Reposted by Phil LairdIndependent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4hAustralia’s climate policy – a crime against humanity pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/20… #Auspolpearlsandirritations.comAustralia’s climate policy – a crime against humanityAustralia cannot credibly claim climate leadership while expanding coal and gas exports that accelerate global heating, deepen Pacific vulnerability and lock in further human suffering. 023
Reposted by Phil LairdAmbassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 5hMy Governor, on Facebook, tells it like it is! 074
Reposted by Phil LairdAlina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 7hAccording to Cloudflare Data Explorer the amount of russian bot traffic has dropped to 49% after Ukraine struck a yandex data center. yoda69 / twitter 14420141
Reposted by Phil LairdCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5hSince the end of 2022, “real debt payments grew more than eight times as fast as real household income—14.8 percent compared with 1.7 percent, respectively.” @tcforg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/repo... 1122977
Reposted by Phil LairdCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4hBARCLAYS DESK: “.. let’s face facts; the combined disclosed lab revenues of circa $150bn .. is not going to cut it when the ecosystem needs well in excess of $1trn .. I’ve yet been presented with a credible framework as to where this money is going to come from ..” 23451131
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 4hForget about post election. Strong contingency plans must be in place in case of an attempted election steal. Focus. 060
Reposted by Phil LairdPeter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 4hI remember when Labor stood for "Labor values": caring for people and the planet, not for protecting the interests of billionaires, the fossil fuels industry, multinationals and arming genocidal Israel. Vote @greens.org.au. #auspol 0135
Reposted by Phil LairdCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h“.. Since the final F-150 Lightning rolled off the assembly line in December, it has become one of the most coveted cars in America ..” @bloomberg.com $F www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 65713205
Reposted by Phil LairdCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8hNEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 15846221909
Reposted by Phil LairdOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23hYesterday folks were fighting me on this. It’s a logical step for pro-Russian administration. militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-...militarnyi.comUSA Threatens to Stop Sharing Intelligence With Ukraine Over Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries — AxiosThe U.S. has threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine if it continues to attack Russian oil refineries. 73721311
Reposted by Phil LairdKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us. 11326951068
Reposted by Phil LairdThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals 209100873398
Reposted by Phil LairdPearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 10/10/2026Australia cannot call itself a climate leader while expanding coal and gas exports that intensify global heating and Pacific vulnerability. After decades of warning, this is no longer ignorance but deliberate policy, Ian Dunlop writes. #auspol #Climate 15714
Reposted by Phil Lairdcaitbsky.bsky.social @caitbsky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026#Auspol Beetaloo Energy are proposing a massive $40bn data centre on #Kungarakan Country near the border of #Larrakia Country. 1/ 1117
Reposted by Phil LairdBelinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Each year an estimated seven million youthful tourists depart Israel for vacations in at least twenty-four countries. But recent reports indicate that they are encountering trouble and often creating trouble for their hosts, and global anger is mounting. genocidetoday.substack.com/p/israeli-to...genocidetoday.substack.comIsraeli Tourists are Becoming Unwelcome GuestsIs it the open displays of arrogance demonstrated by these traveling young people, or simple disgust from locals knowing that most of these folks are members of the IDF genocidal forces? 143
Reposted by Phil LairdJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 141141476075
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Trump, Netanyahu , Putin There’s only one catch, and that’s Catch 22 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to USIn an apparent reversal of Washington's campaign to squeeze Russian fuel revenue powering the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump says Moscow will supply diesel to the US. 000
Reposted by Phil LairdDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells 642342830
Reposted by Phil LairdDarebin Climate Action Now @darebincan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026DAMSHEG, a Hunter Valley community group, has won the first climate case ever heard in the High Court of Australia, and coal company MACH Energy has lost its appeal. #ClimateAction #StopNewCoal #darebinclimateactionnow 143
Reposted by Phil LairdCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The modern, American homepage: @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com 2019161
Reposted by Phil LairdCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026* Goldman’s Special Bonus for Top Brass Set to Exceed $500 Million @bloomberg.com $GS 33184109
Reposted by Phil LairdNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks. n.pr/4i5ZzSVn.prU.S. moves long-range bombers from U.K. And, Israel allegedly warned before Oct. 7A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks. 1216649
Reposted by Phil LairdMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Discretionary continues to dump... here are some 52wk drawdowns... @finviz_com 816033
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Insurance companies should welcome the sensible determination made by the High Court re Mt Pleasant #coal mine 100% expansion to 2048. But Science, demographics and the Separation of Powers all out of scope for the party of nothing. #auspol #morons www.liberal.org.au/2026/10/07/h...liberal.org.auHigh Court Decision on the Mount Pleasant Coal Mine - Liberal Party of AustraliaToday’s High Court decision on the Mount Pleasant coal mine is a direct threat to the Hunter, to thousands of future mining jobs and to Australia's standing 010
Reposted by Phil LairdDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026ECMWF is also indicating potential for *extremely* high ocean temp anomalies (>= +10F) along immediate CA coast. That would profoundly affect CA winter temps & amount of moisture available to landfalling storms. It will also have huge implications for coastal ecosystems. 314525
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nowhere Man announces another nowhere plan #Shit4Brains www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auTaylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration planAngus Taylor acknowledges some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes, as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage. 000
Reposted by Phil LairdZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/10/2026I often see people argue that clean energy is not reducing emissions, because it just adds to rather than replaces fossil fuels. This argument is deeply misguided – clean energy built since 2005 has displaced 23 billion tons. I dive in over at The Climate Brink:theclimatebrink.comWhat if the world hadn't built wind and solar?Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built. 16474195
Reposted by Phil LairdTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 06/10/2026Tomorrow at 1pm Australia's High Court will hand down a judgment in MACH Energy v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group, which is one of the first climate law case to find its way to the High Court in a very long time. Enviro Justice Australia have an explainer here:envirojustice.org.auHigh Court climate case could reshape future fossil fuel approvalsA community group from the Hunter Valley has taken a climate case all the way to the High Court. The outcome could influence how governments assess the climate impacts of future coal and gas projects ... 12616
Reposted by Phil LairdIndependent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026The immigrants leading the anti-immigrant right pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/20… #Auspolpearlsandirritations.comThe immigrants leading the anti-immigrant rightAcross Europe and the US, some of the loudest anti-immigration politicians have migrant roots, migrant spouses or family histories shaped by migration. The contradiction has done little to slow their rise. 114
Reposted by Phil LairdGlen @gergyl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The first really huge aerial bombing of a city was Nazi Germany's attack on (Picasso's!) Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, April 1937. That isn't quite 100 years. 1104
Reposted by Phil LairdThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/10/2026As leaders gather in Fiji for pre-COP31 climate talks, co-hosted by Australia’s Climate Change & Energy Minister Chris Bowen, delegates will see this message in the Fiji Times: australiainstitute.org.au/post/full-pa... 716478
Reposted by Phil LairdNPR @npr.org · 05/10/2026Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits. n.pr/4zf51sGn.prImran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failedTalks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits. 0585
Reposted by Phil LairdOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Denmark has built so much wind power that its grid now regularly produces more than the country can consume, and on the windiest days the wholesale price of electricity falls below zero." via Amazing Maps 1928101119
Reposted by Phil LairdOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 04/10/2026Several hospitals were closed in Irkutsk for quarantine and a mask regime was introduced at an aluminum plant due to the plague ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/04/v... 27437201
Reposted by Phil LairdIndependent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026A childless future: what falling birth rates are really telling us pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/20… #Auspolpearlsandirritations.comA childless future: what falling birth rates are really telling usFalling birth rates are usually treated as an economic problem. But the deeper crisis may be cultural: societies losing faith that the future will contain something worth creating. 133
Reposted by Phil LairdNicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Murdochs hard right News Corp has racked up a decade of paying ZERO tax while blaming the poor, migrants and Indigenous Australians for our economic woes. Don’t fall for the bullshit fed to you by billionaire media moguls. “Truth Lies&Media” is live!⚡️ Promo Match Frame Editing #auspol #NewsCorpse 410341
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Who knew? www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsan...reddit.comFrom the ThatsInsane community on Reddit: LG TV recording audio offline, despite LG claiming 'no, we don't do that'.Explore this post and more from the ThatsInsane community 000
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve never had faith in the IPC process. The fact that these coal mining decisions cannot be challenged in court on the merits is all you need to know 011
Reposted by Phil LairdDavid @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for approving the largest coalmine in New South Wales history in the context of mounting death, disaster and despair brought on by global heating reads like a hostage statement” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina WoodsThere is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair? 112
Reposted by Phil LairdExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It took 1 DAY for October 2026 to break more records than the WHOLE October 2025. Dozens of thousands of records smashed in all Continents BY FAR; the most record breaking day the in world climatic history. But in the next 6 months ,even worse days can happen. 14118
Phil Laird @phillaird1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When governments around the world are saying a human must always be in control - What could possibly go wrong? 000
Reposted by Phil LairdBlue Community .net @blue-community.net · 01/10/2026‘Water yes, mining no!’: the 87-year-old farmer who became a nature hero in Colombia Porfirio Garcés is one of the ‘Jerico 11’, who face kidnapping charges after opposing a copper mine.Their fight has become more urgent www.theguardian.com/... 001
Reposted by Phil LairdGerry Flynn @geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest for @mongabay.com looks at the murky mineral trade fueling transboundary river pollution in Myanmar and Thailand, with Thai companies buying from the very mines contaminating their rivers w. arsenic & worse. Food & water security for thousands has been jeopardise by the critical mineral rush.news.mongabay.comMyanmar’s polluting mines selling to China through Thai companiesUMPHANG, Thailand — At 8 a.m. on June 26, at least 13 double-trailer trucks were lined up at the Pheung Khleung border crossing in northern Thailand — one of the few places where minerals can be legal... 042
Reposted by Phil LairdDr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search founded by Adelaide blueblood John Bonython, far-right Texas oil billionaire Clint Murchison & a Royal Navy spook. Bonython paid #AtlasNetwork Antony Fisher to set up the Centre of Independent Studies in 1976 with $$ from Santos, Shell, Esso, RioTinto.. 15932