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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
1300 heatwave deaths in Europe. Sounds terrible. Would you be more shocked if it was 1300 bushfire deaths 1300 air disaster deaths 1300 car accident deaths in one summer? Imagine 1300 shark attack deaths in one summer. Heatwave deaths slip under the radar. But heatwaves deserve your attention.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Any recommendations on a news site thats better than abc (now rarely updated and seems to not know Australia extends beyond the eastern borders)? Much appreciated.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Driest state in driest continent. But sure, stick those water hungry data centres in SA. At least we can all watch sport as we screw over the environment. Jesus freaking wept, Malinauskas 😵‍💫 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
abc.net.au
SA pushes for AI data centres as industry says it's not asking for subsidies
The South Australian government is pushing for the state to become home to billions of dollars' worth of artificial intelligence data centres, but says it will seek to regulate their water and energy ...
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Politicians do pretend homelessness sleep outs, perhaps they could do a 24 hour day as a parent carer for disabled people? Mark Butler I'm looking at you. You too Albo. Then see what you think. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
abc.net.au
'Slap in the face': Mother's scathing assessment of NDIS bill
Exhausted families could be plunged further into crisis and have greater interaction with child protection services under the proposed overhaul of the NDIS, advocates say.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The US is threatening us with tariffs again. Some ally, huh? We have a free trade agreement, so yet again the US has proved agreements with them are worthless. It’s difficult to boycott all US products and services, but we can all reduce by one, or two.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Grace Tame: Autistic hero Australian of the Year Spokeswoman against sexual abuse Rape survivor Author Woman Charlie Pickering: Comedian Disgraces himself by attacking Grame Tame White male Not even a contest.
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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
FIRST PERSON | When my sons with autism are sent home from school, they've learned the problem is them — not the system | CBC News
Wendy Lintner's twin sons with autism are in Grade 5. At one time, both were not attending school full-time. Not because she doesn’t believe in education or because they don't want to be there, but be...
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Gas industry: Don't tax us! We can't manage it! Govt: That's ok, we'll look after you. Disabled Australians: Don't take away our NDIS! We can't manage it! Govt: Too bad.
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🗽💜 @chips1955.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We're used to Labor PMs doing great things Gillard carbon price NDIS Misogyny speech Rudd ETS apology to stolen generation signing kyoto Keating Disability Support Pension Superannuation Redfern Park speech What has Albanese achieved? Tell me, WHAT HAS ALBANESE ACHIEVED?
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We need a new major political party and fast.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Gas in 2081? Environmental assessment? Is this a joke? Jesus freakin wept. What a bunch of arsehats. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
More than 1,600 new gas wells approved for rural Queensland until 2081
A major multinational gas venture has just secured federal approval to ramp up extraction in rural Queensland — locking in operations for the next 55 years.
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Climate Crisis Info (from Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Worried about the cost of gas? Go test drive and buy an EV in your preferred auto category today (it's Saturday you probably have the time). And, over the normal life of the EV car it will cost you less than the same size gas guzzler, even at the "old" price of gas. apnews.com/article/oil-...
apnews.com
Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Why do I feel like the Pied Piper is now an AI bot, funded by the sale of our data, fuelled by coal, and infected with covid? 😳
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Oxford & District NUJ @oxfordnuj.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Neat little equation showing how pressures need to line up to create a climate of truth. Presented by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social and @jennifernadel at the Truth in Politics show in #Oxford last night #Trust #Politics
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Well, shit. Sometimes I feel like we're in the scene in Apollo 13 where someone asks Gene Kransz as the crew are returning to Earth, Are we gonna tell them about the heat shield? GK: Can we do anything about it? Other: No. GK: Then they don't need to know. It's going to be a bumpy ride. 😳
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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 04/02/2026
One of the most effective things you can do right now to fight Trump and ICE is to cancel your ChatGPT subscription.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The first time a fishkill happened: OMG that's horrific! Now: just par for the climate disaster course. It can get in line behind the SA algal bloom, Vic fires, Qld floods and the all country heatwave. Sigh
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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I teach. We should be adventurous with our vocabulary. We are not “post-Covid”. “During COVID” is boring & misleading. “She stood firm amid the chaos.” “They found calm amid the turmoil.” “Amid fears of further attacks, he persisted.” What do you do amid COVID? #AmidCovid
Teacher wearing FFP3 mask. Behind him is graffiti.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"Greens join Coalition" Where have I heard that before? Over and over again, unfortunately.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
abc.net.au
SA ecologist resigns from algal bloom panels, citing government's 'adversarial' approach
South Australian ecologist Dr Faith Coleman has resigned from two state government algal bloom panels and criticised the state government's approach.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Buying a new car? Consider an EV. Some are very reasonably priced. Sick of paying for gas & electricity? Consider solar panels, a battery, convert heating/cooking to electric. You'll save heaps. Enjoy breathing, eating? Grow a garden, plant a tree. #climateaction www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
abc.net.au
National park's wetlands overrun as climate change causes seas to rise
In wet season, Jonathan and his family have to drive, boat and drive again if they want to reach town. The remote NT traditional owner says nature has long been warning us about climate change, "but n...
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Ian Graves @xskinn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My thoughts on Sussan Ley’s erratic outburst today. Ian
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
A good news story ❤️
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.  August 2019. 415ppm CO2"
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 07/12/2025
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene. A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A Nativity where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support theconversation.com/the-under-16...
theconversation.com
The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support
We know that Australian children’s civics education is at an all-time low. The government’s social media ban may make this worse.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
45 years since John Lennon died. (it was 9 December in Australia) 🙏
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Only 2 of these are free to air. Anyone see a problem? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
abc.net.au
The 10 best TV shows that kept us glued to our screens in 2025
From a send-up of Hollywood studios to a chilling depiction of violence and masculinity to an age-appropriate reality TV romance, these are our favourite TV shows of 2025.
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markcritch.bsky.social @markcritch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Hey St Johns! I’m having a book launch this Sunday, Dec 7th at 730 PM at The Rooms. Come for a reading and chat with a signing and reception after. Love to see ya. Details here: www.events.therooms.ca/Events/detai...
events.therooms.ca
The Rooms
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This is bloody marvellous! Culture supportive, climate change responsive, pre fabricated, microgrids and outdoor kitchens. Just wow. Another good news story🏆 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
abc.net.au
First community-designed, culture-first home arrives in Tennant Creek
A one-of-a-kind home, designed with the input of Tennant Creek families, has rolled up the Stuart Highway from Adelaide on a convoy of trucks. It is part of a new initiative aiming to transform housin...
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
More good news. Fingers crossed🤞for 2035 & 2050 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
abc.net.au
Record drop for Australia's emissions. What's working and what isn't?
Australia's emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19 shutdowns, but there's still a lot of work to do.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Good news for a change 🥳 Labor taking its huge majority out for a spin. Thank you, voters. Incremental steps work 🏆🙏 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
abc.net.au
The power dynamic between Labor and mining has shifted
There has been a shift in the power dynamic between Labor and the mining industry. This week's environmental law reform is its embodiment.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Australian fossil fuel subsidies per year 14.5 BILLION Regenerative agriculture fundings: less than $400MILLION Background Agriculture contributes 18% of our climate emissions. Electricity 28% #climateaction #regenag
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Well, shit. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
abc.net.au
Varroa mite detected in bee hives in two more SA locations
Beekeepers are being urged to monitor their hives more frequently after further detections of the deadly bee parasite varroa mite in South Australia.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today's Australian east coast forecast: Prolonged heatwave Sydney and Brisbane 35+ Hot, humid Destructive thunderstorms Large hail Heavy rain Damaging winds Strong, dry westerlies Downed trees Fast-moving fires Climate change? You ain't seen nuthin yet. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
abc.net.au
Extreme heat, winds and catastrophic fire danger for Australia's east
Eastern Australia is facing a barrage of extreme weather conditions this week, and for many areas the most intense conditions will arrive on Wednesday.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
COP30 has limped to an end. Leaders should watch the Aussies win the first Ashes test. Backs against the wall but they didn't give up, and it was a surprise turn around. Our backs are against the wall on climate, peeps. We can't give up. We really need a surprise turn around. BIG time. #climate
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
BOM weather for Adelaide today, as far as I can tell... 30. No wait, 29. No rain. No wait, rain at 2pm. Rain radar? Can't find it. Jeez, BOM, this is completely fuct.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
What a treat Travis Head, a damn fine century! 🥳
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Do you care? Are you concerned about extreme weather? Do you feel sad about poverty? Are you worried about racism, sexism, ageism, religious fundamentalism? Do you care enough to participate in bluesky, like, reply & repost important posts? Because shouting into the void has never felt so brutal.
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Both our side blocks were subdivided so they have miniscule gardens, and all our stupid neighbours want to do is complain about our beautiful trees. 1. The trees were here before them 2. Our trees rid the air of pollution and provide shade, cooling & habitat 3. Do any of them fucking breathe?
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Elizabeth @elizajody.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old. Source: @young.me (thanks!) wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Wastewater virus signals for Toronto. November 2, 2025. Viral load (copies per mL) about 43. Has not been this high since February 2025.
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
SA govt sent us all out an Algal Bloom Information Pack. It's a glossy 12 page A4 brochure with plenty of photos. Kinda ironic given this sort of waste of the world's resources and lack of respect for its forests and waterways is what probably got us here in the first place. Sigh. #SANotSoGreat ☹️
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Mr. Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged."
nytimes.com
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The coming generation - Crippled by HECS debts Unable to afford a house Unemployed by AI Taxed to look after elders living long but infirm & the increasing numbers disabled by covid Part of a massively falling population Facing climate catastrophe Doesn't look real promising, does it? 😳
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Sorry to be a doomer, but stories like this make me so sad. I watch everyone going about their life as if we weren't headed for global disaster on an unprecedented scale. How much money should you put into averting the coming disaster? All of it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘She rang me to say there was water coming into the house’ – This is climate breakdown
His mother had lived in the same house for 83 years. When the floods came, no one was ready. This is Paul Gilbert’s story
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Pinky Jones @pinkyjones.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
If you live on planet Earth, this is required viewing. YouTube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ
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The Tipping Points of Climate Change — and Where We Stand | Johan Rockström | TED
We're nearly halfway through the 2020s, dubbed the most decisive decade for action on climate change. Where exactly do things stand? Climate impact scholar Johan Rockström offers the most up-to-date scientific assessment of the state of the planet and explains what must be done to preserve Earth's resilience to human pressure. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: https://ted.com/membership Follow TED! X: https://twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/johanrockstrom24 https://youtu.be/Vl6VhCAeEfQ TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks
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