Glass Wings Blog: October 2025
Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students
Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:27:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/trump-administration-immigration-palestine>
"A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy to detain and
deport foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian views violates the US
constitution and was designed to “intentionally” chill free speech rights.
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These little bettongs were wiped out in South Australia a century ago. Now they’re thriving alongside foxes and feral cats
Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:29:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/these-little-bettongs-were-wiped-out-in-south-australia-a-century-ago-now-theyre-thriving-alongside-foxes-and-feral-cats-264697>
"Around 200 years ago, bettongs were the most common macropod in Australia.
These small wallaby-like creatures were once found seemingly everywhere and in
great numbers.
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‘Warrior ethos’ mistakes military might for true security − and ignores the wisdom of Eisenhower
Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:30:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/warrior-ethos-mistakes-military-might-for-true-security-and-ignores-the-wisdom-of-eisenhower-266213>
"Hundreds of generals and admirals converged on Quantico, Virginia, on Sept.
30, 2025, after being summoned from across the globe by their boss, Pentagon
chief Pete Hegseth, for a session that, as expected, covered what Hegseth often
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How America’s Business Elite Became Their Own Marxist Caricature
Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:31:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/how-americas-business-elite-became-their-own-marxist-caricature/>
"There is a moment in every authoritarian takeover when the business elite must
choose between principle and profit, between defending the system that made
their wealth possible and accommodating the forces destroying that system. That
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Price check: how a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ’s supermarket duopoly
Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:32:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/price-check-how-a-public-grocery-chain-would-disrupt-nzs-supermarket-duopoly-265844>
"It’s roughly a month since the government announced new supermarkets would
qualify for fast-track approval in an effort to inject real competition into
the sector. Too soon to see progress, perhaps, but not too soon to question the
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Melbourne charity receives hate mail after senator and others post contact details in wake of Charlie Kirk killing
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:18:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/30/melbourne-charity-receives-hate-mail-after-senator-and-others-post-contact-details-in-wake-of-charlie-kirk-killing>
"After Charlie Kirk was assassinated in the US, a small mental health charity
based in Melbourne was alarmed to find itself the target of people outraged at
commentary about his death.
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From frog saunas to butterfly puddles: 8 ways to turn your homes into a wildlife refuge
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:19:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/from-frog-saunas-to-butterfly-puddles-8-ways-to-turn-your-homes-into-a-wildlife-refuge-265864>
"Native animals can make excellent neighbours. Blue banded bees pollinate our
vegetable gardens. Microbats eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes a night and powerful
owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go one step further, and change our
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Australian manufacturers get federal backing to slash dependence on fossil gas for industrial heat
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:20:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-manufacturers-get-federal-backing-to-slash-dependence-on-fossil-gas-for-industrial-heat/>
"Three of Australia’s largest manufacturers will receive a total of $12 million
from the federal government to demonstrate technologies aimed at reducing
Australia’s industrial emissions.
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The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:23:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techspot.com/news/109626-ai-bubble-only-thing-keeping-us-economy-together.html>
“
You have been warned: Warnings about the overinflated prospects of a
still-hypothetical "AI economy" continue to mount. Some analysts expect the AI
bubble to burst sooner rather than later, arguing that current investment
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The Indian band mixing folk songs, satire and solar power | Swarathma | BBC News India
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:29:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8QFLl2O1Yc
"Swarathma, a folk-rock band from Bengaluru, is blending music with
sustainability. In 2024, they launched their “Powered by the Sun” tour,
travelling across India with a solar-powered battery to run their concerts.
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What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:31:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe/>
"
Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of
Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU
member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Below we highlight the
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An Environmental Triumph 400 Million Years in the Making
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:23:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/environmental-triumph-fungi-forest-soil-restoration-climate-change/>
"Each planting season, Claudia Bashian-Victoroff ventures out into Bole Woods,
a 70-acre old-growth forest on the outskirts of Holden Forests & Gardens in the
Cleveland suburbs, in search of fungi. But as she navigates the sugar maples,
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Someone spent 10 years recreating Melbourne in Minecraft
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:38:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/someone-spent-10-years-making-melbourne-in-minecraft>
"Arch viz has become an essential skill for architects, and there are plenty of
powerful professional programs out there for the task (see our guides to the
best 3D modelling software and the best rendering software). But an
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Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:39:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/jane-goodall-the-gentle-disrupter-whose-research-on-chimpanzees-redefined-what-it-meant-to-be-human-205909>
"Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better,
without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process,
could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior
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Jane Goodall: An Inside Look (Full Documentary) | National Geographic
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:43:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3b6zSpy7P4
"Drawing from over 100 hours of previously unseen archival footage, director
Brett Morgen tells the story of JANE, a woman whose chimpanzee research
revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. Set to a rich orchestral
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COVID Isn’t a Cold. It’s Cigarettes All Over Again
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:45:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.dilatemag.com/post/covid-isn-t-a-cold-it-s-cigarettes-all-over-again>
"
Look, we’ve been here before.
My grandpa smoked two packs a day for most of my memory of him. Everyone did.
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Permanent Outdoor Kinetic Installation - Leva for Puy Du Fou
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:47:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nrqtYqmgsE
"For the legendary show
L'Épée du Roi Arthur at Puy du Fou, Leva engineered
and delivered a striking outdoor permanent kinetic installation that brings the
mythical figure of Morgane to life.
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One in two Nigerians live in poverty: why relief programmes have failed
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:10:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/one-in-two-nigerians-live-in-poverty-why-relief-programmes-have-failed-263827>
"Poverty in Nigeria has reached critical levels, recent data shows. About 31%
of Nigerians lived in poverty prior to the COVID-19 epidemic. Since then, an
additional 42 million have become poor, increasing the poverty rate to about
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Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:13:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/colon-cancer-young-people-smoking-ultra-processed-foods>
"Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted
people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still true that the
majority of new cancer diagnoses affect the over-70s, the pattern is changing
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The Dixson family were great Australian philanthropists, but their wealth was built on slave labour
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:14:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-dixson-family-were-great-australian-philanthropists-but-their-wealth-was-built-on-slave-labour-248898>
"The barque
Glenswilly arrived in Sydney Harbour from Greenock, outside
Glasgow, on October 29 1839. Among the new arrivals were Hugh Dixson, his wife
Helen, and their infant son, also named Hugh.
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NSW urged to stop strip-searches of young people after court ruling spotlights police conduct
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:15:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/02/nsw-police-urged-stop-strip-searching-people-court-finds-conduct-issues>
"Advocates are calling on the New South Wales government to scrap
strip-searches of young people altogether, saying a landmark court ruling found
“systemic” issues with the way police have been using their powers.
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PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:16:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/pr-firms-are-spreading-climate-misinformation-on-behalf-of-fossil-fuel-companies-could-australia-stop-them-266353>
"Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don’t.) Or that electric
vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It’s the opposite.) Perhaps
you’ve heard “natural” gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.)
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Appliances were once built to last - now they’re built to break. How do we fix it?
Thu, 2 Oct 2025 23:17:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/01/appliances-were-once-built-to-last-now-theyre-built-to-break-how-do-we-fix-it>
"Sometimes the smallest things get in the way of repairing a broken appliance.
“There might be one screw that the company owns the copyright to, so you can’t
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Dangerous, overpriced, crammed full: poor housing for seasonal workers revealed
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:45:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/dangerous-overpriced-crammed-full-poor-housing-for-seasonal-workers-revealed-266049>
"Australia relies on seasonal workers, particularly in agriculture and
hospitality, to fill shortages of much-needed skills.
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At least 29 Americans have sought asylum in Australia since second Trump presidency began
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:47:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/02/at-least-29-americans-have-sought-asylum-in-australia-since-second-trump-presidency-began>
"Dozens of Americans are seeking asylum in Australia as their US homeland
becomes increasingly fractured and politically volatile during Donald Trump’s
second presidency.
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Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:48:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-investment-in-clean-indoor-air-is-vital-preparation-for-the-pandemics-and-climate-emergencies-to-come-265743>
"Each day, we breathe more than 7,000 litres of air. Unsurprisingly, the
quality of this air really matters. And given most of us spend a significant
part of the day inside, clean indoor air is essential.
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On yer bike! Australia needs to remove 5 million ICE vehicles by 2035, how we do it is up to us
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:49:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2025/10/01/on-yer-bike-australia-needs-to-remove-5-million-ice-vehicles-by-2035-how-we-do-it-is-up-to-us/>
"While listening to the
Never Strays Far podcast last week, I heard British
Tour de France commentator Ned Boulting in conversation with writer, adventure
cyclist and former cycle courier Emily Chappell.
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What Saudi Arabia’s role in the Electronic Arts buyout tells us about image, power and ‘game-washing’
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:50:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/what-saudi-arabias-role-in-the-electronic-arts-buyout-tells-us-about-image-power-and-game-washing-266359>
"Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest video game
companies in the world behind games such as
The Sims and
Battlefield, has
been sold to a consortium of buyers for US$55 billion (about A$83 billion). It
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Dan Tehan fails to grasp difference between baseload and firming as he sprouts nonsense on nuclear
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:52:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/dan-tehan-fails-to-grasp-difference-between-baseload-and-firming-as-he-sprouts-nonsense-on-nuclear/>
"The Australian Energy Market Operator, along with the owners of the country’s
biggest fleets of coal generators have painted a pretty clear picture of the
energy future: Forget baseload, it’s time has come and is going and almost gone
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We’re Living in a Mushroom Kingdom
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:19:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/mushroom-kingdom-mycelium-manufacturers-hermes-cadillac/>
"It wouldn’t be wrong to say Sam Shoemaker crossed the ocean on a mushroom.
This August, the Californian artist launched his 14-foot kayak off Catalina
Island and paddled for 12 hours across the 26.5-mile Catalina Channel to San
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Risk of long COVID in children may be twice as high after a second infection
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:21:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-covid-children-high-infection.html>
"A new study published in
The Lancet Infectious Diseases involving over
460,000 children and adolescents across 40 pediatric hospitals in the U.S.
suggests that children who were infected with COVID-19 for the second time
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RSN Stitch Bank
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:22:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://rsnstitchbank.org/wall
"RSN Stitch Bank is a free resource designed to preserve the art of hand
embroidery through digitally conserving and showcasing the wide variety of the
world’s embroidery stitches and the ways in which they have been used in
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Is China’s reported ban on BHP a bluff, or a glimpse of the future?
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:23:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/is-chinas-reported-ban-on-bhp-a-bluff-or-a-glimpse-of-the-future-266480>
"Though they still haven’t been officially confirmed, reports China’s
state-owned buyer told steelmakers to stop purchasing iron ore from Australian
mining giant BHP have rattled both markets and Canberra.
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‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:24:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/only-if-we-help-shall-all-be-saved-jane-goodall-showed-we-can-all-be-part-of-the-solution-266572>
"With the passing of Dr Jane Goodall, the world has lost a conservation giant.
But her extraordinary achievements leave a profound legacy.
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Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person
Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:25:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/03/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-on-nauru-going-hungry-despite-government-spending-15m-a-year-for-each-person>
"Refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru claim they can’t afford to eat and
are forced to skip meals. Their plight comes despite Australia spending $1.5m
per person for a US prisons operator to house them, although the contract does
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Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:11:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/around-the-world-migrants-are-being-deported-at-alarming-rates-how-did-this-become-normalised-264790>
"Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to
detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. In recent months, the Trump
administration made deals with a number of third states to receive deported
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Jem Cresswell’s striking whale images – in pictures
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:12:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/oct/03/humpback-whale-images-photographer-jem-cresswell-in-pictures>
"Photographer Jem Cresswell spent five years documenting the southern
hemisphere’s humpback whales in the waters surrounding the Tonga Trench for his
new book
Giants, out now"
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Stanford Study: ‘AI’ Generated ‘Workslop’ Actually Making Productivity Worse
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:14:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/02/stanford-study-ai-generated-workslop-actually-making-productivity-worse/>
"Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping
modern “AI” have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of
them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or undermine
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Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:14:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/iran-must-move-its-capital-from-tehran-says-president-as-water-crisis-worsens>
"Iran’s president has claimed Iran has no choice but to move its capital from
Tehran to the south of the country due to the city’s over-expansion, the lack
of adequate water supplies and the growing threat of subsidence.
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Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:16:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/earths-wildfires-growing-in-number>
"Wildfires tore through central Chile last year, killing 133 people. In
California, 18,000 buildings were destroyed in 2018 causing US$16bn (A$24bn,
£12bn) in damage. Portugal, Greece, Algeria and Australia have all felt the
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Oil and gas giant to quit Australian renewables despite CIS battery tender win
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 04:16:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/oil-and-gas-giant-to-quit-australian-renewables-despite-cis-battery-tender-win/>
"French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has confirmed its plans to quit its
renewable energy assets in Australia and many other countries, despite its
recent win in the federal government’s flagship Capacity Investment Scheme
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Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 10:58:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/palm-trees-in-africa-are-in-decline-these-botanists-made-a-plan-to-do-something-about-it-264705>
"Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as
diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety,
home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and east Africa 18. They form part
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Consumers could be left holding the $11 billion bill for the gas death spiral
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 10:59:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/consumers-could-be-left-holding-the-11-billion-bill-for-the-gas-death-spiral/>
"Without urgent reform, Australian households risk being left holding the bag
for the so-called ‘gas death spiral’, consumer advocates warn.
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 11:01:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00496-7/fulltext>
"Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID)
are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection
that profoundly impact the daily life of those affected and have been
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Inside Our Readers’ Electrified Lives
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 11:02:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/reader-stories-electrification-ebikes-heat-pumps-induction-stoves/>
"For the past year, this series has documented stories of Americans going
electric, their carbon footprints shrinking with each new plug-in vehicle or
appliance. Now, as we bring the series to a close, we turned to you, our
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Experts fired by Trump revive popular climate website
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 11:04:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.dw.com/en/fired-climate-scientists-crucial-extreme-weather-data-cut-us-president-donald-trump-v3/a-73977766>
"US President Donald Trump is an avowed climate science skeptic who during his
second term has followed through on promises to slash funding for renewable
energies like wind, and to promote oil and gas.
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What Could Go Right? AI Triples Stroke Recovery Rates
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 11:05:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://theprogressnetwork.org/artificial-intelligence-stroke-recovery/
"Artificial intelligence taketh away, but so doth it giveth. Yes, the
technology exacerbates challenges in education, information, national security,
and mental health. But, boy, was I reminded this week—by an obscure article
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“Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Covering Anti-Trump Protest
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 18:58:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press>
"UPDATE: Mario Guevara was deported from the United States early on October 3,
according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Hopes new Australian fabric will revitalise domestic clothing manufacturing
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 18:59:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-03/mud-to-marle-project-australian-cotton-wool-blend-fabric/105782204>
“An all-Australian team behind a new fabric blending premium cotton and
low-value wool hopes it will revitalise domestic clothing manufacture.
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Backyard biobank project sets out to save Tasmania's 'spectacular' alpine plants from bushfire threat
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 19:01:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-04/backyard-biobanking-tasmania-alpine-plants-bushfire-threat/105730036>
“Scattered across Tasmania's mountainous regions are ancient plants described
by enthusiasts as "alien" and "spectacular".
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40 Times Crochet Lovers Showed Off Their Stunning Creations Online
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 19:02:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.demilked.com/beautiful-crochet-design-pics/
"Crochet has a magical way of turning a simple ball of yarn into something
extraordinary. From cozy blankets to quirky toys, delicate lacework to bold
fashion statements. This craft brings endless possibilities. And thanks to the
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The World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects Wants Its Collection to Shrink, Not Grow
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 19:04:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-virtual-museum-of-stolen-cultural-objects-wants-its-collection-to-shrink-not-grow-180987448/>
"To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts,
from archaeological finds to artworks to musical instruments, UNESCO has
launched the world’s first-ever Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects.
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Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride?
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 19:05:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/04/something-not-in-the-water-why-are-queensland-councils-voting-to-remove-fluoride>
"Michael Foley remembers working as a Queensland dentist in the era before
fluoridation. He worked in the public system from the 1980s, and later became
the head of the state’s dental association. Practising in prisons and in rural
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Community Energy: The Future is Local!
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:14:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KWFsIeVpf4
"In this week’s episode Imogen and the team went to visit Ray Valley Solar
Park, the UK's largest community-owned ground-mounted solar park to find out
how community benefit societies are helping to transform the UK's energy
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NASA ordered to destroy fully functional carbon-monitoring satellite despite its vital climate data contributions : “This is illegal”
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:15:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.africaninspace.com/space/nasa-ordered-to-destroy-fully-functional-carbon-monitoring-satellite-despite-its-vital-climate-data-contributions-49273/>
"NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully
operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s
atmosphere. Imagine a perfectly good, high-tech spacecraft gathering invaluable
(More...)
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:16:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/sep/28/inside-the-everyday-facebook-networks-where-far-right-ideas-grow>
"Far-right ideas are gaining ground. They are thriving in online worlds which
are not easily visible to large swathes of the public but which spread
misinformation that has real-world consequences.
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Why I gave the world wide web away for free
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:17:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free>
"I was 34 years old when I first had the idea for the world wide web. I took
every opportunity to talk about it: pitching it in meetings, sketching it out
on a whiteboard for anyone who was interested, even drawing the web in the snow
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The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:19:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/01/the-santa-claus-effect-how-expanding-tourism-ate-into-laplands-green-space>
"Once upon a time, Lapland was a word that conjured up the home of Santa Claus
in the imagination of British children, but increasingly it has become a
tourist destination.
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Climate Scientists Raise a Middle Finger to Trump’s Censorship Efforts
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 04:23:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/climate-scientists-protest-trump-censorship-government-websites/>
"Researchers across the United States and the world who raced to protect
climate data, public reports and other information from the Trump
administration’s budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are
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Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:37:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/01/revealed-europe-losing-600-football-pitches-of-nature-and-crop-land-a-day>
"Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and
supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day, an investigation by
the
Guardian and partners has revealed.
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Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:38:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250930-beyond-carbon-footprints-the-science-of-the-most-impactful-climate-actions>
"It's hard to get clear-cut evidence on what impact the personal actions we
take in our lives can have on climate change.
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Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:39:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/europe-needs-to-get-serious-about-threat-posed-to-it-by-russia-ukraine-minister-says>
"Europe needs to “get serious” about the existential threat posed to it by
Russia, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister has said, warning that Vladimir Putin
will “escalate escalating”.
(More...)
The changes hidden within ‘cryptic’ supermarket ingredient labels
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:41:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/supermarket-ingredients-changes-skimpflation/105478516>
"When was the last time you checked the ingredients list of a pack of muesli
bars at the supermarket?
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U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:43:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/01/u-s-solar-will-pass-wind-in-2025-and-leave-coal-in-the-dust-soon-after/>
"Solar continues to lead the way for the United States in its efforts to expand
electric generation capacity. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), 16 GW of solar was added through July in 2025, accounting
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When food banks need bread, 900 home bakers answer the call
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 12:44:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/food-banks-hunger-donated-homebaked-bread-175b9ac40a746a499a754f4e861557e7>
"On a recent Saturday near Seattle, Cheryl Ewaldsen pulled three golden loaves
of wheat bread out of her kitchen oven.
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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:07:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden>
"The environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is
being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and
removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen
(More...)
How the US got left behind in the global electric car race
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:09:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ex2l58en4o
“You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining
momentum in the US.
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A new soft plastics recycling scheme is replacing Australia’s failed REDcycle. Will it mean consumers have to pay more?
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:10:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/05/new-soft-plastics-recycling-scheme-will-replace-australia-failed-redcycle-how-will-it-work>
"Almost three years after the collapse of the national soft plastics collection
and recycling program REDCycle, the consumer regulator is set to greenlight an
industry-led replacement scheme.
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Bringing the museum into your living room
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:11:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/bjnw6l8bxx
"Many science and natural history museums around the world offer free virtual
tours — just a click away on your computer. These experiences can offer hours
of curiosity and enjoyment, whether you're exploring on your own or as a shared
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Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:12:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-new-food-security-strategy-whats-on-the-table-and-whats-missing-264791>
"In 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia.
This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues
to make better decisions.
(More...)
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:13:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish>
"It’s not just you. The internet is getting worse, fast. The services we rely
on, that we once loved? They’re all turning into piles of shit, all at once.
Ask any Facebook user who has to scroll past 10 screens of engagement-bait, AI
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Local news is dwindling globally. Here’s how other countries are trying to fix it
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:29:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/local-news-is-dwindling-globally-heres-how-other-countries-are-trying-to-fix-it-266466>
"Australians and people the world over rely on local journalism to keep them
informed, but the sector is in a lot of trouble. More than 200 local newspapers
in regional Australia significantly cut their services or closed during the
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Zelenskyy accuses west of ‘zero real reaction’ to Russia’s bombardment
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:30:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/05/russian-drones-missiles-bombard-attack-ukraine-lviv>
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the west of “zero real reaction” to Russia’s
escalating bombing campaign against Ukraine, after a massive attack on Sunday
killed six people and injured 18.
(More...)
Why is it so shameful to have missing or damaged teeth?
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:31:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-is-it-so-shameful-to-have-missing-or-damaged-teeth-264699>
"When your teeth and gums are in good condition, you might not even notice
their impact on your day-to-day life. Good oral health helps us chew, taste,
swallow, speak and convey emotions.
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Georgia’s prime minister announces crackdown on dissent after Tbilisi protests
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:33:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/05/georgia-irakli-kobakhidze-crackdown-dissent-tbilisi-protests>
"Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping
crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the
presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European
(More...)
Intense rain, landslides and potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:35:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/intense-rain-landslides-and-potholes-everywhere-how-climate-change-is-trashing-australias-roads-264328>
"Australia has one of the world’s longest road networks, covering almost
900,000 kilometres. More than 80% of it is rural or remote.
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Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:36:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/ohio-wayne-national-forest-logging-trump-administration>
"In the Appalachian foothills outside Athens, Ohio, more than 20,000 acres of
forest land was mined for coal in the early 20th century, destroying miles upon
miles of pristine woodlands.
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First US videogame champion, legendary programmer, and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman is fundraising to deal with the costs of an aggressive cancer diagnosis
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:02:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/first-us-videogame-champion-legendary-programmer-and-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-is-fundraising-to-deal-with-the-costs-of-an-aggressive-cancer-diagnosis/>
“40-year games industry veteran Rebecca Heineman has started a GoFundMe to help
deal with an aggressive cancer diagnosis, one whose costs are only partially
covered by private insurance. Heineman's career extends back to the days of
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Waterworks!
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:05:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://scriptwelder.itch.io/waterworks
"Welcome to medieval Grudziądz*!
Waterworks! is a card-based strategy game. You've been placed in charge of
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A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:07:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-500000-medical-records-linked-viruses-with-alzheimers-again-and-again>
"A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that
severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of
neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
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Splitting Hairs
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:12:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/splitting-hairs/
"As the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and his team worked to
construct the Statue of Liberty in the early 1880s, a brash illustrated
newspaper thousands of miles away envisioned what the equivalent statue might
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The Rise of Japanâs Female Trump: Why Takaichi Sanae Is the Worst Thing to Happen to Japanese Democracy Since Abe 2.0
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:14:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://tokyopaladin.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-japans-female-trump-why
"Japan just made history, though not the kind anyone wants to frame. Japan
finally broke the glass ceiling, only to find it was the lid of a coffin.
Progress but only if you think puppy-shooting ICE leading nazi Kristi Noem
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We’re Finally Giving Customer Service Some Claws
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 04:17:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://notalwaysright.com/were-finally-giving-customer-service-some-claws/393351/>
"
I’m browsing in a cute, small stationery store. I get distracted by a little
framed sign next to the register. It’s a photo of a very fluffy tabby cat with
the caption: “This is our manager.”
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Stolen views, shipping containers and ‘shame signs’: do Australia’s tree wars need a new solution?
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:43:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/australia-tree-wars-need-new-solution>
"After trees along Sydney’s Brighton-Le-Sands beach were hacked down and
poisoned by unknown hands in January to open up the view, the local government
responded in kind.
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Fuel for nothing and your energy bills for free: The bold promise of V2G
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:45:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/05/fuel-for-nothing-and-your-energy-bills-for-free-the-bold-promise-of-v2g/>
"Fuel for nothing and your energy bills for free: that is the promise of
vehicle-to-grid technology, according to Amber co-chief executive Dan Adams,
who has been chasing its potential for a long time.
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I asked Chase Strangio how to stand up for trans people. It's easier than you think.
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:46:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/06/trump-lgbtq-attacks-trans-rights-chase-strangio/86478908007/>
"From the moment President Donald Trump was elected, it was clear that the
transgender community was going to be under attack. In the months since he
began his second term, trans people have had their existence challenged by the
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From beef to timber, a new era of labels will reveal where your shopping comes from
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:49:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-beef-to-timber-a-new-era-of-labels-will-reveal-where-your-shopping-comes-from-265083>
"Have you noticed more QR codes or country-of-origin labels on the meat at the
supermarket or timber decking from the hardware shop? You’re not imagining it.
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Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel complain of ‘degrading and humiliating’ treatment
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:50:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/06/australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel-complain-of-degrading-and-humiliating-treatment>
"Australian activists detained in Israel have told their country’s officials of
“degrading and humiliating treatment” they claim to have received after being
arrested onboard a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza – with one, Surya McEwen,
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Wild rice binds this tribe together. It’s under threat from every direction.
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:28:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/be704
"ODANAH, Wisc. — I’m speeding along the Bad River in a flat-bottomed boat, wind
whipping around us. Next to me sits Robert Blanchard, the 70-year-old tribal
chairman and executive director of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior
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Reusing medical equipment is good for the planet. But is it safe?
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:29:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/reusing-medical-equipment-is-good-for-the-planet-but-is-it-safe-265681>
"Even a short stay in hospital produces a large amount of waste. Just picture
all the disposable items designed to be used once and thrown away: face masks,
gloves, packaging, intravenous tubing, and even equipment such as stainless
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Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:31:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/alliance-defending-freedom-supreme-court-conversion-therapy>
"On Tuesday, a Christian legal group will urge the US supreme court to overturn
a ban on anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” in a case that could erode
protections for transgender and queer youth across the country.
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From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:32:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-the-telegraph-to-ai-our-communications-systems-have-always-had-hidden-environmental-costs-263811>
"When we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don’t think about
how these technologies came to be. We take it for granted we can instantly
communicate. We only notice the importance and reach of these systems when
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Pole-mounted EV chargers now rated at up to 50 kW for those with no off-street parking
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:34:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/06/pole-mounted-ev-chargers-now-rated-at-up-to-50-kw-for-those-with-no-off-street-parking/>
"Australia’s EV adoption appears to be taking off, with recent months seeing EV
sales making up more than 10% of the market, meaning that we are starting to
head towards the early mainstream.
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Our study followed Indigenous children for 15 years to understand what helps them thrive
Tue, 7 Oct 2025 23:35:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/our-study-followed-indigenous-children-for-15-years-to-understand-what-helps-them-thrive-266593>
"Our new report follows the lives of around 1,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander children in the largest study of its kind. We wanted to understand
what helps them thrive as they grow up.
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At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:02:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/07/at-45bn-each-year-extreme-weather-is-costing-australia-three-times-as-much-compared-with-1990s-insurers-say>
"The costs of extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and storms have
nearly tripled in Australia since the 1990s, insurers have warned, with poorer
communities disproportionately burdened.
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Tanzania’s Samia Hassan has ushered in a new era of authoritarianism: here’s how
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:03:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tanzanias-samia-hassan-has-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-authoritarianism-heres-how-266598>
"As Tanzania’s national elections approach, a familiar humdrum of coverage has
emerged. It goes like this. In its crackdowns, censorship and harassment of the
opposition, Tanzania is becoming increasingly repressive.
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The Spark: The Unforeseen Benefits That Blossom When You Reuse and Repair
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:06:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-repair-reuse-unforeseen-community-benefits/>
"In the October edition of our newsletter about creating positive change, we
explore the manifold — at times joyfully unexpected — gains communities make
when they turn waste into a resource."
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Experts unpack ‘quadrobics’, the fitness trend that claims leaping around on all fours will make you fit
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:07:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/experts-unpack-quadrobics-the-fitness-trend-that-claims-leaping-around-on-all-fours-will-make-you-fit-266360>
"In a new online trend, people are scuttling, crawling, and bounding around on
all fours while filming themselves – and their videos are getting a lot of
attention. The practice is called quadrobics, and it’s quite the spectacle.
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Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:08:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/going-extinct-right-under-our-noses-the-quiet-plight-of-australias-rarest-bird-of-prey>
"Setting up a base in the tallest tree, usually around a creek somewhere, the
red goshawk will hunt beneath the canopy – chasing down speed demons such as
the rainbow lorikeet and plucking them out of the air.
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 05:11:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/carbon-offsets-fail-cut-global-heating-intractable-systemic-problems-study>
"The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a
few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic
problems that incremental change will not solve.
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We’ve tried and failed to Close the Gap for 15 years. Research shows what actually works
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 19:12:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/weve-tried-and-failed-to-close-the-gap-for-15-years-research-shows-what-actually-works-264690>
"Every year, we hear the same story about addressing Indigenous disadvantage.
Closing the Gap targets remain unmet, incarceration and suicide rates
continue to rise, and children are removed from families at alarming rates.
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Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 19:13:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/todays-ai-hype-has-echoes-of-a-devastating-technology-boom-and-bust-100-years-ago-265492>
"The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century
of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution.
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Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 19:14:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/07/media-political-attacks-australia-emissions-target-climate-obstruction-playbook-newscorp-business-council>
"Political and media attacks on renewable energy and climate action in
Australia in recent months have come “out of the climate obstruction playbook”
that has been honed over decades around the world by fossil fuel interests.
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New Australian electric truck company signs delivery deal with Who Gives A Crap
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 19:15:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/08/new-australian-electric-truck-company-signs-delivery-deal-with-who-gives-a-crap/>
"A new Australian electric truck company has signed a deal with the
COVID-famous toilet paper purveyor who heard the call of nature to deliver
zero-emissions bog roll.
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The Granddaddy of All Things Mushroom
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:12:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/paul-stamets-granddaddy-of-all-things-mushroom/>
"Paul Stamets might never have found his life topic if he hadn’t been a
painfully shy boy. As a child, he had a severe stutter and dreaded social
interactions, spending much of his time staring at the ground. What he found
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:14:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://projects.propublica.org/trump-food-cuts/
"On a sweltering morning in Vidalia, Louisiana, Shannan Cornwell and Freddie
Green got in a long line to wait for food.
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Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:15:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-png-defence-treaty-what-we-can-learn-from-history-to-make-this-new-alliance-work-266784>
"After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence
treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one
is faced with an attack.
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[citation needed] Issue 94 – Backdoor deals
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:17:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-94/
"New corruption concerns have emerged around Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures as
reporting has revealed even more troubling connections between his World
Liberty Financial and the Emirati firm MGX. Senator Warren is demanding answers
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Indigenous Nations Plan a Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across the US-Canada border
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:18:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/indigenous-nations-plan-tariff-free-trade-corridor-across-us-canada-border/>
"Just west of Fort Qu’Appelle in Saskatchewan, the Standing Buffalo Dakota
Nation is working across the US border to revive centuries-old trade routes as
part of a new Indigenous-governed trade corridor.
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Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:19:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-xochimilco-chinampas-women-island-farms-427086e05486eedbceb478c6dc6cb819>
"MEXICO CITY (
AP) — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water
as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island
farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago.
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Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law – but it comes with a catch
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:25:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/protected-areas-in-the-hauraki-gulf-nearly-triple-under-a-new-law-but-it-comes-with-a-catch-266900>
"A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa
Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares,
surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula – is something to be
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Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:26:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/08/bank-of-england-warns-of-growing-risk-that-ai-bubble-could-burst>
"The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden
correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of
leading AI tech companies.
(More...)
Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:27:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/conde-nast-bans-fur-after-decades-of-protest-is-it-a-turning-point-or-another-fashion-fad-266885>
"For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have
fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it.
(More...)
Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:30:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/tMAmC
"President Trump is trying to seize power that he is not entitled to under the
law or the Constitution.
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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:31:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/renewables-have-now-passed-coal-globally-and-growth-is-fastest-in-countries-like-bhutan-and-nepal-263047>
"For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source
of electricity, in keeping with International Energy Agency projections for
this historic shift.
(More...)
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 18:32:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/08/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-scientists-for-work-on-porous-materials>
"The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who created
revolutionary porous materials that can harvest water from desert air, capture
carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and remove toxins from water.
(More...)
‘I was 170th on their list’. What are the health impacts for families who can’t access daycare?
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:43:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/i-was-170th-on-their-list-what-are-the-health-impacts-for-families-who-cant-access-daycare-266673>
"Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a
single early learning place. This is the reality for many families in regional,
rural and remote Australia. Experts call these areas “childcare deserts”.
(More...)
‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:44:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/09/from-reef-to-retail-experts-warn-global-marine-aquarium-fish-trade-relies-heavily-on-wild-populations>
"The global trade in marine aquarium fish relies heavily on fish sourced
directly from wild populations, with many consumers unaware of the practice due
to murky supply chains.
(More...)
Fungi Are Becoming Invaluable First Responders in Eco-Crises
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:45:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/fungi-first-responders-eco-crises-mycoremediation/>
"When Mount Saint Helens in southwestern Washington erupted on the morning of
May 18, 1980, the stratovolcano spewed a plume of debris high into the earth’s
atmosphere and spread ash to at least eleven nearby states. The blast produced
(More...)
Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy.
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:47:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/a0B0v
"In late May, a fugitive entrepreneur with control over a Bitcoin fortune
walked into the lobby of an Abu Dhabi hotel for a routine meeting with a
lawyer. Minutes later, he was surrounded by a group of security operatives,
(More...)
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:49:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:25:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323>
"A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike
satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate
byproduct, the ones by US startup Reflect Orbital would produce light pollution
(More...)
Research: Executives Who Used Gen AI Made Worse Predictions
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:26:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://hbr.org/2025/07/research-executives-who-used-gen-ai-made-worse-predictions>
"Many organizations are prioritizing the integration of AI tools into the
workplace. And for good reason—early studies have shown that they can boost
employee performance on simple or rote tasks, help leaders become better
(More...)
James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:27:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/james-comeys-indictment-is-a-trademark-tactic-of-authoritarians-266214>
"Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept.
25, 2025 – only the second time in history an FBI director has faced criminal
charges.
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Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:28:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/head-of-jpmorgan-chase-warns-of-risk-of-american-stock-market-crash>
"The chances of the US stock market crashing is far greater than many
financiers believe, the head of America’s largest bank has said.
(More...)
An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:29:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/an-australian-chemist-just-won-the-nobel-prize-heres-how-his-work-is-changing-the-world-267094>
"The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of
metal–organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large spaces within
them, capable of capturing and storing gases and other chemicals.
(More...)
Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:30:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/09/gen-z-face-job-pocalypse-as-global-firms-prioritise-ai-over-new-hires-report-says>
"Young people entering the workforce are facing a “job-pocalypse”, as business
leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according
to a study of global business leaders.
(More...)
Trump on a coin? When Julius Caesar tried that, the Roman republic crumbled soon after
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:22:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trump-on-a-coin-when-julius-caesar-tried-that-the-roman-republic-crumbled-soon-after-266887>
"A proposed one dollar coin featuring US President Donald Trump is causing
ructions across the political divide. It’s also provoking discussion in the
world of ancient Roman numismatics (coin studies).
(More...)
The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:24:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/09/the-eu-has-a-secret-weapon-to-counter-trumps-economic-bullying-its-time-to-use-it>
"Will Brussels ever stand up to Donald Trump and US big tech? Its current lack
of action is not just a legal or economic failure: it is a moral one. It throws
into question the very foundation of Europe’s democratic identity. What is at
(More...)
How gambling companies are copying the Big Tobacco playbook in Australian sport
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:25:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-gambling-companies-are-copying-the-big-tobacco-playbook-in-australian-sport-266998>
"In June 2023, Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report to the Albanese
government recommending a ban on gambling advertising due to the grave social
and financial harms caused by gambling ads online, on TV and at sporting
(More...)
Digital passports could give old solar panels new life, rather than being recycled
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:26:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/digital-passports-could-give-old-solar-panels-new-life-rather-than-being-recycled/>
"Australia faces a serious electronic waste problem from ageing solar panels
but could avoid it by testing and certifying old technology for reuse, a study
has found.
(More...)
Should class snobbery be banned?
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:27:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2022/07/exclusive-should-class-snobbery-be-banned>
Classism should be banned under the
Equality Act, argues the British
Psychological Society in new research seen exclusively by the
New Statesman.
(More...)
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:28:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yjkAXxnMA
"The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly
honest and informative!"
(More...)
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:26:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg426qqqqnro
“The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what
scientists are calling a major conservation victory.
(More...)
The rancher who loves wolves
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:28:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-rancher-who-loves-wolves
"There is a rancher in the American West who loves wolves. He coexists with
wolves on his ranches, and indeed has cooperated with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to reintroduce wolves on his own ranch properties. He sponsors
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Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:36:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/11/baby-numbats-australia-rarest-marsupial-hopeful-sign>
"Baby numbats have been spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in south-western
New South Wales, sparking hope for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials.
(More...)
Ethiopia has struggled to build national unity: can its big new dam deliver it?
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:37:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ethiopia-has-struggled-to-build-national-unity-can-its-big-new-dam-deliver-it-265630>
"The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September
2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s
largest hydroelectric dam was officially inaugurated after 14 years and US$5
(More...)
The Floating Hotel That Creates More Energy Than It Uses?!
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:38:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0lDwe5Au8
"In this episode of the
Everything Electric Tech Show, Imogen Bhogal travels
to Botswana’s Chobe River to experience the
Pangolin Voyager — Africa’s first
all-electric, solar-powered luxury houseboat. And yes, we are very aware of
(More...)
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, ‘There’s Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place’: Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:21:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/one-year-after-klamath-dam-removal-theres-just-fis/>
"A year after the Klamath River was returned to its free-flowing state by way
of the world’s largest-ever dam removal project, scientists say nature has
rebounded in astounding ways.
(More...)
Southern right whales are having fewer calves: what this says about ocean health
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:22:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/southern-right-whales-are-having-fewer-calves-what-this-says-about-ocean-health-266375>
"Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A
subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding
beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, the flash of a tail or the explosive
(More...)
To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:23:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/to-become-a-fairer-nation-australia-needs-to-set-national-inequality-targets-266994>
"“Income inequality hits a 20-year high”. “Housing is less affordable than
ever”. “The staggering truth about wage inequality in Australia”. Those are
just some of the headlines we’ve seen this year about new research on growing
(More...)
Fix The News 314: A Stake Through The Cold, Dark Heart of King Coal 🪦♥. Plus, global safety, the Pacific eliminates rubella, and robotic ballet.
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:25:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/p/314-a-stake-through-the-cold-dark
"Last week was Climate Week, and we didn’t put out an edition. So now there’s a
backlog of excellent news, especially climate news, to get to you.
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Step forward the ‘fully biodegradable’ shoe that leaves no footprint
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:26:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/footwear-but-no-footprint-designers-step-up-with-fully-biodegradable-shoes/>
"From foams to fabrics and coatings to cushions, around 40 materials and
fabrication methods are involved in the making of a typical shoe. Their
development, production and transport – not to mention the synthetic glues that
(More...)
The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:27:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/09/igda-the-non-profit-helping-people-from-all-over-the-world-to-become-successful-game-developers>
"Gamescom, the annual video game convention held in Cologne, Germany, is a
unique event. It not only draws hundreds of thousands of players to pack out
vast convention halls each year, but it also hosts professionals, offering them
(More...)
The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 06:58:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251006-the-typhoon-proof-wind-farms-powering-chinas-coast>
“In southern China's Guangdong province, a new skyline is taking shape away
from its shores: hundreds of wind turbines have been installed in the South
China Sea to generate renewable electricity for homes, offices and factories.
(More...)
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:00:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-talk-about-pedocon-theory/
"The President of the United States is a pedophile.
It is common, or at least it used to be, to portray Trump as a unique irruption
(More...)
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:01:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dancing-frogs-unicorns-protest-portland-war-zone-rcna236887>
"PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks
watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a
unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back
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Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:03:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/unicorn-bride-marries-kenny-from-south-park-at-portland-ice-protest.html>
"Costumed brigades of protesters were out in force again Friday night at the
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, and at
about 7 p.m., they rolled out a red carpet for an actual wedding.
(More...)
The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:06:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/ZdXIS
"Peter Thiel’s Armageddon speaking tour has—like the world—not ended yet. For a
full two years now, the billionaire has been on the circuit, spreading his
biblically inflected ideas about doomsday through a set of variably and
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Islands and Trains
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:07:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1957760/Islands__Trains/
"Craft your dream railway line in locomotive sandbox Islands and Trains. From
pootling past a seaside village to winding a track through wintery forests,
this little story is yours to tell.
(More...)
Buying a Second-Hand Nissan LEAF
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:23:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/10/buying-a-second-hand-nissan-leaf/
"“What is it like to purchase and own a second hand electric car?” I asked Pat
Pheeney at one of our recent EV owner meetups. He is the proud owner of the
9-year-old Nissan LEAF that stood out in the carpark. We met at the Cake &
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Saving money and packing 'go bags': How Australians in the US are preparing for the worst
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:25:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australians-living-in-america-anxiety/p88o60wos>
“Kate (not her real name) describes life as an Australian living in the United
States as "dire" right now.
(More...)
Good News! Germany's Schleswig-Holstein Completes Massive Migration to Open Source Email Systems
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:26:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://news.itsfoss.com/schleswig-holstein-email-system-migration/
"European nations have generally been more progressive in adopting open source
solutions for government operations. Sure, regressive proposals like the EU
Chat Control bill make headlines, but there's genuine progress happening too.
(More...)
The dream of turning empty office blocks into apartments appears over. What went wrong?
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:27:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/12/converting-empty-office-blocks-apartments-appears-over>
"Two years ago, state and local governments pushed to fast-track conversions of
near-empty offices into much-needed apartments to alleviate a housing crunch.
(More...)
The Subtle Art Of Letterform Design
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:29:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/the-subtle-art-of-letterform-design/
"Typeface (such as
Times New Roman) refers to the design that gives a set of
letters, numbers, and symbols their signature “look”. Font, on the other hand,
is a specific implementation of a typeface, for example,
Times New Roman
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Time travelling with IKEA catalogues 1951-2021 - IKEA Museum
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:31:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://ikeamuseum.com/en/explore/ikea-catalogue/
"For over 70 years, the IKEA catalogue was produced in Älmhult, constantly
growing in number, scope and distribution. From the 1950s when Ingvar Kamprad
wrote most of the texts himself, via the poppy, somewhat radical 1970s and all
(More...)
‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:36:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/12/spotify-boycott-artists>
"This month, indie musicians in Oakland, California, gathered for a series of
talks called
Death to Spotify, where attenders explored “what it means to
decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist
(More...)
European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:40:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/european-far-right-follows-trump-in-calling-for-antifa-to-be-declared-terrorists>
"Where Donald Trump leads, Europe’s nationalists and far right follow. After a
Truth Social post last month, when Trump announced the US would designate
antifa, the decentralised anti-fascist movement, “a major terrorist
(More...)
A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:41:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-landmark-conviction-for-war-crimes-in-sudan-shows-the-wheels-of-global-justice-do-turn-albeit-slowly-267090>
"Despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) being under immense pressure
right now, its first conviction for crimes in Darfur, and the first for
gender-based persecution as a crime against humanity, is a major win.
(More...)
Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:43:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/13/australias-household-energy-bills-will-halve-by-2050-modelling-suggests>
"Australian household energy bills will halve by 2050 as solar panels,
batteries and electric cars and appliances become the norm, reducing pressure
on the federal government over living costs and creating room for more climate
(More...)
Renault says a desirable $20,000 EV is coming – and it’s NOT made in China
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:44:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://electrek.co/2025/10/12/renault-says-a-desirable-20000-ev-is-coming-and-its-not-made-in-china/>
"French car brand Renault believes they’ve got the key to more affordable EV
batteries, and their new LFP tech promises to slash the costs of production by
40%. The result? New, desirable EVs with a sub-20K price tag that
aren’t made
(More...)
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:45:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/and-then-there-were-none-australias-only-shrew-declared-extinct-265988>
"It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more.
The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s
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Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:15:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/since-2020-4-of-australias-natural-world-heritage-properties-have-deteriorated-266578>
"Since 2020, the conservation outlook has worsened for four of Australia’s 16
natural World Heritage properties – Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Purnululu National
Park and the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites. This means 25% of our natural
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Letters from an American: October 12, 2025
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:17:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12-2025
"On October 9, President Donald J. Trump’s office issued an official
proclamation declaring Monday, October 13, “Columbus Day.” The proclamation
says that the day is one on which “our Nation honors the legendary Christopher
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The Instagram effect: dying for the perfect photo
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:18:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://stories.theconversation.com/the-instagram-effect-dying-for-the-perfect-photo/>
"In a lush valley west of Cairns, Freshwater Creek flows over the Crystal
Cascades.
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Queensland’s bizarre coal-keeper matrix slams the door on renewables, and everyone will pay the price
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:20:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/queenslands-bizarre-coal-keeper-matrix-slams-the-door-on-renewables-and-everyone-will-pay-the-price/>
"They sure know how to celebrate a win in Queensland, and there’s been a few
big wins in recent weeks: First the Brisbane Lions won the AFL flag, and a week
later the Brisbane Broncos snatched a remarkable victory in the NRL grand
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‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance - and how we can fix it
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:24:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/doughnut-economics-shows-how-global-growth-is-out-of-balance-and-how-we-can-fix-it-266889>
"A new update to an influential economic theory called “Doughnut Economics”
shows a global economy on a collision course with nature.
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Another $2 billion on table in second round of Hydrogen Headstart program, with new focus on feedstocks
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:25:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/another-2-billion-on-table-in-second-round-of-hydrogen-headstart-program-with-new-focus-on-feedstocks/>
"Another $2 billion is being offered by federal government agencies in a second
round of the Hydrogen Headstart program, will will now target
difficult-to-decarbonise sectors and and focus bringing down production costs.
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One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery firms halts US exports over ‘hidden’ tariffs
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:47:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/13/one-europe-biggest-farm-machinery-firms-halts-us-exports-hidden-tariffs-krone>
"One of Europe’s biggest farm machinery companies, Krone, has been forced to
pause exports of large equipment to the US because of “alarming” and
little-known new tariffs that are hitting hundreds of products from knitting
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Global climate crosses more dangerous tipping points, heading for ecosystem collapse
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:48:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-climate-crosses-more-dangerous-tipping-points-heading-for-ecosystem-collapse/>
"Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the
world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what
scientists describe as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem
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Range, grip and silence: Why EV owners have to care about the tyres they use
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:49:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/13/range-grip-and-silence-why-ev-owners-have-to-care-about-the-tyres-they-use/>
"Like a lot of owners of internal combustion engine cars, tyres were not
something that I ever thought a lot about. Not being a car nut, and not looking
for the ultimate in traction, performance and brand, tyres were things that I
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A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:51:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/nature-volcanic-island-surtsey-iceland-ecosystems-aoe>
"The crew of the
Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the
coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early
morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic
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Museum of Battery Operated Toys
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.mobotoys.org/
“Ever wondered what it's like to be a kid again?
Well here you can my friend! Come explore and even "PLAY" in our multi-media
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Portland’s Mascot March: Protesters Turn ICE ‘War Zone’ Into Spectacle | APT
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:01:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCfoVI0TYp4
"Dozens of Portland protesters donned inflatable costumes, from Pikachu to
bananas, outside the city’s ICE facility on Saturday, turning President Donald
Trump’s “war zone” warning into a colorful spectacle. Amid occasional arrests
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Trump 2.0 Is Turning America into an Energy Backwater and an International Climate Pariah
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:00:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://sjgenco.medium.com/trump-2-0-is-turning-america-into-an-energy-backwater-and-an-international-climate-pariah-c9b0fbef9484>
"Thumbing my way through the 1,000-page “
One Big Beautiful Bill”, as one is
wont to do, I came across a list of proposed rescissions to be taken up by the
Committee on Environmental and Public Works. A rescission is a cancellation of
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Unusual red rocks in Australia are rewriting the rules on exceptional fossil sites
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:00:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/unusual-red-rocks-in-australia-are-rewriting-the-rules-on-exceptional-fossil-sites-266904>
"Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one
of Australia’s most extraordinary fossil sites – McGraths Flat. It dates back
between 11 million and 16 million years into the Miocene epoch, a time when
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For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:01:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-we-linked-a-new-fossil-fuel-project-to-hundreds-of-deaths-heres-the-impact-of-woodsides-scarborough-gas-project-266060>
"Global warming from Woodside’s massive Scarborough gas project off Western
Australia would lead to 484 additional heat-related deaths in Europe alone this
century, and kill about 16 million additional corals on the Great Barrier Reef
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Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:02:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/14/albanese-urged-to-secure-the-future-of-science-as-csiro-reckons-with-ongoing-decline-in-funding>
"The CSIRO will embark on further cost-cutting to research units in a bid to
repair a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, as Australia’s national science
and research agency reckons with an ongoing decline in funding.
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‘Extremely hostile’: Trump lashes China over trade controls but there may be a silver lining
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:03:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/extremely-hostile-trump-lashes-china-over-trade-controls-but-there-may-be-a-silver-lining-267294>
"The trade dispute between the United States and China has resumed. US
President Donald Trump lashed out at the weekend at Beijing’s planned
tightening of restrictions over crucial rare-earth minerals.
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NSW unveils design for first purpose-built electric bus depot
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:04:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/13/nsw-unveils-design-for-first-purpose-built-electric-bus-depot/>
"New South Wales has unveiled concept designs for what is expected to become
the state’s first purpose-built electric bus depot at Macquarie Park in
Northern Sydney.
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Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:34:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Australia Post to roll out 500 electric three-wheelers to replace petrol bikes by Christmas
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:35:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/14/australia-post-to-roll-out-500-electric-three-wheelers-to-replace-petrol-bikes-by-christmas/>
"Hearing a postie’s motorcycle roar up your street could become a thing of the
past after Australia Post revealed plans to add more electric tricycles to its
delivery network.
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What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:36:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-are-climate-tipping-points-they-sound-scary-especially-for-ice-sheets-and-oceans-but-theres-still-room-for-optimism-265183>
"As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds
where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rain forests, change irreversibly
over human lifetimes.
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Gas and high coal penetration are the drivers of expensive, volatile power prices
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:37:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-and-high-coal-penetration-are-the-drivers-of-expensive-volatile-power-prices/>
"Analysis of National Electricity Market (NEM) price data reveals a strong
relationship between the share of gas and coal generation and wholesale
electricity prices.
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There’s Now a Casino in Everyone’s Pocket. For Some Young Men, It’s a Near-Fatal Gamble
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:39:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mobile-sports-betting-gambling-addiction-fanduel-draftkings-1235444172/>
"For Andrew Douglas, bottom was seven cops banging on the door of his
apartment. He’d sharpened the knife “good,” filled the bathtub with water, and
downed a vial of Coumadin to bleed out faster. Had his dad not sensed something
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A Message From The Frog Resistance
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:40:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5zxdSObso
"Portland's protest frogs respond to President Trump's military assault on
their city."
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Tāwhaki: World-first Māori Aerospace Centre launches tino rangatiratanga into space
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:59:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/10/11/tawhaki-world-first-maori-aerospace-centre-launches-tino-rangatiratanga-into-space/>
"Christchurch — On the eastern edge of Te Waipounamu (South Island), a powerful
new era of Māori-led innovation is taking flight.
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The Vanishing Middle: Scott Santens on UBI, AI, and America’s Unfinished Awakening
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:02:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://nerdsforhumanity.substack.com/p/the-vanishing-middle-scott-santens>
"When I first started interviewing Scott Santens years ago during the
Nerds
for Yang era, he was one of the most relentless and articulate advocates for
universal basic income (UBI) in America. Back then, it felt like the country
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It took just 60 years for red foxes to colonise Australia from Victoria to the Pilbara
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:03:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/it-took-just-60-years-for-red-foxes-to-colonise-australia-from-victoria-to-the-pilbara-267322>
"To a newly-arrived red fox, the abundant rolling grasslands and swamps of
Wadawurrung Country, around what is now called Port Phillip Bay, must have
seemed like a predator’s paradise.
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A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:04:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-lack-of-ambition-over-livestock-emissions-targets-now-threatens-nzs-reputation-and-trade-267310>
"The government’s decision to shrink a legislated target for cutting
agricultural methane emissions is the latest in a string of announcements
signalling a lack of ambition to meet climate targets.
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EV council calls for GST exemptions, and ban on new petrol and diesel registrations
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:05:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/14/ev-council-calls-for-gst-exemptions-and-ban-on-new-petrol-and-diesel-registrations/>
"Australians are buying electric vehicles in record numbers, putting more than
410,000 on the nation’s roads, but experts warn more purchases and policy
changes will be needed to meet climate targets.
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BASTTIE(바스티) '첫걸음 (First Step)' Official MV
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:07:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKHcz1TM3M
A new furry K-pop group! Two great tastes that taste great together. Mantlegen
is also active in pony music.
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Victorian Liberals to scrap statewide Treaty if elected
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:03:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/victoria-liberal-opposition-first-peoples-treaty-scrapped/105888108>
"The Victorian Liberals will scrap Australia's first formal Treaty agreement
with First Peoples if elected.
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‘F*cking Losers’: Massively Popular Dog-Themed Account Bashes ICE for Allegedly Shooting Pup in Rare Political Post
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:05:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.mediaite.com/online/fcking-losers-massively-popular-dog-themed-instagram-account-bashes-ice-for-allegedly-shooting-pup-in-rare-political-post/>
"WeRateDogs, a popular social media account that shares heartwarming dog
stories, took an unusual political turn Tuesday with a post bashing Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over a story about a pet dog that was fatally
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These Australian women modernist painters were overlooked, and forgotten. A century later, they are in the spotlight
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:09:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/these-australian-women-modernist-painters-were-overlooked-and-forgotten-a-century-later-they-are-in-the-spotlight-266149>
"When art historian Linda Nochlin famously asked “why have there been no great
women artists?” in 1971, her point wasn’t that women lacked talent. It was that
the art world had systematically excluded and erased them from history.
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“Ideologically motivated:” Vandalism and theft a growing problem for EV charging stations
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:11:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/15/ideologically-motivated-vandalism-and-theft-a-growing-problem-for-ev-charging-stations/>
"Vandalism and theft at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have become a
growing problem for operators in Germany, news agency
dpa reported via
ntv.
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Noodles, pita bread, rice? How more diverse hospital menus can improve care – and reduce costs
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:12:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/noodles-pita-bread-rice-how-more-diverse-hospital-menus-can-improve-care-and-reduce-costs-266469>
"More than 5,400 cases of malnutrition develop in Australian hospitals each
year. This means a patient doesn’t get enough nutrients during their stay for
their body’s needs.
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Origin hints at another extension for Australia’s biggest coal generator, says 2027 now just a “potential” date
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:13:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/origin-hints-at-another-extension-for-australias-biggest-coal-generator-says-2027-now-just-a-potential-date/>
"Australia’s largest energy retailer Origin Energy has given its clearest hint
yet that it may not close the country’s biggest coal fired generator, Eraring,
in August, 2027, as flagged.
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Indonesian police arrested hundreds after August riots, sending a chill through civil society
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:11:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/indonesian-police-arrested-hundreds-after-august-riots-sending-a-chill-through-civil-society-267100>
"Mass protests against the greed of politicians led to protests in late August
across Indonesia, calling for major reforms to the political system and police
force. Civil society groups played a key role in these events.
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Apartment dwellers are trapped in embedded networks: They need a better deal on PV and batteries
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:12:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/apartment-dwellers-are-trapped-in-embedded-networks-they-need-a-better-deal-on-pv-and-batteries/>
"Embedded networks could become a cornerstone of Australia’s renewable energy
future, enabling apartment buildings and communities to generate, store, and
share renewable power.
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Blocked bays and failed handshakes: many public EV chargers are unusable – despite being ‘online’
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:13:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/blocked-bays-and-failed-handshakes-many-public-ev-chargers-are-unusable-despite-being-online-239402>
"More public electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be built across Australia
through a A$40 million funding boost, according to a recent government
announcement. The new chargers will be a mix of fast chargers and kerbside
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Federal government commits $20m to unlock energy savings for commercial buildings
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:14:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/federal-government-commits-20m-to-unlock-energy-savings-for-commercial-buildings/>
"The federal government is to expand its Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD)
program with an influx of $20 million to help unlock energy cost savings and
emissions reduction for major commercial buildings.
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Theft, lies and butterflies: the Englishman who stole thousands of specimens from our museums
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:15:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/theft-lies-and-butterflies-the-englishman-who-stole-thousands-of-specimens-from-our-museums-265975>
"
Review: The Butterfly Thief – Walter Marsh (Scribe)
In August 2025, there was a plague of Monarch butterflies near Nannup in
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Renewable delays and stepping on the gas needlessly cost Australians $115 billion
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:18:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-delays-and-stepping-on-the-gas-needlessly-cost-australians-115-billion/>
"Gas-fired power generation is a bridge (short one), not a destination between
our fossil fuel era and Australia’s uniquely bright clean energy future.
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The bold model stopping deforestation in its tracks
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:53:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/the-bold-model-stopping-deforestation-in-its-tracks/>
"The first time the loggers came to Saipa’s rainforest village was in the
1990s. Located in Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea, the territory is home
to around 280 people but spans an area around twice the size of central London,
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A ‘Secret Weapon’ for Fighting Climate Change Comes Surging Back
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:54:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/seagrass-restoration-secret-weapon-fighting-climate-change/>
"In late spring last year, Betty Hodgson, president of the Nova Scotia
non-profit group Friends of the Pugwash Estuary, sat in the bow of a small boat
with Kristina Boerder, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University. As they
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Australian wet rainforests may be switching from absorbing carbon to emitting it
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:55:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-16/australian-rainforest-trees-carbon-storage-producer/105886554>
“Woody trunks and branches of trees in the wet tropical rainforests of
Queensland are losing their ability to absorb excess carbon dioxide.
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Scientists Discovered an Amazing Practical Use For Coffee Ground Waste
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:57:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-an-amazing-practical-use-for-coffee-ground-waste>
“Charred coffee grounds could make concrete up to 30 percent stronger,
scientists in Australia found.
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Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:58:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Record leap in CO₂ fuels fears of accelerating global heating
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:59:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/record-leap-in-co2-fuels-fears-of-accelerating-global-heating>
"Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024
to hit another high, UN data shows, deepening the climate crisis that is
already taking lives and livelihoods across the world.
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Matt and Kate built an earthship house with recycled bottles and the help of strangers
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:38:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/grand-designs-australia-earthship-cygnet-matt-kate/105782588>
“Matt Ellis and Kate Tucker had always dreamed of running away to the country —
even when they were trying to climb onto the property ladder in inner-city
Melbourne.
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Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:41:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/>
"Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income
for artists program permanent starting in 2026.
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Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehicles
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:42:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/banning-combustion-engine-cars-by-2035-will-be-necessary-to-get-australia-moving-on-electric-vehicles-267530>
"Australia’s sluggish electric vehicle transition has begun to accelerate. In
the first half of the year, more than 72,000 battery electric and plug-in
hybrid vehicles were sold. That’s about 12% of all new cars, up almost a
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AI Will Destroy Everything (But not in the way you think it will.)
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:44:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/ai-will-destroy-everything-93ca8093fd44>
"If you take the tech bros seriously, we will all be suffering in a
Terminator-esque AI dystopia in just a few years because their AI models will
be so damn good. And why shouldn't we believe them? It isn't like they have a
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It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:45:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/its-been-50-years-since-the-balibo-5-were-killed-in-timor-leste-no-ones-been-held-accountable-266145>
"On October 16, 1975, five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town
of Balibo. To this day, no one has been charged with their deaths.
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Is The AI Bubble About To Pop?
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:46:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-10a0997867fe>
“You know that feeling when someone is overly inflating a balloon, and you
can't help but wince? It's a sense of "be careful, that is going to hurt!"
combined with bracing for the inevitable BANG. That is how I, and many others,
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Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0 — 'Microsoft may be leaving you behind. We Won't.'
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:50:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-of-windows-10-tries-to-lure-disgruntled-users-to-its-linux-based-os-vision-3-0-microsoft-may-be-leaving-you-behind-we-wont>
"A lot of column inches were spent saying goodbye to Windows 10 yesterday.
Recently, we have also shared quite a few articles which may help you decide
where next on your computing journey – whether that be Windows 11, or an
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Russia’s ‘permanent test’ is pushing Europe to the brink of war – here’s what Moscow actually wants
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:51:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/russias-permanent-test-is-pushing-europe-to-the-brink-of-war-heres-what-moscow-actually-wants-266826>
"The scenes have become grimly familiar: Russian tanks rolling into Georgia in
2008, the seizure of Crimea in 2014, the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian
military jets violating European airspace, and now mysterious drone sightings
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Businesses that rely on Google for customers see dramatic drop in traffic
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:53:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:53:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-crucial-store-of-carbon-in-australias-tropical-forests-has-switched-from-carbon-sink-to-carbon-source-262955>
"One approach to help fight climate change is to protect natural forests, as
they absorb some atmospheric carbon released by burning fossil fuels and store
large volumes of carbon.
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“It was a bit of a Frankenstein:” The rapid evolution of Fortescue’s giant electric haul trucks
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:55:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/16/it-was-a-bit-of-a-frankenstein-the-rapid-evolution-of-fortescues-giant-electric-haul-trucks/>
"One of the keys to Andrew Forrest’s goal of reaching “real zero” emissions at
his giant iron ore mines in the Pilbara by 2030 is the transformation of its
trucking fleet from diesel to electric – and it has been a rapid learning
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The world wide web was meant to unite us, but is tearing us apart instead. Is there another way?
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:55:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-world-wide-web-was-meant-to-unite-us-but-is-tearing-us-apart-instead-is-there-another-way-266253>
"The hope of the world wide web, according to its creator Tim Berners-Lee, was
that it would make communication easier, bring knowledge to all, and strengthen
democracy and connection. Instead, it seems to be driving us apart into
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Bright Green Futures Ep. 36: Solarpunk and 4 Act Eastern Storytelling with Author Henry Lien
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:08:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-36-solarpunk-and-4-act-eastern>
"In this episode, I chat with author Henry Lien about his new book,
Spring,
Summer, Asteroid, Bird, which is all about 4 Act Eastern storytelling, the
Japanese term for which is
Kishōtenketsu. We discuss the book, East vs. West
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GOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holders
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:08:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thegamer.com/gog-private-investigators-off-the-grid-ip-rights-holders/>
"Approximately seventy years after video games first became a medium, the act
of preserving older games has become more important than ever. The CDPR-owned
GOG.com specialises in game preservation, tinkering with older games to ensure
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The daring women artists of last century were often sidelined as muses. A new book celebrates their brilliance
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:10:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The AI Bubble Is Far Worse Than We Thought
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:12:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/the-ai-bubble-is-far-worse-than-we-thought-f070a70a90d7>
“Everyone who isn't a tech bro weirdo can see that the AI industry exists in a
bubble. The big question so far hasn't been "if" there is a bubble, but how
large it is, when it will pop, and who it will affect. Sadly, because no one
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:14:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/aD589
"“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
Within weeks of their publication in July 1776, those words spread around the
world. In August, a London newspaper reprinted the
Declaration of
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As Gaza starts to rebuild, what lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:15:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-gaza-starts-to-rebuild-what-lessons-can-be-learned-from-nagasaki-in-1945-267437>
"At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a
devastated Nagasaki after the US atomic bombing in 1945 and Gaza today, aside
from massive destruction.
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Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia’s north
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:43:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/new-frog-gecko-species-discovered-duan-island>
"Three new animal species – two frogs and a gecko – have been discovered on a
remote island in Australia’s north.
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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:44:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-climate-crisis-is-fuelling-extreme-fires-across-the-planet-267626>
"We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests of
the Amazon. Spanish firefighters battling flames across farmland. Blackened
celebrity homes in Los Angeles and smoked out regional towns in Australia.
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‘We want our stories to be told’: NSW Labor pledges $3.2m to support writing and literature amid AI onslaught
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:48:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/16/nsw-government-funding-writing-literature-combat-ai-stories-matter>
"It is a sector that delivers $1.3bn annually to the New South Wales economy
and supports up to 22,000 jobs, yet the average writer earns just $18,200 a
year from their creative practice.
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Billions in private cash is flooding into fusion power. Will it pay off?
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:48:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/billions-in-private-cash-is-flooding-into-fusion-power-will-it-pay-off-266354>
"Over the past five years, private-sector funding for fusion energy has
exploded. The total invested is approaching US$10 billion (A$15 billion), from
a combination of venture capital, deep-tech investors, energy corporations and
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Certified organic and AI-free: New stamp for human-written books launches
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:50:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/15/books-by-people-for-people-publishers-launch-certification-human-written-ai>
"A new UK start-up is taking aim at the growing wave of AI-generated books,
launching an initiative to verify and label human-written works.
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With 83% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:50:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/with-83-of-its-buildings-destroyed-gaza-needs-more-than-money-to-rebuild-267431>
"The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km
wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square
kilometres. This is barely larger than central Sydney.
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Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:53:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/16/russia-strikes-ukraine-gas-sites-zelenskyy-us-trump-meeting-cruise-missiles>
"A massive Russian drone and missile attack has hit gas facilities in eastern
Ukraine as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, flew to Washington for
a meeting with Donald Trump to discuss the US providing Kyiv with long-range
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As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:54:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/as-social-media-age-restrictions-spread-is-the-internet-entering-its-victorian-era-267610>
"A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe
recently, fuelled by mounting concern about the apparent harm the likes of
TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat can cause to vulnerable minds.
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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:55:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana>
"Queer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have
alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and
coerced labor by staff at the facility, and that they were repeatedly ignored
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The hidden sources of forever chemicals leaking into rivers – and what to do about them
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:56:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-sources-of-forever-chemicals-leaking-into-rivers-and-what-to-do-about-them-267465>
"As one of the birthplaces of the industrial revolution, the River Mersey in
northern England is no stranger to pollution flowing into its waters.
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Fix The News: The End of Aid
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:57:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/p/the-end-of-aid
"Black Range Rovers outnumbered yellow cabs on the streets of Manhattan during
the last week of September. The UN General Assembly had descended on New York,
squeezing the world’s dictators, diplomats and beleaguered aid agencies into a
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Russia now has a strategy for a permanent state of hybrid war
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:59:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/russia-now-has-a-strategy-for-a-permanent-state-of-hybrid-war-266936>
"Drone incursions into Poland, fighter jets in Nato airspace, election
interference in Romania and Moldova and “little green men” (soldiers of
unconfirmed origin) in Estonia. These are just a few examples of the tactics
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Crisis? What crisis? The solution to our liquid fuel import problem comes from the sun
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:54:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/17/crisis-what-crisis-the-solution-to-our-liquid-fuel-problem-comes-from-the-sun/>
"If you read Michael Read in
The Australian Financial Review this week, you
might be forgiven for thinking that the sky is falling.
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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:55:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vnl0yxg53o
“A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after
Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.
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How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:57:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-drm/
"TL;DR
* I bought my first ebook from amazon
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Swifties Raise $2 Million for Monterey Bay Aquarium After Taylor Swift Wears Vintage Otter T-Shirt
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:59:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://consequence.net/2025/10/taylor-swift-monterey-bay-aquarium-fundraiser-otter-shirt/>
"After Taylor Swift was spotted wearing a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter
t-shirt in the official release party film for her new album, The Life of a
Showgirl, Swifties naturally wanted one of their own. In response, the
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Anatomy of a crypto meltdown
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:00:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/anatomy-of-a-crypto-meltdown/
"At 4:50 pm on October 10, when traditional markets were closed, Donald Trump
launched a new salvo in the simmering US–China trade war. Likely referring to
China’s dramatically expanded restrictions on the rare earth minerals it almost
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Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:02:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/drought-sand-storms-and-evacuations-how-irans-climate-crisis-gets-ignored-266725>
"Iran and Israel fought a 12-day war in June. Although a ceasefire was declared
the same month, news coverage of Iran continues to focus on the conflict’s
aftermath and the Middle East’s tense political situation.
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Australian university to lead international solar panel recycling project focusing on high purity silicon
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:05:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-university-to-lead-international-solar-panel-recycling-project-focusing-on-high-purity-silicon/>
"Victoria’s Swinburne University of Technology will lead a $3 million
international solar panel recycling project focused on extracting and reusing
precious and critical minerals.
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Friday essay: the Nuremberg Trials at 80 – could such a reckoning ever happen again?
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:06:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-nuremberg-trials-at-80-could-such-a-reckoning-ever-happen-again-267313>
"In November 2025, cinemas worldwide will release
Nuremberg, a courtroom
drama directed by James Vanderbilt. The film focuses on the International
Military Tribunal against 24 major Nazi war criminals (though two were
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“We can do this:” Rio Tinto’s rapid switch to renewables shines path for quick exit from coal
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:07:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-this-rio-tintos-rapid-switch-to-renewables-shines-path-for-quick-exit-from-coal/>
"You might be able to imagine the scene: An Australia sporting minister stands
up in front of a vast audience to announce that something is simply not
possible – it might be running 100 metres in 10 seconds, kicking a drop goal
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Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:11:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/europes-climate-is-changing-fast-heres-how-its-affecting-people-and-the-economy-266399>
"Temperatures across Europe are rising at twice the global average. This
alarming trend is leading to more frequent and intense heatwaves, droughts,
floods and storms.
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“For the birds:” CCA chair Matt Kean questions if ageing coal plants can go longer
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:12:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/for-the-birds-cca-chair-matt-kean-questions-if-ageing-coal-plants-can-go-longer/>
"Coal stations are reaching their end of-life and need to be retired, the
Climate Change Authority chair says, regardless of moves to keep them running
longer.
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Fix The News 315: Shell-shocked. A new era of global health. GenZ ✊🏾 One Piece. Mega-batteries. School is cool.
Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:12:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/p/315-shell-shocked-a-new-era-of-global
"A sweeping new analysis in
The Lancet of 204 countries shows that between
2021 and 2023, COVID-19 fell from the world’s leading cause of death to the
20th, and life expectancy rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels in nearly
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Queensland LNP is trying to have its cake and eat it too: You can’t keep coal open and meet climate targets
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:10:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The flood-prone Worcestershire town being abandoned by insurers
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:11:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/tenbury-wells-flood-prone-worcestershire-town-abandoned-by-insurers>
"Walking through the centre of Tenbury Wells is like stepping into a postcard.
The independent shops are painted in cheerful colours and flowers spill out of
planters. Bunting festoons the lampposts, and the pubs are full, their
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Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:13:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/millions-more-homes-in-great-britain-at-risk-of-flooding-investigation-finds>
"Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods,
and some towns may have to be abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas
uninsurable, a
Guardian investigation has found.
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State-owned utility teams up with Bunnings to offer “Why Electrify” weekend workshops
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:14:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/state-owned-utility-teams-up-with-bunnings-to-offer-why-electrify-weekend-workshops/>
"State-owned renewable energy company SEC Victoria is partnering with
Australian hardware and garden centre giant Bunnings to run a series of “Why
Electrify” weekends at select stores across the state aimed at helping
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Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:14:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:15:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/worlds-first-rewilded-sharks-thrive-reshark/>
"In the shallows of Raja Ampat, Indonesia, a bold conservation experiment is
underway — one that blends marine biology, local stewardship and international
collaboration in an effort to bring a species back from the brink. It’s called
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US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:34:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-authoritarianism-warning>
"The United States is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to
a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and
national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is
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Inside the Mud-Walled High-Rise That Cools Itself
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:35:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/india-delhi-high-rise-mud-architecture-cities/>
"It was a hot, sticky September afternoon in New Delhi, the kind of heat that
clings to your skin. After navigating congested traffic and rough roads, we
reached the city of Faridabad, 60 kilometers from the capital. There, Soumya
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Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:36:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/18/queensland-anti-renewables-group-cited-nonexistent-papers-in-inquiry-submissions-using-ai-publisher-says>
"A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made
submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government
authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the
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The Fundamental Power of The Mississippi River
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:37:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/fundamental-power-mississippi-river/
"Ten years ago, I climbed into a canoe and paddled onto the Mississippi River.
This was a magazine assignment, one of the first big adventures in my then-new
career as a freelance journalist. The story was simple; I was meant to profile
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Weapons maker Saab ‘directly linked’ to human rights breach after missile found in South Australian Indigenous area
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:38:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/18/saab-missile-south-australia-indigenous-heritage-area>
"The weapons manufacturer Saab was “directly linked” to a human rights
violation when a missile it produced was found in an Indigenous heritage area,
an investigation for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Many people go their whole lives without seeing a platypus in the wild. We just saw four in one night
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:39:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/18/platypus-wild-sydney-royal-national-park>
"Hunting platypuses takes patience. On Thursday afternoon, I headed into the
Royal national park, south of Sydney, with researchers who had reintroduced a
small population of the elusive monotremes two years ago.
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Coloradans will soon have free access to banned books via their smartphones
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:06:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/anythink-libraries-access-banned-books-via-smartphones/>
"Coloradans will soon be able to carry a library of banned books right in their
pockets — free of charge.
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A prophetic 1934 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:08:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/18/crooked-cross-hitler-1933-novel-sally-carson>
"A few days ago I asked an American acquaintance – as one does these days –
where he sees “it”, by which I meant the political situation, heading. He took
a breath. “In my opinion, the US is in a very similar position to Germany in
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Osburn’s bridge to nowhere becomes a lifeline for Silver Valley’s elk
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:12:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.hcn.org/articles/for-wildlife-a-new-bridge-to-nowhere/
"Every fall and winter, elk meander their way down from Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene
Mountains and congregate in the Silver Valley near Interstate 90. Sometimes
they try to cross the four-lane freeway, walking, leaping or sprinting through
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Social media promotion of raw milk 'misleading and dangerous'
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:14:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-19/raw-milk-trend-worries-experts/105636166>
“Public health experts are sounding the alarm about online content creators
sharing misinformation about raw milk and spruiking it as a health food.
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People are using AI to talk to God
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:18:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251016-people-are-using-ai-to-talk-to-god>
“Faced with the questions and challenges of modern life, Vijay Meel, a
25-year-old student who lives in Rajasthan, India, turns to God. In the past
he's consulted spiritual leaders. More recently, he asked GitaGPT.
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Mike Hewson creates controversial children's playgrounds. Explore his latest creation
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:19:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Research: Italy’s Piracy Shield Is Just As Big A Disaster As Everyone Predicted
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:41:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/14/research-italys-piracy-shield-is-just-as-big-a-disaster-as-everyone-predicted/>
"
Walled Culture first wrote about Piracy Shield, Italy’s automated system for
tackling alleged copyright infringement in the streaming sector, two years ago.
Since then, we have written about the serious problems that soon emerged. But
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‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:43:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.li/QEASC
"The prairie sisters of Wisconsin would never call themselves renegades.
Not in their decision to open their Roman Catholic community to Protestants.
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New York City Sues Instagram Rather Than Teach Kids Filters Aren’t Real
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:44:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/15/new-york-city-sues-instagram-rather-than-teach-kids-filters-arent-real/>
"When a school district sues social media companies claiming they can’t educate
kids because Instagram filters exist, that district is announcing to the world
that it has fundamentally failed at its core mission. That’s exactly what New
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They Live Below Sea Level in NYC. Now, the City Could Buy Out ‘The Hole’
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:45:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/03/flooding-homes-queens-brooklyn-buyout/>
"For decades, residents of a neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn
and Queens have dealt with the unique effects of living in a basin: swampy
flooding, bumpy streets, overgrown lots strewn with trash and leaky septic
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Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:46:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/16/vances-double-standard-nazi-jokes-are-kids-being-kids-but-mocking-charlie-kirk-gets-your-visa-revoked/>
"JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies
into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk
is somehow deserving of state-supported punishment.
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Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:48:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj4qqqy7po
“The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in
the country has been filed at the High Court.
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Another Measles Outbreak Leads To 3 Week Quarantine For Over 100 Children
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:02:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/16/another-measles-outbreak-leads-to-3-week-quarantine-for-over-100-children/>
"Measles is so back, baby! I know, you had thought we were done talking about
this vile disease. After all, the outbreak that started in Texas among
communities that are relatively unvaccinated finally slowed down at the tail
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‘Hopeful and imaginative’: introducing the UK’s ‘best’ new building
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:03:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/hopeful-and-imaginative-introducing-the-uks-best-new-building/>
"A care home that fosters connections between residents and the wider community
has been crowned the UK’s best new building.
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Trump’s CISA Raid: Pulling Cybersecurity Experts Off Critical Infrastructure Defense To Process Deportation Paperwork
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:05:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/trumps-cisa-raid-pulling-cybersecurity-experts-off-critical-infrastructure-defense-to-process-deportation-paperwork/>
"Last week we covered how Trump’s immigration theater was pulling federal
agents off child sex crimes, drug interdiction, and terrorism investigations to
chase landscapers and line cooks instead. Turns out that was just the tip of
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Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton on the power of language, rhythm and reading
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:06:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/childrens-laureate-alex-wharton-on-the-power-of-language-rhythm-and-reading/>
"Growing up in the small post-industrial mining town of Pontypool in south
Wales, Alex Wharton was transported to other worlds. As a child he would absorb
technicolour comics and lose himself in thick general knowledge books, studying
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Cancer patients who got a COVID vaccine lived much longer
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:08:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251019120503.htm
“People with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy lived considerably longer than those
who did not, according to new research.
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The case for memes as a new form of comics
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:10:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/07/the-case-for-memes-as-a-new-form-of-comics/>
"It’s undeniable that the rise of the Internet had a profound impact on
cartooning as a profession, giving cartoonists both new tools and a new
publishing and/or distribution medium. Online culture also spawned the
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Frontline report: Russia’s empire starts to crack as separatist fires quietly begin flickering from Siberia to the Caucasus
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:05:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Internet Archive reaches new 1-trillion page landmark almost 30 years after it started backing up the WWW - and more than 100,000TB of files have been safeguarded since
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:06:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techradar.com/pro/internet-archive-reaches-new-1-trillion-page-landmark-almost-30-years-after-it-started-backing-up-the-www-and-more-than-100-000tb-of-files-have-been-safeguarded-since>
"The Internet Archive has reached a major preservation milestone, recording a
staggering 1 trillion web pages (1 followed by 12 zeros!) since it began
backing up the World Wide Web nearly three decades ago.
(More...)
Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:07:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/many-rooftops-are-perfect-for-solar-but-owners-and-renters-cant-afford-it-heres-our-answer-266467>
"Australians love rooftop solar power. About 4 million homes have solar panels
on their roofs, and we generate more solar energy per person than any other
country.
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The Tanuki – The Japanese Racoon Dog
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:09:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.arkinspace.com/2025/10/the-tanuki-japanese-racoon-dog.html
"No one is quite sure where the name Tanuki came from, but a possibility is the
old Japanese word
tanoke which means
spirit of the fields. Since people
first came to Japan they have lived alongside this remarkable canid species.
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AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:09:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-is-using-your-data-to-set-personalised-prices-online-it-could-seriously-backfire-266995>
"You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It’s $300. You leave
your browser open. Two hours later, it’s $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome
to the world of algorithmic pricing, where technology tries to figure out what
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A wave, a honk, or a headlight flash? Road etiquette isn’t universal – and that brings risks
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:10:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-wave-a-honk-or-a-headlight-flash-road-etiquette-isnt-universal-and-that-brings-risks-266358>
"Most of us have a way of saying “thank you” on the road. A wave in the
rear-view mirror, a quick lift of the hand from the wheel, maybe even a flash
of the indicators. We assume other drivers will understand what we mean. But do
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At anti-immigration marches, Peter Drew spreads his renowned ‘Aussie’ posters – and waits
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:00:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/20/peter-drew-aussie-posters-adelaide-anti-immigration-march>
"Peter Drew works swiftly, transforming a blank city wall into a work of art
designed to spark questions about what it means to be Australian.
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Is Australia still a lucky country – or has the ‘Australian way’ lost its way?
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:02:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:03:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/20/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-stu-mackenzie-interview-leaving-spotify-free-music>
"Over their mind-boggling 15-year, 27-album career, King Gizzard and the Lizard
Wizard have switched gears with the speed and abandon of a stunt driver in a
Fast and Furious film. Can you even describe the six-piece as a psychedelic
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America, there is still so much to love about you but we have to break up. This is why I’m renouncing US citizenship
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:04:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/20/renouncing-us-citizenship-breaking-up-united-states-of-america>
"America, it’s been 60 years but I’m breaking up with you. I still love you but
I’m not in love with you and I’m calling it quits. I’m going willingly although
I’m sad because there is a lot that’s wonderful about you.
(More...)
Big Green Lies: Are renewables really “tearing up” agricultural land?
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:06:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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From Global Power to Existential Anxieties: How Colonialism and Migration Shape the UK
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:07:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://feministpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/from-global-power-to-existential.html>
"After World War II, Western Europe experienced one of the most remarkable
recoveries in modern history, often referred to as a “Golden Age”. Rapid
economic growth and social progress helped mitigate the devastation of war
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:12:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-day-as-an-accomplice-of-the-republican-party-miles-bruner>
"SINCE DONALD TRUMP DESCENDED that golden escalator in 2015, the Republican
party has devolved into a cult of personality that mirrors the worst
authoritarian regimes of the last one hundred years.
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Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:17:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/pharaohs-in-dixieland-how-19th-century-america-reimagined-egypt-to-justify-racism-and-slavery-266665>
"When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he
brought with him a team of scholars, scientists and artists. Together, they
produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” a massive, multivolume work
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Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:19:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-plan-to-ditch-us-tech-giants-is-built-on-open-source-and-its-gaining-steam/>
“Unlike any tech conference I've attended in the last few years, the top issue
at the 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe at the École Polytechnique Paris was not
AI. Shocking, I know. Indeed, OpenInfra Foundation general manager Thierry
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US and Australia sign rare earths deal to counter China's dominance
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:20:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9kvrdk2xo
“The US and Australia have signed a deal intended to boost supplies of rare
earths and other critical minerals, as the Trump administration looks for ways
to counter China's dominance of the market.
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Indoor air quality resources for professionals
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:23:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/air-quality/residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines.html>
"Access documents on the health risks of indoor air contaminants. Learn how to
reduce exposure to these contaminants in residential and non-residential
spaces."
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Surprise exhibition at Hamilton Art Gallery celebrates Hamish Elsmann
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:24:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Tony Abbott’s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:50:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/20/tony-abbott-history-australian-democracy-trumpian-half-truths-marcia-langton>
"Are there two conservative political leaders with the name Tony Abbott? The
author of
Australia, A History: How an ancient land became a great democracy.
And the one who praised Viktor Orbán in his speech at the Hungarian conference
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More than just good ethics: new research links corporate diversity to better investment decisions
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:51:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/more-than-just-good-ethics-new-research-links-corporate-diversity-to-better-investment-decisions-267324>
"When we talk about diversity in business, it’s usually in moral or social
terms – fairness, inclusion and representation. But our new research suggests
diversity also pays off in a very practical way: helping companies make better
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Hidden, lost and dramatic: tour Melbourne’s most treasured heritage interiors – in pictures
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:52:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2025/oct/20/hidden-lost-and-dramatic-melbourne-heritage-interiors-in-pictures>
"A new book by interior designer and heritage consultant Kristine Slawinski and
graphic designer Phil Campbell showcases the fabulous Victorian, art moderne
and mid-century styled interiors of Melbourne’s city centre buildings, drawn
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How France’s political dramas threaten more instability in violence-wracked New Caledonia
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:52:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-frances-political-dramas-threaten-more-instability-in-violence-wracked-new-caledonia-267424>
"The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt
thousands of kilometres away in the South Pacific.
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What is AI poisoning? A computer scientist explains
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:53:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-ai-poisoning-a-computer-scientist-explains-267728>
"Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural
environments.
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Young Republican Nazis and Democrat Redditors
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:55:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.garbageday.email/p/young-republican-nazis-and-democrat-redditors>
"Heading into No King’s Day weekend,
CNN published a story focusing on Maine
oyster fisherman and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Reddit
history. Platner, a man so New England that I just know his car’s upholstery
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Why climate summits fail – and three ways to save them
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:12:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-climate-summits-fail-and-three-ways-to-save-them-267470>
"Nearly three decades after the first UN climate conference, emissions are
still rising. The global system for tackling climate change is broken – it’s
slow, cumbersome and undemocratic.
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“Future of solar”: Robots put finishing touches on large Victoria PV project
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:13:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/future-of-solar-robots-put-finishing-touches-on-large-victoria-pv-project/>
"Engie has finished the third trial of robot helpers at its 250 megawatt (MW)
Goorambat East solar project in Victoria, proving up what it says is the future
of solar development in Australia.
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Letters from an American: October 20, 2025
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:14:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-20-2025
"Over the weekend, as millions of Americans attended “No Kings” protests,
President Donald J. Trump’s social media accounts responded by posting images
not just of Trump as a king—defecating on Americans, even—but also of Vice
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The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:14:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-global-race-is-on-to-secure-critical-minerals-why-do-they-matter-so-much-267416>
"Critical minerals are having a moment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at
the White House to talk up Australia’s rich deposits with President Donald
Trump. China, which has a global stranglehold on rare earth elements, recently
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“It’s not over:” Fortescue fury as Trump and Saudis sink shipping deal for green ammonia
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:15:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/its-not-over-fortescue-fury-as-trump-and-saudis-sink-shipping-deal-for-green-ammonia/>
"Andrew Forrest’s iron ore and green energy company Fortescue has voiced its
frustration and disappointment after years of negotiations for a global
agreement on shipping emissions were scuppered by the world’s two biggest oil
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:17:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country>
"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating
makes the country more hospitable for insects.
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A Chicago High Schooler Had Just Returned From Chemotherapy. Then ICE Arrested Her Father
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:45:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/21/a-chicago-high-schooler-had-just-returned-from-chemotherapy-then-ice-arrested-her-father/>
"LAKEVIEW — When 16-year-old Ofelia Torres’ father called from the Broadview
ICE facility to say he had been taken by four masked federal immigration
agents, the teen’s mother was at home helping drain the small IV port that
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Sentinel-4 offers first glimpses of air pollutants
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:46:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-4/Sentinel-4_offers_first_glimpses_of_air_pollutants>
"Launched in July 2025, the Sentinel-4 ultraviolet–visible–near-infrared
spectrometer is hosted on the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder
satellite. This dual-mission architecture allows for efficient use of the
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Ace Pride Week itch.io Mega Bundle
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:49:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://itch.io/b/3318/ace-pride-week-itchio-mega-bundle
"All books in this itch.io bundle are either written by ace-identifying authors
or feature an ace major character, with many books having both an ace author
and ace character(s)! There's an assortment of genres — from SFFH to romance
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OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:50:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/openai-slipped-shopping-into-800-million-chatgpt-users-chats-heres-why-that-matters-267402>
"Your phone buzzes at 6 a.m. It’s ChatGPT: “I see you’re traveling to New York
this week. Based on your preferences, I’ve found three restaurants near your
hotel. Would you like me to make a reservation?”
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“Pay people for their time:” Six ways we should be funding regions to respond to the energy transition
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:51:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/pay-people-for-their-time-six-ways-we-should-be-funding-regions-to-respond-to-the-energy-transition/>
"Every few months, another report is released with a familiar chorus: “There is
a critical need for more or better community consultation.”
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Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics – and a catastrophe for the climate
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:52:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/trump-is-pushing-allies-to-buy-us-gas-its-bad-economics-and-a-catastrophe-for-the-climate-266792>
"The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now
using assurances of defence and trade access to pressure allies in Europe and
Asia to buy more of its fossil fuels under decades-long contracts.
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“One of biggest cons:” Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:18:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/21/one-of-biggest-cons-plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds/>
"New research has shown that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) emit just
19 per cent less CO₂ per kilometre on average than petrol and diesel cars in
Europe, significantly undermining the claims of carmakers.
(More...)
Why are young people more likely to cast informal votes? It’s not because they’re immature
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:19:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-are-young-people-more-likely-to-cast-informal-votes-its-not-because-theyre-immature-266788>
"In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling
your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out.
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NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:20:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Air New Zealand launches its first electric aircraft
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:20:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/21/air-new-zealand-launches-its-first-electric-aircraft/>
"The first electric aircraft to bear the Air New Zealand brand name took to the
skies late last week for its first test flight in the land of the long white
cloud.
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“Just plug in:” Jolt launches automatic EV charging
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:21:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/21/just-plug-in-jolt-launches-automatic-ev-charging/>
"Australian fast-charging network operator Jolt has announced the launch of a
new automatic charging feature, enabling customers to simply plug in their
vehicle and charge.
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How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:22:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-does-a-flaming-piece-of-space-junk-end-up-on-earth-a-space-archaeologist-explains-267856>
"The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt
road in Western Australia’s Pilbara region when mine workers stumbled upon it.
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LNP signs gas supply deal with Gina Rinehart company, a week after killing off wind and solar
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:58:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/lnp-signs-gas-supply-deal-with-gina-rinehart-company-for-new-gas-generator-a-week-after-killing-off-wind-and-solar/>
"The Queensland LNP government has announced a supply deal for a new gas
generator with a company controlled by Australia’s richest person, Gina
Rinehart, just over a week after announcing its “energy roadmap” that
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Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:59:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/can-albanese-claim-success-with-trump-beyond-the-banter-the-vague-commitments-should-be-viewed-with-scepticism-267434>
"By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony
Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success.
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Australian battery innovator raises $A20m to help commercialise its “remarkable” lithium-sulfur tech
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:00:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-battery-innovator-raises-a20m-to-help-commercialise-its-remarkable-lithium-sulfur-tech/>
"Australia-originated and UK-listed energy storage innovator Gelion has raised
more than £10 million ($A20.5 million) from existing and new shareholders, to
help commercialise the company’s “remarkable” sulfur battery technologies.”
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Bank of England chief warns of ‘worrying echoes’ of 2008 financial crisis
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:01:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/21/bank-of-england-chief-warns-worrying-echoes-2008-financial-crisis-tricolor-first-brands>
"The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned recent events
in US private credit markets have worrying echoes of the sub-prime mortgage
crisis that kicked off the global financial crash of 2008.
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“Just plain wrong:” Bowen takes aim at renewable naysayers, says 82 per cent by 2030 can be done
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:03:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/just-plain-wrong-bowen-takes-aim-at-renewable-naysayers-says-82-per-cent-by-2030-can-be-done/>
"Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has emphatically reaffirmed his conviction
that Australia can hit its renewable energy target of 82 per cent by 2030, and
says claims that it can’t be done are “just plain wrong.”
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Companies could have profits from breaking environment laws stripped under Australian reforms
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:04:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/22/companies-could-have-profits-from-breaking-environment-laws-stripped-under-australian-reforms>
"The Albanese government wants the power to strip companies of any financial
gains made from breaking environment laws, as part of a package of landmark
reforms to be put before parliament in the next two weeks.
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Australian-made “world-first” battery with no inverter hits the market, backed by new grant from ARENA
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:24:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-made-world-first-battery-with-no-inverter-hits-the-market-backed-by-new-grant-from-arena/>
"Melbourne-based battery company Relectrify is open for sales after officially
launching its “world-first” commercial-scale battery product, which has been
more than 10 years in the making.
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CSL and Optus pay millions to executives despite paying no company tax in Australia
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:26:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/22/csl-optus-executive-payments-millions-no-company-tax-australia>
"Some of the nation’s biggest companies – including biotechnology giant CSL,
telco Optus and oil and gas producer Santos – regularly spend more on bonuses
for their chief executives than they pay in company tax in Australia, new
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Scott Santens: New article based on a recent interview
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:27:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-article-on-141797791
"I was interviewed for an article for UBC (União Brasileira de Compositores) —
Brazil’s non-profit collective management organization for music rights holders
— about Ireland's soon to be permanent basic income for artists program. This
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Imprisoned journalists from Belarus and Georgia win EU's Sakharov Prize for 2025
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:29:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/22/imprisoned-journalists-from-belarus-and-georgia-win-eus-sakharov-prize-for-2025>
“Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won
the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European
Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
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Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:32:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Sounding_the_alarm_ESA_introduces_space_environment_health_index>
"The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need
to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the
future. To this end, the European Space Agency (ESA) is adding a new health
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Floods have devalued Australian homes by $42bn. Experts say that’s the cost of ‘a changing climate’
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:33:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:53:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S2773-0654(25)00146-4/fulltext
"Immune dysfunction and systemic effects in HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infections are
distinct, but share relevant similarities and downstream consequences. We
compare and contrast observations of the immunological impacts of COVID-19 and
(More...)
Imprisoned Ukrainian marine biologist charged with ‘treason’ for opposing Russia’s plans in Antarctic area
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:54:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://khpg.org//en/1608815199
"Russia has imprisoned Crimea-based marine biologist Leonid Pshenichnov and is
accusing the 70-year-old Ukrainian of ‘treason against Russia’, with this
carrying a near guaranteed sentence of from 12-20 years’ imprisonment.
(More...)
$24B in clean energy projects scrapped under Trump – so far
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:55:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://electrek.co/2025/10/22/24b-in-clean-energy-projects-scrapped-under-trump-so-far/>
"The US clean energy sector took another gut punch in September as businesses
scrapped or scaled back nearly $1.6 billion in major factory and clean energy
projects, according to the latest monthly analysis from E2 and the Clean
(More...)
Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:56:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/japans-economy-needs-foreign-workers-not-the-nationalist-approach-pushed-by-its-new-leader-267417>
"Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime
minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics.
(More...)
Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:59:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvze0lGcZg
"In which John discusses the decline of book publishing, and whether it may
prove permanent."
(More...)
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:01:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content>
"New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by
the
BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway
for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which
(More...)
More whales are getting tangled in fishing gear and shark nets. Here’s what we can do
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:13:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/more-whales-are-getting-tangled-in-fishing-gear-and-shark-nets-heres-what-we-can-do-267632>
"This year’s whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic
giants as thousands of whales migrated along Australia’s east coast.
(More...)
Syria’s new leader promised democracy. Then he excluded women from parliamentary elections
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:14:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
When AI Detectors Do More Harm Than Good
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:16:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://ai.gopubby.com/when-ai-detectors-do-more-harm-than-good-4ca5ec916ce9>
“2014 marked the year when I completed my master's thesis in philosophy after
eight grueling months of work. I remember writing it had been a slow and deeply
reflective process, where I sometimes spent hours rewriting the same sentence
(More...)
‘We just have to be defiant’: irrepressible environmentalist Bob Brown reflects on a life of activism
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:17:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Letters from an American: October 22, 2025
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:18:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-22-2025
"“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
Yesterday, former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton cut to the heart of
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Tight squeezes and tricky turns: The tortuous path of transporting giant wind turbines
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:19:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tight-squeezes-and-tricky-turns-the-tortuous-path-of-transporting-giant-wind-turbines/>
"Moving wind turbine parts from port to site is not getting any easier, as
tighter squeezes and steeper sites test the ingenuity of trucking companies.
(More...)
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:40:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/offered-rest-home-care-at-24-the-lonely-plight-of-young-kiwis-with-long-covid/>
"Young people with long Covid say they feel “invisible” as they live in their
own personal lockdowns, giving up jobs, study and relationships, while the rest
of the world moves on. Cushla Norman talks to some long Covid sufferers and
(More...)
Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:41:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/oct/23/comedy-wildlife-awards-2025-in-pictures>
"From a red-throated loon landing on water, to good and bad hair days and an
airborne squirrel, here is a selection of the finalists in this year’s Nikon
Comedy Wildlife awards. A winner will be announced on 9 December"
(More...)
“We can’t wait:” Heavy investment needed to secure green metal future
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:42:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-cant-wait-heavy-investment-needed-to-secure-green-metal-future/>
"Australia needs to show the world it’s committed to pursuing green iron and
steel production in order to secure its export future, a finance expert has
warned, following talks with metal producers in China.
(More...)
Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:43:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indigenous-guardians-successfully-keep-extractives-out-of-ecuadors-amazon-forests/>
"PAKAYAKU TERRITORY, Ecuador — Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the
Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas
spreads out a hand-drawn map across her wooden kitchen table. Her fingers,
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Aukus should expand to other shipbuilding nations, US congressman suggests, as Albanese returns to Australia
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:45:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/23/aukus-should-expand-us-congressman-shipbuilding-nations>
"A leading US congressman admits the US must substantially boost its defence
manufacturing capacity in order to sell Australia nuclear submarines under
Aukus, floating the idea of adding Japan, South Korea or Norway to the pact to
(More...)
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, the winning images
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:46:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2025-the-winning-images/>
"A ghostly shot of a rare hyena visiting the skeletal remains of a
long-abandoned diamond mining town in Kolmanskop, Namibia, has won the best
image in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
(More...)
VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:48:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-agents-visit-anti-ice-protester>
"While the media continues to ignore and even mock Trump’s war on “Antifa”
terrorism as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly interrogating protesters.
(More...)
The Majority AI View
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:49:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.anildash.com//2025/10/17/the-majority-ai-view/
“Even though AI has been the most-talked-about topic in tech for a few years
now, we're in an unusual situation where
the most common opinion about AI
within the tech industry is barely ever mentioned.
(More...)
Built-In Batteries: A Daft Idea With An Uncertain Future
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:50:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/23/built-in-batteries-a-daft-idea-with-an-uncertain-future/>
"Having a gadget’s battery nestled snugly within the bowels of a device has
certain advantages. It finally solves the ‘no batteries included’ problem, and
there is no more juggling of AA or AAA cells, nor their respective chargers.
(More...)
‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:52:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/23/tech/google-diversity-programs-women-techmakers>
"The email that said the career resource program for women would no longer be
part of Google was terse and followed months of eroding support. But the
deletion of years of Women Techmakers’ work came as a significant shock to its
(More...)
Anti-renewables group uses AI in government inquiry submissions
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:54:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/23/anti-renewables-group-uses-ai-in-government-inquiry-submissions/>
"Rainforest Reserves Australia is an odd little environmental charity in
Queensland in Australia. It started out running a cassowary sanctuary.
(More...)
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:56:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:00:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/your-gluten-sensitivity-might-be-something-else-entirely-new-study-shows-267098>
"Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat,
rye and barley – into a dietary villain.
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Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:04:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/misinformation-was-rife-during-the-2025-election-new-research-shows-many-people-were-unable-to-identify-it-267852>
"Misinformation has become a routine part of daily life, shaping public
discourse and distorting perceptions. A new report reveals that in the two
weeks prior to the 2025 federal election, almost two-thirds (60%) of adults
(More...)
Fix The News 316: Hope. Global homicide rates ↓ Deforestation too. Painting with fire. Water from air. Fiji eliminates trachoma.
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:06:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://fixthenews.com/p/316-hope-painting-with-fire-global
"A landmark longitudinal study of 25,000 Australians over 14 years has found
that hope may be one of the most powerful predictors of human flourishing —
more so than income, education or intelligence. It’s the first ever large-scale
(More...)
Why US activists are wearing inflatable frog costumes at protests against Trump
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:07:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-us-activists-are-wearing-inflatable-frog-costumes-at-protests-against-trump-267975>
"Three frogs, a shark, a unicorn and a
Tyrannosaurus rex dance in front of a
line of heavily armoured police in riot gear.
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‘The recovery process can be bleak, but we wanted to make sure it was joyous’
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:09:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/uks-first-artist-residency-treatment-recovery-centre-launches/>
"A residency in Greater Manchester has been exploring how the arts can play a
role in recovery from substance use.
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Queensland’s forests are still being bulldozed — and new parks alone won’t save them
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:10:00 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/queenslands-forests-are-still-being-bulldozed-and-new-parks-alone-wont-save-them-267328>
"The Queensland government celebrated the creation of new national parks this
year, with Premier David Crisafulli saying it is time to “get serious” and be
“ambitious” in protecting nature.
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When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:17:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/when-it-comes-to-ukraine-peace-negotiations-its-all-over-the-map-265798>
"Donald Trump is reportedly “sick” of seeing maps of the front line in Ukraine.
Indeed, according to one European official’s account, he tossed aside Ukrainian
delegation maps during his latest meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at
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Perovskite: The 'wonder material' that could transform solar
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:19:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251015-perovskite-the-wonder-material-that-could-transform-solar-energy>
“Inside a lab on the outskirts of Oxford, UK, sample solar photovoltaic (PV)
cells are stacked up waiting to be put through various tests. One researcher
uses an electron microscope to scan and analyse the cells for impurities that
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Voices from the sea, part one: people rescued in the Mediterranean tell their stories of survival in ‘onboard workshops’
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:20:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/voices-from-the-sea-part-one-people-rescued-in-the-mediterranean-tell-their-stories-of-survival-in-onboard-workshops-267131>
"This series of articles draws on a year of research conducted on board the
Ocean Viking, the civilian search-and-rescue ship operated in the central
Mediterranean by the NGO SOS Méditerranée. It explores the perspectives of
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‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:21:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/12/brummies-united-against-racism-birmingham-poster-campaign-takes-on-the-far-right>
"When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked,
angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear
that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,”
(More...)
NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:22:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nz-may-be-on-the-cusp-of-another-measles-outbreak-what-happened-in-2019-should-be-a-warning-268086>
"The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international
travel suggests the highly contagious disease has likely started spreading
through communities, according to Health New Zealand.
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Inside America’s next information war
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:16:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/inside-americas-next-information-war/408796/>
"Earlier this year, as North Korea began sending more soldiers to Russia to
assist in its war against Ukraine, Maggie Feldman-Piltch turned to a group of
adult content creators for their help.
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Journey Home, David Gulpilil: the ‘extraordinary’ 4,000km, 10-month effort to return the actor home
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:17:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/24/david-gulpilil-actor-casket-journey-home-documentary>
"He was a man who danced between two worlds, carried stories across continents
and, on his final journey, returned to the land that made him.
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How One Country’s Russian Gas Crisis Became a Green Energy Boom
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:19:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citizen-owned-energy-powers-resilience/>
"The village of Volintiri is about as remote as you can get in Europe. Set in
the rural southeast of Moldova, one of the poorest and least visited countries
on the continent, it is only a couple of miles away from a little-used border
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Design for Amiability: Lessons from Vienna
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:23:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://alistapart.com/article/design-for-amiability-lessons-from-vienna/>
"Today’s web is not always an amiable place. Sites greet you with a popover
that demands assent to their cookie policy, and leave you with Taboola ads
promising “One Weird Trick!” to cure your ailments. Social media sites are
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Science Must Decentralize
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:25:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/science-must-decentralize
"Knowledge production doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific
breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the
field. That’s why we need to address the threat of major publishers and
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Introducing Newsjunkie’s Guide to Public Archives
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:25:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.newsjunkie.net/article/introducing-guide-to-public-archives
"This Guide is a directory to the world’s knowledge repositories, physical and
digital. It provides information on an archive’s subject matter, location and
hours, and how to access."
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Trump continues clean energy assault with cancellation of $700 million in battery and manufacturing grants
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:49:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/trump-continues-clean-energy-assault-with-cancellation-of-700-million-in-battery-and-manufacturing-grants/>
"United States president Donald Trump’s continued assault on clean energy has
claimed a raft of new victims, including $US700 million in battery and
manufacturing awards and continued uncertainty in the offshore wind sector.
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Harvesting Hope: The Urban Farms Helping Save a City’s Aging Sewer System
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:50:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/urban-farms-help-save-st-louis-aging-sewer-system/>
"In late August, Donna Washington picked a couple pawpaws from the half dozen
trees growing in the orchard down the street from her home in north St. Louis,
Missouri.
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AI generated approach to protecting nature opens a big, anti-renewables can of worms
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:51:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/rainforest-reserves-unravelling-approach-to-protecting-nature-opens-a-big-anti-renewables-can-of-worms/>
"Rainforest Reserves Australia has been called out for using artificial
intelligence (AI) and fabricating citations in their submission to the Inquiry
on Misinformation and Disinformation currently before the Senate.
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The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:54:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/the-kids-who-sued-america-over-climate-change-arent-done-yet/>
"In 2015, nearly two dozen American youth sued the federal government, alleging
that the United States violated their constitutional rights by facilitating the
burning of fossil fuels and allowing greenhouse gas emissions to rise to
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Australia’s cults crisis: why more people are falling prey to insidious high-control groups
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:56:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/23/australia-cults-crisis-people-falling-prey-control-ntwnfb>
"Raphael Aron took his first call from a cult survivor in the 1970s during a
psychology placement with a crisis hotline. It was the “old days” of cults, he
says, when headlines were dominated by Charles Manson, Jonestown and the
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Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:57:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.li/BPeG0
"Coming soon to a backyard near you: leaf drop. What’s your aftercare plan?
This fall, gardeners can turn to new research to inform their decisions on how
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Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:16:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/22/measles-outbreaks-abound-under-rfk-jr-s-inaction/>
"You may be tired of hearing about measles by now, but measles is not tired of
infecting Americans. It’s worth reminding ourselves that this is a disease that
was declared gone in America. Cases and transmission rates were so low in 2000,
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Australians install 100,000 home battery systems in 17 weeks, and they are getting bigger
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:17:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australians-install-100000-home-battery-systems-in-17-weeks-and-they-are-getting-bigger/>
"By either the end of Friday or Monday, Australia will have surpassed 100,000
small battery systems installed and registered since 1 July when batteries
became eligible for the STC rebate under the Small Scale Renewable Energy
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Student Journalists At Indiana University And Purdue Show More Integrity, Solidarity And Backbone Than Many In The Mainstream Press
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:19:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Global shipping is facing winds of change, despite chaos and confusion from the petrostates
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:21:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-shipping-is-facing-winds-of-change-despite-chaos-and-confusion-from-the-petrostates/>
"Something significant just happened in London at the United Nations maritime
peak body, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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Sequoia’s Choice
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:23:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/23/sequoias-choice/
"Sequoia Capital just showed us exactly what “institutional neutrality”
means—when billions are at stake.
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Smarter, better, cheaper: Brisbane battery maker unveils next-gen home storage system
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:24:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/smarter-better-cheaper-brisbane-battery-maker-unveils-next-gen-home-storage-system/>
"Australian energy storage manufacturer RedEarth Energy Storage has unveiled a
new all-in-one home battery system that is smaller, smarter and higher capacity
than its predecessor – and cost-competitive with top-selling overseas brands.
(More...)
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:23:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei>
"Democracy flourishes when Black Americans advance. The evidence is clear:
birthright citizenship, constitutional due process, anti-discrimination laws
from education to housing to employment and equitable small business
(More...)
RedEarth announces V2G charger price, paving way for batteries on wheels
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:24:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/24/redearth-announces-prices-v2g-charger-paving-way-for-batteries-on-wheels/>
"Queensland based battery and energy management company RedEarth Energy Storage
says pre-orders for its promised 11kW three-phase vehicle-to-grid electric
vehicle charger will start in November, with a recommended retail price of
(More...)
Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:26:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/10/25/g-s1-94482/drone-photo-contest-winners>
“A solitary horseman, illuminated by a beam of light, stands on the snow,
surrounded by eerie and jagged mountain peaks. It's an otherworldly image and
it raises the question: How did a photographer manage to make such a
(More...)
Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:28:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/22/kyiv-russian-missile-drone-strike-attack-people-killed>
"Russian drones and missiles have pounded the Ukrainian capital and other
cities, hours after the cancellation of a meeting between Vladimir Putin and
Donald Trump, killing six people including a six-month-old baby, a 12-year-old
(More...)
E-bikes Could Cut Carbon, Congestion and Costs — If Cities Take Them Seriously
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:30:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/transportation/e-bikes-could-cut-carbon-congestion-and-costs-if-cities-take-them-seriously/>
"Last year, San Francisco voters did something exceedingly rare in car-crazy
America: They closed two miles of a coastal highway to vehicles, creating a
sprawling park for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists. Of course, furious
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Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:32:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/24/reform-caerphilly-byelection-britain-labour>
"Several historic things have just happened at once in Wales. Plaid Cymru won
in the Caerphilly byelection for our Senedd, with almost 50% of the vote.
Reform lost. Labour collapsed. Each of those things means something significant
(More...)
‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:38:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/03/we-called-ourselves-the-lifeboat-crew-how-fired-usaid-workers-launched-a-rescue-project-to-save-as-many-babies-as-we-can>
"They call themselves the “lifeboat crew”. After losing their jobs abruptly
when the Trump administration slashed US overseas aid earlier this year, a
group of dedicated workers decided to launch their own rescue package.
(More...)
Creative Resisters: Hopecore - How to tell stories of peace, democracy, and a new world
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:39:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/859976/
"We are at a unique moment in history where profound changes must be made to
ensure we live in peace among ourselves and with the planet. As creators we
have the vision, human insight, and communication skills to help people imagine
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Letters from an American: October 25, 2025
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:42:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-25-2025
"Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the
approximately $6 billion the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) holds in
reserve to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The
(More...)
Mining giants must pay rent tax so Australians don’t miss out on critical minerals cash boom, MPs say
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:44:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/25/mining-giants-must-pay-rent-tax-critical-minerals-cash-boom>
"Crossbench MPs are reviving calls for a mining rent tax to guarantee taxpayers
a “fair cut” of a potential critical minerals boom.
(More...)
New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:46:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/new-englands-last-coal-plant-shuts-down>
"Even as the federal government attempts to prop up the waning coal industry,
New England’s last coal-fired power plant has ceased operations three years
ahead of its planned retirement date. The closure of the New Hampshire facility
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RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:47:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
"Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services (HHS) secretary, is
planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats,
contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts.
(More...)
Paris Pledges Would Curb Extreme Heat But Climate Goals at Risk
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:11:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/MLFLd
"New scientific research has underlined the importance of the Paris climate
accord in curbing extreme heat, just as fears grow that the goals of the
landmark agreement will be missed.
(More...)
Australia must ‘step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life’ amid Trump cuts, former CDC boss says
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:13:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/26/australia-must-step-up-avoid-loss-life-amid-trump-cuts-tom-frieden-former-cdc>
"Australia must “step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life”
after US funding cuts to national and global health programs and institutions,
a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
(More...)
You Have No Idea How Screwed OpenAI Actually Is
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:15:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/you-have-no-idea-how-screwed-openai-actually-is-8358dccfca1c>
"It is almost funny how the world has only just cottoned on to the AI bubble.
Every time I read the news, it feels like an arsonist complaining that the
building is on fire. Every major banker, venture capitalist, financial pundit
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The great divide: How different Covid-19 control strategies shaped pandemic outcomes
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:19:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/great-divide-how-different-covid-19-control-strategies-shaped-pandemic-outcomes>
"At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, countries responded in a range of ways.
Our new research reveals that those that put in place explicit
exclusion/elimination strategies achieved dramatically lower Covid-19 mortality
(More...)
Millions of Us Have Likely Lost Our Smell Without Even Realizing It
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:21:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-us-have-likely-lost-our-smell-without-even-realizing-it>
“The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across the
world, but some consequences are more noticeable than others. New research
suggests a large proportion of people may have lost their sense of smell after
(More...)
Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:22:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/26/why-do-we-yawn-almost-certainly-not-for-the-reason-you-think>
"All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable
as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans.
Parakeets, penguins and crocodiles yawn – and so, probably, did the first ever
(More...)
Trump's rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed 'Sputnik moment'
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:09:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/trump-china-rare-earths-ai-bellbots-communism/105935300>
“The other day US President Donald Trump said: "With a communist in charge?
Look, you just go back a thousand years, it's been done many times, a thousand
years, it's never worked once."
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Historical images made with AI recycle colonial stereotypes and bias – new research
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:10:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/historical-images-made-with-ai-recycle-colonial-stereotypes-and-bias-new-research-268070>
"Generative AI has revolutionised how we make and consume images. Tools such as
Midjourney, DALL-E and Sora can now conjure anything, from realistic photos to
oil-like paintings – all from a short text prompt.
(More...)
‘There is no life’: Kupiansk’s slow demise reflects the fate of cities on Ukraine’s frontline
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:11:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/26/kupiansk-ukraine-war-frontline>
"Lyubov Lobunets, 77, left her home in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kupiansk
in August when it was hit by a Russian explosive.
(More...)
5 charts that show how young Australians are getting screwed
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:12:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/5-charts-that-show-how-young-australians-are-getting-screwed-263257>
"Australia is becoming increasingly unequal.
The story is unmissably generational: young Australians today face a tougher
(More...)
Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:12:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/26/trump-sanctions-impact-russian-oil-gas>
"Donald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to
this simple question: can the US president convince the world to stop buying
Russia’s fossil fuels?
(More...)
The Art Gallery of NSW has transformed into a space to cook, play, do laundry and linger
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:14:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-art-gallery-of-nsw-has-transformed-into-a-space-to-cook-play-do-laundry-and-linger-265959>
"Children’s screams echo off concrete walls as they navigate bright-painted
monkey bars. Families huddle around a sausage sizzle. Teenagers lounge on
borrowed towels near a palm grove. Washing machines hum quietly in the corner.
(More...)
The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:18:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/27/murray-cod-tracked-swimming-australia-biggest-river-system>
"A young Murray cod has swum one of the longest ever recorded journeys for the
species, travelling about 900km through the Murray River, its streams and
backchannels.
(More...)
Most Australian government agencies aren’t transparent about how they use AI
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:18:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/most-australian-government-agencies-arent-transparent-about-how-they-use-ai-266768>
"A year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most
federal agencies to publish “AI transparency statements” on their websites by
February 2025. These statements were meant to explain how agencies use
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Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:20:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/queensland-victoria-qld-brisbane-hail-storms-power-outages-wild-weather>
"About 26,000 households were without power in south-east Queensland on Monday
morning after a severe thunderstorm passed over the state, with wind gusts
topping 109km/h. Residents reported giant hailstones of up to 7cm in some
(More...)
NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:21:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nzs-first-marine-reserve-is-turning-50-the-lessons-from-its-recovery-are-invaluable-268184>
"New Zealand’s first legislated marine reserve, established 50 years ago around
Te Hāwere-a-Maki/Goat Island north of Auckland, was also among the very first
in the world.
(More...)
Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:24:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/27/trial-paris-brigitte-macron-online-harassment-jean-michel-trogneux>
"Ten people have gone on trial in Paris charged with online harassment of
Brigitte Macron – the latest phase of a legal battle on both sides of the
Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named
(More...)
Covid jab sparks immune response to fight cancer, study finds
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:26:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-vaccine-mrna-cancer-treatment-study-b2849208.html>
"Scientists have discovered a powerful and unexpected new ally in the fight
against cancer: the Covid mRNA vaccine.
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AEMO turns to battery inverters for “world-first” trial of running big grids with no synchronous generation
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:05:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/aemo-turns-to-battery-inverters-for-world-first-trial-of-running-big-grids-with-no-synchronous-generation/>
"Off-grid industries like gold mines are already proving that they can operate
for long periods running on wind and solar alone, backed by batteries, and with
no need for any synchronous generation during those times.
(More...)
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:07:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
"In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National
Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source
Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. It
(More...)
Japan’s First Underwater Sculpture Is a Serene Meditation on Rebirth and Renewal
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:09:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://mymodernmet.com/jason-decaires-taylor-ocean-gaia-japan/
"For the first time, artist Jason deCaires Taylor has brought his underwater
sculpture to Japan.
Ocean Gaia sits nearly 16.5 feet under the sea off the
island of Tokunoshima as a symbol of renewal and the link between humans and
(More...)
Trump ends Canada access at shared border library
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:10:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/trump-ends-canada-access-at-shared-border-library/>
"In a picturesque town on the U.S.-Canada border, workers under dark clouds
were building a new entrance for Canadians into a library to replace one that
had long symbolized bilateral closeness.
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Russia's interest in Antarctic oil exposed after Ukrainian scientist's arrest
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:11:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Teenagers struggle to tell if videos are real or fake as AI floods social media
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:13:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/teens-struggle-to-tell-if-social-media-videos-are-real-or-ai/105924186>
“As he watches a video of a fisherman get tugged and pulled into the water,
Fahad, 16, is confident his eyes do not deceive him.
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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:21:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/26/ice-detains-british-muslim-journalist-laura-loomer>
"The British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by
federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, and the
Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) says that action is apparent
(More...)
“Intermittent coal:” Bowen tells right-wing think tank and fierce critic that it’s got it wrong on renewables
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:23:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/intermittent-coal-bowen-tells-right-wing-think-tank-and-fierce-critic-that-its-got-it-wrong-on-renewables/>
"Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has pitched the “conservative case for
climate action” to one of Australia’s most right wing think tanks, in a speech
describing renewable energy as predictable and reliable and coal as
(More...)
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:24:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/an-indigenous-approach-shows-how-changing-the-clocks-for-daylight-saving-time-runs-counter-to-human-nature-and-nature-itself-253097>
"It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and
backward twice a year? Academics, scientists, politicians, economists,
employers, parents – and just about everyone else you will interact with this
(More...)
Fish species off icy Heard Island bounced back when illegal fishing stopped and sustainable fishing continued
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:25:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fish-species-off-icy-heard-island-bounced-back-when-illegal-fishing-stopped-and-sustainable-fishing-continued-267866>
"In the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean lies a vast underwater volcanic
ridge known as the Kerguelen Plateau. At its centre sits Australia’s most
remote territory: Heard Island and McDonald Islands. These icy outposts about
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Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:25:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-crisis-of-intergenerational-justice-its-not-too-late-to-make-it-right-263347>
"Climate change is the biggest issue of our time. 2024 marked both the hottest
year on record and the highest levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the
past two million years.
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A new chapter for clean baseload power? Ocean thermal energy tech put to the test off Canary Islands
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:26:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-new-chapter-for-clean-baseload-power-ocean-thermal-energy-tech-put-to-the-test-off-canary-islands/>
"A British firm has installed a prototype ocean energy unit off the coast of
Gran Canaria in the Spanish Canary Islands, to test the “resilience” of a
technology it says is capable of converting solar heat energy stored in the
(More...)
The political spectrum is a myth
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:57:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYoA1R38cuc
"I’m Andres Acevedo, and this is
The Market Exit. In this essay, I challenge
one of the most pervasive frameworks in political discourse: the left-right
spectrum. Where does it come from, and why does it continue to dominate how we
(More...)
“Solar nation:” Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:59:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-nation-home-battery-scheme-reaches-2-gigawatt-hours-in-just-four-months/>
"The federal government has hailed the success of its home battery rebate,
confirming over the weekend that 100,000 household batteries had been installed
since the start of the scheme in July, representing a total of two gigawatt
(More...)
Samhain: the true, non-American origins of Halloween
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/samhain-the-true-non-american-origins-of-halloween-266582>
"We all know how commercial Halloween has become, with expensive dress-ups,
trick-or-treat “candy” and fake cobwebs (please don’t – they kill birds!).
(More...)
How I Used Smart Glasses to Trick a Bartender Into Giving Me a Free Drink
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:02:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://au.lifehacker.com/ai/116329/opinion/how-i-used-smart-glasses-to-trick-a-bartender-into-giving-me-a-free-drink>
“I recently reviewed Even Realities G1 smart glasses (they're very cool) and
the first real-world thing I used them for was scamming someone. I told a local
bartender I had an encyclopedic knowledge of film, and I would answer the
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Adnan thought he’d served his time. But one night border force raided his home to deport him to Nauru
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:03:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/28/australian-border-force-nzyq-non-citizens-nauru>
"Adnan* says he had never heard of Nauru when Australian Border Force officers
showed up at his door in the middle of the night to inform him Nauru had
granted him a 30-year visa.
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Nio reaches 90 million EV battery swaps, eyes on Australia market
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:04:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/28/nio-reaches-90-million-ev-battery-swaps-eyes-on-australia-market/>
"EV adoption has taken off in many parts of the world with increased number of
fast chargers being deployed to keep up with the growth.
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The acquisitions of a fortunate life have accumulated over the years. All must be culled while I have the wherewithal
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:04:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/oct/27/amassed-belongings-overflowing-time-cull-tidy>
"I have an urgent desire to shed myself of goods and chattels.
The acquisitions of a fortunate life have accumulated like an overflowing email
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Rio Tinto launches battery swap electric truck trial fleet at giant copper mine
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:07:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/27/rio-tinto-launches-battery-swap-electric-truck-trial-fleet-at-giant-copper-mine/>
"Mining giant Rio Tinto says it has begun trialling battery swap technology for
electric haul trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.
(More...)
How “Neutrality” And “Free Speech” Become Excuses For Driving Out The People You Claim To Value
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:09:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/27/how-neutrality-and-free-speech-become-excuses-for-driving-out-the-people-you-claim-to-value/>
"Mike Brock’s piece on Sequoia Capital last week laid out a pretty damning case
study: a well-respected COO complains about a partner’s Islamophobic posts,
senior leadership invokes “institutional neutrality” and declines to act, she
(More...)
The EV that feels like wearing a Marlboro-branded nicotine patch, with a lousy digital experience
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:10:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/27/the-ev-that-feels-like-wearing-a-marlboro-branded-nicotine-patch-with-a-lousy-digital-experience/>
"I drove an EV yesterday. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise on a website
that specialises in new EVs, but it’s the first time I’ve driven one in
Australia for a long while.
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Nuns, scientists & microchips: An alliance to save Mexico’s achoque salamanders
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:17:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/nuns-scientists-microchips-an-alliance-to-save-mexicos-achoque-salamanders/>
"In a monastery beside a 16th-century basilica in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, Dominican
nuns move between rows of aquarium tanks, checking water quality and feeding
earthworms to hundreds of brown salamanders with flowing gills.
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[citation needed] Issue 95 – The pardon was the payoff
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:19:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-95/
"After months of lobbying, President Trump has pardoned Binance founder
Changpeng Zhao. Zhao, who in 2017 founded what would later become the largest
crypto exchange in the world, pleaded guilty in late 2023 to one felony charge
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Energy czar wants clarity over who is responsible for end-of-life wind and solar projects
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:21:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/energy-czar-wants-clarity-over-who-is-responsible-for-end-of-life-wind-and-solar-projects/>
"Australia’s energy infrastructure czar wants governments to provide more
clarity over who should bear the cost and the task of decommissioning wind and
solar farms as they reach their end of life in coming decades.
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Trump Says We’re Just Going To Straight Up Murder A Bunch Of People
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:22:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/27/trump-says-were-just-going-to-straight-up-murder-a-bunch-of-people/>
"Be the Duterte you want to see in the world, I guess.
That’s the new line from Donald Trump, the guy who once told supporters he
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Arena backs rollout of automated pile-driver tech by US solar tracking giant
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:23:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/arena-backs-rollout-of-automated-pile-driver-tech-by-us-solar-tracking-giant/>
"A major US company has landed a federal grant to introduce its automated
pile-driver to Australian solar project contractors, following in the footsteps
of a number of robotics trials this year in the sector.
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New discovery reveals chimpanzees in Uganda use flying insects to tend their wounds
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:24:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-discovery-reveals-chimpanzees-in-uganda-use-flying-insects-to-tend-their-wounds-267301>
"Animals respond to injury in many ways. So far, evidence for animals tending
wounds with biologically active materials is rare. Yet, a recent study of an
orangutan treating a wound with a medicinal plant provides a promising lead.
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Organic vineyard with hatted restaurant goes off-grid with solar and batteries
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:25:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/organic-vineyard-with-hatted-restaurant-goes-off-grid-with-solar-and-batteries/>
"A New South Wales wine maker has switched on a solar and battery storage
system it says will power all of the vineyard’s operations and deliver around
$85,000 a year in electricity savings.
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Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:26:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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First person arrives on Nauru triggering Australia’s $2.5bn deal with island nation
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:41:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/28/nauru-australia-deal-payment-as-first-man-arrives-nzyq>
"Australia has commenced its $2.5bn deal with Nauru to offload more than 350
people from the NZYQ cohort after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke,
confirmed the first arrival had landed on the tiny Pacific island last week.
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Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its ageing – new study
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:42:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Tiny Fan-Powered EV That Drives UPSIDE DOWN!
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:48:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLUhCvvObQ
"In this episode Imogen Bhogal and Robert Llewellyn delve into one of the most
extreme electric vehicles ever built — the McMurtry Spéirling. This tiny,
single-seater fan car smashed the Goodwood Hill Climb record with a
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Don't plug in your plug-in hybrid? Here's how the extra emissions add up
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:49:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-29/how-often-do-plug-in-hybrid-phev-users-recharge/105921670>
"In recent years a new kind of vehicle has swept the Australian market,
surprising analysts and dividing the electric vehicle (EV) community.
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Bangladesh to reintroduce captive elephants to the wild
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:50:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/bangladesh-to-reintroduce-captive-elephants-to-the-wild/>
"Bangladesh has embarked on an ambitious plan to end the centuries-old practice
of keeping elephants in captivity.
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In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:51:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-the-middle-east-women-journalists-and-activists-have-been-driving-crucial-change-265273>
"Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement
in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the country’s most significant
movement since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
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Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:19:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/climate-change-global-heating-warming-oceans-uncharted-future-australia>
"Australia’s oceans will enter “uncharted territory” by 2040 due to global
heating, even if significant emissions cuts occur, new research has found.
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OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:20:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/openais-atlas-browser-promises-ultimate-convenience-but-the-glossy-marketing-masks-safety-risks-268296>
"Last week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to
revolutionise how we interact with the internet. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman,
described it as a “once-a-decade opportunity” to rethink how we browse the web.
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US military kills 14 in attacks on vessels in the Pacific, according to Hegseth
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:21:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/28/latest-boat-strikes-caribbean-hegseth-trump>
"The US military killed 14 people and left one survivor in more strikes on
alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, the defense secretary,
Pete Hegseth, said on Monday, as the Trump administration continued to expand
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Far-right extremists are setting up rural enclaves around the world. We need to counter the threat they pose
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:23:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/far-right-extremists-are-setting-up-rural-enclaves-around-the-world-we-need-to-counter-the-threat-they-pose-267857>
"The idea of “getting away from it all” has long carried romantic connotations.
In extremist circles, however, the idea of retreating to the land has been
repurposed into a political strategy. It’s one that offers extremist actors a
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Republican plan would make deanonymization of census data trivial
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:25:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/republican-plan-would-make-deanonymization-of-census-data-trivial/>
"President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have spent the better part of
the president’s second term radically reshaping the federal government. But in
recent weeks, the GOP has set its sights on taking another run at an old
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How "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" reveals the magic of cult cinema
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:28:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-reveals-the-magic-of-cult-cinema-267712>
"I was lucky to encounter
The Rocky Horror Picture Show early in life, when
my mother tracked the DVD down at our local video store so we could watch it
together from the comfort of our apartment.
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King Donald Trump? — President Looked Mesmerized By The Gold Crown Gifted to Him By South Korean President
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:31:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.inquisitr.com/king-donald-trump-president-looked-mesmerized-by-the-gold-crown-gifted-to-him-by-south-korean-president>
"President Donald Trump has visited South Korea as part of his extended trip to
Asia. Both the US and Korea are said to be working out a trade deal. The two
countries have been key allies, but political tensions began after more than
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Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his US visa was revoked
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:32:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/29/world/wole-soyinka-visa-revoked-intl
"Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident
visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it
may be because he recently criticized US President Donald Trump.
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How a ‘sewer socialism’ revival could see Zohran Mamdani become New York’s next mayor
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:33:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-a-sewer-socialism-revival-could-see-zohran-mamdani-become-new-yorks-next-mayor-268073>
"Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani looks
increasingly like the one to beat at next week’s election. But he is up against
more than the usual political challenges.
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Nissan unveils a prototype EV with extendable solar roof to boost range
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:34:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/28/nissan-unveils-a-prototype-ev-with-extendable-solar-roof-to-boost-range/>
"Japanese automaker Nissan is preparing to unveil a prototype version of its
top-selling Sakura electric vehicle (EV) that boasts an extendable roof-mounted
solar system.
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Rare reptiles are moving up mountains as the world warms. They can’t keep doing it forever
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:35:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/rare-reptiles-are-moving-up-mountains-as-the-world-warms-they-cant-keep-doing-it-forever-268192>
"In pockets of highlands across Australia’s east lives a shy and secretive
lizard. It’s usually reddish grey in colour, with two pale strips running the
length of its spiky back. Growing to a maximum of 20 centimetres, it could
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BMW hands over 126-strong fleet of electric Minis to healthcare company
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:35:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2025/10/28/bmw-hands-over-126-strong-fleet-of-electric-minis-to-healthcare-company/>
"Austrian family-owned healthcare company Biogena has taken delivery of the
first of 126 electric Mini Coopers that will form the second largest fleet of
electric Minis in Europe.
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Bari Weiss And The Tyranny Of False Balance
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:11:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/28/bari-weiss-and-the-tyranny-of-false-balance/>
"Bari Weiss walked into
60 Minutes and asked the staff: “Why does the country
think you’re biased?”
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“Forget subsidies:” Solar-battery hybrids can deliver “incredibly competitive” power for big industry
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:12:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/forget-subsidies-solar-battery-hybrids-can-deliver-incredibly-competitive-power-for-big-industry/>
"The developer of what stands to be Australia’s biggest battery says the new
breed of hybrid solar and storage projects starting to dominate the national
renewables pipeline can power new and existing industrial energy needs at an
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Biden Admin Blessed UN Surveillance Treaty, Trump Admin Gets To Abuse It
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:13:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/28/biden-admin-blessed-un-surveillance-treaty-trump-admin-gets-to-abuse-it/>
"The US attended the
UN Cybercrime Treaty signing ceremony in Hanoi this
weekend, where 72 countries signed on to a Russia-backed framework for global
surveillance cooperation. Whether the US actually puts pen to paper (and all
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“Dirty and expensive:” City of Sydney bans gas as it votes to electrify all new big buildings
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:14:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/dirty-and-expensive-city-of-sydney-bans-gas-as-it-votes-to-electrify-all-new-big-buildings/>
"The City of Sydney has followed the example of the ACT and Victoria
governments and this week voted unanimously to require all newly built
residential buildings, medium to large commercial buildings, hotels, and
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New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:15:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-images-reveal-the-milky-ways-stunning-galactic-plane-in-more-detail-than-ever-before-264688>
"The Milky Way is a rich and complex environment. We see it as a luminous line
stretching across the night sky, composed of innumerable stars.
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Small but mighty: New 500 watt solar panel promises “world-first” efficiency
Sat, 1 Nov 2025 04:15:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/small-but-mighty-new-500-watt-solar-panel-promises-world-first-efficiency/>
"Chinese solar manufacturer Aiko has unveiled a new 500 watt (W) PV module
which delivers a what it says is a “world-first” 25 per cent efficiency in a
standard format under 2 square metres.
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