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BronL 🇦🇺

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Edtech, digital accessibility, gardening, cats. In Naarm/Melbourne Australia with high hopes for this platform...

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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good to be reminded 😢
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Kara @karalambo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Don’t worry everyone. They haven’t decided yet if they will kill him in his chair or strap him to a wall
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Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The increased militarisation of Australian police is, with the suppression of civil protest, a big the payoff for the unholy union of our far-right organsations with the Israeli lobby. There is nothing to celebrate here. #AusPol
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Heavily armed police unit set to hit Sydney's streets
The new long-arms carrying unit is expected to begin public training on Sydney's streets after months of secretive work behind the scenes.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/10/2026
I am genuinely curious: if you are YIMBY or aligned/curious, how do you rationalise this? Do you see data centres as part of the general philosophy of welcoming large-scale developments eagerly? It seems like a moment where a movement based around encouraging local development has to distinguish..
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Fiji, the Albanese govt will ask Pacific countries to trust its leadership on climate, while at home it considers approving Woodside’s Browse gas project, fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo and a big coal mine expansion in the Hunter Valley. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/fiji-pr...
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Fiji pre-COP a test of Australia’s climate credibility
The contradiction between the Australian government’s solid performance on domestic renewables and its continued support for expanded coal and gas exports…
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Wild Colonial Girl - Voting Green 💚 = Voting against genocide 🍉 @colonialgirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sublime 😘 👌🏻
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ALL THE MEN
YouTube video by Austin Archer
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
With Halloween coming up, it's time for the reminder to avoid buying/using fake spiderwebs. They can entangle and entrap birds. There's some good alternative ideas on this web page ... birdlife.org.au/news/bird-sa...
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Bird-safe Halloween decorations - BirdLife Australia
How to celebrate Halloween with bird-friendly decorations.
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Sophie Scholl @moller2025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lest we forget....
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/10/2026
How on Earth did I not read this yet? really interesting and honestly kind of brazen modelling of the entire lifecycle - downstream, data centres, upstream use - of AI. Puts AI industry at 1.1% of total global energy, about the same for global emissions. More than 10x previously stated estimates
Final Results and Concluding Thoughts
Adding it all up, we estimate that the AI sector is responsible for almost 1,900 TWh of global energy consumption in 2026. And after accounting for additional factors that we did not explicitly analyze, like the construction of new electrical substations, robotic-centric warehouses, water reclamation facilities, and other infrastructure specifically designed to support the data center buildout, it’s likely that total AI-driven global energy demand is already closer to 2,000 TWh. Even at 1,900 TWh, the AI share of total global energy use in 2026 would be roughly 1.1%. We also estimate, after adding up all the sectoral numbers and landing at roughly 650 million metric tons of AI-driven CO2 emissions, that the AI share of global GHG emissions in 2026 stands at about 1.2%, with total annual global emissions sitting at roughly 55 gigatons of CO2-eq, albeit with a wide range of figures from EDGAR to UNEP (anywhere from 53 gigatons to 58 gigatons depending on a broad array of different assumptions). As we’ve discussed already, these numbers are much higher than many others in the media and academia have guessed on the basis of simplistic calculations and naïve assumptions.

The projections up to 2030 are obviously far worse and imply a catastrophic impact to global ecological stability. ChatGPT alone “processes approximately 2.5 billion prompts per day worldwide.”122 The scale of AI growth and diffusion globally is truly astounding, and the industry’s corresponding ecological footprint will soon rival that of major countries like India. It's not farfetched at all to think that the AI share of total global energy demand could rise to something like 5% by 2030, rivaling and in some cases surpassing the footprint of established dominant industries. The potential consequences of this extra resource pressure on biodiversity, global warming, freshwater scarcity, and biogeochemical cycles could be absolutely staggering and devastating for the…
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BronL 🇦🇺 @bronwastaken.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2026 Birdlife Australia photography. You're welcome. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The 2026 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures
Gliding king penguins, a sugar thief rosella and a bin brush turkey are among the winning and shortlisted photos
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Be 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...
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Aussies warned not to make common mistake as thousands of moths swarm
A phenomenon not seen in around 20 years has returned to Sydney.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026
Now let’s resume talking about Epstein.
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Morning. ☕️
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Messed up. Don’t eat Tassie salmon. Toxic industry. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016
Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures reveal
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Anomander @anomander.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We need to do our part to act on climate change, says the man whose government keeps approving more and more coal mines, expanding and exporting even more gas, and inviting parasitic data centres to bleed dry our grid and water. The hypocrisy is jaw-dropping. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York
Before United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NSW Opposition leader Kellie Sloane claims farmers and sporting shooters "not the problem" with guns. Let's look at that argument ... simonchapman6.com/2026/09/21/n...
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NSW Opposition leader Kellie Sloane claims “farmers and sporting shooters” not risks for committing gun violence.
Cartoon: Lindsay Foyle NSW Opposition leader, Kellie Sloane was on the news hustings over the weekend explaining why her party has backtracked and changed its full support for the Labor government’…
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mariecolemanao.bsky.social @mariecolemanao.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Revolting industry
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Bunyip @blublubba.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NACC is doing exactly what Albanese and Dutton designed it to do. Nothing. That's why AgedCareBot is now able to comfortably replace Robodebt knowing no one will be prosecuted no matter how many die prematurely, desperately waiting for accurate and timely home care.
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Wendy&Co @wendy59.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#Auspol #Truth
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
THE LANGUAGE OF COMPLICITY. When liberalism cannot name fascism. "But how can anyone tell the truth about Fascism, unless he is willing to speak out against capitalism, which brings it forth? Bertolt Brecht, Writing the Truth: Five Difficulties (1935)" www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/15/t...
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The Language of Complicity: When Liberalism Cannot Name Fascism
In his magnificent Age of Extremes, the late historian Eric Hobsbawm warned that one of the defining characteristics of the late twentieth century was that men and women increasingly lived in a “sort ...
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Richard Flanagan. AU writer: “I grew up in Tasmania amid a great silence about the island’s twin traumas of its origins: a convict slave system and the closest thing to a successful genocide in world history. A shrill, deafening silence. 2/
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 16/09/2026
Since 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…
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Pacific aid "doesn't really matter" next to Australia's fossil fuel subsidies, Tuvalu climate minister says
Since 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.
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BronL 🇦🇺 @bronwastaken.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you @theshovel.bsky.social theshovel.com.au/2026/09/14/f...
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Fuckwit Whose Entire Salary Is Funded by Taxpayers Criticises Woman for Living in Government Housing — The Shovel
Yet another example of a right-wing-libertarian-anti-government-anti-welfare fuckwit not having the self awareness to realise that they themselves are ACTUALLY FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
To all those feeling overwhelmed & exhausted from the constant rage baiting media (fascism thrives on us giving up ) this is active hope to share & help save our fragile democracy. Independent journalism to share with as many as you can #auspol
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
theconversation.com/ai-is-eating...
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AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI – and reliable information is getting harder to find
AI has broken the economic bargain behind the web, and everybody is losing.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So yesterday inflation fell to 3.5%. That is lower than the 3.6% that the RBA predicted 3 weeks ago it would still be in December. So the reaction of the market? The RBA is going to raise rates!
Charts showing futures market prediction for the cash rate. 

On 25 Aug there was about a 65% chance of a rate rise by March next year.

On 26 Aug there was a 100% chance of a rate rise by March
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BronL 🇦🇺 @bronwastaken.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What? No Teslas? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle
Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac Escalades
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Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cartoonists are some of the few bold voices left in mainstream media. Both @cathywilcox.bsky.social and @fionakatauskas.bsky.social have fought for space and held their own in a very male dominated field for decades. Thank you Fiona and Cathy making space for women, and all your wit and insight!
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Dr Mel T @drmel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cathy is going to be a huge a loss to the Oz 4th Estate.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 25/08/2026
Here are ome Canadian small businesses hit by the American tariffs that you can support #BuyCanadian
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Here are ome Canadian small businesses hit by the American tariffs that you can support #BuyCanadian 📰 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: newsletter.todmaffin.com 👕 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛: shop.todmaffin.com 🎙️ 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: mirrorfalls.com ☕ Help support my work: support.todmaffin.com 🔗 Follow me on social: links.todmaffin.com ✉️ Contact my team: contact.todmaffin.com
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Something's totally off about the number of data centers being built & the sheer size & compute power … They are massively OVER-building … customer revenues can't possibly recover the financial investment …clearly some other plan afoot … There's a much larger plan at work here.” - HealthRanger
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This works on an Australian level also
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Very pleased to announce I'll be doing a weekly cartoon for The Point (although I'm doing two this week- one more on Thursday). thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Nothing to see here...
The Point, helping readers make sense of the issues shaping their lives today.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Excluding the fine paid for underpaid employees, net profits [for Coles] rose 13.7 per cent to $1.26 billion in the 12 months to June 28."
AFR screenshot from 25 Aug:

"Coles profit surge dulled by $235m to fix staff underpayment scandal"AFR screenshot from 7 Aug

Coles lands Accenture deal to send hundreds of office jobs to India
Edmund Tadros and Carrie LaFrenz
Aug 7, 2026 – 5.00am
Coles is planning to move as many as 1000 jobs to India as part of a deal with Accenture, allowing the supermarket giant to cut costs and invest in its online operations as it faces intense competition from Amazon.
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is an epic fail by federal and state government. Resource this properly, NOW. “Ms Howman said the clean-up by authorities had been sporadic and disorganised, with birds sometimes lying in place for days before they're cleared away.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Fears mass bird deaths in south-west Victoria linked to bird flu
People in the south-west Victorian town of Portland fear a deadly bird flu is to blame for hundreds of bird deaths this week, as carcasses begin to pile up.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Governments are also failing vets and wildlife carers www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Bird flu crisis will reach stage where 'all we can do is euthanase', vets warn
Since the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia, some vets say treating wild birds has never been more crucial, but without help to keep up with demand, they fear they will be left with no choice but to...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Look fair enough the govt isn't taxing gas exports and instead decide to cut NDIS funding. Afterall those gas companies are going it tough right now. live.thepoint.com.au
Share price change since the Iran War started

Santos: +20%
Woodside: +18.7%
ASX-200: -1.1%
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