Kimberly

This really is a MUST READ.

Simple and very elegant.

Now that the Nats have enshrined in policy that their constituency is the fossil fuel industry, is there a party whose constituency is farmers, a group increasingly significantly impacted by climate change?
#auspol

Melissa leaves 50 dead, toll expected to rise in Jamaica, Haiti The storm has left 60 percent of Jamaica without electricity and some areas with up to 90 percent of roofs gone.

Hurricane #Melissa leaves 50 dead in devastation across Jamaica & Haiti, with tool expected to rise

60% of Jamaica without electricity and areas with up to 90% of roofs gone😮

Report from @lyndalrowlands.bsky.social for @aljazeera.com

Wonderful.
Every girl should have a dragon friend.

There's no misunderstanding that little face and stance.
She wants something and now would be good.

Australian Government rules out TDM exception for AI training; stands behind creative industries - Australian Society of Authors We welcome the Albanese government’s decision to rule out a Text and Data Mining exception to Australian copyright law.

‘We thank the Attorney-General for this crucial decision and commitment to stand behind the creative industries and protect the rights of authors and illustrators. This represents a clear message from government that creators should be paid for their work.'

www.asauthors.org.au/news/austral...

Like all northern hemisphere traditions, it makes little sense here. If we are going to celebrate something relevant to those of us with European roots, at this time of year, it should be Beltane.
And, I loathe all the plastic crap.

The scallops look scrumptious.
Love the alt text - you've made sure to be inclusive of all our preferred names 😊

Neanderthals Made Ochre Crayons 130,000 Years Ago, Showing Evidence of a Colorful Culture Learn about the crayon-like tools made by Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic and how these objects likely prove the existence of a complex Neanderthal culture.

www.discovermagazine.com/neanderthals...

The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

425.19 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 30-Oct-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

Stay safe.
Fingers crossed it doesn't get that bad.

Israeli weapons companies should be removed from Sydney defence expo, MPs and human rights experts say Exclusive: Australian member of UN commission criticises Elbit and Rafael for being ‘key enablers’ of Israel’s war on Gaza * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two government MPs alongside human rights experts have called for Israel’s largest weapons companies to be removed from a defence conference in Sydney next week, which is sponsored by the state government. The call comes after a UN commission of inquiry found Israel was committing genocide in Gaza, and after warnings the Australian government may be breaching its international obligations by trading with weapons companies linked to alleged war crimes. Continue reading...

Israeli weapons companies should be removed from Sydney defence expo, MPs and human rights experts say

Weaponising media. National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors - Michael West More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf.

"More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf"
Investigation by Michelle Fahy #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/weaponising-...

Thanks @craigafoster.bsky.social on FB

Just an observer from down under. Food stamps are corrupt in they allow big businesses to not pay a fair living wage with the government making up the rest. It’s a corporate welfare system.

Whales need krill to survive. We want it for supplements. Marine mammals that almost went extinct are now competing with commercial trawlers for food.

Krill can remove as much as 23 megatons of c02 from the atmosphere annually.
and supports the diets of several whale species, including the largest animals to ever exist, seabirds, seals, and more.
Now humans are taking that krill threatening marine life

www.popsci.com/environment/...

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health

I guess I'd be stuck with 2 shower caps.

Too adorable 😍

Humanitarian workers must be allowed to reach people in urgent need across Sudan.

Civilians must never be targeted. Aid convoys must never be blocked.

Respect for international humanitarian law is an obligation, not an option.

'A huge milestone' - Community group takes ownership of Bridestones Moor Bridestones Moor, the dramatic 114-acre expanse above Todmorden, has been officially brought under community ownership.

Huge congrats to community group Bridestones Rewilded, who this week brought Bridestones Moor in west Yorkshire into community ownership:

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...

Find out more about their project here: bridestones.love

Hard agree Jane.

Another inestimable loss.

Excellent news Bronte.
Birds are so fragile. Even when you do everything you can, it's often not a great outcome.

Oh I hope he's ok.
Awesome job picking him up and giving him a chance.
Will the vet let you know?

Nuclear testing is a frikkin threat to the world. It's long-lived radioactive remnants get into food chains and us. What the hell are we doing?

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I concur.
Came here to say so.

Australian gas exports don’t cut coal overseas, and here are the charts to prove it The point.com.au

Excellent by @ketanjoshi.co
"Australian gas exports don’t cut coal overseas, and here are the charts to prove it"

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Despite what a thinktank bleats to the Coalition, heat deaths are in fact ‘a thing’ | Temperature Check Centre for Independent Studies points to climate risk report to back up its dismissal of heat-related deaths, but neglects to use the part that actually concerns the future

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The temperature check column checking facts on heat deaths, which are in fact "a thing", contrary to coalition's briefing