Glass Wings Blog: March 2025
Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:25:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/canada-liberal-party-poll
"Canada’s ruling Liberals, who a few weeks ago looked certain to lose an
election this year, are mounting a major comeback amid the threat of US tariffs
and are tied with their rival Conservatives, according to three new polls.
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Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:27:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/nose-to-tail-mining-how-making-sand-from-ore-could-solve-a-looming-crisis-250284>
"Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and
crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend –
12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used
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BP blames ‘misplaced’ faith in green transition for its renewed focus on fossil fuels
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:27:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/26/bp-oil-and-gas-spending-green-energy-scale-back>
"BP has abandoned its green ambitions in favour of ramping up fossil fuel
production as its boss claimed that optimism over the pace of the green
transition had been “misplaced”.
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Why do we fall for wellness scams? Our cultural biases and myths are often to blame
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:29:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-fall-for-wellness-scams-our-cultural-biases-and-myths-are-often-to-blame-250790>
"Netflix’s
Apple Cider Vinegar has renewed interest in Belle Gibson’s
infamous wellness scam, reminding us how vulnerable we can be to deception.
While Gibson’s scheme eventually collapsed, her story highlights how fraudsters
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Building an open-source battery
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:30:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1011730/eb6bcf25ca60e90d/
'FOSDEM 2025 featured the usual talks about open-source software, but, as
always, the conference also offered the opportunity to discover some more
exotic and less software-centric topics. That's how I learned about the Flow
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New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:31:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/new-report-skewers-coalitions-contentious-nuclear-plan-and-reignites-australias-energy-debate-250912>
"Debate over the future of Australia’s energy system has erupted again after a
federal parliamentary inquiry delivered a report into the deployment of nuclear
power in Australia.
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Gen Z teens tell us why they stopped trusting experts in favor of influencers on TikTok
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:26:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://fortune.com/2025/02/14/gen-z-teens-experts-trust-influencers-tiktok/>
"Iman Pabani is a 15-year-old student at Dwight School London, studying the
International Baccalaureate. She wants to pursue a career in investigative
journalism and travel around the world. Fortune asked her to interview her
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We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:27:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/we-analysed-almost-1-000-social-media-posts-about-5-popular-medical-tests-most-were-utterly-misleading-247362>
"When Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about having had a full-body MRI, she
enthused that the test can be “life saving”, detecting diseases in the earliest
stages before symptoms arise.
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“Last ditch:” Australia’s richest woman takes on local environment laws in Canada coal power play
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:28:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/last-ditch-australias-richest-woman-takes-on-local-environment-laws-in-canada-coal-power-play/>
"A push by Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s corporate interests to open
The Rockies in Canada to coal mining is facing growing resistance after the
provincial government announced it is planning to rewrite environmental rules
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Intense heat changes our biology and can make us age significantly faster: study
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:28:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/intense-heat-changes-our-biology-and-can-make-us-age-significantly-faster-study-250784>
"Heat takes it out of you. After a long, hot day, we feel tired and grumpy.
But sustained periods of heat do more than that – they age us faster.
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Fix the News 287: The Secret Pattern
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:29:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/287-secret-pattern/
"To see the web of the world, and the warp and the weft of that web. Plus, an
astonishingly good year for clean energy, child marriage declines in Malaysia,
poverty falling in Thailand, the return of big carnivores in Europe, and the
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Hitler wanted to kill me because I'm Jewish. Putin wants to kill me because I'm Ukrainian
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:32:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://kyivindependent.com/hitler-wanted-to-kill-me-because-im-jewish-putin-wants-to-kill-me-because-im-ukrainian/>
"
Editor’s Note: The following is a translated transcript of the address
delivered by Roman Shvartsman, the chairman of the Odesa Association of Jews
and a Holocaust survivor, at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Special
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Amazon’s Goodreads builds community, but breeds division. Indie rival StoryGraph is playing it safe – and gaining ground
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 02:54:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/amazons-goodreads-builds-community-but-breeds-division-indie-rival-storygraph-is-playing-it-safe-and-gaining-ground-250523>
"Reading, once a largely private activity, has become more public and communal
with the emergence of book-centred social media spaces. But while the “BookTok”
and “Bookstagram” communities are often in the news, Goodreads, founded in 2006
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In Nepal, a eucalyptus boom became an ecological cautionary tale
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 02:56:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-nepal-a-eucalyptus-boom-became-an-ecological-cautionary-tale/>
"SARLAHI, Nepal — In 1984, Bharat Kumar Pokhrel was a young forester with a
mission to turn theory into practice. Fresh out of forestry school, he joined
Nepal’s Sagarnath Forest Development Project.
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Global gas lobby tries to hamper Victoria's electrification efforts by stoking fear, researchers say
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 02:57:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/global-gas-lobby-push-against-victoria-electrification/104966938>
'Removing gas appliances is big business for Brendan.
His company, appropriately titled Get Off Gas, helps Melbourne home owners to
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Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 02:58:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/nauru-climate-citizenship-golden-passport>
"The Pacific island nation of Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat
from rising seas, the country’s president, David Adeang, announced on Tuesday,
opening a contentious “golden passport” scheme as climate financing runs dry.
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Here Be Dragons
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 03:02:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.sciencehistory.org/collections/blog/here-be-dragons/
"This February kicks off the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon. And
dragons abound in the Science History Institute’s collections, including
examples of the legendary creatures that date back to the 17th century!"
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Dutton hints he’ll sack 36,000 public servants. Voters deserve to know what services will be affected
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 03:02:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Whales sing when they’ve had a good meal – new research
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 10:55:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/whales-sing-when-theyve-had-a-good-meal-new-research-250926>
"Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the
vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex, weaving phrases and themes
into masterful compositions. Blue and fin whales richly fill out a bass section
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Queensland council moves to evict homeless people from parks with public camping ban
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 10:59:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/27/moreton-bay-council-camping-ban-homeless-evictions>
"Dozens of homeless residents of Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland will soon
be liable for fines for sleeping in parks, after the local council changed its
local law to effectively ban homelessness.
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Legal aid is a lifeline for vulnerable Australians, but consistent underfunding puts the system at risk
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 10:59:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/legal-aid-is-a-lifeline-for-vulnerable-australians-but-consistent-underfunding-puts-the-system-at-risk-250275>
"It’s central to any democracy that citizens receive fair treatment under the
law. An important part of this is access to legal advice and representation.
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Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 11:01:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats>
"Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald Trump’s
policies over fears for their physical safety and that of their families, a
Democratic member of Congress has said.
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New report slaps an official price tag on Australia’s precious natural assets
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 11:01:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/new-report-slaps-an-official-price-tag-on-australias-precious-natural-assets-250623>
"Climate regulation through carbon storage was worth A$43.2 billion to
Australia in 2020-21, according to a report released today which seeks to put a
monetary value on the benefits flowing from our natural assets.
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Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 11:03:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/thailand-deports-dozens-of-uyghurs-to-china-despite-torture-fears>
"Dozens of Uyghurs have been deported from Thailand to China in the face of
warnings from human rights experts that there is a high risk they will suffer
torture, enforced disappearance and imprisonment.
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Trump’s war on climate science is pushing us into a dystopian future
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:18:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/trumps-war-on-climate-science-is-pushing-us-into-a-dystopian-future-250891>
"US President Donald Trump’s latest war on the climate includes withdrawing
support for any research that mentions the word.
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Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger ‘economic turmoil’
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:19:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-tariffs-on-eu-imports-could-trigger-economic-turmoil>
"Donald Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger “economic
turmoil”, sharply push down growth and send inflation soaring, according to a
German thinktank.
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Friday essay: ‘I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are autistic. Fiona Wright is one of them
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:20:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-i-was-unseen-even-to-myself-as-many-as-half-of-people-with-anorexia-are-autistic-fiona-wright-is-one-of-them-248010>
"The final straw, the one that broke this particular camel’s back, was my
girlfriend’s receipt of her autism diagnosis over email. She didn’t want to
open the report alone and asked if I would read it with her – and when we were
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Violet Blue's Threat Model - Covid: February 27, 2025
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:21:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-february-123210711
"One unvaccinated child has died as a result of the Texas measles outbreak. RFK
Jr., who became the US Health and Human Services Director two weeks ago today,
downplayed the death and outbreak as “not unusual” and suggested there has been
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Shuttered car factories in Australia could be repurposed to make houses faster and cheaper
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:22:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/shuttered-car-factories-in-australia-could-be-repurposed-to-make-houses-faster-and-cheaper-249709>
"Australia is in the grip of a severe housing shortage. Many people are finding
it extremely difficult to find a place to live in the face of rising rents and
property price surges. Homelessness is rising sharply. Tent cities are becoming
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Hey Elon: You Don’t Just ‘Ooopsie’ The Destruction Of Ebola Prevention
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:23:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/hey-elon-you-dont-just-ooopsie-the-destruction-of-ebola-prevention/>
"Look, sometimes you make mistakes. Maybe you send an email to the wrong
person. Maybe you accidentally buy the wrong kind of pasta sauce at the grocery
store. Maybe you accidentally dismantle critical global health infrastructure.
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:50:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/health/usaid-contract-terminations.html>
"Starting Wednesday afternoon, a wave of emails went out from the State
Department in Washington around the world, landing in inboxes for refugee
camps, tuberculosis clinics, polio vaccination projects and thousands of other
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World’s largest insect faces extinction: how to save two species of Africa’s giant Goliath beetle
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:51:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/worlds-largest-insect-faces-extinction-how-to-save-two-species-of-africas-giant-goliath-beetle-249228>
"One of Africa’s giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New
research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been
almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by
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Cop16 nature summit agrees deal at 11th hour but critics say it is not enough
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:52:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/cop-16-climate-nature-funding-agreement>
"The task of halting nature loss by 2030 is slipping out of reach, ministers
have warned, as countries from around the world came to a hard-won compromise
on nature finance after marathon negotiations in Rome.
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An Australian state promised to turn native forest into a national koala park. It’s still being logged
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:54:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/an-australian-state-promised-to-turn-native-forest-into-a-national-koala-park-its-still-being-logged/>
"The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New
South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the Labor Party promised to create
a 315,000-hectare (778,000-acre) Great Koala National Park to protect the
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Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:56:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security>
"The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not
believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or
critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding
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What Felt Impossible Became Possible
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 03:58:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-02-23-dale/
'I've spent many hours since the election reading about the Ku Klux Klan in the
1920s. It started the day after election day when I had hours to kill in the
lobby of a Hampton Inn, waiting for a room to open up. I loaded a library
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Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:38:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/only-6-of-gen-z-actually-favour-dictatorship-not-half-as-some-reports-would-have-you-believe-250945>
"America’s constitutional framework was designed specifically to prevent the
concentration of power and to impede any president’s authoritarian aspirations.
It is certainly being put to the test right now.
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Community Inspired, Self Powered Paradise?!?
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:39:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTfdQ3dEopw
"In this week's episode Robert went to visit Narara Eco Village at the edge of
Strickland State Forest, New South Wales.
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‘We used to think the ice was eternal’: Colombia looks to a future without glaciers
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:41:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/27/ice-water-colombia-looks-to-a-future-without-glaciers>
"At an altitude of 4,200 metres in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia,
Edilsa Ibáñez Ibáñez lowers a cupped hand into the water of a glacial stream. A
local guide and mountaineer, she has grown up drinking water that runs down
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The secret lives of polar bear families
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:42:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-secret-lives-of-polar-bear-families-248764>
"Despite being the largest land carnivore and a top Arctic predator that can
weigh over 600 kg, polar bears start off surprisingly small. Blind, almost
hairless, and weighing just 600g at birth, cubs are born in maternity dens
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New Zealand is a poster child for industrial electrification. Can Australia follow suit?
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:43:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-zealand-is-a-poster-child-for-industrial-electrification-can-australia-follow-suit/>
"Wads of government cash, a gas crisis, and a culture of innovation has helped
New Zealand to lead on the uptake of industrial heat pumps, an area where other
countries (ahem, Australia) are lagging.
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No Spare Parts: How Great Lakes Fisheries Are Creatively Minimizing Waste
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:44:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/great-lakes-fisheries-minimizing-waste/>
"A big lift of whitefish out of Lake Superior weighs about 2,000 pounds for
Dennis VanLandschoot, the president of VanLandschoot & Sons Fish Market. But
for the fifth-generation family business in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, only
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Gas networks resort to fanciful modelling in new scare campaign against electric homes
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:44:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-networks-resort-to-fanciful-modelling-in-new-scare-campaign-against-electric-homes/>
"Energy Networks Australia (ENA) came out this week with new modelling
attacking the Victorian government’s proposed Building Electrification changes
– a relatively modest proposal that would require broken, inefficient gas
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Vienna’s Refugee-Run Hotel Is Thriving
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:45:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/vienna-refugee-run-hotel/
"Entering the lobby of Magdas Hotel around midday, the scene is one familiar
from countless trendy hotels around Vienna — the cool-yet-cozy décor and quiet
music in the background, locals on lunch break slowly filling the restaurant, a
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World reacts after Donald Trump, JD Vance berate Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:46:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/28/world-reacts-after-donald-trump-jd-vance-berate-ukaines-zelenskyy>
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with United States President
Donald Trump in Washington, DC, ended abruptly after the two leaders clashed in
a heated exchange over Russia’s war against Kyiv.
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How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:47:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/jd-vance-volodymyr-zelenskyy>
"JD Vance was supposed to be the inconsequential vice-president.
But his starring role in Friday’s blowup between Donald Trump and Volodymyr
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A Holistic Approach to Health Care Is Helping to Keep Rural North Carolinians Housed
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:48:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/healthy-opportunities-north-carolina/
"In 2022, North Carolina launched an experimental initiative to address the
nonmedical health needs of low-income residents by using Medicaid dollars.
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America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?
Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:49:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dwell.com/article/culdesac-tempe-car-free-neighborhood-resident-experience-8a14ebc7>
'It’s been two years since Culdesac Tempe, the self-proclaimed "first car-free
neighborhood in America," opened with a goal of making walkability its
centerpiece. With the first phase finished last year, the high-profile
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‘It feels enveloping and calming’: the London house wrapped in cork
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:33:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/18/enveloping-calming-london-house-wrapped-cork>
"For most homeowners a request from a passerby to touch the exterior of their
house would probably raise eyebrows. But for the owner of Nina’s House, which
is covered with unusual and striking cork insulation panels, it is not only a
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Woman celebrates 105th birthday with care home rave
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:34:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98131rknlyo
'"We're having a bit of a rave. I've always loved dancing. I'm enjoying it,
every minute of it."
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World Nature Photography Awards 2025 Winners Capture Nature’s Jaw-Dropping Beauty
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:36:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://petapixel.com/2025/02/21/world-nature-photography-awards-2025-winners-show-natures-jaw-dropping-beauty/>
"The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) 2025 winners showcase the immense
beauty found in nature, including striking wildlife, colorful plants, and
sweeping landscapes.
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UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:37:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/02/uk-scientist-wins-prize-for-invention-that-could-help-avert-phosphogeddon>
"It is one of the least appreciated substances on the planet and its misuse is
now threatening to unleash environmental mayhem. Phosphorus is a key component
of fertilisers that have become vital in providing food for the world. But at
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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:38:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/beavers-released-english-waterways-government-licence>
"The release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first
time in centuries, the
Guardian can reveal.
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The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:33:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-rubio-marocco-canceled-programs-gaza-syria-congo-hiv-ebola>
"The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and
refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the
State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it
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Firefly Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Land on the Moon
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:34:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-becomes-first-commercial-company-to-successfully-land-on-the-moon/>
"Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end
responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly
touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the
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Where do the clothes go after we put them in a recycling bin? An 11-month investigation covering thousands of kilometers
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:36:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-03-01/where-do-the-clothes-go-after-we-put-them-in-a-recycling-bin-an-11-month-investigation-covering-thousands-of-kilometers.html>
"On the beaches of Accra, the sea vomits up old clothes. The sand in Akuma
Village is covered with a carpet of shoes and plastics entangled with shirts,
shoelaces and pants. It’s just the tip of the iceberg of what is currently
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Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:37:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/yes-paper-straws-suck-rather-than-bring-back-plastic-ones-lets-avoid-single-use-items-250266>
"When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic
straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves
in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for setting back efforts to reduce
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Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace are under attack. Here’s why they matter more than ever
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:38:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace-are-under-attack-heres-why-they-matter-more-than-ever-250651>
"As International Women’s Day approaches, we must redouble our efforts to
champion social justice and the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
(DEI). These are under unprecedented attack by some political leaders.
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‘A bigger victory for Putin than any military battle’: Russia gleeful after Trump-Zelenskyy clash
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:26:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/01/russia-trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-leader-oval-office-putin>
"Russian officials and Moscow’s media outlets reacted with predictable glee to
the dramatic clash between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump at the White
House on Friday.
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In siding with Russia over Ukraine, Trump is not putting America first. He is hastening its decline
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:27:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-siding-with-russia-over-ukraine-trump-is-not-putting-america-first-he-is-hastening-its-decline-251140>
"Has any nation squandered its diplomatic capital, plundered its own political
system, attacked its partners and supplicated itself before its far weaker
enemies as rapidly and brazenly as Donald Trump’s America?
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‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:28:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/mar/02/tesla-owners-selling-musk>
"When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s “truck of the future” in 2019, Filipos could
barely contain his excitement. He quickly paid $100 to get on the waitlist.
Filipos described himself as a “true Tesla fanboy”, and the Cybertruck would be
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The WA election campaign has been about big promises, but culture wars are inescapable in contemporary politics
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:30:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fast food chains are mushrooming across Australia – but at what cost?
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:30:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/mar/02/fast-food-chains-are-mushrooming-across-australia-but-at-what-cost>
"It wasn’t that long ago Australians had only a handful of fast food options.
Want a burger? Then it was probably McDonald’s or Hungry Jack’s. Desire for a
chicken dinner would have led you to KFC, Red Rooster or, for those in Western
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Submarine cables keep the world connected. They can also help us study climate change
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 03:12:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 03:14:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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“Tesla Takedown:” Protests erupt across US to rally against Elon Musk
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 03:16:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/03/tesla-takedown-protests-erupt-across-us-to-rally-against-elon-musk/>
"A flurry of protests at Tesla dealerships across the United States erupted
over the weekend as part of a wider “Tesla Takedown” movement, rallying against
billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his controversial efforts to slash
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Polestar gets order boost after offering big lease discounts to disgruntled Tesla owners
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 03:17:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/03/polestar-gets-order-boost-after-offering-big-lease-discounts-to-disgruntled-tesla-owners/>
"Sweden-based electric carmaker Polestar has taken advantage of the growing
antipathy towards American competitor Tesla, with an offer to save a further
$US5,000 on the lease of a Polestar 3 if the customer could prove they owned a
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Nuclear power struggling to maintain current level of stagnation, let alone achieve any growth
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 03:18:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-power-struggling-to-maintain-current-level-of-stagnation-let-alone-achieve-any-growth/>
"The current push in Australia to deploy nuclear power reactors once again
contrasts an excessive optimism by nuclear proponents against the continuing
stagnant situation of nuclear power worldwide. That contrast is the subject of
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Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:47:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4xqe60gyo
'One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives
of more than two million babies - has died.
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USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to lifesaving programs will cause ‘preventable death’
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:48:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/usaid-official-leave-barriers-life-saving-programs-preventable-death-rcna194455>
'An official at the federal foreign aid agency targeted by the Trump
administration with layoffs, cuts and funding obstacles was placed on leave
Sunday after saying those moves will lead to "preventable death" and threats to
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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:50:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/health/usaid-cuts-deaths-infections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E4.qM8C.BTMGBeYjExG3&smid=url-share>
"The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the
U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human
suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them:
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"The Lost Tiger": first animated film by an Indigenous woman explores heritage and identity through a thylacine
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:51:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:52:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/melting-antarctic-ice-will-slow-the-worlds-strongest-ocean-current-and-the-global-consequences-are-profound-251053>
"Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the
strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf
Stream and more than 100 times stronger than the Amazon River.
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We looked at what supermarkets in 97 countries are doing to our waistlines. Here’s what we found
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 19:17:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-looked-at-what-supermarkets-in-97-countries-are-doing-to-our-waistlines-heres-what-we-found-246412>
"In many countries, buying food at supermarkets, convenience stores and online
has become the norm. But what’s the convenience of modern food shopping doing
to our health?
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Tesla sales continue to plummet across Europe despite overall EV market growth
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 19:18:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/04/tesla-sales-continue-to-plummet-across-europe-despite-overall-ev-market-growth/>
"Sales of Tesla vehicles continued to fall in February, across Scandinavia and
in France, eroding its market share in markets that are otherwise showing
continued strong electric vehicle (EV) growth.
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"Lesbian Space Princess" is South Australia's ticket to Berlin International Film Festival
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 19:19:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/lesbian-space-princess-goes-to-berlinale/104945102>
'
Lesbian Space Princess was always going to be the title of Leela Varghese
and Emma Hough Hobbs' first film.
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Misinformation on refugees and migrants is rife during elections. We found 6 ways it spreads – and how to stop it
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 19:20:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/misinformation-on-refugees-and-migrants-is-rife-during-elections-we-found-6-ways-it-spreads-and-how-to-stop-it-251035>
"Misinformation is a significant threat to our society. It undermines public
discussion, erodes social cohesion, leads to bad policy and weakens democracy.
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Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan could blow out household electricity bills by up to $600 a year by 2030
Wed, 5 Mar 2025 19:21:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/peter-duttons-nuclear-plan-will-blow-out-household-electricity-bills-by-up-to-600-a-year-by-2030/>
"A new report has torpedoed Peter Dutton’s claim that the Coalition’s nuclear
power plan for Australia would be 44 per cent cheaper than Labor’s plan for
renewables, finding instead that it would inflate average consumer electricity
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Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 04:03:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/digital-luddites-are-rising-they-want-to-democratise-tech-not-destroy-it-251155>
"Have you ever been called a Luddite? We have – usually as an insult, rooted in
a popular misconception that Luddites are anti-progress fanatics.
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Pro surfer Josh Kerr makes world-first surfboard from recycled wind turbine blades
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 04:04:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/pro-surfer-josh-kerr-makes-world-first-surfboard-from-recycled-wind-turbine-blades/>
"Recycled wind turbines have already been used to make shoes, amongst other
things, and now they are being used to make surfboards.
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permacomputing
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 04:05:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://permacomputing.net/
"Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented around
issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology
inspired by permaculture. ପໄଓ☾☼✫ -☆:*´
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NZ hopes to store carbon in marine ecosystems – but some are so degraded they’re already a source of emissions
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 04:06:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nz-hopes-to-store-carbon-in-marine-ecosystems-but-some-are-so-degraded-theyre-already-a-source-of-emissions-248875>
"For New Zealand, a country with an underwater territory 14 times its landmass,
marine ecosystems present a significant opportunity to investigate carbon
storage options.
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Another US funding cut threatens human rights in North Korea - and hands more power to a dictator
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 04:06:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/another-us-funding-cut-threatens-human-rights-in-north-korea-and-hands-more-power-to-a-dictator-251239>
"This week, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in North
Korea issued an appeal to the international community. She expressed concern
about the future of civil society work on North Korean human rights.
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The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 11:18:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-us-and-uk-have-decimated-their-aid-spending-australia-has-a-unique-opportunity-to-help-fill-the-vacuum-251156>
"Hard on the heels of Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID, the United Kingdom
has ripped more than A$12 billion (£6 billion) from its foreign assistance
budget.
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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been taken to court over 11 threatened species. Here’s why
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 11:18:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/environment-minister-tanya-plibersek-has-been-taken-to-court-over-11-threatened-species-heres-why-219231>
"What do the Australian lungfish, ghost bat, sandhill dunnart and southern and
central greater gliders have in common? They’re all threatened species that
need a formal “recovery plan” – but do not have one.
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‘I can’t be friends with the machine’: what audio artists working in games think of AI
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 11:19:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/i-cant-be-friends-with-the-machine-what-audio-artists-working-in-games-think-of-ai-248869>
"The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union for voice actors and
creatives, recently circulated a video of voice actor Thomas G. Burt describing
the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on his livelihood.
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First women-only rooftop solar project powers up in Victoria, sets higher bar for industry
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 11:20:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Biggest threat to affordable and reliable electricity in Victoria? It might just be Peter Dutton
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:39:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-threat-to-affordable-and-reliable-electricity-in-victoria-it-might-just-be-peter-dutton/>
"Major energy market reports based on extensive sets of modelling are often a
challenge to cover. Depending on the media outlet, the first best angle tends
to hone in on the subject judged to be of biggest interest to that outlet’s
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US moves to repeal water heater efficiency standards in all-in attack on decarbonisation
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:40:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/us-moves-to-repeal-water-heater-efficiency-standards-in-all-in-attack-on-decarbonisation/>
"The US Trump government is leaving no stone unturned to thwart the former
Biden administration’s decarbonisation efforts, with the House of
Representatives voting last week to repeal energy efficiency standards for
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Largest Insect on Earth Headed For Extinction Thanks to Our Love of Chocolate
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:41:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-insect-on-earth-headed-for-extinction-thanks-to-our-love-of-chocolate>
"One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction.
New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has
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Australians generate mountains of waste, and we need more help to recycle and reuse it
Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:42:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australians-generate-mountains-of-waste-and-we-need-more-help-to-recycle-and-reuse-it-251354>
"Australians largely support transforming the economy to increase recycling,
repurpose products and reduce waste, according to a new report from the
Productivity Commission, but they are being impeded by inconsistent
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The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 05:23:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made-him-do-it-theory-of-everything-2/>
'The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales,
which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding
authoritarians in public and political life. Because no matter what abusers
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U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 05:24:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/climate/state-department-air-monitoring-embassies.html>
"What’s the air quality in New Delhi, Jakarta or Buenos Aires? Until Tuesday,
the United States Embassy in those cities could have told you.
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‘Shadow fleets’ and subaquatic sabotage: are Europe’s undersea internet cables under attack?
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 05:25:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/mar/05/shadow-fleets-subaquatic-sabotage-europe-undersea-internet-cables-under-attack>
"On Christmas Day 2024, Finland was investigating a mysterious incident that
had severed undersea cables connecting the country with Estonia. Investigators
could not rule out sabotage, and the next day Finnish authorities seized a
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Antarctic sea ice falls to near-record low as study reveals 'structural change'
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 05:26:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/antarctic-sea-ice-falls-to-near-record-low/105008392>
'Antarctic sea ice has again fallen to a near-record low as a new study shows
the system is undergoing a significant "structural change".
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How a New Global Citizens’ Assembly Can Revive Climate Action
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 11:30:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-a-new-global-citizens-assembly-can-revive-climate-action/>
"A new permanent Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet is being
established for the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30). This represents
a major step forward for inclusive democratic participation in climate policy
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Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 11:31:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fires-used-to-terrify-city-residents-new-research-suggests-climate-change-could-see-this-fear-return-251056>
"For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities
built largely of wood could – and did – burn. In 1666, a fire in a bakery went
on to destroy two-thirds of the city of London, leaving 85% of residents
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Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia?
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 11:32:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/06/is-climate-change-supercharging-tropical-cyclone-alfred-as-it-powers-towards-australia>
"Tropical Cyclone Alfred is due to hit south-east Queensland some time on
Friday or early Saturday, bringing the risk of destructive winds, extreme
flooding and storm surges to millions of people around Brisbane, the Gold Coast
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Safe for autocracy: the world according to Putin and Trump
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 11:33:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/safe-for-autocracy-the-world-according-to-putin-and-trump-251246>
"What does an ideal world look like for Russian President Vladimir Putin and
his US counterpart Donald Trump? In a word: ugly.
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Tesla owners across America are selling, or even rebadging their EVs as a Honda or Audi
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:10:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/05/tesla-owners-across-america-are-selling-or-even-rebadging-their-evs-as-a-honda-or-audi/>
"American electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla is quickly turning into damaged
goods for some one-time fans, with everyone from average citizens to
celebrities like Sheryl Crow selling off their Teslas or rebadging their EVs
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Consumer resistance is rising in the age of Trump. History shows how boycotts can be effective
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:11:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/consumer-resistance-is-rising-in-the-age-of-trump-history-shows-how-boycotts-can-be-effective-251448>
"Boycotts are back. With people worried about everything from labour practices
and human rights to tariffs and equal opportunity initiatives, collective
consumer resistance has been rising globally.
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Australian logistics provider rolls out 20-strong electric truck fleet, powered by solar
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:11:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/05/australian-logistics-provider-rolls-out-20-strong-electric-truck-fleet-powered-by-solar/>
"Leading Australian transport and logistics company Centurion has rolled out 20
new battery electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz across the Perth greater
metropolitan area, all of which are powered using energy from a 4.4MW rooftop
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‘A miracle of Western tenacity’: how 10 million refugees found homes after World War II
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:13:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-miracle-of-western-tenacity-how-10-million-refugees-found-homes-after-world-war-ii-247795>
"
Review: Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War
– Sheila Fitzpatrick (Princeton University Press)
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The LARGEST Electric Vehicle In The World?!
Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:14:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szzc02PFCAE
"Robert is in Tasmania, where he’s about to witness something truly remarkable
– the largest electric vehicle ever created! Get ready as Robert steps aboard
an electric ferry, a groundbreaking vessel that’s paving the way for the future
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Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:22:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hot-frogs-and-sizzling-salamanders-climate-change-is-pushing-amphibians-to-their-limits-250653>
"Frogs and other amphibians rely on the surrounding environment to regulate
their body temperature. On hot days they might seek shade, water or cool spaces
underground. But what if everywhere is too hot?
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Letters from an American: March 5, 2025
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:23:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-5-2025
"In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946,
former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose
to deliver a speech. Formally titled “Sinews of Peace,” the talk called for the
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We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:24:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/we-need-mandatory-masking-in-healthcare
"We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to
access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother
upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test
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“World-leading” array of massive eight-hour solar batteries to reboot Australian manufacturing
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:24:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/world-leading-array-of-massive-eight-hour-solar-batteries-to-reboot-australian-manufacturing/>
"The Australian infrastructure investor Quinbrook has unveiled plans for a
series of massive eight-hour solar batteries that they say will offer Australia
the best – and possibly the only chance – to protect Australian manufacturing
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Trump’s Canadian tariffs include lumber. He is pushing to cut down American trees instead.
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 11:47:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/06/climate/trump-logging-national-forest-tariffs/>
"President Donald Trump is promising to unleash the US timber industry by
allowing companies to raze swaths of federally protected national forests.
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The Rise of the Brutal American
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 11:48:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/trump-and-vance-shattered-europes-illusions-about-america/681925/>
"A book festival in Vilnius, meetings with friends in Warsaw, a dinner in
Berlin: I happened to be at gatherings in three European cities over the past
several days, and everywhere I went, everyone wanted to talk about the Oval
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Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 11:50:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/qCEae
"Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast,
according to a new assessment published Thursday, at a rate that scientists
worry could upend ecosystems and undercut pollination that sustains America’s
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Inspiring Jim Henson
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 11:51:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/07/inspiring-jim-henson/
"Since the recent release of the documentary
Jim Henson: Idea Man, many have
been looking back at the Muppets creator with fresh eyes. In his 53 years of
life, Henson was constantly innovating in puppetry, pushing its boundaries as a
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Elon Musk thinks the US should leave the UN – what if Trump does it?
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:21:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-thinks-the-us-should-leave-the-un-what-if-trump-does-it-251483>
"When Donald Trump’s benefactor and cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk recently
supported a call for the United States to quit NATO and the United Nations, it
should perhaps have been more surprising.
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Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:21:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/weakening-currents-in-the-atlantic-may-mean-a-wetter-northern-australia-and-drier-new-zealand-248679>
"Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm
tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty water from the
tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow
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Solar developer unveils plan for “world’s deepest” undersea cable to link Australia and NZ grids
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:22:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-developer-unveils-plan-for-worlds-deepest-undersea-cable-to-link-australia-and-nz-grids/>
"The founders of New Zealand solar developer Far North Solar Farm have
announced an ambitious plan to build a 2-3GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC)
subsea cable between New Zealand and Australia.
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Woolly mice are cute and impressive – but they won’t bring back mammoths or save endangered species
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:23:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/woolly-mice-are-cute-and-impressive-but-they-wont-bring-back-mammoths-or-save-endangered-species-251595>
"US company Colossal Biosciences has announced the creation of a “woolly mouse”
— a laboratory mouse with a series of genetic modifications that lead to a
woolly coat. The company claims this is the first step toward “de-extincting”
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‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:24:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/02/were-losing-decades-of-our-life-to-this-illness-long-covid-patients-on-the-fear-of-being-forgotten>
"ƒOn 20 March 2020, Rowan Brown started to feel a tickle at the back of her
throat. Over the next few days, new symptoms began to emerge: difficulty
breathing, some tiredness. By the following week, the UK had been put under
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr says vitamin A protects you from deadly measles. Here’s what the study he cites actually says
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 03:29:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-vitamin-a-protects-you-from-deadly-measles-heres-what-the-study-he-cites-actually-says-251465>
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the health of more than 340 million
Americans, says vitamin A can prevent the worst effects of measles rather than
urging more people to get vaccinated.
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Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 03:31:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-people-wearing-masks-in-2025>
"This piece has been brewing in my head over the last few years as I’ve watched
a dramatic shift happen. In a very generous framing of this dynamic, a growing
number of people are questioning: what possesses someone to still wear a mask,
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Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 03:32:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/earths-oldest-impact-crater-was-just-found-in-australia-exactly-where-geologists-hoped-it-would-be-250921>
"We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very
heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than
3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.
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When the coal plant don’t work: Report counts 6,000 hours of outages at Eraring over 2024
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 03:33:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/when-the-coal-plant-dont-work-report-counts-6000-hours-of-outages-at-eraring-over-2024/>
"Eraring power station, the New South Wales giant coal plant whose retirement
has been pushed out from this year to at least 2027, experienced around 6,000
hours of outages across its four units over the course of 2024, a new analysis
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Bowen unveils $250m package for green fuels from canola, sugarcane, tallow and cooking oils
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 03:34:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/bowen-unveils-250m-package-for-green-fuels-from-canola-sugarcane-tallow-and-cooking-oils/>
"An Australian low-carbon fuels industry could be closer to launching after a
$250 million investment in developing environmentally friendly fuels for
planes, trucks and ships.
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Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:25:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Growing Trump-Putin detente could spell trouble for the Arctic
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:26:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/growing-trump-putin-detente-could-spell-trouble-for-the-arctic-251386>
"During a wide-ranging 90-minute speech to the US congress of March 4, Donald
Trump revisited his determination to “get” Greenland “one way or the other”.
Trump said his country needed Greenland “for national security”. While he said
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Tesla sales plunge 75 pct in Germany as consumers react to Musk’s far right meddling
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:28:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/07/tesla-sales-plunge-75-pct-in-germany-as-consumers-react-to-musks-far-right-meddling/>
"Tesla sales have continued their precipitous plunge in Germany and other
European markets, the result of what is largely seen as a consumer backlash
against CEO Elon Musk’s support of the far right AfD political party and his
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Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:31:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/cooking-gas-hob-indoor-air-pollution-uk-road-study>
"Cooking on a gas hob can create higher levels of indoor air pollution than
found on one of the UK’s busiest roads, a study has found.
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What climate vulnerability actually looks like
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:32:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-climate-vulnerability-actually-looks-like-249422>
"The imagery of climate change matters. How we perceive the world affects how
we perceive climate change, and how it will affect us – or whether it will
affect us at all.
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:09:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/transgender-women-prison-trump>
"Transgender women incarcerated in the US prison system have been transferred
to men’s facilities under Donald Trump’s executive order, despite multiple
court rulings blocking the president’s policy, according to civil rights
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Swedes launch boycott of US goods in response to recent policy shifts
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:11:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/07/swedes-launch-boycott-of-us-goods-in-response-to-recent-policy-shifts>
'A series of boycott movements emerged in response to the US' recent policy
changes, including Washington's decision to halt support to Ukraine and the
announcement of tariffs on Europe, in what the followers believe will place
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The highly sensitive person
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:13:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://aeon.co/essays/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-highly-sensitive-person
"How does it feel to be ‘highly sensitive’? If I’d heard the question without
all I know now, I would have said I wouldn’t know because I wasn’t. But after
the term was applied to me in 1991 by a therapist I was sent to because I had
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Two great war leaders united by American isolationism: Charles de Gaulle and Volodymyr Zelensky
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:14:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/two-great-war-leaders-united-by-american-isolationism-charles-de-gaulle-and-volodymyr-zelensky-251328>
"Eighty-five years before Volodymyr Zelensky visited Downing Street in search
of support for Ukrainian democracy, a Frenchman arrived in London with a
similar request.
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COMING EARTH DAY: Bright Green Futures Anthology
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:15:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/coming-earth-day-bright-green-futures>
"The
Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology is a collection of short solarpunk
stories from guests of the
Bright Green Futures podcast, where we lift up
stories to build a better world.
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US trade wars with China – and how they play out in Africa
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:27:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/us-trade-wars-with-china-and-how-they-play-out-in-africa-249609>
"Since taking office, US president Donald Trump has implemented policies that
have been notably hostile towards China. They include trade restrictions. Most
recently, a 20% tariff was added to all imports from China and new
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This MASSIVE Electric Truck Can Battery Swap In 4 Minutes!!
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:27:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTRHEtfdxOo
"Robert returns to Janus Trucks to check out a MONSTROUS Electric Truck that
can swap its battery in just 4 MINUTES!
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2025 Solarpunk Conference
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:29:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.solarpunkconference.com/
"The Solarpunk Conference is a 1 day virtual event!
This conference was born out of a desire to see a space for people to come
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Abandoned Coal Mines Are Becoming the Batteries of the Future
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:30:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/abandoned-coal-mines-gravity-batteries/>
"From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into
empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts — by repurposing them into places to
store renewable energy.
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How Stockholm Is Sprouting Healthy Trees From Concrete
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:33:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/stockholm-tree-pit-method/
"When Stockholm’s Traffic Office conducted a general assessment of street
traffic in the Swedish capital in 2001, it came to the shocking conclusion that
two-thirds of all trees in the city center were dead or dying.
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Riding the rail revival: how holidays by train are drawing the discerning traveller
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:20:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/how-holidays-by-train-are-drawing-the-discerning-traveller/>
"The Swedes have a word for it:
tågskryt. It means literally ‘train
bragging’, and it’s a growing trend among travellers who boast about their
long-distance rail journeys. It’s not surprising: in these climate-conscious
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Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:22:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/isds-fear-of-billion-dollar-lawsuits-stops-countries-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-aoe>
"In the mountains of Transylvania, a Canadian company makes plans for a vast
gold and silver mine. The proposal – which involves razing four mountain tops –
sparks a national outcry, and the Romanian government pulls its support.
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Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can)
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:23:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-android-phone-will-run-debian-linux-soon-like-some-pixels-already-can/>
"Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is
faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM
and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it's more powerful than most of my
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‘Power of music’: steel pan bands foster joy and resilience at Trinidad and Tobago carnival
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:24:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/carnival-steel-pan-bands-trinidad-tobago>
"A crescent moon hung in the cloudless sky over Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), as
steel pan orchestras pushed through a throng of thousands of supporters who had
gathered to greet them outside the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
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What it takes to regrow a community after wildfire
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/wildfires/what-it-takes-to-regrow-a-community-after-wildfire/>
"Seeds are special for Nina Raj, a docent at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and
the founder of the Altadena Seed Library in Southern California. So when Raj
and her partner fled from the Eaton Fire on January 7, her first thought wasn’t
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US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:50:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/08/us-support-uk-nuclear-arsenal-in-doubt-trident-france>
"Britain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is
now in doubt, experts have warned, but working with European states to replace
it will be costly and take time.
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Are There Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Ask an Elephant Seal
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:52:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.biographic.com/are-there-plenty-of-fish-in-the-sea-ask-an-elephant-seal/>
"The deep sea contains many things: shipwrecks laden with gold, submersibles
stuffed with sightseeing billionaires, and an absolutely unfathomable number of
fish. If you could somehow put all the world’s fish in a giant pile—all the
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The Return of the Bookstore: Brick and Mortar Shops Making Stunning Comeback
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:53:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/bookstore-comeback-gen-z/>
"The long, slow death of bookstores has been foretold for decades. First, it
was the rise of megachains like Barnes & Noble pushing out independent
booksellers. Then came Amazon, the digital colossus. E-readers, which made it
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Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:54:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/music-labels-will-regret-coming-for-the-internet-archive-sound-historian-says/>
"On Thursday, music labels sought to add nearly 500 more sound recordings to a
lawsuit accusing the Internet Archive (IA) of mass copyright infringement
through its Great 78 Project, which seeks to digitize all 3 million
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In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:55:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://modernfarmer.com/2025/03/in-hawaii-american-farmers-believe-they-do-cacao-better/>
"On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in
his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on either side of him. He grips a
bright orange pod and slices it neatly at the stem before bending a knee to cut
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Repowering Britain: how ‘super turbines’ could turbocharge green energy
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:40:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/how-super-turbines-could-turbocharge-green-energy/>
"Rewind to 2002 for a minute. Eminem’s
The Eminem Show is the best-selling
album globally, Brazil has just lifted the men’s football World Cup (again),
and Nokia’s 3310 is helping usher in a new era of mobile communication. That
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Guelph prof works to save U.S. climate data before it's scrubbed from websites
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:41:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/university-of-guelph-professor-climate-change-data-preservation-1.7471543>
'A University of Guelph professor is one of many experts working to preserve
climate change data that the U.S. government is trying to scrub off the
internet.
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Lego, the world’s largest tyre manufacturer, shifts to recycled materials
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:42:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.drive.com.au/news/lego-the-worlds-largest-tyre-manufacturer-shifts-to-recycled-materials/>
"Did you know the world’s largest tyre manufacturer rolls out over 300-million
units each year, some 50 per cent more than the number-two producer? No, it’s
not Dunlop, Michelin or Goodyear... the world’s largest tyre producer is Lego.
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Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:43:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/07/nigerian-king-faces-shell-london-high-court-decades-oil-spills>
"His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe Okpabi has carried bottles of water drawn
from the wells of his homeland in the Niger delta to the high court in London.
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See how Australia’s first 3D-printed multi-storey house is being built: four bedrooms in five weeks
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:45:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/09/australia-first-3d-printed-multi-storey-house>
"In a quiet street in the city of Wyndham, in Melbourne’s outer western
suburbs, a house is being built. The slab has been laid, the frame is being
printed.
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Netflix codes
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:56:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.netflix-codes.com/
"You probably know that Netflix is using a really strange system to categorize
it films and tv shows. Indeed, there isn't any categories tab... We have the
solution, with this site, you will be able to find categories by a little
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Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:57:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/claude-malheuret-speech/681947/>
"Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, the French senator Claude Malhuret gave a powerful
speech about the implications for Europe of the reversal of American policy
toward Ukraine. Malhuret is the former mayor of the town of Vichy as well as a
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More households than ever are under-insured. Here’s what needs to be done
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:58:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/more-households-than-ever-are-under-insured-heres-what-needs-to-be-done-251708>
"As heavy rainfall and rising floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
drench northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, it will take weeks for
the full extent of the damage to be assessed. Major flood warnings have been
(More...)
Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:58:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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More Americans are now seeking UK citizenship. Three of them tell us why
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:59:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:33:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nzs-glaciers-have-already-lost-nearly-a-third-of-their-ice-as-more-vanishes-landscapes-and-lives-change-250617>
"New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers.
Almost 30% of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains
is disappearing at an accelerating pace, according to a recent global
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US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:34:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/watchlist-decline-civic-freedoms-civicus>
"The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which
identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are
currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
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‘Vague, confusing, and did nothing to improve my work’: how AI can undermine peer review
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:35:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/vague-confusing-and-did-nothing-to-improve-my-work-how-ai-can-undermine-peer-review-251040>
"Earlier this year I received comments on an academic manuscript of mine as
part of the usual peer review process, and noticed something strange.
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Abbott’s legacy, Trump’s playbook: Is the LNP planning science suppression 2.0?
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:36:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/abbotts-legacy-trumps-playbook-is-the-lnp-planning-science-suppression-2-0/>
"Political campaigns against scientific and intellectual communities have been
repeated throughout history, often with dire long-term consequences.
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"Children of Paradise" is the greatest film to come out of France, even 80 years on
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:37:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/children-of-paradise-is-the-greatest-film-to-come-out-of-france-even-80-years-on-250509>
"It is March 9 1945 in a swanky cinema in Paris. The audience is settling in
for the premiere of
Children of Paradise (
Les Enfants du paradis) – the
latest work by Marcel Carné, best known for his moody 1930s “poetic realist”
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Coalition’s Canavan forgets he’s backing nuclear, calls for new coal power as election looms
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:10:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/coalitions-canavan-forgets-hes-backing-nuclear-calls-for-new-coal-power-as-election-looms/>
"The Coalition just can’t kick its coal habit, with renegade Nationals senator
Matt Canavan ignoring the new nuclear talking points to return to his favourite
hobby horse: to build new coal power plants.
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Renewables and climate champion Mark Carney picked as Canada PM to take on Trump and Musk
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:11:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-and-climate-champion-mark-carney-picked-as-canada-pm-to-take-on-trump-and-musk/>
"Mark Carney, the former head of the Bank of Canada and of the Bank of England,
a green energy evangelist and the man who headed Brookfield’s ill-fated attempt
to turn Australia’s Origin Energy green, has been chosen to be the next prime
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CEFC’s Debelle says Trump energy moves leave Australia well placed to lure US clean tech investment
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:12:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/cefcs-debelle-says-trump-energy-leave-means-australia-well-placed-to-lure-us-clean-tech-investment/>
"Australia is becoming a more attractive home for green technology capital as
uncertainty clouds the investment climate in the world’s biggest economy, Clean
Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) director Guy Debelle says.
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Billboard blunders reveal dangerous double standards on climate change
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:13:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/billboard-blunders-reveal-dangerous-double-standards-on-climate-change/>
"In 2021, an article published in the
Journal of Environment Research found
that pollution from burning coal, petroleum and gas was causing far more deaths
around the world than previously thought.
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Foreign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:14:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/10/foreign-states-repressive-regimes-pay-peers-over-3m-two-years>
"Members of the House of Lords have been paid more than £3m in the last two
years by foreign governments including repressive Middle Eastern regimes.
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See the New Tartan Pattern Created to Honor Women Accused of Witchcraft in Scotland Between 1563 and 1736
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:41:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-new-tartan-pattern-created-to-honor-women-accused-of-witchcraft-in-scotland-between-1563-and-1736-180986172/>
"Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s
Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant
country, the law condemned anyone who appeared to be conspiring with the devil,
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:42:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/microplastics-hinder-plant-photosynthesis-study-finds-threatening-millions-with-starvation>
"The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food
supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according to a
new assessment.
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Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:43:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/greenland-votes-on-march-11-independence-was-the-key-issue-but-trump-has-changed-the-campaign-250042>
"“We don’t want to be Danes or Americans”, Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede
told
Fox News recently. He wants his country to be independent and plans to
hold a referendum.
(More...)
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:44:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/politics/justice-department-mel-gibson.html>
"The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused
to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President
Trump’s, should have his gun rights restored, according to the attorney and
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This Is How Tesla Will Die
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:45:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/predict/this-is-how-tesla-will-die-d0ca25199b9f>
'It's fair to say that Tesla isn't doing so well. Thanks to an ageing lineup
and a ket-fuelled, government-destroying, Nazi-saluting CEO, Tesla sales are
plummeting across the entire globe. Their revolutionary 4680 battery has failed
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‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:11:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-serious-wake-up-call-cyclone-alfred-exposes-weaknesses-in-australias-vital-infrastructure-251814>
"Thousands of residents are mopping up in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred, which
has damaged homes and cars, flooded roads and gouged out beaches.
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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says leaders must stand up to bullies after being lashed by Donald Trump
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:12:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/10/donald-trump-criticises-former-australian-prime-minister-pm-malcolm-turnbull>
"The former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said leaders should
“not give in to bullies” after he was lashed by Donald Trump in a late-night
social media post.
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Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:14:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/>
"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. These
minuscule fragments of degrading plastic now suffuse our air, our soil, the
food we eat and the water we drink. They’re being detected everywhere
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Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:15:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Lawyer by day, dinosaur by night: Meet the man who keeps Dolores Park weird
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:18:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-francisco-dolores-park-dinosaur/
"On a summery, 70-degree day at Dolores Park, Trevor Mead walked out of his
apartment at 20th and Dolores streets at about 6 p.m. and started making a lap
around the park.
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What is the value of US security guarantees? Here’s what history shows
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:22:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-value-of-us-security-guarantees-heres-what-history-shows-251197>
"Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, argues that any US-organised peace
agreement would have to be accompanied by “security guarantees” from the US to
prevent Russia from resuming its offensive in the future.
(More...)
Is Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:23:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-trumps-assault-on-canada-bringing-quebec-and-the-rest-of-the-country-closer-together-250213>
"As Canadians rally around national unity in response to American tariffs and
threats of annexation, kindling a renewed sense of Canadian nationalism, Québec
stands in solidarity with the rest of Canada.
(More...)
Coalition’s nuclear plan most expensive option for Australia, former US climate official says
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:24:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/11/coalitions-nuclear-plan-most-expensive-option-for-australia-former-us-climate-official-says>
"A longtime senior US climate official has weighed in on Australia’s energy
debate, saying “very, very few people” internationally are building new nuclear
power plants and, in most cases, the combination of solar and batteries
(More...)
5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:25:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/5-years-since-covid-was-declared-a-pandemic-were-still-poorly-prepared-for-the-next-one-245362>
"On March 11 2020, as COVID continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the
World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a pandemic.
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Mining giant Liebherr is developing a Segway-style autonomous electric haul truck
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:26:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/11/mining-giant-liebherr-is-developing-a-segway-style-autonomous-electric-haul-truck/>
"German-Swiss multinational equipment manufacturer Liebherr – which has a $4
billion contract with Australia’s Fortescue Metals for giant electric trucks
and other mining equipment – has unveiled an innovative concept for a
(More...)
Trump Can’t Hide the Real Killers of the American Dream—or the Homeless People Being Left Behind
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:39:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://factkeepers.com/trump-and-the-gop-cant-hide-the-real-killers-of-the-american-dream-or-the-homeless-people-left-behind/>
"Trump ordered Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser to evict homeless people from
various parts of Washington DC. He then cut millions of dollars in federal
support to house poor people.
(More...)
Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:40:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/do-cats-have-friends-or-do-they-always-vie-for-territory-animal-experts-weigh-in-249013>
"Domestic cats have been living alongside humans for an estimated 10,000 years,
first as rodent control and then as the couch-warmers we know and love. A far
cry from the lone predator lifestyle of their ancestors, today millions of cats
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Twilight of the Populists?
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:41:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://benansell.substack.com/p/twilight-of-the-populists
"The billionaire leader, a huge fan of Brexit and with a team of suited yes-men
surrounding him, had sidelined the corrupt, monied elites who had long
controlled the system. He was a new broom, who had come to brush the halls
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🐱 PurrCrypt 🐶
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:42:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://github.com/vxfemboy/purrcrypt
"Fur-ociously Secure, Paw-sitively Adorable!
The
purr-fect way to keep your secrets
fur-ever safe, straight from the
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Crypto reserves: no public good, no principles
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:43:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.citationneeded.news/crypto-reserves-no-public-good-no-principles/>
"Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating both a “strategic bitcoin
reserve” and a “digital asset stockpile”, turning the federal government into a
permanent HODLer of the billions of dollars worth of crypto assets seized by
(More...)
Dozens of South Australian townships fear a recurring disaster without future-proofing water supply
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:51:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/drought-like-conditions-in-south-australia/105035540>
'"Drought isn't visible, it doesn't make news."
This was a comment made by a Fleurieu Peninsula local on
ABC radio last week
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As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:53:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-climate-denial-australia-trump-attacks-us-science-agencies>
"It’s not a good time for climate science. The Trump administration has sacked
more than a thousand staff from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the country’s leading agency for weather forecasting and
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Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:53:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/health-care-workers-should-not-be-a-target-in-gaza-their-detention-and-death-affect-the-entire-population-251146>
"A freeze on aid entering the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel last week, means
once again tons of urgent medical supplies and medicines are stuck at the
border, with delivery uncertain.
(More...)
Wild bees thrive among diverse flower communities, study shows
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:54:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-wild-bees-diverse-communities.html
'Spring is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the
perennial considerations about which kinds of flowers to plant and where. These
questions go far beyond mere aesthetics. Flowers are an essential source of
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In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:55:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-the-wake-of-alfred-how-do-we-think-about-and-measure-the-cost-of-catastrophes-251704>
"Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is the latest in a succession of extreme rainfall
events to wreak havoc on coastal communities in New South Wales and Queensland.
(More...)
More than 60 dinosaur footprints found on boulder that sat at Queensland school for 20 years
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:29:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/12/dinosaur-footprints-boulder-queensland-school>
"In a corner of Biloela state high school’s main office sits an unassuming
white slab, covered with fossilised dinosaur footprints.
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Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:30:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-conspiracy-theories-and-misinformation-spread-in-the-long-wait-for-cyclone-alfred-251899>
"Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland
and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone Alfred was coming their way. The
storm was expected to hit the coast on Thursday or Friday.
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EV owners turn to their batteries on wheels to power homes amid Alfred blackouts
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:31:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/11/ev-owners-use-their-batteries-on-wheels-to-power-homes-amid-alfred-blackouts/>
"In the midst of Cyclone Alfred and its aftermath, there were upwards of
450,000 homes in south-east Queensland and north east NSW blacked out at some
point over the past week. Even a few days after Alfred became an ex-tropical
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Sound the trumpet: Clive Palmer’s carpet-bombing begins again
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:32:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/sound-the-trumpet-clive-palmers-carpet-bombing-begins-again-ntwnfb>
"Clive Palmer has a new party and a new slogan but it’s still the same old ads
from the mining magnate. Not content with pouring hundreds of millions into the
past two federal campaigns, for the princely return of one senator who
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Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:33:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-superb-lyrebirds-farm-the-forest-floor-to-increase-their-prey-a-behaviour-rarely-seen-in-nature-247908>
"In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in
extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to
flourish.
(More...)
Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:34:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-network-death-spiral-pressure-mounts-to-protect-consumers-from-cost-of-stranded-assets/>
"Pressure is mounting on the energy market rule maker to shield consumers from
carrying the cost of an unregulated and mismanaged gas network death spiral, as
the fossil fuel is increasingly phased out of homes and businesses and
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End of the line: Friedrichsdorf
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:35:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3esQEZem58
"If you start in Frankfurt and take the S5 to the bitter end, you'll end up in
the town of Friedrichsdorf. At first glance it doesn't seem like much, but it
has a history involving French weavers, rusks, and the telephone."
(More...)
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:36:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals>
"Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing
deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis
intensifies, a report has revealed.
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Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:37:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/solar-farms-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research-249551>
"The UK’s installed capacity of solar power expanded rapidly over the past
decade to reach 17.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – enough electricity to power
roughly 4 million homes. The government aims to raise solar generation capacity
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Lightning Over Shipping Lanes Suddenly Halved Following New Regulations
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:38:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/lightning-over-shipping-lanes-suddenly-halved-following-new-regulations>
"If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you'll notice an
odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane
in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships,
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Pioneering Australian company marks new milestone on “mission” to upcycle end-of-life solar panels
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:21:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/pioneering-australian-company-marks-new-milestone-on-mission-to-upcycle-end-of-life-solar-panels/>
"Emerging Australian solar recycling outfit, Elecsome, has marked a
“significant milestone” on its journey to commercialisation, after receiving a
patent grant for methods it uses to break down end-of-life panels and mine them
(More...)
From Wasteland to Wonder—a Book by Basil Camu
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:22:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.leaflimb.com/wonder/
"The way we currently manage the suburban and urban landscape is creating a
wasteland and harming the well-being of Earth. Fortunately, we have an
alternative path: We can work with natural systems instead of working against
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Stronger and lighter: Wooden towers to be used for bigger wind turbines
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:24:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/stronger-and-lighter-wooden-towers-to-be-used-for-bigger-wind-turbines/>
"Leading European timber technology companies have made headlines this week
with plans for new wooden wind turbine towers that will be capable of
supporting turbines from 4.2MW to 6.4MW.
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America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:25:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/americas-clean-air-rules-boost-health-and-the-economy-heres-what-epas-new-deregulation-plans-ignore-251203>
"The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is
“reconsidering” more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves
that could impact air quality across the United States.
(More...)
AO3 is entering a new era
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:29:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.polygon.com/culture/532463/ao3-history-destiel-future-ranking-ships>
"Counting fics, as Destiel fans will tell you, is serious business these days.
At the beginning of 2025, users of fanfiction hub Archive of Our Own, or AO3,
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Despite recent increases, JobSeeker still leaves people below the poverty line. Here’s why that affects us all
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:36:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/despite-recent-increases-jobseeker-still-leaves-people-below-the-poverty-line-heres-why-that-affects-us-all-251915>
"Over the past two years, there has been some progress in improving the
JobSeeker payment. But payment levels remain below the poverty line.
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Newspapers cannot justify running Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots ads as freedom of speech
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:38:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/newspapers-cannot-justify-running-clive-palmers-trumpet-of-patriots-ads-as-freedom-of-speech-252024>
"The publication by the
Newcastle Herald of a political advertisement by
Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party stating “there are only two genders –
male and female” has provoked a backlash that has seen the advertisement
(More...)
How the world’s EV capital is reacting to Elon Musk’s meltdown
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:39:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/12/how-the-worlds-ev-capital-is-reacting-to-elon-musks-meltdown/>
"Across the world, protests are breaking out at Tesla dealerships, with rising
intensity. New arson attacks against Tesla cars and infrastructure seem to be
happening every single day.
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View from The Hill: tariff rebuff feeds into debate about how Australia handles Donald Trump
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:40:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-tariff-rebuff-feeds-into-debate-about-how-australia-handles-donald-trump-251624>
"Anthony Albanese didn’t mince words in responding to Donald Trump’s refusal to
grant Australia an exemption from the United States’ tariff on aluminium and
steel. “This is not a friendly act,” the prime minister declared bluntly.
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Fortescue Zero to provide EV chargers as official “Pit Boost” for Formula E
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:40:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/12/fortescue-zero-to-provide-ev-chargers-as-official-pit-boost-for-formula-e/>
"Green energy technology developer Fortescue Zero has been announced as the
“Official Pit Boost Provider” of the Formula E World Championship for the 11
the season of the electric vehicle racing competition.
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‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young men at uni
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:09:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fix the News 288: Hofstader's Butterfly
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:10:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/288-hofstaders-butterfly/
"Fundamental principles across different scales of reality. Plus, primordial
water, super lasers, Right to Repair, and good news on childcare in Canada,
vaccinations in Zimbabwe, de-mining in Cambodia, and re-wilding in New
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We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:11:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-tracked-the-mental-health-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-australians-for-over-20-years-and-were-worried-249355>
"The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is worse
than the general population and the gulf is getting wider.
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Letters from an American: March 12, 2025
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:13:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2025
"Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S. went into
effect today, prompting retaliatory tariffs from the European Union and Canada.
The E.U. announced tariffs on about $28 billion worth of products, including
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World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:15:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Initiative sets sights on rewilding three New Zealand islands
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:17:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/initiative-sets-sights-on-rewilding-three-new-zealand-islands/>
"Three New Zealand islands will join an international initiative to remove
invasive species and restore native wildlife.
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How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:21:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-ai-images-are-flattening-indigenous-cultures-creating-a-new-form-of-tech-colonialism-246972>
"It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of
artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before
it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society.
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EU targets food and fast fashion in new war on waste
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:23:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/19/eu-targets-food-and-fast-fashion-in-new-war-on-waste>
"The EU has set its first ever legally binding targets for member states to cut
food waste, with lawmakers agreeing on a 30% cut across retailers, restaurants,
caterers and households by the end of the decade.
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Harnessing AI to improve eye health
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:25:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/highlights/harnessing-ai-to-improve-eye-health>
'University of Southampton eye specialists, mathematicians and games designers
have teamed up to create a suite of smartphone games to help improve treatment
for children with amblyopia, known as ‘lazy eye’. This causes sight loss in
(More...)
The Edelweiss Pirates: The Teenage Rebels Who Defied Hitler
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:27:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dannydutch.com/post/the-edelweiss-pirates-the-teenage-rebels-who-defied-hitler>
"In the shadow of the most oppressive regime in modern history, a band of
teenage rebels emerged—not armed with guns or political manifestos, but with
jazz records, swing dances, and a stubborn refusal to conform. They were the
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No power bill for 10 years for wool mill that switched to renewables
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:32:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-03-14/business-cuts-power-bills-by-going-green-renewable-electricity/104898238>
'As Australians shake their heads at the prospect of another increase in
electricity prices, a Victorian couple who have switched their home and
business to 100 per cent renewable energy say they won't pay a power bill for
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Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:33:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go unrecognised
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/working-dogs-and-horses-have-tax-deductible-upkeep-but-australias-thousands-of-working-cats-go-unrecognised-248675>
"Cats and milk often go hand in hand in popular culture. But on dairy farms,
cats do much more than enjoy a saucer of milk – their mousing skills are
essential. That’s because dairy farms often have a problem with rats and mice
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Brisbane council accused of ‘cruel’ and ‘heartless’ crackdown on homeless in wake of Cyclone Alfred
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:45:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The end of capitalism – or the end of civilisation? The choice could be that stark
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:47:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-capitalism-or-the-end-of-civilisation-the-choice-could-be-that-stark-250922>
"
Review: The End of Capitalism: Why Growth and Climate Protection are
Incompatible – Ulrike Herrmann, translated by David Shaw (Scribe)
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Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:48:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous>
"George Upjohn vividly remembers his interaction with the driver of an SUV
after a collision that happened while cycling in Sydney’s south.
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Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:49:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/battery-recycle-lithium-ion-environment-b2713723.html>
"Scientists have discovered a way to recycle nearly 100 per cent of the
materials within lithium-ion batteries.
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Generative AI and deepfakes are fuelling health misinformation. Here’s what to look out for so you don’t get scammed
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:50:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/generative-ai-and-deepfakes-are-fuelling-health-misinformation-heres-what-to-look-out-for-so-you-dont-get-scammed-246149>
"False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the
rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative
artificial intelligence (AI).
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Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:24:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tonnes-of-microplastics-infiltrate-australias-agricultural-soils-each-year-study-shows-250624>
"Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes
of microplastics, our research has revealed. These microplastics can harm soil
and plant health and eventually enter food crops, potentially posing a risk to
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Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:26:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-battery-deal-for-giant-smelter-is-a-stunning-game-changer-for-australian-energy/>
"For years there has been a game of shadow boxing around the nature of the
green energy transition in Australia. There is the admission that rooftop solar
is helping households and businesses cut their bills, and some industries have
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China confirms that installing solar panels in deserts irreversibly transforms the ecosystem
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:28:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-that-installing-solar-panels-in-deserts-irreversibly-transforms-the-ecosystem/>
"A groundbreaking study conducted at a massive solar installation in the
Talatan Desert reveals that solar panels don’t just harness the sun’s
power—they alter soil conditions, encourage vegetation growth, and reshape the
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“Fossil fuel behemoth:” The climate cost of Australia’s bipartisan addiction to coal and gas
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:29:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuel-behemoth-the-climate-cost-of-australias-bipartisan-addiction-to-coal-and-gas/>
"Political bipartisanship across successive Australian governments has overseen
a massive expansion of oil, gas and coal production despite promises to act on
climate change over the last three decades, a new report suggests.
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‘Let the Fire Teach Us’: How L.A. Is Building Back Better
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:30:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/fire-wise-rebuilding-los-angeles/
"When the 2018 Woolsey fire reduced Carla and Kevin Fern’s modest house in the
Malibu hills to ash, they knew they wanted to rebuild. “Where else would we
go?” Carla Fern asks, having grown up in Malibu. “Being in a place with deep
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Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:19:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/myanmars-military-rule-is-crippling-hope-for-young-people-like-never-before-250128>
"Myanmar has struggled with civil war, military rule and widespread poverty for
much of the past seven decades. But the country’s youth have never faced
threats to their survival and future as severe as today.
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No more stressful than road traffic noise: New study adds to debunking of “wind turbine syndrome”
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:20:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-more-stressful-than-road-traffic-noise-new-study-adds-to-debunking-of-wind-turbine-syndrome/>
"A new study has added to the growing chorus of evidence that so-called ‘wind
turbine syndrome’ may not be a legitimate condition, but a suite of
psychosomatic symptoms resulting from the perception of harm – otherwise known
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Could This Be Canada’s Most Innovative Food City?
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:21:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.foodandwine.com/montreal-urban-agriculture-8783278
"“Give it a try!” says Mohamed Hage, offering me the ripe cherry tomato he’s
plucked from a vine. The Lebanese-born founder of Lufa Farms is guiding me
through a leafy landscape: rows of reddening tomatoes labeled Balthasetto and
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Electric cars were once marketed as ‘women’s cars’. Did this hold back their development over the next century?
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:23:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/electric-cars-were-once-marketed-as-womens-cars-did-this-hold-back-their-development-over-the-next-century-251398>
"It was not a given that petrol-powered cars would come to dominate the world.
In fact, back in 1900, just 22% of cars produced in the US were powered by
gasoline (also known as petrol, benzine or various other names). The rest split
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Independent running against Dutton wants bipartisan focus on home batteries after cyclone outages
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:24:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/independent-running-against-dutton-wants-bipartisan-focus-on-home-batteries-after-cyclone-outages/>
"The independent candidate running against Coalition leader Peter Dutton for
the seat of Dickson has called on the major parties to develop a bipartisan
policy to expedite the installation of home battery systems in Australia.
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Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:06:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/20250314135907/https://inews.co.uk/news/world/musk-cuts-team-finding-ukraine-stolen-children-russia-3581184
"The world-leading unit helping to rescue Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
has been axed amid Elon Musk’s slashing of US government spending,
The i
Paper can reveal.
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How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:08:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/ehzgB
"As we mark five years since the emergence of SARS-COV-2, the most grievous
error of the global pandemic response has become very clear.
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Coalition refuses to back Australia and Pacific Island nations hosting 2026 UN climate summit
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:09:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/coalition-refuses-to-back-australia-and-pacific-island-nations-hosting-2026-un-climate-summit/>
"A major climate summit Australia hopes to host with Pacific island nations
could be in jeopardy under a coalition government.
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The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:10:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/xZzed
"The deletions began shortly after Donald Trump took office. C.D.C. web pages
on vaccines, H.I.V. prevention, and reproductive health went missing. Findings
on bird-flu transmission vanished minutes after they appeared. The Census
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“100 pct useful:” How solar and battery helped one family – and neighbours – power through Cyclone Alfred
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:11:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/100-pct-useful-how-solar-and-battery-helped-one-family-and-neighbours-power-through-cyclone-alfred/>
"Anibal Zarate lived so well thanks to his home battery and solar set up during
Tropical Cyclone Alfred that even his sceptical neighbours have been convinced
it’s the way of the future.
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Lynette is on the pension, a casual teacher, a golf instructor – and homeless
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:11:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/09/lynette-is-on-the-pension-a-casual-teacher-a-golf-instructor-and-homeless>
"In the shed of the house where Lynette* sleeps, boxes are piled high. The
66-year-old dreams of unpacking the cartons – placing plates on shelves,
hanging her coats in a wardrobe, picking fresh flowers for her favourite vase.
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“I don’t think anyone needs to be told why:” Tesla cut from EV charger and battery rebates
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:12:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/14/i-dont-think-anyone-needs-to-be-told-why-tesla-cut-from-ev-charger-and-battery-rebates/>
"Electric vehicle and battery storage company Tesla has been cut from programs
including rebates for home EV chargers and household batteries in the Canadian
province of British Columbia, as the blowback against CEO Elon Musk and the
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Jurassic-era trees have grown in Tasmania for millions of years. Now they face their biggest threat: fire
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:13:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/09/tasmania-pencil-pines-jurassic-era-trees-fire-threat>
"Steve Leonard finds it hard when he goes bushwalking in Tasmania’s high
country these days. “I look at a stand of pencil pine and I wonder: ‘how long
will you be there?’”
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“Wait, not like that”: Free and open access in the age of generative AI
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:15:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.citationneeded.news/free-and-open-access-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/>
"The visions of the open access movement have inspired countless people to
contribute their work to the commons: a world where “every single human being
can freely share in the sum of all knowledge” (Wikimedia), and where
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Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:17:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/14/australian-university-sector-accuses-trump-administration-of-blatant-interference-in-research>
"The Trump administration has been accused of “blatant foreign interference” in
Australia’s universities after researchers who receive US funding were asked to
confirm they aligned with US government interests, including only recognising
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How Heat Pumps Became America’s Hottest Home Energy System
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:18:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-heat-pumps-became-americas-hottest-home-energy-system/>
"Electric heat pumps, one of the most energy-efficient ways to heat and cool
homes, perform a feat of seeming magic. In the winter, they extract heat from
the outside air (even when it’s below zero), run it through a compressor, and
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High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:09:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/14/high-court-native-title-ruling-may-affect-compensation-claims-nationwide-experts-say>
"A high court decision on native title has the potential to be as significant
as the Mabo case and influence even the land beneath Parliament House, experts
say.
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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:09:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/e-bike-boom-delivery-workers/
"One day last November, Luis Maldonado celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake
and people he considered his family around the table. A pretty normal scene,
except for the setting: the office of Guajira, the start-up that gave Maldonado
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‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:12:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/05/relationship-broken-canada-responds-donald-trump-tariff-threats>
"“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’
about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product
originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from
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The world has probably passed “peak air pollution”
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:13:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-has-probably-passed-peak-air-pollution>
"Global emissions of local air pollutants have probably passed their peak.
The chart shows estimates of global emissions of pollutants such as sulphur
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What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:15:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/17/rot-padraic-x-scanlan-book-review>
"In the first act of the wittiest Irish play of the nineteenth century, Oscar
Wilde’s “Importance of Being Earnest,” there is much ado about a shortage of
food. The fearsome Aunt Augusta is coming to tea, but we have watched the
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Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:16:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/opinion/foreign-aid-cuts-impact.html>
"As the world’s richest men slash American aid for the world’s poorest
children, they insist that all is well. “No one has died as a result of a brief
pause to do a sanity check on foreign aid funding,” Elon Musk said. “No one.”
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Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:17:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study>
"People in London have been breathing significantly cleaner air since the
expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez), a study has found.
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Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:19:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/U5mUi
"
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch,
the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that
it caused one in seven of all deaths. In 2023, after a brief hiatus,
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Back to the Future: China Revives Blimps, Now Fully Electric
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:20:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1016712
"Decades after blimps faded from the skies, China is betting on a comeback —
this time with zero emissions. Last week, the country’s first all-electric
airship completed its maiden flight, part of an ambitious push to expand
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‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:22:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/i-feel-utter-anger-from-canada-to-europe-a-movement-to-boycott-us-goods-is-spreading>
"The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in
explaining why he and his quartet have cancelled a summer tour of the US.
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Network of Rage
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:23:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://cosmographia.substack.com/p/network-of-rage
"One could simplify the history of information technology into a flowchart that
looks something like this:
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Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:25:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-getting-sicker-as-evidence
"Years ago, in the winter of 2021-2022, parents began repeating an anti-vaxxer
claim. “Infections,” they began to say, “build the immune system.”
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How a New Zealander working from her mum’s kitchen started a news service read by Madonna
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:19:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/mar/15/shit-you-should-care-about-lucy-blakiston-media>
"Lucy Blakiston, the 27-year-old founder of a thriving global media company,
loves being underestimated. And swearing.
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Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:20:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/15/south-africa-ambassador-us-no-longer-welcome-marco-rubio-ebrahim-rasool>
"The US is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with the
secretary of state, Marco Rubio, accusing the envoy of hating the US and Donald
Trump.
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All hands on deck: rewilding British Sign Language
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:22:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/all-hands-on-deck-rewilding-british-sign-language/>
"Words are capable of inspiring action, forging connections and deepening our
knowledge. And when we lack vocabulary in our own language? We borrow it from
another, although nuance can be lost in translation. The British Sign Language
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Five years on, the right’s Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:24:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/09/covid-five-years-right-narrative-outbreak>
"Once, we all respectfully listened to what epidemiologists said. We queued up
for vaccines, observed distancing lines and confidently asked unmasked
passengers on public transport to cover their faces. A tyrannical virus ruled
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Winners of inaugural nature music prize announced
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:25:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/winners-of-inaugural-nature-music-prize-announced/>
"A unique national music competition designed to celebrate nature and inspire
hope has announced its winners for 2025.
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COVID-19 pandemic mortality data
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:22:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-media/research-reports-plus-policy-briefs/covid-19-pandemic-mortality-data-report/>
"As of November 2024, 20 more Australians are dying each day as a result of
COVID-19, compared to before the pandemic. To understand this ongoing problem,
experts at Burnet have conducted a comprehensive analysis of deaths caused by
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Rubbish repurposed – for fun. Unique playground reopens in London
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:23:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/rubbish-repurposed-for-fun-unique-playground-reopens-in-london/>
"An adventure playground that doubles as an art installation has reopened for
the summer at the Southbank Centre in London.
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Public Health Association calls for Australian CDC on Covid five-year anniversary
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:24:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:25:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/mar/09/outside-in-the-extraordinary-home-inside-a-giant-greenhouse-in-norway>
"Situated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the
extraordinary glasshouse where architect Margit Klev and her young family have
made their home. Here, Klev has created a house within a house, placing her
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Mediterranean monk seals make remarkable return from brink of extinction
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:26:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-13/mediterranean-monk-seals-return-from-brink-of-extinction-greece/105047230>
"Once on the brink of extinction, rare Mediterranean monk seal populations are
rising, thanks to conservation efforts.
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Fire revival: How Australia's desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:27:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://stories.theconversation.com/fire-revival/
"It's a late winter afternoon in the spinifex grasslands of the Great Sandy
Desert. Pintupi Elder Mantua Nangala holds a firestick and presses it against a
clump of dry grass.
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New ocean acidification maps of U.S. waters
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:47:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://research.noaa.gov/new-ocean-acidification-maps-of-u-s-waters/
"Researchers from NOAA have produced a new online dashboard on the National
Marine Ecosystem Status website that shows how ocean acidification is impacting
eleven different marine ecosystems in the U.S.
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Not just bees and butterflies: beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:47:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/not-just-bees-and-butterflies-beetles-and-other-brilliant-bugs-are-natures-unsung-pollinators-246484>
"About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and
optimise reproduction, making pollination one of nature’s most important
processes.
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Honest Government Ad | Minority Government
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:48:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUFUXMiaDs
"The Australien Government and the Opposition have made an ad about minority
governments, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative."
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Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:49:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/three-years-after-russias-invasion-a-global-online-army-is-still-fighting-for-ukraine-251480>
"More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a 30-day
ceasefire between the two warring countries may be imminent. But much more
needs to happen before a just and lasting peace is achieved.
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Chinese only introduced a feminine pronoun in the 1920s. Now, it might adopt a gender-inclusive one
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:50:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/chinese-only-introduced-a-feminine-pronoun-in-the-1920s-now-it-might-adopt-a-gender-inclusive-one-221013>
"Including pronouns in introductions, your email signature or your social media
bio may seem like a minor detail. Pronouns are just small words we use in place
of names all the time. But, like names, pronouns have personal significance.
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The Coalition MP who tried to stop the solar farm that will help save thousands of local jobs
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:52:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-coalition-mp-who-tried-to-stop-the-solar-farm-that-will-help-save-thousands-of-local-jobs/>
"If you ever need an example of the idiocy and the ignorance behind the
Coalition and LNP campaign against renewable energy in Australia, a good place
to start would be the federal MP for Flynn, Colin Boyce.
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Friends with benefits: Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton’s ideological love-in
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:53:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/17/gina-rinehart-peter-dutton-friends-ideological-love-in-ntwnfb>
"The buzz from Gina Rinehart’s 70th birthday party was reportedly “so
spectacular” that it drifted across the Swan River from the mining magnate’s
Perth home, catching the attention of people more than a kilometre away.
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How to avoid a Trumpian Australia
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:55:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/how-to-avoid-a-trumpian-australia,19531>
"IN AUSTRALIA TODAY, there is mounting concern that we might be exposed to the
sort of social and democratic decline so obviously on display in America under
President Donald Trump.
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Macron says Russia’s permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:56:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/16/macron-says-russias-permission-not-needed-to-deploy-troops-in-ukraine>
"Emmanuel Macron has said France, the UK, and other nations providing security
guarantees for Ukraine after any eventual ceasefire would not be aiming to
deploy a “mass” of soldiers, but instead could send contingents of several
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South Wairarapa council ponders Facebook exit
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:57:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544851/south-wairarapa-council-ponders-facebook-exit>
'A South Wairarapa councillor is pushing for her council to stop using Facebook
and Instagram, citing a poor ethical track record from parent company Meta.
(More...)
This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:58:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/intrepid-team-bee-lovers-doing-everything-save-rare-native-species-extinction-180986181/>
"One summer day in 2018, Sam Droege lowered his net and scooped up a few small
bees buzzing around the blossoms of a chinquapin, a shrubby member of the
chestnut tree family. Droege, a wildlife biologist, can recognize loads of bees
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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:20:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-livestock-breeds-have-gone-extinct-but-some-australian-farmers-are-keeping-endangered-breeds-alive-250393>
"It took thousands of years to develop the world’s extraordinary range of
domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38
farmed species.
(More...)
Melbourne residents receive letter offering $200k for information on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:20:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/17/melbourne-residents-offered-200k-to-inform-on-australian-pro-democracy-activist-wanted-in-hong-kong-ntwnfb>
"A small number of Melbourne residents have received anonymous letters
purporting to offer a police bounty of $203,000 if they inform on Kevin Yam, an
Australian citizen and pro-democracy activist wanted for alleged national
(More...)
Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:22:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Trump cuts to have ‘chilling effect’ on climate science and ‘degrade’ Australia’s ability to forecast weather
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:23:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/17/trump-cuts-to-have-chilling-effect-on-climate-science-and-degrade-australias-ability-to-forecast-weather>
"Staff cuts and a freeze on international collaborations at a leading US
science agency will have a “chilling effect” on climate science and may
“severely degrade” Australia’s ability to accurately forecast the weather,
(More...)
Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:24:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-build-nuclear-power-in-place-of-old-coal-when-you-could-have-pumped-hydropower-instead-252017>
"Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the
upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven
nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.
(More...)
Automated ‘Pravda’ Propaganda Network Retooled To Embed Pro-Russian Narratives Surreptitiously In Popular Chatbots
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:26:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/17/automated-pravda-propaganda-network-retooled-to-embed-pro-russian-narratives-surreptitiously-in-popular-chatbots/>
"It’s no secret that Russia has taken advantage of the Internet’s global reach
and low distribution costs to flood the online world with huge quantities of
propaganda (as have other nations):
Techdirt has been writing about Putin’s
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Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they’re overlooked in conservation strategies
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:25:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fungi-are-among-the-planets-most-important-organisms-yet-theyre-overlooked-in-conservation-strategies-250483>
"Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the
world’s described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope,
these organisms are essential to our ecosystems, our societies and economies.
(More...)
BYD announces game changing EV charging technology: 1,000 kW charging is now a thing
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:26:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/18/byd-announces-game-changing-ev-charging-technology-1000-kw-ev-charging-is-now-a-thing/>
"China EV and battery giant BYD has announced details around its latest EV
platform, which will deliver up to 1,000 kW of charging power to its upcoming
electric vehicle models, helping it deliver 400 km of range in just 5 minutes.
(More...)
Europe had worst measles outbreak since 1997 – new data
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:27:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/europe-had-worst-measles-outbreak-since-1997-new-data-252327>
"Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a
new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases
in 2024 – about double the number from 2023.
(More...)
Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:31:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-pv-could-supply-two-thirds-of-worlds-energy-needs-and-lower-global-temperatures/>
"Covering rooftops across the planet with solar panels could deliver 65 per
cent of current global power consumption and almost completely replace fossil
fuel-based electricity, and it could also lower global temperatures by 0.13
(More...)
Local newspapers are a lifeline in Ukraine, but USAID cuts may force many to close or become biased mouthpieces
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:32:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/local-newspapers-are-a-lifeline-in-ukraine-but-usaid-cuts-may-force-many-to-close-or-become-biased-mouthpieces-250917>
"Three years into Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, Ukrainian journalists are
facing enormously difficult challenges to continue their work.
(More...)
“Desperate” Liberals urge Dutton to “stop this stupid nuclear palaver”
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:33:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/desperate-liberals-urge-dutton-to-stop-this-stupid-nuclear-palaver/>
"The federal Coalition has gone silent about its plan to build seven nuclear
power plants across Australia. But a new group called ‘Liberals Against
Nuclear’ is frustrating the Coalition’s attempt to downplay its policy and
(More...)
NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters – without it, we’re planning in the dark
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:35:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nz-has-no-dedicated-database-to-track-losses-from-weather-disasters-without-it-were-planning-in-the-dark-251224>
"Following the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to USAID funding last month,
the online international disaster database EM-DAT (normally funded by USAID)
went dark for a week.
(More...)
‘Disgusting’ antisemitic tactics used to threaten exiled Hong Kong man in Adelaide, Jewish group says
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:36:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/19/ted-hui-kevin-yam-antisemitic-attack-letters-democracy-campaigner-ntwnfb>
"A prominent Jewish group has condemned a “disgusting” attempt to intimidate an
exiled pro-democracy campaigner who fled to Adelaide from Hong Kong, with the
federal opposition accusing a foreign actor of weaponising antisemitism.
(More...)
After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia?
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:37:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/after-a-century-of-monday-to-friday-could-the-4-day-week-finally-be-coming-to-australia-252379>
"The reality of shorter working hours could be one step closer for many
Australians, pending the outcome of the federal election.
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Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:39:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals>
"It has been half a century since governments around the world, faced with
overwhelming evidence, started banning early generations of what we now call
forever chemicals. Industrial chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls, or
(More...)
The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:41:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-next-round-in-the-us-trade-war-has-the-potential-to-be-more-damaging-for-australia-252377>
"On April 2 the United States is set to implement a new wave of tariffs under
its Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan. Details of the plan that will impact all US
trading partners are not yet known, but the US administration has suggested
(More...)
World leaders express outrage at Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza civilians
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:26:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/un-human-rights-chief-voices-horror-at-israel-new-gaza-strikes>
"World governments and UN officials have expressed horror and dismay at
Israel’s resumption of strikes on Gaza that killed hundreds within a few hours,
warning the assault could shatter a ceasefire that was intended to be
(More...)
Russia using criminal networks to drive increase in sabotage acts, says Europol
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:27:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/18/russia-criminal-networks-drive-increase-sabotage-europol>
"Russia and other state actors are driving an increase in politically motivated
cyber-attacks and sabotage of infrastructure and public institutions in the EU,
the bloc’s police enforcement agency has found.
(More...)
Cheaper, faster and farmer friendly: Battery developer proposes buried transmission cable along highway
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:28:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/battery-developer-proposes-buried-cables-along-highways-to-lower-costs-and-avoid-poles-and-wires/>
"An Australian renewable energy and storage developer has unveiled plans to
build a major new transmission line in Victoria that would do away with
traditional poles and wires – and the social licence issues that come with them
(More...)
Whole grain switch challenge urges people to improve their health – and the planet’s at the same time
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:29:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/whole-grain-switch-challenge-urges-people-improve-health/>
"Thin gruels, hard breads and stodgy may not sound much like superfoods but
these humble meals fuelled our forebears as they worked long days in the
fields. They were nutritional powerhouses in comparison with the sugary cereals
(More...)
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:32:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney>
"There was no explanation, no warning. One minute, I was in an immigration
office talking to an officer about my work visa, which had been approved months
before and allowed me, a Canadian, to work in the US. The next, I was told to
(More...)
The High Heel Problem
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:36:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://simonschreibt.de/gat/the-high-heel-problem/
"This article looks at how different types of shoes can affect game development
and examines how games deal with this in practice."
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Japanese Researchers Develop Recyclable Plastic That Fully Dissolves in the Ocean
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:44:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://mossandfog.com/japanese-researchers-develop-recyclable-plastic-that-fully-dissolves-in-the-ocean/>
"Japanese researchers have created a new type of plastic that is strong,
recyclable, and completely dissolves in seawater, helping to reduce ocean
pollution.
(More...)
US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:46:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-ukraine-children-russia-war-kidnapping-evidence-b2717730.html>
"An international effort to trace and rescue tens of thousands of children
kidnapped from Ukraine to Russia and prosecute those responsible has been
crippled by the US state department’s deletion of evidence.
(More...)
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:48:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders>
"MPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use
facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in
what Amnesty International has described as a “full-frontal attack” on LGBTQ+
(More...)
She went on her first international trip at age 56. Now this Chinese grandma is exploring the world by bike
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:49:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/chinese-grandmother-bicycle-trip-world-intl-hnk/>
"In her late 50s and early 60s, Li Dongju found herself solo traveling
alongside people a third of her age. But despite her late start, she has now
biked solo through 12 countries across three continents.
(More...)
French Scientist Reportedly Denied U.S. Entry Due to Trump Criticism
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:50:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://newrepublic.com/post/192946/french-scientist-denied-us-entry-trump-criticism>
"A French scientist on his way to a conference in the United States was
allegedly denied entry by Customs and Border Patrol over messages found on his
phone that criticized President Trump’s science cuts.
(More...)
Sand-sized fossils hold secrets to the history of climate change
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:51:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/sand-sized-fossils-hold-secrets-to-the-history-of-climate-change-250928>
"Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting
of glaciers, and the end of the last ice age.
(More...)
Indigenous guides in the Arctic are training Canada’s military: ‘When they talk, I listen’
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:53:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/19/canada-indigenous-arctic-military>
"Warrant officer Jim Davison had spent a full day travelling the sea ice off
the coast of Baffin Island when his group decided to set up camp for the night.
(More...)
I tried an open-source alternative to Notion, Obsidian, and Evernote and it blew my mind
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:54:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-open-source-notion-obsidian-and-evernote-alternative-and-it-blew-my-mind/>
"I have tried Notion’s databases, Obsidian’s graph view, and Evernote’s quick
capture and tag system to create an effective second brain. However, each fell
short in one way or the other. That’s when I stumbled upon AFFiNE. This
(More...)
Here’s Why There Is A Disconnect Between The Games Industry And Gamers
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:55:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2025/03/06/heres-why-there-is-a-disconnect-between-the-games-industry-and-gamers/>
"With layoffs and continuing poor AAA game sales, it’s worth seeing how this
happens and why gaming feels detached from its players.
(More...)
A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:56:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://allthatsinteresting.com/martin-becker-fossils
"New Jersey’s William Paterson University is being sued by one of its
professors for neglecting to pay their UPS bills — which eventually resulted in
the professor’s rare collection of prehistoric fossils being dumped in a
(More...)
Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:58:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgetown-university-graduate-student-detained-immigration-authoritie-rcna197206>
"WASHINGTON — Federal immigration authorities have detained a graduate student
from India who was teaching at Georgetown University on a student visa, his
attorney said Wednesday.
(More...)
How Jia Zhangke’s film Caught by the Tides uses 20 years of footage to capture a changing China
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:30:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-jia-zhangkes-film-caught-by-the-tides-uses-20-years-of-footage-to-capture-a-changing-china-252392>
"Chinese independent director Jia Zhangke’s new film
Caught by the Tides, now
in select Australian cinemas, provides a unique vision of China’s rapid social
transformation in the 21st century.
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Bob Carr says Aukus a ‘colossal surrender of sovereignty’ if submarines do not arrive under Australian control
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:31:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/19/bob-carr-aukus-submarine-deal-us-australia-relationship>
"Australia faces a “colossal surrender of sovereignty” if promised US
nuclear-powered submarines do not arrive under Australian control, former
foreign affairs minister Bob Carr has said, arguing the US is “utterly not a
(More...)
Flooding in the Sahara, Amazon tributaries drying and warming tipping over 1.5°C – 2024 broke all the wrong records
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:31:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/flooding-in-the-sahara-amazon-tributaries-drying-and-warming-tipping-over-1-5-c-2024-broke-all-the-wrong-records-252490>
"Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century.
Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical.
(More...)
YouTube Apparently Unsure If Shakespeare Is In The Public Domain
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:32:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/youtube-apparently-unsure-if-shakespeare-is-in-the-public-domain/>
"One of the darker threads of
Walled Culture the book (free digital versions
available) is how complex copyright enforcement systems can be abused, for
example by sending Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests
(More...)
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:34:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw
"Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins
WIRED to answer
the internet's burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people
support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What's the difference
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Rain gave Australia’s environment a fourth year of reprieve in 2024 – but this masks deepening problems: report
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:36:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/rain-gave-australias-environment-a-fourth-year-of-reprieve-in-2024-but-this-masks-deepening-problems-report-252183>
"For the fourth year running, the condition of Australia’s environment has been
relatively good overall. Our national environment scorecard released today
gives 2024 a mark of 7.7 out of 10.
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We found the only kangaroo that doesn’t hop – and it can teach us how roos evolved their quirky gait
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:09:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-found-the-only-kangaroo-that-doesnt-hop-and-it-can-teach-us-how-roos-evolved-their-quirky-gait-251373>
"In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be
lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a diminutive marsupial that’s the last
living representative of its family.
(More...)
Meet the people behind the latest gas lobby group claiming to “educate and inform” consumers
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:10:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/meet-the-people-behind-the-latest-gas-lobby-group-claiming-to-educate-and-inform-consumers/>
"A fracking executive, a former New South Wales Liberal politician and a
libertarian lobbyist are behind a new gas advocacy group claiming to represent
“households, industries and producers across the nation.”
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Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:12:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-starve-libraries-and-museums-of-funding-by-shuttering-this-little-known-agency-252455>
"On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that
called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent
consistent with applicable law.” They ranged from the United States Agency for
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Vivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:13:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth>
"In many ways, Vivian Jenna Wilson is a lot like any other 20-year-old girl.
The Los Angeles native spends hours a day on Discord with her friends; loves
reading,
RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Chappell Roan; and she runs late — two full
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Southern elephant seals are adaptable – but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:15:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/southern-elephant-seals-are-adaptable-but-they-struggle-when-faced-with-both-rapid-climate-change-and-human-impacts-251820>
"Southern elephant seals (
Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the
Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the
seals’ population range has been shifting.
(More...)
“We will not back down:” Court tells Greenpeace to pay billion dollar damages bill to oil and gas company
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:16:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-will-not-back-down-court-tells-greenpeace-to-pay-billion-dollar-damages-bill-to-oil-and-gas-company/>
"A jury in the US has hit Greenpeace with $US660 million ($A1.04 billion) in
damages for defamation and other claims for the green group’s part in a
campaign led by First Nations people against an oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017.
(More...)
‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:09:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/climate-activist-experience-jail-prison-uk>
"I remember the day I was sentenced like it was yesterday. I was filled with
anxiety the entire time. It’s a strange situation to be in, not knowing whether
or not you’d have your liberty at the end of the day, or for how long it might
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West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:10:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/20/west-papua-indonesia-palm-oil-deforestation-rainforest>
"West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties
and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands
Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory.
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Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:12:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/woodsides-bid-to-expand-a-huge-gas-project-is-testing-both-major-parties-environmental-credentials-247340>
"Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has indicated a Coalition government would
quickly approve a giant gas project off Western Australia which will release
billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases until around 2070.
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AI can be a powerful tool for scientists. But it can also fuel research misconduct
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:12:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-can-be-a-powerful-tool-for-scientists-but-it-can-also-fuel-research-misconduct-246410>
"In February this year, Google announced it was launching “a new AI system for
scientists”. It said this system was a collaborative tool designed to help
scientists “in creating novel hypotheses and research plans”.
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ACCC urges reform as Coles and Woolworths named among ‘most profitable’ supermarkets in world
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:13:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/21/accc-report-supermarkets-coles-woolworths-aldi>
"Coles and Woolworths increased prices during a cost-of-living crisis to boost
profits and used promotions that made it hard to judge a good shopping deal,
the competition regulator concluded in a major report investigating the sector.
(More...)
Trump is ignoring the power of nationalism at his own peril
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:58:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trump-is-ignoring-the-power-of-nationalism-at-his-own-peril-252299>
"US President Donald Trump has exploited American nationalism as effectively as
anyone in living memory. What sets him apart is his use of national humiliation
as a political emotion. Any presidential candidate can talk their country up,
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Thousands protest in Israel over ‘attack on democracy’ by Netanyahu
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:58:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/20/thousands-protest-in-israel-over-attack-on-democracy-by-netanyahu>
"Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to call for a new
ceasefire in Gaza and to protest against what they say is an attack on the
country’s democracy by the rightwing governing coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu.
(More...)
You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media. But what is it, actually?
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:59:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/you-can-catch-the-nocebo-effect-from-family-friends-even-social-media-but-what-is-it-actually-249844>
"In 1998, shortly after arriving for work, a Tennessee high-school teacher
reported a “gasoline-like smell” and feeling dizzy. Soon after, many students
and staff began reporting symptoms of chemical poisoning. Some 38 people had
(More...)
Fix the News 289: All The Birds Returned
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:00:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/289-all-the-birds-returned/
'"The villagers’ lives will become more prosperous too." Plus, young Americans
are happier, great news on HIV prevention drug, the world's longest underwater
tunnel, sociogenomics, and Donald Trump versus market forces.'
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Every generation thinks they had it the toughest, but for Gen Z, they’re probably right
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:01:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/every-generation-thinks-they-had-it-the-toughest-but-for-gen-z-theyre-probably-right-249604>
"Every generation thinks they had it tough, but evidence suggests young
Australians today might have a case for saying they’ve drawn the short straw.
(More...)
“Ignore the green fluff:” Australians are often being misled about sustainable electrical appliance choices
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:02:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/ignore-the-green-fluff-australians-are-often-being-misled-about-electrical-appliance-choice/>
"Australians are often being misled when they try to make sustainable
electrical appliance choices, and consumer law isn’t doing enough to protect
them.
(More...)
Friday essay: Trump’s presidency is being compared to America’s Gilded Age – what was it, and what happened next?
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:33:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-trumps-presidency-is-being-compared-to-americas-gilded-age-what-was-it-and-what-happened-next-251401>
"“Trump’s golden age looks an awful lot like a new Gilded Age,” wrote
Politico this month, reflecting on the second inauguration of the United
States’ president, prominently attended by tech billionaires. The day after
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Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:34:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/israels-war-on-gaza-is-deliberately-targeting-children-new-un-report-252398>
"A fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza which has killed more than 400
Palestinians has destroyed any hope that the ceasefire negotiated in January
would hold. A statement from the child rights group Defence for Children
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Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:35:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/uk-subs-band-detained-deported>
"Members of the punk rock band UK Subs have said they were denied entry and
detained in the US, according to accounts from the band themselves.
(More...)
Miniature Resistance: Russia's Anti-War Figurines
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:39:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-anti-war-tiny-protest-figures-ukraine/33145753.html>
"A miniaturized anti-war movement in Russia is gathering momentum on social
media."
(More...)
Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:41:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/arrested-and-stripped-of-degree-twin-moves-to-bar-istanbul-mayor-from-ballot-suggests-turkeys-erdogan-is-really-worried-this-time-252580>
"Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had expected to become Turkey’s opposition
presidential nominee on March 23, 2025; instead, he lost his freedom and
college degree.
(More...)
Behind America's decades-long fight to dismantle the PBS
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:32:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/behind-americas-decades-long-fight-to-dismantle-the-pbs/105078864>
"For decades, America's pharmaceutical giants have been plotting to torpedo
Australia's Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS).
(More...)
Most Australians look with horror at the Trump administration’s whirlwind of destruction, but what about the lads?
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:33:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/mar/18/most-australians-look-with-horror-at-the-trump-administrations-whirlwind-of-destruction-but-what-about-the-lads-ntwnfb>
"A bombastic blowhard posing threats to parts of our nation has sucked up all
the public attention and turned the timing of the federal election on its head.
A cyclone also menaced the east coast of Australia.
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Don't Talk About The Next Pandemic
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:34:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:35:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-europe-hybrid-campaign-d61887dd3ec6151adf354c5bd3e6273e>
"Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of
attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three
years ago, according to data collected by
The Associated Press.
(More...)
Australians have lost hope in the fair go, with profound implications for the election
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:36:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
US consumer tech joins winemakers, film studios and drug companies in urging Trump to target Australia
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:38:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/21/us-consumer-tech-joins-winemakers-film-studios-and-drug-companies-in-urging-trump-to-target-australia>
"The US consumer technology industry has Australia in its sights after it
encouraged Donald Trump to retaliate against “harmful” foreign tax rules it
claims is hampering innovation and trade in the US.
(More...)
Brazil declares environmental emergency ahead of 2025 fire season
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:27:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/brazil-declares-environmental-emergency-ahead-of-2025-fire-season/>
"Brazil has declared a nationwide environmental emergency to prevent another
devastating fire season in 2025. In 2024, record-breaking blazes scorched
millions of hectares of native vegetation in the Amazon Rainforest and other
(More...)
Long COVID could be costing U.S. between $2 billion and $6.5 billion annually
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:28:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-covid-billion-annually.html
'The current number of long COVID-19 cases may already be costing the U.S.
$2.01–6.56 billion dollars per year, according to a study recently published in
the
Journal of Infectious Diseases.
(More...)
Big pharma is taking aim at Australia’s PBS. Could Trump force us to pay more for medicines?
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:29:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/22/us-pharma-trump-australia-pbs-explainer>
"Pharmaceutical companies in the United States – where millions can’t afford
life-saving drugs – are trying to interfere in Australia’s national, subsidised
medicine system.
(More...)
‘Sustainable’ palm oil firms continue illegal peatland clearing despite permit revocation
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:31:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/sustainable-palm-oil-firms-continue-illegal-peatland-clearing-despite-permit-revocation/>
"JAKARTA — Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected
peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry permits revoked and
being certified as sustainable, a new report alleges.
(More...)
Masks off: The lessons we didn't learn from COVID
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:32:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/14/masks-off-the-lessons-we-didnt-learn-from/>
"When the SARS-CoV-2 virus first began spreading across the globe five years
ago, some predicted that it could take five years for things to recover. Now
that we've reached this seemingly impossible point, it seems some of those
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From London to Lviv: how Trump’s new world order has shaken Europe
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:34:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/17/from-london-to-lviv-how-trumps-new-world-order-has-shaken-europe>
"While Donald Trump talks of the “big beautiful ocean” separating the US from
the war in Ukraine, 1,000 miles of rail track links London St Pancras to the
city of Lviv in western Ukraine.
(More...)
Tow Center Study Again Shows “AI” Sucks At Conveying Accurate News
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:06:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/20/tow-center-study-again-shows-ai-sucks-at-conveying-accurate-news/>
"Last month a
BBC study found that “AI” assistants are terrible at providing
accurate news synopses. The
BBC’s study found that modern language learning
model assistants introduced factual errors a whopping 51 percent of the time.
(More...)
As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him?
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:08:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/18/canada-britain-usa-stand-up-donald-trump>
"David Lammy thought he was reassuring Canadians. During his visit to Canada –
for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers– he was asked about Donald Trump’s claims
that the country should become the 51st state of the US. The UK foreign
(More...)
The Guardian view on Covid-19, five years on: lessons still to be learned
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:09:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/14/the-guardian-view-on-covid-19-five-years-on-lessons-still-to-be-learned>
"“When asked what was the biggest disaster of the twentieth century, almost
nobody answers the Spanish flu,” notes Laura Spinney in her book
Pale Rider,
of an event that killed as many as one in 20 of the global population. “There
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Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:11:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/donald-trump-kennedy-center-takeover-arts>
"In Washington, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center – the US’s
imposing national centre for the performing arts – presents a bizarre,
unnerving and, at times, bleakly comical spectacle. Last month, he announced
(More...)
Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous coral bleaching events
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:13:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/23/ningaloo-and-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-profoundly-distressing-simultaneous-coral-bleaching-events>
"Australia’s two world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and
the Great Barrier Reef on the east – have been hit simultaneously by coral
bleaching that reef experts have called “heartbreaking” and “a profoundly
(More...)
Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:10:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/ukraine-clandestine-book-club-defies-russia-push-rewrite-history>
"It must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world. Before they can
feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17-year-old Mariika (not her
real name) and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and
(More...)
Drone tree-seeding trial could ‘revolutionise’ the expansion of rainforests say exponents
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:11:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/drone-tree-seeding-trial-could-revolutionise-the-expansion-of-rainforests/>
"A pioneering drone seeding initiative in south-west England – one of the
largest of its kind using native tree seeds to date – has the potential to
transform rainforest restoration, say those involved.
(More...)
Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:15:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump>
'SAN FRANCISCO — If you've ever clicked on a hyperlink that's taken you to
something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page, you've been
introduced to the Internet Archive.
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The Pandemic Never Ended
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:17:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/MDXGt
"Five years ago, the World Health Organization first declared the novel
coronavirus a global pandemic. The announcement led to an unprecedented moment
for our society: lockdown. Restaurants were shuttered, millions became
(More...)
How bottled water companies are draining our drinking water – video
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:18:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2025/mar/20/how-bottled-water-companies-are-draining-our-drinking-water-video>
"As droughts become more prevalent, corporate control over our drinking water
is threatening the health of water sources and the access people have to them.
Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how foreign multinational companies are
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“Nightmare”: Tasmanians share devastating impact of living with long Covid and demand support
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:23:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/sZaa2
"Three years ago, Hannah Smith was a happy and healthy 46-year old – she was
working four days a week as a psychologist, a career she loved; she and her
partner Michael had purchased a house in West Hobart; she was travelling
(More...)
Former Golf Courses Are Going Wild
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:25:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/rewilding-golf-courses/
"These days, when it rains heavily in the southeast Houston neighborhood of
Clear Lake, residents can rest easy. But that wasn’t always the case. It used
to be that when it rained, they’d haul out their mops and buckets. As the storm
(More...)
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:26:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/9Cll3
"On September 20, 1938, a man who had witnessed the rise of fascism packed his
suitcases and fled his home in Berlin. He arranged to have smuggled separately
a manuscript that he had drafted in secret over the previous two years. This
(More...)
Dive Into 125 Years of Audubon Magazine Covers, Bird by Bird
Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:28:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/dive-125-years-audubon-magazine-covers-bird-bird>
"Tucked away in the art room of the National Audubon Society’s New York City
office lies a treasure trove: nearly every single issue of the organization’s
magazine ever published, bound in thick volumes. Before I began my editorial
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A USB interface to the "Mother of All Demos" keyset
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:38:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.righto.com/2025/03/mother-of-all-demos-usb-keyset-interface.html>
'In the early 1960s, Douglas Engelbart started investigating how computers
could augment human intelligence: "If, in your office, you as an intellectual
worker were supplied with a computer display backed up by a computer that was
(More...)
How Nigeria’s Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:39:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/hiv-testing-carnival-nigeria/
"It’s about 11 a.m., and a small crowd has already gathered at the 11:11
Roundabout in Calabar, a city in Nigeria’s Cross River State. This spot marks
the starting point of the annual Calabar Festival and Carnival, a month-long
(More...)
We combed through old botanical surveys to track how plants on Australia’s islands are changing
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:40:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-combed-through-old-botanical-surveys-to-track-how-plants-on-australias-islands-are-changing-243934>
"More than 8,000 continental islands sit just off the coast of Australia, many
of them uninhabited and unspoiled. For thousands of species, these patches of
habitat offer refuge from the threats they face on the mainland.
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Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:41:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/24/measles-outbreaks-usa-asia-australia-vaccination-rates-fears>
"Experts are concerned Australia could become “fertile ground” for measles to
take hold if the disease is brought into the country amid outbreaks in the US
and south-east Asia.
(More...)
Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump’s tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:42:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trouble-at-tesla-and-protests-against-trumps-tariffs-suggest-consumer-boycotts-are-starting-to-bite-252489>
"When the United States starts a trade war with your country, how do you fight
back? For individuals, one option is to wage a personal trade war and boycott
products from the US.
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As the Colorado River Shrinks, Southern California Is Embracing Water Recycling
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:43:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/water-recycling-southern-california/
"During the hottest days of the year, sun glimmers off of an aqueduct as it
moves water from the shrinking Colorado River to millions of residents in the
sprawling cities of Southern California. In one of the nation’s most populous
(More...)
‘Literally just child gambling’: what kids say about Roblox, lootboxes and money in online games
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:30:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/literally-just-child-gambling-what-kids-say-about-roblox-lootboxes-and-money-in-online-games-250387>
"
Roblox is one of the world’s most popular online platforms for children,
offering a variety of “experiences” including games and virtual spaces. Most of
the experiences are free, but offer upgrades, bonuses and random items in
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Why hydrogen exports are a mirage, but green industry isn’t
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:31:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/why-hydrogen-exports-are-a-mirage-but-green-industry-isnt/>
"Australia’s hydrogen strategy has been a mix of ambition, overreach, and slow
reality checks.
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Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:31:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/adelaide-hills-water-crisis-a-local-problem-is-a-global-wake-up-call-251265>
"The Adelaide Hills are experiencing severe water shortages. The root cause? A
prolonged dry period and not enough water tankers to meet unprecedented demand
from people not connected to the mains water supply.
(More...)
This Game-Changing Heat Pump Is Revolutionising Industrial Heat!
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:32:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2JEaKIsjFU
"In this episode, we’re thrilled to bring you the UK’s first steam generating
heat pump in a brewery! Hepworth Brewery has partnered with Futraheat to
install this heat pump technology, a move set to reduce their emissions by a
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China solar giant launches new module range to address glaring issue at airports
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:35:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/china-solar-giant-launches-new-module-range-to-address-glaring-issue-at-airports/>
"Chinese solar manufacturing giant Longi has unveiled new anti-glare solar
modules at an airport in China which the company says ensures top of the line
performance while also significantly reducing light reflection.
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Lacklustre governance renders AI nothing more than biased bots
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:48:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/it-management/article/lacklustre-governance-renders-ai-nothing-more-than-biased-bots-524469247>
"Regulatory discussions concerning AI are well underway, but despite attention
from the government and private sector, governance efforts are struggling to
keep pace with the speed of AI adoption.
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Australia should hitch its solar wagon to the China juggernaut
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:49:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-should-hitch-its-solar-wagon-to-the-china-juggernaut/>
"The sandy deserts of the Al Dhafra region in the United Arab Emirates might be
a place you’d like to visit for a four-wheel drive safari or to drink tea at an
oasis. Yet, within 90 square kilometres of this desert, an extraordinary energy
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Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:51:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud-services-europe/
"The global backlash against the second Donald Trump administration keeps on
growing. Canadians have boycotted US-made products, anti–Elon Musk posters have
appeared across London amid widespread Tesla protests, and European officials
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Why a Texas School Let Its Lawns Grow Wild
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:52:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/why-a-texas-school-let-its-lawns-grow-wild/>
"When Jefferson Early Learning Center first opened on the corner of a busy
intersection in Houston’s west side in 2022, school officials started receiving
calls from irritated residents.
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Electric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet Revolution
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:54:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-11/how-cities-like-oslo-are-electrifying-the-construction-industry>
"There’s something slightly uncanny about seeing the Takeuchi TB20e at work.
Watching the excavator tear through an East London sidewalk, where it is
currently being trialed by UK construction company Falco and electricity
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Project to restore 'vital' seagrass around Scotland
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:11:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd65j7jd3z5o
'A £2.4m seagrass planting programme has been launched to help restore the
plant in seas around the north of Scotland.
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Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:12:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/18/hope-for-endangered-penguins-as-no-fishing-zones-agreed-off-south-africa>
"Efforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from going extinct
took a step forward on Tuesday after South African conservationists and fishing
industry groups reached a legal settlement on no-fishing zones around six of
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Giving rivers room to move: how rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:13:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/giving-rivers-room-to-move-how-rethinking-flood-management-can-benefit-people-and-nature-251225>
"When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and
concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for
people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but to give them more space?
(More...)
Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:17:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/24/journalists-among-more-than-1100-arrested-in-turkey-crackdown-istanbul>
"Turkish authorities have arrested more than 1,100 people including
journalists, while bombarding the social media platform X with requests to
block hundreds of accounts after tens of thousands took to the streets in the
(More...)
Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:19:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/synchronised-bleaching-ningaloo-and-the-great-barrier-reef-are-bleaching-in-unison-for-the-first-time-252906>
"This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia,
driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large
mass of warm water has slowly moved south from the Kimberley region and through
(More...)
Lessons from open source in the Mexican government
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:22:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1013776/2d1901043af26022/
'The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs.
While open source seems like a "no-brainer", it turns out that governments can
be surprisingly resistant to using FOSS for a variety of reasons. Federico
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Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:21:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/academic-publishing-is-a-multibillion-dollar-industry-its-not-always-good-for-science-250056>
"In December 2024, the editorial board of the
Journal of Human Evolution
resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher,
Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting,
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Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:22:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/plants-breathe-with-millions-of-tiny-mouths-we-used-lasers-to-understand-how-this-skill-evolved-249362>
"Plant behaviour may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of
animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, who tirelessly feed the entire
biosphere (including us), are full of exciting action. It just requires a
(More...)
The paradox of democracy’s success: behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:22:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-paradox-of-democracys-success-behavioural-science-helps-explain-why-we-miss-autocratic-red-flags-251955>
"The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 paved the way for the democratisation of
many eastern European countries and triumphantly ushered in the era of global
liberal democracy that some scholars celebrated as “the end of history”. The
(More...)
Scientists stunned by striking behavior shift across hundreds of animal species: 'That is not always correct'
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:23:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/animal-behavior-diurnal-nocturnal-shift/>
"We like to think we have animals figured out: Owls prowl at night, squirrels
scamper by day, and bears sleep through winter. But it turns out wildlife isn't
following our rule book, and a new global study reveals just how much their
(More...)
A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:27:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-1930s-movement-wanted-to-merge-the-us-canada-and-greenland-heres-why-it-has-modern-resonances-252587>
"A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its
borders as far as the Panama Canal might sound incredibly familiar. But this
group, called the “technocracy movement”, was a group of 1930s nonconformists
(More...)
Violet Blue’s Threat Model - Cybersecurity: March 25, 2025
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:10:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/posts/125100533
"This week: guidelines for making war plans on Signal, US cuts funding to
federal-state cyberattack intel program then “shifts” cyberattack preparation
and response to states, 23andMe and its data go up for auction, I investigated
(More...)
Critical thinking is more important than ever. How can I improve my skills?
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:11:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/critical-thinking-is-more-important-than-ever-how-can-i-improve-my-skills-252517>
"There is a
Fox News headline that goes like this:
Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to
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Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:12:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/25/women-politics-violence-sexism-harassment-female-mps-asia-pacific-inter-parliamentary-union-ipu-report>
"Sexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across
the Asia-Pacific region, according to a damning report published on Tuesday
that lays bare the scale of abuse faced by women in politics.
(More...)
How to Stop Dehumanization Before It Goes Too Far
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:13:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_stop_dehumanization_before_it_goes_too_far>
"After making a gesture that many interpreted as a Nazi salute, Elon Musk
rejected the idea that he himself was a Nazi, or that any invocation of the
movement’s symbols could be harmful.
(More...)
Coalition may rethink rules that push car makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:15:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/coalitions-potential-rethink-on-ev-rules-could-make-fuel-guzzling-utes-and-suvs-an-election-issue>
"Australia’s love-hate relationship with fuel-guzzling utes and SUVs is now a
looming election issue, after the Coalition indicated it may rethink Labor’s
vehicle emission standard.
(More...)
Podcasting was once a rebel medium for diverse voices. Now it’s slowly being consumed by big media
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:30:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/podcasting-was-once-a-rebel-medium-for-diverse-voices-now-its-slowly-being-consumed-by-big-media-252169>
"Podcasting was once the underdog of the media world: a platform where anyone
with a microphone and an idea could share their voice.
(More...)
Don’t visit the US – it just isn’t worth the risks right now
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:30:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/25/dont-visit-the-us-it-just-isnt-worth-the-risks-right-now>
"Do you like being shackled and strip-searched? Absolutely no judgment if so,
but anyone who isn’t into that sort of thing may want to avoid a holiday to the
US at the moment. Although I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that. Unless
(More...)
Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:32:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/methane-emissions-from-queensland-mine-may-be-gross-underestimates-un-research-finds>
"Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane at a Queensland coalmine were
likely between three and eight times higher than officially reported, according
to UN-backed research that flew aircraft over the site.
(More...)
Regulator finds fossil fuel group engaged in greenwashing in defence of gas stoves
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:34:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-finds-fossil-fuel-group-engaged-in-greenwashing-in-defence-of-gas-stoves/>
"The Australian Gas Infrastructure Group breached the Greenwashing Code with a
social media post claiming electric cooktops are vastly more expensive and more
emissions intensive than cooking with gas, Australia’s advertising regulator
(More...)
Explainer: Why are wind turbines so big – and could smaller be better?
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:36:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:35:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/ukraine-was-just-knifed-in-the-back>
"An update on the big story of last night—which reveals the real peril that
Ukraine and Europe find themselves in when dealing with the Trump
Administration.
(More...)
Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH starts cutting COVID-19 research
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:37:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.science.org/content/article/saying-pandemic-over-nih-institute-starts-cutting-covid-19-research>
"The White House appears to have a new target for its cuts to research funding:
Grants linked to COVID-19, which President Donald Trump and his appointees have
decided are a waste of money because the pandemic is over.
(More...)
Australia stands firm behind its foreign aid in the budget, but the future remains precarious
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:38:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-stands-firm-behind-its-foreign-aid-in-the-budget-but-the-future-remains-precarious-253028>
"This week’s budget will come as a relief to Australia’s neighbours in the
Indo-Pacific that rely on development assistance. The Albanese government did
not follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir
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Canada’s ex-spy chief says White House response to Signal leak threatens ‘Five Eyes’ security
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:39:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/canada-five-eyes-security-signal-leak-white-house-response>
"Canada’s former spy chief has said the Trump administration’s attempts to
downplay the leak of top-secret attack plans is a “very worrying” development,
with implications for broader intelligence sharing among US allies.
(More...)
The Scientific Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:45:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_scientific_case_for_diversity_equity_and_inclusion>
"From day one in office, the Trump administration has been working to dismantle
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government and
beyond. The administration is not just targeting DEI programs but has
(More...)
What makes a good search engine? These 4 models can help you use search in the age of AI
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:46:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-good-search-engine-these-4-models-can-help-you-use-search-in-the-age-of-ai-252927>
"Every day, users ask search engines millions of questions. The information we
receive can shape our opinions and behaviour.
(More...)
The 2025 federal budget fails the millions of voters who want action on Australia’s struggling environment
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:47:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-2025-federal-budget-fails-the-millions-of-voters-who-want-action-on-australias-struggling-environment-253099>
"Commentators have branded last night’s federal budget as an attempt to win
over typical Australian voters concerned about the cost of living, ahead of
what is expected to be a tightly fought federal election.
(More...)
Announcing The Winners Of The 7th Annual Public Domain Game Jam
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:48:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/26/announcing-the-winners-of-the-7th-annual-public-domain-game-jam/>
"It took us a little longer than usual this year (we’ve been swamped with other
projects including the Kickstarter for our new card game) but the time has
finally arrived: we’ve chosen the winners in our seventh annual public domain
(More...)
Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/early-exposure-to-air-pollution-could-affect-brain-development-and-mental-health-later-in-life-new-research-252644>
"Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child
development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study.
(More...)
Australian eVTOL pioneer harnesses F1 cooling technology for long-range flight
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:50:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/26/australian-evtol-pioneer-harnesses-f1-cooling-technology-for-long-range-flight/>
"Leading Australian long-range eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing)
aircraft developer AMSL Aero has partnered with Conflux Technology to use its
cooling technology to enable long-range hydrogen-fuelled flights of 1,000
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“Cheapest domestic energy there’s ever been:” How rooftop solar has slashed bills for all
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:17:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/cheapest-domestic-energy-theres-ever-been-how-rooftop-solar-has-slashed-bills-for-all/>
"A report released last week to showcase the downward impact of renewables on
power prices contained a stunning and timely reminder: nothing has crushed
household energy bills quite like rooftop solar, and not just for solar
(More...)
We Can Stop Glass Windows From Killing Birds
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:18:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/stop-glass-windows-from-killing-birds/
"When I entered my friend’s newly built guest house near San Diego, I admired
the broad glass front that opened up to a panoramic view over the valley. By
the time I left an hour later, an egg-yolk-yellow warbler was writhing in front
(More...)
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:20:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/mar/26/extreme-weather-risk-tool-fema-trump>
"When Donald Trump won November’s election, a small team working on a key new
US government tool charting impacts of the climate crisis scrambled into
action. They hastily renamed the resource to remove the word “climate” and
(More...)
The Towns That Invent Their Own Money
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:21:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/
"In 1932 the small Austrian town of Wörgl was buckling under the weight of the
Great Depression, with crumbling infrastructure, rising unemployment and
ballooning debt. But within just a year, all that changed: Local unemployment
(More...)
The Ukrainian teens who took on Putin's gulag archipelago — and won
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:23:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.politico.eu/article/save-ukraine-children-russia-war-camps-return-home/>
"As the sky began to darken, Vladyslav Rudenko slid a pair of underwear into
his hoodie and pretended to go for a walk. The 16-year-old Ukrainian boy had to
hurry. He only had a slim window of time before the lanterns lit up the
(More...)
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:26:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/20/covid-benevolence-bump-endures-kindness-10-higher-before-2020>
"The world experienced a “benevolence bump” of kindness during the Covid-19
pandemic that has remained, with generous acts more than 10% above pre-pandemic
levels.
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5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:47:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/5-years-of-covid-19-underscore-value-of-coordinated-efforts-to-manage-disease-while-cdc-nih-and-who-face-threats-to-their-ability-to-respond-to-a-crisis-249126>
"Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed
SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause”
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How Britain’s Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got Built
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:48:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/britain-s-bike-friendliest-new-town-is-a-model-for-car-free-living>
"You could be forgiven for thinking you were in the Netherlands when you enter
Waterbeach. A 716-acre lakeside development being built on a former RAF base
outside the UK city of Cambridge, the new town is rising on wetlands that were
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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:50:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-koreas-worst-ever-wildfires-ravage-ancient-buddhist-temples-and-menace-historic-villages-180986324/>
"The largest wildfires in South Korea’s history have blazed for seven days,
leaving dozens dead and destroying or severely damaging several of the
country’s most revered historical sites.
(More...)
Wolves make a rapid recovery in Europe, increasing by 58% in a decade
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:51:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-wolves-rapid-recovery-europe-decade.html
"Wolf populations in Europe increased by nearly 60% in a decade, according to a
study led by Cecilia Di Bernardi and Guillaume Chapron at the Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, published in the open-access journal
PLOS
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Earth losing fresh water and may have hit irreversible tipping point due to climate change
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:52:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272>
"The Earth is getting dryer and may have hit a tipping point for how much water
is stored in soil because of climate change.
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New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:53:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-sentencing-laws-will-drive-nzs-already-high-imprisonment-rates-and-budgets-even-higher-253119>
"With the government’s
Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill about to become law
within days, New Zealand’s already high incarceration rate will almost
certainly climb even higher.
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Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:41:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Election Watch: Dutton’s anti-EV subsidy is a policy car crash
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:44:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/03/28/election-watch-duttons-anti-ev-subsidy-is-a-policy-car-crash/>
"I guess it was predictable, but the Coalition’s first instinct in replying to
Labor’s recent budget announcements has been to lean hard on stronger
government intervention to help encourage the use of fossil fuels.
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When a 1-in-100 year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:44:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:46:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/canada-us-flights-down-trump>
"Airline travel between Canada and the US is “collapsing” amid Donald Trump’s
tariff war, with flight bookings between the two countries down by over 70%,
newly released data suggests.
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Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:46:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/reliable-science-takes-time-but-the-current-system-rewards-speed-249497>
"Lately, there have been many headlines on scientific fraud and journal article
retractions. If this trend continues, it represents a serious threat to public
trust in science.
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Dutton goes full Trump on climate, energy and industry as Albanese sets May 3 election date
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:48:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/dutton-goes-full-trump-on-climate-energy-and-industry-as-albanese-sets-may-3-election-date/>
"There was a moment in Coalition leader Peter Dutton’s pitch to voters on ABC
TV on Thursday night when the full Trumpian catastrophe of his climate, energy
and industry policies could have been exposed for all to see.
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Forged papers and a fake company: How Russian businessman cheats Danish authorities
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:00:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://danwatch.dk/en/forged-papers-and-a-fake-company-how-russian-businessman-cheats-danish-authorities/>
"On a Monday morning in September 2024, an alarming email lands in the inbox of
the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority.
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The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:03:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/black-swan-denmark-documentary-mads-brugger-amira-smajic>
"The trap was laid in a rented office: two rooms in downtown Copenhagen,
furnished without a whisper of Scandi style. If it wasn’t for a Frida Kahlo
print on one wall, the premises might have felt as impersonal and stark as a
(More...)
Hank Green Experiments on Jacob Collier
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:04:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_W4SWHeWY
"Jacob Collier joins Hank to ask him how we feel the wind, what the future of
carbon removal looks like, and if creativity can be measured."
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25 years into a new century and housing is less affordable than ever
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:05:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/25-years-into-a-new-century-and-housing-is-less-affordable-than-ever-250067>
"Of all the problems facing Australia today, few have worsened so rapidly in
the past 25 years as housing affordability.
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Fix the News 290: How The Dams Came Down
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:06:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/290-how-the-dams-came-down/
"Plus, holding vigil on Mare Crisium, the Mothers of Light, and good news on
solar powered vaccine fridges, poverty in Nepal, and conservation in
Kazakhstan."
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First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:08:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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We are learning the wrong lessons from lockdown
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:14:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-learning-the-wrong-lessons
"England started its first of three lockdowns exactly five years ago. The
immediate impacts of lockdown were devastating for many, and the longer term
harmful impacts are becoming increasingly clear and still emerging. Lockdown
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How Many Lives Does US Foreign Aid Save?
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:15:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.cgdev.org/blog/how-many-lives-does-us-foreign-aid-save
"The efficacy and impact of US assistance is of considerable interest at the
moment. Below, we present some estimates for lives saved by US assistance
worldwide, with illustrative estimates by recipient country. Our core estimates
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COVID-19 cut millions of healthy life years across Europe, study shows
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:16:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250316/COVID-19-cut-millions-of-healthy-life-years-across-Europe-study-shows.aspx>
"Emerging research indicates that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic shortened lives in more ways than we thought. A recent study published
in the journal
PLOS Medicine reveals that COVID-19 not only caused mortality
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The “Fabric First” Trap: Decades Of Studies Show Electrification Wins Every Time
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:17:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/27/the-fabric-first-trap-decades-of-studies-show-electrification-wins-every-time/>
"In climate and energy policy, certain well-intentioned ideas gain outsized
popularity despite persistent evidence against them. One such appealing but
deeply problematic approach is the “fabric first” philosophy — the notion that
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Europeans Share 44 News Stories Americans Might Not Be Aware Of
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:17:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.boredpanda.com/europe-events-americans-dont-know/
"The current political climate has made the relationship between the US and its
European partners very tense and challenging. In an attempt to prevent
misunderstandings from festering, Reddit user SprinklesNo164 asked people from
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Prairie Band Potawatomi to receive historic return of 1,500-acre Illinois state park
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:18:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Living with Shoggoths: We have always been Seapunks
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:47:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://livingwithshoggoths.substack.com/p/we-have-always-been-seapunks
"There’s something particularly unforgiving about feeling like you’ve wasted
your thirties. As 2024 was drawing to a close, and I was about to turn 38, that
was a feeling I regularly wrestled with. It’s not that I have wasted wasted my
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‘Imagine if it died on my watch?’ The fight to save one ‘ancient’ Adelaide tree
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:48:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/23/adelaide-river-red-gum-tree-overbury-drive-south-australia>
"It’s a striking image; in a suburban landscape where nature has been largely
pushed aside to make way for roads, houses and driveways, the thick craggy
trunk of a towering river red gum tree stands defiantly in place, forcing the
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Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:49:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/28/japan-taiwan-evacuation-plan-conflict-china>
"Japan has for the first time released plans to evacuate more than 100,000
civilians from some of its remote islands near Taiwan in the event of conflict
in the region, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
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Bright Green Futures Episode 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:50:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/episode-27-zines-cultural-change>
"I started making zines about three years ago. I’ve only made a few, but I was
entranced by this DIY approach to mini storytelling popping up here and there
on the interwebs. It fell into the category of “things that have been around
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Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:34:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/29/israel-admits-firing-at-ambulances-in-gaza-after-palestinians-say-rescuers-missing-in-rafah>
"Israel’s military admitted on Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza
Strip after identifying them as “suspicious vehicles”, with Hamas condemning it
as a “war crime” that killed at least one person.
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Rewilding the curriculum: natural history GCSE to be introduced in the UK
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:35:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/greening-curriculum-new-natural-history-gcse-introduced-uk/>
"A GCSE in natural history has been given the go-ahead by the UK government,
paving the way for children to “understand and protect the nature on their
doorstep and beyond”.
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'Essential workers,' the forgotten victims of the Covid-19 crisis
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:37:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/03/21/essential-workers-the-forgotten-victims-of-the-covid-19-crisis_6739390_23.html>
'Nothing can ever be the same again – is what we might have been tempted to
think, in the shock and general state of anxiety caused by the Covid-19
pandemic. Five years after the start of the lockdown that brought France to a
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Bearing nature’s beauty and fragility – snoozing king of the Arctic wins photo contest
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:39:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/king-of-the-arctic-triumphs-in-photo-contest/>
"Wandering through a sea of blazing magenta fireweed, this polar bear hunted
for Arctic terns among the rocks. After successfully netting a morning snack,
it settled down among the flowers to rest, which is when photographer
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:34:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house>
"Quakers in Britain strongly condemned the violation of their place of worship
which they say is a direct result of stricter protest laws removing virtually
all routes to challenge the status quo.
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Hundreds of international students wake up to an email asking them to self deport for campus activism
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:37:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hundreds-of-international-students-are-waking-up-to-an-email-asking-them-to-self-deport-for-campus-activism-or-even-sharing-posts-on-social-media/articleshow/119679695.cms>
"Hundreds of international students in the US are getting an email from the US
Department of State (DOS) asking them to self-deport owing to campus activism.
Immigration attorneys’ contacted by
TOI affirmed this development and added a
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Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:38:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/27/open-source-devs-are-fighting-ai-crawlers-with-cleverness-and-vengeance/>
"AI web-crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many software
developers believe. Some devs have started fighting back in ingenuous, often
humorous ways.
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Battery subsidy schemes proposed to cut bills and boost manufacturing
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:39:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/03/26/battery-subsidy-schemes-proposed-to-cut-bills-and-boost-manufacturing/>
"Battery subsidies are absent from the 2025-26 Federal Budget, but industry
organisations are committed to pushing government forward to support the
rollout of household batteries backed by local manufacturing.
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Making the OpenWrt One
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:12:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1014998/99de15204fb933c1/
'In a keynote on the final day of SCALE 22x, Denver Gingerich said that he
wanted to talk "a little bit about a router and also the big picture around
that router". Gingerich is the director of compliance at the Software Freedom
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I’ve got bad news for you if you use ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini as your main search tool - AI web search isn't worth your time, yet
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:12:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Oxygen Levels in Earth's Lakes Are Plummeting, Study Reveals
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:14:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/oxygen-levels-in-earths-lakes-are-plummeting-study-reveals>
"Earth's lakes are experiencing an alarming drop in oxygen levels, new research
shows.
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Uncontacted Ayoreo could face health risks as Gran Chaco shrinks, experts warn
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:15:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/uncontacted-ayoreo-could-face-health-risks-as-gran-chaco-shrinks-experts-warn/>
"Deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco, driven largely by agribusiness and
infrastructure development, poses an increasing threat to the Indigenous Ayoreo
people. The communities, living in isolation, risk losing their ancestral lands
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Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:17:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/27/coca-cola-plastic-waste-in-oceans-expected-to-reach-602m-kilograms-a-year-by-2030>
"By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 602m kilograms of
plastic waste entering the world’s oceans and waterways each year, according to
a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the non-profit Oceana.
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The Great Energy Transition: A Future Worth Building
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:18:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs_NWwtBoks
"What if history remembered us as the generation that transformed our energy
future?
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:54:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow
"Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John
Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late
2016. They open the twenty chapters of
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the
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An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan.
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:56:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://bsky.app/profile/zen4ever2us.bsky.social/post/3llky3ivzic2v
"His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible
indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush."
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Hand-drawn animation reigns supreme in new Looney Tunes outing
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:58:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://the-riotact.com/hand-drawn-animation-reigns-supreme-in-new-looney-tunes-outing/856986>
"Gone are the days of hand-drawn feature-length films.
It’s a shame, really, as it’s an art form that’s produced some of the most
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