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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 1h

Some truth telling at last from someone a bit closer to middle Australia than anyone on the RBA board or in one of the bigger political parties. Worth reading.

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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 14h

The Pentagon has excluded several major NATO allies, including the UK, France, and the Baltic states, from a Poland meeting on NATO's future led by policy chief Elbridge Colby, according to POLITICO.

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Far too few are saying this out loud, grateful to those that do! Our governments & political 'leaders' are actively choosing to condemn us, to put obscene profits for big business before the safety of all Australians, people & all life we share Earth with. in-between-days.ghost.io/the-greens-c...

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The Greens change leaders amid catastrophic system failure

Shoebridge over troubled Waters? A huge earthquake in environmental politics happened in Australia today. And no, I don't mean the change in Greens leadership. Important as this event is - and I wi...

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Satire perhaps, but not far from the truth.

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Laura McCreight @sentientgrace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our INFAMOUS attorney general... Cuz who the hell protects pedophiles & rapists & enables scores of gov't illegalities taking place right in front of him? #republicans do, under this Department of INJUSTICE. #unamerican #FASCISM www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’

US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability” Central banks just can’t help themselves www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...

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Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what happens when we try to run an obstacles course with a blindfold on & our hands tied behind our backs.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AI should be put on hold until safety measures with a rapid response cabe implemented.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 23/09/2026

Commentary: The greatest risk from AI comes from cells, not steel, with 70% of national security practitioners believing AI increases bioweapon risk and AI-aided researchers potentially making pathogens more deadly.

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AI’s greatest threat is biological, not robotic

To mitigate the risks, safeguards such as mandating DNA screening and implementing regulations on AI development are needed.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22/09/2026

Unfortunately, it is apparent federal and state governments are too often responding to men’s violence after the fact.

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Australia is responding to domestic violence after the event, not preventing it from happening

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So unlike Australian media, USA media don't abandon their mates. What has happened to the ANZAC spirit?

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"It’s not the result of a single direction made in some secretive ABC backroom: it’s the accumulation of thousands of reporting decisions made over the past 12 months, filtered through the national broadcaster’s attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking." 🙏 C Warren

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How long before this becomes an issue in some areas in Australia?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wonder if this has been factored in to the decision making for these environment wrecking monstrosities?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

No surprises here from the anti-environment LNP government. If it's a gully, either fill it in or dam it, if it's a forest, clear fell it including riparian zones for grazing or intensive crops, and if there's value below ground dig a giant hole.

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climatecouncil.org.au @climatecouncil.org.au · 14/09/2026

At a public hearing in the Hunter Valley, Nic spoke out against the HVO coal extension project, which if approved will unleash more than 800 million tonnes of climate pollution over its lifetime – more than 7X NSW’s annual climate pollution.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don't O-N realise that international students create jobs?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I wonder what this will do to power bills and regional water supply?

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The #US needs to be banished from polite international society and community until they stop being a bully. We cannot tolerate this. They can rejoin when they heal themselves from this plague. #ICC www.politico.eu/article/us-p...

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US pressures NATO allies to destroy International Criminal Court

Washington said it “would be watching closely” to see which allies help in its campaign against the court during a closed-door meeting this summer.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Are Australian politicians reading this?

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Doesn't matter whether its climate change, health, renewable energy, Agricultural poisons or anything else, USA rejects sound science.

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Since when was this considered to be "self defence"?

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Climate data has been released confirming August 2026 as the hottest month on record after heatwaves and severe drought dominated Western Europe's warmest summer.

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Extreme heat, fires and floods mark record hot month

Climate data has been released confirming August 2026 as the hottest month on record after heatwaves and severe drought dominated Western Europe's warmest summer.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

House prices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide have more than doubled in the past 6 years, and we should be worried about a 10% drop? FMD www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Chart showing median hose prices in Brisbane. In June 2020 is was $547,000, in June 2023 it was $775,000, in June 2026 is at was $1.155m

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Follow the Minnesota 1st @smullins3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Not a fucking word about it on the front page of the country's paper of record. Fuck the @nytimes.com

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Forests Forever @forestsforeverca.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"A growing academic literature, supported by satellite observations of major methane plumes, shows that these emissions can be very substantial, and are the dominant near-term climate impact for gas supplied as liquefied natural gas." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters

Letters: The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than can be captured, writes Andrew Boswell, while Simon Oldridge calls out…

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Scary! When do they start rounding up those that don't fit their ideals?

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“We cannot remain silent while Palestinian children are being starved, maimed and killed by the actions of Israeli authorities and military forces”.

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500+ health professionals defy AHPRA in open letter on Gaza

Nobel laureate among signatories who declare that silence on the slaughter of Palestinian children is a "failure of our ethical obligations”

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Little wonder that the preferred choice of vehicle for many is a high riding off-roader. We are being driven away from more energy efficient vehicles by poor road maintenance & ironically, that makes it a vicious circle.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

More than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.

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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As I just mentioned on ABC NewsRadio, I have never seen 10 degC anomalies on an El Nino subsurface chart before. That is cray cray. (But then again, with >90% of excess energy trapped by Greenhouse Gases going into the Ocean, is it really?) www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso...

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Vern Veitch 1952 AU @vernv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Scum pursue ethnic cleansing to build on top of decaying bodies.

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