Posts by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
(DIR) Post #Audhbsu3WHF4Rtt3L6 by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-05-31T01:57:30Z
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If federal and State #Labor were truly worried about the cost of energy as well as the pace of energy transition funding to meet #NetZero , there are more effective and timely ways to address these issues than granting extension to #Woodside ‘s #Gas exploitation in an fragile environment,1) tax #FossilFuelExtraction industries appropirately (a la Denmark)2) use tax income to fund electrification and renewables (including storage)3) legislate reserve gas for domestic use, price-capped to mitigate #costofliving pressures4) properly support regional areas in local job creation (use that greedy corporate zeal to make some lasting changes in regional Australia). No extension of gas exploitation was required and the #Corporate #grifters can go an f** themselves.#Auspol
(DIR) Post #Aui8kdWrWYeUlgHALA by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-02T02:06:01Z
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“In a famous bit of correspondence originally reported in 2008, the former Hawke and Keating government minister, Gordon Bilney, wrote a letter to a local government bureaucrat once he was on his way out the door."One of the great pleasures of private life is that I need no longer be polite to nincompoops, bigots, curmudgeons and twerps who infest local government bodies and committees such as yours," it said. "In the particular case of your committee, that pleasure is acute."Now there’s a piece of writing worth keeping in your ‘famous quotes’ booklet. I know I will. Dog, I wish I could write like that. It just fires me up. Thank you #LauraTingle Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/dear-government-labor-majority-mandate/105354842?#AusPol #Writing #WritingCommunity ##GordonBilney
(DIR) Post #Auk0uDDtlymUlDNfF2 by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-03T00:40:00Z
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Reading about all those ‘resignations’ in the US Judicial systems, in protest against the #Trumpian administration. This is just helping to gut the DoJ, helping #Trump ‘s agenda.Wouldn’t it be better to stick it out and fight this from the inside? Like #Renault workers in #France did against #fascist Germany? #USPol #antifa
(DIR) Post #AumWm0LpKhXVN48gfA by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-04T06:58:27Z
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This OpEd piece might well explain Labor's and #AlboPM 's timidity, centre-right style of governance and Parliamentary agenda. If indeed it does, then no matter the howling voices from the left factions of the Party, we are very unlikely to see any change for the next decade (I don't think the #Coalition can contest any elections sucessfully for quite some time):"In his campaign review at the National Press Club last Wednesday, Erickson recalled how “overreach” by Ben Chifley’s Labor government in the late 1940s had “let the Liberal Party back in.” The electoral lesson for Anthony Albanese — seated right there in the Press Club audience — could not have been more explicit: stay grounded, stay focused, and deliver the agenda you’ve been elected on; don’t lose sight of the people who put you there."Source: http://inside.org.au/ben-chifley-versus-the-banks#AusPol #Labor #HistoryLessons
(DIR) Post #Auq74Weo8bAybT1mnw by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-06T02:13:13Z
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This, from a soft-lib turned independent because the #LNP is a house fuill of whack-jobs (I am of course assuming that Boele would be an LNP member if the Coalition was run by pragmatic Libs - otherwise, Boele would have run on the Greens or Labor ticket):“A former management consultant and climate expert, Boele said Labor should consider implementing a price on carbon or other decisive policy settings to supercharge renewables investment.’ (Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/nicolette-boele-calls-for-stronger-labor-policy-on-climate-change-energy-transition? )Turns out, this INDie is more ‘left’ than the #Labor govt when it comes to the environment. When will #AlboPM get it? It’s time to #TurnOffTheGasTap #Renewables #ClimateAction #Boele #Independents
(DIR) Post #AuuGtDeqDHMefM89iq by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-08T02:26:13Z
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@jillL @MelissaBearTrix Recalls the giving out of honours in the MIddle Ages doesn’t it. Some things never change.
(DIR) Post #AuuSxcWitKX6P8CMds by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-08T03:53:05Z
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Let’s hope they get support for their cause and a favourable Court decision to stop this crazy #GasExtraction extension and show #AlboPM why he shouild grow some balls.See you in court: Murujuga custodian's message to Environment Minister for approving Woodside's gas planthttps://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/see-you-in-court-murujuga-custodians-message-to-environment-minister-for-approving-north-west-shelf/0jdid9tix?
(DIR) Post #Av0P3JEzfcxXHKqY52 by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-08T00:31:55Z
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@bshah @gfxstrand Migrating from one mastodon instance to another should nt be a problem. See #feditips
(DIR) Post #Av2vLLhkpm7GywrgMC by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-12T03:12:45Z
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“David Richardson, [of Australian Institute,] calculated that in 2004 the combined wealth of the AFR richest 200 was equivalent to 8% of Australia’s annual GDP. Now they are worth 24.5% of our annual GDP.”Take your time… think about this for a while. A quarter of Australia’s GDP… let it sink in. The ‘lucky country’? #AusPol #Economic #Inequity #neoliberalism #Grifters #oligarchy
(DIR) Post #Av2vLVskzirKXy5btY by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-12T03:13:20Z
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Link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/jun/12/wealthy-australians-are-worried-we-might-realise-how-rigged-the-system-is-in-their-favour?
(DIR) Post #AvLPkAER7b7m6qBADA by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-21T01:17:58Z
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@abcfeeds What more does the govt need to clamp down on #ExtractiveIndustries and their clever tax avoidance schemes? We (all of us) are being played for fools by #FossilFuel corporations.#AusPol
(DIR) Post #AvPHXKESbhBMMLOgAS by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-23T00:42:12Z
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Sobering and alarming to say the least. I have been without a TV (smart or otherwise) since the start of the year and I’m finding it comfortable without one. Sure, there are sport events that I wish to see. But as for anything else (mostly), I don’t need a smart tv. I don’t know if I’ll ever get one. For very good reasons: read more: https://www.ludlowinstitute.org/articles/your-tv-is-spying-on-youIf, in the event that I pine too much for my favourite sport, I decide to relent, I will be looking at a large dumb terminal or decent dumb projector and sign up for a streaming service instead (still surveilled but minimising the data collected). Our #regulations and #legislations are so far behind the times it’s almost beyond fixing. #surveillanceeconomy #surveillancecapitalism #PoliceState #SmartTV #ACR
(DIR) Post #AvPMqBjFzl3DdibWro by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-23T02:02:31Z
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I don’t want to sound alarmist, but …DO you think that the #TrumpAdministration ‘s demonstration of its willingness to sanction a ‘preemptive’ strike on Iran’s nuclear industry (Civil or otherwise) is also an indication of a future #US #preemptive #NuclearStrike once it is confident in its capacity to weather out a diminished #RetaliatoryStrike ? I’m looking at #NorthKorea, #China and #Russia when I say this. The longer #Trump remains as #POTUS, the more likely these scenarios will be gamed by the #USMilitary IMHO (if not already).
(DIR) Post #AvPO5XXjGzWrao62ka by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-23T01:42:51Z
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@ideogram Our govt has shamed me and every other human worth their salt in Australia. It also diminishes whatever moral high ground we might have stood on with regards to #ForeignAffairs, #Diplomacy and #Trustworthiness Where to now #ALboPM, #PennyWong ? Trashing our democracy doesn’t leave many doors open for the future, in case you didn’t realise it. #AusPol
(DIR) Post #AvQ04wPv6RiwhsaLom by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-23T09:07:37Z
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@treleanor The headline is a bit misleading because it aludes to mismanagement of the ACT Health system. But I have to say, compared to other States (and NT) it does a very good job. If only the ACT had a better revenue base…#AusPol
(DIR) Post #AvVeS8cqQzDYBIse1I by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-06-26T02:27:18Z
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Seems to me that any #AI remotely usefull to society is just an orchestrated bunch of #DataMining tools applied to a very specific set(s) of data. Unlike the #GAI slop pushed out by #TechBros which is anything but data mining; it is just absolutely useless, voracious and mind numbing shite. /rant_end#enshitification
(DIR) Post #AxUH7E0klq1c0DTQFE by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-08-23T23:18:49Z
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What’s not to like?“The solar arrays provide critical shelter during extreme weather events, protecting sheep from both intense heat and adverse weather conditions. This protection creates a more stable environment for the animals throughout seasonal variations. The panels’ shade effect helps retain soil moisture, which promotes healthier grass growth and more nutritious forage for the grazing animals.Interestingly, researchers noted reduced parasite presence in the solar grazing areas, contributing to improved overall animal health. This unexpected benefit appears to stem from altered ground conditions beneath the panels, creating an environment less hospitable to common sheep parasites.”Come on Aussie graziers, get on board. Not just for the sake of your animals, but think about free electricity and extra income year round… You’d have to be mad not to consider it.#AgroVoltaics #Grazing #SolarFarms #PVPanelMicroclimate #ClimateAction #ElectrificationRead more:https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/22/1700-sheep-installed-between-solar-panels-a-surprising-change-observed-in-the-animals/
(DIR) Post #AxUYGygcIj2IaeI6vg by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-08-24T09:35:08Z
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#Amy at her best:"I am going to hold your hand while I say this – and billionaires are not your friend and cannot be trusted to work for the collective good. In fact, it is a failure of regulation that has created billionaires in the first place. They shouldn’t exist. That they do is proof of market failure."As govts get sucked into #TechBros ponzie schemes, I am hoping the adults in the room will somehow avert the coming bust.Read morehttps://news.thenewdaily.com.au/c/1H8IAou6Z2yfTVf7dfq948scg7Kf
(DIR) Post #B05R6mxf1fsoctDZZo by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-11-10T01:10:14Z
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@futurebird The healthiest economies are those where the sovereign weatlh is more equitably and equaly spread throughout society and where that wealth circulates through all economic sectors. Hoarding — as #TheRich do — is a healthy economy’s antithesis.
(DIR) Post #B14UaxDNKq08ckEeNU by RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
2025-12-09T08:55:38Z
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Wow… this is really something. Now if only machines could bt retrofitted… the likely outcome is new machines and a requirement to toss out the old one — planned obsolescence I guess. Still, eh? Who’d’ve thought it? https://fediscience.org/@tksst/115686193032556929