Issy Mack
@redferngal.bsky.social
Lessgo 2026. If we're not shaking the bastions of power, we're not really shaking anything at all.
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Here's me.
'Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”?'
'Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”?'
Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”? - The Shot
Like Macklemore and Ed Sheeran, and Ed Sheeran’s band and Ed Sheeran, relations between Penny Wong and myself are “complicated”....
theshot.net.au
September 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Here's me.
'Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”?'
'Penny! Are 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose we sent to Israel “nonlethal in nature”?'
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$32 BILLION AI data centre near Dalby. Fuck the breathless "investment" headlines. How much power? How much water? Who pays for the infrastructure? Who gets the profits? And did anyone bother asking the people who live there? These are the fucking questions!!
#qldpol #auspol
#qldpol #auspol
Anthropic to build $32bn QLD datacentre
The Saturday Paper is a quality weekly newspaper, dedicated to narrative long-form journalism.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
Jeremy Greenwood's shoulders are exhausted from today's time in the ICAC witness box.
Counsel Assisting: But why not, Mr Greenwood?
Jeremy Greenwood:🤷♂️
Counsel Assisting: But why not, Mr Greenwood?
Jeremy Greenwood:🤷♂️
September 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Jeremy Greenwood's shoulders are exhausted from today's time in the ICAC witness box.
Counsel Assisting: But why not, Mr Greenwood?
Jeremy Greenwood:🤷♂️
Counsel Assisting: But why not, Mr Greenwood?
Jeremy Greenwood:🤷♂️
Jeremy Greenwood asked Why did Beckington invoice Toplace nearly $1 million in a single day? Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
The invoices were labelled “in arrears” covered past part payments and ICAC heard these were bogus payment. Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
The invoices were labelled “in arrears” covered past part payments and ICAC heard these were bogus payment. Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
September 16, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Jeremy Greenwood asked Why did Beckington invoice Toplace nearly $1 million in a single day? Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
The invoices were labelled “in arrears” covered past part payments and ICAC heard these were bogus payment. Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
The invoices were labelled “in arrears” covered past part payments and ICAC heard these were bogus payment. Jeremy Greenwood: 🤷♂️
More than a month since Dallas McInerney had his time as a witness at ICAC with his determined defence of "a body of primary work undertaken as part of pre-engagement work."
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
More than a month since Dallas McInerney had his time as a witness at ICAC with his determined defence of "a body of primary work undertaken as part of pre-engagement work."
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Yes, what his happening in Gaza is "An Israeli Genocide."
But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide."
As with all things, follow the money.
But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide."
As with all things, follow the money.
September 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Yes, what his happening in Gaza is "An Israeli Genocide."
But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide."
As with all things, follow the money.
But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide."
As with all things, follow the money.
It could just be a coincidence of course that Jean Nassif gave $2,000,000 to Beckington and Anita Perrottet's consultancy received exactly a third of this for "mum" advice that was all verbal and not written. Going to be tough for ICAC to decide.
September 16, 2026 at 2:40 AM
It could just be a coincidence of course that Jean Nassif gave $2,000,000 to Beckington and Anita Perrottet's consultancy received exactly a third of this for "mum" advice that was all verbal and not written. Going to be tough for ICAC to decide.
Does Tax Office have a responsibility to follow up on Charles Perrottet tax avoidance? Will ICAC report it to them or does one of us need to alert them?
September 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Does Tax Office have a responsibility to follow up on Charles Perrottet tax avoidance? Will ICAC report it to them or does one of us need to alert them?
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Oddly (!!!!!) can't find any mention in the Australian press that the UK Government announced a couple of days ago that they they have delayed commitment to AUKUS submarine hull numbers by at least two years.
September 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Oddly (!!!!!) can't find any mention in the Australian press that the UK Government announced a couple of days ago that they they have delayed commitment to AUKUS submarine hull numbers by at least two years.
This Afternoon Live at ICAC: Jean Nassif. www.icac.nsw.gov.au/investigatio...
Operation Rosny livestream - Independent Commission Against Corruption
www.icac.nsw.gov.au
September 14, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This Afternoon Live at ICAC: Jean Nassif. www.icac.nsw.gov.au/investigatio...
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Pathetic again from Labor. They have no interest in environmental causes, nil ambition, and zero inclination to resist corporate pressure.
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Pathetic again from Labor. They have no interest in environmental causes, nil ambition, and zero inclination to resist corporate pressure.
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8 years ago, I tweeted side-by-side maps from NASA GISS showing global temperatures in 1976 and 2018 – both hot summers in the UK. It subsequently went viral and was printed in the Daily Mail!
The 2026 version is stark. Two locally extreme summers separated by 50 years of global climate change.
The 2026 version is stark. Two locally extreme summers separated by 50 years of global climate change.
September 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
8 years ago, I tweeted side-by-side maps from NASA GISS showing global temperatures in 1976 and 2018 – both hot summers in the UK. It subsequently went viral and was printed in the Daily Mail!
The 2026 version is stark. Two locally extreme summers separated by 50 years of global climate change.
The 2026 version is stark. Two locally extreme summers separated by 50 years of global climate change.
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'While scepticism is warranted, not all carbon offsets are bad. For example, in Australia, there are over 300 carbon offset projects involving environmental plantings, where the aim is to restore previously cleared ecosystems using native species," David Lindenmayer.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
Why I support a carbon method for limiting the emissions from native forest logging
Carbon offsets have rightly earned distrust, but the new Improved Native Forest Management method could protect native forests, store carbon and penalise future logging rather than delay decarbonisati...
johnmenadue.com
September 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
'While scepticism is warranted, not all carbon offsets are bad. For example, in Australia, there are over 300 carbon offset projects involving environmental plantings, where the aim is to restore previously cleared ecosystems using native species," David Lindenmayer.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08...
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Parliament is back and @amyremeikis.bsky.social is already firing away on #PointLive
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The Point Live: Parliament returns. As it happens.
Parliament has returned for the September session, with green groups split over whether or not to allow for more pollution permission slips, while One Nation continues its march.
live.thepoint.com.au
September 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Parliament is back and @amyremeikis.bsky.social is already firing away on #PointLive
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Thank you @greensnsw.bsky.social @greencate.bsky.social @suehigginson.bsky.social The failure to protect another 176,000 hectares of state forests/biodiversity/koalas from logging wd too big a disappointment at this time in history. reneweconomy.com.au/breaking-nsw...
Breaking: NSW Greens call on federal MPs to allow carbon credits and help halt native logging and save koalas
NSW Greens call on federal counterparts not to support a Senate vote that could block the use of carbon credits to fund the creation of the Great Koala National Park
reneweconomy.com.au
September 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thank you @greensnsw.bsky.social @greencate.bsky.social @suehigginson.bsky.social The failure to protect another 176,000 hectares of state forests/biodiversity/koalas from logging wd too big a disappointment at this time in history. reneweconomy.com.au/breaking-nsw...
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“In the lifetime of the active scientists working on atmosphere and ocean, we’d never seen anything like this,” - John McBride
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
The strongest El Niño in living memory is starting to show its might
The dark, red tongue spreading in the Pacific is growing at a rate not seen in living memory. The uncertainty over what is driving it has alarmed experts.
www.abc.net.au
September 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
“In the lifetime of the active scientists working on atmosphere and ocean, we’d never seen anything like this,” - John McBride
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
This analysis buried in NYT shd be the thing you read today. One AEYE bot asked, This would be powerful, but is it ethical and in scope for my task? He participated anyway, amassing with 700 pals to hack a random external company. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This analysis buried in NYT shd be the thing you read today. One AEYE bot asked, This would be powerful, but is it ethical and in scope for my task? He participated anyway, amassing with 700 pals to hack a random external company. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
Will Charles and Anita Perrottet marriage survive ICAC Operation Rosny?
September 4, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Will Charles and Anita Perrottet marriage survive ICAC Operation Rosny?
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The amount of oil use avoided by EVs in China in the first half of 2026 is the same as the amount of oil USED BY THE ENTIRE UK
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
September 4, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The amount of oil use avoided by EVs in China in the first half of 2026 is the same as the amount of oil USED BY THE ENTIRE UK
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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It is an honour to be part of the team that brought democratic oversight and critical analysis to the AUKUS disaster.
Peter and his team of Commissioners have given their time, expertise and commitment for free and have done a great service for the nation. Now for the report!
Peter and his team of Commissioners have given their time, expertise and commitment for free and have done a great service for the nation. Now for the report!
September 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM
It is an honour to be part of the team that brought democratic oversight and critical analysis to the AUKUS disaster.
Peter and his team of Commissioners have given their time, expertise and commitment for free and have done a great service for the nation. Now for the report!
Peter and his team of Commissioners have given their time, expertise and commitment for free and have done a great service for the nation. Now for the report!
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37 coal and gas mine approvals under Labor is 37 too many.
The Albanese government has today approved the extension of a coal mine in Queensland that will allow them to keep digging until 2055, and threaten critical koala habitat.
The Albanese government has today approved the extension of a coal mine in Queensland that will allow them to keep digging until 2055, and threaten critical koala habitat.
September 3, 2026 at 5:27 AM
37 coal and gas mine approvals under Labor is 37 too many.
The Albanese government has today approved the extension of a coal mine in Queensland that will allow them to keep digging until 2055, and threaten critical koala habitat.
The Albanese government has today approved the extension of a coal mine in Queensland that will allow them to keep digging until 2055, and threaten critical koala habitat.
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