Vern Veitch 1952 AU

Just a quick reminder to all who have either followed me or intend to and that I haven't followed back. If you don't have either a profile or at least a few posts to provide some indication of your interests, I'll just put a follow back on hold until I see something.

The 2nd glacier gone in the news today.

Another one melts away. Nothing to see here.

Internal documents from WA’s EPA warn Woodside’s proposed Browse gas project risks ‘significant, serious, and irreversible’ environmental consequences. #browsegas #woodside #environment #gas #LNG #fossilfuels

And yet still, @albomp.bsky.social does nothing. Completely out of step and out of touch with public expectations.

Glad that he won but I hope he steers away from Putin.

“An intelligence officer told me if we didn’t go, they would displace us the same way they have done it in Gaza,” “We stood there in front of the house, and we refused to leave until we were faced by three military vehicles and they forced us out.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Good News for Serbia. 🤞🤞for Brazil & USA. Israel is a lost cause & I suspect the only way it will change is meeting force with equal force sadly, much the same as WW2 Germany.

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Surprise, surprise as Gomer Pyle was famous for saying.

US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says. We absolutely suck, y'all.

Make gambling advertising illegal. Simple.

A FAFO moment resulting from the orange baboon's idiocy.

I suspect Lindsay Graham would be turning in his grave.

putin has once again wiped his boots on trump) 🇷🇺🇮🇷 Just hours after #Trump publicly claimed #Russia was doing “little” to help #Iran, Moscow reaffirmed its full support for Tehran, with Foreign Minister Lavrov describing Iran's fight as a "just cause." www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/l...

Trump initiated brain drain probably through a non-return valve.

#Coal fired Chris at it again.

A warning for Australia.

One of the world’s most powerful batteries is now fully operational in NSW. 🔋⚡ Built on the site of the former Munmorah coal-fired power station, the Waratah Super Battery can deliver 850 MW of power and store 1,680 MWh of energy.

Buy something that benefits this inhumane creature? Not in this lifetime.

LNP are discriminating against indigenous and trying to erase their history.

Liars lie & even believe their own lies.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

And he would sell any & every other ally out in the blink of an eye if he thought it would make him a quick buck. Is @auspol.info reading this?

Just a coincidence? Yeah, sure.

It seems USA is declaring war on Ukraine.

A shame it's California who are suffering despite trying to reduce their use of fossil fuels compared to other USA states.

And another anti-environment decision by NSW Labor.

Another anti-environment action by the Minns Labor government.

❗️🇺🇦🔥🇺🇦❗️ Russia hit Ukraine power plant ‘immediately after’ Trump declared energy ceasefire says Zelenskyy & tells Warsaw security conference Putin ‘does not read Truth Social’ Trump announces - ‘partial ceasefire in Ukraine war’ Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Also, Trump bought a property in Florida in 2008 for $40m, sold it 2008 for $100m, making it at the time the most expensive house ever sold in the US. You’ll never guess the nationality of the buyer (who amazingly 🙄never moved into it)...almost as if a certain country wanted to send money to Trump.

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No one was bombing civilian airports, targeting desalination plants, or sinking tankers in international waters before the US President started another Middle East war The US is the threat to peace and stability in the region apnews.com/article/saud...

ABC should treat ON the same as they treat ABC. Report nothing.

Friendly Friday reminder that since July 2022, when the #ALP government came into power, we have missed out on $77.79 billion in revenue by not having a 25% tax on gas exports. Imagine what we could be do with that $348.9 million a week!? Health, education... #auspol gas.australiainstitute.org.au

My column on the latest building data and the resources devoted to building data centres www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Women over 55 are a rapidly growing demographic for homelessness. Many have little to no super, paused careers to raise children or depended on a spouse for economic stability. The solution: build more social and affordable housing.

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

Sad but true.

With 3.5 million households experiencing food insecurity last year, food banks are struggling to meet demand, while some communities can’t even access them. trib.al/PpDrbYO

Reminder - Japan imports more gas from Australia than it needs, and so it onsells it to other countries for a profit. www.afr.com/world/asia/a...

Who would have thought, criminals using AI to improve their criminal activities.

"Australia, through its coal mining and gas extraction, is infringing on this obligation. It is carrying out what the ICJ says is an internationally wrongful act. So, clearly, there is no climate integrity there." #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...

If you haven't heard this & you're an Australian, it's worth 12 minutes of your time. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

In Fiji, the Albanese govt will ask Pacific countries to trust its leadership on climate, while at home it considers approving Woodside’s Browse gas project, fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo and a big coal mine expansion in the Hunter Valley. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/fiji-pr...

"Australia is a major producer of fossil fuels. We all know fossil fuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis," [Ralph Regenvanu] said. "The very least a country like Australia should be doing is stopping future expansion, and it's not doing that." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

USA is complicit in Gaza's & Lebanon's genocide. They may as well be pulling the trigger.

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o... Aren’t we supposed to learn from Past mistakes? There are so many red flags. The masks The rabid faux Christian rhetoric The government supported terror group Racial hatred Gender hatred The propaganda Like the nose on your face it’s there!

At present governments get most of their revenues from workers. That may not suit a world in which AI displaces employees or reduces their salaries, even as corporate profits rise

We are definitely going to get the full brunt of the climate change that scientists have been warning about for decades. Now the only question is whether it will turn out to be an extinction event or maybe just 100+ years of misery.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The commission’s jarring and contradictory statement must be read for what it is: an admission that Australia’s governance systems are failing to meet the crisis of climate change.