Ian Godwin
@thegodwinexx.bsky.social
Professor in crop biotechnology at UQ; love all types of football especially AFL. Perpetual searcher for the world’s finest beer.
Still recovering from the most amazing Grand Final I’ve ever seen www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
When it mattered most in the AFL grand final Brisbane were at their imperious best | Jonathan Horn
The question of how the Dockers blew their shot at glory will haunt them for years, but the story of this grand final was the magnificence of the Lions
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Still recovering from the most amazing Grand Final I’ve ever seen www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
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We’ve been on a wonderful holiday and I’ve embraced #wildswimming in Ireland and Scotland in lochs, sea lochs and even bodysurfing on the Moray Firth. I’m hooked!
Now onto England
Now onto England
September 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We’ve been on a wonderful holiday and I’ve embraced #wildswimming in Ireland and Scotland in lochs, sea lochs and even bodysurfing on the Moray Firth. I’m hooked!
Now onto England
Now onto England
I’m not rich and I’m not famous. But if I was and could achieve 10% of what Dolly Parton did for her fellow humans I would be really really proud of what I had achieved.
Dolly Parton Laughing on Late Night Seth Meyers
ALT: Dolly Parton Laughing on Late Night Seth Meyers
static.klipy.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I’m not rich and I’m not famous. But if I was and could achieve 10% of what Dolly Parton did for her fellow humans I would be really really proud of what I had achieved.
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A short update from the US Health department
- The cyclospora outbreak reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
- FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
- Screwworm cases continue to rise.
- 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
- The cyclospora outbreak reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
- FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
- Screwworm cases continue to rise.
- 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
August 16, 2026 at 7:53 AM
A short update from the US Health department
- The cyclospora outbreak reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
- FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
- Screwworm cases continue to rise.
- 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
- The cyclospora outbreak reached 13,895 cases across 47 states.
- FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination.
- Screwworm cases continue to rise.
- 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record.
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One hour sitting beside this lake is worth more than 100,000 Space X's.
August 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
One hour sitting beside this lake is worth more than 100,000 Space X's.
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The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
August 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
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Sir #DavidAttenborough
“Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get."
#ClimateEmergency
“Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get."
#ClimateEmergency
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
www.vox.com
August 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Sir #DavidAttenborough
“Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get."
#ClimateEmergency
“Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get."
#ClimateEmergency
As we charge towards sustainability we have to actually (go figure?) measure outcomes rather rely on “the vibe”!
I would love to see organic cotton v GM cotton subjected to similar analysis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I would love to see organic cotton v GM cotton subjected to similar analysis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
As we charge towards sustainability we have to actually (go figure?) measure outcomes rather rely on “the vibe”!
I would love to see organic cotton v GM cotton subjected to similar analysis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I would love to see organic cotton v GM cotton subjected to similar analysis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hands up who doesn’t think this is going to be our summer Downunder?
And hands up who is going to vote for another party led by an orange idiot who deny climate change is real and here and now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
And hands up who is going to vote for another party led by an orange idiot who deny climate change is real and here and now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Climate scientist caught up in Europe's 'dystopian' summer
Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to fight.
www.abc.net.au
August 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Hands up who doesn’t think this is going to be our summer Downunder?
And hands up who is going to vote for another party led by an orange idiot who deny climate change is real and here and now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
And hands up who is going to vote for another party led by an orange idiot who deny climate change is real and here and now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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I'm screaming inside reading this.
The implications are beyond comprehension.
The implications are beyond comprehension.
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025.
This is deeply shocking.
This is deeply shocking.
July 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I'm screaming inside reading this.
The implications are beyond comprehension.
The implications are beyond comprehension.
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Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction.
I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
July 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction.
I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
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France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting:
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
July 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting:
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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GREAT 👇 FREAKIN QUESTION.....?
July 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
GREAT 👇 FREAKIN QUESTION.....?
This is what fuelled Argentina’s attack in the final. Ice cold
Glacier water in Argentina 🇦🇷 6,720 m above sea level.
July 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is what fuelled Argentina’s attack in the final. Ice cold
Apparently Climate Change is a hoax
I present to you absolute, undeniable proof that this man below is completely the dumbest person in WORLD HISTORY ever, to form a government. I am still having a hard time with the fact that he is so... fucking... STUPID!!!
July 18, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Apparently Climate Change is a hoax
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Walking in our farm's rainforest with the melting heat of these days, I am filled with such inexpressible anger at what is being done to our once stable climate.
The richest 1% are actively, knowingly, and uncaringly sabotaging the future for all of us, and for the rest of the planet's life.
The richest 1% are actively, knowingly, and uncaringly sabotaging the future for all of us, and for the rest of the planet's life.
July 17, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Walking in our farm's rainforest with the melting heat of these days, I am filled with such inexpressible anger at what is being done to our once stable climate.
The richest 1% are actively, knowingly, and uncaringly sabotaging the future for all of us, and for the rest of the planet's life.
The richest 1% are actively, knowingly, and uncaringly sabotaging the future for all of us, and for the rest of the planet's life.
Hilarious for FIFA if they say anything is political after giving the word’s biggest grifter and warmongering orange twit a “Peace Prize”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Argentina stars hold up Falklands banner after World Cup win over England
Argentinian stars hold up a 'The Falklands are Argentine' banner after defeating England at the 2026 World Cup.
www.abc.net.au
July 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Hilarious for FIFA if they say anything is political after giving the word’s biggest grifter and warmongering orange twit a “Peace Prize”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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I think this is an important data point.
July 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I think this is an important data point.