Glass Wings Blog: November 2025

<https://theconversation.com/taking-from-the-young-giving-to-the-old-how-our-tax-system-is-letting-us-down-263258>

"Australians are retiring with unprecedented levels of wealth. This wealth,
which is primarily held in housing, investment properties and superannuation,
allows retirees to draw incomes to support their retirement.

Woman who overturned Queensland’s puberty blocker ban ‘not backing away from the fight’ after LNP reinstates it

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:40:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/29/woman-who-overturned-queenslands-puberty-blocker-ban-not-backing-away-from-the-fight-after-lnp-reinstates-it>

"The mother of a transgender child who successfully sued to overturn
Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children with
gender dysphoria says she is “not backing away from the fight” after the

Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean air

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:41:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/darwin-residents-are-worried-about-toxic-chemicals-and-gas-leaks-we-need-laws-to-protect-clean-air-268200>

"The federal government is considering enforcement action against oil and gas
company Inpex after it admitted serious reporting errors that significantly
underestimated hazardous emissions released from its liquefied natural gas

Israeli weapons companies should be removed from Sydney defence expo, MPs and human rights experts say

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:42:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/30/israeli-weapons-companies-elbit-rafael-should-be-removed-sydney-defence-expo-over-gaza>

"Two government MPs and human rights experts have called for Israel’s largest
weapons companies to be removed from a defence conference in Sydney next week,
which is sponsored by the state government.

Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:44:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/h0v5M

"One of the largest distributors of print books for libraries is winding down
operations by the end of the year, a huge disruption to public libraries across
the country, some of which are warning their communities the shut down will

In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:44:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579>

"Climate change has been on the world’s radar for decades. Predictions made by
scientists at oil giant Exxon in the early 1980s are proving accurate. The
damage done by a hotter, more chaotic world is worsening and getting more

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:21:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/XNDkK

"The former White House adviser Katie Miller—mother of three young children,
and wife of the presidential right-hand man Stephen—walked out of her front
door one Thursday morning last month and was confronted by a woman she did not

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:23:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/TdZko

"To glimpse the future of homelessness policy in the age of President Trump,
consider 16 acres of scrubby pasture on the outskirts of Salt Lake City where
the state plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people in what supporters

When you click on an ad in sales season, retailers get to harvest your data

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:24:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/when-you-click-on-an-ad-in-sales-season-retailers-get-to-harvest-your-data-266774>

"Earlier this year, the consumer watchdog fined three retailers, Michael Hill,
MyHouse and Hairhouse Online, almost A$20,000 each for advertising “site-wide
discounts” that allegedly never applied to all items on the website.

Fonz Z Series review: An electric love letter to Vespa riders

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:24:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/10/29/fonz-series-z-review-an-electric-love-letter-to-vespa-riders/>

"While new electric car sales in Australia have been solidly cracking the 11%
mark and breaking records, the same cannot be said for electric scooters and
motorcycles. Australia is missing a trick when it comes to these congestion

The rise and fall of globalisation: the battle to be top dog

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:26:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-globalisation-the-battle-to-be-top-dog-267910>

"For nearly four centuries, the world economy has been on a path of
ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally derail.
This long march of globalisation was powered by rapidly increasing levels of

Australia Post unveils its first heavy-duty electric truck

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:26:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/10/29/australia-post-unveils-its-first-heavy-duty-electric-truck/>

"Australia Post has unveiled its first heavy-duty large electric truck, a
Mercedes-Benz eActros that will be trialled in the eastern suburbs of
Melbourne.

Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:54:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/nuclear-powered-missiles-an-aerospace-engineer-explains-how-they-work-and-what-russias-claimed-test-means-for-global-strategic-stability-268476>

"Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on
Oct. 26, 2025, that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered missile.
If true, such a weapon could provide Russia with a unique military capability

Fix The News 317: The Noperthedron. #foodheroes. The sixth sense. Youth literacy. Don't cut the green crap.

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:55:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/317-the-noperthedron-foodheroes-the

"Happy 10th anniversary to the Paris Agreement. Since 2015, the world’s
projected temperature rise has fallen from 4°C to 2.6°C, solar capacity is
growing 15 times faster than predicted, wind has tripled, and clean power now

Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:56:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/grandparenting-tells-us-much-about-our-history-its-important-to-preserve-these-stories-267729>

"Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been
overlooked in Australian history.

Finally, batteries and solar for renters and apartment dwellers are here

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:57:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/finally-batteries-and-solar-for-renters-and-apartment-dwellers-are-here/>

"Renters and apartment dwellers may finally have an opportunity to join the
energy transition, as two very new startups pitch a rental-friendly battery and
a “cloud”.

If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:58:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/if-the-us-resumes-nuclear-weapons-testing-this-would-be-extremely-dangerous-for-humanity-268661>

"US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear
weapons testing immediately, “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing
programs.

Engineering crops to photosynthesise better just got one step closer to reality

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:59:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/engineering-crops-to-photosynthesise-better-just-got-one-step-closer-to-reality-268570>

"As Earth’s population grows, we will need more food. According to one
estimate, we may need to nearly double our crop yields in the next century to
keep up.

Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:14:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/30/russian-army-chiefs-torturing-and-executing-soldiers-who-refuse-to-fight-in-ukraine-report-says>

"Russian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths
soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, according to a new investigation by
the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal

Friday essay: Jon Faine on why our social cohesion should not be taken for granted

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:15:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-jon-faine-on-why-our-social-cohesion-should-not-be-taken-for-granted-268493>

"Social cohesion is in decline. This has become a common refrain, along with
despair about a crisis in our democracy. Yet amid the platitudes and wishful
thinking about reversing that trend, there is a glaring absence of strategy or

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leave

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:16:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/30/abortion-stillbirth-leave-barnaby-joyce-andrew-hastie-playing-politics>

"A group of Coalition parliamentarians, including Barnaby Joyce and Andrew
Hastie, have seized on a proposed new law to give paid parental leave to
parents of a child who is stillborn or dies, arguing it should not be available

Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:17:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2025/10/29/covid-and-flu-can-triple-your-risk-of-heart-attack/>

"A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections
and heart disease. A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and
shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new

Explore 1,066,530 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections.

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:18:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/

"The New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital Collections platform is the primary
portal for engaging with our digitized collections and their descriptions, over
a million items and counting. While that is a small fraction of the Library's

Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:20:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/scientists-invent-roof-coating-reduce-indoor-temperatures-hot-days>

"Australian scientists have developed roof coatings that can passively cool
surfaces up to 6C below ambient temperature, as well as extract water from the
atmosphere, which they say could reduce indoor temperatures during extreme heat

Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:29:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/30/rob-jetten-anti-wilders-yes-we-can-candidate-next-dutch-pm>

"Rob Jetten, a former junior athlete, was pictured last month in a sports
magazine running merrily past the Dutch prime ministerial office in The Hague.
The 38-year-old could be forgiven on Thursday for wondering when he will get

The Netherlands May Become the First Country With a Universal Basic Income

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:31:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-netherlands-may-become-the-first-country-with-universal-basic-income-ubi>

"The Hague - The strong performance of the Dutch political party Democrats 66
(D66) in the general election on October 29, 2025, where they tied for the most
seats, has ignited a conversation about the evolution of political ideologies.

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:32:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasa-is-sinking-its-flagship-science-center-during-the-government-shutdown-and-may-be-breaking-the-law-in-the-process>

"NASA's flagship center for space science is under attack from within, and some
of the biggest losses appear to be happening behind the curtain of the
government shutdown.

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:34:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/harrison-ford-donald-trump-climate-crisis>

"Harrison Ford has said that Donald Trump’s assault upon measures to address
the climate crisis “scares the shit out of me” and makes the US president among
the worst criminals in history.

Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:35:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/hurricane-melissa-is-a-warning-why-violent-storms-are-increasingly-catching-the-world-off-guard-268604>

"Hurricane Melissa is tearing through the Caribbean, bringing record-breaking
wind and torrential rain to Jamaica – the island’s first ever category 5
landfall. What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but

Green groups warn Labor’s nature law reforms too “weak” to protect environment

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:36:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-groups-warn-labors-nature-law-reforms-too-weak-to-protect-environment/>

"Conservation groups are warning Labor’s latest attempt to refresh nature
protections will fail to protect the environment from climate change and other
threats.

London schools to get filters to cut air pollution

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 02:53:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpxygxz1lo

“Hundreds of London schools are set to receive new air quality filters in a
£2.7m scheme designed to reduce pollution in classrooms and protect children's
health.

Candela P-12 - Why Cities Are Betting on Boats That Fly!

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 02:54:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqHUOcT4F5c

"In this episode Imogen Bhogal returns to Stockholm to visit the team
‪@Candelaboats‬, this time to experience the magical P-12 electric
hydro-foiling ferry — a flying boat that could redefine public transport.

I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 02:55:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://truthout.org/articles/i-am-one-of-20-million-in-us-with-long-covid-rfk-pulled-the-rug-from-under-us/>

"For more than three years, I’ve lived with long COVID.

The dizziness never leaves. I can’t drive more than half an hour without

‘Pay-As-You-Throw’ Helps Cities Cut Waste And Citizens Save Cash

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 02:56:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-throw-helps-cities-cut-waste-save-money/>

"In the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, Adam Bushell has saved about $10
a month in waste collection fees since his local council swapped flat fees for
a “pay-as-you-throw” system four years ago. While recycling is collected free

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 02:58:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/long-covid-kids-school-absenteeism-1235447552/>

"In January 2020, just weeks before the NBA shut down and Costco shelves
emptied and Tom Hanks got sick, Joy Corbitt’s only brother died in his
mid-forties with symptoms of Covid. Which meant, from the pandemic’s earliest

The Game-Changing Potential of Balcony Solar

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 03:00:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/balcony-solar-renewables-technology-game-changing/>

"The sun was shining brightly one August morning in Möckernkiez, a minimalist
housing complex beside the leafy Gleisdreieck Park in central Berlin.

Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:17:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/man-finally-released-a-month-after-absurd-arrest-for-reposting-trump-meme/>

"The saga of a 61-year-old man jailed for more than a month after reposting a
Facebook meme has ended, but free speech advocates are still reeling in the
wake.

From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:19:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/29/cbs-tiktok-us-media-donald-trump-allies-democracy>

"Democracy may be dying in the US. Whether the patient receives emergency
treatment in time will determine whether the condition becomes terminal. Before
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, I warned of “Orbánisation” – in

Behold! The Guilt-Free December Tomato

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:20:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/geothermal-greenhouses-sustainable-food-climate-change/>

"Just over an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, the
greenhouses of Friðheimar farm emit a warm glow that cuts through the dark,
cold landscape of a sub-arctic winter. Inside the greenhouses, rows of bright

‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:21:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/scamming-became-the-new-farming-inside-india-cybercrime-villages>

"On the surface, the town of Jamtara appeared no different from neighbouring
districts. But, if you knew where to look, there were startling differences. In
the middle of spartan villages were houses of imposing size and unusual

The Country Making Orphanages Obsolete

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:23:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-making-orphanages-obsolete/

"Milena Malanciuc clearly recalls the day she was sent to an orphanage, when
she was just five. She had been playing in the park with her older cousin. On
their return home, they found a large black car waiting at the gate of Milena’s

‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:25:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/01/margaret-atwood-interview-handmaids-tale-author-new-memoir>

"Margaret Atwood is doing her grocery shopping in her local supermarket in
Toronto, and it is taking longer than usual. This is not because The
Handmaid’s Tale author turns 86 this month, but because she is checking the

A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:28:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature

“A vending machine in Washington, D.C., is providing nourishment — for the
mind. LitBox is filled with books by local authors, just steps from the White
House, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:29:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/01/reform-a-russian-spy-and-the-bribes-the-inside-story-of-nathan-gill>

"The first thing most people recall about Nathan Gill is his imposing height.

At 193cm (6ft 4in), the one-time Reform UK leader in Wales towered over

Closing the Gap Between Housing and Home With Upcycled Furniture

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:30:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/closing-the-gap-between-housing-and-home>

"Homelessness in Chicago has surged in recent years, with the number of
unhoused Chicagoans tripling last year. As housing costs climb and public
funding shrinks, more families are cycling in and out of shelters without the

Many migrant women facing having to 'start from scratch' in Australia but an employment program is trying to help

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:32:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-01/migrant-job-pathways-through-tasmania-tafe-course/105948978>

“Two years ago, Areej Fatima migrated to Australia on a skilled migrant visa.

She arrived with a master's degree in science and a background in teaching and

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:33:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/01/britain-one-of-least-nature-connected-nations-in-world-with-nepal-the-most>

"Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according
to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.

With Roles as Civic Hubs, Libraries Turn Over a New Page

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:35:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-14/library-designs-showcase-new-roles-as-social-hubs-and-downtown-boosters>

"When Bonnie and Barry Augustine moved to the Nashville suburb of Donelson in
1980, they found a quiet neighborhood — too quiet.

Australia posts record-breaking flu numbers as vaccination rates stall

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:11:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2025/10/australia-posts-record-breaking-flu-numbers-as-vaccination-rates-stall/124141/>

"GPs are sounding the alarm on Australia’s influenza vaccination rates,
following a record flu season in which more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases
have been reported so far in 2025.

The Long Comeback of the Erie Canal

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:30:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-07/at-200-the-erie-canal-delivers-change-to-upstate-new-york?srnd=phx-citylab>

"In the 1820s, crews digging the Erie Canal through New York State discovered a
seam of fine-grained red sandstone near Medina, a tiny village about 40 miles
from Buffalo, the canal’s western terminus. Prized as a hard-wearing source of

Boris Johnson’s evidence at the Covid Inquiry detailed a legacy of failure and neglect

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:31:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/10/22/covid-inquiry-failure-neglect/>

"Yesterday, 21 October, ex-PM Boris Johnson gave evidence before the
coronavirus (covid-19) inquiry for the final time. The hearing was part of the
eighth module of the mammoth public fact-finding mission. Module 8 dealt

World's largest cargo sailboat makes first transatlantic crossing | REUTERS

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:32:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdaBnJ58jI

"The Neoliner Origin successfully finished its maiden transatlantic journey
relying on its motor and other sails, despite sustaining aft sail damage."

Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible conference 2025

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:34:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.saferairproject.com/safer-shared-air-making-the-invisible-visible-conference-2025>

"When we think about accessibility and inclusion, we don’t normally think about
the air we share indoors - but given that we spend 90% of our time inside, and
that the air in classrooms, workplaces, and healthcare settings is often

What Could Go Right? Miracle Drug

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 03:35:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theprogressnetwork.org/hope-research/

"What if there were a drug so powerful that it could transform your life? The
people who are on it are all educated, rich, happy, healthy, and surrounded by
friends. Sometimes things go wrong, but they bounce back in no time. Even

Why All Vaccines Should Be Free

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:40:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/10/29/Why-All-Vaccines-Should-Be-Free/

"Want to ease the burden of health-care costs, and especially hospitalization?
Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free
vaccinations — for life.

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:50:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-44-of-2025/>

"Renters got a major rights boost in England, the global deforestation rate
slowed, and a living reef took shape in Wales, plus more good news"

‘At What Point Does This Cross a Line Into International Criminality?’

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:51:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/01/trump-boat-strikes-international-law-interview-00632077>

"The Trump administration continues undeterred in its campaign to kill alleged
drug traffickers in international waters near Central and South America despite
an emerging consensus among legal experts who say that the effort is illegal.

Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:53:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/spiders-inspired-biologists-to-create-artificial-webs-to-capture-airborne-dna-for-biodiversity-monitoring-265741>

"The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our
current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.

Police ‘forced to disclose ethnicity of suspects to counter far-right speculation’

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:54:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/02/police-disclose-ethnicity-suspects-far-right-speculation>

"Police are being forced to disclose the ethnicity of suspects in response to a
rise in far-right speculation on social media, a former senior officer in the
Metropolitan police force has warned.

Trump is repeating the long, painful history of US ‘policing’ of Latin America

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:55:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/trump-is-repeating-the-long-painful-history-of-us-policing-of-latin-america-268393>

"In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched military strikes
against more than a dozen boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia,
killing more than 60 people.

Study: AI Models Trained On Clickbait Slop Result In AI ‘Brain Rot,’ ‘Hostility’

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:17:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/31/study-ai-models-trained-on-clickbait-slop-result-in-ai-brain-rot-hostility/>

"While “AI” certainly has some useful applications, a lot of the folks in
charge of the trajectory of LLMs clearly want to use it to build a giant, badly
automated ouroboros of lazy internet slop that shits out ad money without the

BYTE: A visual archive

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:19:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://byte.tsundoku.io/

"Before Hackernews, before Twitter, before blogs, before the web had been
spun, when the internet was just four universities in a trenchcoat, there was
BYTE. A monthly mainline of the entire personal computing universe, delivered

Logistics giant rolls out another 12 electric trucks for Coca-Cola in Australia

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:21:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/03/logistics-giant-rolls-out-another-12-electric-trucks-for-coca-cola-in-australia/>

"Australian freight company Toll Group has announced the rollout of another 12
electric trucks that will replace diesel vehicles used for the national
delivery network of global beverage giant Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Nationals choose coal, nuclear and climate denial, as politics of delay threatens to kill another industry

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:22:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/nationals-choose-coal-nuclear-and-climate-denial-as-politics-of-delay-threatens-to-kill-another-industry/>

"So, the Nationals have decided to stop pretending they care about climate
change, and have thrown in their lot with the fossil fuel industries. It should
come as no surprise – climate denial, coal and nuclear often go hand in hand.

Kids Turn Podcast Comments Into Secret Chat Rooms, Because Of Course They Do

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:23:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/31/kids-turn-podcast-comments-into-secret-chat-rooms-because-of-course-they-do/>

"As anyone who has read Techdirt for any length of time knows full well,
there’s been a years-long campaign to demonize kids and social media. Never
mind that actual experts have said the data doesn’t support the claims of

Most Australians wouldn’t tolerate power cuts nearly every week – why should First Nations?

Tue, 4 Nov 2025 19:24:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/most-australians-wouldnt-tolerate-power-cuts-nearly-every-week-why-should-first-nations/>

"A new report has laid bare the staggering human and systemic costs of
Australia’s experiment with prepaid electricity — a system that’s leaving tens
of thousands of First Nations households regularly disconnected from power,

New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:40:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://electrek.co/2025/11/02/new-national-law-will-turn-large-parking-lots-into-solar-power-farms/>

"Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will
be required to install solar canopies and carports. But, unlike similar laws
that have been proposed in the US, this new law doesn’t just apply to new

As giant hailstones hit the Sunshine state, solar industry looks to new tech to protect against wild storms

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:41:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/as-giant-hailstones-hit-the-sunshine-state-solar-industry-looks-to-new-tech-to-protect-against-wild-storms/>

"Hailstones measuring as large as 9cm pelted south-east Queensland over the
weekend, smashing rooftop solar arrays and threatening large scale
installations – underlining the business case for a wave of anti-hail

The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:42:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-doorman-fallacy-why-careless-adoption-of-ai-backfires-so-easily-268380>

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming commonplace, despite
statistics showing that only approximately 7% to 13% (depending on size) of
companies have incorporated AI into their regular business workflows.

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:43:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/03/australia-prime-ministers-prize-for-science-lidia-morawska-covid-michael-wear-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-knowledge>

"When the World Health Organization announced – incorrectly, as became apparent
later – in March 2020 that the Covid-19 virus was not airborne, Prof Lidia
Morawska knew she had to do something.

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people – and it’s worse for those with poor mental health

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:44:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/food-insecurity-affects-1-in-3-regional-people-and-its-worse-for-those-with-poor-mental-health-268482>

"It’s becoming harder for many Australians to afford enough healthy food,
especially in regional areas, our new research shows.

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:45:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/03/australians-to-get-at-least-three-hours-a-day-of-free-solar-power-even-if-they-dont-have-solar-panels>

"Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least
three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop
panels, the federal government has announced.

Op-shopping, worm farms and cornstarch blood bags: how Australian theatre is staging a greener future

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:17:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/op-shopping-worm-farms-and-cornstarch-blood-bags-how-australian-theatre-is-staging-a-greener-future-267638>

"Theatre has long gathered and connected communities through story and shared
experience. The performing arts can educate, provoke and inspire climate
action. Yet the industry grapples with its own environmental footprint.

Practical, equitable … cute? Labor’s free solar plan sparks call for more electrification, and flexibility

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:19:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/practical-equitable-cute-labors-free-solar-plan-sparks-call-for-more-electrification-and-flexibility/>

"The federal energy minister’s plan to make electricity free for three hours in
the middle of each day for customers in Default Market Offer regions has made a
big splash in the energy world, and sparked calls for more electrification and

Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:20:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/bangladeshs-accession-to-the-un-water-convention-has-a-ripple-effect-that-could-cause-problems-with-india-264969>

"When Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join the U.N.’s
Water Convention earlier this year, it was presented as a win-win.

Letters from an American: November 3, 2025

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:21:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-3-2025

"At the end of her interview with President Donald J. Trump, recorded on
October 31 at Mar-a-Lago and aired last night, heavily edited, on 60 Minutes,
Norah O’Donnell of CBS News asked if she could ask two more questions. Trump

How narcissism ruins teamwork – and why it matters in the workplace

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:22:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-narcissism-ruins-teamwork-and-why-it-matters-in-the-workplace-268460>

"Teamwork can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Working together
means sharing ideas and coordinating actions. But sometimes, it can also
involve swallowing pride, particularly when people with strong personalities,

Involving women in peace deals reduces chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 13:23:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/involving-women-in-peace-deals-reduces-chance-of-a-conflict-restarting-by-up-to-37-268325>

"Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously
adopted its landmark security council resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The
resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women

What is Françafrique? The taboo word that reveals the shifting influence of France in Africa

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:22:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/what-is-francafrique-the-taboo-word-that-reveals-the-shifting-influence-of-france-in-africa-268129>

"The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military
networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era
but many believe that it still shapes relations between France and its former

Free electricity in the middle of the day is not free of risks

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:23:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/free-electricity-in-the-middle-of-the-day-is-not-free-of-risks/>

"Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced that electricity retailers
across Queensland, South Australia and NSW will be required to offer all
households 3 hours of free power in the middle of the day.

Is it healthier to only eat until you’re 80% full? The Japanese philosophy of hara hachi bu

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:24:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/is-it-healthier-to-only-eat-until-youre-80-full-the-japanese-philosophy-of-hara-hachi-bu-268008>

"Some of the world’s healthiest and longest-living people follow the practice
of hara hachi bu — an eating philosophy rooted in moderation. This practice
comes from a Japanese Confucian teaching which instructs people to only eat

Symbolic Strength More Important Than Facts When It Comes To Misinformation

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:26:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/symbolic-strength-more-important-than-facts-when-it-comes-to-misinformation/>

"Why do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It’s one thing
to believe false information, but another to actively stick with something
that’s obviously wrong.

Progress on household drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2024: Special focus on inequalities

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:27:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/progress-on-household-drinking-water--sanitation-and-hygiene-2000-2024--special-focus-on-inequalities>

"Between 2000 and 2024, the global population increased from 6.2 billion to 8.2
billion. Over this period, a quarter of the world’s population (2.2 billion)
gained access to safely managed drinking water, and a third (2.8 billion)

Surprise! The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists have landed

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 19:29:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://newatlas.com/photography/nikon-comedy-wildlife-awards/

“We're getting down to the business end of one of the best annual competitions,
the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. After nearly 10,000 entries, the finalists
have been unveiled – and we've picked out some favorites.

Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:48:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/the-internet-archive-survived-major-copyright-losses-whats-next/>

"Last month, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine archived its trillionth
webpage, and the nonprofit invited its more than 1,200 library partners and
800,000 daily users to join a celebration of the moment. To honor “three

Australian drone company raises $US91 million to string high voltage power lines across the world

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:50:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-drone-company-raises-us91-million-to-string-high-voltage-power-lines-across-the-world/>

"Infravision, an Australian-founded company that is using aerial robotics to
transform how power grids are built and maintained, has raised $US91 million to
accelerate the global deployment of its drone-based power line stringing

Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:51:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cuts-to-key-research-facilities-threaten-australias-ability-to-be-a-global-scientific-leader-268886>

"There has been much excitement since Australia signed a landmark agreement
with the United States last month to expand cooperation on critical minerals
and rare earth elements.

Reddit targeted by Australia’s under-16s social media ban as ‘dynamic’ list of online services grows

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:52:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/04/reddit-included-australia-under-16-social-media-ban>

"Even more online services could be added to the federal government’s social
media ban for under 16s, including gaming platform Roblox and OpenAI’s Sora, as
the eSafety commissioner defends making late updates to the “dynamic list” just

Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:56:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ancient-greeks-and-romans-knew-harming-the-environment-could-change-the-climate-257556>

"Humans have known about, thought about and worried about climate change for
millennia.

“Difficult to reverse:” World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN report says

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 04:59:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/difficult-to-reverse-world-will-overshoot-1-5c-climate-goal-un-report-says/>

"The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the
rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, and will likely breach this threshold in
the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme says.

Floating solar: PV on decks help cargo vessels cut energy use by 20 pct

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:23:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/04/floating-solar-pv-on-decks-help-cargo-vessels-cut-energy-use-by-20-pct/>

"Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has installed a 79-kilowatt-peak (kWp)
solar energy system onboard a diesel-electric multipurpose cargo vessel, which
will provide power to onboard systems and slash energy use by around 20 per

“$300 billion, not $9 trillion:” Net zero report authors put record straight after Nationals inflate costs 30-fold

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:29:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/300-billion-not-9-trillion-net-zero-report-authors-put-record-straight-after-nationals-inflate-costs-30-fold/>

"The authors of a much quoted Net Zero Australia report have – somewhat
belatedly – sought to put the record straight, after the Nationals, and others,
predictably used their headline grabbing $9 trillion costings to end their

Should Bacon Come With a Cancer Warning?

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:30:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.sciencealert.com/should-bacon-come-with-a-cancer-warning

"A group of scientists in the UK recently demanded that bacon and ham products
carry health warnings similar to those on cigarettes.

Scientists create new gel which can fix ‘unrepairable’ damage to your teeth in world first

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:33:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-scientists-create-gel-fix-202929154.html>

"A pioneering treatment expected to be on the market next year could offer a
lifeline for people suffering from tooth decay.

‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:36:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/german-museum-grumpy-guide-kunstpalast-dusseldorf>

"On a recent autumn evening in Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum, the guide
Joseph Langelinck paused next to a Renaissance sculpture of a man with a wooden
club and challenged his flock of 18 visitors to name the mythical hero

Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:25:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/warsaw-opens-metro-station-express-library-smartphones>

"An “express” library has opened in a new metro station in Warsaw, aiming to
provide an appealing cultural space to encourage residents and commuters to
forgo smartphones in favour of books and, thanks to fresh herbs growing in a

Why the anger with Billie Eilish? Because it’s against the rules to say what we all know about billionaires

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:27:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/05/billie-eilish-billionaires-super-rich>

"What exactly happened with Billie Eilish at the Wall Street Journal Magazine
Innovator awards last week? Look it up, and you have a perfect thumbnail of the
modern information environment, its highs and lows. You can find out the exact

Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:28:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/do-you-speak-cat-take-this-quiz-to-find-out-268217>

"While often miscast as mysterious or hard to understand, cats are actually
excellent communicators. In fact, in free-ranging cat colonies, physical fights
are kept to a minimum through clever use of body posturing, scent exchange and

Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:30:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-decline-global-heating-recovery>

"The Great Barrier Reef will undergo “rapid coral decline” until 2050 but could
recover if global heating is kept below 2C, according to the most detailed
modelling so far of the future of the world’s biggest coral reef.

Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:31:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/wheres-nature-positive-australia-must-ensure-environment-reforms-work-to-restore-whats-been-lost-269077>

"For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being
lost. But a new era of nature positive environmental policy is taking hold
worldwide, shifting from preventing further harm to restoring what’s been lost.

AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it

Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:32:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/ai-gets-45-of-news-wrong-but-readers-still-trust-it/>

"The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union have produced a large study of how
well AI chatbots handle summarising the news. In short: badly.

Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:22:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/could-a-grey-swan-event-bring-down-the-ai-revolution-here-are-3-risks-we-should-be-preparing-for-268394>

"The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it
actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently

Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast-track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:23:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/05/monique-ryan-urges-australia-to-fast-track-medical-innovation-funding-as-trump-guts-research>

"Australian scientists and independent MP Monique Ryan are urging Labor to
speed up funding for cutting-edge Australian medical innovation, taking
advantage of the growing vacuum caused by Donald Trump’s gutting of

How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:24:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-the-plastics-industry-shifted-responsibility-for-recycling-onto-you-the-consumer-268767>

"Australia’s recycling system has been lurching from one crisis to another for
decades. Soft-plastic schemes are collapsing, kerbside contamination is on the
rise, and states are still struggling to coordinate a coherent national

High-speed rail network possible by 2040, says European Commission

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:25:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/05/high-speed-european-rail-network-could-be-possible-by-2040>

"Breakfast in Berlin, lunch in Copenhagen, with a fast and easy train journey
to pass the morning? Or a midday meal in Sofia, then taking the high-speed line
to arrive in Athens just in time for an evening aperitif? Both could be

Boys are still in the grip of crippling masculine stereotypes: 6 findings from a new survey

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:27:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/boys-are-still-in-the-grip-of-crippling-masculine-stereotypes-6-findings-from-a-new-survey-268488>

"Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional
stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among
boys and young men in Australia.

Letters from an American: November 5, 2025

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 03:28:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-5-2025

"New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a member of both the Democratic
Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, began his victory speech last
night with a nod to Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer and Socialist candidate for

A history of Australia’s Nazi hunters reveals a troubling tolerance for war criminals

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:46:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-history-of-australias-nazi-hunters-reveals-a-troubling-tolerance-for-war-criminals-264268>

"Review: Nazis in Australia: The Special Investigations Unit, 1987-1994 –
compiled by Graham Blewitt & edited by Mark Aarons (Schwartz)

Hot Water From a Battery?! The Combi Boiler Reinvented!

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:47:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc5trKJvcjg

"In this episode, Imogen Bhogal explores the Luthmore Boiler, a battery powered
alternative to a combi boiler that stores energy off-peak and delivers powerful
hot water on demand. Could this be the solution for homes where heat pumps

Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:49:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/06/confidential-western-australian-government-report-warns-gas-exports-risk-slowing-asias-move-to-clean-energy>

"Exports of Australian gas carry “substantial risks” of slowing the move to
cleaner energy in Asian countries, according to a confidential report for the
Western Australian government that undermines the government’s own narrative

Expensive and high risk: Queensland LNP’s coal-keeper policy will cost consumers a bomb, critics say

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:50:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/expensive-and-high-risk-queensland-lnps-coal-keeper-policy-will-cost-consumers-a-bomb-critics-say/>

"The Queensland LNP has “significantly underestimated” the huge costs of
delaying closure of the state’s ageing coal plants while still shooting for net
zero emissions, submissions to the government’s Energy Roadmap Amendment Bill

Putin’s repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:51:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/putin-repressive-machinery-turns-inward-target-pro-war-figures>

"A pro-Kremlin pundit who for years has hailed Vladimir Putin as one of
history’s great men in appearances on foreign media. A military blogger,
zealous fundraiser for Russian troops, and promoter of openly genocidal

EU sets “flexible” target of cutting emissions by 90 pct by 2040, but delays new carbon market

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:52:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/eu-sets-flexible-target-of-cutting-emissions-by-90-pct-by-2040-but-delays-new-carbon-market/>

"EU climate ministers have agreed to a 2040 climate change target after
watering down the goal in last-minute negotiations, as they raced to clinch the
deal before the UN COP30 summit in Brazil.

Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:11:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/minimizing-covid-19-is-maximizing-social-harm/article_e35ce924-bf8f-5197-adb9-c214374cc8d5.html>

"Did you know that we’re still in a pandemic?

In Scotland, doctors are recommending face masks in crowded public spaces. New

Chicago Cyclists Buy Out Tamale Vendors to Keep Them Safe from ICE

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:11:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/chicago-cyclists-protect-tamale-vendors-from-ice/>

"As ICE patrols swarm Chicago, the tamale vendors who serve up steaming hot
corn husks from the sidewalks or sell them to hungry bar patrons from coolers
have retreated from their regular spots for fear of being snatched.

We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:12:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-studied-217-tropical-cyclones-globally-to-see-how-people-died-our-findings-might-surprise-you-268983>

"Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on
their location and intensity – are among the world’s most destructive and
costly climate disasters.

Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex-Nato chief

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:13:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/ukraine-forever-war-europe-steps-up-pressure-russia-former-nato-chief>

"Ukraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless
Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops
and establishing a missile and drone shield on Nato territory to protect

As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil?

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:15:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/as-global-climate-action-threatens-to-stall-can-australia-step-up-at-cop30-in-brazil-267430>

"Ten years on from the landmark Paris Agreement, countries have taken big
strides in limiting emissions and the clean energy transition is accelerating
rapidly. But geopolitical headwinds are growing and the damage bill for climate

Fix The News 318: Less grumpy. Czechia bans smacking. Amazon deforestation ⬇. Milky Way 🤩. Superconducting semiconductors.

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:16:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/318-less-grumpy-czechia-bans-smacking

"The world has become surprisingly less grumpy. According to Gallup’s latest
survey on global emotional health, negative emotions have dropped back to
pre-pandemic levels: only 39% of people said they felt worried the previous day

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:19:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/geopolitics-backsliding-and-progress-heres-what-to-expect-at-this-years-cop30-global-climate-talks-268662>

"Along with delegates from all over the world, I’ll be heading to the United
Nations COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém. Like many
others, I’m unsure what to expect.

Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:21:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/triple-whammy-of-hottest-ever-years-risks-irreversible-damage-says-un>

"A triple-whammy of hottest years ever recorded threatens “irreversible
damage”, the UN has warned as the world’s nations prepare to meet at the Cop30
climate summit in Brazil.

As retail workers brace for the silly season, this 20c solution could dial down customer verbal abuse

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:22:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/as-retail-workers-brace-for-the-silly-season-this-20c-solution-could-dial-down-customer-verbal-abuse-269074>

"More than 1.4 million people are employed in Australian retail and fast food
businesses. Sadly, it’s not always a happy or safe place to work.

New Renault Twingo: The Return Of Small Cheap Cars!

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:23:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owlQpKL14E4

"Jack takes a first look at Renault’s smallest and most affordable electric car
yet: the new Twingo. With a sub-£20,000 price tag, is this the entry level EV
that will bring electric to the masses?"

Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists?

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:24:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/universal-music-went-from-suing-an-ai-company-to-partnering-with-it-what-will-it-mean-for-artists-268773>

"Last week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an
out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that
accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright

Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 03:25:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/missing-15c-climate-target-is-a-moral-failure-guterres-tells-cop30-summit>

"The failure to limit global heating to 1.5C is a “moral failure and deadly
negligence”, the UN secretary general has said at the opening session of the
Cop30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.

This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:00:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/10/31/Physicist-COVID-Seriously-Enough/>

"If you think the COVID pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no
significant threat, consider these two realities.

Milk, eggs and a fully charged EV: Supermarkets turn to solar canopies and public charging

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:01:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/07/milk-eggs-and-a-fully-charged-ev-supermarkets-turn-to-solar-canopies-and-public-charging/>

"Supermarkets are muscling in on public electric vehicle (EV) charging as the
“servo of the future”, and may turn out to be the best bet for many nervous new
owners worried about where to charge.

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:01:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cyclists-may-be-right-to-run-stop-signs-and-red-lights-heres-why-268724>

"Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of
frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists.

Free solar, nuclear cost blowouts, and “deadly negligence” on climate: A heady mix for the Coalition

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:03:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/free-solar-nuclear-cost-blowouts-and-deadly-negligence-on-climate-a-heady-mix-for-the-coalition/>

"The Coalition’s favoured energy technology is quite clearly nuclear – perhaps
for no other reason than it is not wind or solar.

To My Unmasked Friend in the Fifth Year of COVID

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:04:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmasked-friend-in-the-fifth-year-of-covid-f2790ccd267d>

"I’m going to be honest with you, because I love you, and you deserve nothing
but honesty. I’m going to try really hard not to be angry while I do it, but
it’s probably going to slip out every now and again. But I need you to hear me

A Fond Farewell

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:05:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/fond-farewell-from-farmers-almanac

"Dear Friends,

It is with a great appreciation and heartfelt emotions that we write to share

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:34:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03412-x

"SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month — global cases
increased by more than 19,000 last month compared with the previous month,
according to data posted on the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19

Wind projects paying up to $100 million for state planning approvals, thanks to long distance objectors

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:37:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-projects-paying-up-to-100-million-for-state-planning-approvals-thanks-to-long-distance-objectors/>

"Navigating a wind farm proposal through the New South Wales state planning
approvals process can take years and add up to $100 million to the cost of a
project, a new survey has found.

Elon Musk: On track to a trillion

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:38:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://stories.theconversation.com/visualising-elon-musks-record-breaking-pay-deal/>

“This is a trillion dollars. It's a one followed by twelve zeroes. A
stratospheric amount of money, unbelievable even.

Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:39:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-comfortable-advantage-in-geothermal-heating-and-cooling/>

"Australia has always been defined by its surface extremes. The country builds
cities in hot coastal belts and then complains about the cost of keeping them
cool.

Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:41:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/07/google-ai-data-centre-christmas-island-department-defence-deal>

"Google plans to build a large AI datacentre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean
outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of
Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and

Sodium-ion batteries could be the next big thing in storage, but face a frustrating hurdle on the home front

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:43:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/sodium-ion-batteries-could-be-the-next-big-thing-in-storage-but-face-a-frustrating-hurdle-on-the-home-front/>

"The much-anticipated sodium-ion batteries are coming, but not for keen
householders in Australia because they can’t be certified for the federal
rebate under current rules.

No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:26:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://whn.global/scientific/no-amount-of-hand-washing-can-make-covid-19-a-seasonal-virus/>

"Needless to say, words have meaning. The selection of words modulates the
message understood by the receiver. With regard to COVID, terms such as
“seasonal”, “like a cold”, and “like the flu” can be selected by writers to

Corporate watchdog fines major super fund for greenwashing

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:29:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/corporate-watchdog-fines-major-super-fund-for-greenwashing/>

"Superannuation giant HESTA has been fined for alleged misleading
advertisements about its carbon emissions investments.

Time to act to improve the air we share indoors

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:30:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/time-to-act-to-improve-the-air-we-share-indoors>

"If you’re indoors right now, do you know how much of the air you're breathing
is someone else’s ‘breath backwash’ or what pollutants it contains?

Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:31:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/migratory-birds-rice-farmers-help-each-other-soar/>

"About four inches of clear water pools around Mike Wagner’s rubber boots as he
wades into one of his rice fields in northwestern Mississippi on a rainy late
summer morning.

‘If you ignore emissions, we did great’: Germany’s challenging fight to go green

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:32:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/02/germans-challenging-fight-to-go-green-climate-net-zero>

"For decades, Germany has forged a reputation as an environmental powerhouse: a
sustainable world leader in recycling and renewables, whose citizens care
deeply about protecting the planet. But in many ways, that popular green tale

You Have No Idea How Screwed OpenAI Is

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:35:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://albertoromgar.medium.com/you-have-no-idea-how-screwed-openai-is-9481fe33f1db>

"One of the recurrent ideas I've been hearing lately is that everything OpenAI
is doing — from total product diversification beyond chatbots, into browsers,
devices, chips, social media, etc., to immense deals across the board with

‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:54:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/a-meeting-of-voices-flotillas-head-into-belem-ahead-of-cop30-climate-summit>

"A day into a river voyage between Santarém and Belém, a dozen or so passengers
on the Karolina do Norte move excitedly to the port side of the boat to see
the cafe au lait-coloured waters of the Amazon river mix with the darker,

Denver’s Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:56:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://civileats.com/2025/09/29/denvers-food-forests-provide-free-fruit-while-greening-the-environment/>

"The urban tree canopy in Denver is one of the sparsest in the country. Only 15
percent of the Colorado capital enjoys tree cover, and that figure drops to a
mere 4 percent for the downtown area.

Lipstick, manicures ... and fascism: the ugliness behind the $450bn beauty industry

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:57:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/nov/07/beauty-industry-arabelle-sicardi-book>

"The very first sentence of Arabelle Sicardi’s book, The House of Beauty,
reads: “When I tell you that beauty is a monster, I need you to know it is my
favorite kind.”

An IUCN Resolution Recognized Wild Animals as Climate Allies. It Was About Time.

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 12:01:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://earth.org/an-iucn-resolution-recognized-wild-animals-as-climate-allies-it-was-about-time/>

"I have always loved learning fun facts about animals, but one in particular
caught my attention: forests with elephants in the Congo Basin store around 7%
more carbon than those without these giants.

Passengers start to feel bite of flight cuts amid US government shutdown

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 12:03:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/07/passengers-face-global-disruption-as-flights-cut-amid-us-government-shutdown>

"A US government order to make drastic cuts in commercial air traffic amid the
government shutdown has taken effect, with major airports across the country
experiencing a significant reduction in schedules and leaving travellers

‘Art History Is Disabled All Around Us’: What Disability Art Means Now

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 12:04:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/ob7uJ

"ON A SPRING afternoon in 1991, the artist Joseph Grigely wandered into a show
called “The Blind” at Luhring Augustine gallery in Lower Manhattan. The show
was by the French conceptual artist Sophie Calle, who would gain a cult

Taiwan vice-president presses case at EU parliament for joint efforts to counter China

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:13:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/08/taiwan-vice-president-presses-case-at-eu-parliament-for-joint-efforts-to-counter-china>

"Taiwan’s vice-president, Bi-Khim Hsiao, urged the EU to boost security and
trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face
of growing threats by China in a rare address to a group of international

How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:15:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://grist.org/solutions/how-evs-can-fix-the-grid-and-lower-your-electric-bill/>

"Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will
either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind
doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas-fired power plant can generate

Cutting Emissions, the Roundabout Way, in New Hampshire

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:23:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/85L7A

"Josh Wooten used to spend his evenings driving in circles. During his two
years as a pizza delivery driver in Keene, N.H., he would loop around the
town’s recently installed roundabout intersections some 30 to 40 times a night.

Best free things to do in Victoria’s Yarra Valley

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:24:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Here are some things to do where we live, on the outskirts of Melbourne:

<https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/travel/victoria/best-free-things-to-do-in-yarra-valley.html>

"The Yarra Valley is one of Victoria's most celebrated regions, renowned for

Sweden’s Secret to Well-Being? Tiny Urban Gardens.

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:26:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.li/QWQk7

"On an unseasonably warm June morning in Stockholm, Stina Larsson, 98, stood
among fragrant lilacs, lilies and lavender, inspecting the garden that she has
tended for more than 40 years. Rabbits had been nibbling the nasturtiums, she

‘Stop Killing Games’ Finds More Allies From MPs In The UK

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:27:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/07/stop-killing-games-finds-more-allies-from-mps-in-the-uk/>

"Thankfully, the Stop Killing Games movement isn’t stopping this time. YouTuber
Ross Scott kicked the movement off in 2024 to generate political action around
the disappearance of games that people had bought purely because the company

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:09:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-shutdown-of-usaid-has-already-killed-hundreds-of-thousands>

"It was January, my final week in the outgoing Administration. In a few days,
Donald Trump would be inaugurated as President. I had come to the United States
Agency for International Development in early 2022, leaving my surgery practice

What Could Go Right? Tobacco Endgame

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:10:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theprogressnetwork.org/tobacco-endgame/

"New Zealand considered, then dropped the idea and the United Kingdom might
soon run with it, but as of this week the Maldives beat them both to the punch.
The island nation just became the first in the world to institute a

The remote Arctic island, saved by an unshakeable community spirit

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:11:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/community-spirit/

"The burly man standing at the front of the ferry is looking at me –
specifically me, it seems – as he delivers instructions on how to survive the
rough Arctic waters we are about to sail into. “Look at the horizon, toilets

Life after: Escaping the Taliban

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:12:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-escaping-the-taliban/

"Sara Wahedi was just four when she was forced to flee Afghanistan with her
mother and brother. She now works to hold regimes accountable via technology"

Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:13:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6Hmp9ndkI

"The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed
MAGA-billionaire-owned Ksi Lisims LNG terminal in British Columbia, and it's
surprsingly honest and informative!"

How litter-picking became a competitive sport

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:15:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.positive.news/environment/no-butts-no-prize/

"It’s one sport where playing dirty is positively encouraged – and sweeping to
victory means a win for the planet as well as the competitors. Born in Japan,
spogomi turns the humble act of litter-picking into a high-octane contest

When warring troops stopped fighting and shared a picnic

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:26:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg43kwvq4e9o

“A fragile truce near the end of one of the bloodiest land battles of World War
Two saw US and Japanese soldiers suspend their fighting and sit down
together... for a picnic. According to the Newcastle University professor who

The photo series celebrating the people cultivating hope, from soil to sea

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/environment/the-photography-series-celebrating-the-people-cultivating-hope-from-soil-to-sea/>

"Worm charmers, carbon capturers, wildflower whisperers, insect allies:
regenerative farmers and fishers are working with nature, up and down the UK,
in a way that honours tradition.

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:28:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441>

"PARIS (AP) — When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an
Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels
heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not to rush online

The London solar project slashing bills for vulnerable residents

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:30:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/environment/london-social-housing-residents-gain-from-solar-microgrid-innovation/>

"A scheme in London is delivering clean, affordable energy directly to
residents in social housing via newly regulated solar microgrids.

The government’s dismantling of climate laws breaks years of cross-party agreement

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:31:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-governments-dismantling-of-climate-laws-breaks-years-of-cross-party-agreement-269107>

"Just as world leaders gather for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil,
the government’s announcement of its intention to significantly change New
Zealand’s climate change law upends years of cross-party consensus.

Ukraine facing widespread power cuts after generating capacity reduced to ‘zero’ by Russian attacks

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:32:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/ukraine-facing-widespread-power-cuts-after-generating-capacity-reduced-to-zero-by-russian-attacks>

"Power will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of
Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after
Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s

The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:06:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-roman-empire-built-300-000-kilometres-of-roads-new-study-269186>

"At its height, the Roman empire covered some 5 million square kilometres and
was home to around 60 million people. This vast territory and huge population
were held together via a network of long-distance roads connecting places

Bright Green Futures Ep. 37: Triage, Transition, and Transformation: Change Work in Hard Times

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:07:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-37-triage-transition-and-transformation>

"“Given the gap between the world as it is and the world that I dream of, how
then shall I live?”

Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economics

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:09:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/own-goal-why-the-nationals-retreat-on-net-zero-would-be-bad-economics-269180>

"Australia’s National Party has ended its commitment to reaching net zero by
2050.

Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:10:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/09/amid-squabbles-bombast-and-competing-interests-what-can-cop30-achieve>

"“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of
Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York
when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since

Brazil claims to be an environmental leader. Are they?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:11:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/brazil-claims-to-be-an-environmental-leader-are-they-267441>

"World leaders and delegates are meeting in the northern Brazilian city of
Belém for COP30, this year’s major UN climate summit.

EV and hybrid sales soar in Australia as internal combustion cars fall below 70% market share for first time

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:12:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/09/ev-and-hybrid-sales-soar-in-australia-as-internal-combustion-cars-fall-below-70-market-share-for-first-time>

"Electric car sales in Australia continue to reach new record levels, according
to figures that reveal the market share for internal combustion engine vehicles
fell below 70% for the first time.

How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:50:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-scientists-are-hacking-bacteria-to-treat-cancer-self-destruct-then-vanish-without-a-trace-266486>

"Bacteria are rapidly emerging as a new class of “living medicines” used to
kill cancer cells.

Eight dead and more than a million displaced after super typhoon Fung-wong slams the Philippines

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:51:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/10/super-typhoon-fung-wong-philippines>

"The super-typhoon Fung-wong has blown through the Philippines, leaving at
least eight dead, 1.4 million people displaced and widespread damage in its
wake.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:53:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/10/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-backs-out-speaker-anti-immigration-put-australia-first-rally-tommy-robinson>

"Liberal Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backed out as the headlining speaker at an
upcoming anti-immigration protest spanning several of Australia’s cities that
was inspired by rightwing protests in the UK in September.

Andrew Forrest says real zero is already the “winning business case” in three key fossil fuel guzzling industries

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:55:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/andrew-forrest-says-real-zero-is-already-the-winning-business-case-in-three-key-fossil-fuel-guzzling-industries/>

"As the federal Liberal National Party continues its interminable internal
debate over whether net zero emissions is even a thing, let alone a thing it
can get behind, new reports have found that “real zero” is both technically

“We do not have takedown powers:” Regulator powerless against the flood of energy misinformation

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:56:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-do-not-have-takedown-powers-regulator-powerless-against-the-flood-of-energy-misinformation/>

"Public hearings for the Senate Committee on Information Integrity in Climate
Change and Energy resume this week, as the battle over truth in the energy
transition intensifies.

The futile future of the gigawatt datacenter — by Nicholas Weaver

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:57:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/07/the-futile-future-of-the-gigawatt-datacenter-by-nicholas-weaver/>

"The AI companies and related enterprises are currently spending huge amounts
in capital expenditures (CAPEX) to build “Gigawatt” class data centers for
various AI-related development.

Cane toads are hopping towards the Pilbara, but a water-free containment zone could stop them

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:03:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cane-toads-are-hopping-towards-the-pilbara-but-a-water-free-containment-zone-could-stop-them-268189>

"It is early evening in Australia’s top end, and a hunter stalks its prey.
Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf
litter. It must be some kind of frog, the small carnivorous marsupial decides,

‘Drop in, have a coffee’: Bendigo’s Muslims celebrate milestone for new mosque – and community cohesion forged after backlash

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:05:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/10/bendigo-mosque-minaret-milestone-first-completed-building>

"On a bush block on the industrial outskirts of Bendigo, a minaret rises from
the facade of a mosque. There are no fences, making the site of the central
Victorian city’s first mosque visible from adjacent roads.

Green finance was supposed to contribute solutions to climate change. So far, it’s fallen well short

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:05:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/green-finance-was-supposed-to-contribute-solutions-to-climate-change-so-far-its-fallen-well-short-268666>

"A decade ago, a seminal speech by Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank of
England and current Canadian prime minister, set out how climate change
presented an economic risk that threatened the very stability of the financial

How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:07:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1124005/ai-wikipedia-vulnerable-languages-doom-spiral/>

"When Kenneth Wehr started managing the Greenlandic-language version of
Wikipedia four years ago, his first act was to delete almost everything. It had
to go, he thought, if it had any chance of surviving.

Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:20:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-people-return-their-shopping-carts-a-somewhat-scientific-investigation/>

"I arrived on the scene early one Saturday. The suspects were long gone, but
the evidence remained. One cart was wedged into a curb, another sat toppled
over in a parking spot, a third drifted like a metal tumbleweed across the lot.

EV ‘charging deserts’ in regional Australia are slowing the shift to clean transport

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:21:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ev-charging-deserts-in-regional-australia-are-slowing-the-shift-to-clean-transport-269102>

"If you live in a big city, finding a charger for your electric vehicle (EV)
isn’t hard. But drive a few hours in any direction and the story changes.

I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:22:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/i-discovered-a-new-australian-native-bee-but-there-are-still-hundreds-we-need-to-identify-267008>

"The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for
extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian native bee has never been
officially named or identified.

New $A22,000 EV takes 88 seconds to have a fully charged battery

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:24:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/10/new-a22000-ev-takes-88-seconds-to-have-a-fully-charged-battery/>

"In November, GAC, an Australian-bound automotive giant from China, unveiled an
electric hatchback called the Aion UT. Then in September this year, a pink Aion
UT was spotted testing on Australian roads, hinting at the potential of that

COP30: climate law changes mean NZ could retreat from its international obligations

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:25:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cop30-climate-law-changes-mean-nz-could-retreat-from-its-international-obligations-269087>

"As this year’s UN climate summit (COP30) gets underway in Belém, Brazil, the
New Zealand delegation will be attending beneath a cloud of scepticism about
the government’s seriousness in addressing carbon emissions.

First wind farm recycles original turbine blades and re-powers with five times more capacity

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:26:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-wind-farm-recycles-original-turbine-blades-and-re-powers-with-five-times-more-capacity/>

"Scotland’s first ever wind farm has been successfully re-powered, thirty years
after it first entered operations, and is now five-times more powerful while
using fewer turbines.

Timely home repairs are needed for good health in remote Aboriginal communities

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:02:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/timely-home-repairs-are-needed-for-good-health-in-remote-aboriginal-communities-265878>

"For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine
is a nuisance. But it can usually be sorted by a phone call for a same-day
repair or a quick trip to the hardware store.

COP30 climate talks open with a plea for countries to get along

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:03:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/cop30-climate-talks-open-with-a-plea-for-countries-to-get-along/>

"The COP30 climate summit has opened with the UN climate chief urging countries
to cooperate, as a fracturing international consensus limits efforts to rein in
global warming.

What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:04:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/what-autistic-people-and-those-with-adhd-and-dyslexia-really-think-about-the-word-neurodiversity-264920>

"The term “neurodiversity” is still relatively new. Even now, there’s no firm
agreement among experts about what it should include. Does it refer only to
neurodevelopmental differences such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia? Or should it

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:07:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/10/it-will-never-be-forgiven-un-climate-chief-warns-world-to-act-or-face-disaster>

"Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine
and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the
UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks.

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:09:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/canada-loses-its-official-measles-free-status-and-the-us-will-follow-soon-as-vaccination-rates-fall-269090>

"In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of
people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s
measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.

Transgender Veterans Sue Air Force Over Denied Retirement Benefits After 15–18 Years of Service

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:06:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.inquisitr.com/transgender-veterans-sue-air-force-over-denied-retirement-benefits-after-15-18-years-of-service>

"A group of transgender veterans is taking the Air Force to court after being
denied long-promised retirement benefits, a result of the Trump
administration’s policy barring transgender troops from military service.

The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:07:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences-269472>

"If last week’s trillion-dollar slide of major tech stocks felt familiar, it’s
because we’ve been here before – when hype about innovation last ran headlong
into economic reality.

The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:08:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/nov/11/coalition-brawl-australia-2050-net-zero-emissions-target>

"The best thing that can be said about the Coalition’s internal brawl over
whether to abandon its support for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is that
it has some honesty in it. Not much honesty, but if you look closely you may

As Black Friday sales kick off, these are the dodgy sales tactics to look out for

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:09:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/as-black-friday-sales-kick-off-these-are-the-dodgy-sales-tactics-to-look-out-for-269383>

"Once again, the annual shopping extravaganza known as “Black Friday” is nearly
upon us, this year falling on November 28. But the sales are already well
underway.

‘You can’t spend your whole life trying to stop a McDonald’s’: how the fast-food chain keeps opening new Australian stores

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:10:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/11/you-cant-spend-your-whole-life-trying-to-stop-a-mcdonalds-how-the-fast-food-chain-keeps-opening-new-australian-stores>

"When a McDonald’s representative appeared before a local council in Melbourne
on Monday night to defend its plan for a new 24-hour store in the area, he
tried to reassure locals the proposal was “modest and efficient”.

As Australia welcomes its millionth refugee, its hardline border policies endure. We can lead by example again

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:10:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/as-australia-welcomes-its-millionth-refugee-its-hardline-border-policies-endure-we-can-lead-by-example-again-269385>

"Any day now, Australia will welcome its millionth refugee since the second
world war.

Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:03:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/removing-treaty-responsibility-from-school-boards-undoes-decades-of-progress-267733>

"Te Pāti Māori’s descent into personality politics meant it missed the
government’s recent announcement about changing school board obligations under
te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi.

55 million years: Australia’s oldest crocodile eggshells found in Queensland

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:05:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/55-million-years-australias-oldest-crocodile-eggshells-found-in-queensland-269482>

"In southeast Queensland, roughly 250 kilometres from Brisbane, lies the tiny
town of Murgon. Located on Wakka Wakka Country, it’s home to about 2,000 people
– and one of the most important fossil sites in the world.

From Trump’s wrecking ball to China’s electrifying rise, geopolitics hang heavy over this year’s climate talks

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:06:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/from-trumps-wrecking-ball-to-chinas-electrifying-rise-geopolitics-hang-heavy-over-this-years-climate-talks-268210>

"Next month marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, hailed as
humanity’s best shot at keeping climate change under control. Between then and
now, the world has changed dramatically.

Wind farms lift rural property values, study finds, and boost local schools, too

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:07:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-farms-lift-rural-property-values-study-finds-and-boost-local-schools-too/>

"Wind projects lead to better local schools and lift neighbouring property
values by about 3 per cent, according to a surprising new piece of research out
of the US this week.

5 types of ‘wellness woo’ that borrow from mainstream medicine

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:08:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/5-types-of-wellness-woo-that-borrow-from-mainstream-medicine-262329>

"What we consider “fringe” or “mainstream” changes over time. That applies to
health and medicine too.

Remote goldfields town goes green, with deal to build solar and battery microgrid

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:09:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/remote-goldfields-town-goes-green-with-deal-to-build-solar-and-battery-microgrid/>

"The remote mining town of Leonora in the Goldfields region of Western
Australia is to source 60 per cent of its power needs from solar and a battery
after a long term power purchase deal was signed this week.

EV sales *still* have not fallen, cooled, slowed or slumped. Media is lying to you.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:38:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/ev-sales-still-have-not-fallen-cooled-slowed-or-slumped-media-is-lying-to-you/>

"EV sales continue to rise, but the last two years of headlines falsely stating
otherwise would leave you thinking they haven’t. After so many lies, it would
be nice for everyone to stop pushing this false narrative that they could find

“Science under siege:” US data cuts threaten climate modelling amid a misinformation maelstrom

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:40:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/science-under-siege-us-data-cuts-threaten-climate-modelling-amid-warnings-of-a-misinformation-maelstrom/>

"Australian climate scientists are warning that funding cuts to major US
science agencies have serious consequences for Australia’s weather forecasting
and climate modelling – with the damage compounded by a surge in climate

Progress on gender equality at work is slow and uneven, new index finds

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:54:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/progress-on-gender-equality-at-work-is-slow-and-uneven-new-index-finds-269378>

"Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid
work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the
home, new research shows.

Protesters storm COP30 climate talks, California governor slams Trump’s absence

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:55:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/protesters-storm-cop30-climate-talks-california-governor-slams-trumps-absence/>

"Dozens of Indigenous protesters have forced their way into the COP30 climate
summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance.

The Scope Creep

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:57:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://scope-creep.xyz/

"Welcome to The Scope Creep, an interactive narrative experience for the
creative industry.

Bagpipers play tribute to AC/DC in world record attempt in Melbourne

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:58:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/world-bagpipe-record-melbourne/106002186>

"Hundreds of bagpipers have made history in Melbourne's Fed Square, breaking
the world record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble.

How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:31:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-did-australian-universities-go-from-free-education-to-50-000-arts-degrees-in-50-years-268782>

"Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their
degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov in June 2025
believe a worker on an average income should be able to pay off the debt for a

A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:32:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/12/refugee-deportation-idaho-trump>

"Stephanie Shah kept her eyes on the winding road as rain streaked across the
windshield. Her husband, Binod Shah, sat in silence beside her, staring out the
window. It was late evening in Washington state on 23 March, and they had been

Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:33:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/victorias-adult-time-for-violent-crime-reforms-will-not-solve-the-youth-crime-problem-269588>

"The Victorian government has announced a new youth justice reform package. The
package is punitive in its nature, focused around an “adult time for violent
crime” measure for several offences. These include aggravated home invasion,

Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:34:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/trump-caribbean-warships-venezuela-conflict>

"When Donald Trump started sending warships, marines and reaper drones to the
Caribbean in August to torment Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, the US’s
former ambassador in Caracas, James Story, suspected the deployment was largely

Two birds, one stone? Green steel could tackle Australia’s housing crisis and cut emissions

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:35:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/two-birds-one-stone-green-steel-could-tackle-australias-housing-crisis-and-cut-emissions-268291>

"Australia is currently facing twin crises: housing and climate change.

A lot more homes are needed, fast. Australia’s housing crisis isn’t just an

Is US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:36:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/us-venezuela-trump-maduro-drugs-regime-change>

"The US has deployed the world’s largest warship to the waters of the Caribbean
and Latin America in an escalation of the military buildup by the US and
Venezuela.

You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:38:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/you-might-think-frogs-never-get-enough-water-turns-out-they-can-fare-worse-in-floods-than-bushfires-268215>

"Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in
fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls –
croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – to attract a mate.

Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:41:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/canada-eurovision

"When Canada released its federal budget this month, much of it was standard
fare, from the plans to downsize the public service to the boost in defence
spending.

Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:42:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/indigenous-political-candidates-face-less-voter-bias-than-parties-might-think-new-research-268089>

"When political parties consider potential Indigenous candidates, they often
worry about voter backlash.

London Fire Brigade rolls out handful of electric cars and trucks

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:43:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/12/london-fire-brigade-rolls-out-handful-of-electric-cars-and-trucks/>

"The London Fire Brigade has become the first fire service in the United
Kingdom to operate a fully electric driver-training fleet, after rolling out
eight Volvo XC40 electric cars alongside two Renault Trucks E-Tech D electric

Liberals lurch to the right and further into denial as they resume role as global climate vandals

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:46:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lurch-to-the-right-wing-and-more-in-denial-as-they-resume-role-as-global-climate-vandal/>

"Australia’s Liberal and National Party Coalition has once again cemented its
reputation as a global climate vandal, after agreeing to abandon net zero and
repeal the meagre 2030 emissions target, while somehow also remaining a

Pepper & Carrot Episode 39: The Tavern

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:48:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/webcomic/ep39_The-Tavern.html

"This is a standalone episode I made for Pepper and her master Cayenne, a
little road‑trip stop where they halt in a village. The theme is a lesson about
courage, something I think many of us have faced.

Renewables giant China nears peak emissions, Beijingers see mountain peaks for first time in decades

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:18:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-giant-china-nears-peak-emissions-beijingers-see-mountain-peaks-for-first-time-in-decades/>

"As the federal Coalition pitches what it says is the “Australian way” of
lowering emissions, a new global report details how China’s way has transformed
it into a global economic powerhouse, and delivered significant milestones on

‘In Goats We Trust’

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:23:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-animals-satellites-in-goats-we-trust/>

"When Mount Etna in Sicily rumbled this spring, news outlets around the world
flashed dramatic photos of lava and ash. But Martin Wikelski was skeptical. The
biologist, who directs the Department of Migration at the Max Planck Institute

All lupus cases may be linked to a common virus, study finds

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:25:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lupus-cause-epstein-barr-virus-study-rcna243364>

"One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an
autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a study published
Wednesday.

The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:26:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-carbon-emissions-continue-to-rise-but-35-countries-show-progress-in-cutting-carbon-267980>

"Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to rise in 2025 to a new all-time
high, with all sources – coal, gas, and oil – contributing to the increase.

Air con leads surge in energy use as world heats up – but most new demand is being powered by solar

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:27:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/air-con-leads-surge-in-energy-use-as-world-heats-up-but-most-new-demand-is-being-powered-by-solar/>

"Air conditioning is set to become one of the biggest drivers of rising
electricity demand, as the world adapts to climate driven heatwaves and rising
average temperatures.

Oversupply of oil could create glut of 4m barrels a day, says energy watchdog

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:28:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/13/oversupply-oil-barrels-energy-watchdog-iea>

"The world is producing more oil than it needs and by next year there could be
a glut of 4m excess barrels a day entering the market, according to the global
energy watchdog.

COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:43:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cop30-pacific-leaders-now-have-world-court-backing-to-call-countries-to-account-over-climate-risk-262616>

"At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a
familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a
legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political

“A clear decline:” IEA says faster transition to renewables equals lower household prices

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:45:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-clear-decline-iea-says-faster-transition-to-renewables-equals-lower-household-prices/>

"The best way to bring down household power prices is by adopting renewable
energy, faster, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Victoria’s groundbreaking treaty could reshape Australia’s relationship with First Peoples

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:47:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/victorias-groundbreaking-treaty-could-reshape-australias-relationship-with-first-peoples-269699>

"The first treaty between Indigenous peoples and an Australian government has
been signed into law.

The Coalition claims pursuing net zero will increase power bills – but in the real world the opposite is true

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:48:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/13/coalition-net-zero-power-bills-international-energy-agency>

"Just as the Liberal party walked away from a firm net zero emissions target, a
new International Energy Agency report told the world that a more ambitious
clean energy transition means lower household power bills.

‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:56:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/were-proud-to-be-pioneers-inside-spains-community-energy-revolution>

"It began in the small Catalan town of Taradell as a plan to provide local
people with allotments where they could grow their own food.

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:58:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-pacific-nations-plan-to-go-from-spending-up-to-25-of-gdp-on-fossil-fuels-to-running-on-100-renewables-269402>

"Picture dusk falling somewhere in the Solomon Islands. A fisher’s skiff glides
home using a whisper-quiet electric outboard motor. In the Cook Islands, a big
battery steadies the island grid. In Papua New Guinea’s highlands, solar kits

A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:16:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11112025/todays-climate-repair-cafe-consumer-waste/>

"Last Friday, a group gathered inside a building in East London, holding an
unusual medley of used goods, from tattered teddy bears and old shoes to an
elegant but broken vintage blender.

Friday essay: my time with ‘Madam War Criminal’, unrepentant at 95

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:18:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-my-time-with-madam-war-criminal-unrepentant-at-95-268302>

"How could a university professor and internationally established scientist
become a war criminal? This question prompted me to spend hundreds of hours
interviewing Biljana Plavšić, now 95, at her home in Belgrade, the Serbian

Americans Want Billionaires Out Of Politics—And Think They’re A Threat To Democracy, Poll Shows

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:20:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/11/14/americans-want-billionaires-out-of-politics-and-think-theyre-a-threat-to-democracy-poll-shows/>

"A rising number of Americans believe billionaires pose a threat to democracy,
newly released data shows, and seven in 10 want the ultra wealthy to play a
smaller role in U.S. politics amid an administration that has publicly cozied

ICE Almost Deports Native American Woman

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:22:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://newrepublic.com/post/203195/ice-almost-deports-native-american-woman-arizona>

"The Trump administration tried to deport a Native American woman.

Leticia Jacobo, a 24-year-old member of the Arizona Salt River Pima-Maricopa

Dusk or Dawn | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:26:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2tqUvD0tqc

"How do you tell dusk from dawn in the age of climate change? In the first
episode of An Optimist's Guide to the Planet, host Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
begins his global journey to find out. From the scientists behind

The short, happy reign of CD-ROM

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:29:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.fastcompany.com/91128052/history-of-cd-roms-encarta-myst

"Thirty years ago, a breakthrough technology was poised to transform how people
stayed informed, entertained themselves, and maybe even shopped. I’m not
talking about the World Wide Web. True, it was already getting good buzz among

European nations have no choice but to raise retirement ages – our case study shows why

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:42:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/european-nations-have-no-choice-but-to-raise-retirement-ages-our-case-study-shows-why-268412>

"In early October 2025, with his political future hanging by a thread, France’s
resigned-and-reappointed prime minister Sébastien Lecornu pledged to suspend
unpopular pension reforms until 2027, when presidential elections will be held.

Fix The News 319: Electrostate. Good Samaritan. Overfishing, over. X59. The rapture of the nerds.

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:45:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/319-electrostate-good-samaritan-overfishing

"Stuff goes bad. The world goes mad. But sometimes we can fix things, even when
the pressure is on to keep making mistakes.

How authoritarian states sculpt a warped alternative reality in our news feeds

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:46:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-authoritarian-states-sculpt-a-warped-alternative-reality-in-our-news-feeds-266092>

"When we talk about disinformation – the intentional spreading of misleading
information – we usually picture blatant lies and “fake news” pushed by foreign
governments. Sometimes the intention is to sway voters in elections, and

The shared vehicle-to-grid fleet that is helping relieve grid congestion in evening peaks

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:47:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/14/the-shared-vehicle-to-grid-fleet-that-is-helping-relieve-grid-congestion-in-evening-peaks/>

"Back in May I covered the launch the We Drive Solar V2G project, which was
planning to put 50 Renault 5s on the road as car share vehicles with local
operator MyWheels and use them to provide grid services when they were

COP30: Governments must empower forest communities to keep fossil fuels underground

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:48:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cop30-governments-must-empower-forest-communities-to-keep-fossil-fuels-underground-269686>

"Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dubbed COP30 the forest COP.
Taking place in Belém, a large urban centre in the Amazon, this choice signals
a welcome shift from the capital cities of petro-states to the heart of the

“The wheels fell off:” Farmer tells Senate how misinformation killed a community battery project

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:49:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-wheels-fell-off-farmer-tells-senate-how-misinformation-killed-a-community-battery-project/>

"At this week’s Senate inquiry into information integrity on climate and
energy, a local farmer and renewable-energy advocate told Senators how
misinformation has derailed a fully funded, community-backed battery project

Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:24:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/dogs-10-000-years-ago-roamed-with-bands-of-humans-and-came-in-all-shapes-and-sizes-269398>

"From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing
array of shapes, colours and sizes. Today there are estimated to be about 700
million dogs living with or around humans.

The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:26:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/06/vertical-blinds/#invest-dont-acquire

“A central fact of enshittification is that the growth of quality-destroying,
pocket-picking monopolists wasn't an accident, nor was it inevitable. Rather,
named individuals, in living memory, advocated for and created

We planted two woody meadows a decade ago to see what would thrive. Now the concept is popular across Australia.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:40:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-planted-two-woody-meadows-a-decade-ago-to-see-what-would-thrive-now-the-concept-is-popular-across-australia-269611>

"It sounds like a gardener’s holy grail: beautiful and practical plantings that
can turn cities into green spaces with benefits for people and biodiversity.

Gasps, nerves and five-syllable words: the tense world of NSW’s school spelling bee

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:42:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/gasps-nerves-and-five-syllable-words-the-tense-world-of-nsw-school-spelling-bee>

"It’s Friday morning in a packed theatre hall in Sydney – and despite the
hundreds of teachers, families and students, you could hear a pin drop.

Think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:44:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/think-twice-before-copying-denmarks-asylum-policies-269660>

"When the British government recently announced its plan to emulate Denmark’s
asylum and immigration system, it framed the move as a way to restore fairness
and regain control. But for those who know how Denmark’s system actually works,

Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:45:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578897/universities-in-battle-of-the-century-with-journal-publisher-elsevier>

“Thousands of academics and students in New Zealand and Australia are poised to
lose access to critical research journals next year.

Next day delivery, no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:36:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/car-bumpers-homemade-pies-no-weapons-allowed-the-unstoppable-postal-service-keeping-ukraine-going>

"In a post office 10 miles (15km) from Ukraine’s frontline, in a suburb of the
eastern city of Kharkiv, business is brisk on a chilly autumn morning – despite
the ballistic missiles that had shaken the city at midnight, lighting up the

In Brazil, climate standoff between Australia and Türkiye remains as divided as their drinking habits

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:37:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/in-brazil-climate-standoff-between-australia-and-turkiye-remains-as-divided-as-their-drinking-habits/>

"They were all there. Representatives from Indigenous peoples in northern
Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Torres Strait,
the ACTU, employer groups, investor and climate groups on the ground in Belem,

Plan for Australia’s largest carbon capture project near Darwin criticised as creating ‘dumping ground’

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:38:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/darwin-carbon-capture-storage-ccs-proposal-inpex>

"Oil and gas giant Inpex has proposed Australia’s largest carbon capture
facility in waters off the Northern Territory, which climate advocates have
warned could turn Darwin into a carbon dumping ground.

OpenAI Is Getting Utterly Desperate

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:40:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/openai-is-getting-utterly-desperate-5b976da17872>

“LLMs were supposed to change the world. We were promised they would cure
cancer, augment scientists, make office jobs a thing of the past, and reach
superhuman levels of intelligence. But now we can see that was all total

At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:42:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://religionnews.com/2025/11/15/at-least-seven-faith-leaders-arrested-at-ice-facility-protest/>

"(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 14) outside the embattled U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev.
Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his

60,000 cisgender women write powerful open letter in support of trans community: ‘We have had enough’

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:50:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/14/not-in-our-name-trans-awareness-week-good-law-project-cisgender-anti-trans-fight/>

"“Not in our Name” is the title of a collective of cisgender women who have
written an open letter calling out the media and politicians for disseminating
anti-trans rhetoric.

‘We can’t police our way out of fascism’: experts urge holistic approach to counter Australia’s neo-Nazis

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:58:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/15/we-cant-police-our-way-out-of-fascism-experts-urge-holistic-approach-to-counter-australias-neo-nazis-ntwnfb>

"When more than 50 National Socialist Network supporters lined up outside New
South Wales parliament last weekend, the image shocked the country.

When You Refuse To Consign People To The Archives

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:01:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://notalwaysright.com/when-you-refuse-to-consign-people-to-the-archives/396692/>

"It’s my first day at my new job, and my manager is giving me the grand tour.
Then the big boss, the owner of the company, strolls over.

Russia increasingly targeting trains as attacks on Ukraine’s rail network intensify

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:02:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/russia-targeting-trains-ukraine-rail-network-attacks>

"Ukraine has recorded a threefold increase in the number of attacks on its
railway system since July, according to a senior minister, as Moscow seeks to
scupper one of Kyiv’s key logistical systems.

‘No One Lives Forever’ Turns 25 & You Still Can’t Buy It Legitimately

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:05:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/13/no-one-lives-forever-turns-25-you-still-cant-buy-it-legitimately/>

"One of my favorite things in all of professional sports is the unofficial
holiday referred to as “Bobby Bonilla Day.” The short version of it is that
Bonilla played for the New York Mets decades ago and eventually bought out his

Police detonated a ‘stinger’ grenade at a Melbourne protest. Now two activists may sue over their injuries

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:07:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/police-detonated-a-stinger-grenade-at-a-melbourne-protest-now-two-activists-may-sue-over-their-injuries>

"Scout* barely realised that something round and hard, with smoke coming from
it, had landed in front of them before it exploded.

The Small City That Became the Composting Capital of a Nation

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:12:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/besancon-food-waste-composting-capital-of-france/>

"On a blue-skied summer morning, Place Pasteur in the historic center of
Besançon is abuzz with colorful market stalls selling trinkets and antiques.
But it’s also here that residents bring a different kind of valuable good every

At Sydney’s mighty arms convention, weapons are sold as ‘solutions’. No one mentions the people they will target

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:55:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/sydney-weapons-expo-sold-as-solutions-no-mention-of-people-they-target>

"Inside the heavily guarded, aseptically cool halls of the Indo-Pacific
International Maritime Exposition, Australia’s defence minister, Richard
Marles, describes it as, for some in the room, “a kind of Disneyland … the

Sekiyado testflight 2025/11/08_2

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXUuExL8Cac

関宿滑空場でのM-02Jテストフライトの記録です。２０２５年１１月８日の２本目のフライトです。

Machine translation:

These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets – then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:02:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/15/los-angeles-wild-parrots-conservation>

"A morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by
on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather
than a bustling city in north-east Los Angeles county.

Could smaller families 'rewild' the planet — and make humans happier?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:04:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2025/11/01/nx-s1-5551126/population-climate-families-children>

“On a late autumn day, John Davis hiked through what looks like wild forest in
New York's Champlain Valley, surrounded by flaming red maple trees and yellow
birch. A bird flushed noisily through the undergrowth. "Look there, a ruffed

Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:05:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8>

"CHICAGO (AP) — Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols,
leaving his home in Chicago’s Little Village on foot or by car to find
immigration agents that have repeatedly targeted his largely Mexican

NYC Council pushes to legalize bodega cats, giving them ‘purr-fect’ legal status

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:07:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-council-pushes-to-legalize-bodega-cats-giving-them-purr-fect-legal-status/>

"The latest bill in the NYC Council is the cat’s meow.

Council Member Keith Powers, who represents Manhattan’s East Side and Midtown,

7 reasons you might want to jailbreak your Kindle

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:56:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.androidauthority.com/kindle-jailbreak-reasons-3614190/

"I’ve owned a Kindle for as long as I can remember. It’s easily one of my most
used gadgets and the one that’s accompanied me through more flights I can
count, weekend breaks, and long sleepless nights engrossed in the latest horror

Traditional owners have filed a native title claim over Melbourne. What does this mean for the city?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:58:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/melbourne-traditional-owners-native-title-claim-first-nations-explainer>

"Forty-four years ago, Eddie Mabo stood in a lecture hall at James Cook
University. He was usually on campus to work as a gardener, but that day he was
explaining to the room how the land around the Torres Strait had been passed

Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:01:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://hechingerreport.org/teachers-unions-leverage-contracts-to-fight-climate-change/>

"In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools
to add solar panels on some buildings and clean energy career pathways for
students, among other actions. In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Federation of

Kraftwerk’s equipment defined electronic music. Now it’s on sale to the highest bidder

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:05:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/kraftwerks-equipment-defined-electronic-music-now-its-on-sale-to-the-highest-bidder-268770>

"On November 18 and 19 in Nashville, United States, auction house Julien’s will
auction more than 450 items from the estate of Florian Schneider, the
co-founder of German electronic band Kraftwerk.

ASM Agar Art Contest

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:06:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://asm.org/events/asm-agar-art-contest/home

“This year's theme, "Microbes Make the World Go Round," invited participants to
showcase the value of science and the vital role microbes play in our daily
lives. The entry window for submissions to the 2025 Agar Art contest has closed

Oyster farmers battle the climate crisis in Fiji's troubled seas

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:08:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2025/11/16/the-oyster-farmers-battling-climate-change-in-fijis-troubled-seas>

"Vanua Levu, Fiji — Jelly Ravea, 58, glides out to sea on a bilibili, a
traditional Fijian raft made of bamboo. She is fishing off the coast of
Vatulele, a village on the south coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest

The threat of sabotage from China is growing. That’s not an excuse to erode Australians’ freedoms

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:43:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-threat-of-sabotage-from-china-is-growing-thats-not-an-excuse-to-erode-australians-freedoms-269715>

"Warnings this week from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
(ASIO) about sabotage threats marked an important shift in tone.

Thousands hit streets of Belém to call for action during crucial Cop30 summit

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:44:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/15/thousands-hit-streets-of-belem-to-call-for-action-during-crucial-cop30-summit>

"The streets of Belém echoed with indigenous chants, classical Brazilian songs
and calls for environmental justice on Saturday as tens of thousands of people
marched to demand urgent action on the climate and nature crisis.

The Liberals dropped net zero. Will it make any difference to Australia’s climate response?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:45:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-liberals-dropped-net-zero-will-it-make-any-difference-to-australias-climate-response-269712>

"On Thursday, the Liberals reversed their commitment to net zero by 2050. While
it’s impossible to predict precisely what this decision means for climate
action in Australia, the policies and laws already in place suggest momentum

Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:46:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/coalition-net-zero-emissions-claims-factcheck-electricity-price-power-bill-cost>

"Are you trying to make sense of some of the big claims made by Liberal and
National party MPs for abandoning their support for Australia reaching net zero
emissions by 2050?

The fire is out, but Tongariro is now at risk of losing its unique biological legacy

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:46:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-fire-is-out-but-tongariro-is-now-at-risk-of-losing-its-unique-biological-legacy-269710>

"The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park last week was
heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape. It was also potentially disastrous
for a world-renowned alpine ecosystem.

The Coalition is spinning a line that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:48:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/15/coalition-climate-action-australian-economy>

"During the last parliament I negotiated an amendment to the Climate Change
Act to lock in Australia’s carbon emissions target as a floor – not a ceiling.

By delaying a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:00:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/by-delaying-a-decision-on-using-russias-frozen-assets-for-ukraine-europe-is-quietly-hedging-its-bets-269507>

"As Russia continues its grinding offensive and Ukraine braces for another
winter of war, the European Union remains paralysed over a seemingly
straightforward decision: whether to use 140 billion euros (A$250 billion) in

South Pacific nation of Tuvalu rebukes Trump’s ‘shameful disregard’ at Cop30

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:01:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/16/cop30-tuvalu-trump

"Of all the representatives from 193 countries present at the crucial UN
climate talks in Belém, Brazil, only one has summoned the courage to take the
stage and publicly denounce the absent and hostile Trump administration: the

Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:02:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australias-public-libraries-are-thriving-as-the-cost-of-living-rises-we-cant-afford-to-lose-them-267964>

"Library visits in the United States have almost halved over the past decade.
But in Australia, they’re up 10% compared to a year ago, according to a new
report. In fact, our public libraries are thriving – and cost of living

Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:04:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/17/authors-writers-caught-in-global-ai-publishing-scam>

"An aspiring Australian writer met an apparent scammer face-to-face before
realising she may have become a victim of a suspicious international publishing
venture.

AI Just Had Its *Actual* "Big Short" Moment

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:06:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/ai-just-had-its-actual-big-short-moment-5d841d751c28>

“In a previous article, I pointed out the stark similarity between the AI
bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007/2008. It isn't just that a
bubble exists, but that it is being powered by what is arguably more than $1.2

Local networks can save billions, slash gas use and create “breathing room” in dash to replace coal

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:07:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/local-networks-say-they-can-save-billions-slash-gas-use-and-create-breathing-room-in-dash-to-replace-coal/>

"New South Wales electricity distribution networks says they have huge,
untapped potential to integrate consumer energy resources, super-charge
electric vehicle adoption, defer expensive grid upgrades and slash gas power

The AI Bubble Is On The Verge Of Bursting

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:32:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/the-ai-bubble-is-on-the-verge-of-bursting-1565b7b33ae7>

"The AI bubble is no longer the elephant in the room. It is a demented
knife-wielding clown. You can't ignore it, and if you try to, it will be at
your peril. The big question has not been if the bubble bursts and the clown

Misinformation and Disinformation: Why EV industry needs to sell idea of electric motoring

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:33:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/15/misinformation-and-disinformation-why-ev-industry-needs-to-sell-idea-of-electric-motoring/>

"Walking around the halls of Everything Electric and seeing the excellent
products on display, the people queuing for test drives and clambering all over
the vehicles, it is hard to believe that every driver isn’t either driving an

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:41:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/14/copyright-is-the-wrong-tool-to-deal-with-deepfake-harms/>

"A key theme of Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) is
that copyright, born in an analogue age of scarcity, works poorly in today’s
digital world of abundance. One manifestation of that is how lawmakers struggle

“Venal, vacant, reactionary:” And why Sussan Ley’s PV blackout nonsense earns a real zero

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:47:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/venal-vacant-reactionary-and-why-sussan-leys-pv-blackout-nonsense-earns-a-real-zero/>

"There has been some extraordinary and harrowing testimony given in the past
week to the Senate inquiry into misinformation about climate and energy, but
you didn’t have to travel far to hear some real-life examples – from the

Plane and car crash testing is still designed to keep men safe. That puts women in danger

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:48:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/plane-and-car-crash-testing-is-still-designed-to-keep-men-safe-that-puts-women-in-danger-268990>

"The next time you board a commercial flight and are told how to sit in the
brace position for an emergency landing, consider this: did you know that
international plane safety testing only requires adult male crash test dummies?

‘There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:49:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/manila-philippines-corruption-protest-flood-funds>

"From a skyscraper in downtown Manila, a sea of white spreads out below,
covering the vast green lawns of Rizal Park and expanding down arterial roads
and sidestreets. It is formed of more than half a million people, clad in

Finally, Indigenous peoples have an influential voice at COP30. They’re speaking loud and clear

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:31:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/finally-indigenous-peoples-have-an-influential-voice-at-cop30-theyre-speaking-loud-and-clear-269403>

"Indigenous peoples are on the vanguard of climate action. Longstanding
relationships with land means they endure the direct consequences of climate
change. And their unique knowledge offers effective solutions to climate

South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:32:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/south-korean-decision-to-close-all-coal-fired-power-plants-by-2040-sounds-alarm-for-australian-exports>

"The Australian government has been urged to prepare for a shift away from
thermal coal exports and accelerate green industries after one of its main
international customers signed up to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.

This widely used chart makes the clean energy switch seem much harder than it actually is

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:33:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/this-widely-used-chart-makes-the-clean-energy-switch-seem-much-harder-than-it-actually-is-264322>

"If you follow news about climate change, you’ve probably seen the term
“primary energy”.

‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:34:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/heatwaves-hotter-longer-more-frequent-net-zero-emisisons-delay>

"Heatwaves will become hotter, longer and more frequent the later net zero
emissions is reached globally, new research suggests.

Heat, terror and resistance: Henry Reynolds’ bold, new book takes a top-end view of Australian history

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:36:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/heat-terror-and-resistance-henry-reynolds-bold-new-book-takes-a-top-end-view-of-australian-history-268572>

"Review: Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down –
Raymond Evans (NewSouth)

Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:37:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/16/can-cop30-begin-the-process-of-phasing-out-fossil-fuels>

"Coal, oil and gas are at the heart of the climate crisis: burning them
produces carbon dioxide, and that is heating the planet, so far to 1.5C above
preindustrial levels, and in future perhaps to more than 2.5C, a level that

The honey trap: why honey fraud is a health hazard

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:41:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-honey-trap-why-honey-fraud-is-a-health-hazard-268369>

"Naturally sweet, but potentially hiding a criminal past? This is not the plot
of a new crime drama. It is about the jar of honey in your kitchen.

Here in Sweden, the Vikings are back. And this time they’re searching for stability in a chaotic age

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:42:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/sweden-vikings-chaos-sacrifice-ritual-norse-pagan>

"“Hail Thor!” The priestess and her heathens, standing in a circle, raised
their mead-filled horns. We were gathered in an unassuming spot in a pine
forest outside Stockholm. This was our temple, and the large, mossy stone

Strangers in their own land: how a new citizenship category could avoid a trap for Indigenous children born overseas

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:43:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/strangers-in-their-own-land-how-a-new-citizenship-category-could-avoid-a-trap-for-indigenous-children-born-overseas-269389>

"Outdated laws mean Indigenous children in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia
can currently be denied citizenship on the lands of their ancestors.

Trump is turning the US military into a political prop

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:45:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/trump-politics-military-pentagon-hegseth>

"Of all the reasons Americans have been losing sleep recently – hunger,
canceled flights, Democrats betraying them – the most ominous has to do with an
institution usually absent from discussions about the fate of our democracy:

SunCable signs “landmark” deal with traditional owners for Australia’s biggest solar project

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:46:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/suncable-signs-landmark-deal-with-traditional-owners-for-australias-biggest-solar-project/>

"SunCable says it has reached a “landmark” 70-year deal with traditional owners
for the development of what will be Australia’s biggest solar project – to be
built on a cattle station in the heart of the Northern Territory.

Ninajirachi started making music because of YouTube. Now she’s up for eight Aria awards

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:48:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/17/ninajirachi-i-love-my-computer-aria-awards-2025-interview>

"Ninajirachi is having a dream run with her debut album I Love My Computer –
and between leading this year’s Aria nominations with eight nods and the
rapturous crowds at sold-out shows, she knows it.

White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:47:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/17/grokipedia-elon-musk-far-right-racist>

"Entries in Elon Musk’s new online encyclopedia variously promote white
nationalist talking points, praise neo-Nazis and other far-right figures,
promote racist ideologies and white supremacist regimes, and attempt to revive

Australia’s most renewable grid sets spectacular new wind record as it awaits word on COP hosting bid

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:48:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-most-renewable-grid-sets-spectacular-new-wind-record-as-it-awaits-word-on-cop-hosting-bid/>

"If the share of renewables in its local grid were the main criteria, then
South Australia would be a shoe-in for hosting next year’s United Nations
climate jamboree.

‘Fights for our material survival’: documentary goes inside the battle for trans rights

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:50:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/17/heightened-scrutiny-trans-documentary-sam-feder>

"Trans documentarian Sam Feder’s latest feature Heightened Scrutiny is a kind
of two-for-one – an affecting portrait of one of the most important trans
activists of our time, and a continuation of the media critique he established

“A culture of fear”: Bushfire survivor tells Senate inquiry how climate misinformation fuels trauma and silences voices

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:51:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-culture-of-fear-bushfire-survivor-tells-senate-inquiry-how-climate-misinformation-fuels-trauma-and-silences-voices/>

"Australia’s escalating misinformation crisis is not an abstract problem
measured in bot networks, engagement metrics or parliamentary submissions.

‘How did we get here?’: documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:53:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/04/the-white-house-effect-netflix-documentary-climate>

"In 1988, the United States entered into its worst drought since the Dust Bowl.
Crops withered in fields nationwide, part of an estimated $60bn in damage
($160bn in 2025). Dust storms swept the midwest and northern Great Plains.

CEFC invests $50 million to help kick gas out from student digs

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:54:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/cefc-invests-50-million-to-help-kick-gas-out-from-student-digs/>

"The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) says it has invested $50 million
to help Scape Australia, a leading provider of student accommodation,
accelerate electrification and kick out gas across the its nationwide

This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:21:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/18/nepal-tibet-village-limi-valley-floods>

"On the night of 15 May this year, the usual quiet of the Himalayan village of
Til in the far north-west of Nepal was broken by a strange rumbling. Pemba
Thundup came out of his house, barefoot, to see a deluge of earth, water and

“Every component of my life was attacked:” How wind farm misinformation tore community apart

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:22:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/every-component-of-my-life-was-attacked-how-wind-farm-misinformation-tore-community-apart/>

"When sheep and cattle farmer Lindsay Marriott sat before the Senate committee
on information integrity on climate and energy, he wasn’t there to talk theory.

European wildcats could be seen again in England for first time in 100 years

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:23:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/european-wildcats-could-be-seen-again-in-england-for-first-time-in-100-years>

"The prospect of European wildcats prowling in south-west England has taken a
leap forward after a two-year study concluded a reintroduction was feasible –
and most local people were positive about the idea.

Repowering proposal for mini NSW wind farm under attack from another fake news campaign

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:24:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/repowering-proposal-for-mini-nsw-wind-farm-under-attack-from-another-fake-news-campaign/>

"A mini wind farm in New South Wales is repowering with new two megawatt (MW)
turbines, and hopes to give the old ones a second life elsewhere in Australia.

Sussan Ley, it’s time we took a look at your climate policy report card. You appear to have learned nothing

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:25:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/18/sussan-its-time-we-took-a-look-at-your-climate-policy-report-card-you-appear-to-have-learned-nothing>

"Sussan Ley, as your teacher I’m duty bound to give you an honest appraisal of
your work.

Synergy blows up boiler in spectacular demolition of a former coal power plant

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:26:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/synergy-blows-up-boiler-in-spectacular-demolition-of-a-former-coal-power-plant/>

"The W.A. government owned utility Synergy has demolished a 35m-high boiler at
its old Kwinana site on Sunday, the latest piece of the former coal power
station to be removed.

Bam! What is the acronym everyone is talking about at Cop30?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:25:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/bam-belem-action-mechanism-explainer-cop30>

"All through the halls of the UN climate talks, civil society activists are
wearing badges that read “Bam!”. They are not showing their fandom for old
superhero comics but rather indicating their support for the Belém Action

Comedians and kings: is Donald Trump reviving the ancient crime of lèse-majesté?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:26:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/comedians-and-kings-is-donald-trump-reviving-the-ancient-crime-of-lese-majeste-269261>

"Donald Trump has a problem with comedian Seth Meyers and it fits a consistent
pattern of hyper-sensitivity to criticism and satire.

Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:28:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5605483/friendsgiving-thanksgiving-friends-history-tips>

“Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday of November. But many Americans
don't wait that long to share a fall feast with their loved ones — that is, if
they celebrate Friendsgiving.

More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:29:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/big-agriculture-lobbyists-cop30-climate-summit>

"More than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have participated at this
year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the
industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation has found.

Eating Seaweed Could Make Cows Less Gassy, Slashing Methane Emissions From Grazing by Nearly 40 Percent

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:33:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eating-seaweed-could-make-cows-less-gassy-slashing-methane-emissions-from-grazing-by-nearly-40-percent-180985575/>

"Cows are a gassy bunch. As they stand in fields and munch on grass, the
animals burp and fart—and, in doing so, they release billions of pounds of
heat-trapping methane gas into the atmosphere. In total, the livestock industry

3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:35:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5593087/climate-tipping-points-cop30-brazil-coral-glaciers-carbon>

“World leaders are heading into the final days of COP30, the United Nations
climate meeting in Brazil. They are trying to agree on how to curb global
warming and pay for the costs of an increasingly hotter planet.

What if Walmart Turned Its Parking Lots Into Solar Farms?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:13:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/walmart-supercenter-parking-lots-solar-farms/>

"The transition to clean power will require massive solar expansion—not just
home rooftop arrays but photovoltaic installations near population centers.
Where to mount all the panels? One answer seems obvious: over parking lots,

‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:21:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/sad-day-for-publicly-funded-science-up-to-350-more-jobs-to-go-at-the-csiro>

"Australia’s national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more
research roles from next year as it looks for savings and new sources of
funding to plug budgetary shortfalls.

The Great Russian Digital Firewall: How Russia Is Isolating Its Internet

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:23:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-geopolitical-economist/the-great-russian-digital-firewall-how-russia-is-isolating-its-internet-3e24862f9d86>

“The Russian state has systematically developed and refined a comprehensive
architecture of information‑control that spans legal, technical and
administrative dimensions.

As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:26:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5611445/2025-norc-artist-labor-survey>

“"We all know the trope of the starving artist," said researcher Gwendolyn
Rugg, "But there's actually surprisingly little reliable data out there to back
this up."

What Could Go Right? Things Are Looking Up in Mexico

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:28:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theprogressnetwork.org/mexico-sheinbaum-progress/

"To an American politician, an approval rating of 70% is the stuff of
fantasies. It’s reality, however, for Mexico’s first female (and Jewish)
president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who recently completed her first year in office.

What's the deal with indoor air quality?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:29:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-deal-with-indoor-air-quality

"Environmentalism has typically focused on outdoor air quality, but climate
change is pushing more people indoors more of the time, even as airborne
pathogens and wildfire smoke challenge indoor air quality. I discuss the fight

Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:59:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/18/chinese-travellers-estimated-to-have-cancelled-500000-flights-to-japan-amid-rising-tensions>

"Chinese travellers are estimated to have cancelled hundreds of thousands of
tickets to fly to Japan amid reports of suspended visa processing and cultural
exchanges as a diplomatic dispute over Japan’s stance on Taiwan continues.

The ABC has been attacked in News Corp outlets for its editing of Trump’s Capitol speech. Did it do the same as the BBC?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:01:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/18/abc-trump-capitol-speech-news-corp-bbc>

"Sky News Australia and The Australian have accused the ABC of distorting a
speech by Donald Trump on the day of the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January
2021.

Courage Doesn’t Scale

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:02:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/17/courage-doesnt-scale/

"It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon
Valley tech firms bow down to Trump and do his bidding, especially when it
directly contradicts things they’ve said and done in the past. I’ve tried to

Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:04:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/eNbVw

"This summer, Len Necefer finally planned the road trip he’s been thinking
about for nearly a decade: Going coast-to-coast in an electric vehicle,
stopping only to charge on tribal lands.

Pete Hegseth Has Turned State Violence Into TikTok Content

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:05:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/17/pete-hegseth-has-turned-state-violence-into-tiktok-content/>

"You know this is a spectacle, right? A show. That’s what it is. A performance
for social media. With blood.

New round of EV charger grants will focus on regional towns and “iconic road trip routes”

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:06:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/19/new-round-of-ev-charger-grants-will-focus-on-regional-towns-and-iconic-road-trip-routes/>

"Electric vehicle chargers will be rolled out across regional hotspots in a bid
to attract more visitors to country towns.

License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:48:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/17/license-plate-surveillance-logs-reveal-racist-policing-against-romani-people/>

"More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used
language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching
the nationwide Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) network,

Memo to the LNP: Industry needs predictable, stable policy to deliver energy affordability and security

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:49:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/memo-to-the-liberal-party-industry-needs-predictable-and-stable-policy-to-deliver-energy-affordability-and-security/>

"Imagine if there were ready-to-deploy solutions to an urgent global problem
that included the significant side perks of slashed fossil fuel use, lower
electricity bills, bolstered energy security, cleaner airways, reduced illness

Book Reports Potentially Copyright Infringing, Thanks To Court Attacks On LLMs

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:50:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/18/book-reports-potentially-copyright-infringing-thanks-to-court-attacks-on-llms/>

"A federal judge just ruled that computer-generated summaries of novels are
“very likely infringing,” which would effectively outlaw many book reports.
That seems like a problem.

Vibe nuclear — let’s use AI shortcuts on reactor safety!

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:52:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/18/vibe-nuclear-lets-use-ai-shortcuts-on-reactor-safety/>

"The AI industry is desperate for data centre power anywhere it can get it.
They can’t get gas turbines without years of delay. Even the repurposed jet
engine gas turbines they were really hoping would save them now have a waiting

The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:53:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-ultra-processed-foods-problem-is-driven-by-commercial-interests-not-individual-weakness-heres-how-to-fix-it-269401>

"Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional foods and meals globally,
degrading diet quality, and contributing to the rise of diet-related chronic
diseases.

Why Nobody Wants to Hire You Anymore

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:54:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://jasonjamesweiland.medium.com/why-nobody-wants-to-hire-you-anymore-228c5b97649b>

"I'm 57 and tired. Tired of sending out applications and hearing nothing. I
watch younger people with better resumes do the same thing. We're all getting
crushed by the same machine, just from different angles.

Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:44:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths

"New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding
of the human costs of the Trump administration’s approach to climate change.

Living with PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be distressing. Not knowing if they’re making you sick is just the start

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:45:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/living-with-pfas-forever-chemicals-can-be-distressing-not-knowing-if-theyre-making-you-sick-is-just-the-start-268981>

"When we talk about the health effects of PFAS, we commonly think about any
physical effects on the body.

Nature, carbon, nutrition: 3 ways farming can shift from climate culprit to solution

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:46:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/nature-carbon-nutrition-3-ways-farming-can-shift-from-climate-culprit-to-solution-268204>

"Producing and distributing food is responsible for roughly a third of global
greenhouse gas emissions. But food systems are highly vulnerable to the
droughts, floods, fires and heatwaves made more intense by climate change.

A brief history of the Conference of Parties (COPs)

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:47:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/macrocritical/a-brief-history-of-the-conference-of-parties-cops-8ad58ae489af>

"The ongoing COP30 in Belém, Brazil (2025) has once again drawn the world’s
attention towards the planet’s future. Taking place in the heart of the Amazon
Basin, one of the world’s most vital ecosystems, the conference also carries a

Before the American Revolution, Native nations guarded their societies against tyranny

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:49:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/before-the-american-revolution-native-nations-guarded-their-societies-against-tyranny-242363>

"When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were
learning from history that democracy was likely to fail – to find someone who
would fool the people into giving him complete power and then end the

Trump accuses Democrats of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death,' for urging military to ignore illegal orders

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:53:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-democrats-death-penalty-sedition-military-orders-rcna245003>

"President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of
“seditious behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for
behavior that, he said, could be “punishable by death.”

Russian drone strikes UN warehouse in Dnipro, destroying 10,000 food packages for frontline civilians (PHOTOS)

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:45:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20/russian-drone-strikes-un-warehouse-in-dnipro/>

"Russian forces attacked Dnipro with drones on the evening of November 19,
causing explosions and a fire at a warehouse storing food for the United
Nations World Food Program (WFP) intended for civilians near the front lines,

Artists Across the U.S. Are Staging Hundreds of Events to Protest Authoritarianism

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:57:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fall-of-freedom-2025-2716978

"Across the U.S., artists and organizations have organized more than 600 pop-up
events, performances, readings, and other forms of creative protest as part of
Fall of Freedom, a new artist-led movement that aims to activate the country’s

Violent extremists wield words as weapons. New study reveals 6 tactics they use

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:58:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/violent-extremists-wield-words-as-weapons-new-study-reveals-6-tactics-they-use-266053>

"Words are powerful tools. Violent extremists know this well, often choosing
their phrasing extremely carefully to build loyalty among their followers. When
wielded just so, they can do enormous harm.

Researchers say real impact of deforestation being hidden in Australia’s official figures by ‘sleight of hand’

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:00:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/australia-deforestation-hidden-official-figures-conservationists-report>

"At face value, the amount of forest in Australia is officially increasing, and
has been since 2008.

Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:01:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/brazil-is-trying-to-stop-fossil-fuel-interests-derailing-cop30-with-one-simple-measure-268190>

"In recent years, more and more lobbyists from the oil, gas and coal industries
have taken part in international climate negotiations. Estimates of lobbyist
numbers have risen sharply, from 503 at the 2021 Glasgow talks to 1,773 at last

Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:02:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/divide-over-fossil-fuels-phaseout-can-be-bridged-cop30-president-says>

"Oil-producing countries need to acknowledge the rise of clean energy, and rich
countries will have to provide more assurances on finance if the chasm between
negotiating nations at Cop30 is to be bridged, the president of the summit has

Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:11:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/behind-every-cop-is-a-global-data-project-that-predicts-earths-future-heres-how-it-works-269893>

"Over the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with
the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.

Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:12:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/poland-closes-last-russian-consulate-after-act-of-state-terrorism-on-railway>

"Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has described last weekend’s
sabotage attack on Poland’s rail system as “an act of state terrorism” ordered
by Russia, as he announced that Poland was closing the last remaining Russian

Perfectly preserved rock art site reveals 1,700 years of Aboriginal string craft

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:12:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/perfectly-preserved-rock-art-site-reveals-1-700-years-of-aboriginal-string-craft-270079>

"Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny
town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping
over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional Kuku

Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:13:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australias-algal-bloom-catastrophe-has-left-more-than-87-000-animals-dead-what-will-happen-this-summer-269609>

"An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South
Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is
the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever

‘My husband and daughter went down to the garage in case it flooded. Then I heard a strange noise’

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:15:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/nov/20/valencia-storms-iberian-peninsula-this-is-climate-breakdown>

"I had been working with my husband, Miguel Carpio, for over 30 years. We would
spend the day together, we would meet at work. With our daughter, Sara, and her
boyfriend, we went everywhere – the gym, the dentist, the hairdresser – as a

If you feel like the world is getting more dangerous, more violent and more chaotic, that’s not an accident.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:17:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://substack.com/@fixthenews/note/c-176602244

"A new analysis shows exactly how news organisations have engineered that
feeling, and the distortion is worse than you think.

Pledges to triple renewables, reduce methane and double efficiency will deliver huge climate savings

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:06:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/pledges-to-triple-renewables-reduce-methane-and-double-efficiency-will-deliver-huge-climate-savings/>

"Triple renewables, double energy efficiency and cut back on methane by 2030 –
that’s what it would take for the world to cut global emissions by 18 billion
tonnes by 2035, according to a report by Climate Analytics.

The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Actually Work

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:09:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://substack.com/@fixthenews/note/c-178014875

"Michael Barnard is one of my favourite energy analysts, and he’s just
published this list, which is a great resource. As Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
says… ‘f**k hope, what’s the strategy?”

Falling solar and battery costs, alone, won’t decarbonise industry. Smarter energy use will be vital

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:09:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/falling-solar-and-battery-costs-alone-wont-decarbonise-industry-smarter-energy-use-will-be-vital/>

"Solar power is now cheaper than ever, and battery prices are falling fast.

That’s great news for homes and businesses, which are cutting bills and

Fans Of Open Access, Unite: You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chained Libraries

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:12:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/19/fans-of-open-access-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-chained-libraries/>

"When books were rare and extremely expensive, they were often chained to the
bookcase to prevent people walking off with them, in what were known as
“chained libraries”. Copyright serves a similar purpose today, even though,

Fix The News 320: Aha! Lost Worlds. Mongolia 💚 Colombia. Tuberculosis 🛑✋. Uninterrupted toolmaking.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:14:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/320-aha-lost-worlds-mongolia-colombia

"Scientists have pinpointed how the brain generates ‘aha’ moments.
Neuroscientists have identified a clear brain pattern behind the phenomenon of
sudden insight, by scanning volunteers as they deciphered hidden images.

Grattan on Friday: Combatting the neo-Nazis is a ‘wicked problem’ for governments

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:15:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/grattan-on-friday-combatting-the-neo-nazis-is-a-wicked-problem-for-governments-269393>

"When neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell appeared last week in a Melbourne court for
a bail hearing, after jail time over the attack on an Indigenous camp, his
supporters were there in force.

The Godfather Of AI Just Called Out The Entire AI Industry

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:15:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/the-godfather-of-ai-just-called-out-the-entire-ai-industry-e8d48ed1d522>

“Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, often called the "Godfather of AI" for his
enormous contributions to the artificial neural network technology that powers
AI, has been on a bit of a tirade against Big Tech recently. From calling out

Away from COP30 and treaties, pragmatism sparks clean energy boom in the global south

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:16:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-22/the-global-south-drives-the-energy-transition/106022814>

"There are well-known poster children for the transition to clean technologies.
Norway, for its embrace of electric cars, Australia for rooftop solar and China
for its colossal renewables industrial revolution.

Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:18:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/trump-administration-removes-report-on-missing-and-murdered-native-americans-calling-it-dei-content/>

"The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on
missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website
nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity

This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:20:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/7y2eQ

“Hacker conferences—like all conventions—are notorious for giving attendees a
parting gift of mystery illness. To combat "con crud," New Zealand's premier
hacker conference, Kawaiicon, quietly launched a real-time, room-by-room carbon

What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:21:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/what-do-we-know-about-climate-change-how-do-we-know-it-and-where-are-we-headed-270070>

"The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (sometimes referred to as
COP30) is taking place in Brazil.

‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:23:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/20/too-little-too-late-damning-report-condemns-uk-covid-response>

"The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official
report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction
of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than

Engineered microbes could tackle climate change – if we ensure it’s done safely

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:31:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/engineered-microbes-could-tackle-climate-change-if-we-ensure-its-done-safely-266584>

"As the climate crisis accelerates, there’s a desperate need to rapidly reduce
carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, both by slashing emissions and by
pulling carbon out of the air.

Senate committee on disinformation should look into the Liberals energy policy: It is full of it

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:33:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/senate-committee-on-disinformation-should-look-into-the-liberals-energy-policy-it-is-full-of-it/>

"A Senate committee is currently investigating the integrity of information
around climate and energy in Australia, and it’s unveiled some disturbing and
frankly shocking examples of misinformation and disinformation.

AI is beating doctors at empathy – because we’ve turned doctors into robots

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:35:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ai-is-beating-doctors-at-empathy-because-weve-turned-doctors-into-robots-269108>

"Artificial intelligence has mastered chess, art and medical diagnosis. Now
it’s apparently beating doctors at something we thought was uniquely human:
empathy.

Australia’s renewable future depends on trust, not just technology

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:36:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-renewable-future-depends-on-trust-not-just-technology/>

"Australia’s renewable energy transition is accelerating, but so too is the
widening gap between those who support it and those who increasingly, and
loudly, oppose it.

Behind the scenes in Belém: The Conversation’s report from Brazil’s UN climate summit

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:37:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/behind-the-scenes-in-belem-the-conversations-report-from-brazils-un-climate-summit-269869>

"This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in
our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

Analysis: Australia had the opportunity to be a climate champion, but it’s not in the business of being bold

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:39:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/analysis-australia-had-the-opportunity-to-be-a-climate-champion-but-its-not-in-the-business-of-being-bold/>

"The Turkish tea queue was double that of the Australian coffee line on
Thursday morning in Belém, Brazil, host of the COP30 UN climate talks.

How Australia’s first outback mosque was built 600km north of Adelaide, 150 years ago

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:47:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-australias-first-outback-mosque-was-built-600km-north-of-adelaide-150-years-ago-261853>

"From 1860 to 1930, an estimated 3,000 people came to Australia from
Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Punjab, Sindh and the northern part of Pakistan.
Still more came from different parts of the Ottoman Empire.

World’s largest folding solar roof inaugurated over wastewater treatment plant in Switzerland

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:48:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-largest-folding-solar-roof-inaugurated-over-wastewater-treatment-plant-in-switzerland/>

"The world’s largest solar folding roof has been inaugurated in Switzerland
above the Lake Thun wastewater treatment plant, which is expected to generate 3
gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean electricity each year.

Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:50:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/21/cop30-countries-threaten-block-resolution-unless-roadmap-to-fossil-fuel-phase-out>

"A new draft text on the outcome of the Cop30 climate talks has been published
that contains no mention of a phase-out of fossil fuels, despite countries
supporting such action having threatened to block any agreement without it.

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:53:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/g20-leaders-meet-south-africa-seeking-agreement-despite-us-boycott-2025-11-22/>

“JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Group of 20 leaders adopted a
declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on
Saturday over U.S. objections, prompting the White House to accuse South Africa

Australia has dropped its bid to host the COP31 climate talks. Here’s what happened – and what’s next

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:54:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-has-dropped-its-bid-to-host-the-cop31-climate-talks-heres-what-happened-and-whats-next-270257>

"At the last possible minute, Australia has backed away from its bid to host
the United Nations COP31 climate summit next year in Adelaide alongside Pacific
nations.

Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:02:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source>

"Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear
to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team
Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available

Friday essay: how ASIO spied on Australia’s Greek migrants during the Cold War

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:03:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-asio-spied-on-australias-greek-migrants-during-the-cold-war-265972>

"At the height of the Cold War, the activities of Greek migrants who had
arrived in Australia after the second world war saw the Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) take notice.

$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:04:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/170000-a-minute-why-saudi-arabia-is-the-biggest-blocker-of-climate-action>

"Can you imagine someone giving you $170,000 (£129,000)? What would you buy?

Can you imagine getting another $170,000 one minute later? And the handouts

Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here’s what kids can do right now to prepare

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:05:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-is-about-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media-heres-what-kids-can-do-right-now-to-prepare-270295>

"If you’re a young person in Australia, you probably know new social media
rules are coming in December. If you and your friends are under 16, you might
be locked out of the social media spaces you use every day.

‘The haste feels contagious … I fear it’: a Xipai journalist on attending Cop30

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:06:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/indigenous-xipaya-journalist-attending-cop30-belem-brazil>

"I feel as if I’ve been swallowed. And in the creature’s stomach, I walk with
the sensation of being drowned. My nose hurts, with the same pain we feel when
we are struggling to breathe. That’s my perception of the blue zone of Cop30,

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:07:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/18/what-ai-doesnt-know-global-knowledge-collapse>

"A few years back, my dad was diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue – which
meant we had some choices to weigh up. My family has an interesting dynamic
when it comes to medical decisions. While my older sister is a trained doctor

Norway Just Sneak-Checkmated Putin in the Arctic-and Moscow Missed It

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:47:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/@anandviv11/norway-arctic-putin-shtokman-gas-block-f5390f61cdf7>

"While headlines fixated on Ukraine's spring offensive and Trump's latest
tariff tweet, Norway's Petroleum & Energy Ministry published a two-page press
release:

White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans: ‘We look like clowns’

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:48:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/20/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson>

"Five days a week, thousands of fans gather online to watch Nick Fuentes hold
court about the dangers of non-white immigration, feminism and “organized
Jewry”. Usually dressed in a dark suit and tie, he lectures to his far-right

Why People Don’t Demand Data Privacy, Even As Governments & Corporations Collect More Personal Info

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:49:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/21/why-people-dont-demand-data-privacy-even-as-governments-corporations-collect-more-personal-info/>

"When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access
to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025,
privacy and medical justice advocates sounded the alarm. They warned that the

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:50:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/21/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-faces-most-difficult-moment-as-trump-pushes-plan-to-end-war>

"Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments
in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a
US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up territory to Russia and

Midwest Farms Are Going Nuts

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:51:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farms-go-nuts-chestnuts-pecans-walnuts-soil-health/>

"Every summer, a pond at Rusted Plowshare farm used to fill with algae blooms.
Orderly rows of corn and soybeans stretched out across the central Missouri
landscape, but native grasses and wildflowers were few and far between. Josh

Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:52:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/ai-workers-tell-family-stay-away>

"Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion
on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical
Turk – a marketplace that allows companies to hire workers to perform tasks

The Doulas Bringing Babies into the World During Hurricanes

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:17:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/climate-doula-pregnancy-babies-hurricanes-flooding-extreme-heat/>

"In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s landfall in September 2017, Esther
Louis made preparations to flee Florida with her husband and four children. The
Category 4 Hurricane was expected to hit the Florida Keys and make its way up

Academics who say they are ‘pro-white’ and have ‘ethnic conception’ of Australia turn spotlight on Sydney’s Campion College

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:19:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/23/academics-who-say-they-are-pro-white-and-have-ethnic-conception-of-australia-turn-spotlight-on-sydneys-campion-college>

"An influential Catholic college in Sydney is under investigation by the higher
education regulator over a series of comments made by two of its prominent
academics supporting the White Australia policy and calling for Anglo-Celtic

Cameroon’s Diaspora Are Helping Local Businesses Back Home Flourish

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:21:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/africa-donors-support-local-businesses-widu-germany/>

"Cars and motorcycle taxis struggle through the deep potholes of the dusty
road. Visiting Sandra Tembei’s company, Mellow Group, makes you forget that her
carpentry workshop is located in Douala, Cameroon’s major economic metropolis

End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:22:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/cop30-deal-inches-closer-to-end-of-fossil-fuel-era-after-bitter-standoff>

"The world edged a small step closer to the end of the fossil fuel era on
Saturday, but not by nearly enough to stave off the ravages of climate
breakdown.

What Could Go Right? The Baby Who Got His Own Cure

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:24:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theprogressnetwork.org/gene-editing-therapies/

"It was 2024, and a baby named KJ had just been born. He had his mother’s
bright blue eyes, just like his three older siblings. Within days, however, it
was clear something was seriously wrong. Little KJ was diagnosed with CPS1

Compromises, voluntary measures and no mention of fossil fuels: key points from Cop30 deal

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:25:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/roadmaps-adaptations-and-transitions-what-climate-measures-were-agreed-at-cop30>

"The UN climate summit Cop30 moved forward the fight against the climate crisis
and the damage it is already causing to lives and livelihoods. But the measures
agreed are steps, rather than the leaps needed.

In the Shadow of Oil Rigs, Black Women Are Reclaiming Their Neighborhoods

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:22:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://capitalbnews.org/south-la-oil-drilling-black-women/

"LOS ANGELES — When the winds shifted last January and smoke from wildfires
settled into South LA, the city’s low-lying neighborhoods, residents there
didn’t need another study to tell them the air was unsafe. They could feel it.

Royal Photographic Society award winners 2025 – in pictures

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:25:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/nov/23/royal-photographic-society-award-winners-2025-in-pictures-susan-derges>

"The world’s longest running photography awards recognise significant bodies of
work, with the most prestigious honour – the RPS centenary medal – this year
going to British photographic artist Susan Derges"

The Enduring Haute Couture of a 470-Year Old Kimono House

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:26:21 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/old-japanese-kimonos

"When Yozaemon Chikiriya established his garment business, Chiso, in Kyoto, his
primary customers were monks who required fine clerical vestments. That was
1555. More than four centuries later, the company’s intricately cut robes are

Here’s what Black Friday sales shopping does to your brain

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:27:09 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/heres-what-black-friday-sales-shopping-does-to-your-brain-269591>

"Every November, Black Friday arrives with big claims of massive savings and
“one-day-only” deals. We are bombarded with offers that seem too good to pass
up. But beneath all this lies something far more strategic.

Beloved cat stationmaster in Japan dies

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:28:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beloved-cat-stationmaster-in-japan-dies>

"WAKAYAMA – Nitama, who served as the second cat stationmaster at Kishi Station
in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, passed away on Nov 20, Wakayama Electric
Railway announced Nov 21.

Visit Sweden launches national API to boost global reach of Swedish tourism

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:29:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.cision.com/nl/visit-sweden/r/visit-sweden-launches-national-api-to-boost-global-reach-of-swedish-tourism,c4234310>

"In a move that places Sweden at the forefront of tourism tech, Visit Sweden
has launched a national API—an open-data platform designed to make the
country’s entire tourism offering accessible in a structured, digital format.

Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:38:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/puberty-blockers-why-politicians-overriding-doctors-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-270246>

"The government’s ban on puberty blockers for gender-affirming care marks a
troubling shift: politicians are now making decisions that should sit with
clinicians working alongside young people and their families or whānau.

Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:39:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/small-win-at-cop-on-finance-for-poor-countries-overshadowed-by-failure-on-fossil-fuels>

"“Right now, our people are losing their lives and livelihoods from storms of
unprecedented strength which are being powered by warming seas. Our coral
reefs, the lifeblood of our islands’ food systems, culture and economies are at

Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:46:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/23/who-can-tame-trump-pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-usa>

"The supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives who owe him
their jobs. Congress won’t do it – Republicans slavishly follow his orders,
Democrats are ill-led and divided. For today’s White House, the concept of

They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:49:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/23/america-christian-evangelical-discrimination-immigration>

"Trumpism’s most revealing and defining moments – not its most important, nor
cruelest, nor most dangerous, nor stupidest, but perhaps its most illuminating
– came earlier this autumn. In the course of a few weeks, the US president

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:50:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/this-years-climate-talks-saw-real-progress-just-not-on-fossil-fuels-269903>

"It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying
to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém,
Brazil. I experienced the challenges of the United Nations COP30 climate talks

UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:52:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/23/un-warns-world-losing-climate-battle-but-fragile-cop30-deal-keeps-up-the-fight>

"The world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still
in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Belém, Brazil, after a bitterly
contested Cop30 reached a deal.

We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:06:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-knew-ningaloos-coral-bleaching-was-severe-but-what-we-found-6-months-later-was-still-a-shock-270266>

"The heatwave in Western Australia last summer broke records. As marine
scientists, we were deeply concerned about whether Ningaloo’s corals would
survive. We were prepared for the worst, but what my colleague and I found when

It was a very good election for the climate

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:08:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://grist.org/politics/it-was-a-very-good-election-for-the-climate/

"Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with
climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide.

One university boosted gender diversity in advanced maths by over 30% in 5 years – here’s how

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:09:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/one-university-boosted-gender-diversity-in-advanced-maths-by-over-30-in-5-years-heres-how-270083>

"As the artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing industries explode,
trained STEM professionals are in high demand. Mathematics is foundational to
these fields.

Minecraft Opens Powerful New World for Child and Teen Therapy

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:10:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://mindsitenews.org/2025/09/10/minecraft-for-child-and-teen-therapy/>

"Family and child therapist Braulio Rivera has long worked with kids from ages
six to eighteen struggling with everything from bullying to depression. Before
the pandemic, he was able to create a strong bond with his young patients in

“Sliding doors moment:” Australia signs up to initiative to phase out oil, gas and coal

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:11:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/sliding-doors-moment-australia-signs-up-to-initiative-to-phase-out-oil-gas-and-coal/>

"Australia has joined a Colombian government initiative to plan a phase out of
oil, gas and coal marking the strongest statement the government has made
regarding the future of fossil fuels.

A Farmer, a Designer and a Dating App Unite to Save Some ‘Gay Sheep’

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:04 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/yZiXD

"Michael Schmidt, the Chrome Hearts collaborator and rock ’n’ roll couturier to
divas like Cher, Shakira and Sabrina Carpenter, was shocked when he heard about
the “gay sheep.”

Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:03:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://spectrum.ieee.org/it-management-software-failures

"“Why worry about something that isn’t going to happen?”

KGB Chairman Charkov’s question to inorganic chemist Valery Legasov in HBO’s

England to ban plastic wet wipes in a bid to clean up rivers and seas

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:04:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.positive.news/environment/england-to-ban-plastic-wet-wipes/

"England will phase out the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic,
after the government signed new legislation yesterday designed to tackle a
stubborn and costly source of pollution. Ministers say the move will help

Whoops! Microsoft’s new Windows AI agent platform lets in malware

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:06:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/19/whoops-microsofts-new-windows-ai-agent-platform-lets-in-malware/>

"You might foolishly think the purpose of Microsoft Windows was to run your
programs so you can do stuff.

Shipping has a big carbon footprint. Can this lo-fi solution shrink it?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:08:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/science/technology/shipping-has-a-big-carbon-footprint-can-this-lo-fi-solution-shrink-it/>

"Containers full of quicklime could help clean up one of the world’s filthiest
industries.

Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember review – a heartbreaking attempt to fight his dad’s dementia

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:09:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/24/chris-hemsworth-a-road-trip-to-remember-review-fathers-dementia-disney-plus>

"Celebrities are forever taking their parents on televised road trips, and
they’re usually cheap, easy commissions. Look how self-deprecating I am, says
the famous person as they try to award themselves national treasure status by

How bison ‘reawakened’ the world’s oldest national park

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:10:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/society/how-bison-reawaken-oldest-national-park/>

"Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven
by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species. A study published in
Science in August shows how the migration of roughly 5,000 bison across the

AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:59:03 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-are-encouraging-conspiracy-theories-new-research-267615>

"Since early chatbots were first conceived more than 50 years go, they have
become increasingly sophisticated – in large part, thanks to the development of
artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Survey finds more than half of Australians experience Black Friday buyer’s remorse

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:01:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/24/over-half-australians-experience-black-friday-sales-buyers-remorse>

"More than half (53%) of Australians have regretted a purchase or had a
negative experience during Black Friday sales, a Choice survey has found.

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:03:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/forever-chemicals-contaminate-more-dolphins-and-whales-than-we-thought-new-research-269928>

"Nowhere in the ocean is now left untouched by a type of “forever chemicals”
called “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances”, known simply as PFAS.

Jill Freud, Love Actually actor and inspiration for Lucy in Narnia books, dies aged 98

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:04:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/24/jill-freud-love-actually-actor-cs-lewis-inspiration-narnia-dies-aged-98>

"Jill Freud, a stage star who was also an inspiration for the character of Lucy
in CS Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has died aged 98.

Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:06:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/proposed-cuts-at-state-library-of-victoria-go-against-its-mission-and-will-hurt-the-disadvantaged-270430>

"The State Library of Victoria – recognised this year as the third most popular
library in the world – is proposing major cuts to staff and services. The
number of reference librarians will be cut from 25 to ten. Children’s and

What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:07:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/24/what-is-the-latest-black-friday-boycott-and-will-it-work>

"Building on the momentum of consumer boycotts against Target and other
companies earlier this year, grassroots organizers want American consumers to
use their economic power this Thanksgiving weekend to protest the Trump

Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:47:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/your-bank-is-already-using-ai-but-whats-coming-next-could-be-radically-new-270270>

"In June 1967, the world’s first “automated teller machine” or “ATM” was
unveiled at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in a grand ceremony.

Venezuela accuses US of using ‘narco-terrorism’ allegations to justify ‘regime change’

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:49:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/24/venezuela-maduro-us-drug-cartel-terrorism>

"Venezuela’s government has accused the US of peddling “ridiculous hogwash”
about its supposed role in sponsoring “narco-terrorism” as Washington continued
to turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro’s regime and leftwing European

Scientists can now watch metal crystals grow inside liquid metal

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:59:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/scientists-can-now-watch-metal-crystals-grow-inside-liquid-metal-270451>

"If you dissolve sugar in hot water and then cool it down, you’ll see pure
sugar crystals form while impurities stay in the liquid. You can even watch the
beautiful sugar crystals slowly grow in the water.

Did Nvidia Just Prove There Is No AI Bubble?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:01:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://wlockett.medium.com/did-nvidia-just-prove-there-is-no-ai-bubble-a1569e7fc0cd>

“"There is a lot of talk about an AI bubble," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said
during Nvidia's recent Q3 earnings call. "We see something different." It's
easy to see why Huang might think that. After all, this earnings call was

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:02:23 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/global-inequality-is-as-urgent-as-climate-change-the-world-needs-a-panel-of-experts-to-steer-solutions-270102>

"Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn’t countries be
banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same
lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United

Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide To The Terminology

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:03:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/age-verification-estimation-assurance-oh-my-a-guide-to-the-terminology/>

"If you’ve been following the wave of age-gating laws sweeping across the
country and the globe, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers, tech companies,
and advocates all seem to be using different terms for what sounds like the

U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:21:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5615164/pentagon-scouting-hegseth-cut-ties>

“The century-old partnership between the U.S. military and Scouting could be
coming to an end.

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:22:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cop30-five-reasons-the-un-climate-conference-failed-to-deliver-on-its-peoples-summit-promise-269750>

"As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it.
The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of
Belém – came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and

More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:23:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-new-articles-on-the-internet-are-being-written-by-ai-is-human-writing-headed-for-extinction-268354>

"The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as
it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a
person or AI.

Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:25:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.croakey.org/break-the-silence-lets-start-talking-about-covid-19-again/>

"Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the
silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent communication
about ongoing risks, prevention measures and available support.

South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:26:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/south-africas-g20-presidency-diplomatic-victory-but-a-weak-final-declaration-270476>

"US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20
summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told
other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué.

‘Full-service schools’ redefine how education works. Here’s why Australia needs them

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:27:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/full-service-schools-redefine-how-education-works-heres-why-australia-needs-them-270283>

"Inequality is one of the most urgent challenges facing Australian schools. For
decades, governments have invested billions of dollars in schools with the
promise every child should have the opportunity to succeed.

USA is actually seven nations that will never work together, and never have

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:27:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/the-straight-dope/usa-is-actually-seven-nations-that-will-never-work-together-and-never-have-3a41f0f49562>

"The first shocking thing about Nations Apart, by Colin Woodard is that all
the stereotypes Americans use for themselves are accurate. And unchanging. The
characterizations (or assassinations) of the Deep South are accurate, and so

Australia’s new National Food Council: lots of industry reps, at the cost of health and environment

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:28:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australias-new-national-food-council-lots-of-industry-reps-at-the-cost-of-health-and-environment-270376>

"The Australian government recently announced who would be on the nation’s
first National Food Council. This council was established to advise on the
development of Australia’s national food security strategy, Feeding

Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:29:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/giridharan-sivaraman-australia-doesnt-need-another-migration-debate-tackle-inequality>

"Racism and economic insecurity can have a close relationship in this country.
That is most apparent when Australia finds itself pulled into another so-called
“debate” about migration. This is usually sparked by populism or attempts to

New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:32:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/new-data-reveals-how-australias-threatened-reptiles-and-frogs-are-disappearing-and-what-we-have-to-do-270253>

"Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace
monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are
found across the Australian continent and islands. But we are losing them.

‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:35:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/25/shipping-noise-arctic-whales-narwhals-sound-quieter-vessels>

"The delicate clicks and whistles of narwhals carry through Tasiujaq, locally
known as Eclipse Sound, at the eastern Arctic entrance of the Northwest
Passage. A hydrophone in this shipping corridor off Baffin Island, Nunavut,

How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:37:19 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-the-trump-administration-tried-to-sell-ukraine-a-diplomatic-debacle-270561>

"A flurry of recent diplomatic activity has seen two competing peace plans for
Ukraine emerge.

Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:19:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/us-antifa-groups-terror-list>

"Experts have told the Guardian the same anti-fascist groups the US state
department recently named as foreign terrorist organizations and accused of
“conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization” barely qualify as

‘The main thing you’ve got is TikTok’: how the social media ban could harm African diaspora youth

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:21:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-main-thing-youve-got-is-tiktok-how-the-social-media-ban-could-harm-african-diaspora-youth-270288>

"The Australian government’s social media ban will begin in about two weeks.
From December 10, those under 16 will no longer be able to have personal
accounts on sites such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. They will still be

NSW storms leave man dead, thousands without power and cause Sydney train delays

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:23:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/26/nsw-bushfire-warnings-catastrophic-danger-lower-central-west-plains-total-fire-ban>

"A man has been killed by a falling tree during surging storms that have left
tens of thousands of people without power.

Should we ‘get over’ print books in the digital age – or are they more precious than ever?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:25:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/should-we-get-over-print-books-in-the-digital-age-or-are-they-more-precious-than-ever-264201>

"Ebooks have been popular for decades and audiobooks are increasingly so. But
physical books are still the decided favourite: a survey of Australian
publishers after last Christmas reported print books made up a comfortable

We need a reality check on the future of fossil gas, with households already racing for the exit

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:26:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-need-a-reality-check-on-the-future-of-fossil-gas-with-households-already-racing-for-the-exit/>

"Even as the debate about energy and climate heads ‘back to the future,’ the
economic fundamentals have shifted for households, and reality is about to
start catching up.

A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made’

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:27:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-backlash-against-ai-imagery-in-ads-may-have-begun-as-brands-promote-human-made-269276>

"In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started
hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as “human-made”.

Australia doesn’t have to choose between energy affordability and emission reductions

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:23:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-doesnt-have-to-choose-between-energy-affordability-and-emission-reductions/>

"Emissions reduction targets are often cast as incompatible with energy
affordability, the latest example being the Liberal Party dumping its net zero
target. IEEFA has found that this is not the case.

Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:25:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d9l7w1g8yo

“Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the
nation's highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional
as it robs them of their right to free communication.

A Photo Appreciation of America’s National Wildlife Refuges

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:29:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/JXxN4

"Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife
Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for
plants and wildlife."

John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:31:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/john-kerry-australia-carbon-emitters-cop31-climate-summit>

"Australia’s government, which will preside over the next UN climate summit,
should gather the world’s 25 biggest greenhouse gas emitting countries and push
them to draw up a roadmap to end the era of fossil fuels, former US secretary

‘Digital colonialism’: how AI companies are following the playbook of empire

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:32:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/digital-colonialism-how-ai-companies-are-following-the-playbook-of-empire-269285>

"In the eyes of big AI companies such as OpenAI, the troves of data on the
internet are highly valuable. They scrape photos, videos, books, blog posts,
albums, painting, photographs and much more to train their products such as

Online ‘ghost stores’ capitalising on Christmas and Black Friday sales to lure shoppers, ACCC warns

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:51:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/26/online-ghost-stores-accc-warning-christmas-black-friday-sales>

"So-called “ghost store” operators are taking advantage of Christmas and Black
Friday to lure shoppers to their websites, as the consumer regulator warns
Australians that artificial intelligence is making it even harder to identify

We've tracked the US military build-up in the Caribbean. Here's what it could do

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:15:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://stories.theconversation.com/tracking-the-us-military-in-the-caribbean/>

“As an analyst who has worked on security issues for over 30 years, I've been
monitoring the US military build-up in the Caribbean for months.

Labor strikes deal with Greens on nature laws overhaul amid criticism ‘dirty deal’ being ‘rammed through’

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:19:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/labor-strikes-deal-with-greens-to-pass-long-awaited-overhaul-of-nature-protection-laws>

"A major overhaul of federal environment protection laws has been rushed
through the Senate under a deal between Labor and the Greens, ending a
five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to fix the broken

Your risk of catching COVID is at its lowest since 2020 – but here’s why you should still get boosted for Christmas

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:20:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/your-risk-of-catching-covid-is-at-its-lowest-since-2020-but-heres-why-you-should-still-get-boosted-for-christmas-270271>

"As the Christmas season looms, with its crowded end-of-year parties, family
gatherings and busy travel schedules, many New Zealanders might be asking a now
familiar question: should I get another COVID-19 booster?

The sights and sounds of Bhutan

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:21:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://waitbutwhy.com/2025/11/bhutan.html

"Ever present in my mind is The List: the countries I still haven’t gone to
that I most want to visit.

The TsunamAI: are our systems ready for the coming flood of vexatious AI?

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:24:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nickfthilton.medium.com/the-tsunamai-are-our-systems-ready-for-the-coming-flood-of-vexatious-ai-e074f79c2560>

"I’m not entirely sure why the word ‘slop’ became synonymous with the current
wave of AI, but I’m sure that etymologists (now, or in the distant future) will
produce fascinating research on this subject. Slop: it connotes both the bland,

Australian-made bidirectional (V2X) EV charger hits the market

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:26:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/27/australian-made-bidirectional-v2x-ev-charger-hits-the-market/>

"V2X is the ability to feed power back out of an electric vehicle to the home
(V2H) and/or to the grid (V2G). In terms of vehicle features, it has been
something of a ‘Holy Grail’ for EV buyers who constantly search for it, but

Poverty Is Expensive

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:32:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btS0boT8lVs

"In which John tells a story about Henry and Isatu Reider's attempt to visit
Denmark for a tuberculosis conference."

New Greenpeace flagship vessel to feature 3 MWh battery, solar, sails, and hydrogen fuel cells

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:33:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/27/new-greenpeace-flagship-vessel-to-feature-3-mwh-battery-solar-sails-and-hydrogen-fuel-cells/>

"The new flagship vessel for environmental campaign group Greenpeace will
feature a 3 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery from marine energy storage firm AYK
Energy.

Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:35:01 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/australia-nature-laws-labor-greens-deal-environment-protection-biodiversity-conservation-act>

"Long-awaited changes to Australia’s national environmental laws will pass the
Senate on Thursday after a deal between the Albanese government and the Greens.

Renewables keep 2030 climate targets on track, but diesel remains blot on carbon horizon

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:36:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-keep-2030-climate-targets-on-track-but-diesel-remains-blot-on-carbon-horizon/>

"Australia is on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target after
achieving the biggest fall in emissions since Covid in the last financial year,
and even greater cuts in the year to September.

One Year Later: A Dam Removal and a River’s Rebirth

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:38:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-dam-removal-river-rebirth/

"When someone at the Washington Department of Natural Resources told Pete
Barber about a derelict dam on the upper Washougal River, he was intrigued.

Poland-Belarus: When human borders harm nature

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:40:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.dw.com/en/walls-versus-wildlife-polands-eastern-border-cuts-through-important-forest-habitats-bison-lynx/a-74823964>

“Along the Polish-Belarusian border, a kaleidoscope of golden, yellow and
orange leaves hangs from magnificent, centuries-old trees. Lush moss carpets
the ground of the Bialowieza Forest, which took root after the Earth's last ice

Long COVID takes $1 trillion global economic toll each year, analysis suggests

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:26:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/long-covid-takes-1-trillion-global-economic-toll-each-year-analysis-suggests>

“A brief communication published last week in NPJ Primary Care Respiratory
Medicine outlines the substantial economic burden of long COVID worldwide,
estimating that persistent symptoms after COVID infection cost the global

The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:27:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-movement-turning-guns-into-garden-tools/>

"The first time Mike Martin held an AK-47 was after the 2012 shooting at Sandy
Hook Elementary in Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six
adults. The shooting shocked a friend of a friend, a lawyer, into questioning

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:28:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2025/10/19/uruguays-renewable-charge-a-small-nation-a-big-lesson-for-the-world/>

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid
that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The
physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work

CATL x Autoflight - LIVE DEMO of 3,919kwh of flying power!

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:29:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb0s1uBZu44

"CATLs latest project is working with Autoflight to create eVTOL which are in
operation across China now. We check it out, and see them fly across Dianshan
Lake in China, whilst doing a simulated rescue. Also, this launches from a

Electric container ships won’t work – but a fleet of auxiliary battery ships could clean up shipping

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:30:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/electric-container-ships-wont-work-but-a-fleet-of-auxiliary-battery-ships-could-clean-up-shipping-266596>

"Shipping moves 90% of global trade and produces nearly 3% of global emissions.
The sector has proved challenging to clean up, as cargo ships can travel for
weeks between ports and typically rely on cheap, energy-dense and extremely

Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:31:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/santos-gas-plan-beetaloo-basin-northern-territory-fracking-fears>

"A plan by fossil fuel company Santos to expand gas exploration in the Beetaloo
basin has been criticised by environmentalists who fear it may mark the
beginning of a fracking rush in the Northern Territory.

Friday essay: how societies evolved into fear-dominated goliaths – then collapsed

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:18:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-societies-evolved-into-fear-dominated-goliaths-then-collapsed-263800>

"Review: Goliath’s Curse – Luke Kemp (Penguin)

We think of ancient civilisations as operating very differently from the way

BBC Pre-Edits Lecture Calling Trump ‘Most Openly Corrupt President’

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:19:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/bbc-pre-edits-lecture-calling-trump-most-openly-corrupt-president/>

"The BBC is now voluntarily suppressing criticism of Donald Trump before it
airs—and the reason is obvious: Trump threatened to sue them into oblivion, and
they blinked.

Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:21:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/27/denmark-sets-up-night-watch-to-monitor-trump-since-greenland-row>

"The Danish government has set up a “night watch” in the foreign ministry, not
to keep out the wildlings and White Walkers like the Night’s Watch of Game of
Thrones, but rather to monitor Donald Trump’s pronouncements and movements

You Can Foster an Endangered Species in Your Home

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:26:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/foster-endangered-species-in-your-home-citizen-conservation/>

"When special-education teacher Thomas Ackermann comes home from work, he heads
straight for the basement of his house in Aachen, Germany. Behind the door of
his self-described “man cave” lies a four-by-four-meter world of mossy logs,

Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:28:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/not-just-measles-anti-vaxxers-have-produced-3-infant-deaths-from-pertussis/>

"In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.’s appointment to lead HHS and
the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have
understandably been hyper-focused on measles. The reason for that is mostly

Record EV sales underline American demand – but will US car makers deliver or retreat?

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:29:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2025/11/27/record-ev-sales-underline-american-demand-but-will-us-car-makers-deliver-or-retreat/>

"This is the exact wrong moment for automakers to lose their nerve in the
transition to electric vehicles (EVs).

I have long Covid. Don’t call my chronic disease a ‘journey’

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:13:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/chronic-disease-journey-long-covid/

"Like an estimated 20 million Americans, I have an incurable post-acute
infection syndrome that goes by the name of long Covid. Some people refer to
the long Covid experience as a “journey.” I wish they would stop. I’m pinned

Wind and solar developers rethink construction camps to leave lasting solution to regional housing crisis

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:14:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-developers-rethink-construction-camps-to-leave-lasting-solution-to-regional-housing-crisis/>

"Australia is preparing to build more renewable infrastructure in the next
decade than in the previous three combined.

Food insecurity is on the rise: a look at the world’s ‘hunger hotspots’

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:15:20 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/food-insecurity-is-on-the-rise-a-look-at-the-worlds-hunger-hotspots-270581>

"On November 12 2025, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the
World Food Programme (WFP) published a joint report that raises alarm bells
about the state of global food security. Both agencies warn of a “shrinking

New “world’s largest” sand battery to double the size of current record holder

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:16:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-worlds-largest-sand-battery-to-double-the-size-of-current-record-holder/>

"Only three months after inaugurating the world’s largest ‘sand battery’, a
large-scale and high-temperature thermal energy storage system, Finnish company
Polar Night Energy has agreed to build an even larger battery to supply

Long COVID’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:19:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/long-covids-hidden-toll-the-south-africans-still-battling-fatigue-anxiety-and-memory-loss-268117>

"“I feel better, but my mind isn’t the same.” Four years after the height of
the COVID-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many medical
practices in South Africa. What began as a respiratory virus seems to have left

Off-grid gold miner achieves record renewables with 101 consecutive hours with engines off

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:21:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/off-grid-gold-miner-achieves-record-renewables-with-101-consecutive-hours-with-engines-off/>

"Western Australia gold miner Bellevue has claimed a new record for renewables
production at an off-grid facility, saying it had achieved 101 consecutive
hours of 100 per cent renewables and with its fossil fuel engines off.

The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:43:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/shameful-attacks-covid-inquiry-right-anti-science-delusion-lockdowns>

"That number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died
because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept
in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on

The Startups Producing Drinkable Water from Air

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:44:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/startups-producing-drinkable-water-from-air-awg/>

"Blistering suns, endless dunes and almost no water. This is the imagined world
on the planet Tatooine in Star Wars. Here, survival depends upon towering
vaporators that loom over the sand, drawing in air and condensing its moisture

Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:45:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/trump-wants-australian-data-on-migrant-crime-this-will-only-scapegoat-vulnerable-people-270571>

"The Trump administration is extending its anti-immigration agenda beyond US
borders. This week, US embassies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United
Kingdom and several Western European nations were instructed to collect and

The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:45:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/nov/25/2025-birdlife-australia-photography-awards-in-pictures>

"A preening brush turkey, a wise cassowary and some hungry terns are among the
winning and shortlisted photos in this year’s prize. They were chosen from
thousands of entries across nine categories, including the special theme of

Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:46:45 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://phys.org/news/2025-11-africa-forests-absorbing-emitting-carbon.html>

"New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight
against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.

Australia’s ‘protestival’: kayaks, music, a push for climate change action – and the risk of arrest

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:47:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/28/australia-protestival-newcastle-rising-tide-music-climate-change>

"It has become an annual pilgrimage. Each November, thousands of protesters
flock to the New South Wales city of Newcastle for an annual climate protest –
and standoff with police – as a flotilla of kayaks and sailboats head out to

Fix The News 321: The Kiss. Child poverty ↓. How to rewild. Brain epochs 🧠 🌟

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:20:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://fixthenews.com/p/321-the-kiss-child-poverty-how-to

"Extreme child poverty has fallen from 507 million in 2000 to 412 million in
2024, even as the global child population grew by a few hundred million. This
decline has given humanity a roadmap: the countries that made the largest

Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:22:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/climate-crisis-depleting-europe-groundwater-reserves-analysis>

"Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, a new analysis using
two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across
southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the

50 Species That Save Us

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:27:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2025/how-animals-plants-help-people-health/>

"You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may
have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white
rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to uncover just how much the

At least 460 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides, reports say

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:29:00 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/indonesia-and-thailand-flooding-death-toll-tops-350-as-rescuers-struggle-to-reach-worst-hit-areas>

"The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in south-east Asia
reportedly climbed past 460 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue
operations got under way in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

Community Kitchen Brings Food Justice to the Table

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:30:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://civileats.com/2025/10/29/the-nations-first-public-restaurant-makes-food-justice-a-top-priority/>

"If there’s one issue that most people in the U.S. can agree on, it’s that food
today is too expensive. Cooking at home with groceries or buying takeout,
including fast food, is becoming less affordable for many. Nor is it easy to

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:01:17 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/the-week-europe-realised-it-stands-alone-against-russian-expansionism>

"Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, asked her officials this
week to dig up the number of times Russia had – in its various guises – invaded
other states in the 20th and 21st centuries. The answer that came back was 19

Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:03:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/gwVuE

"Chuckwalla National Monument is more than an epic expanse of towering rocks,
hidden canyons, ghost flowers, smoke trees and its namesake lizard. One of
America’s newest protected public lands is a birthplace, a crossroads, a

‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:07:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/cd5Hv

"Not long after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021,
Donald King landed a job as an associate at the London-based consulting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers. King had always assumed he’d work in business — he’d

Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:09:26 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03506-6

"What can researchers do if they suspect that their manuscripts have been peer
reviewed using artificial intelligence (AI)? Dozens of academics have raised
concerns on social media about manuscripts and peer reviews submitted to the

Finnish-Style Baby Boxes Get a New York Twist

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:10:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-12/mayor-eric-adams-introduces-a-new-york-twist-on-finland-s-baby-boxes>

"Two weeks before his election as mayor, Zohran Mamdani held about the cutest
press conference you can imagine: Surrounded by babies, and backed by a blue
climbing structure, he announced that he would launch citywide “baby baskets,”

Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen: Understanding Our Deepest Divides

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:12:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://terikanefield.com/whyextremismhappens/

"This is the full text of a book that I am offering for free."

"In this short book, I tackle some big questions about extremism and what we

Solarpunk: Off the grid and into the future- Inside the movement transforming climate action

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:13:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://countercurrents.org/2025/11/solarpunk-off-the-grid-and-into-the-future-inside-the-movement-transforming-climate-action/>

"The dominant narrative of our time scrolls endlessly toward catastrophe, each
headline a confirmation that we’re locked into systems designed to fail, but
solarpunk emerges as something different entirely: a movement blending art,

Tools You Probably Already Own Were Used to Build This Tiny Prefab Home in Ecuador

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:14:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.dwell.com/article/el-sindicato-arquitectura-casa-pukara-diy-prefab-home-a9cd6557>

"In April 2016, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Muisne, 110 miles
from Quito, Ecuador, and destroyed an estimated 7,000 structures. In the wake
of the devastation, there was a need for easy-to-transport housing that was

Off the record

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:16:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/family-court-transcripts-viq-solutions/105904558>

"Justice is being obstructed by inaccurate court transcripts — including some
where potentially prejudicial comments by judges were missing, according to a
slew of legal practitioners interviewed by the ABC.

The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:18:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://outrider.org/climate-change/articles/climate-solution-sitting-americas-trash>

"In the United States, climate change is polarizing, but one environmental
challenge draws rare bipartisan agreement: food waste. Even as the Trump
administration rolls back key climate and environmental protections, in July,

Are environmental concerns reducing the appeal of Black Friday?

Mon, 1 Dec 2025 03:24:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/economics/black-friday-environmental-concerns-consumption/>

"Black Friday – an American discount shopping festival that happens on the
Friday after Thanksgiving – has been exported around the world from China to
the UK, and sees Brits spend about £3bn over the weekend splurge fest. But

The old instruments bringing new opportunities to young lives

Mon, 1 Dec 2025 03:27:02 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/the-instruments-that-lived/

"Jason, a year 11 student from Manchester, sits tall with a cello resting in
the space between his knees. Sunlight spills through the window of the practice
room, pooling on the amber wood of the instrument. If you look closely, you

’Tis the season to be resourceful. How to cut waste this Christmas

Mon, 1 Dec 2025 03:29:52 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/society/in-with-the-old-out-with-the-new-celebrating-a-circular-christmas/>

"You flick on the fairy lights and half the string fizzles out. A bauble hits
the floor and shatters. The dog chews something festive that absolutely wasn’t
meant to be chewed. Instead of sprinting to buy replacements, there’s a far

The Indian designers turning waste into art – and insult into pride

Mon, 1 Dec 2025 03:30:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/an-indian-design-brand-turns-waste-into-sustainable-accessories/>

"When Rihanna perched on a striking black ‘flap chair’ at flagship design fair
Design Miami 2024, the image went viral. The pop star’s choice of seat wasn’t
just about style: it carried with it the story of Chamar Studio, a design

Glass Wings Blog: November 2025

Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:40:05 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Woman who overturned Queensland’s puberty blocker ban ‘not backing away from the fight’ after LNP reinstates it

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:40:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean air

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:41:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Israeli weapons companies should be removed from Sydney defence expo, MPs and human rights experts say

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:42:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:44:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:44:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:21:40 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:23:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

When you click on an ad in sales season, retailers get to harvest your data

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:24:14 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Fonz Z Series review: An electric love letter to Vespa riders

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:24:59 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

The rise and fall of globalisation: the battle to be top dog

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:26:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Australia Post unveils its first heavy-duty electric truck

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:26:53 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:54:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Fix The News 317: The Noperthedron. #foodheroes. The sixth sense. Youth literacy. Don't cut the green crap.

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:55:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:56:38 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Finally, batteries and solar for renters and apartment dwellers are here

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:57:49 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:58:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Engineering crops to photosynthesise better just got one step closer to reality

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 03:59:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:14:22 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Friday essay: Jon Faine on why our social cohesion should not be taken for granted

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:15:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leave

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:16:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:17:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Explore 1,066,530 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections.

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:18:32 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:20:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:29:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

The Netherlands May Become the First Country With a Universal Basic Income

Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:31:41 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say