Fusion power made an appearance at #COP28 and it was all about enrolling a promised future nirvana to paste over present and probably permanent lack of feasibility.
Areena Tweets
New Energy Times
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My colleagues also wrote this. As healthcare workers, we understand that our duty of care extends beyond the patient and clinic to advocating against such atrocity crimes committed against our fellow healthcare workers and institutions.

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YIMBY or NIMBY? Both are worse. New piece by Alistair Sisson and me for Arena Publications arguing that any prospect of radical transformation of Australia’s housing system requires a clean break from the #NIMBY vs #YIMBY binary. arena.org.au/yimby-or-nimby…

Romp around the world!
Dogecoin Milei Argentina: Populism, anarcho-capitalism, cryptomagic and the world after growth – Arena arena.org.au/dogecoin-milei… via Arena Publications

Half Earth Socialism, the Videogame: Planning fantasies and ecopolitics arena.org.au/play-half-eart…

Ali Kazak: 'All colonialists and occupiers have called the resistance they have faced ‘terrorism’, from the French, British and Dutch colonialists to the Nazi, fascists and South African apartheid regime.' arena.org.au/who-has-the-ri…

Amin Saikal: 'In each case, the US president of the time advanced an ideological and geopolitical justification for America’s involvement and claimed a kind of victory.' arena.org.au/imperial-fiasc…

Michael Mansell: 'Vesting authority in local Aboriginal communities gives the people tools to overcome dysfunction where it occurs, revives community integrity and enables people to plan for a healthy and vibrant Aboriginal society.' arena.org.au/designated-ind…

'After the first paragraph, he paused and took a breath. The interpreter started speaking in Pitjantjatjara. You could see the prime minister wasn’t expecting it. After all, who was he translating for?' arena.org.au/lost-in-transl…

Gaslit Futures:
How Gas Giant Woodside Gets What It Wants – Arena

arena.org.au/gaslit-futures… via Arena Publications #auspol #qldpol #nswpol #vicpol #coal #Climate

Gas Town, Darwin: Greenwashing fossil fuel expansion in northern Australia – Arena arena.org.au/gas-town-darwi… via Arena Publications

'Since the beginning of this nightmare, while being there, I carefully listened to Israeli TV and radio news programs, all devoted now to war pornography.' arena.org.au/on-returning-f…

'The long-term, systematically planned nature of the siege needs re-emphasising as a fundamental aspect of the causation of the massacres that have taken place on either side of Israel’s militarised border.' arena.org.au/the-long-siege…

'Horrible and seductive eyes stare down on exhausted working people, people who just spent the day screaming at the top of their lungs to stop the genocide.'
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'The solution is based on the peaceful coexistence and the equality of all citizens, regardless of their religion and ethnicity, in one democratic state.' arena.org.au/the-only-path-…

Notes of an Arrernte ‘Undecided’ – Arena arena.org.au/notes-of-an-ar… via Arena Publications

excellent essay in Arena Publications by Dan Tout

Settler Nationalism and Progressive Discourse – Arena arena.org.au/settler-nation… via Arena Publications

'Ruthlessly, the idea of #freedom came to be associated with license, notably of a bums-on-seats variety that did not shy away from appreciating those bums.'
Rupert #Murdoch : Permanent Overlord – Arena arena.org.au/rupert-murdoch… via Arena Publications #RupertMurdoch #media #press #legacy

Finally, even the process of ‘atonement’ for historical injustices might be rerouted towards a weaponised morality, as struggling empires and their allies acknowledge the atrocities of history while preparing via new alliances to commit new ones.

Australia’s Sub-Sovereignty: AUKUS, ANZUS and our Subservience – Arena arena.org.au/australias-sub… via Arena Publications. Very good piece Alison broinowski Irish Foreign Ministry IrlEmbassyAustralia Department of Defence IIEA Eimear Lowe Edmund Heaphy Fintan O'Toole Chris Dooley Matt Carthy TD Edward Horgan