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Just a casual reminder that @fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge has raised 40k for relief efforts from the #AustralianBushfires by auctioning off her #GoldenGIobes dress & then went on @ellen to ask people to donate.
If that wasn’t enough she raised another 25k & promptly matched it.
If that wasn’t enough she raised another 25k & promptly matched it.
As the world gets a little bit darker it’s really heartening to see that “look for the helpers” quote bear out.
It’s tempting sometimes to give up & tune out & not care - & then you see people who have no reason to give a damn giving their voice, platform, time, hands, heart. 🤗
It’s tempting sometimes to give up & tune out & not care - & then you see people who have no reason to give a damn giving their voice, platform, time, hands, heart. 🤗
#earnesttweetoftheday 🤷🏻♀️
Help! Wildlife on #KangarooIsland still desperately need support to recover from #AustralianBushfires See links below to donate:
THREAD: 🐨💚🐨💚🐨#KoalasNotCoal 🐨💚🐨💚🐨
Glad to see concerted effort to ensure wildlife that have survived #AustralianBushfires also survive in the aftermath. I❤️#OperationRockWallaby
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cc: @GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself
Glad to see concerted effort to ensure wildlife that have survived #AustralianBushfires also survive in the aftermath. I❤️#OperationRockWallaby
abcnews.go.com/US/australian-…
cc: @GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself
@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca At home, and abroad, people have been moved by the plight of our gorgeous Australian wildlife and are reaching out to help. Because … hello… what could be more adorable than this??
(Sadly, all these joeys are orphans from the #AustralianBushfiresDisaster.)
(Sadly, all these joeys are orphans from the #AustralianBushfiresDisaster.)
@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala Make no mistake: this is a massive ecological disaster that may push many species to extinction. In Victoria, one of the states most ravaged by #AustralianBushfiresDisaster, look at the cases reported to @wildlife_vic in December. Yes – that’s for ONE MONTH!
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#BushfireCrisis #AustraliaOnFire
Approx. 2/3 of gorgeous #KangarooIsland in #SouthAustralia has been devastated after two weeks of #bushfires. Blustery weather is creating difficult conditions. w. 22 firefighters injured to date. Look at this 👇👇👇!
#BushfireCrisis #AustraliaOnFire
Approx. 2/3 of gorgeous #KangarooIsland in #SouthAustralia has been devastated after two weeks of #bushfires. Blustery weather is creating difficult conditions. w. 22 firefighters injured to date. Look at this 👇👇👇!
The before and after photos emerging from #kangarooislandfire are horrifying. Let's start big picture with @NASA's aerial shots of Australia's third biggest island on Dec 16 (left) and then Jan 7 (right).
@NASA @ScheuerJo @SameeraSavarala @martinfredras @AlanaCraigen @luckytran @BecSusanGill @GretaThunberg @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @ap4ca This is an ecological tragedy for #Australia. #KangarooIsland is renowned for its nature reserves and vast numbers of wildlife including sea lions, koalas and many endangered bird species. @nzherald posted the photo below from #FlindersChaseNationalPark.
Here is a thread about UK Parliament's discussion of the #AustralianBushfires and its propagation of a climate denialist narrative, and about where Ministers get their information from.
1. In the UK Parliament yesterday, 9 Jan 2020,
Richard Drax MP asked:
"Can the Minister help us understand how these fires started? Arson plays a role. Does she have any evidence or feedback from the Australian Government on how the fires physically started?"
Richard Drax MP asked:
"Can the Minister help us understand how these fires started? Arson plays a role. Does she have any evidence or feedback from the Australian Government on how the fires physically started?"
2. The Minister in question, @HeatherWheeler, had *only* this to say:
"Very regrettably, it is widely reported on social media that 75% of the fires were started by arsonists."
What are we to make of this statement?
"Very regrettably, it is widely reported on social media that 75% of the fires were started by arsonists."
What are we to make of this statement?
I gather there has been a lot of talk about arson recently...
So let's talk about the real arsonists: Australia's carbon majors (via Climate Justice Project at @UNSW)
A thread... 1/n
#AustralianBushfires #AustraliaisBurning
So let's talk about the real arsonists: Australia's carbon majors (via Climate Justice Project at @UNSW)
A thread... 1/n
#AustralianBushfires #AustraliaisBurning
1. @bhp plans to spend $US 8 billion on new oil & gas projects in the next 5 years, including off Western Australia. afr.com/companies/ener…
2. @Glencore is planning a 135 million tonne expansion to its Glendell thermal coal mine. newcastleherald.com.au/story/6566273/…
#AustralianBushFires
How to Help
1/8/20
An estimated 25 people and ONE BILLION animals have been killed in the bushfires since September, but intense heat in recent days has escalated the fires.
Find hope and ways to help below.
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#DemCast
How to Help
1/8/20
An estimated 25 people and ONE BILLION animals have been killed in the bushfires since September, but intense heat in recent days has escalated the fires.
Find hope and ways to help below.
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#DemCast
Burning since September, officials expect the fires could continue for months.
24 Australians have been arrested for arson, but experts agree the main cause of the bushfires is climate change.
“This year, Australia experienced its hottest day and driest spring on record.”
24 Australians have been arrested for arson, but experts agree the main cause of the bushfires is climate change.
“This year, Australia experienced its hottest day and driest spring on record.”
How to Help 1
Australian Red Cross
redcross.org.au/news-and-media…
The partnership between @ABCaustralia and @RedCrossAU has already raised $8 million!
#NSWfires #fires #VicBushfires #KangarooIsland #WAFires
They have deployed “1,285 trained staff and volunteers.”
Australian Red Cross
redcross.org.au/news-and-media…
The partnership between @ABCaustralia and @RedCrossAU has already raised $8 million!
#NSWfires #fires #VicBushfires #KangarooIsland #WAFires
They have deployed “1,285 trained staff and volunteers.”
Hey guys - there are a variety of links where you can donate to the victims of, families of, firefighters and families of firefighters (who perished) of the #AustralianBushfires
Here is the one which I donated to, the Aus Red Cross
Even thou our Gvt has yet to offer, we can! +
Here is the one which I donated to, the Aus Red Cross
Even thou our Gvt has yet to offer, we can! +
There are heaps more links to donate, this article takes you there:
homestolove.com.au/nsw-bushfires-…
Whatever little amount you can give would be a big help to everyone who has suffered, loss of their homes, memories, loved ones. The loss of 500 mill animals etc 😭 #AustraliaBurns
homestolove.com.au/nsw-bushfires-…
Whatever little amount you can give would be a big help to everyone who has suffered, loss of their homes, memories, loved ones. The loss of 500 mill animals etc 😭 #AustraliaBurns
THREAD Over the last few days my Twitter feed’s been full of incredible fundraising & donations for frontline responders to #AustralianBushfires by celebrities, sportspeople, musicians, actors, authors, instagram influencers, media commentators & more. It makes my heart sing. BUT
As a longterm scholar of citizen civic & political engagement in Australia I also see it reinforces our national story of community-engaged ‘doers’, resilient in the face of a crisis, ‘she’ll be right’ as long as we all help one another.
On the surface this is a good thing. Despite decades of consumerist neo-liberalism, a strong communitarian/egalitarian ethos remains strong here (tempered sometimes by ugly debates on who’s most deserving or un-deserving of community support)
#AustraliaFires
TEN CHARITIES TO HELP SAVE ANIMALS AT RISK DURING AUSTRALIA’S RAGING FIRES
The devastation of the bushfires in Australia cannot be overestimated.
The impact on animals is especially alarming as many are already reaching endangered status.
TEN CHARITIES TO HELP SAVE ANIMALS AT RISK DURING AUSTRALIA’S RAGING FIRES
The devastation of the bushfires in Australia cannot be overestimated.
The impact on animals is especially alarming as many are already reaching endangered status.
Amidst the increasingly sad news, there are some amazing stories of rescue and compassion.
I have interspersed Facts, Stories of Hope, and How to Help throughout.
Please let these heartwarming rescues inspire you* to help save someone during this tragic time.
#AustraliaFires
I have interspersed Facts, Stories of Hope, and How to Help throughout.
Please let these heartwarming rescues inspire you* to help save someone during this tragic time.
#AustraliaFires
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List identifies “fire and fire suppression” as a threat to more than 100 threatened species in Australia.”
#AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES
#AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES
Over the past 30 days, @ABCWorldNews @CBSEveningNews @NBCNightlyNews @MSNBC and @CNN have done 95 segments on the #AustraliaFires, which have killed 17 people and 500 million animals so far.
Only two of those segments mentioned #ClimateChange.
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Only two of those segments mentioned #ClimateChange.
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@ABCWorldNews @CBSEveningNews @NBCNightlyNews @MSNBC @CNN On the 29th, @GarrettHaake interviewed @KendraWrites on @MSNBC's morning show about the links between Australia's bushfires & climate.
It was a great segment; Haake asked excellent questions and Pierre-Louis gave clear, compelling answers.
Too bad it was a total outlier.
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It was a great segment; Haake asked excellent questions and Pierre-Louis gave clear, compelling answers.
Too bad it was a total outlier.
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@ABCWorldNews @CBSEveningNews @NBCNightlyNews @MSNBC @CNN @GarrettHaake @KendraWrites And then on the 31st, @CBSEveningNews patched in a segment on the fires from their Aussie affiliate, which mentioned only in passing that Morrison has been "criticized for his lack of action on climate change."
No explanation for the link between climate and fire. Zero.
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No explanation for the link between climate and fire. Zero.
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Your timely reminder that a politician's business is not 'problem solving', it's 'risk aversion'.
A thread:
(#AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES #Australia #australiaisburning #auspol #NSWbushfires)
A thread:
(#AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES #Australia #australiaisburning #auspol #NSWbushfires)
That's why you see them sit idly by when issues persist - because even though they might be able to solve a problem, if doing so poses a risk, they will always choose inaction.
We see it with their approach to social and economic issues consistently.
We see it in how they call for Royal Commissions when issues come to the forefront - not because Royal Commissions solve things, but because they avert and divert the sense of risk.
We see it in how they call for Royal Commissions when issues come to the forefront - not because Royal Commissions solve things, but because they avert and divert the sense of risk.
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(1/10) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for holidaying in Hawaii during the country’s bushfire crisis #Australianbushfires bbc.in/2EC3of4
(1/10) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for holidaying in Hawaii during the country’s bushfire crisis #Australianbushfires bbc.in/2EC3of4
(3/10) The bushfires have killed eight people and destroyed 700 homes - and insurers have already received claims worth around $165m #Australianbushfires
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