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Richard Jones

@richard-j.bsky.social
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Gardening, reading, photography. Climate, land-care, electrification, renewables. Husband. Father to 2 adults. Progressive Christian. Retired naval engineer. Born on Kaurna Country. Living on Ngunnawal Country. Australian. He/him.

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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
It hasn’t. It has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams and that’s why the blokey blokes are so hysterical about it!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/03/2026
Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on
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Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on
More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again
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Derek @derekianrobinson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 25/02/2026
The first real test of the Hanson-inspired agenda on immigration and Australian values will come at the Farrer byelection to replace Sussan Ley, writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/jwn2QND
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The Liberal Party’s hard-right turn on immigration
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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
ISIS brides: the race to the bottom. Just 14 federal politicians (out of 226) openly/ardently oppose this racist regression. Of the 212 others, most couldn't care less about Australian IDF soldiers, back from the genocide in Gaza, who walk freely among us. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. #auspol
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal
Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Tru...
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Richard Jones @richard-j.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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Tough lesson for Libs in proverb about dogs and vomit, fools and folly
The Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy twice in recent memory. The damage must live in the memory of today's parliamentarians, who face the prospect of another episode.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
must read by mighty Amy Remeikis💯
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Ahem. Say hiii to the brand-new, updated 2026 edition of Girl Stuff for the 8-12s: first periods; body changes, friends & bullies, confidence, mental health, heroines, healthy eating, & so much more. Equip them to be themselves in the face of hard sell ads & social pressures. #ChristmasIsComing
A copy of the new 2026 edition of Girl Stuff 8-12 showing the cover, sitting on another copy open to the start of Chapter 2, Getting Your Period, with a cartoon about an adhesive pad mishap.
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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Um. Richard Robson has lived in Australia for decades.
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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Read their names. These are the 18,457* children who had been killed as of the end of July, victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/... *The list doesn't even include the thousands still buried under rubble, as well as deaths from starvation and lack of basic drugs for medical care
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
This is so factual & clearly-explained: how & why the thoughtful, evidence-based Australian approach to #trans & #nonbinary kids & teens works. It exposes the UK Cass report as very dog's breakfast-y indeed & outlines a much better way than the UK & US Govt adoption of anti-trans nastiness.
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 06/10/2025
Rich people and investors telling the rest of us how to do housing is all you need to know about Australia’s housing clusterfvck. Maybe chat with folk with lived experience of the shitshow, not those who benefit from it.
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“Billions of dollars flow into fossil fuels annually, while climate programs struggle to scrape together funding. According to the International Energy Agency, global fossil fuel subsidies hit $1 trillion in 2022. Aus contributes more than $11B.” socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/climate-cris...
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The Climate Crisis Is a Budget Choice
The climate crisis is a budget choice, not a matter of affordability. With Australia’s dollar sovereignty, climate action is always possible.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision that the soldiers who murdered 250 Lakota people (men, women and children) in the #WoundedKneeMassacre of 1890 will keep their Medals of Honour is beyond obscene. The massacre was a war crime, yet Hegseth declared "we honour their service". 😔 #USPolitics
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
One for the “who could have seen this coming “ crowd
Headline from October 2024: Kamala’s newest lie: Trump will send the army after youHeadline from September 2025: Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland
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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The climate predictions that were wrong were the ones by the contrarians/deniers during the post-1998 “hiatus”. They said temperatures would start to fall as part of a natural cycle.
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Wait...if Rapture leaves your clothes behind there's going to be an awful lot of pearl clutching when folks suddenly find themselves in a nudist colony 🤯
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Can all the folk who believe in the Rapture just hurry up and get raptured so the rest of us can take paracetamol when it's indicated, eliminate cancers with vaccines and reinstate human rights like food and medical care in conflict zones? Please and thank you 🙏.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
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The 'terrifying' notion underneath Trump's unproven autism claims
The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Inspector Gail Furness is giving the NACC a chance to save its reputation. But will that, too, be squandered in secrecy? Analysis by Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol michaelwest.com.au/tension-moun...
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Tension mounts at the NACC as Robodebt re-run looms - Michael West
NACC Inspector Gail Furness is giving the commission a chance to save its reputation. But will that, too, be squandered in secrecy?
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷 "Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered." whn.global/yes-we-conti...
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Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered - WHN
Picture a typical family gathering today. Most people have moved on from masking: kids run around freely, aunts and uncles chat over snacks, and only a couple of family members still choose to wear we...
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The CPACification of the Coalition continues. This is from Senator Cash, the Shadow Foreign Minister, who says the Albanese government is “recognising terrorism” and links the issue to Charlie Kirk. Unhinged. #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/aus...
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Jinjirrie @jinjirrie.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Australian govt "must ensure that ‘recognition’ is not merely symbolic. It needs to be combined with immediate action, including sanctions, to help end #Israel’s ongoing genocide and the deliberate starvation of the people of #Gaza." www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi... #BDS #auspol
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Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide
Media Release For immediate release: 22 September 2025 Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide SYDNEY […]
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Eric Levi @drericlevi.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Be kind. Be human. Be open. Be accepting. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Be empathetic. Be respectful. Be noble. Be a kind human being. We all only have one brief moment on this small planet.
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Dave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand) Results: Last week: 97.4% RE Last 200 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/06/2025
"AUKUS would be the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history. "And it was cooked up by a few blokes in suits and uniforms behind closed doors, sprung on the Australian people overnight." #auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @emmashortis.bsky.social
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
“Andrew Hastie, opposition minister for home affairs, had been moved by an idea: greater transparency was needed regarding the US military buildup in Australia. It was an inspiration overdue by some decades, but it was worthwhile in its unaccustomed sensibility.” theaimn.net/hasties-sens...
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Hastie’s Sensible Advice: More Transparency on US Forces in Australia
It was a blast to a past wiped out by amnesia, social media and mental decrepitude. Andrew Hastie, Australia’s opposition minister for home affairs, had been moved by an idea: greater transparency was...
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David Lamond @davidlamond.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
#theirABC does not regret the decision, only the way it was handled … STILL! @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Gosh 🤯- and I though QLD was late to decriminalise abortion! (2018) Abortion is healthcare.
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
MEDIA RELEASE: Israel’s ongoing attacks on starving Gazans “As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
When reporting Israel's attacks on Iran it's important journalists remember Israel is a genocidal state, whose armed forces in the past 2yrs have murdered tens of thousands of civilians, many of whom were children and babies. So maybe not treat everything they say with total credulity
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Why is it ok for Israel to have Nuclear Bombs? No one in the media will dare ask this question. #Abc #AfternoonBriefing
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Nancy Georges 🇦🇺 @nancygeorges.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Brilliant!
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Prof Jenny Hocking @palaceletters.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Israel has killed over 400 Palestinians & injured 3,000 since it imposed its deadly aid distribution mechanism in Gaza. This mass slaughter 'relies on luring thousands of starving civilians to aid distribution centres only to come under direct fire' #auspol euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6...
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Direct accomplice in Israel’s killing and starvation machine, must be held accountable
The foundation's operational model involves luring civilians to specific locations, where they are subjected to killing and degrading treatment
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The HPV vaccine can prevent genital cancers, but fewer teens are getting the jab www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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Poor vaccine uptake a 'reality check' as situation worsening in Australia
The proportion of Australian teenagers vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer is the lowest it has been in almost 10 years.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
We keep hearing credulous pundits say MAGA is "antiwar." So how many MAGA Republicans will support the new resolution requiring Trump to get congressional authorization for war with Iran? This resolution is important. People should pay attention to it. 1/ (link) newrepublic.com/article/1969...
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Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled
Is opposition to “forever wars” really a core pillar of MAGA Republicanism? Looks like we’re about to find out.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.
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Charles Harvey @cjharvey56.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
A couple of megalomaniacs in Trump and Netanyahu, out of control. Israel murdering those it considers its enemies, which is every Moslem, and Trump exercising gangster diplomacy- demanding an unconditional surrender from Iran even though they are not the aggressor.Gun to the head, disgusting.
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mariecolemanao.bsky.social @mariecolemanao.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Dangerous rhetoric
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Chris Zappone @chrizap.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
“For us to try to imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.” said US president Dwight Eisenhower , ex-commander of allied forces in Europe during WWII chrisbarsanti.net/20...
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Quote of the Day: Ike Didn’t Love Parades
According to presidential historian Michael Beschloss, in the 1950s, some generals approached former general Dwight Eisenhower about having big Soviet-style military parades to show off American mi…
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 08/06/2025
ElectraNet says South Australia has one of the most advanced electricity networks in the world, regularly achieving 100% instantaneous variable renewable energy. 50% rooftop solar is world leading and green fuels are attracting business. #auspol #greenenergy
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Dozens of big industries want to plug in to Australia’s first 100 pct net renewable (wind and solar) grid
The death of manufacturing? It’s a constant refrain among the conservative nut jobs on Murdoch’s Sky After Dark and within the far right elements of the federal Coalition, who insist that more wind and solar will be the death of industry in Australia.
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Shiannon Corcoran @shiannonc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
If the coalition thought their success in No campaign was an indicator for success- & a positive for election success-they were wrong Over 5 million ppl voted Yes. Many more would’ve if not for misinformation The entire electorate in an election is a different entity www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Liberals express frustration the Voice became an election campaign issue
Liberal insiders have expressed their frustration that the Coalition pushed the Voice as an election issue instead of the issues most Australians were preoccupied with.
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Their core problem of course, is the Liberal party have no idea who they are They sincerely don't All their bluff and bullshit about "our values" and "broad church" obscures the fact that they're bitterly divided & will end up like the Victorian branch - riven by years of disputes in opposition
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Marilyn Macfarlane @mabmac.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
That’s the point Jane, Liberal values are not Australian values. 🙄🥹🤨.
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Mr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The Libs say Australians don’t know what their policies are. But the Libs don’t have policies. They have talking points and imported culture wars. Essentially a US Republican franchise, they are not interested in governing. Division and mean-spiritedness is their end game. Just appalling people.
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Mr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Keep hearing Liberals saying how they have not clearly communicated what they stand for. But what DO they stand for other than the interests of greedy old white boomers who will go to their graves in a warming world clutching onto their franking credits. And I’m a rich old white boomer. #4Corners
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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Wow. The things a sovereign nation can do! ⤵️ Wait ... 𝒘𝒆'𝒓𝒆 a sovereign nation, aren't we? . . (aren't we?)
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Christine Milne @christinemilne.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.
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