Ben Abraham @afterclimate.com.au · 28/09/2026Matching words with some sort of… Palestine Action, perhaps? 010
Reposted by Ben AbrahamLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/09/2026If you live in the US and have been thinking of getting an EV this is an INCREDIBLE bargain. I know the brand is gone, but the 2 & 3 in particular share a lot of parts with their volvo sister carsreddit.comFrom the Polestar community on RedditExplore this post and more from the Polestar community 5448
Reposted by Ben AbrahamJon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Crocodile attacks prove need for more habitat closer to population zones.abc.net.auOpenAI breach proves need for more data centres, major parties sayLabor, Coalition agree OpenAI's Medicare breach proves the need for Australia to secure "a seat at the AI table" by rolling out data centres nationally. 0102
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026Microsoft's data center subcontractor in New Jersey illegally runs a bunch of gas "backup" generators on site, figuring they won't get caught or will just eat the wrist-slap fines if they do. Regulatory enforcement is so bad that a third party had to take drone images to get the state to act.theguardian.comNew Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generatorsState regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian 12371200
Reposted by Ben AbrahamWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. 875285958234
Reposted by Ben AbrahamSpectrum News NECN @necntv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'Krampus the Christmas demon' spoke out at a Billerica Select Board meeting in favor of the town's use of flock cameras. The costumed individual satirically praised the automated license plate readers while toting a sign saying 'Flock yeah.' 052
Reposted by Ben AbrahamMarkus Montola @montola.bsky.social · 23/09/2026”Israeli military officers describe hacking into young girls' phones and listening, waiting for them to exclaim with happiness that their father has returned. That moment, amid the pure and innocent joy of a child reunited with their parent after a long day, is when the airstrike happens.”salon.com"NAZA" could be the tipping point in the public perception of GazaAs Gaza support builds, the film presents testimony Israel can't easily deny. 12119
Reposted by Ben Abrahamskid vicious @skidvicious.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am hearing that on his deathbed Angry Anderson received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now he looks down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet! 1519
Reposted by Ben AbrahamBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026El Niño is breaking every existing record already, and it's got weeks to go before it's likely to hit a peak. We're going to see a warmer world than any humans before us this year billmckibben.substack.com/p/hold-my-wa...billmckibben.substack.comHold my (warm) beerIt’s Existential Crises Week! 10347178
Reposted by Ben AbrahamEdmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you wanted an in-depth look at why the Japanese games industry seems to be doing well amid everything, here's something @dominguezf.bsky.social has been working on for a while. He reached out to many people to try and get some local thoughts. Few wanted to chat, but we did get some great folks. 1194
Reposted by Ben AbrahamGoku Missile Crisis @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026lol ownednews24.comAfrikaner ‘refugee’ family who came back to SA for healthcare can’t return to US | News24An Afrikaner family granted refugee status in the US have been denied re-entry after they undertook a quick trip back to South Africa. 323223581
Reposted by Ben AbrahamWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It's time. Time to write about this style of writing. Which I've done here. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comWhat is LinkedIn?The rise of mindful slop 1616454
Reposted by Ben Abrahampublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026so we just nearly started a war with china (a nuclear state) because of genAI use 19854312
Reposted by Ben AbrahamJenka @jenka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A woman told me that I was causing "harm" and blocked me for the observation that people are sublimating their existential threat response into fantasy, scifi doomsdays because they are not allowed to actually express acknowledgement of the real one. bsky.app/profile/laur... 192
Reposted by Ben AbrahamDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026Lol, Trump is reducing global greenhouse gas emissions despite himself.carbonbrief.orgAnalysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis - Carbon BriefGlobal fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis. 1828752
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKels, but punished @realkels316.bsky.social · 17/09/2026the destruction of TAFE by liberal and labor governments nation-wide has been a disaster. Ask anyone who has attended training with an RTO. 1167
Reposted by Ben AbrahamTyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”orlandosentinel.comDocs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI... 9555432157
Reposted by Ben AbrahamRenew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 18/09/2026A new Sydney suburb has become the testbed for biosolar rooftops in Australia – and the latest results from a groundbreaking project are stunning reneweconomy.com.au/kookaburras-bee…reneweconomy.com.auKookaburras, bees and panels: Australia's first big "biosolar" roof slashes heat, boosts power by nearly 25%A new Sydney suburb has become the testbed for biosolar rooftops in Australia – and the latest results from a groundbreaking project are stunning. 0217
Reposted by Ben AbrahamTone Goodfellow @goodfellow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"On extreme heat days – something western Sydney’s infamous heat island effect is known for – the temperaturd of the green roof was up to 28ºC lower than an aluminium roof." reneweconomy.com.au/kookaburras-...reneweconomy.com.auKookaburras, bees and panels: Australia's first big "biosolar" roof slashes heat, boosts power by nearly 25%A new Sydney suburb has become the testbed for biosolar rooftops in Australia – and the latest results from a groundbreaking project are stunning. 011
Reposted by Ben AbrahamJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"At current prices, LNG-fired generation costs around $212 per MWh" "Analysis presented by Richard Katz, Special Correspondent at Weekly Toyo Keizai, showed new solar-plus-storage systems could fall below the operating cost of existing gas plants by 2030, at around $71 per MWh"energytracker.asiaLNG Struggles to Deliver Stable Power for Asia’s Data Center BoomAsia data center power costs hit $212/MWh on LNG after Hormuz disruption. Renewables are now closing the gap. 01710
Reposted by Ben AbrahamJenka @jenka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Every ascendent ideology of the era is a sublimation response to the subconscious awareness of the climate crisis part ♾️ bsky.app/profile/fain... 094
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17/09/2026As I warned you: the superstar media darling AI quitter is explicitly agreeing with Trump and claiming climate threats are "overplayed". Effective altruism / rationalism is a cult of broken priorities that denies the threat of fossil fuels. This is why Anthropic loves burning gas for power. 521945537
Reposted by Ben Abrahamelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150193940
Reposted by Ben AbrahamRyan Stauffer @ryanswx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Montreal Protocol was signed on this date in 1987. The greatest environmental treaty in history. With the current intense polar vortex, 25 years ago we would be observing one of the largest ozone holes on record. Today, a sizable ozone hole, and a sign of slow healing. ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov 13715
Reposted by Ben AbrahamDylan McConnell @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"... the first stage of the project could be powered by gas, with three major gas power plants within two kilometres of the proposed site" www.smh.com.au/national/que...smh.com.auAnthropic inks deal for $32 billion mega data centre in QueenslandIt is the first deal signed in Australia by the maker of Claude, which is hoping to publicly list the company with a valuation of $2.8 trillion. 076
Reposted by Ben AbrahamFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That: 28860751589
Ben Abraham @afterclimate.com.au · 16/09/2026Banishing an intrusive thought by spreading it: guacamole is a type of ceviche 000
Reposted by Ben AbrahamMelissa Gregg @melgregg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Tracking the true planetary impact of the AI supply chain" with Alistair Alexander is the next (online!) GreenTech SW event, Sep 23. RSVP here: www.meetup.com/greentech-so...meetup.comTracking the true planetary impact of the AI supply chain, Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:30 PM | MeetupBy popular demand from our community to understand more about the environmental impacts of AI, Green Tech South West presents an online event featuring guest speaker Alista 022
Reposted by Ben AbrahamBeyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨BREAKING: New report by @ketanjoshi.co finds NVIDIA’s indirect emissions have risen 725% since 2020. Reminder, there is no evidence to say AI is a net benefit for climate, and Europe can't lock itself into more fossil gas to power data centres for Big Tech profits. ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n... 03824
Reposted by Ben AbrahamCopernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Get highlights from the August #C3S Climate Bulletin: joint warmest month ever recorded globally, joint highest average sea surface temperature (SST) over the extra-polar oceans (60°S–60°N), widespread dryness and drought in Europe, exceptionally low river flows, and more. ⬇️ 11917
Reposted by Ben AbrahamSam Wakeling @samwake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Every aviation scenario the UK Government has published overshoots the carbon budget Parliament has legislated, before a third runway at Heathrow is even taken into account.” (And even that budget is wildly out of line with 1.5 or 2C) 01414
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The CCC @thecccuk.bsky.social offers Heathrow a thumbs up, conditional on the massive deployment of “snake oil” technologies (SAF & GGR). Report by Tyndall researchers, building on UK Govt commitments, science & maths, reaches a very different conclusion. See: climateuncensored.com/heathrow-exp...climateuncensored.comHeathrow Expansion: The Physics Does Not Negotiate - Climate UncensoredBelow is the foreword I wrote for my Tyndall colleagues’ detailed and rigorous report examining whether further expansion of Heathrow can be reconciled with 14329
Reposted by Ben AbrahamRenew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 16/09/2026Since 2020, Australia’s subsidies for fossil fuels have totalled almost six times the amount given in aid to the Pacific, Tuvalu’s climate and environment minister says reneweconomy.com.au/pacific-aid-doe…reneweconomy.com.auPacific aid "doesn't really matter" next to Australia's fossil fuel subsidies, Tuvalu climate minister saysSince 2020, Australia's subsidies for fossil fuels have totalled almost six times the amount given in aid to the Pacific, Tuvalu's climate and environment minister says. 25245
Reposted by Ben Abraham#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 15/09/2026An extensive Financial Times investigative report, done in collaboration with Lighthouse Reports, demonstrates that more than SIXTY FIVE PERCENT of Israeli damage and destruction done to Lebanese population centers occurred AFTER the so-called ceasefire agreement of April 16th. 71228554
Reposted by Ben AbrahamDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 15/09/2026Another case of Israel bombing humanitarian and medical personnel. I hope the Democrats immediately condemn Hasan Piker and Macklemore. 322458
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 15/09/2026This is a thing everywhere in the world: on-site diesel generation is advertised as "backup" generation, but data centre operators plan to use it way, way more than that. Firmus in Australia now fighting against rules to limit pollution from their fossil-fuelled projectabc.net.auData centre company lodges appeal against 'unreasonable' restricted generator useAn energy-hungry data centre that received recent council approval to have diesel generators as backup power is now appealing against the "unreasonable" conditions on how they can be used. 13249136
Reposted by Ben AbrahamBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026That's my uni! Instead of actually listening to staff and working with us to make QUT a better and fairer place to work and study, our overpaid management has gone crying to the FWC. Tomorrow we're taking a 2 hour strike to insist they take us seriously www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h... 25612
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/09/2026holy moly www.afr.com/policy/econo... 134413
Reposted by Ben AbrahamBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The letter from 25 Fields Medalists defending the practice of mathematics uses revealing language, describing math as a "creative" endeavor sustained by human-to-human transmission.After decades of contempt for the Humanities looks like we're all Humanists now. terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a... 16418100
Reposted by Ben AbrahamBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/09/2026Last month is tied as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with warming 1.65C above preindustrial levelsbloom.bgAugust Is Tied for the World’s Hottest Month Ever RecordedThis summer was the warmest measured in Western Europe, said the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. 47230
Reposted by Ben AbrahamTom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 11/09/2026⚠️ "People receiving an income support including disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate more than nine times higher than people who did not access the welfare system." What an epic waste of human life. Raise the rates. 7news.com.au/news/shockin...7news.com.au'Profound' increased death rate for Aussies on welfare payments‘Australians facing economic disadvantage are carrying a much higher burden of premature mortality than others.’ 27951
Reposted by Ben AbrahamSteve Flack @vitaminsteve.com · 11/09/2026that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends. 14757891278
Reposted by Ben AbrahamAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Saudi war on Yemen was one of the most unprecedented crimes in human history. 24 million people, kids without water, food since 2014 Houthis resisted the brutal kings - MBS&MBZ. Were bombed mercilessly by US&UK, when they were only Arab nation trying to stop Palestinian genocide. And now they win.ft.comHouthis capture Red Sea port in blow to SaudisRebels overrun historic Yemeni port of Mocha as they advance south towards strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait 15126
Reposted by Ben AbrahamKevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I was asked by a colleague from my oil & gas days (who has remained in the industry) why UK producing its own gas is less acceptable to the Greens (& others) than importing it from America and West Africa.' The full question & my reply is now online at: climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...climateuncensored.comThere Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate UncensoredI was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the 1517188
Reposted by Ben AbrahamMartin Jones @martincjones.com · 11/09/2026Seems sensible: 'EnergyAustralia is pitching its coal power station sites as prime real estate for new data centres, saying their ready-made access to the electricity grid, water and industrial-zoned land makes them the ideal homes for the energy-hungry facilities' www.theage.com.au/business/com...theage.com.au‘The sites are ready’: Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plantsThe owner of the Yallourn power station in Victoria and the Mt Piper plant in NSW says retiring coal sites are the perfect fit for new data centres. 031