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Tom Gonda

@tomgonda.bsky.social
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Australian semi-retired biomedical researcher, leftish political and social outlook, concerned about climate change and the post-truth world we seem to be entering.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“When carbon credits, are traded as offsets, they don’t reduce emissions: they maintain the status quo. They don’t advance decarbonisation: they simply allow emitters to continue business as usual” writes Bob Debus. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I hereby withdraw all my previous criticism of Trump. He has now proved himself to be the genius he has always claimed to be. Who else but a strategic and diplomatic genius could stop a war he himself started? Breathtaking!
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... This is truly Orwellian. Putin and Xi claim to be “stabilising” and oppose “the law of the jungle” after Putin invades Ukraine with support to Russia from Xi.
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Xi and Putin condemn ‘irresponsible’ US foreign policy at Beijing summit
Chinese and Russian leaders boast of close ties and warn ‘of a drift back to the law of the jungle’
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Saw a bit of Afternoon Briefing today with a junior fed minister or something was asked about increasing our fuel reserves. Answer started with “we’re focused on blah blah …” Whenever you hear that it means “I can’t and won’t answer the actual question”. Waste of breath.
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A taken of two paths. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Australia faced the same dilemma as China in 2004 but made the wrong call
While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy,  China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels...
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
7:30: Albo tied himself in knots trying not to say anything negative about Trump while admitting there has been no regime change and no clear objectives. Also dodged questions about whether he’d raised concerns about economic damage. Read: he’s too scared of Trump to say anything. A gutless wonder.
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Watched the movie “Hamnet” earlier today. Brilliant, powerful and really great acting. May not be 100% historically accurate - though probably not too far off - but it really doesn’t matter.
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Lee Murray (she/her) @cousincat.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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Reflections of an Arab Australian on the new 'hate speech' laws
Australia’s new hate speech laws are landing in a climate of deep mistrust and unequal public empathy. When grief, protest and solidarity are treated as threats, social cohesion becomes a hollow promi...
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Terrifying to think that today's heat will be a regular part of our kid's and grandkid's futures. As Labor - opens another new fossil fuel project - logs another native forest - legacy media/ABC refuses to play its vital role - and Australians vote for all of it! ☹️ #auspol
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Weekend Oz triumphantly telling us that a “core values pathway” & “one party, two traditions” will save the dog’s breakfast aka the Liberal Party. I have no idea WTF either of these mean, or how such slogans will lead to policies relevant to Australia in the 2020s. I suspect they don’t either.
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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✍️ PETITION: Strong environment laws stop new coal and gas
The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Or to put it another way:
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
More of the same LNP sloganeering and obfuscation from Sussan Ley on Insiders this morning. Criticises the govt on “immigration” but won’t say which groups of immigrants she’d stop coming. Decries “excessive” govt spending but won’t say what she’d cut. Waste of time.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/08/2025
Some of Australia’s best-known and most respected industry, business and community leaders have written an open letter to state and federal MPs calling for an end to the “net zero smokescreen” to “secure Australia’s prosperity”. #auspol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/08/2025
"Real Zero has one definition. You commit to phasing out fossil fuels and you do it without relying on offsets, carbon capture and storage, and any other technology that does not exist yet.” - Dr @shantabarley.bsky.social, Fortescue Chief Climate Scientist #auspol
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I wish the commentators from the Murdoch - and indeed many other - media outlets would stop all this noise about Albo having to meet Trump. What they really mean is that they want Albo and thus Australia to grovel. The Zelensky White House ambush showed what a great idea that is.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
My other #Gaza cartoon from @theshot.net.au theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Cartoon: Scene is a game show entitled "WHOSE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IS IT ANYWAY?" 
The host is reading to the contestant (the Earth who is looking thoughtful) from a card: Around 2 million displaced, traumatised people are being deliberately starved by an occupying power. Do you...?"
He gestures to a large screen with four options:
* Assume they probably deserve it
* Pretend it's not happening
* Feel bad but lie down until the feeling goes away
* Do whatever it @^$%ing takes to make it stop!
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Well it’ll surprise no-one that the election campaign has degenerated into duelling bribes and handouts from the LNP & ALP. No plan, no strategy, little thought, just buying votes. Don’t we deserve better than this?
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Just watched probably the worst episode of Q and A that I’ve ever seen. The Liberal and Labor pollies just trotted out their talking points regardless of any relevance to the questions they were asked. When asked any “big picture” questions they ignored them. Pathetic.
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Tom Gonda @tomgonda.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
The LNP costed Labor’s energy plan at $600 bn. On Insiders today shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said their nuclear-driven plan would be 44% less. Asked how much that was, he just repeated “44% less”. Seems he can’t even access a calculator. Doesn’t inspire much confidence in a wanna-be treasurer.
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