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Fossil fuels will be collateral damage in Trump’s war on Iran Canada's oil and gas industry and the politicians in its thrall will use the US attack on Iran as a justification for more pipelines. In reality, it will actually erode the economic case for them.

“Repeated shocks like this push countries to reassess what energy security really means. Wind, solar, storage, and, where available, hydro are not immune to operational challenges. they increasingly look less like a climate choice and more like a stability strategy.”

Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters Politicians who attended protest against visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog say police actions against demonstrators were ‘wildly inappropriate’

Our eyes don't lie.
Resorting to brutal and unnecessary physical violence against peaceful protests is wrong.
And who put the police in this allegedly 'impossible situation'?
Don't gaslight Australia. We're not the US.
Yet.

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A post from 2019.
We’ve been betrayed 😞😞 #auspol

bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers

Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?

LCG (@lisagranger1) Alright, I’m saying this as an Australian who is absolutely sick to death of watching the world hold its breath every time this blabbering blubbering blithering blustering baffoon opens his grotesque...

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Reading all these mealy-mouthed statements together, there are common themes: 'safety', 'sensitivity' and 'division'.

This is the Israel lobby's script;
hosing down anyone who dares criticize Israel's apartheid, genocide and ethnic cleansing, while pretending it's about Jews under attack. #auspol

The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.

Yet another reason to not go to the US.

My good God, reading about USA politics is both exhausting and scary.
Here in Australia, we should be both alert and alarmed.
Protect our precious and fragile democracy - with its checks and balances- to stop the contagion.

This is American innovation. A country so efficient at war that it can invade a country without needing to leave its own country.

Non American here. So many of us are just sick and tired of Americans and all the bullshit. Yes there are millions of good and decent Americans but some stereotypes exist for a reason. Trump is also a major symptom of the ills of America, not the disease.

So if anti-fascists are Trump’s political enemies, what does that make Trump?

Live your life in such a way that when you die people aren't ashamed to quote the shit you said.

Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000. This precautionary approach makes clear sense

It’s taken years for Australia to ban three types of forever chemicals. But Europe plans to ban thousands of these chemicals to avoid future issues.

> Open Internet

You open the internet. The government is gutting science and social services to fund a literal masked gestapo. Wars are spiraling out of control. Millions are dying of preventable disease. A woman spent $9M on a wedding dress and [Ctrl-C]

> Open puzzle game

The environment isn't 'an issue'

It is life itself

Today is unfortunately a good reminder of just how depraved many Trump supporters are. It should be the easiest thing in the world to just wish someone well in light of a devastating health diagnosis. That they can't even meet that very low bar says a lot about their character.

Cover of banned book 'Freckleface Strawberry' depicting a red-headed girl.

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Tim Wilson will be a clear and constant reminder of why so many of us don't vote for the Liberal Party #auspol

ICYMI, this excellent 4 minute clip is 🎯💥💯.
Please watch, share, and vote accordingly.

Some mainstream journos are also shining a light on #AtlasNetwork. But many are still too timid, lazy or complicit to highlight the truth behind Dutton's culture wars. #ausvotes #auspol

Bridget McKenzie can’t help but laugh at the proposition of emissions going down under the LNP.
David Speers, “is there anything you would do to bring down emissions in the next 10 years?’
McKenzie “LoL”
It’s going to be even funnier when they lose the election 🤣

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition ‘got it wrong’ with its now-dumped policy to require all federal public servants to return to the office

A promise to cut 41,000 Canberra-based public service jobs through forced redundancies has also been walked back

First stage capitalism lie: more stuff makes life good. ($$)
Second stage capitalism lie: stuff doesn't make you happy, but experiences (travel and events) to make memories will ($$$$)

Reality: a good life comes from surrounding yourself with kind and principled people instead of assholes.