vows To Appeal to Broader Cross-Section of Australian Coal Lobbyists — The Shovel “There’s a perception we only represent big coal lobbyists. I want to change that. I want to lead a party that also stands up for medium coal lobbyists, boutique coal lobbyists, and the next generatio...

🎯😹👇

theshovel.com.au/2026/03/11/n...

3 2 0 0
3 days ago
Preview
White House Assures Public It Will Develop Objectives for Iran War Once It Is Over — The Shovel The White House has reassured citizens that while the war with Iran may appear to lack objectives or a clear purpose, officials are confident that a coherent strategy will be formulated shortly after ...

theshovel.com.au/2026/03/11/w...

4 2 0 0
4 days ago
Preview
I use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrolling It became my ultimate distraction

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

6,033 1,061 46 129
4 days ago

"Matt Canavan is addressing reporters, having just been elected the leader of the Nationals after a ballot this morning." Oh goodie, back to another period of "what idiotic statement has Caravan made this week/today?"

2 0 0 0
6 days ago

"You can just solve every problem with brute force" -- dumb guy who has never in his life had to do that bsky.app/profile/mmfa...

2,036 273 108 14
6 days ago
Preview
Dirty Rice Modern “news” stories about food are rarely anything but stupid, often painfully so.  Take this example from a week ago: “Boy kibble” is one of the hottest food trends on social media t…

Cooked meat with rice has been a working-class staple in south Louisiana for centuries, where it’s called “dirty rice”. It's not "kibble", it's not a "trend", and it's only "bland" if you intentionally make it that way. maggiemcneill.com/2026/03/09/d...

224 33 4 6
5 days ago
Preview
Donald 'I am peace' Trump's track record of breaking every promise he made on the campaign trail It's almost impressive.

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/10/d...

2 1 0 0
1 week ago

As though we needed any more evidence that Fox "News" is a mendacious propaganda machine and not remotely a serious journalistic enterprise.

Still, this is pretty astounding.

2,683 775 142 31
6 days ago
Post image

Well, this aged exactly how I was afraid it would

14,178 3,680 268 86
6 days ago
Post image

Trump on January 22, 2020 when the CDC confirmed the first US covid case: “We have it totally under control. It's one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It's going to be just fine.”

2,670 782 208 52
6 days ago

He certainly lost his taste for transparency in government once it was his government's actions that would be revealed.

3 3 1 0
6 days ago

As long as Albanese as PM feels more comfy by meekly following the whims of the USA, we're stuck with AUKUS and the rest.

0 0 0 0