Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"The modelling, undertaken by her economic team" We really need more wallet inspectors in the Press Gallery, there's an absolute bonanza to be made. 2724869
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 18hINSANE MIDDLE EAST HEAT 46C DAY 33C NIGHT The most extreme event in world history gets worse 46.3 Sharjah Uni. EMIRATES HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY EVER 44.7 Abu Dhabi 44.2 Dubai 44.0 Al Ain 43.9 Sharjah 42.6 Bateen IRAN 46.3 Omidieh OMAN 45.1 Sunaynah 43.5 Buraimi RECORD HOT NIGHTS👎 214475
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialRealCrozetVA @realcrozetva.bsky.social · 23hI walked out of my house today to be greeted by 50-80 kids and parents riding bikes and scooters to school. - So quiet, but for the chatter & laughing - No cars needed Absolutely glorious morning. I'd love to talk to any parents or kids who participated in this, for a story on RealCrozetVA. 423227
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 20hPhones are a distraction engine. What if the ban on phones triggered France's high school students' revolt? "According to a professor..., when his students looked up from their smartphones, they discovered that an unbearable world had been prepared for them." legrandcontinent.eu/fr/dimanches... 610233
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 16hThe High Court has found that under NSW planning law, miners must also account for “scope three” emissions – the pollution created when the coal is burnt by their overseas customers www.theage.com.au/environment/... 818060
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusinessfastcompany.comWant To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike LaneResearch from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of. 12649252
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 19hFolks, bogs are NOT supposed to look like this (once deliciously squishy Sphagnum). Around the world, they are drained, burned, or are drying out. Boglands need our help and we need them. Please join me. Bogs = clean water, biodiversity, food, history, secure climate wwnorton.com/books/bogland 17317
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hwow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb 88356741709
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I know Tony and Wendy well. They're good friends and long-time Greens, and they've spent decades fighting to protect the Hunter Valley they love. Today they took on the fossil fuel giants and got an important win. 9419113
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 07/10/20261/ Russia has experienced a huge increase in corruption cases over the last five years, with over 50,000 cases being heard in that time, 3 trillion rubles ($35 billion) in stolen assets being recovered, and a 500% increase in the number of top officials being arrested. ⬇️ 1327859
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17hWell isn’t this self-serving? The White House confirmed that the Trump administration has asked officials to look into creating a presidential retreat at Trump’s own golf club in Palm Beach “for future Presidents.” We already have Camp David. 2602834748
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialBenedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🤣🤣🤣 320147932763
qbas81.bsky.social @qbas81.bsky.social · 14hIt's not that bad - I think Ezra let him open and say what he really thinks and it's not pretty. 010
qbas81.bsky.social @qbas81.bsky.social · 14hWhen I asked specifically about DCs AI responded that they have significant environmental impacts. 000
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18hWe have published now two full reports both debunking this claim and shining a new light on the climate impacts of companies like NVIDIA and others who insist on this without evidence. Public control won't fix this problem - not at all. ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n... 813855
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am yet to be persuaded that Albanese did this protest for any other reason than to be photographed doing it 2630166
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 180748951889
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 06/10/2026Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego during campaign rallylatimes.comTrump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rallyTrump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets. 5612572
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 51697252176
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 14hABC 7.30 is biased in favour of Aust alliances & talking points? A casual observer of the program knows that already. Sarah Ferguson has a glaringly obvious difference in tone, language and questions depending on whether the guest is from an allied country or not. www.ettemedia.com/war-of-words...ettemedia.comWar of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflictAn exclusive data analysis of interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias. 2826679
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 28/09/2026The idea of a natural wilderness, as somehow independent of human intervention, is a bit of an illusion. In Australia, the "bush" is a product of tens of thousands of years of human intervention and management. We're even learning the amazon rainforest is likely a result of this intervention. (1/2) 122
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 29/09/2026I've seen little commentary on how global government intervention on age verification has created a new market of digital id facilitators, nor the dangers posed by government mandated digital ID being handled by private market forces. 022
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 30/09/2026For me, one of the more disturbing aspects of our society is how much we tolerate and accept the mass psychological manipulation of our children by large corporate interests. This often comes in the form of regular advertising targeted at children, or these sorts of outreach programs. 011
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 05/10/2026Are you concerned that the Australian government isn't doing nearly enough to prevent or prepare for climate change? You're not alone. In fact, the Australian Climate Service released a technical report on governance in 2025 which outlined how existing political institutions are not capable here. 111
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 06/10/2026I wrote a short article. Have a read if you please. pckt.blog/b/that-idea-of-red/learni…pckt.blogLearning from indigenous communities now and then. - That Idea of RedZ network writes great articles. In one of their latest they write about earthy governance In making this statement, Tsewang Gyalson highlights the problems of... 011
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt @mattshr.selfhosted.social · 07/10/2026The current renewables transition is still a death sentence for millions, if not billions. It MUST be coupled with degrowth strategies. Significant amounts of economic activity are planned by the advertising industry: legacy and social media. Start there. We must end this planned economic growth.businessgreen.comStudy: World is on track to reach net zero - but not until the 2090sDNV forecasts energy-related emissions will fall sharply by mid-century, but a two-paced clean energy transition means global economy remains on track for well over 2C of warming 011
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialDegrowthUK @degrowthuk.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026Degrowth practice and thinking in Switzerland by Emmanuel Bamdeis* (Degrowth Switzerland) In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture The degrowth vision is gaining influence in a diffuse manner in Switzerland. The popularization of degrowth arguments in Switzerland has been […]mstdn.socialOriginal post on mstdn.social 011
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialPost Growth Institute @postgrowth.org · 21h🌐 It's almost time for #GlobalDonutDays 2026! A community-led festival happening online and in-person around the world, all centered on #DoughnutEconomics. Find an event near you: doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2026 @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social #postgrowthalliance 052
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialPhil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A successful #degrowth strategy will require a massive redistribution of income & wealth towards the poorest #PostCapitalism #PostGrowth #Sufficiency billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63071billmitchell.orgA successful degrowth strategy will require a massive redistribution of income and wealth towards the poorest – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory 022
qbas81.bsky.social @qbas81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Still a lot of electricity is not used smartly. 000
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Truly can not understand anyone getting excited about a new phone release anymore. Who is paying up to $4,000 for a phone that does the same thing as your current phone? Who’s paying that much for more AI to track you and make everything (including yourself) a bit more useless? 3641364
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Meanwhile the Liberal party made Tony Abbott its president 37509121
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 570213214146
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...economist.comIn MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being bornOur analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration 31738239
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My conversation with @rbreich.bsky.social about Trump, power, and what comes next. snyder.substack.com/p/trump-powe...snyder.substack.comTrump, Power, What Comes Next with Robert ReichA recording from Timothy Snyder and Robert Reich's conversation 7465161
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is the 2nd of the 10 meditations I recorded not long ago in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They are thoughts that came to mind in a place which has been under constant attack by missiles and drones for more than four years. The topic this time is small acts of courage. snyder.substack.com/p/small-cour...snyder.substack.comSmall Courage (Kharkiv Meditations, 2/10)Kharkiv Meditations 2/10 11520163
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Putin’s fascination with the medieval takes the next step. www.newsweek.com/suspected-pl...newsweek.comSuspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown 24749256
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder on Trump's fixation with Putin: If you believe in countries, the United States is a much more powerful country than Russia. But if you just believe that it’s gangster on gangster, well then sure, Putin is a much better gangster than Trump. 221295404
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is the third of the ten video meditations I recorded in Kharkiv, Ukraine, close to the Russian border. The first couple were about courage and cowardice, which led me to the importance of moral categories in general. snyder.substack.com/p/moral-lang...snyder.substack.comMoral Language (Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10)Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10 433285
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Talking with Volodymyr Yermolenko about the layers of Ukrainian history. ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...ukraineworld.orgTimothy Snyder on the Deep Layers of Ukrainian HistoryFrom the early proto-cities to the interplay between settled and nomadic cultures. The conversation opens Ukraine as a vibrant central zone. 223166
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 26160282237
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 431301450
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Of course when Russia said Ukraine had bioweapons labs what they really meant was that they did. There's a lot we don't know about the current situation. Russia should be bringing in experts from the WHO to clarify and advise. Will they? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comU.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantinesOfficials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States. 39991324
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity. 501419501
Reposted by @qbas81.bsky.socialBen Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Kouk makes a great point here. Productivity in human services is extremely hard to measure; the class sizes for teachers example is a great one. Universities have been cramming more students into their classes for years — learning has declined — is that better ‘productivity’? 14519