Reposted by Ben LeverDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌓 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 01/10/2026Another week, another “we’re vaguely familiar with the basic premise of the story while at the same time wilfully missing the entire point” moment 241197295
Reposted by Ben LeverEnergy Consumers Australia @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Finish this sentence: It's time to electrify Australia because... ⚡⚡⚡ Together with a coalition of almost 50 other organisations, we're calling on the federal government to accelerate electrification for Australia's households, transport, agriculture, industry, resources and commercial buildings. 1107
Reposted by Ben LeverAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICYMI: Australian ski resorts had originally planned to close this weekend - in fact they closed a month ago, at the end of the High Country's warmest winter on record, a season where warm rain dominated snow. 54714
Reposted by Ben LeverTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 01/10/2026California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record peopletechcrunch.comCalifornia governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record peopleThe California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones. 149746291
Reposted by Ben LeverDan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Getting ready for my Roasting Boy Summer! 87023
Reposted by Ben LeverJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 02/10/2026Another take is that the UK used the prodigious oil & gas reserves in the North Sea to fund large tax cuts & stimulate financial trading & services in London & South East England. Once that was spaffed away the neoliberal response was austerity. Compare that approach with Norway's. 24925
Reposted by Ben LeverTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 02/10/2026We're being taken for chumps. Again. I'm sure the country's so-called leaders are up to the task. What was that Donald Horne quote, again?ieefa.orgChina’s resales of Australian LNG strengthens case for prioritising domestic usersWith Australia’s two largest LNG buyers – Japan and China – both reselling large volumes of Australian gas, there is a strong case for prioritising domestic users when it comes to utilising eastern Au... 13716
Reposted by Ben LeverRebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Time to run another big bike ride together with @bicyclensw.bsky.social for National Ride to Work Day 🥳 This time we get to go into NSW Parliament House thanks to @kobishettymp.bsky.social for a morning tea together with the Parliamentary Friends of Active Transport bicyclensw.org.au/get-set-to-c... 1102
Ben Lever @benleverau.bsky.social · 16hThe green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods theguardian.com/commentisfre…theguardian.comThe green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina WoodsThere is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair? 061
Reposted by Ben LeverPublic Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 01/10/2026Good to see a Senate Committee recommendation of a text message option to contact Triple Zero. Public transport users have been asking for this, as a way of reaching help without having to make a voice call.📱🚨 www.aph.gov.au/Parli... 0105
Reposted by Ben LeverAndrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If it's good enough for Iran, 1165
Reposted by Ben LeverMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We live in such an incredibly stupid era 581780190
Reposted by Ben LeverSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Newsom signed a bunch of clean energy bills! Californians can now install balcony solar. Plus big wins for virtual power plants, reining in utility profits and converting farmland to solar. One loser: community solar. Really stings. Details: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/newsom-cle...climatecoloredgoggles.comBreaking: Newsom green-lights balcony solarThe governor finished strong on clean energy — with one big exception. 613041
Reposted by Ben LeverKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB... 39710669593
Reposted by Ben LeverGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Richard Marles’ best mate talking about “shared values” 1310436
Reposted by Ben LeverKara Schlegl @karaschlegl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm glad to see a resurgence of conversation around the film, in light of the horrors those men perpetrated on a woman at Cornell. I think it's a really valuable rewatch for anyone who felt the film was in "poor taste" or whatever. 182
Reposted by Ben LeverKara Schlegl @karaschlegl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026People hated the film Promising Young Woman, I thought it was breathtaking but so many reviews were centred on the sacrificial ending and how they felt it undermined the core message. But to me, the core message was always that men's reputations are in an axiological contest with women's lives. 3185
Reposted by Ben Levercasey briggs @caseybriggs.com · 30/09/2026David Shoebridge won the Greens leadership vote on first preferences, but the party announced the two-candidate-preferred result anyway. Gotta love the commitment to ranked choice voting 1559
Reposted by Ben LeverKate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 652994982
Reposted by Ben Levermarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 29/09/2026The Oz piles straight in before Mehreen has even declared, just to remind her what it'll do to her if she dares. 2419666
Reposted by Ben LeverErik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bike/pedestrian networks don't take 30 years to build. Stop accepting those timelines in your community. The best practices have been proven & they already exist. Safety should already be the #1 priority. The ROI is unbeatable. The timeline is a moral document and it shouldn't be generational. 4353102
Reposted by Ben LeverPat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Inflation is being driven by war, greedy corporations and climate change. But somehow it's regular people that need to pay through job losses, mortgage and rental stress. What looks sensible to the RBA is hubris on a society level www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auLive: RBA hikes rates, pointing to Middle East war and AI boomThe RBA delivers its fourth rate hike for 2026, bringing interest rates to the highest level since November 2011. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live ... 33217
Reposted by Ben LeverAustralian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Be very kind to them. Don't use insecticides. Turn off unnecessary outdoor lights. Pop any moth that comes inside back outside so it can continue its migration. au.news.yahoo.com/aussies-warn...au.news.yahoo.comAussies warned not to make common mistake as thousands of moths swarmA phenomenon not seen in around 20 years has returned to Sydney. 29274
Reposted by Ben Leveryarrabike @yarrabike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026‼️Melbourne Council has a recommended motion to cut $524k from this financial year’s bike lane budget!!! Pls find five minutes & make a submission by 10am Tue 29 Sept for Item 6.2 Quarterly Performance Report - Council Plan, Finances & Capital Program⬇️ www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/form/council...melbourne.vic.gov.au 143
Reposted by Ben Leverdecryption @decryption.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The company’s profits had been inflated by a practice of helping outside companies finance purchases of its equipment” - this is about Lucent in the Dotcom boom, remind you of anyone in 2026? 032
Reposted by Ben Lever6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#BREAKING 🚨 Larissa Waters will resign as Greens leader due to ill health, saying she is managing a "pre-existing kidney disease that has declined significantly", although "prognosis for recovery is positive" Waters says she will remain as a Senator for Queensland 1115049
Ben Lever @benleverau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Off to a good start - misspelled "Drafting" in the contract title 030
Reposted by Ben Levercalizaybak.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fascists believe women and children are property, resources to be owned, used, exploited and disposed of when the utility end. The idea of their children being people with freedoms simply doesn't occur to them and if you tried explaining it they'd get very confused and angry. 16119
Reposted by Ben LeverGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We (rightly) talk a lot about gas, but we should not forget we export a hell of a lot more coal and most of it is for burning for electricity rather than being used to produce steel. And all of it destroys the planet. #NoNewMines 715160
Reposted by Ben LeverGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More gas is used to convert gas to LNG exports than is used by the entire manufacturing industry. We don't need more gas. #NoNewGas #TAXtheGAS 515275
Reposted by Ben LeverGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Latest energy figures are out for 2024-25 - once again 83% of Australia's gas is exported or used to convert gas to PNG exports. There is no gas shortage. We do not need more gas. We need to #TAXtheGAS 15259116
Reposted by Ben LeverAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’ve been saying this for days www.smh.com.au/business/com...smh.com.au‘Obscurity not security’: Government accused of overreach in Medicare ‘hack’ responseTech experts argue that the Medicare statistics portal’s code was set up to send data to anyone who requested files, including data that wasn’t promoted. 32212
Reposted by Ben LeverAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But they're using renewables! a) they're not, they're all quietly pivoting to dedicated natural gas plants, built by their oil buddies, b) renewables should be used to power useful shit c) this makes it so that renewables don't displace fossil fuels, they just add to supply for increasing demand 329274
Reposted by Ben LeverAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit 352127791
Ben Lever @benleverau.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Labor committing to $80m for early works to duplicate the Upfield line - no commitment of funding or timeline for the full project though Also delaying level crossing removals so they can do them at the same time (which does make sense) theage.com.au/politics/vic…theage.com.auLevel crossings on hold as Labor vows to fix Melbourne’s most unreliable train lineServices on the Upfield line will increase by 50 per cent under the government’s latest election promise, but drivers will continue to face long commute times. 040
Ben Lever @benleverau.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The escalators on platforms 13-14 at Southern Cross are finally open! 070
Reposted by Ben LeverKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026I wonder if I maybe don't say this enough: the gas-fired data centre boom is *planned* but not *inevitable*. In fact, the plans are fragile, and this petrotech dream only works if everything lands with perfect timing and poise. stand.earth/insights/wes... 418573
Reposted by Ben LeverRoyce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Only quibble here is the headline: the algal bloom was not "mysterious". It was another event exacerbated by climate change driven by burning fossil fuels. Government officials were also aware within the first months that hundreds of thousands of marine animals had been killed in the bloom. 6233104
Reposted by Ben LeverPublic Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 24/09/2026Many cities use colours, names or numbers for their train lines. "Bayside line" would be a lot easier to remember than "Werribee, Laverton, Williamstown and Sandringham line". 🚉🏖️ What do you think? (See baysideline.com) 5205
Reposted by Ben Leverweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 63106952531
Reposted by Ben LeverDr Sarah Mansfield @green-sarah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026On the final sitting day of this parliamentary term, we passed a very important bill. It will significantly strengthen Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog, IBAC. This was the result of years of Greens advocacy - and it was Tim Read who led the charge. He would have been proud tonight. 145
Reposted by Ben LeverABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 24/09/2026IBAC granted 'follow the dollar' powers on final sitting day of Victorian parliamentabc.net.auCorruption watchdog strengthened on final day of Victorian parliamentVictoria's IBAC will be able to follow financial trails and crack down on "grey corruption" under the new laws. 0112
Reposted by Ben LeverRoel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meta wil niet dat je deze video ziet. Ik herhaal: Meta wil níet dat je deze video ziet. 351036524
Reposted by Ben LeverKatherine Copsey @katcopseygreens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Labor is cutting investment in cycling infrastructure & failing to deliver Victoria’s Strategic Cycling Corridors. This would be a drop in the ocean of a $1.55b project. Yet again, it seems like the new premier is making foolish cuts to projects out of desperation to cling to power. 🧵 124
Reposted by Ben LeverNilo @nilo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"According to analysis by the Confederation of Passenger Transport, making London’s buses 10% faster would bring in an extra £70m a year in fares and cut operating costs by £214m." 1423
Reposted by Ben LeverAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026People saying “the purpose of the system is what it does”: the APS put data on a forward facing public server. Everything after - “meant to be private” or “assumed it was confidential” - is a postscript 24410
Reposted by Ben LeverTim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interesting genre : Movies where the *titles* have become expressions that have long outlasted the cultural memory of the movie itself. 4257
Reposted by Ben LeverEnvironment Victoria @envirovic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Leaked docs reveal the gas industry is pressuring Victorian MPs behind closed doors & threatening a fact-free scare campaign 😡 Getting off expemsive gas cuts bills. But gas networks want to keep us hooked on expensive, polluting gas to protect their profits 🤑 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comGas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents showExclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing 21515
Reposted by Ben LeverReselsnark @reselsnark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Regardless of the merits of the plan, framing a dollar a year a ‘slug’ to all consumers is just ridiculous. Do better ABC headline writers. 002
Reposted by Ben LeverYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Knesset barred today the only two Palestinian led parties from running in the coming election. According to an overwhelming majority in the Knesset, the constitutional meaning of a Jewish State is a state where Palestinian citizens cannot run for parliament. 22978325