Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Glad you got to see such a rare exhibition. 👏👏 000
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In Colorado, the majestic ponderosa pines are dying An historic drought, climate change and a tiny beetle put 600,000 acres of pine at risk. Already, their gray skeletons line the roads and hiking trails. share.google/pBsumNmjLgvo...share.googleIn Colorado, the majestic ponderosa pines are dying | Colorado NewslineThis year, the breadth of the pine beetle’s footprint in Colorado and the intensity of its attack is expected to expand exponentially. 023
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A beautiful day for hiking the Munjip Trail on NSW South Coast - sunshine, blue skies, aqua seas, birdsong. 121
Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Have you read Tim Low’s book. It’s fascinating and fabulous. 👏👏 010
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The train trip from Trondheim to Oslo (about 7 hrs) passes through beautiful countryside, lush and green - neat farmhouses, red barns, cattle and sheep, lots of haymaking. 231
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This year’s Ig Nobel prizes include a biomechanics prize for creating a precise definition of kissing and a soil-science award for investigating what happens if you bury and then dig up 1,000 pairs of underwear. x.com/nature/statu...x.comnature (@Nature) on XThis year’s Ig Nobel prizes, awarded on 3 September, include a biomechanics prize for creating a precise definition of kissing and a soil-science award for investigating what happens if you bury and then dig up 1,000 pairs of underwear. https://t.co/K0W5VlNr0p 011
Reposted by Michael ThornThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died on Wednesday at 92. For Steinem, a woman’s agency included not just how she lived her life, but also how she looked while she did so, our fashion critic writes.nyti.msGloria Steinem’s Glamour Was a Means to an EndThe glasses, the hairdo, the bell bottoms and hip-slung belts were all wrapped up in her feminist cause. 1317555
Reposted by Michael ThornRoyce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Big Four consulting firm Deloitte has been handed a $2.1m contract to provide “management advisory services” to the Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner despite a decades-long relationship with the tobacco industry. New from me for @deepcutnews.bsky.social.deepcutnews.comThe government just gave Deloitte $2.1m to help with tobacco crackdown, despite …… the consulting firm’s decades-long history of advising the tobacco industry. 28146
Reposted by Michael ThornAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026'Chaos is the point': Labor's giant One Nation error www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.au'Chaos is the point': Inside Labor's giant missteps on One NationLabor keeps failing to look at what it can do and is instead laser-focused on what One Nation is, hoping voters will remember it is a rabble. 2517485
Reposted by Michael ThornSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Richard Marles, Australia’s Defence Minister, went to the US and surrendered even more control of our defence and our country to the US and its global war machine. Who are these people working for? This makes us less safe, more of a target and less in free. It’s a betrayal. 45366163
Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hugh White’s deep and ultimately disturbing thoughts on Trump and Trump’s America. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...pearlsandirritations.comWhy America’s political system has failed to contain TrumpDonald Trump’s political dominance reflects more than one man’s power. Hugh White writes that deep public discontent and failing institutions have left America vulnerable to a second political revolut... 000
Reposted by Michael ThornThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A valediction. My @smh @theage cartoon. 2061475386
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A fabulous day exploring area around Boltodden in Storfjord, Spitzbergen / Svalbard. Morning hike along glaciated valley with remains of old miners' huts, some dinosaur footprints found in 2012 (125mill yo), geese, glimpse of an Arctic fox. Guudes w guns but no polar bears. #ArcticAdventure 121
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Storfjord, Sptizbergen/Svalbard. Afternoon Zodiac cruise of glaciers at Strong Been and chance to hike up one for a great view. #ArcticAdventure 012
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Definitely #notgood ! In contrast we are at sea in 2m swell but partly blue sky and sunshine. We reach Svalbard tomorrow morning. Hopefully the polar bears are waiting for us! 011
Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We’re at Thredbo today and it’s pretty grim after 60mm of rain. #notgood 100
Reposted by Michael ThornRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026As the US scales back submarine infrastructure at its increasingly vulnerable naval base at Guam, the importance of basing US subs at HMAS Stirling increases. But so too does the importance of HMAS Stirling as an enemy target. #AUKUS #auspol 👇news.com.au 57948
Reposted by Michael ThornCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Please take a moment today to speak out for our wild places. Write or call your reps! www.house.gov/representati... 202-224-3121 11673171836
Reposted by Michael ThornMabel Logan @mabellogan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Glen Affric, Highlands, Scotland, Scottish Munro Journey!💙🏴 372547279
Reposted by Michael ThornProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Utterly heartbreaking. And at some point it’s going to start killing mammals in large numbers too. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auBreaking: Bird flu suspected as over 1,000 birds dead in three mass mortality eventsThree mass bird mortality events believed to be linked to the H5N1 avian flu strain have been recorded on islands off SA, the state's premier has told parliament. 713361
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We spent the day exploring Iceland - a strange, evocative place with fascinating history & geography, vulcanology (steam and hot water everywhere), waterfalls and lots of tourists. #ArcticAdventure 161
Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Good luck with the northern lights when the sun is shining for nearly 24hrs. 😹 100
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A new trail today! Peaks Trail from Frisco trailhead past Rainbow Lake to intersection with Gold Hill Trail and return - 6 miles/9.6km. Lovely to have gurgling creek alongside the trail. #KeystoneHiking 012
Reposted by Michael ThornFiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The far white 2828977
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Fat Marmot Week coming up! sites.google.com/view/fatmarm...sites.google.comFAT MARMOT WEEKAbout Fat Marmot Week The largest of the true hibernators, marmots bulk up all summer to survive the winter. Fat Marmot Week is an opportunity to get folks excited about yellow-bellied marmots, one of... 011
Reposted by Michael ThornTim Dunlop @timdunlop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"Anyone who rents knows that when interest rates go up, they are likely to receive a message from their landlord telling them that, alas, their rent is also about to rise." 06029
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Today's hike at 'Top of the Rockies' - up Ridgeline Trail from top of Independence Pass. It's high (up to 13,000ft/3,962m from 12,095ft/3,686m at parking lot) but surprisingly easy and few hikers. High alpine scenery, great views all around of Sawatch Range. #KeystoneHiking 022
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A great hike today to Shrine Ridge up from Vail Pass. Splendid views. A surprising number of people on the trail. #KeystoneHiking 2453
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026More great hiking on a sunny, blue sky day at Sea Ranch. Seals lounging on rocks below, seabirds and kestrels flying overhead. No hoped for whale sightings. 041
Reposted by Michael ThornRolling Red Roads @rollingredroads.bsky.social · 16/07/2026An old cartoon but still relevant. 16352731037
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The annual hike up to the top of Arapahoe Basin at 12,500ft / 3810m. Hiking up is much harder than skiing down but views are fabulous. #KeystoneHiking 122
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title. Hope I can emulate this effort - but maybe not on the Appalachian Trail. Maybe the Transcaucasian Trail? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/w...nytimes.comAt 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title. 011
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Today we hiked Mayflower Gulch (a favourite summer and winter) up to remains of Boston Mine at 11,800ft / 3,600m. 112
Reposted by Michael ThornOrcaholic 🐳🐬🌿🐈⬛🇵🇸🇺🇦💙🇬🇱🇩🇰⚾️ @sandyp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Monterey Bay Clearer than the reflecting pool 944407467
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026What happened to Australia’s snow season? A climate expert explains. share.google/tDZgD18jvbi0...share.googleWhat happened to Australia’s snow season? A climate expert explainsThree climate-related factors have loaded the dice for a drier and warmer winter this year. 011
Reposted by Michael ThornDr Lesley Russell @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Miss Bayley says Hi to her fan club. After cancer and thyroid problems she is doing very well, but sadly at 11 is no longer up for the tougher hikes. @igas2.bsky.social 221
Reposted by Michael ThornRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I know Let's ask a question on public morality from a politician who organised a fake water sale for $80M, walked out on his own political party, had an affair with his staffer who got pregnant while he was still married, and who was recently found maggotted in a Canberra gutter Perfect 64723258
Michael Thorn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Another Trumpist who should expect to spend time in the cooler. 000
Reposted by Michael ThornAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The midwinter ball only feeds mistrust - how is it still a thing? www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.auAll that's wrong with press gallery's 'outdated' night of nightsIt’s a bad look, an outdated practice and it is only hastening distrust within media at a time where it is a much-needed commodity. 2525785
Reposted by Michael ThornMr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What is wrong with the ALP in its refusal to tackle the gambling industry?? Is there anyone with a conscience in that party ready to speak out? It just defies reason 126713
Reposted by Michael ThornThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Baffle no more. My @smh @theage cartoon. 32596273
Reposted by Michael Thornalexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"Fine...go to work then, if you need me I'll be in my cup" Drop a follow for the cat 1436284658