a chart showing the trned of climate media coverage since 2005, with alull in 2012 to 2014, a peak to 2022 and hten a decline since then

Just to enhance everyone's 'first few months of covid' feelings being felt right now - the amount of media coverage of climate hasn't been this low since the first few months of covid

New update including Feb 2026 from MeCCO ->

mecco.colorado.edu/world/index....

A Brief History of America’s Involvement in Iran - The American Prospect For many younger Americans, this is the first U.S. war in the Middle East. Here’s how we got here.

I'm back from a week off, anything happen while I was away?
Oh yeah, that. Well fortunately Naomi Bethune has supplied for me an entire history of U.S. intervention in Iran. Something to share with your underinformed friends:
prospect.org/2026/03/09/i...

What exactly is the Pentagon paying these AI companies to do to us?

www.npr.org/2026/03/08/n...

apnews.com/article/russ...

A relevant UBI would give many more seemingly counter intuitive responses but I think it is because it changes the entire expectation and perception of the recipient which changes so many previously fixed and demoralising dynamics
It is travesty unfolding that nations are not already adjusting to it

A millionaire (Hanson) ran by a billionaire (Rinehart), on a podcast by a millionaire (Stefanovic) ran by billionaires (Neds Gambling).
#auspol

lo & behold, knock me down with a feather🪶

And in the face of this statement of the obvious, the same #government has weekend national #environment laws, allows #alcoa to strip mine endangered #jarrah #forests, frack our aquifers, and keeps approving fossil fuel projects.

How's the cognitative dissonanace!?

historical oil demand vs secnarios

On the second fossil fuel crisis of this decade (and likely to be worse than the last, fair to say), a few small thoughts

First: global oil demand would be so much lower without climate delay, fossil corruption, oversized SUVs, western overconsumption. Everyone who pushed these holds responsibility

No kids.

Putin gets:

High oil prices,
Loosening of sanctions,
An EU that's weaker politically and economically,
An Iranian client state that's even more dependent on him,
A US military rapidly depleting its smart munitions,
A global surge in anti-Americanism.

Quite a haul. Even Israel can't match it.

We need UBI and universal healthcare. That’s the whole post.

Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data under contract with Trump-aligned company A Department of Defence contract for 'Industrial Intelligence Capability' obtained by Crikey is the first time that the nature and conditions of the controversial company's work with Australia has bee...

This should turn off the most rusted-on #Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social voters:

Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data under contract with Trump-aligned company

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/09/p... #AUSPOL #Palantir #VoteGREENS #Trump #EpsteinWar #Israel #ALPScum #ALBO

I agree this #4 is what's needed,
Would Israel support #4, very doubtful.....

Albanese Wong and Marles, in supporting this illegal war materially, and as cheerleaders, on behalf of this country without consultation with the populace, without explanation to the populace, provide a new low in all time governments we've ever had.

CMIP6 trends over the last 13 years (red) and the 13 years before (black) (using the screened simulations), along with the estimate trends from FR26 over (roughly) the same periods.

Is there an acceleration in global warming expected in the CMIP6 climate models? yes! But not as easy to detect in the real world.

(from www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...)

(see also: www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar... from 2024).

Screenshot of an X post by HasanAbi commenting on how to discuss trans issues with median voters. The post quotes Marco Foster, who says the anti-trans campaign in Maine is funded by an out-of-state billionaire to distract from tax discussions and notes that very few trans kids compete in high school sports there. Below is a podcast-style video still of a man speaking into a microphone.

When you hear them target any vulnerable community—immigrants, trans people, refugees—ask first why they're trying to distract and divide us. Don't fall for it.

A message to Men during Women’s History Month YouTube video by Qasim Rashid

On International Women’s Day, in Women’s History Month, reviving my reminder to MEN that we must step up and demand equal justice for all women in America.

Here’s your 90 second history lesson. ❤️✊🏽

youtube.com/shorts/CKdUn...

The ABC has certainly deviated from impartiality in recent years, and it hasn't been away from Israel's actions. Sarah Henderson's call is out of order, if not outrageous. She's relying on decades of brain washing......

Australia, where we had to have a non-binding plebiscite on whether to grant non-heterosexual people equal marriage rights because it was apparently such a difficult moral issue, but they can just sign us up to be complicit or an active participant in an illegal war (again) without our consent

Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers

Today’s good news:
Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

D.Pope is a national treasure!

The Hill United CEO: Airfare likely to rise as jet fuel prices surge United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned this week that soaring jet fuel prices tied to conflict in the Middle East could soon push airline... . 4 hours ago Aerospace Global News Airfares could rise as Iran conflict drives soaring fuel costs and flight detours Airlines face rising jet fuel prices and costly rerouting around Middle East airspace after US-Israel strikes on Iran, and may raise... . 1 day ago BBC Surge in jet fuel prices could push up air fares, analysts warn Disruption to supplies from the Gulf, in the wake of the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, has pushed the cost of aviation kerosene up by... . 1 day ago Українські Національні Новини (УНН) War with Iran triggered a sharp rise in fuel prices in the US УНН Economy ✎ Gasoline prices in the US rose by 11% due to the conflict with Iran and oil at $90. This creates political risks for... . 15 hours ago Simple Flying Airfare Warning: United CEO Says Ticket Prices Will Rise ‘Quickly’ As Fuel Costs Skyrocket As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, airlines brace for the impact on their pocketbooks, with United CEO warning of rising...

Public service announcement: this is a FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS

Not an 'energy crisis'. People need energy: it keeps them alive. This is a crisis due to forced dependency on the most unreliable and unstable fuel product in human history.

THIS IS A FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS.

Chart showing the exponential collapse of the lag, extrapolated to 2.0C. Reference points show 10, 20 and 30 year lag scenarios projecting 2033, 2043 and 2053 respectively.

1/🌡️ Global warming passed a milestone on 17th Nov 2023 that barely made the news

For the first time ever, the world's daily average temperature was 2.0°C above pre-industrial levels

Here's what the data says about when that becomes the annual norm, & whether it's coming sooner than anyone expects🧵

Australia's Liberal party congratulating themselves on their successful No to The Voice campaign that gave wide permission for expressing racist attitudes & behaviours

Deeply interconnected issues

Don't miss @coveringclimatenow.org panel w
✳️ Rawan Damen @rdamen.bsky.social, Dir General of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
✳️ Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social, Global Climate Justice, @drilledmedia.bsky.social
✳️ Giles Trendle, former MD @aljazeera.com

Jobs-for-mates beneficiary, Greg Craven, set to work off imported cheatsheet

Why are Australian taxpayers paying full price for unasked for copycat product? #WhatAScam

Australian gas producers reap windfalls as Iran war chokes global supply Angela Macdonald-Smith Angela Macdonald-Smith Senior resources writer Mar 6, 2026 – 1.38pm Save Share Gift this article Listen to this article 7 min Australia’s biggest gas producers are cashing in on the conflict in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatari LNG production, which has disrupted global supply, with deals struck at more than double recent market rates. Santos, the country’s second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader on Wednesday for the sale of an LNG cargo at about $US25 ($35) per million British thermal units (MMBtu), according to market sources, who were not authorised to speak publicly.

Not a single soul on the planet happier about bloodshed, conflict, uncertainty, rising energy bills, fuel shortages and cost of living collapse than the CEO of a fossil fuel company

The worse the death and destruction, the happier they (and the shareholders) get

www.afr.com/companies/en...

Even if AI has nothing to do with most of this trend and is more about Trump taking over and destroying everything, the fact remains that it truly is becoming harder for people to find employment (especially entry level workers) and without UBI + M4A, our safety net is not prepared for any AI impact

Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

I will never get over how the result of going through a global pandemic that killed over 7 million people, including 1.2 million Americans—and where we swiftly created an effective vaccine for it—was massive growth in anti-vax sentiment, the rise of RFK Jr., and the return of fucking measles.