Glass Wings Blog: July 2025
10 Hopepunk Sci-Fi Books That Will Restore Your Faith In The Future
Tue, 1 Jul 2025 18:21:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.themarysue.com/10-hopepunk-sci-fi-books-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-the-future/>
"With the ever present threat of World War Three looming on the horizon, it’s
hard to have faith in humanity’s future. Many sci-fi authors tend to pile on
the pessimism, what with all their predictions of grimdark futures where
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Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities
Tue, 1 Jul 2025 18:22:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/iran-emerged-weakened-and-vulnerable-after-war-with-israel-and-that-could-mean-trouble-for-countrys-ethnic-minorities-259753>
"The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have
escalated into a full-scale regional war, but it marks a potentially critical
turning point in Iran’s internal political landscape.
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First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to Victorian parliament with crossbench support
Tue, 1 Jul 2025 18:23:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/01/first-peoples-assembly-set-to-become-permanent-voice-to-victorian-parliament-with-crossbench-support>
"Victoria will have a permanent Indigenous voice to state parliament, with the
progressive crossbench throwing their support behind a plan to allow the First
Peoples’ Assembly’s work to continue following treaty.
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Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change
Tue, 1 Jul 2025 18:23:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/cities-are-heating-up-the-planet-how-they-can-do-more-to-fight-climate-change-259391>
"Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute
67–72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet.
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Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 02:58:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 02:59:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/could-the-first-images-from-the-vera-rubin-telescope-change-how-we-view-space-for-good-259857>
"We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin
Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to
map the universe in breathtaking detail. It is set to reveal secrets previously
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Australia’s cutest mammal is now Australia’s cutest three mammals
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 03:00:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/australias-cutest-mammal-is-now-australias-cutest-three-mammals-260006>
"Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the
family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have only been scientifically
recognised in the past 25 years.
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Your Netflix just got a free NASA upgrade - beaming spacewalks straight to your living room
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 03:01:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-netflix-just-got-a-free-nasa-upgrade-beaming-spacewalks-straight-to-your-living-room/>
'For several years now, NASA has quietly had its own free streaming service
where you could watch live rocket launches, spacewalks, and other space-related
content.
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Australia’s university system is ‘battered’ and ‘broken’ – a new book surveys the wreckage and offers some solutions
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 03:02:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Why the Pride turned into a disaster for Orbán and whether he could lose power in Hungary
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 13:44:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/07/1/7214951/
'"Pride turned into a funeral march for Orbán’s regime." That was the headline
of an editorial in
HVG, one of Hungary’s key independent outlets, assessing
last weekend’s events.
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Understanding the ‘Slopocene’: how the failures of AI can reveal its inner workings
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 13:44:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/understanding-the-slopocene-how-the-failures-of-ai-can-reveal-its-inner-workings-258584>
"Some say it’s em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emoji. Others suggest
that maybe the word “delve” is a chatbot’s calling card. It’s no longer the
sight of morphed bodies or too many fingers, but it might be something just a
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[citation needed] Issue 87 – SO ORDERED
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 13:45:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-87/
"It feels like every week I write something along the lines of “Trump’s crypto
conflicts surge to new heights”, but Trump’s crypto conflicts have again surged
to new heights as the Emirati investment fund Aqua 1 pours $100 million into
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‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 13:46:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/completely-unexpected-antarctic-sea-ice-may-be-in-terminal-decline-due-to-rising-southern-ocean-salinity-259743>
"The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea
ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost
sea ice similar to the size of Greenland. That ice hasn’t returned, marking the
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Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 13:47:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/01/victorias-indigenous-people-experienced-genocide-truth-telling-inquiry-says>
"Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry has labelled the injustices
experienced by First Nations people in Victoria a “genocide” and urged the
state government to provide redress for injustices from “colonial invasion”.
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‘My greatest handicap was the attitude of normal people.’ Alan Marshall’s artful polio memoir, "I Can Jump Puddles", turns 70
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:04:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/my-greatest-handicap-was-the-attitude-of-normal-people-alan-marshalls-artful-polio-memoir-i-can-jump-puddles-turns-70-257620>
"With vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr as United States Health Secretary
and an outbreak in Papua New Guinea last month, polio – largely eliminated in
most of the world – has been back in the news. It’s a potent sign of why
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Trump Launches America’s Newest Concentration Camp, Complete With Tacky Merch
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:05:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/trump-launches-americas-first-concentration-camp-complete-with-tacky-merch/>
"Not content with just shipping people to a foreign concentration camp, Donald
Trump now has his own, homegrown concentration camp in Florida. Trump, DHS
Secretary Kristi Noem, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gleefully toured the
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How to Achieve Peace in the War of Disinformation
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:07:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_achieve_peace_in_the_war_of_disinformation>
"In 2020, I witnessed an online influence campaign so devious that I could not
stop thinking about it—in fact, it inspired me to begin researching my book,
Stories Are Weapons, from which this essay is adapted.
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Distressed by all the bad news? Here’s how to stay informed but still look after yourself
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:07:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:08:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/antarctic-summer-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-heres-how-it-will-harm-the-planet-and-us-256104>
"On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the
Australian icebreaker
RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were
able to reach places never sampled before.
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Letters from an American: July 1, 2025
Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:09:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-1-2025
"Just after noon today, the Senate passed its version of the budget
reconciliation bill. All Democrats and Independents voted no. Three
Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Thom Tillis of
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Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:08:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/asia/dalai-lama-reincarnation-announcement-intl-hnk>
"The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death,
continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the
struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future.
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‘Shit in, shit out’: AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren’t convinced
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:09:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/shit-in-shit-out-ai-is-coming-for-agriculture-but-farmers-arent-convinced-259997>
"Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming
to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion)
has been invested globally into the likes of pollination robots, smart soil
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The Moral Imperative Of Clear Language
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:10:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/the-moral-imperative-of-clear-language/>
"I need to say something that will make many of you deeply uncomfortable: your
refusal to call fascism “fascism” is not sophistication—it’s complicity.
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Farming within Earth’s limits is still possible – but it will take a Herculean effort
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:11:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:12:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/01/obama-bush-trump-usaid-closure-lancet-report-warns-extra-deaths>
"Barack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency
for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it could result in “a
staggering number” of avoidable deaths – more than 14 million over five years.
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Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia?
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 03:13:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/are-you-a-top-us-based-scientist-wanting-to-relocate-to-australia>
"The Australian Academy of Science is leading Australia’s efforts to attract
top US scientific talent Down Under. The call for applications is now open.
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Trump seizes on ‘moral character’ loophole as way to revoke citizenship
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:24:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/us-citizenship-denaturalization-trump-memo>
"A justice department memo directing the department’s civil division to target
the denaturalization of US citizens around the country has opened up an new
avenue for Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, experts say.
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Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:25:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/01/italy-limits-outdoor-work-as-heatwave-breaks-records-across-europe>
"Outdoor working has been banned during the hottest parts of the day in more
than half of Italy’s regions as an extreme heatwave that has smashed June
temperature records in Spain and Portugal continues to grip large swathes of
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“Interest has been record-breaking:” Ikea launches its own balcony solar kit
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:26:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/interest-has-been-record-breaking-ikea-launches-its-own-balcony-solar-kit/>
"Iconic Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has jumped aboard the balcony solar
craze, launching its own range of
balkonkraftwerk panel and battery kits for
the booming German market.
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Endangered primates use new canopy bridges in a Brazilian Amazon city
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:28:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/endangered-primates-use-new-canopy-bridges-in-a-brazilian-amazon-city/>
"Hundreds of monkeys can now safely cross roads in Alta Floresta, a city in the
southern Brazilian Amazon. Seven canopy bridges have reconnected rainforest
fragments that were separated by urban roads.
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Trump’s NOAA budget proposes eliminating funding for six Colorado climate and science labs
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:29:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/02/noaa-budget-boulder-climate-labs-trump-administration/>
"A Trump administration budget proposal for one of the nation’s preeminent
science agencies would slash funding for climate and earth systems research —
including shuttering four Colorado-based labs and ending federal funding for
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Distrust in AI is on the rise – but along with healthy scepticism comes the risk of harm
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:30:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/distrust-in-ai-is-on-the-rise-but-along-with-healthy-scepticism-comes-the-risk-of-harm-260189>
"Some video game players recently criticised the cover art on a new video game
for being generated with artificial intelligence (AI). Yet the cover art for
Little Droid, which also featured in the game’s launch trailer on YouTube,
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Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:13:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/around-250-million-years-ago-earth-was-near-lifeless-and-locked-in-a-hothouse-state-now-scientists-know-why-260203>
"Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared.
Known as the Permian–Triassic mass extinction – or the Great Dying – this was
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“Watershed moment:” Big battery storage prices hit record low in huge China auction
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:15:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/watershed-moment-big-battery-storage-prices-hit-record-low-in-huge-china-auction/>
"The price for big battery storage modules have hit a new record low in the
latest giant auction in China, where more than 70 bidders competed for 25
gigawatt hours of capacity in what is being described as a “watershed moment”
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More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:16:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/more-and-more-tourists-are-flocking-to-antarctica-lets-stop-it-from-being-loved-to-death-258294>
"The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer
than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, nearly 125,000 tourists flocked to
the icy continent in 2023–24. The trend is likely to continue in the long term.
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Robotics firm lands funding to help slash costs of delivering large scale solar projects in Australia
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:17:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/robotics-firm-lands-funding-to-help-slash-costs-of-delivering-large-scale-solar-projects-in-australia/>
"A US-based robotics firm has become the first recipient of funding from a $100
million Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) program to back innovative
technologies that can slash the cost of building large scale solar projects.
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Legal questions raised over climate conflict of $200 million fossil fuel fund
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:18:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/legal-questions-raised-over-climate-conflict-of-200-million-fossil-fuel-fund/>
"One of New Zealand’s trading partners is investigating whether the creation of
an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade
agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies, the deputy leader
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Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language
Thu, 3 Jul 2025 19:19:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/thumbs-up-good-or-passive-aggressive-how-emojis-became-the-most-confusing-kind-of-online-language-259151>
"Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become
central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift
across different contexts, so too does the potential for misunderstanding.
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Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:42:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/droughts-worldwide-pushing-tens-millions-starvation-report>
"Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around
the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with
climate breakdown.
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Why you should be able to buy your neighbour’s solar output, without paying interstate prices
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:43:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:44:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/02/europe-heatwave-moves-east-row-france-air-conditioning>
"The European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in
Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditioning.
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Wild orcas offer humans food. Could they be trying to make friends — or manipulate us?
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:48:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Garbage Day: Trump's big, beautiful gulag
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:49:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.garbageday.email/p/trump-s-big-beautiful-gulag-eceef93f0f861d7b>
"President Donald Trump toured a new migrant detention center in Florida this
week that Republicans are calling “Alligator Alcatraz.” When asked if the
center was called “Alligator Alcatraz” because escapees might be eaten by the
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How Norway Is Proving That Homelessness Is a Solvable Problem
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 03:51:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/norway-proving-homelessness-solvable-problem/>
"Strolling around the major sites in Oslo, from the strikingly modernist opera
house along the harbor to the 17th century
Domkirke cathedral, there’s
something notably absent from the streets of the Norwegian capital.
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:47:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01186-9/fulltext>
"The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is the largest funding
agency for humanitarian and development aid worldwide. The aim of this study is
to comprehensively evaluate the effect of all USAID funding on adult and child
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“Not fair” to force consumers to pay for gas death spiral, says advocate
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:48:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/not-fair-to-force-consumers-to-pay-for-gas-death-spiral-says-advocate/>
"Anger over rising fees to pay for future stranded gas infrastructure is
building, with another consumer advocate demanding regulators better manage the
new cost on customers.
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Industry accused of “gaslighting” Australians over future of Beetaloo fracking operations
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:49:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/industry-accused-of-gaslighting-australians-over-future-of-beetaloo-fracking-operations/>
"The overwhelming majority of gas that would be produced from fracking the
Beetaloo Basin would be sent overseas for export according to a new analysis
that claims the industry has been “gaslighting” Australians over the projects.
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What Happens to Leftover Hotel Soap?
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:50:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/upcycling-leftover-hotel-soap/
"A little over 10 years ago, while teaching English in northern Cambodia, Samir
Lakhani had a soap epiphany. “I saw a village mom bathing her newborn kiddo,
but unfortunately, she was scrubbing him with laundry powder, which can be
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As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss & conflict, experts seek resolution
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:51:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/as-thailands-fishing-cats-face-habitat-loss-conflict-experts-seek-resolution/>
"Pacing paw-to-paw, the fishing cat hisses. About twice the size of a domestic
cat, its grey-green eyes fix on the keeper who carries a tub of tilapia on the
other side of the fence. The gate of the enclosure at the Wildlife Friends
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Jaguar population doubles around Brazil’s Iguaçu Falls
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:54:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/jaguar-population-doubles-around-brazils-iguacu-falls/>
"Once vanishing from view in the dense Atlantic Forest, jaguars are again
stalking the undergrowth of Iguaçu National Park in Brazil. Their comeback —
numbers have more than doubled in the region since 2010 — is a rare success in
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Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:12:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/antarctic-research-is-in-decline-and-the-timing-couldnt-be-worse-260197>
"Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes
to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and food webs – has been in the
news a lot lately. All of these threats were likely on the minds of the
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Anthony Albanese names his top 10 Australian songs of all time – and there’s one big surprise
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:13:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/04/anthony-albanese-names-his-top-10-australian-songs-of-all-time-and-theres-one-big-surprise>
"A few years back, when Anthony Albanese first ascended to the nation’s top
job, I was asked to write about what the occasional DJ’s taste in music might
say about him.
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Creative Australia’s backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:14:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/creative-australias-backflip-on-venice-biennale-representatives-exposes-deep-governance-failures-260402>
"The reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as
Australia’s representatives for the 2026 Venice Biennale closes a bruising
recent cultural episode and exposes the fragility of the systems meant to
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‘A plea for connection’: Gaza musicians perform at Sydney Opera House as cultural institutions destroyed at home
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:15:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/04/gaza-musicians-perform-sydney-opera-house-ntwnfb>
"As long as you can hear a beat or someone singing, you can
dabke.
“The official definition, if there is one for
dabke, is when a group of
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The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:17:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-dalai-lama-is-a-cisgender-man-yet-he-has-an-unexpected-connection-to-the-trans-community-260106>
"Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week – a milestone that’s
reigniting speculation over his eventual successor.
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TN Govt. Saves School Children From Smut Like Magic Tree House, Calvin & Hobbes, & A Light In The Attic
Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:18:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/02/tn-govt-saves-school-children-from-smut-like-magic-tree-house-calvin-hobbes-a-light-in-the-attic/>
"Book bans are all the rage these days, as you likely well know. Far too many
people, and folks in government more importantly, seem to have read Ray
Bradbury’s
Fahrenheit 451 not as a lesson in the dangers of new media, but as
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Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 03:47:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/experiencing-extreme-weather-and-disasters-is-not-enough-to-change-views-on-climate-action-study-shows-260308>
"Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods
more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to
continue. These events have led to human and animal deaths, harmed physical and
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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 03:59:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/03/state-dept-tells-student-visa-applicants-to-set-their-social-media-profiles-to-public-if-they-want-to-come-to-the-us/>
"Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected
to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international
airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and
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We spent a month writing and reading in glass boxes. We read faster, wrote more – and inspired passersby
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 04:02:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-spent-a-month-writing-and-reading-in-glass-boxes-we-read-faster-wrote-more-and-inspired-passersby-259797>
"Lucy Christopher, a new mother, had been trying to return to her
work-in-progress for several months, but could find neither time, headspace,
nor validation that writing was worth the time away from her child.
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Fix the News: Giving Update 2025
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 04:03:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/giving-update-2025/
"Hey everyone, Amy here. Welcome to our annual giving edition, where we check
in with all of our charity partners around the world. Over the past few months,
we've been reaching out to ask how things are going and there's definitely been
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Tears, trauma and unpaid work: why men in tinnies aren’t the only heroes during a flood disaster
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 04:05:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tears-trauma-and-unpaid-work-why-men-in-tinnies-arent-the-only-heroes-during-a-flood-disaster-260327>
"When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated
victims, and men performing heroic dinghy rescues in swollen rivers. But
another story often goes untold: how women step in, and step up, to hold
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Tape Hoarding is Saving History
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 04:23:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTpVMyK2s4
"For the past 50 years people have been collecting video tapes in some shape or
form. In the last 10 or 15 years, those tapes have been getting thrown away.
From news coverage, to cartoons, to lost media, these are the tapes that we
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Fewer people doesn’t always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:32:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fewer-people-doesnt-always-mean-better-outcomes-for-nature-just-look-at-japan-259414>
"Since 1970, 73% of global wildlife has been lost, while the world’s population
has doubled to 8 billion. Research shows this isn’t a coincidence but that
population growth is causing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity.
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Congress votes for “big beautiful lie” that will kill wind and solar, condemns world to 3°C warming
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:33:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/congress-votes-for-big-beautiful-lie-that-will-kill-wind-and-solar-condemns-world-to-3c-warming/>
"The US Congress has voted to approve Donald Trump’s astonishing “big beautiful
bill,” effectively ending credits for wind, solar and EVs in the country, and
in a move that some environmentalists say could condemn the world to a
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Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:34:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/mauna-loa-observatory-captured-the-reality-of-climate-change-the-us-plans-to-shut-it-down-260403>
"The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first
scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate
change was published in 1896.
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Australia’s big four banks caught napping on methane emissions, and still supporting coal
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:35:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-big-four-banks-caught-napping-on-methane-emissions-and-still-supporting-coal/>
"Australia’s big four banks are being urged to take greater action against
climate change after a study found none were specifically identifying emissions
of a major greenhouse gas.
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Drones capture devastating coral loss as bleaching wipes out most reef life
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:37:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-drones-capture-devastating-coral-loss.html
'New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last
year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef,
marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ever documented globally.
(More...)
The Trump Admin Isn't a Deviation From American History. Just Ask Indigenous People
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:37:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-admin-american-history-indigenous-people>
"This year, many Americans might be feeling less patriotic than usual on the
Fourth of July. During a time usually marked by fireworks, parades, and
barbecues, people across the country are grappling with increasing attacks on
(More...)
I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:07:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ive-seen-the-brain-damage-contact-sports-can-cause-we-all-need-to-take-concussion-and-cte-more-seriously-259785>
"Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions,
young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about
whether Australian rules football should remove the “bump” once and for all.
(More...)
Friday essay: ‘whose agony is greater than mine?’ Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:09:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-whose-agony-is-greater-than-mine-testimonies-of-gaza-and-october-7-ask-us-to-recognise-shared-humanity-257554>
"
Review: Eyes on Gaza – Plestia Alaqad (Macmillan), Letters from Gaza –
edited by Mohammed Al-Zaqzooq & Mahmoud Alshaer (Penguin), Gates of Gaza –
Amir Tibon (Scribe)
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As coal crumbles, failure to pivot to green iron risks halving Australian export revenues
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:10:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/as-coal-crumbles-failure-to-pivot-to-green-iron-risks-halving-australian-export-revenues/>
"The latest data from the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE), out this week,
forecasts that Australia’s resource and energy export revenues will decline by
$33 billion in 2026-27, compared to 2024-25.
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Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:11:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hong-kongs-light-fades-as-another-pro-democracy-party-folds-260186>
"The demise of one of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties, the League
of Social Democrats, is the latest blow to the city’s crumbling democratic
credentials.
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A Food-Growing Tradition Finds New Roots in the Mississippi Delta
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:12:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/local-food-movement-mississippi-delta/
"Dorothy Grady pulled at a tuft of green fronds sprouting from one of an array
of soil-filled buckets sitting in the driveway of her house. A plump carrot,
five inches long and brilliant orange, popped out.
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Immigrants: A Love Letter
Sat, 5 Jul 2025 19:14:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/immigrants-a-love-letter/
"It has never been easy to be an immigrant to the United States – for most
economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers make life here a struggle, even if
they were escaping a worse life elsewhere. The utterly evil bill that just
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‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:15:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/29/controversial-danish-parenting-test-separated-greenlandic-mother-children>
"Two hours after Keira Alexandra Kronvold gave birth, her daughter was taken
from her – the third child to be removed from her care following a now-banned
assessment that disproportionately targets Inuit women in Denmark. Will she win
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An impending gas shortfall in eastern Australia? This is just gas market Groundhog Day
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:16:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/02/an-impending-gas-shortfall-in-eastern-australia-this-is-just-gas-market-groundhog-day>
"The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is yet again warning of
imminent gas shortfalls for Australia’s east coast. In response, the federal
government has announced another review into whether we need to reform our gas
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Autonomous electric tractors headed to Australia with pitch to farmers
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:25:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/04/autonomous-electric-tractors-headed-to-australia-with-pitch-to-farmers/>
"A Dutch company that makes fully electric autonomous tractors is setting its
sights on the Australian market, with plans to offer its emissions-free farm
machinery Down Under as early as the middle of 2026.
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Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:26:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/immigration-alligator-alcatraz-concentration-camp-rcna216874>
"For many Americans, the word “concentration camp” evokes another country, a
time long ago and a facility operating in the dark of night, away from the
prying eyes of an outraged public. But a new concentration camp opened in
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Digitised manuscripts: Mediaeval and Renaissance Women
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:28:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/
"Access over 1,000 of our digitised manuscripts, including a range of
manuscripts digitised as part of our Medieval and Renaissance Women
digitisation project, and featured in our recent exhibition,
Medieval Women:
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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 11:51:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/rfks-proposal-to-let-bird-flu-spread-through-poultry-could-set-us-up-for-a-pandemic-experts-warn>
"High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be
left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S. — but experts warn that
this hands-off approach could hasten the beginning of a new pandemic
(More...)
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 11:52:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/05/nx-s1-5405452/chinese-typewriter-mingkwai-stanford>
'STANFORD, California — Scholars in the U.S., Taiwan and China are buzzing
about the discovery of an old typewriter, because the long-lost machine is part
of the origin story of modern Chinese computing — and central to ongoing
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A Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Pushing Forward (NextGen Covid Vax Update 30)
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 11:54:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/06/30/a-universal-coronavirus-vaccine-pushing-forward-nextgen-covid-vax-update-30/>
"A big first this month for next generation coronavirus vaccine. The first
clinical trials for a US-developed pancoronavirus vaccine have been under the
radar. Now the developers from Stanford University have a South Korean
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Meet the ‘Bicycle Mayors’ Making Cities Around the World More Bike-Friendly
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 11:55:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/bicycle-mayors-bike-friendly-cities/
"When Maren Ahlers started cycling around the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa
on her housemate’s yellow bicycle during the pandemic, she was just trying to
avoid the cramped public transportation. But once she started inviting the
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Many children suffering ongoing Covid symptoms
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 11:56:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/many-children-suffering-ongoing-covid-symptoms>
"More than 20 per cent of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are
experiencing significant persistent health symptoms following Covid-19
infection, according to a new Otago-led study.
(More...)
Tiny Bricks, Big Impact: Why the Queer Eye LEGO Set Hits Us Right in the Feels
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 12:00:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/bricksnbrackets/tiny-bricks-big-impact-why-the-queer-eye-lego-set-hits-us-right-in-the-feels-ba14e0ac98b3>
"As June rolled in with its usual heatwave, I was reminded that Pride Month
always stirs up something deep in my chest: a mix of warmth, frustration, and
hope. Living in a country where celebrating diversity often feels more like an
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“I pretty much haven't worked since 2020”: How the effects of Long COVID have harmed professional musicians and DJs
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:45:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:47:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/13/ecuador-indigenous-map-pre-inca-myths-ancient-lagoon-water-drought->
"One day in 1983, while studying a hand-drawn map from 1792 of his home town in
Ecuador, Galo Ramón, a historian, came across a dispute between a landowner and
two local Indigenous communities, the Coyana and the Catacocha. The boundary
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Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:48:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-rates-higher-women-evidence-grows-2025a1000hkl>
"When Brazilian scientist Letícia Soares contracted COVID-19 in April 2020, she
was in the final stretch of her postdoctoral studies in disease ecology at a
Canadian university. By August, she was bedbound.
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Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:51:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/15/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change>
'VIENNA — At the edge of a wide, grassy park in Vienna, there's a modern
building with lots of windows and a sleek wood facade. For the past six years,
Sebastian Schublach has lived here with his family in a light-filled
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The Ed's Up - Unbreaking
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:53:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://buttondown.com/edyong209/archive/the-eds-up-unbreaking/
"I hope you’re all hanging in there.
In the earliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, people knew that the
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In California’s largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River
Sun, 6 Jul 2025 22:54:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/indigenous/in-californias-largest-landback-deal-the-yurok-tribe-reclaims-sacred-land-around-the-klamath-river/>
"More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California,
including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe,
completing the largest landback deal in California history.
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AI chatbots oversimplify scientific studies and gloss over critical details — the newest models are especially guilty
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 05:34:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-oversimplify-scientific-studies-and-gloss-over-critical-details-the-newest-models-are-especially-guilty>
'Large language models (LLMs) are becoming less "intelligent" in each new
version as they oversimplify and, in some cases, misrepresent important
scientific and medical findings, a new study has found.
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Largest Floating Solar Farm in Europe Begins Operations
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 05:36:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ecowatch.com/largest-floating-solar-farm-europe.html
"A new solar farm is operational as of June 20 in Perthes, France and is
currently the largest floating solar farm in Europe.
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CATL to bring battery-swapping technology to Europe
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 05:38:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/WIXvC
"CATL, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries, plans to bring
its battery-swapping and recycling technology to Europe, amid a global battle
to secure more sustainable EV supply chains.
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In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 05:40:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/11/nx-s1-5340711/climate-urban-housing-trees>
"SEATTLE — Across the U.S., cities are struggling to balance the need for more
housing with the need to preserve and grow trees that help address the impacts
of climate change.
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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 05:42:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/06/14/nepals-electric-leapfrog-how-this-himalayan-nation-is-leading-global-ev-adoption/>
"Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its
mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an
impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months,
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The new map helping conservationists protect migratory species
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 11:52:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/the-new-map-helping-conservationists-protect-migratory-species/>
"Leatherback turtles swimming tens of thousands of kilometres from Indonesia to
Oregon, and Arctic terns traversing the planet from pole to pole.
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Sam Altman’s AI Empire Relies on Brutal Labor Exploitation
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 12:01:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://jacobin.com/2025/07/altman-openai-artificial-intelligence-labor-environment-deepseek/>
"
Review of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI by
Karen Hao (Penguin Press, 2025)
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The News Cycle Is a Stress Monster. But There's a Healthy Way to Stay Informed.
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 12:02:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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ASCIIMoon
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 12:04:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://asciimoon.com/
"ASCIIMoon is a small web app that tracks the moon's phases and uses ASCII art
to create a basic visual representation of the moon's current appearance based
on light percentage."
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What Motherhood Cost Us | NYT Opinion
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 12:05:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Pqs-heGkg
"Research has shown that 15 years after graduating college, mothers earn 11
percent less than women without children — and a staggering 42 percent less
than fathers. There’s a term for this: the “motherhood penalty.” Last year,
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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 12:06:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:30:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-dont-need-deep-sea-mining-or-its-environmental-harms-heres-why-260401>
"Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for the energy transition without
the problems of mining on land. It also promises to bring wealth to developing
nations. But the evidence suggests these promises are false, and mining would
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South Australia ‘helpless’ in face of deadly marine algal bloom spreading to Adelaide beaches
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:31:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/south-australia-helpless-in-face-of-deadly-marine-algal-bloom-spreading-to-adelaide-beaches>
"South Australia’s toxic algal bloom has arrived on Adelaide’s beaches,
deepening public concern about the unfolding catastrophe which has affected the
state’s coastline since March.
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Much to celebrate as NAIDOC Week turns 50, but also much to learn
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:32:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/much-to-celebrate-as-naidoc-week-turns-50-but-also-much-to-learn-259900>
"In 1938, when Australia celebrated the sesquicentenary – 150 years since
Captain Phillip and the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove – the organisers
wanted Aboriginal people to be involved in a re-enactment.
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Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:34:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/australian-doctors-call-for-clampdown-on-social-media-influencers-poker-machines-ntwnfb>
"The peak body for Australian doctors has urged politicians and social media
companies to restrict “shocking” content of influencers allegedly glamorising
poker machines on social media, in what it called an incredibly new phenomenon.
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‘A defiant stand’: histories of Australia’s frontier wars are revealing their true complexity, but there’s more to be done
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:35:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Why was this stranger calling me sweetheart? The benevolent ageism of ‘elderspeak’
Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:36:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/07/the-benevolent-ageism-of-elderspeak>
"I recently joined an exercise class for over 55s. I estimated the majority of
(mostly) women in the class were, like me, septuagenarians. They all seemed
familiar with the drill – chairs, weights, bands, balls – and within a few
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Ageing bridges around the world are at risk of collapse. But there’s a simple way to safeguard them
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:45:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ageing-bridges-around-the-world-are-at-risk-of-collapse-but-theres-a-simple-way-to-safeguard-them-260005>
"The Story Bridge, with its sweeping steel trusses and art deco towers, is a
striking sight above the Brisbane River in Queensland. In 2025, it was named
the state’s best landmark. But more than an icon, it serves as one of the vital
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Drawing from the deep: seaweed ink makes waves for ocean conservation
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:47:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/drawing-from-the-deep-seaweed-ink-makes-waves-for-ocean-conservation/>
"Creators have turned an artistic eye to the topic of ocean health, with a
little help from seaweed.
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Solar project reimagines railway network as clean energy lifelines
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:48:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/solar-project-reimagines-railway-network-as-clean-energy-lifelines/>
"A Swiss firm is on track to solve the conundrum of where to site industrial
solar farms, by turning railways into power plants.
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‘We want to change the way humans relate to the rest of the natural world’
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:49:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/we-want-to-change-the-way-humans-relate-to-the-rest-of-the-natural-world/>
"A cutting-edge research centre that’s designed to transform our understanding
of animal feelings and rewrite the rules on how we live alongside them will
launch this autumn at the London School of Economics.
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State-subsidised restaurants to offer nutritious food to deprived households
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:50:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-07-07/state-subsidised-restaurants-to-offer-nutritious-food-to-deprived-households>
"Two state-subsidised restaurants are to open in Dundee and Nottingham to
provide deprived households with access to nutritious food in a social setting,
the Government has announced.
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Pockets
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:51:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/
"There are few things more frustrating than collecting your belongings only to
realize that the pockets in your pants are too small to hold them. Or worse,
the fabric designed to look like a pocket is merely for decoration and doesn’t
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New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:12:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-us-directive-for-visa-applicants-turns-social-media-feeds-into-political-documents-260201>
"In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all
university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants to disclose
their social media handles used over the past five years. The policy also
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‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:13:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/01/dance-duo-bicep-on-making-an-album-in-greenland-takkuuk>
"Russell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s
crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice.
Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow
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The hard questions NZ must ask about the claimed economic benefits of fast-track mining projects
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:14:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-hard-questions-nz-must-ask-about-the-claimed-economic-benefits-of-fast-track-mining-projects-259779>
"Much of the debate about the fast-track applications by a number of new or
extended mining projects has, understandably, focused on their environmental
impacts. But the other side of the equation – economic growth and investment,
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First electric buses begin operating in Perth’s suburban network
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:15:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/07/first-electric-buses-begin-operating-in-perths-suburban-network/>
"The first electric buses to begin operating beyond the Western Australian
capital of Perth’s CBD district are now ready to go, with around 90 set to be
operating from Transperth’s Malaga depot by the first half of 2026.
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Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:16:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/russia-is-paying-schoolgirls-to-have-babies-why-is-pronatalism-on-the-rise-around-the-world-258979>
"In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more
than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies.
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Offshore wind turbines near impossible to see in visualisations for Gippsland zone
Tue, 8 Jul 2025 23:17:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/offshore-wind-turbines-near-impossible-to-see-in-visualisations-for-gippsland-zone/>
"With the naked eye, it will be nigh impossible to see offshore wind turbines
from Gippsland beaches, according to updated visualisations issued by the
Victoria state government.
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Ageing isn’t the same everywhere – why inflammation may be a lifestyle problem
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 06:53:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ageing-isnt-the-same-everywhere-why-inflammation-may-be-a-lifestyle-problem-260322>
"For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases
with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart disease, dementia and diabetes.
But a new study of Indigenous populations challenges that idea and could
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‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 06:55:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels>
"It was a conversation neither wanted to have. Last month, University of
Maryland professor Anne Simon broke the difficult news to Xiaobao Ying that she
didn’t have funding to extend his assistant research scientist position beyond
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A test of political courage: Yoorrook’s final reports demand action, not amnesia
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 06:56:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-test-of-political-courage-yoorrooks-final-reports-demand-action-not-amnesia-260580>
"Australia’s colonial era may be formally over but its legacies of inequality,
land dispossession and systemic racism continue to shape daily life for First
Peoples.
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Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 06:57:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx2g5znggpo
'Musical icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to
be selected for a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 07:00:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cape-towns-sewage-treatment-isnt-coping-scientists-are-worried-about-what-the-city-is-telling-the-public-260317>
"Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large
sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and
pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their own. When they are released
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Putin is invading more than Ukraine
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 07:01:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-invasion-ukraine-russia-romania-elections-democracy-nato-eu-donald-trump/>
"We all know Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with tanks in
2022. But many don’t know that in 2024, he invaded Romania — with tweets.
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SUSE launches new European digital sovereignty support service to meet surging demand
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:35:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/suse-launches-new-european-digital-sovereignty-support-service-to-meet-surging-demand/>
'Wary of the US government and tech companies, the European Union (EU) has seen
a surge in support for open source and Linux. In the last few months, local EU
governments, including the city of Lyon in France, the German state of
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Orkney tidal stream energy project 'sets new world record'
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:36:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25297315.orkney-tidal-stream-energy-project-sets-new-world-record/>
"A SCOTTISH renewable energy project has set a “new world record” in what has
been hailed as a “major breakthrough” for the tidal stream energy sector.
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Underwater lake heat waves are on the rise, threatening aquatic life
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:37:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-underwater-lake-threatening-aquatic-life.html>
"Lakes are essential to ecosystems, providing freshwater, supporting
biodiversity and offering crucial habitat for fish and other aquatic species.
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Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:38:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Some things about sound mixing and dialogue and why subtitles are a trend
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:39:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://fields.medium.com/some-things-about-sound-mixing-and-dialogue-and-why-subtitles-are-a-trend-a77113f9bd3a>
"I keep seeing links to stories about how an increasingly large number of
people are turning subtitles on to watch streaming movies and TV shows,
primarily because they can’t hear the dialogue.
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Australia is set to get more AI data centres. Local communities need to be more involved
Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:40:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-set-to-get-more-ai-data-centres-local-communities-need-to-be-more-involved-259799>
"Data centres are the engines of the internet. These large, high-security
facilities host racks of servers that store and process our digital data, 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
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Marseille fire forces hundreds to evacuate, destroys homes and grounds flights
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:14:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/08/marseille-airport-cancels-all-flights-as-wildfire-encroaches-on-city>
"A fast-moving wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second-largest city,
Marseille, has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, as a
heatwave and dangerous fire conditions grip the Mediterranean.
(More...)
Is the F-word offensive in Queensland? The tiny record shop that faced down a culture war in court – and won
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:16:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/09/brisbane-rocking-horse-records-50-year-anniversary-is-the-f-word-offensive-in-queensland-court-case>
"It was one of the first odd, angry shots fired in what we now know as the
culture wars. On the morning of 14 February 1989, a plain-clothed officer from
Queensland police’s licensing branch was sniffing around Rocking Horse Records
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A top court has urged nations to clamp down on fossil fuel production. When will Australia finally start listening?
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:19:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-top-court-has-urged-nations-to-clamp-down-on-fossil-fuel-production-when-will-australia-finally-start-listening-259996>
"As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week
to spruik his government’s commitment to climate action, fossil fuel exporters
such as Australia are under unprecedented scrutiny.
(More...)
‘Next time bring my daughter’: Barbara Demick reunited a Chinese family with the stolen ‘missing twin’ adopted in the US
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:20:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Strange Horizons and DragonCon Among Groups Launching Project to Fight Copaganda and Surveillance Tech
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:22:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reactormag.com/activists-and-authors-launch-a-project-to-fight-copaganda-and-surveillance-tech/>
"Surveillance is everywhere—from security cameras to smart doorbells, trackers
in our phones to alarming databases. A group of privacy activists and human
rights experts have now put together a toolkit for writers who “want to write
(More...)
Anti-tourism protests are not new. They happened in ancient Rome, 19th-century England and after World War II
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:23:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/anti-tourism-protests-are-not-new-they-happened-in-ancient-rome-19th-century-england-and-after-world-war-ii-260295>
"This hot European summer, anti-tourism protests have made headlines, from
Barcelona to Venice, Mallorca and the Canary Islands. The unrest is not
confined to Europe, though.
(More...)
Warning: NY & Minnesota’s Social Media Warning Label Laws Are Unconstitutional
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:55:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/07/warning-ny-minnesotas-social-media-warning-label-laws-are-unconstitutional/>
"Both New York and Minnesota just passed laws requiring social media platforms
to slap warning labels on their sites—warning labels based on zero scientific
evidence, likely to be struck down as unconstitutional compelled speech, and
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Being kind to people – the new challenge for the public service
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:56:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/being-kind-to-people-the-new-challenge-for-the-public-service-260068>
"When Labor was re-elected in May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used his
acceptance speech to describe the type of country he wanted to lead.
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Who Goes MAGA?
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:57:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/who-goes-maga/
"
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes
Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to
fascism, and who would never go down such a path. It felt like it could use a
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European court finds Russia committed violations in Ukraine and was behind downing Flight MH17
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:59:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-european-human-rights-court-mh17-1bac36842f8a4cfe0e3e787f0fab0c1f>
"THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court delivered
damning judgments Wednesday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and
the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back more than
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:01:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/big-beautiful-bill-will-have-americans-paying-higher-prices-for-dirtier-energy-260588>
"When congressional Republicans decided to cut some Biden-era energy subsidies
to help fund their
One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they could have pruned
wasteful subsidies while sparing the rest. Instead, they did the reverse.
(More...)
The New York Times Runs Interference For A Racist To Manufacture A Fake Scandal About Zohran Mamdani
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:04:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/the-new-york-times-runs-interference-for-a-racist-to-manufacture-a-fake-scandal-about-zohran-mamdani/>
"The
New York Times has had a rough few decades when it comes to being
manipulated by bad actors. But their latest embarrassment—a complete non-story
about NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s college application to Columbia
(More...)
XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:42:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/xfg-could-become-the-next-dominant-covid-variant-heres-what-to-know-about-stratus-260499>
"Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little
surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2,
the virus responsible for COVID.
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National Park Visitors Reject Trump Administration’s Bigoted Attempt To Erase History
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:45:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/national-park-visitors-reject-trump-administrations-bigoted-attempt-to-erase-history/>
"In Trump’s eyes, anything that doesn’t make white people appear to be the
saviors of the world is something that should be buried. Whatever the phrase
“fake news” won’t make go away is subject to seemingly daily government edicts
(More...)
American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:46:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/american-science-is-in-crisis-its-a-great-opportunity-for-australia-to-snap-up-top-scientists-260593>
"Science in the United States in in trouble. The National Science Foundation, a
key research funding agency, has suffered devastating funding cuts under the
current administration. Critics say the cuts risk losing an entire generation
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Motoring group completes state-wide EV charging network, now looking at fleets
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:47:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/09/motoring-group-completes-state-wide-ev-charging-network-now-looking-at-fleets/>
"The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, better known as RAA, says
it has completed what it says is one of the most comprehensive statewide EV
charging networks in the country.
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Netflix’s "Shark Whisperer" wants us to think ‘sexy conservation’ is the way to save sharks – does it have a point?
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:48:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/netflixs-shark-whisperer-wants-us-to-think-sexy-conservation-is-the-way-to-save-sharks-does-it-have-a-point-260290>
"In the new Netflix documentary
Shark Whisperer, the great white shark gets
an image makeover – from Jaws villain to misunderstood friend and admirer.
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“Shocking to watch:” Coalition told to accept science, move past lumps of coal and hatred of renewables
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:48:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/shocking-to-watch-coalition-told-to-accept-science-move-past-lumps-of-coal-and-hatred-of-renewables/>
"The federal Coalition’s deeply rooted anti-renewables ideology and obsession
with fossil fuels has led to “the biggest political mess of our time,” the head
of the Smart Energy Council, John Grimes says.
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NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:35:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nz-post-is-the-latest-company-to-drop-its-climate-targets-another-sign-business-is-struggling-to-decarbonise-260589>
"NZ Post committed to cutting its emissions by 32% by 2030 (based on 2018
levels), but recently announced it would abandon its climate target.
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NSW urged to ban gas in new homes, fund solar and battery rebates for industry
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:36:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-urged-to-ban-gas-in-new-homes-fund-solar-and-battery-rebates-for-industry/>
"The New South Wales state Labor government is coming under increasing pressure
to ban the connection of gas in new-build homes, to cut energy costs for
consumers, reduce gas supply constraints, and catch up with the ACT and
(More...)
Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:37:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/are-ghost-stores-haunting-your-social-media-feed-how-to-spot-and-avoid-them-260583>
"The offer pops up in your social media feed. The website is professional and
the imagery illustrates an Australian coastal region, or chic inner-CBD scene.
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Zero Bills!? Take A Look Inside A 'Country Pile' Packed With Everything Electric!
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:38:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4XnN4Z0bk
"In this week’s episode, Robert Llewellyn and the team visit Athelhampton House
in Dorset to see how this Grade I Listed Tudor Manor has been transformed into
one of the UK’s first net zero conservation projects!
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Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:41:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/israels-rafah-camp-humanitarian-city-or-crime-against-humanity-260809>
"Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to
move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area”
on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah.
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Fix the News 303: Superwood
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:49:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/303-superwood/
"Bulletproof, fire-resistant, stronger than steel. Plus, malaria vaccines get
cheaper, global electricity access up, European air pollution down, genuine
hope for coral reefs, and giant river otters return to Argentina."
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Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the government hopes
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:58:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/thirsty-future-australias-green-hydrogen-targets-could-require-vastly-more-water-than-the-government-hopes-252044>
"Green hydrogen is touted by some as the future – a way for Australia to slowly
replace its reliance on fossil fuel exports. The energy-dense gas has the
potential to reduce emissions in sectors challenging to decarbonise, such as
(More...)
EVs are already 73 pct cleaner than ICE vehicles, and getting cleaner faster than thought
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:59:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/09/evs-are-already-73-pct-cleaner-than-ice-vehicles-and-getting-cleaner-faster-than-thought/>
"Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold today in Europe emit nearly four times
less greenhouse gases over their lifetime than their internal combustion engine
(ICE) counterparts, and they are getting cleaner faster than experts expected.
(More...)
We interviewed 205 Australians convicted of murder and manslaughter. Alcohol’s role was alarming
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-interviewed-205-australians-convicted-of-murder-and-manslaughter-alcohols-role-was-alarming-259794>
"We’ve long known there’s a link between alcohol and violence, but when it
comes to homicide the stories behind the statistics are harder to grasp.
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Australian scientists build quantum battery with instantaneous charge, 1,000-fold gain in storage
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:01:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-scientists-build-quantum-battery-with-instantaneous-charge-1000-fold-gain-in-storage/>
"Australia researchers have built and tested a quantum battery that can charge
instantaneously and store 1000 times more energy than a previous version.
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A change in the Southern Ocean structure can have climate implications
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:03:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.icm.csic.es/en/news/change-southern-ocean-structure-can-have-climate-implications>
"Thanks to data obtained from Earth observation satellites, an international
team of scientists has detected an unprecedented phenomenon for the first time:
a change in the state of the Southern Ocean. The study, led by the University
(More...)
Eight reasons why our energy transition needs community
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:03:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/eight-reasons-why-our-energy-transition-needs-community/>
"Our shift to renewable energy is not just from fossil fuels to wind and solar.
Increasingly, our energy production is going local – into communities, homes
and businesses. Our energy consumption has always been local but now is
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Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:09:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/>
"Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with
citations that appear to be made up?
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If data centres can be built in Canberra, then why not the Riverina?
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:10:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/if-data-centres-can-be-built-in-canberra-then-why-not-the-riverina/>
"Recent discussions have indicated two problems which, put together, may
represent an opportunity.
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Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:11:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Girlie Pens, Again? Why Ordinary Things Go Pink
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:12:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/why-ordinary-things-go-pink/
"Score one for the Internet. Not long after Bic launched its new line of “Bic
for Her” ballpoint pens—boasting an “elegant design” that “features a thin
barrel to fit a women’s hand”—women and men alike hopped on Amazon.com to
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Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:14:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/melting-ice-will-strengthen-the-monsoon-in-northern-australia-but-cause-drier-conditions-north-of-the-equator-259992>
"Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is affected by the monsoon – the
annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and south of the Equator. These
drenching rains tend to arrive during each hemisphere’s summer.
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Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning?
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:15:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-which-climate-tipping-point-is-the-most-concerning/>
"Last week, hundreds of scientists, policymakers and journalists flocked to the
University of Exeter to attend an international conference on “tipping points”.
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Cosy video games are on an unstoppable rise. Will they unleash a darker side?
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:32:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jul/10/cosy-video-games-non-violent-cooking-farming-cozy>
"In 2017, a game design thinktank called Project Horseshoe gathered a group of
developers together to define the concept of cosiness in video games. Games, of
course, have had non-violent elements since the medium was invented. Early life
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Planning a ‘Euro summer’ or cruise? Why another flu shot might save your holiday
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:33:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/planning-a-euro-summer-or-cruise-why-another-flu-shot-might-save-your-holiday-259888>
"Are you escaping a southern hemisphere winter by heading off for a “Euro
summer”? Maybe you’re planning a cruise through the Mediterranean. Or you’re
dreaming of a white Christmas overseas later in the year.
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Wind farm bird protection tech a success, with no new eagle deaths and barely a dent in revenue
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:34:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-farm-bird-protection-tech-a-success-with-no-new-eagle-deaths-and-barely-a-dent-in-revenue/>
"Technology being used at two Tasmanian wind farms to avoid bird deaths from
turbine blade strikes has drastically reduced wedge-tail eagle fatalities at
the project sites, while resulting in an average of just 1 per cent curtailment
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Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way – here’s how to stay safe
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:36:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cyber-crime-and-real-world-crime-are-converging-in-a-dangerous-new-way-heres-how-to-stay-safe-260426>
"It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your
name. They know your bank. They even know your credit card number. There’s been
“unusual activity” on your account, they say – and they just sent you a
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Faster, cheaper, cleaner: Offshore wind farm tests all-electric, hydrofoil crew transfer vessel
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:37:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/faster-cheaper-cleaner-offshore-wind-farm-tests-all-electric-hydrofoil-crew-transfer-vessel/>
"A wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland has successfully tested the
use of an all-electric, hydrofoil crew transfer boat, a zero emissions take on
the specialist marine vessels that transport technicians and other personnel to
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How can we stay safe after data breaches? Step 1 is to change the cybersecurity laws
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:38:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-stay-safe-after-data-breaches-step-1-is-to-change-the-cybersecurity-laws-260816>
"Last week, Australian airline Qantas announced cyber attackers had accessed
personal data about some of its customers. The company later confirmed that 5.7
million customer records were involved.
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Loopholes risk giving fossil fuel lobbyists “outsized impact” on Australian politics
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:34:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-loopholes-to-have-outsized-impact-on-australian-politics-study-finds/>
"The fossil fuel industry should be treated like the tobacco industry in any
overhaul of the federal parliament’s lobbying rules, the Greens say after a
report found “loopholes” in the current system failed to address most influence
(More...)
First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:36:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/first-the-dire-wolf-now-nzs-giant-moa-why-real-de-extinction-is-unlikely-to-fly-260797>
"The announcement that New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa) is the next
“de-extinction” target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury
Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and filmmaker Peter Jackson, caused
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How Artificial Food Dyes Shaped What We Eat, and What We're Learning Now About Their Safety
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:36:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-quantastic-journal/how-artificial-food-dyes-shaped-what-we-eat-and-what-were-learning-now-about-their-safety-4baf128c2ffe>
"When you tear open a pack of rainbow candy or sip on a neon-blue sports drink,
you're getting more than just sugar and flavor. Those bright, bold colors come
from artificial food dyes (lab-made chemicals added to give foods their color),
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In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:41:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10072025/agrivoltaic-solar-southwest-farmland/>
"“We were getting basil leaves the size of your palm,” University of Arizona
researcher Greg Barron-Gafford said, describing some of the benefits he and his
team have seen farming under solar panels in the Tucson desert.
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‘Fashion helped the pride come out’: First Nations fashion as resistance, culture and connection
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:43:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:45:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/chinas-interest-in-the-next-dalai-lama-is-also-about-control-of-tibets-water-supply-255843>
"As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan
Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be
selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more
(More...)
Nestle Petitions To Cancel ‘Seattle Strong’ Coffee Trademark, Arguing It Owns Seattle
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:25:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/nestle-petitions-to-cancel-seattle-strong-coffee-trademark-arguing-it-owns-seattle/>
"Nestle certainly hasn’t been shy about engaging in aggressive trademark
enforcement in the past, but this one is something different. We’ve already
covered several stories in which a person or company has attempted to trademark
(More...)
Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:26:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/common-misconceptions-about-covid
"COVID is in the headlines again, and this time the media hook is a
particularly nasty sore throat dubbed “razor blade throat”. The new variant,
NB.1.8.1, is a recombinant with a complex lineage, and may be divergent enough
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Litigious Company Demands Removal Of A Tweet Linking To An Article About How Litigious They Are
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:27:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/09/litigious-company-demands-removal-of-a-tweet-linking-to-an-article-about-how-litigious-they-are/>
"It’s not every day you watch a company faceplant so theatrically in public,
but Cloud Innovation’s latest stunt deserves a slow clap. Cloud Innovation,
which you’d probably never heard of unless you’re neck-deep in African IP
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After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:29:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/after-trans-people-trump-now-erasing
"Earlier this year, the Trump administration digitally erased transgender
people from the Stonewall National Monument, scrubbing them from the history
they helped shape. The decision sparked widespread protests at the civil rights
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COVID-19 still biggest respiratory killer, GP expert warns
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:30:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/covid-19-still-biggest-respiratory-killer-gp-exper>
"When it comes to winter viruses, influenza and RSV vaccinations are now top of
the list of concerns for many patients, particularly with COVID-19 vaccine
boosters no longer recommended for most healthy people.
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Idaho AG Office Forces Schools To Take Down ‘Everyone Is Welcome’ Signs For Being ‘Political’
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:31:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/10/idaho-ag-office-forces-schools-to-take-down-everyone-is-welcome-signs-for-being-political/>
"It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers
contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their
policies, which are clearly either steeped or tinged with racist elements, are
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Plot to kidnap London restaurant owner raises alarm about growing Russian sabotage
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:58:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/russia-sabotage-campaign-shadow-war-europe-hide-restaurant/105310820>
'London's Michelin-starred restaurant Hide is known for its extravagant dining
experience, extensive wine list and signature twisting oak staircase.
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Australian Life photography competition 2025 finalists – in pictures
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:00:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/jul/11/australian-life-photography-competition-2025-finalists-in-pictures>
"Droving through the outback, glimpses of grief, taking a warm summer plunge.
Finalists of the Australian Life photography competition focus on the nuances
of life across the country."
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Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:01:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/11/endangered-aboriginal-rock-art-gets-unesco-world-heritage-status>
"The United Nations cultural organisation has added a remote Aboriginal site
featuring one million carvings that potentially date back 50,000 years to its
World Heritage list.
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If you don’t want to know result of Long Covid look away now
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:02:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25290468.long-covid-national-invisible-behavioural-epidemic/>
"Getting ill during nice weather can be a real downer. So it was pretty
annoying to have recently caught Covid, again (and yes I’d been vaccinated, and
infected, multiple times previously, but that’s not the point).
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Hundreds form human chain to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop relocate after more than a century
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:03:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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COVID-19 Deaths the Key Driver for 2024 Excess Mortality to November
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:05:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Catalyst for change or community menace? What’s next for Australia’s e-bike revolution
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:35:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/12/whats-next-for-australia-share-e-bike-revolution>
"It all started with 100 blue bicycles. Fifteen years ago, Australia’s first
public bike hire scheme launched in Melbourne to considerable fanfare.
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Influenza cases nearly 20 per cent higher than 2024 as Queensland faces one of its worst flu seasons in years
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:38:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/queensland-severe-flu-season-vaccinate-rates/105495856>
'Queensland is looking at one of its worst flu seasons in years, at a time when
government incentives appear to have failed to improve vaccination rates.
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They're Literally Angry at Superman for Being Nice
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:41:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.readtpa.com/p/theyre-literally-angry-at-superman
"So apparently Superman believing in “basic human kindness” is now
controversial. Who knew?
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As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:44:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/graduation-students-jobs-market-ai-accountancy-finance>
"September is the beginning of many young people’s lives, as cars speed along
motorways transporting 18- and 19-year-olds to their new university
accommodations. I remember my own journey down to Exeter in 2022, the first
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Why Bhutan is Building the Anti-Dubai
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:47:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlRmUv7qzo
"Is this the happiest place on earth?"
Via Muse, who wrote "ZOMG! THIS is the solarpunk city I want to live in!"
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The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:21:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/06/1960s-schools-experiment-created-new-alphabet-thousands-children-unable-to-spell>
"Throughout my life, my mum has always been a big reader. She was in three or
four book clubs at the same time. She’d devour whatever texts my siblings and I
were studying in school, handwrite notes for our lunchboxes and write in her
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UNESCO adds Iran’s Khorramabad Valley to World Heritage List, highlighting 60,000 years of human history
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:23:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/unesco-adds-irans-khorramabad-valley-to-world-heritage-list/>
"In a historic event for archaeology and Iranian heritage, the Prehistoric
Sites of the Khorramabad Valley were officially inscribed on the UNESCO World
Heritage List at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in
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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It’s a political timebomb
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:24:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/07/europe-financial-sector-house-prices-politics>
"“The housing crisis is now as big a threat to the EU as Russia,” Jaume
Collboni, the mayor of Barcelona, recently declared. “We’re running the risk of
having the working and middle classes conclude that their democracies are
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UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:24:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/07/uk-bosses-to-be-banned-using-ndas-cover-up-misconduct-work>
"Bosses in the UK will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements to
silence employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination in the
workplace as part of the government’s overhaul of workers’ rights.
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Solar energy shines as nuclear and other thermal generators wilt in European heatwave
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:25:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-energy-shines-as-nuclear-and-other-thermal-generators-wilt-in-european-heatwave/>
"The extraordinary heat waves that swept across Europe in June and early July
brought with it the highest solar power production on record, which turned out
to be useful because thermal generators, and France’s nuclear fleet in
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China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:26:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/09/chinas-coal-heartland-fighting-for-a-greener-future>
"Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu
Xiaobo wondered why, having recently graduated with a degree in mechanics, he
was on his hands and knees sifting through layers of coal sludge. But there was
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UN warns Great Barrier Reef headed for “in danger” list, orders 2026 review
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:59:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/un-warns-great-barrier-reef-headed-for-in-danger-list-orders-2026-review/>
"The Great Barrier Reef’s world heritage status is under pressure as the United
Nations committee orders a full report on efforts to protect the marine wonder.
(More...)
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:01:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/10/right-progressive-societies-joke-glastonbury-starve-benefit-rod-liddle-lewis-schaffer>
"Imagine the furore if a
Guardian columnist suggested bombing, say, the
Conservative party conference and the Tory stronghold of Arundel in Sussex. It
would dominate public discussion for weeks. Despite protesting they were “only
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In Zion National Park, ‘the Smog Is Gone’
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:02:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/zion-electric-shuttle-buses/
"Beneath red temples of Navajo sandstone, the Virgin River winds through Zion
National Park. Nearby, a steady current of people step into a long shuttle
line. A bus quietly rolls into the stop, the door opens, 90 people swiftly
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Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:03:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/11/killed-gaza-food-hubs-aid-convoy-routes-since-end-may-un>
"At least 798 people have been killed while seeking food at distribution points
operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and other
humanitarian convoys since the end of May, the UN human rights office said on
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Oysters Are Breathing Life Into the Chesapeake Bay
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:04:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/oyster-reef-restoration-chesapeake-bay/>
"It would be a quiet and peaceful morning at the edge of the Choptank River in
Cambridge, Maryland, if not for the forklifts racing around the pier, scraping
five-foot-tall metal cages along the ground as they go. It’s early May and the
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‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:05:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/12/i-felt-pure-unconditional-love-the-people-who-marry-their-ai-chatbots>
"A large bearded man named Travis is sitting in his car in Colorado, talking to
me about the time he fell in love. “It was a gradual process,” he says softly.
“The more we talked, the more I started to really connect with her.”
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They sing to remember: The power of memory choirs
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:45:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/memory-choir-auditory-dementia>
"The performers enter Sundin Music Hall arm in arm, lavender scarves draped
around their pressed white shirts. It’s nearly showtime, but the eager
singers—a constellation of community members, some young but many old and
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AI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slower
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:46:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/ai-coders-think-theyre-20-faster-but-theyre-actually-19-slower/>
"Model Evaluation and Threat Research is an AI research charity that looks into
the threat of AI agents! That sounds a bit AI doomsday cult, and they take
funding from the AI doomsday cult organisations, but they don’t seem strident
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A National Soil-Judging Contest Prepares College Students to Steward the Land
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:48:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://civileats.com/2025/06/24/a-national-soil-judging-contest-prepares-college-students-to-steward-the-land/>
"On an early spring morning in central Wisconsin, the hills were still and
serene under a frosty grey sky. Then the fight songs began. More than 200
students from 27 colleges and universities across the U.S. had converged in
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How Amsterdam will transform into a circular city by 2050
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:49:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsobgg9o3w
"Amsterdam has set itself the goal of being fully circular by 2050 and halving
its use of virgin materials by 2030. Behind those lofty aims are a host of
projects accelerating a transition to a more environmentally sound city,
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Solar Is Powering Our Lives In More Ways Than You Might Know
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:50:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/12/solar-is-powering-our-lives-in-more-ways-than-you-might-know/>
"I remember attending the World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN, in 1982. Amidst the
carnival rides, food booths, and international pavilions, the theme “Energy
Turns Our World” was really compelling to me. I remember seeing an exhibit of a
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What Could Go Right? Look to Cities for Climate Progress
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:51:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://theprogressnetwork.org/cities-climate-progress/
"Much of the time when we talk about climate change, we talk in vast
geographical terms: global, continental, national. We less frequently focus on
cities, and even less so on localities.
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Could beavers be the secret to winning the fight against wildfires?
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:13:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/beaver-dams-wildfires-climate-change>
"The East Troublesome fire erupted on October 21, 2020, whipped by strong winds
and fueled by drought-parched forests. The fire roared through northern
Colorado’s spruce and fir woods; it leaped roads and rivers and the Continental
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‘There is no political power without power over the archive’
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:14:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/there-is-no-political-power-without-power-over-the-archive>
"I am a librarian. I am fortunate enough to run one of the world’s largest and
best known libraries – the Bodleian in Oxford – but my experience of libraries
began as a reader. My mother took me as a child to the Deal public library
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Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:15:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/24/quebec-universal-childcare-us-learn>
"When asked how much she pays for childcare, Leah Freeman chuckles and says she
isn’t sure. “It’s like C$93 (about $67) every two weeks or something. I barely
see it leaving my bank account,” she said.
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Repairing Australia – Community Repair Cafes and Hubs
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:17:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://transitionaustralia.net/community-repair-cafes-hubs/
"Repair Cafes are a great way to keep goods out of landfill.
For example, Transition Darebin (in Melbourne) runs a bi-monthly Darebin Repair
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The Vienna cemetery where endangered species and biodiversity thrive
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:18:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250707-the-vienna-cemetery-where-endangered-species-and-biodiversity-thrive>
'Some of the greats are here. Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms. As well as the
Hollywood pin-up-turned-inventor Hedy Lamarr – oh, and Austrian rock icon
Falco. This is their final resting place.
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This Just In: Chopstick Sleeves as Emissaries of Japanese Typography and Culture
Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:19:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://letterformarchive.org/news/this-just-in-chopstick-sleeves-as-emissaries-of-japanese-typography-and-culture/>
"The chopstick sleeve originated in the Imperial Court of Japan sometime during
the Heian period (8th–12th century). Ladies-in-waiting are thought to have
wrapped chopsticks in scraps of silk or other fine fabrics as it was considered
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The Paperwork Will Kill You: How America Abandons Its Most Vulnerable
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:24:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://joadt.substack.com/p/the-paperwork-will-kill-you
"Marianne kept a small stack of old intake forms in the bottom drawer of her
desk. The top page still listed three pronouns. The bottom had a question about
tribal affiliation, with a checkbox that read: "Does the survivor want a tribal
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A new exhibition is a thoughtful examination of the lasting relationship between Asia and Australia
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:25:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-new-exhibition-is-a-thoughtful-examination-of-the-lasting-relationship-between-asia-and-australia-259040>
"Almost 60 years after former prime minister Harold Holt began to dismantle the
White Australia Policy,
The Neighbour at the Gate at Sydney’s National Art
School Gallery presents a thoughtful examination of the consequences when good
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Inside the ghost museums of Ukraine: exhibits replaced by fragments of war and occupation
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:26:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jul/13/ukraine-in-depth-war-culture-museums-curators-historical-buildings-eastern-frontline-ilium-sviatohirsk>
"The museum of local history in the eastern Ukrainian town of Izium has, like
the community around it, endured much since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the
country.
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ME/CFS and HIV/AIDS: A tale of two illnesses
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:28:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://synergies.substack.com/p/mecfs-and-hivaids-a-tale-of-two-illnesses>
"In the 1970s and early 1980s, two terrible diseases silently, and almost
entirely unnoticed, became epidemics. These two were strange twins; with
similarities in history, form, and function. They brought ruination to lives of
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Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using "Anti-Bird Spikes" to Make Their Nests
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:30:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/apparently-magpies-and-crows-are-using-anti-bird-spikes-make-their-nests>
"Humans have made the world less hospitable for birds in many ways. One obvious
and intentional example of this can be found in towns and cities worldwide:
anti-bird spikes. The pointy wires you might see attached to roofs, ledges, and
(More...)
What’s happened to Australia’s green hydrogen dream? Here are 5 reasons the industry has floundered
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:31:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Even a day off alcohol makes a difference – our timeline maps the health benefits when you stop drinking
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:51:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/even-a-day-off-alcohol-makes-a-difference-our-timeline-maps-the-health-benefits-when-you-stop-drinking-249272>
"Alcohol has many negative effects on our health, some of which may surprise
you. These include short-term impacts such as waking up with a pounding head or
anxiety, to long-term effects including cancer.
(More...)
Will American science become the "Hitler's gift" of the 21st century?
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:52:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/will-american-science-become-the-hitlers-gift-of-the-21st-century-ff2e7118e6ef>
"From World War II until 2024, the USA stood unchallenged as the scientific
leader of the free world. Across practically every discipline — physics,
materials science, astronomy, chemistry, biology, medicine, geology, etc. —
(More...)
‘You become a target’: research shows why many people who experience racism don’t report it
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:53:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Tale of two Barnabys: One funding regions through wind power, the other screaming into the wind
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:54:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tale-of-two-barnabys-one-funding-regions-through-wind-power-the-other-screaming-into-the-wind/>
"One of the biggest wind farms under development in Australia, Origin Energy’s
1.46 gigawatt (GW) Yanco Delta project in New South Wales, has made a $5
million downpayment on the construction and staffing of a new medical centre in
(More...)
Soaring house prices may be locking people into marriages, new research shows
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:55:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/soaring-house-prices-may-be-locking-people-into-marriages-new-research-shows-260086>
"House prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows.
Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years.
(More...)
Beaker Street Science Photography prize – in pictures
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:55:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/jul/14/beaker-street-science-photography-prize-in-pictures>
"Finalists for 2025 will be exhibited at Hobart’s Tasmanian Museum and Art
Gallery from 6 to 31 August as part of the Beaker Street festival and will
include the first-ever image of a wild eastern quoll glowing under UV light"
(More...)
“Critical” national battery hub in doubt after state LNP government cuts $100 million in funding
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:15:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/critical-national-battery-hub-in-doubt-after-state-lnp-government-cuts-100-million-in-funding/>
"Plans to develop a battery industry hub in Queensland are hanging in the
balance, after the state portion of funding promised for the project was cut by
the Crisafulli LNP government as it continues its war on renewable and
(More...)
The Magical Thinking That’s Killing Our Humanity
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:18:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/11/the-magical-thinking-thats-killing-our-humanity/>
"There is an epidemic of magical thinking. An unwillingness to confront
reality. Because reality is scary.
(More...)
First Nations calendars boost solar forecasting accuracy by up to 26 pct, study finds
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:20:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-nations-calendars-boost-solar-forecasting-accuracy-by-up-to-26-pct-study-finds/>
"A solar forecasting model using First Nations seasonal knowledge is as much as
26 per cent more accurate than using traditional prediction models, a group of
researchers in Darwin have found.
(More...)
Too late? Too slow? Too hot? Is climate progress really stalling?
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:21:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/too-late-too-slow-too-hot-is-climate-progress-really-stalling/>
"The debate over climate change and the energy transition never goes away, and
right now it’s at a rolling boil.
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What Is Up With These Tech Billionaires? This Astrophysicist Has Answers
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:22:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tech-billionaires-adam-becker-1235381649/>
"Fresh off a Ph.D. in astrophysics, science journalist Adam Becker moved to
Silicon Valley with an academic’s acclimation to hearing the word “no.” “In
academic science, you need to doubt yourself,” he says. “That’s essential to
(More...)
Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:25:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/texas-food-banks-flood-survivors-trump-funding-cuts/>
"Early in the morning on July 4th, as torrential rains battered Central Texas,
the dangers of flash floods became imminent. In Kerr County, the Guadalupe
River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes, leading to the deaths of 106 people. As
(More...)
‘Neoliberalism lite’ is no solution to Australia’s cost-of-living and productivity crises. We must curb wealth concentration
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:49:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/15/neoliberalism-lite-is-no-solution-to-australias-cost-of-living-and-productivity-crises-its-time-to-curb-wealth-concentration>
"With a national productivity roundtable on the horizon, Anthony Albanese is
seeking answers to flagging economic performance, cost-of-living pressures and
growing economic anxiety. But productivity debates rarely confront the elephant
(More...)
Tackling The AI Bots That Threaten To Overwhelm The Open Web
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:50:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/14/tackling-the-ai-bots-that-threaten-to-overwhelm-the-open-web/>
"It is a measure of how fast the field of AI has developed in the three years
since
Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) was published
that the issue of using copyright material for training AI systems, briefly
(More...)
Drought declared in Midlands after hot, dry weather takes its toll
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:51:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx201001n79o
'The East and West Midlands have officially entered drought, joining the North
West and Yorkshire, after yet another hot and dry spell of weather.
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How magical thinking came for net zero critics
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:54:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/IG2sI
"There is a curious idea doing the rounds on the right: that climate change is
real, that it is caused by human activity but that European countries cannot
meaningfully shape whether the world reaches net zero and is thus able to limit
(More...)
Twitter Is Dead, X Is Elon’s Personal Propaganda Platform, Where Grok Checks His Feed Before Answering
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:56:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/14/twitter-is-dead-x-is-elons-personal-propaganda-platform-where-grok-checks-his-feed-before-answering/>
"Last week, Elon Musk’s Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, calling
itself “MechaHitler” and pushing conspiracy theories about Jewish people. But
that wasn’t the most revealing part of the story.
(More...)
DOGWALK is a free casual game from the Blender Studio out now
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:57:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/dogwalk-is-a-free-casual-game-from-the-blender-studio-out-now/>
'The Blender Studio team have now released
DOGWALK, a free casual game made
with Godot Engine. A showcase of what's possible with free and open source
tools.
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Business lobby calls for weak 2035 emissions target, even as key members warn of climate calamity
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:17:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/business-lobby-calls-for-weak-2035-emissions-target-even-as-key-members-warn-of-climate-calamity/>
"Australia’s biggest business lobby group has issued a call for the federal
government to set a weak 2035 emissions reduction target, despite some of its
own key member organisations aiming for net zero by that date and warning of
(More...)
Guineafowl can outsmart extreme temperatures: we spent a year finding out how
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:18:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/guineafowl-can-outsmart-extreme-temperatures-we-spent-a-year-finding-out-how-260439>
"Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and
freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s
most familiar birds – the helmeted guineafowl – and uncovered surprising
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Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:19:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cleaner-air-in-east-asia-may-have-driven-recent-acceleration-in-global-warming-our-new-study-indicates-260601>
"Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent
string of record warm years. Why this is happening is still unclear, and among
the biggest questions in climate science today. Our new study reveals that
(More...)
Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:20:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trumps-brazil-tariffs-point-more-to-his-enduring-bond-with-far-right-bolsonaro-than-economic-concerns-260993>
"After much back-and-forth over several months, President Donald Trump
announced on July 9, 2025, that he planned to levy a 50% tariff on Brazilian
exports to the United States. While Brazilian authorities, along with leaders
(More...)
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:23:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/V2g6i
"On May 23, we got a very interesting email from Ghost, the service we use to
make
404 Media. “Paid subscription started,” the email said, which is the
subject line of all of the automated emails we get when someone subscribes to
(More...)
Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:24:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/zohran-mamdanis-last-name-reflects-centuries-of-intercontinental-trade-migration-and-cultural-exchange-259967>
"When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City,
political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record. But
understanding the Democratic candidate’s background requires examining the rich
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Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:02:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/irish-tourist-ice-detention>
"Thomas, a 35-year-old tech worker and father of three from Ireland, came to
West Virginia to visit his girlfriend last fall. It was one of many trips he
had taken to the US, and he was authorized to travel under a visa waiver
(More...)
When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:03:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/when-big-sports-events-like-fifa-world-cup-expand-their-climate-footprint-expands-too-259437>
"When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48 teams and millions
of soccer fans will be traveling to and from venues spread across the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
(More...)
Matcha's 'unprecedented' TikTok-fuelled popularity brews a global shortage
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:04:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
A warning from the future: the risk if NZ gets climate adaptation policy wrong today
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:05:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-warning-from-the-future-the-risk-if-nz-gets-climate-adaptation-policy-wrong-today-260912>
"
New Zealand 2050: On the morning of February 27, the sea surged through the
dunes south of the small town of Te Taone, riding on the back of Cyclone
Harita’s swollen rivers and 200mm of overnight rainfall.
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‘Why the hell did we ever drop it?’: Labor should push for new carbon tax, ex-Treasury head says
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:07:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/16/fixing-australias-broken-environment-laws-hold-key-to-productivity-ex-treasury-head-says>
"Federal Labor should make the case for a new carbon tax, former Treasury
secretary Ken Henry says, describing the measure as “the world’s best carbon
policy”.
(More...)
The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:08:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-southern-hemisphere-is-full-of-birds-found-nowhere-else-on-earth-their-importance-has-been-overlooked-260828>
"The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is
one of only three bird species ever observed at the South Pole. In fact, the
Antarctic is the only place on Earth where this bird lives.
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Inland cargo vessel to be first in world to use solar power directly for propulsion
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:29:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/15/inland-cargo-vessel-to-be-first-in-world-to-use-solar-power-directly-for-propulsion/>
"Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab says it has delivered a 35 kW solar
system to provide power to the onboard and propulsion systems of an inland
shipping cargo vessel running on the German canal network.
(More...)
Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:29:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/control-fire-and-ferals-in-australias-tropical-savannas-to-bring-the-small-mammals-back-260813>
"In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is
encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small
native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with extinction.
(More...)
Court agrees government paid “scant regard” to climate threat, throws out lawsuit anyway
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:31:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/court-agrees-government-paid-scant-regard-to-climate-threat-throws-out-lawsuit-anyway/>
"The Federal Court has dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by Torres
Strait Islanders against the Australian government, alleging it breached a duty
of care by failing to properly address climate change.
(More...)
Kean hails solar, battery revolution as EY says consumers could save billions with stronger emissions target
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:32:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/kean-hails-solar-battery-revolution-as-ey-says-consumers-could-save-billions-with-stronger-emissions-target/>
"The chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean, has hailed the
“revolution” in solar and battery storage being played out in Australia and
across much of the world, as one of the country’s leading consulting groups
(More...)
Belkin Bricks Most Wemo Smart Home Devices, Again Demonstrating You Don’t Own What You Buy
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:34:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/15/belkin-bricks-most-wemo-smart-home-devices-again-demonstrating-you-dont-own-what-you-buy/>
"Belkin is the latest company to painfully demonstrate that you no longer own
what you buy, and the whims of corporate executives can very often leave you
with expensive paperweights.
(More...)
How Japan and Korea financed Australian gas and used it to lock Asia into fossil fuels
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:36:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-japan-and-korea-financed-australian-gas-and-used-it-to-lock-asia-into-fossil-fuels/>
"The Japanese and South Korean governments have been building a “gas empire” –
partly to check Chinese influence in Southeast Asia – by massively investing in
Australian gas to on-sell to other Asian countries, according to a new report.
(More...)
The Aromatic Roots Indians Turn to for Cooling Relief
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:39:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/khus-vetiver-cooling-india/
"During the scorching summers in Bharuch, a city on India’s west coast, Anjali
Choudhary’s drawing room on the ground floor became unbearably hot. With no air
conditioning and temperatures surging to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it was
(More...)
Science says plastic bag bans really do work
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:42:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/science/plastic-bag-ban-beach-cleanups-ocean-conservancy-study/>
"When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up
as litter on beaches.
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Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:43:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/right-wing-political-group-advance-is-in-the-headlines-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-stand-for-261164>
"Political lobby group Advance has been back in the headlines this week. It was
revealed an organisation headed by the husband of the Special Envoy for
Combatting Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, donated A$50,000 to the group.
(More...)
Torres Strait leaders lost their landmark case. How can governments be held to account on climate?
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:43:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/17/what-happens-next-after-torres-strait-islands-climate-case-against-government-dismissed>
"In the hours after the federal court delivered its judgment in a landmark
climate case on Tuesday, the two Torres Strait Islands community leaders who
brought the proceedings, and their supporters, expressed their shock and
(More...)
We travelled to Antarctica to see if a Māori lunar calendar might help track environmental change
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:44:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-travelled-to-antarctica-to-see-if-a-maori-lunar-calendar-might-help-track-environmental-change-239583>
"Antarctica’s patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness
followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Māori
lunar and environmental calendar (Maramataka) might apply to the continent and
(More...)
In the shadow of the Hiroshima blast: the secret romance that bloomed in defiance of the white Australia policy
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:45:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/16/80th-anniversary-hiroshima-bomb-japan-white-australia-policy>
"On the edge of the Seto Sea, in the Japanese city of Kure, not far from
Hiroshima, there is a park bench facing towards Australia.
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Ken Henry urges nature law reform after decades of ‘intergenerational bastardry’
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:01:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ken-henry-urges-nature-law-reform-after-decades-of-intergenerational-bastardry-261167>
"Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has warned Australia’s global
environmental reputation is at risk if the Albanese government fails to reform
nature laws this term.
(More...)
How do we understand life on Earth? An 18th-century rivalry charts the tension between two types of science ‘genius’
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:03:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland’s coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:04:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6>
"Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a
turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean
tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology’s
(More...)
The secret stories of trees are written in the knots and swirls of your floorboards. An expert explains how to read them
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:05:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-secret-stories-of-trees-are-written-in-the-knots-and-swirls-of-your-floorboards-an-expert-explains-how-to-read-them-250776>
"Have you ever examined timber floorboards and pondered why they look the way
they do? Perhaps you admired the super-fine grain, a stunning red hue or a
swirling knot, and wondered how it came to be?
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“Living lab” seeks citizen scientists to share home energy data, and help get consumer transition right
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:06:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/living-lab-seeks-citizen-scientists-to-share-home-energy-data-and-help-get-consumer-transition-right/>
"Australia’s premier science agency, the CSIRO, is looking to recruit thousands
of ordinary people to become citizen scientists in a new “living lab” that will
gather and analyse real-world energy data from households and businesses across
(More...)
Fix the News 304: Superprogressive
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:08:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/304-superprogressive/
"Reclaiming the value of immersion in an era of compression. Plus, the most
hopeful statistic in four decades of writing about the climate, Burundi
eliminates trachoma, Sweden goes cage-free, and wild sturgeon spawning again in
(More...)
What Could Go Right? Something Seismic
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:55:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://theprogressnetwork.org/earthquake-preparedness-progress/
"Here at
The Progress Network, the recent megafloods in Texas have got us
thinking again about how underdiscussed aspects of disaster preparedness, such
as early warning systems, spell the difference between life and death.
(More...)
Drones deliver warm meals to elderly villagers in mountainous areas of E China's Zhejiang
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:56:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0408/c98649-20299184.html
'Thanks to a drone-assisted meal delivery service, elderly residents in the
mountainous areas of a village in east China's Zhejiang Province can now
receive warm meals from a canteen for the elderly within minutes.
(More...)
Lessons from the Spanish flu: Why we must keep talking about the COVID-19 pandemic
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:58:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/510w8
"The Spanish flu pandemic is famous for killing more than 50 million people.
The other thing it’s famous for is how quickly people stopped talking about it
once the worst was past.
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Fascism For First Time Founders
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:59:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/fascism-for-first-time-founders/
"Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC
worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful
they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks
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We were part of the world heritage listing of Murujuga. Here’s why all Australians should be proud
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:00:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-were-part-of-the-world-heritage-listing-of-murujuga-heres-why-all-australians-should-be-proud-261066>
"On Friday, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape in northwest Western Australia was
inscribed on the
UNESCO World Heritage List. We were in Paris to see Murujuga
become Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only our second property
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Taiwan runs largest defence drills in preparation for Chinese attack
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:28:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/taiwan-military-defence-drills-china-beijing-ccp/105533006>
'For more than a week, from train stations to supermarkets, almost every corner
of Taiwan has been touched by the island's annual military drills.
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Letters from an American: July 17, 2025
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:30:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-17-2025
"Five years ago tonight, Georgia Representative John Lewis passed away from
pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.
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London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:31:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/richmond-twickenham-library-foxes-b1238568.html>
"A south-west London library was forced to close briefly after a fox made
itself comfortable inside the building.
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What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:32:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-does-australian-law-have-to-say-about-sovereign-citizens-and-pseudolaw-260289>
"Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law,
“sovereign citizens” are continuing to test the limits of the Australian
justice system’s patience and power.
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Gridlocked: The ridiculous rules that trap farmers and their solar systems behind their own fences
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:33:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How the First Sign Museum in NYC Saves Thousands of Signs
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:33:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY11GMbaspo
"A look into the life of David Barnett, the co-founder of Noble Signs and the
New York Sign Museum. For the past decade, Barnett and his crew have been
rescuing iconic signage whenever a business shuts down. Together, they've built
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We Deserve Better: A New Social Media Bill of Rights
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:45:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/we-deserve-better-a-new-social-media-bill-of-rights/>
"Earlier this year, I was a part of a
CNN documentary,
Twitter: Breaking the
Bird, which gave me much pause for reflection about the state of social media
and how we got here. This year alone we’ve witnessed an unprecedented wave of
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‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:46:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/climate-crisis-fossil-fuels-autocracies-authoritorian-countries>
"When it comes to the climate crisis, how do you negotiate with an autocracy?
It is the case today, and it is almost certain to remain so for the dwindling
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I created a Vivaldi-inspired sound artwork for the Venice Biennale. The star of the show is an endangered bush-cricket
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:50:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/i-created-a-vivaldi-inspired-sound-artwork-for-the-venice-biennale-the-star-of-the-show-is-an-endangered-bush-cricket-259681>
"It was late January when I got the call. I’m asked to bring my sound art to a
collaborative ecology and design project,
Song of the Cricket, for the Venice
Biennale of Architecture. When such as invitation arrives, you have no choice
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Solar innovation changed the world. Now, the research race is on to save it
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:51:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-innovation-changed-the-world-now-the-research-race-is-on-to-save-it/>
"When we talk to our friends and family about renewable energy, it’s easy to
use a simple scene of sunshine, wind and flowing water.
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How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:52:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-pkks-disarmament-affect-turkey-syria-and-iraq-261113>
"The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan
Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a
decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who
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Immigrants in Europe and North America earn 18% less than natives – here’s why
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:53:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/immigrants-in-europe-and-north-america-earn-18-less-than-natives-heres-why-261188>
"As many countries grapple with ageing populations, falling birthrates, labour
shortages and fiscal pressures, the ability to successfully integrate
immigrants is becoming an increasingly pressing matter.
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Freddie Wong explains how to deal with movie piracy
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:22:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Mary Engelbreit Punch a Nazi Button Pin
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:23:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://maryengelbreit.com/products/punch-a-nazi-button-pin
Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "Throughout her entire career, Mary
Engelbreit has been recognized for her sweet, charming, humorous images.
Lately, she’s taking a new slant."
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18th Century Portuguese Library Employs Bats to Protect Their Priceless Manuscripts From Insects
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:25:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://laughingsquid.com/library-uses-bats-to-protect-books-from-insects/>
"The famous Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal employs
bats to provide a natural pest repellent service to protect their priceless
books and manuscripts from insect damage. The library, which is a gorgeous
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Australia got off on a technicality for its climate inaction. But there are plenty more judgement days to come
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:26:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-got-off-on-a-technicality-for-its-climate-inaction-but-there-are-plenty-more-judgement-days-to-come-261305>
"This week, the Federal Court found the Australian government has no legal duty
to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change. The ruling was
disappointing, but it’s not the end of the matter.
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Is This the End of Democracy?
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:27:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.democracygroup.org/blog/end-of-democracy
"The warning lights are flashing. Across the globe, democratic institutions are
showing cracks in their foundations—even in nations where democracy once seemed
unshakable. That gnawing sense you've had that something fundamental is
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Getting off US tech: a guide
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:28:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide
"The United States has become the world’s biggest bully, threatening any
country that doesn’t do as it demands with tariffs, and its tech companies are
taking full advantage by flexing their muscle and trying to avoid effective
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Friday essay: ‘nothing quite like it in the history of espionage’ – the Russian spies who pretended to be American
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:34:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Caught in the contest between China and the west, the Cook Islands asks where its future lies
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:36:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/14/caught-in-the-contest-between-china-and-the-west-the-cook-islands-asks-where-its-future-lies>
"On a remote stretch of land in the Cook Islands lies a second world war
airstrip. Once used as a wartime supply route by American forces, the narrow
runway is in dire need of resealing to allow larger tourist jets to land.
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How playing the piano for strangers set in motion a new life for Baher Skaik
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:39:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/gaza-refugee-baher-skaik-the-piano/105522398>
'Five months after fleeing his home in Gaza, Baher Skaik sat behind a piano in
Melbourne's Preston Markets, his proud family watching on.
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Rising seas threaten to swallow one of NZ’s oldest settlement sites – new research
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:40:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/rising-seas-threaten-to-swallow-one-of-nzs-oldest-settlement-sites-new-research-260799>
"One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest settlement sites is at risk of being
washed away by rising seas, according to new research.
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The UK's First All Electric College!
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:41:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS6S1i_GLfw
"In this week's episode Imogen Bhogal and the team visit Wolfson's College, a
constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Built in 1974 when
buildings were not designed with sustainability in mind, Wolfson College has
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New Barbie with type 1 diabetes could help kids with the condition feel seen – and help others learn
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:42:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-barbie-with-type-1-diabetes-could-help-kids-with-the-condition-feel-seen-and-help-others-learn-261263>
"Barbie has done many things since she first appeared in 1959. She’s been an
astronaut, a doctor, a president and even a palaeontologist. Now, in 2025,
Barbie is something else: a woman with type 1 diabetes.
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‘A vastly superior way to live’: why more seniors should choose cohousing
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:30:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/11/seniors-retirement-cohousing-community>
"Earlier this year, Angela Maddamma, 72, loaded all her belongings into her
car. She drove from a house in suburban Richmond, Virginia, where she had lived
for 20 years, to her new life about five hours west, in a senior cohousing
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WA had the highest rates of Indigenous child removal in the country. At last, the state is finally facing up to it
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:31:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/wa-had-the-highest-rates-of-indigenous-child-removal-in-the-country-at-last-the-state-is-finally-facing-up-to-it-258695>
"In 1997, Australia was confronted with the landmark
Bringing Them Home
report. It chronicled the country’s long, dark history of the forced removal of
First Nations children.
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Gaming in their golden years: why millions of seniors are playing video games
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:33:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/jul/14/video-games-older-adults-data>
"Michelle Statham’s preferred game is
Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic,
involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She
typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more
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Amid stifling summers Japan warns of future restrictions on children’s sport
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:34:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/17/japan-heat-childrens-summer-sport-restrictions-global-heating>
"The tens of thousands of fans filing into Koshien baseball stadium near Osaka
are more grateful than usual for the freebies handed out at the entrance:
floppy sun hats bearing the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, the baseball team they
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Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ help
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:37:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/caribbean-reef-sharks-rebound-in-belize-with-shark-fishers-help/>
"Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this
atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef
sharks (
Carcharhinus perezi) living there.
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The big emitters: which countries are holding back climate action and why?
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:14:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/the-big-emitters-which-countries-are-holding-back-climate-action-and-why>
"This year will be the 30th UN climate summit – known as the conference of the
parties (Cop) – and it is being held in Brazil. Every climate summit is crucial
but Cop30 is taking place during extremely challenging times.
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Restoring nature beyond forests: A new map for rethinking ecological conservation
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:28:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-nature-forests-rethinking-ecological.html
'An international study led by the University of Liège proposes a new map of
the potential for natural vegetation on Earth, far beyond forests. By
incorporating the role of fire and herbivores, researchers are paving the way
(More...)
‘Japanese-first’ Sanseito party goes into election leveraging unease about foreigners
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:29:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/19/japanese-first-sanseito-party-goes-into-election-leveraging-unease-about-foreigners>
"A disillusioned Japanese electorate feeling the economic pinch goes to the
polls on Sunday, as a rightwing party promoting a “Japanese-first” agenda gains
popularity, with fears over foreigners becoming a major election issue.
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Urban swimming: six European cities that revived river bathing
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:29:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/urban-swimming-six-european-cities-that-revived-river-bathing/>
"You might want to pack your swimwear next time you visit Paris. For the first
time in more than a century, the once-polluted River Seine is swimmable again
following a years-long clean-up and a long-overdue upgrade to the sewage system
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“We Were Kidnapped”
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:31:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/we-were-kidnapped-prisoner-swap-venezuela-bukele-cecot-trump-ms13-deportation-el-salvador/>
"On Friday, María Daniela learned that her younger brother, Neri Alvarado
Borges, and more than 200 other Venezuelans sent by the Trump administration to
El Salvador were being released after spending more than four months in an
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Monuments of change: London’s statues honouring remarkable women
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:32:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/monuments-of-change-londons-statues-honouring-remarkable-women/>
"For centuries, London’s cityscape has been shaped by statues of male soldiers,
statesmen and monarchs. But that’s changing. As recently as 2021, fewer than
one in six of the capital’s public statues commemorated named women. Since
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Hearing the world’s wonders: project shares hundreds of audible gems
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:34:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/hearing-the-worlds-wonders-project-shares-hundreds-of-audible-gems/>
"Armchair travellers can take a sonic tour of hundreds of Unesco heritage sites
via a virtual library of atmospheric soundscapes available free-to-listen
online.
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AI videos are tricking tourists into visiting places that don’t exist. That’s just the beginning
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:35:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.fastcompany.com/91368492/ai-video-tricking-tourists-places-that-dont-exist>
"I can perfectly imagine the pain, confusion, and betrayal in the voice of the
elderly Malaysian woman who, according to a hotel staff member, asked “Why do
they do this to people?” when she found out that her dream holiday destination
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The screen queens building Brisbane’s answer to Pixar
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:37:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/the-screen-queens-building-brisbane-s-answer-to-pixar-20250612-p5m704.html>
"In the children’s animated film
Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal, a
feisty quokka aspires to compete in a dangerous sport known as The World’s
Scariest Games.
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Welcome to Solarpunk
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:34:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/114886343545249515
"Hosting a #RepairCafe? Know about a #LibraryOfThings in your town? Organizing
a #CommunityGarden? Looking for volunteers for a #Rewilding project? The
#SolarPunkSunday team wants to know about it! Just use the hashtag and we'll
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:36:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/20/earth-science/sea-floor-mining-warning/>
'Kingston, Jamaica – Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out
international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to
restore damaged sea floor ecosystems — or how long it would take.
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Game Dev As Future Modeling, Solarpunk Style
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:37:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://bluespruceinteractive.com/blog/1-solarpunk-game-dev/
"For almost three years, I’ve been solo developing a video game called
Cave
Oasis at Shylake. This is the first game I’ve developed; my professional
background is more in nonfiction (social science, journalism, public policy,
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Volunteers in Denver, across the nation, flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:46:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/volunteers-in-denver-across-the-nation-flock-to-immigration-courts-to-support-migrants-arrested-in-the-hallways/>
"SEATTLE | After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case
against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat
with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for safe-keeping,
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CP/M Creator Gary Kildall’s Memoirs Released as Free Download
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:47:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://spectrum.ieee.org/cpm-creator-gary-kildalls-memoirs-released-as-free-download>
"The year before his death in 1994, Gary Kildall—inventor of the early
microcomputer operating system CP/M—wrote a draft of a memoir, “Computer
Connections: People, Places, and Events in the Evolution of the Personal
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Invisiclues.org
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:51:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"In the year 788 G.U.E., Lord Dimwit Flathead the Excessive commissioned the
construction of an archive like none before — a codex of ultimate wisdom
bringing together all knowledge and media from across Quendor. With the
collapse of the Great Underground Empire in G.U.E. 883, the archive was
believed lost to time.
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The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:33:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-first-video-of-earths-surface-lurching-sideways-in-an-earthquake-offers-new-insights-into-this-force-of-nature-261004>
"During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year,
a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first
direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in action.
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Ice secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost green card
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:34:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/ice-secretly-deported-grandfather>
"An 82-year-old man in Pennsylvania was secretly deported to Guatemala after
visiting an immigration office last month to replace his lost green card,
according to his family, who have not heard from him since and were initially
(More...)
Does play belong in primary school? New research suggests teachers are not sure
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:35:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Federal government will face pressure to add dental to Medicare, amid 'overwhelming' wait times
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:36:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:37:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hold-up-humans-ants-figured-out-medicine-farming-and-engineering-long-before-we-did-258922>
"Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch.
While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite
of advanced behaviours.
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Australia will need a lot of big charging hubs: ARENA says electrifying road freight no longer optional
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:38:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/21/australia-will-need-a-lot-of-big-charging-hubs-arena-says-electrifying-road-freight-no-longer-optional/>
"The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has published the country’s
first national blueprint for the electrification of its road freight industry,
which highlights the need for 165 heavy vehicle charging hubs and upgrades to
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Superbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:05:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/20/superbugs-could-kill-millions-more-and-cost-2tn-a-year-by-2050-models-show>
"Superbugs could cause millions more people to die worldwide and cost the
global economy just under $2tn a year by 2050, modelling shows.
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“Show your face:” Energy infrastructure czar tells renewable project bosses to front up to communities
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:06:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/show-your-face-energy-infrastructure-czar-tells-renewable-project-bosses-to-front-up-to-communities/>
"Developers of renewable energy and storage projects need to start owning the
problems they create in communities, says new Australian Energy Infrastructure
Commissioner (AEIC) Tony Mahar.
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This 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth's biggest cities are in danger
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:15:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/doomsday-glacier-melting-thwaites-antarctica>
"For scientists studying Thwaites glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, life
is as remote as it gets. On a still, cloudy day, it’s white in every direction,
completely silent, and you can only get a sense of where you are from looking
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Trial finds ‘world-first’ system protects tracks from damage
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:17:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.railexpress.com.au/trial-finds-world-first-system-protects-tracks-from-damage/>
"A world-first system of shock absorbers made from recycled tyres has been
shown to be effective in protecting railway tracks from damage.
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Hundreds of air-cons and 1,000 hot water heat pumps cut costs, boost comfort in social housing
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:17:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/hundreds-of-air-cons-and-1000-hot-water-heat-pumps-cut-costs-boost-comfort-in-social-housing/>
"A state and federally-funded effort to boost the energy efficiency and
performance of up to 5,000 public and community housing properties in
Australia’s capital has already installed hundreds of reverse cycle air
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Red Team Blues auf Deutsch! (DRM-frei)
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:22:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-auf-deutsche-drm-freie>
"Ich kann Deutsch weder lesen noch schreiben, und dennoch starte ich einen
Kickstarter für ein deutsches Hörbuch! Wie konnte das passieren?
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Marcel Heijnen Captures Loving Portraits of Feisty, Feral Felines in ‘City Cats of Istanbul’
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:01:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/07/marcel-heijnen-city-cats-of-istanbul/>
"In some parts of the world, stray animals are nearly as beloved as pets.
Thousands of dogs roam the streets of Cusco, Peru, for example, and cats pretty
much rule the night in places like Athens, Valletta, and Japan’s “cat islands.”
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A Beetle By Any Other Name
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:02:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/618-a-beetle-by-any-other-name/
"In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in
complete darkness. This tiny beetle, barely visible to the naked eye, has no
eyes and a brownish-yellow coloration—adaptations to a life spent entirely
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New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:03:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-study-peers-beneath-the-skin-of-iconic-lizards-to-find-chainmail-bone-plates-and-lots-of-them-260700>
"Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most
iconic reptiles on the continent. Their lineage not only survived the mass
extinction that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, but also gave rise to
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Hopes high as hundreds of critically endangered frogs survive release into wild in Victoria
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:04:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/22/critically-endangered-spotted-tree-frogs-survive-release-into-wild-victoria>
"Hundreds of captive-bred, critically endangered frogs are managing to survive
after being released at a fast-flowing mountain stream near Mount Beauty in
Victoria, with some moving a “considerable distance” from the release point.
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Dust and deceit: how one lawyer took on Big Asbestos and won
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:22:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dust-and-deceit-how-one-lawyer-took-on-big-asbestos-and-won-258593>
"
Review: In a Rain of Dust: Death, Deceit, and the Lawyer Who Busted Big
Asbestos – David Kinley (Johns Hopkins University Press)
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Amazon degradation increases by 163% in two years, while deforestation falls by 54% in the same period
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:24:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-amazon-degradation-years-deforestation-falls.html>
'The accelerated degradation of the Brazilian Amazon, primarily due to fires,
has overshadowed the significant reduction in deforestation from 2022 to 2024.
This "negative balance" in protecting the biome jeopardizes the international
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In a world first, The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders over their treatment of women – what happens next?
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:25:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Every MP should read the Torres Strait climate case judgment. Here’s why
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:26:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/jul/22/legal-ruling-cant-obscure-the-brutal-reality-of-climate-change-for-torres-strait-islanders>
"As parliament returns for the first time since the May election, talk is
focused on productivity, disastrous childcare failures and how Australia should
position and prepare itself amid rising global turmoil.
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Cognitive warfare: why wars without bombs or bullets are a legal blind spot
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:27:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/cognitive-warfare-why-wars-without-bombs-or-bullets-are-a-legal-blind-spot-260607>
"Imagine waking up to the news that a deadly new strain of flu has emerged in
your city. Health officials are downplaying it, but social media is flooded
with contradictory claims from “medical experts” debating its origin and
(More...)
‘There’s no rules!’ A day out on an adult school trip
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:28:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/22/theres-no-rules-a-day-out-on-an-adult-school-trip>
"Ah, the school trip. Long bus journeys, packed lunches and a chance to escape
the shackles of the day-to-day routine.
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Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:32:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The dirty Australian loophole in plug-in hybrid emissions ratings
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:35:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/22/the-dirty-australian-loophole-in-plug-in-hybrid-emissions-ratings/>
"We have a problem in Australia with testing the CO₂ emissions of plug-in
hybrids (PHEVs). I have had an interest in this topic for some time, but the
more I’ve followed what is happening in the European Union (EU), the more
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Making America Alone Again
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:37:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/making-america-alone-again-alliances-margaret-macmillan>
"Henry Kissinger once compared himself to the lone cowboy who rode into town to
sort out the bad guys. But the U.S. secretary of state, who also served as
national security adviser, knew different when it came to dealing with major
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How are Australians adapting to climate change? Here are 729 ways
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:38:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-are-australians-adapting-to-climate-change-here-are-729-ways-256446>
"Australia’s climate is changing. To avoid catastrophic disruptions from
successive supercharged disasters, society must adapt. But change takes time
and it’s not always clear how much progress we’re making.
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A vibe coding horror story: What started as 'a pure dopamine hit' ended in a nightmare
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:39:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-vibe-coding-horror-story-what-started-as-a-pure-dopamine-hit-ended-in-a-nightmare/>
'When AI leader Andrej Karpathy coined the phrase "vibe coding" for just
letting AI chatbots do their thing when programming, he added, "It's not too
bad for throwaway weekend projects … but it's not really coding — I just see
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Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:39:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dogs-are-helping-people-regulate-stress-even-more-than-expected-research-shows-254563>
"In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents
reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At
the same time, a growing body of research is documenting the negative health
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How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:05:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-evs-and-electric-water-heaters-are-turning-cities-into-giant-batteries-261369>
"As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the
increased demand could overload national power grids. In Australia, electricity
consumption is expected to double by 2050.
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Wind, solar and battery projects surge to new high, with hybrids and grid forming inverters the big movers
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:06:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-solar-and-battery-projects-hit-new-record-with-hybrids-and-grid-forming-inverters-the-big-movers/>
"The Australian Energy Market Operator has reported a near doubling in
completed wind, solar and battery projects in the last financial year to a new
record high, following a surge of completions in the latest quarter.
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Trump tariffs are killing big battery investment in US, but it means lower prices for Australian projects
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:07:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/trump-tariffs-are-killing-big-battery-investment-in-us-but-it-means-lower-prices-for-australian-projects/>
"Another big battery supplier – this time the one building the biggest battery
project in Australia – has warned that President Donald Trump’s tariff threats
are effectively killing battery storage investments in US, but creating more
(More...)
LinkedIn Banned A Trans Woman For Using Her Preferred Name
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:08:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thefreeradical.org/linkedin-banned-a-trans-woman-for-using-her-preferred-name/>
"At the end of Pride Month, trans YouTuber Sarah Burssty revealed on Twitter
that LinkedIn had banned her account for not representing herself
“authentically and truthfully” because she used her preferred name rather than
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As female independent MPs descend on parliament, they’re fulfilling the dreams of women across history
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:09:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:10:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/russia-using-children-design-test-military-drones-investigation-finds>
"Russian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and
testing of drones for the country’s war in Ukraine through nationwide
competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the
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Suffering in Gaza reaches ‘new depths’ – Australia condemns ‘inhumane killing’ of Palestinians
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:20:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/suffering-in-gaza-reaches-new-depths-australia-condemns-inhumane-killing-of-palestinians-261547>
"Australia has joined 28 international partners in calling for an immediate end
to the war in Gaza and a lifting of all restrictions on food and medical
supplies.
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Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:22:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/us-unesco-withdrawal-trump-united-nations>
"The US will quit the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco, the
US state department has said, as Donald Trump continues to pull out of
international institutions.
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New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:24:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-study-finds-the-gender-earnings-gap-could-be-halved-if-we-reined-in-the-long-hours-often-worked-by-men-260815>
"There are lots of reasons why people work extra hours. In some jobs, it’s the
only way to cover the workload. In others, the pay is poor, so people need to
work extra time. And in others still, working back late or on weekends is
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World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:24:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/22/antonio-guterres-climate-breakthrough-clean-energy-fossil-fuels>
"The world is on the brink of a breakthrough in the climate fight and fossil
fuels are running out of road, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as he urged
countries to funnel support into low-carbon energy.
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COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:25:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/covid-flu-rsv-how-these-common-viruses-are-tracking-this-winter-and-how-to-protect-yourself-261383>
"Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If
you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or
perhaps even a fever, you’re not alone.
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Australian employers view their older workforce with contempt. They need to understand 70s are the new 50s
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:26:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/australian-employer-workforce-age-survey-ahrc>
"Hey recruiters, get with the program: 70s are the new 50s.
Australians, just like in wealthy societies all around the world, are living
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South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:29:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/south-australias-algal-bloom-may-shrink-over-winter-but-this-model-suggests-it-will-spread-to-new-areas-in-summer-261549>
"South Australia is desperate for help to tackle an unprecedented harmful algal
bloom that has decimated marine life up and down the coast. While the extent of
the damage is still unknown, my preliminary research suggests there’s no end in
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Grace visited doctors with health concerns eight times in her last week of pregnancy. On the ninth visit, she was told her baby was stillborn
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:30:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/23/pregnancy-concerns-doctor-stillborn-baby-ntwnfb>
"Grace* was just over 40 weeks pregnant when she arrived at a public hospital
in regional New South Wales. The Gamilaraay woman had been excited for the
pending birth of her first child, a son called Koa.
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Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:31:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/do-countries-have-a-duty-to-prevent-climate-harm-the-worlds-highest-court-is-about-to-answer-this-crucial-question-261396>
"The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated
advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate
change.
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Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:32:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/israel-bombs-who-facilities-in-gaza-as-global-outcry-grows>
"Israel is facing intensifying international condemnation for its killing of
starving Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and its attacks on humanitarian
efforts, as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said the “last
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Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:33:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ultra-fast-fashion-could-be-taxed-to-oblivion-in-france-could-australia-follow-suit-259559>
"For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive. People wore them as
long as possible. But manufacturing advances have steadily driven down the cost
of production. These days, clothing can be produced very cheaply. In the 1990s,
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Cardinal calls Israel’s policy in Gaza ‘morally unjustifiable’ after visit
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:34:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/cardinal-pizzaballa-gaza-visit-israel-criticism>
"Israel’s government is pursuing an “unacceptable and morally unjustifiable”
policy in Gaza, the Catholic Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has said after
visiting a church in the territory that was attacked by Israeli forces last
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A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:43:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://lithub.com/a-refuge-from-censorship-why-independent-bookstores-will-save-us/>
"I was six hundred miles into a two-thousand-mile road trip, doing jumping
jacks at a rest stop in Ohio to wake myself up, when my phone buzzed with the
update I’d been dreading. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had
(More...)
Alan Cumming Used His "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Monologue to Talk About Trans People
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:44:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.them.us/story/alan-cumming-trans-rights-jimmy-kimmel
"Alan Cumming extended his hosting prowess to
Jimmy Kimmel Live! and, true to
form, used a significant portion of his monologue to speak out for trans and
immigrant rights.
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Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:45:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/doctors-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-object-to-medical-care-if-it-harms-their-patients-260003>
"A young woman needs an abortion and the reasons, while urgent, are not
medical. A United States Navy nurse at Guantánamo Bay is ordered to force-feed
a defiant detainee on hunger strike.
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Household battery rebate smashes forecasts, could deliver twice the energy of Snowy Hydro by 2030
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:46:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/household-battery-rebate-smashes-forecasts-could-deliver-twice-the-energy-of-snowy-hydro-by-2030/>
"It is still early days since the start of the federal government’s new battery
rebate scheme, but it already appears clear that it will be far more effective
than anyone anticipated.
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Trump Admin to Torch $10 Million in Birth Control Meant for Women in Crisis Zones
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:48:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.jezebel.com/trump-admin-to-torch-10-million-in-birth-control-meant-for-women-in-crisis-zones>
"Apparently, restricting women’s bodily autonomy in the U.S. is not enough for
GOP lawmakers; they have to do it abroad as well. Hooray for America as a
global police state.
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Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:49:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-disasters-are-pushing-people-into-homelessness-but-theres-a-lot-we-can-do-about-it-259149>
"Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500
face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine
flood risk.
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Ancient ‘alien’ brittle stars linked to relatives across the globe by a deep-sea evolutionary superhighway
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:20:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/ancient-alien-brittle-stars-linked-to-relatives-across-the-globe-by-a-deep-sea-evolutionary-superhighway>
"A global study of deep sea creatures called brittle stars has linked
ecosystems on a “superhighway” reaching from southern Australia to the north
Atlantic, uncovering close evolutionary ties across oceans.
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‘Maybe this is the last minutes you are living’: how the war is impacting young Ukrainians
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:21:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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SA’s algal bloom ‘one of the worst marine disasters in living memory’, and driving force could rival black summer, experts say
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:22:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/effects-of-marine-heatwave-driving-foreseeable-sa-algal-bloom-could-rival-black-summer-fires-scientists-warn>
"Scientists are warning the wildlife impacts of a marine heatwave that has
driven a catastrophic algal bloom off South Australia are likely to be
equivalent to those from the black summer bushfires, and demand a similar
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Hard labour conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed – new study
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:23:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hard-labour-conditions-of-online-moderators-directly-affect-how-well-the-internet-is-policed-new-study-261386>
"Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven
system. But human labour, often outsourced to countries such as India and the
Philippines, plays a pivotal role in making judgements that involve
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French president and wife sue rightwing US commentator Candace Owens for defamation
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:24:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-candace-owens-lawsuit-defamation>
"The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte Macron, are
suing the rightwing commentator Candace Owens for defamation.
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As seas rise and fish decline, this Fijian village is finding new ways to adapt
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:25:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-seas-rise-and-fish-decline-this-fijian-village-is-finding-new-ways-to-adapt-261573>
"In the village of Nagigi, Fiji, the ocean isn’t just a resource – it’s part of
the community’s identity. But in recent years, villagers have seen the sea
behave differently. Tides are pushing inland. Once abundant, fish are now
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Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:31:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/healthy-environment-is-a-human-right-top-un-court-rules>
"States must tackle fossil fuels, the world’s top court has ruled, and failing
to prevent harm to the climate could result in them being ordered to pay
reparations.
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Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:32:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/birds-use-hidden-black-and-white-feathers-to-make-themselves-more-colourful-261567>
"Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of
colour to the natural world around us every day. Indeed, exclusively black and
white birds – such as magpies – are in the minority.
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North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent?
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:33:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/north-koreas-military-is-being-transformed-on-the-battlefields-of-ukraine-so-why-is-seoul-silent>
"When North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast in
May, South Korea’s response was swift. Within hours, Seoul joined Washington
and Tokyo in condemning the launch as a “serious threat” to regional peace and
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From grasslands to killing fields: why trees are bad news for one of Australia’s most stunning birds
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:34:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-grasslands-to-killing-fields-why-trees-are-bad-news-for-one-of-australias-most-stunning-birds-259898>
"Picture this. A small, rainbow-coloured chick emerges from its nest for the
first time. It stretches its wings and prepares to take flight. But before the
fledgling’s life in the wild has begun, a sharp-beaked predator swoops in,
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“Disgraceful and delusional:” Capital cities warned of 50°C temps as Joyce seeks support for net zero repeal
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:35:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/disgraceful-and-delusional-capital-cities-warned-of-50c-temps-as-joyce-seeks-support-for-net-zero-repeal/>
"Capital cities across Australia could face scorching temperatures exceeding
50°C, and a surge in extreme fire days, unless more action is taken to address
climate change, the Climate Council has warned.
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Five arms, no heart and a global family: what DNA revealed about the weird deep-sea world of brittle stars
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:36:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/five-arms-no-heart-and-a-global-family-what-dna-revealed-about-the-weird-deep-sea-world-of-brittle-stars-261566>
"You may have read that the deep sea is a very different environment from the
land and shallow water. There is no light, it is very cold, and the pressure of
all the water above is immense.
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Physics wins, hydrogen cars lose
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:24:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/enrique-dans/physics-wins-hydrogen-cars-lose-475974e343dc>
'How many times have we heard that hydrogen-powered cars are "the future"?
Well, that future has been collapsing like a house of cards for a long time
now. Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest automaker, has just announced that
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Fossil fuels “have run out of road,” despite best efforts of lobbyists, says UN chief
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:24:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuels-have-run-of-road-despite-best-efforts-of-lobbyists-says-un-chief/>
"Fossil fuels have “run out of road”, the head of the United Nations said on
Tuesday, with the price of renewable energy now so cheap the energy transition
cannot be stopped – despite the best efforts of oil, gas and coal lobbyists and
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No Energy Bills? The Radical Plan To Make Energy Much Cheaper!
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:26:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYMRU5O9nE
"In this week's episode Imogen Bhogal and team went to visit Nexa Fields, a
Verto Homes sustainable development in Devon, which provides all residents with
zero energy bills. Together with Octopus Energy, these homes have been equipped
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Australia’s first fully off-grid and renewable battery truck project now fully operational
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:27:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/24/australias-first-fully-off-grid-and-renewable-battery-truck-project-now-fully-operational/>
"Leading Australian logistics firm Centurion the country’s first fully off-grid
and 100 per cent renewable energy-powered battery electric vehicle (BEV) truck
fleet is now fully operational.
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A Sequoia Forest Grows in Detroit
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:28:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/detroit-sequoias-super-trees/
"Behind David Milarch’s desk in a large warehouse in rural Michigan grows the
future of climate change solutions. Thousands of infant sequoia and coastal
redwood saplings, each the size of a thumb, sprout beneath grey foil and
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Tindo teams up with UNSW to develop TopCon cells, the next frontier in solar PV
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:29:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tindo-teams-up-with-unsw-to-develop-topcon-technology-the-next-frontier-in-solar-pv/>
"Australia’s only solar module manufacturer Tindo Solar says it will partner
with researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to explore the
development of TOPCon solar cells, seen as key to improving efficiency.
(More...)
Building Empathy Through the Sounds of ‘a World in Motion’
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:34:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/crossing-borders-music/
"In February 2025, in the shadow of the Israel-Hamas War with its rising death
toll and humanitarian crisis, a small audience in a library in Chicago
experienced the war’s heartbreak, one note at a time. A classical string
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Don't Be a Sucker
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:36:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4
"This item was produced or created: 1945
Scope & Content: Dramatizes the destructive effects of racial and religious
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Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:37:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/swirling-nebula-of-two-dying-stars-revealed-in-spectacular-detail-in-new-webb-telescope-image-258314>
"The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe
Callingham showed me an image we’d been awaiting for five long years – an
infrared photo of two dying stars we’d requested from the Very Large Telescope
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Green hydrogen and ammonia project moves to construction in regional NSW
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:38:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-project-moves-to-construction-in-regional-nsw/>
"An integrated solar energy to hydrogen and ammonia project planned for
northern New South Wales will begin construction in October after financial
close was reached this week.
(More...)
World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:38:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/worlds-highest-court-issues-groundbreaking-ruling-for-climate-action-heres-what-it-means-for-australia-261842>
"The world’s highest court says countries are legally obliged to prevent harms
caused by climate change, in a ruling that repudiates Australia’s claims it is
not legally responsible for emissions from our fossil fuel exports.
(More...)
Waypoint Writers Quit After Vice’s Chickenshit New Owners Delete Articles Critical Of Steam Policies
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:40:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/24/waypoint-writers-quit-after-vices-chickenshit-new-owners-delete-articles-critical-of-steam-policies/>
"Last year you might recall that
Vice Media suffered its final collapse after
years of mismanagement by incompetent, fail-upward brunchlords. The new owners,
Savage Ventures, quickly made it clear they were going to be even worse than
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Australia says US beef will soon be welcome here again. It’s unlikely we’ll buy much of it
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:14:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-says-us-beef-will-soon-be-welcome-here-again-its-unlikely-well-buy-much-of-it-261836>
"The Albanese government has today confirmed it will lift biosecurity
restrictions on beef imports from the United States. The timing of this
decision has raised some eyebrows.
(More...)
You Shouldn’t Have To Make Your Social Media Public To Get A Visa
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:15:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/24/you-shouldnt-have-to-make-your-social-media-public-to-get-a-visa/>
"The Trump administration is continuing its dangerous push to surveil and
suppress foreign students’ social media activity. The State Department recently
announced an unprecedented new requirement that applicants for student and
(More...)
Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:16:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/historic-ruling-finds-climate-change-imperils-all-forms-of-life-and-puts-laggard-nations-on-notice-261848>
"Climate change “imperils all forms of life” and countries must tackle the
problem or face consequences under international law, the International Court
of Justice (ICJ) has found.
(More...)
Fix the News 305: Climate Justice
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:16:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/305-climate-justice/
"Some fights are worth having. Plus, trachoma in retreat, Toronto restores its
river, two wonderful re-wilding stories from Europe, and how Ozzy's farewell
show became the highest grossing charity concert ever."
(More...)
Happy SysAdmin Day 2025!
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:17:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://sysadminday.com/
"Friday, July 25, 2025, is the 26th annual System Administrator Appreciation
Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator
something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication.
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Once a relative haven for adult games, itch.io begins removing explicit titles
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:19:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/once-a-relative-haven-for-adult-games-itch-io-begins-removing-explicit-titles/>
'Indie game clearinghouse itch.io is the latest online gaming storefront to
take action to remove or limit the availability of some adult content, bowing
to pressure from payment processors spurred by an Australian grassroots group's
(More...)
Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:39:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/beijings-plausible-deniability-on-arms-supply-is-quickly-becoming-implausible-and-could-soon-extend-to-iran-261148>
"China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war – a
central tenet of its “noninterference” foreign policy. But in recent years,
Beijing has repeatedly faced accusations of doing the opposite: providing
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Howard-era Asio questioning powers ‘never intended to be permanent’, Australia’s human rights chief warns
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:40:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/25/howard-era-asio-questioning-powers-never-intended-to-be-permanent-australias-human-rights-chief-warns-ntwnfb>
"Australia’s human rights commissioner has questioned Labor’s moves to make
Asio’s powers for compulsory questioning permanent, warning a planned expansion
of the 9/11-era laws must include robust safeguards for individuals.
(More...)
The Murray–Darling Basin Plan Evaluation is out. The next step is to fix the land, not just the flows
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:41:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-murray-darling-basin-plan-evaluation-is-out-the-next-step-is-to-fix-the-land-not-just-the-flows-261840>
"A report card into the A$13 billion Murray–Darling Basin Plan has found much
work is needed to ensure the ecology of Australia’s largest river system is
properly restored.
(More...)
Hidden gems and secret corners: a rare glimpse inside Melbourne’s most captivating buildings
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:42:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/open-house-melbourne-historic-homes-buildings-artist-studios>
"The artist and designer Callum Preston has shared a studio with the street
artist Tyrone Wright, better known as Rone, for the past five years. This
weekend the duo will allow members of the public inside their working space as
(More...)
Singer Cleo Laine, regarded as Britain's greatest jazz voice, dies at 97
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:43:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://abc7.com/post/cleo-laine-death-singer-regarded-britains-greatest-jazz-voice-dies-97/17293422/>
'Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in
jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain's greatest contribution to the
quintessentially American music, has died. She was 97.
(More...)
As Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followers
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:45:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-mexicos-lgbtq-community-battles-for-inclusion-two-drag-performers-have-become-internet-stars-with-more-than-2-million-tiktok-followers-241552>
"In January 2022, Erick Martínez, also known as Turbulence Queen, introduced a
guest on his YouTube channel: Ivan “Momo” Guzmán, with the stage name Burrita
Burrona, a drag performer wearing a cartoonish donkey costume topped by a wig.
(More...)
Australia’s EV transition is stuck in the slow lane
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:10:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/07/25/australias-ev-transition-is-stuck-in-the-slow-lane/>
"If you’re looking to buy a new car in 2025, you are spoilt for choice with
hundreds of petrol and diesel options available for different needs, budgets,
and styles, with another 100+ electric vehicle variations that offer lower
(More...)
New COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows strong protection against multiple variants
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:14:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.centenary.org.au/news/new-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-shows-strong-protection-against-multiple-variants/>
"A promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by researchers at the
Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney has shown strong potential to
protect against both current and emerging coronavirus variants. By targeting
(More...)
What makes a person cool? Global study has some answers
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:15:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-person-cool-global-study-has-some-answers-261266>
"From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. “Cool” is
a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, on social media. We use it to
describe certain types of people.
(More...)
Oil giant BP walks away from $55 billion wind, solar and hydrogen hub in Pilbara
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:16:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/oil-giant-bp-walks-away-from-55-billion-wind-solar-and-hydrogen-hub-in-pilbara/>
"Oil giant BP has continued its dramatic retreat from green energy projects
around the world, announcing it will quit its majority and controlling stake in
a proposed $55 billion renewable and green hydrogen project in the Pilbara
(More...)
Gaza is starving – how Israel’s allies can go beyond words and take meaningful action
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:17:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/gaza-is-starving-how-israels-allies-can-go-beyond-words-and-take-meaningful-action-261783>
"In the past two months, more than 1,000 people seeking food have been killed,
according to the UN Human Rights Office. While the figure has been disputed by
Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which was set up to distribute aid,
(More...)
Novel green iron tech wins Arena backing for demonstration plant
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:18:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/novel-green-iron-tech-wins-arena-backing-for-demonstration-plant/>
"Australian technology company Calix has received a $A44.9 million grant from
Arena which it will use to construct a new facility demonstrating its novel
low-carbon iron making process.
(More...)
3 reasons young people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories – and how we can help them discover the truth
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:21:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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“Bang it on the roof:” Shared solar helps ditch diesel in remote Aboriginal communities
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:21:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/bang-it-on-the-roof-shared-solar-helps-ditch-diesel-in-remote-aboriginal-communities/>
"A program shifting Aboriginal communities in Western Australia’s remote
Kimberley region from diesel powered electricity supplies to a much cleaner mix
based on shared rooftop solar is slashing household energy bills by nearly $500
(More...)
Waiting too long for public dental care? Here’s why the system is struggling – and how to fix it
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:22:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/waiting-too-long-for-public-dental-care-heres-why-the-system-is-struggling-and-how-to-fix-it-261661>
"Just over one-third of Australians are eligible for public dental services,
which provide free or low cost dental treatment.
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I am Scared for Ireland...
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:23:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Ultrafast fashion brand Princess Polly has been certified as ‘sustainable’. Is that an oxymoron?
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:24:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ultrafast-fashion-brand-princess-polly-has-been-certified-as-sustainable-is-that-an-oxymoron-261561>
"Last week, the ultrafast fashion brand Princess Polly received B Corp
certification. This certification is designed to accredit for-profit businesses
that provide social impact and environmental benefit.
(More...)
More men are in prison on domestic violence offences. What can be done to prevent them reoffending?
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:25:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/21/sydney-rehabilitation-home-rainbow-lodge-prison-ntwnfb>
"Josh* says he’s not a violent man, but he has done violent things. It was only
after a quarter of his life spent in and out of prison that he came to see the
violence didn’t happen in a vacuum.
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AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:26:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-will-soon-be-able-to-audit-all-published-research-what-will-that-mean-for-public-trust-in-science-261363>
"Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is
peer review, when anonymous experts scrutinise research before it is published.
This helps safeguard the accuracy of the written record.
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‘My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?’
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:28:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/19/my-parents-got-me-out-of-soviet-russia-at-the-right-time-should-my-family-now-leave-the-us>
"Oh, to have been born in a small, stylish country with good food and
favourable sea breezes. No empire, no holy faith, no condescension, no fatal
ideologies. The fish is grilled, the extended family roll in on their scooters,
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What Is America, and for Whom?
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:28:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/what-is-america-and-for-whom
"“Why is America suddenly so divided? Why is the oldest democracy in the world
falling apart all of a sudden?”
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The Drying Planet
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:30:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels>
"As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt,
people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of
fresh water: the vast, hidden pools found deep underground.
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‘Like a detective examining a crime scene.’ Natalie Harkin charts the intimate history of Aboriginal domestic service
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:32:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-like-a-detective-examining-a-crime-scene-natalie-harkin-charts-the-intimate-history-of-aboriginal-domestic-service-261657>
"I dip in and out, lured to new depths of surveillance data stirring on
unthinkable currents. There are no limits to these domestic service files. No
solid foundation to ultimately reach or push back and spring up from: just
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The go-between: how Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:24:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/how-qatar-became-the-global-capital-of-diplomacy>
"The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world
stage, trying to solve some of the most intractable conflicts. What’s driving
this project?"
(More...)
Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:25:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/22/harvard-educational-review-palestine-issue-cancelled>
"In March 2024, six months into Israel’s war in Gaza, education in the
territory was decimated. Schools were closed – most had been turned into
shelters – and all 12 of the strip’s universities were partially or fully
(More...)
How Wimbledon tennis balls are helping vulnerable UK harvest mice
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:27:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a65274518/wimbledon-tennis-balls-help-mice/>
"On Monday, 30th June, tens of thousands of tennis enthusiasts flocked to SW19
again as Wimbledon kicked off for the 138th time. According to its own
estimates, the tournament uses roughly 55,000 tennis balls each year – but what
(More...)
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:29:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/23/total-infiltration-how-plastics-industry-swamped-vital-global-treaty-talks>
"Being surrounded and yelled at about “misrepresenting reality” is not how
serious United Nations-hosted negotiations are meant to proceed. But that is
what happened to Prof Bethanie Carney Almroth during talks about a global
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LOHA creates affordable housing on challenging site in Los Angeles
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:31:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/07/09/loha-affordable-housing-challenging-site-los-angeles/>
"Architecture studio LOHA has completed Isla Intersections, a low-cost housing
complex for formerly homeless residents that comprises stacked shipping
containers and sits on a triangular site near a busy highway interchange.
(More...)
The rise and fall of the British cult that hid in plain sight
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:32:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/24/jesus-army-fellowship-cult-noel-stanton>
"Until she was six, Philippa Barnes was surrounded by things that were hers.
She had a favourite pair of red-and-white-striped dungarees and a long garden
with a strawberry patch. She had a close-knit family: a mum, dad, two brothers
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4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:32:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/JQ8OV
"People have been telling stories about renewable energy since the
nineteen-seventies, when the first all-solar-powered house opened on the campus
of the University of Delaware, drawing a hundred thousand visitors in 1973, its
(More...)
Thailand reports 14 people killed in clashes at border with Cambodia
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:33:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/thailand-cambodia-ambassador-recalled>
"Thailand and Cambodia fought in their most deadly border clashes in more than
a decade on Thursday, with Thai officials reporting 13 civilians and a Thai
soldier were killed in rocket and artillery attacks.
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International law is now on our side: Australia must follow Pacific’s lead on climate action
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:40:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/international-law-is-now-on-our-side-australia-must-follow-pacifics-lead-on-climate-action/>
"This week the International Court of Justice delivered a strong advisory
opinion that States have a clear legal obligation to cut emissions, prevent
harm to the climate system and in some cases, pay for historical damages caused
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‘We’re watching it get worse all the time’: as fish vanish in SA’s algal bloom, livelihoods are also at stake
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:42:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/26/were-watching-it-get-worse-all-the-time-as-fish-vanish-in-sas-algal-bloom-livelihoods-are-also-at-stake>
"Nathan Eatts can remember the last day he caught a squid. It was 18 April, a
few weeks after a brown foam and dead marine life began appearing on beaches on
South Australia’s Fleurieu peninsula.
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17 Key Variables That Determine UBI’s Inflationary Impact
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:43:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.scottsantens.com/17-key-variables-that-determine-ubis-inflationary-impact/>
"Will universal basic income cause inflation? Will the prices of everything
rise? I get asked that all the time. Here's the deal about UBI and inflation:
it all depends.
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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:44:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest>
"On the morning of 2 May, teenager Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio was driving to his
landscaping job in North Palm Beach with his mother and two male friends when
they were pulled over by the Florida highway patrol.
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Why scientists fear climate change could help Covid to thrive
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:53:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/climate-change-covid-thrive-variants-b2788526.html>
"From Indigenous communities in the Amazon to the frozen continent of
Antarctica, the Covid-19 virus has spread at an unprecedented pace to some of
the world’s most remote areas after it was first reported in Wuhan in December
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We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged the Earth’s spin
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:55:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.agu.org/press-release/weve-pumped-so-much-groundwater-that-weve-nudged-the-earths-spin/>
"WASHINGTON — By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere,
humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80
centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new
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‘Generations of women have been disfigured’: Jamie Lee Curtis lets rip on plastic surgery, power, and Hollywood’s age problem
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:56:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/26/jamie-lee-curtis-interview-plastic-surgery-power-age-freakier-friday>
"I’m scheduled to speak to Jamie Lee Curtis at 2pm UK time, and a few minutes
before the allotted slot I dial in via video link, to be met with a vision of
the 66-year-old actor sitting alone in a darkened room, staring impassively
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Shackled, malnourished and suffering convulsions: son of UK couple imprisoned in Afghanistan warns situation ‘escalating’ and they could die
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:57:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/26/shackled-malnourished-and-suffering-convulsions-son-of-uk-couple-imprisoned-in-afghanistan-warns-situation-escalating-and-they-could-die>
"At one point in the five and a half months they have been imprisoned in
Afghanistan, Barbie and Peter Reynolds were kept in underground cells, deprived
of sunlight for six weeks.
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Japan Wires the Ocean with an Earthquake-Sensing ‘Nervous System’
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:59:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/wwMMM
"If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this:
thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables connected to sensors set atop the
fault lines where Japan’s earthquakes begin. Completed in June, this system
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Why Trump’s tariffs on Brazil will backfire
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:01:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysis/why-trumps-tariffs-on-brazil-will-backfire>
"US-Brazil relations have been heating up for a bit, but President Donald Trump
ratcheted up the temperature on the Lula administration a week ago when he
announced that the United States would slap a 50% tariff on all Brazilian
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Hundreds of aged care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreaks amid renewed vaccination calls
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:31:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/aged-care-covid-rates-2025/105547808>
'Dozens of aged care residents are dying of COVID-19 each week as facilities
grapple with more than 240 outbreaks nationwide.
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From broken things to bold ideas: Edinburgh’s festival of repair
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:32:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/from-broken-things-to-bold-ideas-edinburghs-festival-of-repair/>
"Now in its 46th year, the Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for
two weeks this August, bringing together authors and literary fans from across
the globe. We spoke to the festival’s CEO Jenny Niven about the issues this
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RIP Tom Lehrer
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:33:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
https://archive.md/89a1G
Via Susan ****
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A decade of rewilding lays the foundations for a wilder Oder Delta
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:34:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://rewildingeurope.com/news/a-decade-of-rewilding-lays-the-foundations-for-a-wilder-oder-delta/>
"The Oder Delta, which is divided between Poland and Germany on the Baltic
coast, is a unique region boasting a rich mosaic of terrestrial, marine, and
freshwater ecosystems, strategically located on one of Europe’s ecological
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Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:35:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-07-28/national-map-wood-heater-pollution-smoke-health-deaths/105517056>
"Every year the winter cold brings an ambient haze of wood heater smoke to the
suburbs, streets and houses of southern Australia.
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What is chikungunya virus, and should we be worried about it in Australia?
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:36:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-chikungunya-virus-and-should-we-be-worried-about-it-in-australia-261847>
"This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns about a surge
in the number of cases of a mosquito-borne viral infection called chikungunya.
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We do not comply: how do we disrupt the momentum of Trump’s cruelty?
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:14:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/27/trump-cruelty-israel-immigration-healthcare>
"The exterminating force of Project 2025 is plowing through the culture, the
government and people’s hearts and bodies like a drunk on a violent tear. We
wake each morning, holding our breath to bear witness to the new devastation:
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Steam Users Are Banding Together To Contact Visa Over Removal Of Adult Games
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:16:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thegamer.com/steam-gaming-industry-visa-payment-processors-adult-games-banned/>
'Just a little over a week after Steam updated its guidelines to prohibit
content that "may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment
processors and related card networks," specifically adult-only content, and
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Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'The sun is rising on a clean energy age'
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:18:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/solar-power-versus-fossil-fuels-cheaper-study>
"Fifteen years ago, solar power was nearly four times the cost of fossil fuel
alternatives.
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We’re not ready for what’s coming.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:19:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1e1KKLO5U
"ICE is being turned into an army, and everyone will suffer for it."
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As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:20:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-oceans-warm-tropical-fish-are-moving-south-new-friendships-may-be-helping-them-survive-258405>
"When you think about climate change in our oceans, you may picture coral
bleaching, melting sea ice, or extreme weather events. But beneath the ocean’s
surface, another quiet shift is underway. Australia’s tropical fish are heading
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Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:21:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/28/open-letter-to-australian-government-university-fees-jrg-scheme>
"Tim Winton knows what it’s like to be the first in a family to go to
university – “what a breakthrough that is, the kind of opportunities it
provides”.
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Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 4 central claims don’t stack up
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:27:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/barnaby-joyce-wants-australia-to-abandon-net-zero-but-his-4-central-claims-dont-stack-up-261837>
"One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting
week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse
Australia’s net zero emissions target.
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Cambodia and Thailand continue fighting despite Trump claim of ‘immediate’ ceasefire talks
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:28:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/26/cambodia-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-with-thailand-after-two-days-of-deadly-clashes-border>
"Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia on Monday for talks to end
hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said, after
pressure from the US president, Donald Trump, to end a deadly border dispute,
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Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:29:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Thousands in Greece and Turkey evacuate as winds and heat fan wildfires
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:29:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/27/greece-enlists-help-from-european-allies-to-tackle-raging-wildfires>
"Thousands of people in Greece and Turkey have been forced to evacuate homes as
firefighters in the countries battled to contain wildfires fanned by strong
winds and searing heat.
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Is Including Hidden AI Prompts In Academic Papers Gaming The Peer Review System — Or Keeping It Honest?
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:31:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/25/is-including-hidden-ai-prompts-in-academic-papers-gaming-the-peer-review-system-or-keeping-it-honest/>
"It seems to be part of human nature to try to game systems. That’s also true
for technological systems, including the most recent iteration of AI, as the
numerous examples of prompt injection exploits demonstrate. In the latest
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Shining examples: the renewable engineering marvels reshaping skylines
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:32:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/shining-examples-the-renewable-engineering-marvels-reshaping-skylines/>
"“It was like kitesurfing on a roof,” says engineer Matt Andrews, recalling the
merry dance he did with the wind while installing solar panels on top of the
Sea Life Scarborough building. It’s a gig that the Good Energy employee “won’t
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Elephants gesture to signal what they want—just like us
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:27:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The hidden legal risk in your AI workflow
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:28:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/it-management/article/the-hidden-legal-risk-in-your-ai-workflow-1108896066>
"On 10 June 2025, Australia introduced a new statutory tort for serious
invasion of privacy that enhances an individual’s rights if their privacy is
intentionally or recklessly breached, even if no harm has occurred. It’s a
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Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:31:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.biographic.com/welcome-to-the-great-bear-sea/
"The ocean bumps beneath our boat, and a cold mist obscures the way forward. I
peer over the driver’s shoulder to consult the GPS screen behind the steering
wheel. The map reveals a labyrinth of islands, as well as dozens of inlets and
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UN climate chief tells Australia to ‘go big’ with its 2035 emissions reduction target
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:40:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/un-climate-chief-tells-australia-to-go-big-with-its-2035-emissions-reduction-target-262027>
"The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has urged
the Australian government to set an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target,
declaring “bog standard is beneath you”.
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Despite $22bn promise, Adani has paid zero corporate tax in Australia and experts think it won’t ever pay a cent
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:40:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/29/adani-australia-corporate-tax-carmichael-coal-mine-abbot-point-queensland-ntwnfb>
"More than three years after Adani started extracting coal from its Queensland
mine, the Indian conglomerate has paid zero corporate tax from its Australian
project – and tax experts say it may “never pay a cent”.
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A look into the decades of labour that helped bring LGBTQIA+ stories to Australian TV
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:42:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-look-into-the-decades-of-labour-that-helped-bring-lgbtqia-stories-to-australian-tv-261670>
"When the Seven Network’s Bevan Lee created the story of James Bligh, a gay man
living in 1950s Australia, in
A Place to Call Home (2013–18), it was the
culmination of a lifetime of work in commercial TV.
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Why is a cowboy writer from Ohio venerated in a small Aussie beach town? The incredible story of Zane Grey
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:00:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/29/big-sharks-coded-love-letters-a-movie-fiasco-the-strange-australian-chapter-of-celebrity-cowboy-writer-zane-grey>
"The story begins with a shadow beneath the waves. A great white, pitiless and
silent. Dorsal fin like a mean knife. Eyes dark and empty. The setting: a
tight-knit coastal town where the locals are being picked off, one by one. They
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Showing happiness brings social rewards, but the opposite can happen if people feel pressured to appear happy
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:01:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/showing-happiness-brings-social-rewards-but-the-opposite-can-happen-if-people-feel-pressured-to-appear-happy-261752>
"Happiness has many social benefits. Happy people tend to be healthier and more
successful. They are also more helpful and others often view them more
positively, making it easier for them to find companions and influence others.
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Angry nuclear lobby backs off as landmark SMR deal confirms CSIRO’s bleak cost estimates
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:02:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/angry-nuclear-lobby-backs-off-as-landmark-smr-deal-confirms-csiros-bleak-cost-estimates/>
"Over the last few years, the CSIRO and the Australian Energy Market Operator
have been under assault from the nuclear lobby and its amplifiers over their
annual GenCost report, which rightly points out what has been obvious to most –
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Australia’s rat uprising: footage provides first evidence of native rakali attacking introduced black rat
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:03:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-rat-uprising-footage-provides-first-evidence-of-native-rakali-attacking-introduced-black-rat-261559>
"An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food.
Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady eyes shining. The native rat
pounces out from the shadows, sending the invader fleeing.
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“We can do that:” AEMO says power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:04:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-that-aemo-says-power-system-can-be-run-on-100-pct-renewable-energy/>
"The head of the Australian Energy Market Operator says he's confident that the
country’s main grid – and its smaller ones for that matter – can be run on 100
per cent renewable energy.
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Could aluminium become the packaging 'champion'?
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:05:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3nw5vnzgpo
'In front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight.
Instead, these cans have been designed to hold toiletries like shampoo, shower
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Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:51:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/top-australian-writers-urge-albanese-to-abolish-job-ready-graduates-calling-their-humanities-degrees-life-changing-261743>
"“Earning a humanities degree was not only life changing, in terms of opening
up a world of knowledge otherwise beyond my reach, it also turns out to have
been enormously productive – for me and many, many people around me,” said Tim
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Telling stories: the 4 ways micro-influencers build and keep their loyal audiences
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:52:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/telling-stories-the-4-ways-micro-influencers-build-and-keep-their-loyal-audiences-260806>
"The rise of social media was quickly followed by the advent of the
“influencer” – an online content creator who builds credibility within a
specific niche, giving them the power to shape opinions and purchasing
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158-year-old company forced to close after ransomware attack precipitated by a single guessed password — 700 jobs lost after hackers demand unpayable sum
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:54:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/158-year-old-company-forced-to-close-after-ransomware-attack-precipitated-by-a-single-guessed-password-700-jobs-lost-after-hackers-demand-unpayable-sum>
'A UK-based transportation company with a venerable 158-year history has
collapsed in the wake of a ransomware attack. Around 500 Northamptonshire-based
Knights of Old (KNP) trucks are now off the road, and 700 people have lost
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As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:55:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-us-climate-data-gathering-is-gutted-australian-forecasting-is-now-at-real-risk-261747>
"This year, Australia has experienced record-breaking floods, tropical
cyclones, heatwaves on land and in the ocean, drought, coral bleaching, coastal
erosion and devastating algal blooms. Over the past five years, insured losses
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‘I was very fearful of my parents’: new research shows how parents can use coercive control on their children
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:56:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/i-was-very-fearful-of-my-parents-new-research-shows-how-parents-can-use-coercive-control-on-their-children-261169>
"In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are
not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but
victim-survivors in their own right.
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Why the Disability Support Pension's partner income test is once again under scrutiny
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:57:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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