Parksy
@parksy83.bsky.social
Sport, politics and climate through an education lens. Standing on Whadjuk Noongar boodja I want to walk more softly on our planet 🌏
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Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
September 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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We should let people dream of something besides labor
September 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We should let people dream of something besides labor
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The real existential threat #ClimateCrisis
STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP ‼️
YOU TOO, AUS ‼️
STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP ‼️
YOU TOO, AUS ‼️
September 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The real existential threat #ClimateCrisis
STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP ‼️
YOU TOO, AUS ‼️
STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP ‼️
YOU TOO, AUS ‼️
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New PISA data out
England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia).
This is a huge public policy success.
England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia).
This is a huge public policy success.
September 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
New PISA data out
England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia).
This is a huge public policy success.
England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia).
This is a huge public policy success.
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“Why didn’t scientists warn us?”
August 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Why didn’t scientists warn us?”
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There are two questions these people need to answer:
1. How does a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to hit you sound different from a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to miss you?
2. If it did sound different, what action could a rider take in one second or thereabouts?
1. How does a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to hit you sound different from a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to miss you?
2. If it did sound different, what action could a rider take in one second or thereabouts?
Should cyclists wear headphones or earphones? Chair of Ireland’s parliamentary Committee on Transport wants your views
-- It's an "extremely divisive subject" but little to suggest it's more distracting than a car radio....
-- It's an "extremely divisive subject" but little to suggest it's more distracting than a car radio....
Should cyclists wear headphones or earphones? Chair of Ireland’s parliamentary Committee on Transport wants your views
-- It's an "extremely divisive subject" but little to suggest it's more distracting than a car radio. The chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport is seeking the public's views on wearing earphones or headphones while cycling -- a common complaint about cycling even when motorists are cocooned in soundproofing and loud sound systems. The committee chairperson, Michael Murphy, who is a Fine Gael TD for South Tipperary, said: "Do you think cycling with earpods and headphones is dangerous?
irishcycle.com
August 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
There are two questions these people need to answer:
1. How does a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to hit you sound different from a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to miss you?
2. If it did sound different, what action could a rider take in one second or thereabouts?
1. How does a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to hit you sound different from a vehicle approaching from behind that is about to miss you?
2. If it did sound different, what action could a rider take in one second or thereabouts?
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"Direct financial subsidies to the United States fossil fuel industry are estimated at roughly $29 billion to $31 billion annually"
"During the recent 2024 election cycle, the fossil fuel sector spent approximately $219 million to $250 million backing Donald Trump and congressional Republicans"
"Direct financial subsidies to the United States fossil fuel industry are estimated at roughly $29 billion to $31 billion annually"
"During the recent 2024 election cycle, the fossil fuel sector spent approximately $219 million to $250 million backing Donald Trump and congressional Republicans"
August 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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"Direct financial subsidies to the United States fossil fuel industry are estimated at roughly $29 billion to $31 billion annually"
"During the recent 2024 election cycle, the fossil fuel sector spent approximately $219 million to $250 million backing Donald Trump and congressional Republicans"
"Direct financial subsidies to the United States fossil fuel industry are estimated at roughly $29 billion to $31 billion annually"
"During the recent 2024 election cycle, the fossil fuel sector spent approximately $219 million to $250 million backing Donald Trump and congressional Republicans"
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Cycling is social. Design for it.
August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Cycling is social. Design for it.
It’s hard not like Pogi.
This is some great content!!
This is some great content!!
August 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It’s hard not like Pogi.
This is some great content!!
This is some great content!!
Tax the things you want less of (massive cars) subsidise the things you want more of (active transport - bikes).
Like most things it’s not that difficult
Like most things it’s not that difficult
August 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Tax the things you want less of (massive cars) subsidise the things you want more of (active transport - bikes).
Like most things it’s not that difficult
Like most things it’s not that difficult
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This is taxpayer money down the drain.
Households are paying too much for fuel, yet Labor's answer to every energy challenge is another handout to the fossil fuel industry.
The cheapest, cleanest and most secure energy is clean energy we generate here.
Households are paying too much for fuel, yet Labor's answer to every energy challenge is another handout to the fossil fuel industry.
The cheapest, cleanest and most secure energy is clean energy we generate here.
July 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This is taxpayer money down the drain.
Households are paying too much for fuel, yet Labor's answer to every energy challenge is another handout to the fossil fuel industry.
The cheapest, cleanest and most secure energy is clean energy we generate here.
Households are paying too much for fuel, yet Labor's answer to every energy challenge is another handout to the fossil fuel industry.
The cheapest, cleanest and most secure energy is clean energy we generate here.
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“Everyone thought it would create gridlock.”
It didn’t.
“It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was an elevated highway carrying 168k cars daily through South Korea’s capital.”
Now it’s a world famous people-place.
They’ve since removed 16 more elevated highways in the city.
It didn’t.
“It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was an elevated highway carrying 168k cars daily through South Korea’s capital.”
Now it’s a world famous people-place.
They’ve since removed 16 more elevated highways in the city.
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2026 at 4:14 AM
“Everyone thought it would create gridlock.”
It didn’t.
“It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was an elevated highway carrying 168k cars daily through South Korea’s capital.”
Now it’s a world famous people-place.
They’ve since removed 16 more elevated highways in the city.
It didn’t.
“It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was an elevated highway carrying 168k cars daily through South Korea’s capital.”
Now it’s a world famous people-place.
They’ve since removed 16 more elevated highways in the city.
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To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
July 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc.
Choices.
Simple.
www.cricinfo.com/story/cricke...
Stop this nonsense. Sport is not a commodity to be maximised, fundamentally it is a recreation for those who pursue it and watch it. We already have too much exhibition cricket where the result is forgotten more quickly than chook raffle.
Stop this nonsense. Sport is not a commodity to be maximised, fundamentally it is a recreation for those who pursue it and watch it. We already have too much exhibition cricket where the result is forgotten more quickly than chook raffle.
CA boss Greenberg 'open' to England-Australia Test in India
"There are opportunities in India to put more content into certain areas," he says
www.cricinfo.com
July 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
www.cricinfo.com/story/cricke...
Stop this nonsense. Sport is not a commodity to be maximised, fundamentally it is a recreation for those who pursue it and watch it. We already have too much exhibition cricket where the result is forgotten more quickly than chook raffle.
Stop this nonsense. Sport is not a commodity to be maximised, fundamentally it is a recreation for those who pursue it and watch it. We already have too much exhibition cricket where the result is forgotten more quickly than chook raffle.
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“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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Burnham Idiocy option:
- Spend X on oil and gas
Enlightened Survival option:
- Spend less than half X on solar and batteries for the same energy, and give the other half X for free in cash to hard working families while saving the climate and human health
- Spend X on oil and gas
Enlightened Survival option:
- Spend less than half X on solar and batteries for the same energy, and give the other half X for free in cash to hard working families while saving the climate and human health
July 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Burnham Idiocy option:
- Spend X on oil and gas
Enlightened Survival option:
- Spend less than half X on solar and batteries for the same energy, and give the other half X for free in cash to hard working families while saving the climate and human health
- Spend X on oil and gas
Enlightened Survival option:
- Spend less than half X on solar and batteries for the same energy, and give the other half X for free in cash to hard working families while saving the climate and human health
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Hey look UBI worked again for the thousandth time in a row.
This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first to target low-income families led by Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Hey look UBI worked again for the thousandth time in a row.
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This point needs to be made over and again:
The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
July 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
This point needs to be made over and again:
The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.
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House prices in 2024 - "impossibly unaffordable". House prices today - slipping back to 2024 levels is now apparently a disaster.
June 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
House prices in 2024 - "impossibly unaffordable". House prices today - slipping back to 2024 levels is now apparently a disaster.
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Reminder:
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
June 24, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Reminder:
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
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The latest tax stats show 90 millionaires paid no tax (1 poor sucker got their total income from $1m to below $18,200, but still had to pay... err $769 in tax)
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Ninety millionaires paid no tax in 2023–24. New ATO data shows why tax reform matters
In 2023-24, according to the ATO, 90 Australians who earned more than $1m in income paid no tax. The figures also reveal that the changes in the budget targeting the reductions in the discount for cap...
thepoint.com.au
June 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The latest tax stats show 90 millionaires paid no tax (1 poor sucker got their total income from $1m to below $18,200, but still had to pay... err $769 in tax)
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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The Windrose electric truck company will soon sell its battery-powered trucks in Australia.
Fuel cost is 85% lower than with a diesel truck.
Range = 700km
Australian trucking company New Energy Transport will order 20 of them.
The fossil fuel era is over.
thedriven.io/2026/06/16/w... #auspol
Fuel cost is 85% lower than with a diesel truck.
Range = 700km
Australian trucking company New Energy Transport will order 20 of them.
The fossil fuel era is over.
thedriven.io/2026/06/16/w... #auspol
Windrose secures key regulatory approval for electric prime mover in Australia
Chinese electric truck company Windrose Electric secures approval for its electric prime mover, one of the last steps before the truck can go on sale in Australia.
thedriven.io
June 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
The Windrose electric truck company will soon sell its battery-powered trucks in Australia.
Fuel cost is 85% lower than with a diesel truck.
Range = 700km
Australian trucking company New Energy Transport will order 20 of them.
The fossil fuel era is over.
thedriven.io/2026/06/16/w... #auspol
Fuel cost is 85% lower than with a diesel truck.
Range = 700km
Australian trucking company New Energy Transport will order 20 of them.
The fossil fuel era is over.
thedriven.io/2026/06/16/w... #auspol
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The UK government should ban social media use by the over 60s.
That is the part of the population being radicalised to support mass murder and genocide by social media.
If you want to ban people based on age, ban the problematic part of your society: the over 60s incapable of logic and reason.
That is the part of the population being radicalised to support mass murder and genocide by social media.
If you want to ban people based on age, ban the problematic part of your society: the over 60s incapable of logic and reason.
June 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The UK government should ban social media use by the over 60s.
That is the part of the population being radicalised to support mass murder and genocide by social media.
If you want to ban people based on age, ban the problematic part of your society: the over 60s incapable of logic and reason.
That is the part of the population being radicalised to support mass murder and genocide by social media.
If you want to ban people based on age, ban the problematic part of your society: the over 60s incapable of logic and reason.
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This is #Australia
If you don’t like diversity, don’t come here or live here.
But admit what you are.
If you don’t like diversity, don’t come here or live here.
But admit what you are.
June 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is #Australia
If you don’t like diversity, don’t come here or live here.
But admit what you are.
If you don’t like diversity, don’t come here or live here.
But admit what you are.