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Jo Barkworth

@bubbletheviking.bsky.social
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We're burning our home, and losing our sense of decency, fairness, equality and caring for our fellow humans and earth's natural gifts. Peace not war. Hoping the BlueSky community thinking helps us all survive #UBI 💚🌿🌈🐻‍❄️🪼🪸🐬🐢

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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Over at @getup.org.au ‘s Instagram to see the full AI Deep Fake — here’s the side by side:
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 16h
I'm sorry, there is no other description: Israel is an out of control genocidal monster State. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...
pearlsandirritations.com
A ceasefire has not stopped the destruction of southern Lebanon
Since the April ceasefire, Israeli forces have destroyed dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians and built new military infrastructure across occupied terr...
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 16h
Just to solidify doom thoughts..... But, like our short-sighted Governments, we'll all go back to our everyday minutia 😬
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Nice work! substack.com/@meaghanwils...
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Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (@meaghanwilsonanastasios)
This. Is. Fucking. Brilliant. A warning to Australia and the rest of the Western world… to everyone who wants to pull the pin on migration. Be careful what you wish for. From the Australian Hoteli...
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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Whatever you do, do not mention climate change, fossil fuels heating the planet, rising sea levels, stronger more damaging storms, wildfires, thousands dying in heatwaves, the rising cost of insurances, cost of living increases … And they’re still opening new toxic coal, oil and gas projects?
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Who are the ghouls in our society that would want to watch a live execution? C'mon, show yourselves!
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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They Say They're Saving a Forest. They're Really Saving Coal.
I wish it was a joke. It’s not.
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♠️ Critical Nexus ✊🏿 @criticalnexus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
@andrewfeinstein x.com/i/web/status/2109316926300365…
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Climate Defiance @climatedefiance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Each of the people we disrupted this Climate Week runs on the assumption that the rooms they walk into are safe. They walk into their panels, their galas, their cocktail hours, thinking the worst thing that can happen to them is a limp canapé.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Are we reverting to the middle ages??? Ghouls! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This👇🏻
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
act.getup.org.au/s/EDrhfCwP
act.getup.org.au
Hit Pause on Pervert Glasses
Tell the Government we need a 12 month pause for our privacy laws to catch up and protect us from surveillance glasses.
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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 07/10/2026
What does the inequality crisis look like? This 👇 98% of public schools are underfunded – that’s 2.6 million kids without the resources they need for the education they deserve. Yet the richest private schools are charging massive fees while banking billions of public dollars.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I am yet to be persuaded that Albanese did this protest for any other reason than to be photographed doing it
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
MEDIA RELEASE: 3 years on from Oct 7 and Australia’s legal & moral obligation remains: act now to end the genocide & pursue justice for Palestine. Peace and safety will never be achieved without Palestinian rights to self-determination, equality, freedom. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/10/thre...
jewishcouncil.com.au
Three years since October 7: Australian Government must step up in face of ongoing genocide and impunity for Israel
MEDIA RELEASE 7 October 2026 This week marks three years since Israel began its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza following […]
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A Mamdaniesque state supermarket?! Anything that causes the duopoly to suffer is good for me| First Dog on the Moon
I endorse this completely
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🦋🐕‍🦺🌺LadyWillow💚🐾🦋 @ladywillow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.threads.com/share/BANePk...
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#nationalkaleday I love it! The more you eat it the better it tastes.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They certainly could in remote areas where groceries are a ridiculous price
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/10/2026
"The pattern is clear: Vote Green and watch Labour move" @zackpolanski.bsky.social explains why a Green vote is a powerful vote.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ladies: Essential reading! mariacassano.substack.com/p/studies-sh...
mariacassano.substack.com
Studies Show That Predators Target Women Based on One Thing
Attackers all chose similar victims — and it wasn’t what they were wearing.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tax the billionaire class, tax the 1% News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
crikey.com.au
News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
The government needs to make clear where it stands: on the side of international law and climate science, or the side of big fossil fuel companies, wrecking our planet, and aiding atrocities in Palestine.
Letter from Zack Polanski to Ed Miliband, first page reading in full:

"Dear Ed, 

Ithaca Energy's interests in UK and oil and gas production 

Earlier this month you announced a commitment to introducing a sanctions regime for companies trading with illegal settlements – a critical and overdue step, and one which the Green Party strongly welcomes and has long campaigned for. 

It is however an overdue first step that must be strengthened and followed by wider action to end British complicity in the Israeli government’s illegal occupation and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

In respect of your proposed sanctions package, we would welcome clarity on your position on Ithaca Energy, the Aberdeen-based company that is a subsidiary of Israeli firm Delek Group which is blacklisted by the UN for operating in the illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank. 

Since 2000, Ithaca has already paid over $1bn in dividends from its UK oil and gas interests to the Delek Group. This amount would soar if the government gives the green light to new drilling projects in which Ithaca Energy has a stake – Rosebank (20%), Cambo (100%) and Tornado (50%). Revenues to Delek from Rosebank alone are expected to amount to £235 million. 

The government has been on notice since January 2026 that greenlighting these projects would put it in breach of Articles 49 and 53 of the Geneva Conventions. Therefore, a sanctions regime fit for purpose would see the government ruling out these projects and reviewing existing licences to make sure they have not been issued in contravention of our obligations under the Geneva Conventions."Second page reads:

"With the significant public interest and the apparent proximity of the decision on Rosebank, I am seeking your urgent answer to the following: What steps will you be taking to ensure revenues from UK oil and gas production are not financing support for illegal settlements? 

The UN has blacklisted Delek Group for “the provision of services and utilities supporting the maintenance and existence of settlements, including transport” and “the use of natural resources, in particular water and land, for business purposes.” 

This would seem to fall squarely under the remit of your proposed sanctions regime as you outlined in your oral statement to the House of Commons: “To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: you will face the full force of UK sanctions.” 

For the FCDO to sanction companies involved in illegal settlements while DESNZ approves North Sea operations by subsidiaries of those companies would not only be counterproductive and hypocritical, but a flagrant failure of our moral and legal duties. It would stand in direct contradiction to the vision of Britain you laid out to the House earlier this month – “a Britain that upholds its values at home and around the world.” 

I look forward to your response. 

Yours sincerely, 


Zack Polanski 
Leader, Green Party England & Wales"
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026
Today we’re launching Opt Out October, our guide for opting out of certain features and finding alternatives to products made by big tech companies. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
Happy Opt Out October! Let’s Find Real Alternatives to the Tech Giants
Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems
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On The Threshold @intothewoods8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Voting Labour is voting to harm disabled people. That’s a fact. Considering there’s only 700 thousand vacancies currently this plan will end up murdering people. This is the real Andy Burnham.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Opinion: The climate crisis shouldn't be forgotten amid the latest news headlines
Bad-news fatigue flattens our sense of priority, so the urgent need to preserve our environment amid climate change gets treated as background noise.
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
7-day forecast 08.10.2026 Europe Most of Europe will be (again) covered by an immense #heatdome 2 fresh places : UK + Scandinavia N #Africa will remain on 🔥🔥 ...so we should expect more warmth going forward. #ClimateCrisis
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excellent news! Maybe we can start treating houses as homes not investments. Maybe our kids will be able to buy a house in due course. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Australia faces 'biggest property downturn in 40 years', raising recession risk
Australian house prices have fallen for a sixth straight month, and the property market is likely to continue experiencing drops of up to 15 per cent in the coming months, experts say.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is why we need to #taxthe1percent It always seems to be the population that suffers from 'monetary policy' not the Billionaires. We aren't a 'rich' country, only a few have the wealth. Vote Green to redress the balance.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/comm...
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Add your name: Data centres must be powered by new renewable energy - Climate Council
How data centres are powered will shape our energy system, and our climate, for decades to come.
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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#BREAKING 🚨 NSW senator David Shoebridge has been elected the new leader of the Greens, following the resignation of Larissa Waters Shoebridge ran on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our earth is on fire & the fossil fuel companies are indoctrinating our kids (& politicians) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People need to stop basing their voting decisions on political advertising (assuming the fake videos are even correctly authorised) & instead go to official party websites & read the parties' policies. The problem with our political system is the laziness of the electorate.This is what they rely on.
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Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Fairford incident was either an embarrassing cockup or a failed false flag open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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The Fairford incident was either an embarrassing cockup or a failed false flag
The five men arrested over the Fairford incident have been released on bail, and as many have pointed out, that looks rather odd.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "On every issue, Labor has done the least it can do." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...
deepcutnews.com
This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis
There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@albomp.bsky.social What exactly is the benefit of AI for Australia? And how does that outweigh the existential risks? Oh, I forgot, you don't tackle existential risks, do you?
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@newcastleknights.bsky.social in the final YEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!! 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊 (hounds confused at all the shouting!)
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Angry that the UN allowed Netanyahu, a fugitive of the International Criminal Court, 30 mins to air his desperate attempts to deny, cover up and justify Israel’s ongoing holocaust against Palestinians in Gaza? Sign our petition to suspend genocidal Israel from the UN now ➡️ loom.ly/dYgbaKk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We can win in Holborn & St Pancras But we need your help on the streets to help make history. 💚
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent article to rebut the drivel that spews from this woman's mouth. Read, like and share widely! kooricurriculum.substack.com/p/the-coloni...
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The Coloniser Lie: ‘Civilisation’ Arrived in 1788. Busting the ‘Nothing’ Achieved Myth
Let me tell you a story about a wheel.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The story of Barnaby Joyce, neo-Nazis who said their "group White Australia would campaign to make Pauline Hanson prime minister", & the runaround BJ gave @crikey.com.au
crikey.com.au
Crikey asked Barnaby Joyce about a neo-Nazi encounter at a casino. His response shows how politics and media work
Rather than respond to our enquiries, the One Nation MP hit the phones to other media.
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Farmed animals don’t want to die. 💔 They are sentient individuals with their own lives, personalities, and desire to keep living. 🐮 Choose vegan. Don’t make someone’s body a product. 🙏 #veganmovement #veganquote #vegan
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Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/bbc-news-d... Fascists given impunity for attempted murder
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BBC News, ‘Danny Tommo’ and the dinghy attack that disappeared
While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts.
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Likely an underestimate #collapse #climatecatastrophe #fossilfuelled www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/end-...
climatecouncil.org.au
Call on the Federal Government to end the free ride for fossil fuels! - Climate Council
Join our call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key Federal Ministers to stand up to fossil fuel corporations and protect the interests of all Australians
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Jo Barkworth @bubbletheviking.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Sato Juniper @satojuniper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Generating barrages of complaints via AI, misrepresented as emails from concerned individuals, in order to bully media out of reporting contrary to Israel's interests, is gross deceit. Enlisting assistance from "overseas groups" in doing it adds foreign interference into the mix. Disgusting. #Auspol
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