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James Clark

@jamesclark.bsky.social
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I work in and write about, the climate crisis, big tech, organising and politics. New website with links to said writing coming eventually. I make music too savoyager.bandcamp.com 📍 Naarm

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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
While we're talking about publicly owned supermarkets, here's what I wrote about it in 2021 jacobin.com/2021/07/nati...
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It’s Time to Nationalize Supermarkets
Supermarkets under capitalism are exploitative and ecologically damaging, shaping what we produce as well as what we consume. In public hands, following a different logic, they could supply the creati...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/08/2026
Thank you @adriennebuller.bsky.social - it has been a sad and weirdly lonely experience to see groups with 'climate' in their name erase the word 'climate' from their statements. An unforced error. www.newstatesman.com/environment/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZe7... (unpaywalled interview)
"What I know for certain is that failing to talk about climate change does little but cede ground to those who would deny its existence, or deny that action must be taken in response to it. It is to abdicate our responsibility to prevent the worst versions of the future for which we may be on track, but which can yet be avoided.

There is no time for nostalgia for movements past. The conditions that fuelled 2019’s highs are gone. Instead, we must build something different to meet this moment...Perhaps, as the world confronts the rising impacts of the climate crisis, from deadly heatwaves and floods storming ill-prepared cities, to the choking smoke of wildfires from Spain to Australia to Canada’s boreal forests, there is room to build not on fear or hopelessness, but on the tangible work of adapting to this new world together."
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
What in the ever-loving fuck is this? Does anything happen between the ears of this man?
Peter Malinauskas with a shit-eating grin posting on Instagram with the caption:
I want to ensure the government is doing everything it can to make sure artificial intelligence delivers real benefits for people. 

OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT, the world’s most popular AI chatbot. 

While in San Francisco, I visited OpenAI’s headquarters and signed a memorandum of understanding with their Co-Founder and President Greg Brockman.

It means the State Government will work with OpenAI to explore opportunities to develop AI skills, accelerate local research and innovation, attract global investment and spread the benefits of AI across South Australia.
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It hardly bears repeating, but if, say, Hanson had described Judaism, rather than Islam, as a disease requiring eradication, I reckon she might have gotten into trouble. As it stands, the AFP agrees that her stating there are no 'good' Muslims is 👌.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
One of my course coordinators has clearly used AI to write every word of the course content. But worse than that, even the responses to questions in forums are clearly written by AI. The tone is obnoxious. The syntax terrible. Most of it says nothing. The worst part: the subject is digital literacy.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Her daily humiliation ritual
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Here's my story from Pine Gap. "The fight to end the US military occupation of Australia (and the entire world)" It's a photo-essay this time because I took a tonne of pics, the country being this stunning, to help convey the Arrernte's struggle.
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The fight to end the US military occupation of Australia (and the entire world) - The Shot
For 64 years – an insignificant speck of time under a sky this large – from a stolen, sacred site...
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Oh my god. Must we suffer these fools forever?
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
DA REAL INTERNET MUST COME BACK - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELTEN WITH 2 CEO REMOVER'S "BRING BACK RSS READER'S AND BLOGS" - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 24/07/2026
Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’ * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Conservation groups have questioned why their advertisements targeting Labor politicians were pulled by Adelaide airport for breaking rules on political advertising while others promoting gas and mining kept running. Labor politicians including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, have been arriving through the airport for this weekend’s ALP national conference. Continue reading...
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"in rare foreign intervention" How daft do you have to be to write that? Honestly.
A headline from the Guardian website: "Israel criticises Labor's draft Palestine policy in rare foreign intervention ahead of party conference"
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Remember when Nine passed up broadcasting one of the greatest Ashes series ever? SBS scooped it up and gave Steve "The Sandman" Abbott the lunch break show just... what a choice www.smh.com.au/entertainmen...
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Puns per over
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
okay sure
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
And how can you deny the obvious reality that union leadership has been largely colonised by hack-careerists waiting for Labor pre-selection opportunities? This is hardly a new phenomenon and I'm hardly the first person to point it out
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What a sad indictment of previous leadership. The attitude of leadership stinks and how they have been talking to members is arrogant and condescending. The process is so open to corruption I am sure yes will win, but it was a unanimous no at our sub-branch and the anger at leadership was palpable
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I've been back listening to Guts all week and I can't speak highly enough of it. It's about as close to perfect as a pop album can be. Rodrigo is a generational talent. Dan Nigro is everything Jack Antonoff pretends to be.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I have surprised myself by how excited I still am for a new Olivia Rodrigo album
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
One might conclude that the AEU leadership is continuing the long tradition of putting Labor Party interests above their members. If one were to be cynical about Australian unions. Not sure why one would be though.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Today is Education Support Personnel Day. Timing couldn't be better for highlighting that AEU leadership just sold ES staff out with a deal that increases the gap between ES and teachers. Frankly, the deal sells everyone short and there has been fuck all transparency with members about the process.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
lol fuck my union
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Rate rises are simply class warfare. They cause untold misery in the name of protecting "the economy" (read: the interests of rich people and capital).
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
When Michele Bullock says “we are all feeling poorer", what she is really saying is "you" because she earns $2m a year and will experience zero material impacts from the war or the rate rises www.realestate.com.au/news/rba-gov...
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RBA Governor Michele Bullock buys $2.05m home in Yamba - realestate.com.au
RBA boss Michele Bullock settled on a luxury $2m holiday home on the same day the central bank controversially raised interest rates for the second time in a row last week.
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Nick McKim @nickmckim.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The top 1% will be popping the champagne at the extra money they’ve just been handed by the Reserve Bank and a Labor Government sitting on its hands.
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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. Ordinary people from around the world, including 14 brave Australians, who have seen Israel’s ongoing genocide and atrocities, are on a peaceful, lawful mission to deliver desperately needed aid to Palestinians.
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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“a straight-up attack on unarmed civilian boats in international waters”. Pretty sure I understood that the huge build up of naval assets in the region were specifically to help ensure 'freedom of navigation' - guess as with so many laws and norms regarding Gaza, this too is optional.
aljazeera.com
Israel intercepts Global Sumud boats, demands activists halt their mission
Seven out of 58 vessels captured by Israel near Crete as flotilla aims to deliver aid to Gaza under blockade.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"This was followed by jamming communication channels, which meant putting the fleet at risk in open sea. Jamming included VHF maritime emergency SOS communication, VHF channels for flotilla coordination, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Iridium bands." Cool.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/04/2026
In a way, the most accurate way to conceptualize the business model of an AI company is it's a machine that turns Saudi oil money into datacenter waste heat.
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As a result of this faux outrage from LNP & One Nation, RSL Australia is now reviewing its Welcome to Country protocols. Scrapping it would be a disappointing outcome. Silencing First Nations people to appease white supremacists won’t make them go away, it will embolden them.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"The most immediate action any government can take in starting a fossil fuel transition is to stop approving new coal and gas projects. It sounds so jarringly obvious when you say it out loud, because it is." thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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What it would take: four steps toward a fossil fuel phase-out
The Australia Institute is attending the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, in Santa Marta this week, with a clear brief: cut through the complexity of emissions accounting and ...
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Fri 10 Apr A majority @albomp.bsky.social govt w 94 seats & a population that overwhelmingly wants stronger climate action But instead we get illegal wars that kill, maim, destroy, & poison the earth, waters & climate & still MOAR approvals of new/extensions of Coal+Gas projects #EndFossilFuels
Protestors hold up banners & placards at the weekly Friday protest outside the allegedly pro-environment Macnamara MP Josh Burns' St Kilda office
The large yellow banner says NO NEW COAL & GAS (Beyond Coal & Gas Macnamara)Protestors outside Josh Burns' St Kilda office holding up a colourful hand painted banner
Text on the left part of the banner says Aussie Gas Exports From WoodCIDE are Cooking Our Planet!
Image on the right portion of the banner  shows an offshore oil rig flaring Gas against a red sky
At the base of the Burns decal on his office window, a placard says 94 Seats & Still No Courage
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Be it fossil fuels, weapons, gambling, banks or private health insurance. There is no industry too destructive, greedy or plain evil for Labor MPs to go on and work for. Frankly it says everything you need to know about their political project
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Another former Labor MP goes on to have a career in professional corruption. But every week I still hear some version of "Labor are secretly progressive but are are just too scared" They have been telling us who they are for decades. They are shills for big business.
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Taking from disabled people to give to people in aged care is a cynical political exercise from Labor. Pitting people who genuinely need care against each other while leaving $17 billion in the pockets of gas corporations they’re too cowardly to tax is shameful.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Watching the construction of a brand new class of underserving poor in real time while the government refuses to tax the windfall profits of gas billionaires sure is something www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/13/n...
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NDIS headlines are turning autistic people into the new dole bludgers
The more the commentariat talks about the NDIS 'ballooning', the easier it will be to convince the general public that cuts are necessary.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Just an uninformed hunch, but I reckon you could divert quite a few people from the NDIS by raising the rate of welfare to something and adequately resourcing public healthcare and education. Never seems to come up. Seems our only option is to throw people with disabilities to the wolves.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The point is, if people feel the need to cut back on their little frothy treat, the economy is already impacted. People make the economy, not the other way around. We need to name it as a thing made by people in order to understand it can be changed by people. "The economy" is not a mythical monster
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
"Is the economy next?" is such a stupid way to talk about this. Is "the economy" in the room with us right now? Is it angry? Does it demand a blood sacrifice? To talk about the economy as if it is a thing outside of people and cafes is baby-brained stuff.
Screenshot of The Guardian headline: "Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?"
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
ABC Melbourne (which is in, you know, Victoria) interviewed David Pocock, a Senator from the ACT about an inquiry that is being chaired by a Victorian Senator. Greens are constantly iced out of media coverage unless it's rage-bait or bad faith attacks dressed up as "analysis" of what "went wrong"
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I want to bring the media coverage of the Parliamentary Inquiry into taxing gas to the "wHy ArN't tHe gReeNs dOing bEttEr1? conversation. It's being chaired by the Greens, and they have been active on this campaign for years. Literally no story mentions Hodgins-May, every one mentions Pocock
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
IMO the two biggest dangers of AI are that it affirms everything you think and that it destroys your critical thinking. And each reinforces the other. The more you lean on it for your thinking, the more it reinforces it. And the more it reinforces it, the more you rely on it. Very bad.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
There is no such thing as "an independent report by Boston Consulting Group"
Text: But over the eight months since CA received an independent report by Boston Consulting Group that recommended a BBL sell-off as one of the ways in which to make the Australian Twenty20 competition second only to the Indian Premier League, things have changed.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The second rate dipshits that run absolutely everything in this country love nothing more than privatising everything. If it involves cozying up to the gambling industry and petrostates, even better www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...
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D-Day for Australian cricket as massive BBL call goes down to the wire
The power play over Cricket Australia’s push to sell off stakes in BBL teams, which would be the biggest upheaval in Australian cricket since Kerry Packer’s World Series revolution, goes all the way t...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/04/2026
From Gaza to Iran, commercial AI systems are being woven into the kill chain. Big Tech can’t hide behind ‘neutral tech’ branding when their models and cloud services help power modern warfare. They must face real rules and accountability.
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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models | Avner Gvaryahu
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The ALP are climate deniers, pass it on
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
50% of Australians have 5% of the wealth. The richest 10% have 58%. That's 13 million people sharing 5% of everything this country owns. Life is getting much, much harder for most and tinkering around the edges isn't gonna do much to change that.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Fuck Anthony Albanese. In a crowded field, he manages to be the most unimaginative, spiteful and shitty cunt to be PM in my lifetime. His permissiveness of war crimes and his willingness to throw Australians to the wolves are not unconnected. He only ever wanted to cosplay being an Important Person
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Australia is crying out for a bit of vision for what we can be beyond a vassal state to the US. We are right to be sick of "sorry, global economy says more of you need to stave to bring inflation down". But what do we get? Razor gangs to the NDIS because they've decide to demonise people with Autism
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The barefaced lying about how much Australia is implicated in US and Israel imperialism continues, even as it spirals into a global energy crisis we are woefully underprepared for. And the only idea the ALP has is to do austerity even harder.
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Maybe it's bad for me to still be mad at Albanese & Wong for gaslighting us about Australia's support for Israel. But Israel expanding the frontiers of their violence is the entirely predictable outcome of facing no consequences for a genocide in Gaza. The ALP should be remembered for this failure
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James Clark @jamesclark.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I hope the person responsible for making the Cambridge Aspire Ereader is having a truly terrible day today and every day
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