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Some fire stuff, some transport stuff, some climate stuff. Some other random science stuff. Probably too much of the one you’re not into.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 6h
The London Assembly's Transport Committee just issued a new report on autonomous vehicles, and it's notably lacking in enthusiasm: "We currently have not heard sufficient evidence to persuade us that London should welcome autonomous passenger services."
london.gov.uk
Who’s driving the future of autonomous transport in London?
The London Assembly Transport Committee has published the report: 'Who’s driving the future of autonomous transport in London?'
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 6h
Another old white dude here with eclectic music taste. The cutesy maid schtick put me off giving them a listen for a long time, but their musicianship grabbed me as soon as I gave them a try. Wish they were touring in my part of the world.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14h
Normal people didn't used to hear, "this person built a platform that pays a man who published images of a 2-year-old being sexually abused" and ask "how are the sports scores there?" This is very recent development. Read this story, if you haven't. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
washingtonpost.com
Twitter under fire for reinstating account that posted child sex abuse
Twitter reinstated the account after some of its more than 500,000 followers complained that the account had been suspended for its political messaging.
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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 8h
Excited to launch The Klaxon and 360info's latest series — “Democracy for Sale”. Kicking things off, Professor Graeme Orr examines “Australia’s billionaire problem”…
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 7h
Attn: David Shoebridge
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 7h
It's no exaggeration when people say Ukraine is fighting on behalf of all liberal democracies.
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Aaron Greenspan @aarongreenspan.com · 8h
With all due respect to Anne Applebaum, I still strongly disagree with her framing. Trump is a Russian asset, easily, by the federal government's own definition. It should not be controversial, and if you're afraid he'll sue you and you work for a big media company—that's what anti-SLAPP is for.
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Researchers at the IoPPN found cannabis users were around twice as likely to commit a violent act, with stronger links seen for convictions resulting from violence, according to a major review of 63 studies involving 265,000+ people www.kcl.ac.uk/news/cannabi...
kcl.ac.uk
Cannabis use linked to higher risk of violence, major review finds | King's College London
People who use cannabis are more likely both to carry out violent acts and to experience violence, according to one of the most comprehensive reviews of the evidence to date.
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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 16h
⁨GET THE FACTS: The Coalition doubled Australia's gross debt even before COVID, and racked up almost two thirds of total gross debt. Between 2013-2022 the Coalition racked up more than $600bn of gross debt, and debt went from $257bn in 2013/14 to $542bn in 2018/19.⁩
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Michael Brown @mjibrown.bsky.social · 15h
Let’s be honest, an illegal e-bike would struggle to pull this off.
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Chris Cox @coxyjindas.bsky.social · 14h
To highlight Queensland's increasing road safety crisis for anyone not in a car, so far in 2026, motorcyclist fatalities are 12% above the 5 year average, bicycle rider fatalities are 25% above, and pedestrians a massive 33% above the 5 year average. Those 3 groups represent 42% of all fatalities
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Mr Hounsell @hounsell.bsky.social · 14h
Russian FSB is engaged in a global misinformation campaign to destroy democracy, we need to remember that Twitter, Facebook, etc facilitate the FSB's campaign because it makes them money. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
tomshardware.com
Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response ...
The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 14h
Just provide a windfall to fund Putin’s war on Ukraine
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 16h
Total fire ban for Sydney with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’
theguardian.com
Total fire ban for Sydney with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’
Thunderstorms coupled with hot and dry conditions mean ‘fire danger is going to be right up today’, Rural Fire Service says * Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast A total fire ban is in place across greater Sydney with temperatures forecast to reach 37C in the city’s west. The Bureau of Meteorology said Sydney faced extreme fire danger due to hot, dry conditions and the chance of thunderstorms, with little rainfall. Continue reading...
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Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social · 19h
Enjoy the peace while it lasts, folks. Vaccines work again. Climate Change is real again. Empathy exists again. Just humans talking to other humans again. Feels like the internet used to. It's pretty neat. 😊
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16h
"Countries with higher tax rates report the highest levels of economic wellbeing, average income, life expectancy, education, and lower rates of inequality," writes Ebony Bennett. Read more: theaus.in/4zstXgn
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 16h
Long before horses arrived, these mountains, rivers and wetlands were respected Country. michaelwest.com.au/the-plight-of-th…
The plight of the Brumbies. Kosciuszko’s heritage deserves a voice, tooLong before horses arrived, these mountains, rivers and wetlands were respected Country.As a Wiradjuri man who has spent years working on and caring for these landscapes as a Snowy River guide, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when horses are allowed to trample, trash and pollute fragile Country that was never built to withstand them.Misinformation risk
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Nature @nature.com · 07/10/2026
Nature research paper: Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change go.nature.com/4yDKQET
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Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change - Nature
A 1,000-year lake-sediment record from southeastern Australia shows that colonial disruption of Indigenous cultural burning transformed open woodland into dense, flammable forest, priming the landscape for today’s climate-driven wildfires.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 20h
Ampol profits are up 376% as the oil sector cashes in on Iran war. The windfall profits come as Australians suffer soaring petrol prices and the Labor government refuses to adequately tax the sector. www.deepcutnews.com/p/ampol-prof...
deepcutnews.com
Ampol profits up 376% as oil sector cashes in on Iran war
The US-Israeli war on Iran has been a cash bonanza for the oil sector as Australians pay the costs
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Climate and Transit @climateandtransit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Has your city considered just doing publicly funded uber instead of transit? New video out now! youtu.be/nVeWaqUyVwA?...
youtu.be
The Problem With Microtransit
YouTube video by Climate and Transit
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Austin 🚎 @signaltap.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Important to note that in San Francisco, Uber spends meaningful amounts of money fighting against public transit funding and priority and has also fought against bike friendly policies. By reducing the quality of public transit and safety for people on bikes/scooters, he's just pushing one of these
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Russian bot traffic has dropped to nearly 0 after Ukraine struck a Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia
• Source Network: AS13238 YANDEX – Yandex LLC (Russian Federation)
• Traffic Breakdown: Prior to the drop, bot traffic accounted for roughly 99.6% of requests compared to 0.4% human traffic.
• Event Cause: The sudden plunge to zero on October 11, 2026, corresponds to a reported military/drone attack on Yandex's data center facility in Vladimir, Russia—marking the third reported attack on Yandex data infrastructure since October 8.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 11/10/2026
he's so good at this
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Amitah @amitah.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The share of Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has fallen from 42% in 1975 to 12% in 2026—a 70 percent collapse in a half century.” “Why Americans Stopped Throwing Dinner Parties” by Derek Thompson The Atlantic | www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Why Americans Stopped Throwing Dinner Parties
The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined dramatically since 1975.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Russia invaded Ukraine. The first country to surrender was the United States,” — Canadian political analyst Michael MacKay.
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Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Under the current Trump administration, we cannot consider the United States our ally. Trump’s America is a hostile actor that, in the event of a conflict in Europe, would side with Russia rather than with us and other European countries. Norway’s former Chief of Defence, General Sverre Diesen
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Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The mask is totally off.” Trump is violating US law as he is a Russian asset.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A real welfare state and universal health care require broad taxation, including the middle class. But high end wealth taxation is the kind of tax that protects democracy and the rule of law, and prevents aristocratic dynasties. It keeps us human.
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Meredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Your daily reminder of business as usual. Image & art by Foka Wolf
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
theguardian.com
Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There's a demographic time-bomb of people that have lived their lives on the assumption of driving everywhere (and built our towns and cities accordingly 🤬), but are increasingly unsafe behind the wheel. That assumption can't be sustained (environmentally, socially, financially).
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s a big weekend for cosplay conventions in Australia...
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Says the man who puts tariffs on US allies and breaks sanctions on war-criminal Putin. It's clear which country needs a new president, and it isn't Ukraine.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/10/2026
Yesterday folks were fighting me on this. It’s a logical step for pro-Russian administration. militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-...
militarnyi.com
USA Threatens to Stop Sharing Intelligence With Ukraine Over Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries — Axios
The U.S. has threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine if it continues to attack Russian oil refineries.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Penny Wong has had 24 hours, but still nothing. No statement of concern, no raised eyebrow... and no late signing of this very reasonable joint statement of foreign ministers. The Australian govt's craven failure to say [let alone do] anything critical of the Trump regime is humiliating. #auspol
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russian strikes killed over 80 Ukrainian civilians in two days. Moreover, it has stepped up its hybrid attacks against Europe, both EU Member States and NATO Allies. Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
About 30% of low-income households have no car, Pew Research Center's Alex Horowitz says. Parking mandates can force builders to build fewer apartments to fit required spaces, and fewer homes mean higher rents. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/r...
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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The fact that there is now a Central European Conference on Wildfires (Dresden, Germany) seems a clear sign of change in fire patterns ... @interregeurope.bsky.social @interreg.eu wildfires 🔥🌳🔥🍁 in.ceti.one/event/8/
in.ceti.one
Central European Wildfire Symposium 17-18 March 2027
On 17–18 March 2027, the Interreg Wildfire CE project invites researchers to a two-day scientific conference at TU Dresden. The event, building upon the success of the Fire in Central European Ecosyst...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is the best analysis out there about Putin's "diesel deal" with Trump, which really isn't about selling diesel at all. It's about an insurance policy for the Kremlin, and Trump realigning himself against NATO and for Moscow. From Phillips P O'Brien.
phillipspobrien.substack.com
This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel
What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours
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Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
AAA's Your Driving Costs 2026 report came out last month. Unsurprisingly, the researchers found that the average cost of owning and operating a new vehicle has shot up—it's now estimated at $12,863/yr or $1,072/mo. newsroom.aaa.com/2026/09/aaa-...
newsroom.aaa.com
AAA: New Vehicle Ownership Costs Hit $12,863 Annually – AAA Newsroom
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One year after its agreement, the ceasefire in Gaza is in name only. The genocide and suffering continues, with Israeli forces killing and injuring Palestinians daily, and ongoing blocks to the entry of lifesaving aid, medical supplies and other vital repair equipment and building materials.
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Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Today, Russia expressed its thanks (to Trump) for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping 5 glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia (in eastern Ukraine)." Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Two sides of the same coin: addiction to fossil fuels.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 10/10/2026
How does a climate crusader end up spending $300 million to help elect “drill, baby, drill” Trump? Oscar-winning filmmaker @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social, director of MUSK, says power didn’t just change Elon Musk — it enabled his darkest instincts. “It’s a Marvel villain story.”
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 09/10/2026
If we fail to ensure data centres pay for new renewables and storage to cover their demand, power prices will increase for all of us – and by $20 billion a pop to fund new coal reneweconomy.com.au/the-queensland-…
reneweconomy.com.au
The Queensland LNP plan for coal-powered data centres could cost taxpayers $20 billion a pop
If we fail to ensure data centres pay for new renewables and storage to cover their demand, power prices will increase for all of us – and by $20 billion a pop to fund new coal.
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Cam @camster.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ICE has meanwhile offered him a job
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10/10/2026
One Nation have released their Victoria election policy document, one third of which is dedicated to crime. Law experts say the policies are fanciful and would cost many billions of dollars to be implemented. Denham Sadler reports. trib.al/jYIWLg5
trib.al
One Nation’s flawed justice system ‘rebuild’
One Nation has released plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility, increase sentences and reduce bail, which lawyers say are unworkable and wildly expensive policies.
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