BBBruce @Didaho@qoto.org

Racism has never gone away, it just appears behind the ‘culture wars’, and a bald guy in a suit fanning the flames by saying he wants “more details” about The Voice. Dutton won’t say he’s against The Voice, but he’s going to do everything possible to stop it. #auspol

Because fascists lack a coherent political worldview, they have the biggest tent in politics. Contrary to popular belief, fascist movements do welcome all races, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

As long as you share hatred of some of the same groups, you can find a home in the fascist movement. If you're a trans woman who hates Black people, you'll find a home in the fascist movement (as long as you're willing to overlook transphobia).

If you're a Latino man who hates women and wants to dominate them, you'll find a home in the fascist movement (as long as you're willing to overlook racism). You'll be useful to the fascist movement as a token or ideological shield - they can use your marginalized identity to further their cause.

This is why you'll see gay fascists in a crowd of Proud Boys who are shouting "f*ggot", Black fascists storming the Capitol alongside people shouting the N-word at police, and Jewish fascists at an antivax rally standing next to people holding signs saying that COVID is a Jewish conspiracy.

Environmental impact of space flight. Another reason why human space travel isn't feasible on any large scale https://www.space.com/rocket-launches-environmental-impact

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The Republican Party is made up of political terrorists and arsonists, with a few actual terrorists and arsonists to fill out the ranks.

The EU is better off without Britain. It would be even better off without Hungary. Until now, Poland has been the big obstacle, keen to align with Christianist ethnonationalism, But now that they have seen Putin's version, they seem keener in Europeanism.

In case you missed this brilliant development yesterday!

This comic hits home, but when you see the 2007 publishing date in the lower right hand corner it hits even harder.

#climate #nature #sustainability #environment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/us-senators-urge-joe-biden-not-to-sell-scarce-nuclear-submarines-to-australia We should have stuck with France. #auspol #dutton

“FIRB approved the $4bn takeover and the Northern Beaches Hospital was bound for control in a tax haven from that moment.”

Time to review the effectiveness of the Foreign Investments Review Board in protecting the national interest?

#auspol #FIRB #privatisationfail
https://michaelwest.com.au/the-nsw-government-the-feds-the-caymans-and-australias-worst-privatisation-unveiled/

That's a pretty cool #app that @howtospace just posted. It simulated the #impact of an #asteroid of different composition or #comet on any location on the #Earth. You can change the size, speed, incident angle and see all the (catastrophic) consequences.

So, I tried it with the scenario of most of #Hollywood #scifi #movies: the asteroid is hitting #Paris (why always Paris ??).

➡️ https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/

Don't worry, these events are extremely unlikely.

#Astronomy #Space

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Our new @RegAssistProj@twitter.com paper shows that smart charging of electric vehicles is taking off.

➡️139 tariffs & services for smart EV charging available in Europe today

➡️6 strategies to establish smart charging as default

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/88

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@chaser do write excellent 🔥🔥🔥, especially on Murdoch’s minions #auspol #media

'Who could have predicted the climate crisis?' - Macron

I'll tell you who - Exxon in 1982.

Carl Sagan testifying to congress in 1985

Multiple IPCC reports over decades, involving tens of thousands of scientists

Thats who

#ClimateChange #climateCrisis

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/01/03/who-could-have-predicted-the-climate-crisis-macron-slammed-on-climate-change-remark_6010139_5.html

A little bit of Australian cabinet political history from 2002 with regard to failure to act on climate by the conservative Howard Government.

2002 Cabinet Documents: Climate change impacts ackniowledged by Foreign Minister Downer and Environment Minister Kemp as Australia refuses to sign Kyoto Protocol.
#Auspol #climate #NationalArchives #Australia #KyotoProtocol #HighSpeedRail #ClimateEmergency
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/01/2002-cabinet-documents-climate-change.html

Only a starved-for-an-angle Australian media could turn a sensible decision to test Chinese visitors for COVID - a policy in line with other developed nations - into another predictable culture war. As Walter Cronkite said: “Australia: too many journalists, not enough news.”