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Australia Passes First Major Climate Action Reform Since 2011
by Gunnar Larson 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Australia Passes First Major Climate Action Reform Since 2011 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-08/australia-passes-first-m… Wow, we have business in Australia, New York, Europe, Middle East and Africa 🌍

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Return of the rodents: Australia’s farmers on high alert for another mouse plague
by zeynep＠keemail.me 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Return of the rodents: Australia’s farmers on high alert for another mouse plagueLast year’s record invasion devastated rural areas and this year’s bumper harvest is seeing mouse numbers increasing again In Latham, in Western Australia’s wheat belt, the telltale signs of mice holes are everywhere on Dylan Hirsch’s canola farm. As winter approaches, the rodents have moved in, digging up seeds before they’ve germinated and chewing his newly laid crop. “The numbers are higher than I’ve seen and building,” he says. “In previous years, we saw isolated areas of paddocks which have had mice eating young seedlings. “But this year we’re seeing mice activity right across some of our paddocks – as well as in the house and sheds.” Australian farmers are on high alert for a second coming of the mouse plague that ravaged north-west New South Wales and southern Queensland last year. Australia’s mouse plague: six months ago it was war, now whole towns have accepted their presenceImages of homes and crops overrun with record numbers of mice shocked Australians, and farmers are still recovering from the impact of losing millions of dollars’ worth of crops. The NSW Farmers vice president, Xavier Martin, says patchy reports of mouse activity have already been detected, “surprising” and concerning his members. “We’re getting reports in areas that were plagued this time last year but also areas that weren’t so intense … it’s coming in everywhere,” he says. Martin says La Niña patterns that caused heavy, prolonged rainfall prevented a surge of mice this summer. But the same wet conditions also fostered a bumper harvest, which had left pastures heavily seeded and a lot of grain in the paddock for rodents to snack on. “Even though there’s only low numbers, they’re becoming quite obvious around hay sheds and more elevated parts of paddocks,” he says. In the central NSW city of Dubbo – hard hit last year – Andrew Johnson has begun trapping and killing mice. “They came from nowhere … it’s not one or two, it’s 20,” he says. “They’re not small.” CSIRO mouse researcher Steve Henry says farmers have reported increased mice numbers in northern NSW, central Queensland, north-west Victoria and South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. But the wheat belt of Western Australia has been worst hit. “There are widespread high numbers [there]. They’ve got a nasty outbreak for the second year in a row,” he says. “It’s a little unusual … but they did have a fantastic season last year and in some cases there was a lot of food left behind after the harvest as a result of hailstorms or frost.” A mouse hole with all the canola eaten around it on Braydyn Grylls' farm in the central wheat belt of Western AustraliaA mouse hole with all the canola eaten around it on Braydyn Grylls' farm in the central wheat belt of Western AustraliaOn Western Australia’s south coast, Max Szulc has caught more than 2,000 mice on his Esperance property in a matter of weeks. “I’ve never had so many mice in all the time I’ve lived here,” he says. “It was a perfect summer breeding environment for the numbers to build up. “I’m waiting for a weather event to kill off most of them.” Some 500km closer to Perth, Braydyn Grylls is baiting on his farm in Bulyee, nestled in the state’s central wheat belt. “We’ve never had mice problems here before. It’s the first time we’ve ever baited,” he says. “They’ve increased in numbers and damaged our canola … It’s early stages but a good five metre squared around the holes they’ve chewed it off. “I’ve seen them in the paddocks. They’re running riot through the house and sheds.” Grylls puts it down to a high amount of feed left over from last year for the mice to eat, and the wet year getting them breeding early. “I’ve dug some of the burrows up and you can see their new offspring in there – four or five ready to come out … that’s going to be the next plague,” he says. The CSIRO’s Henry says as the weather cools, mice are moving into sheds and dwellings, and with lots of food around, they’re stocking their pantries. “It’s not the broad, widespread outbreak we were seeing last year but we’re counselling vigilance,” he says. ‘You can’t escape the smell’: mouse plague grows to biblical proportions across eastern AustraliaHenry says farmers from Geraldton to the Mallee, Wimmera and the Riverina are spreading mice bait as they sow their winter crop to try to keep numbers down before breeding season in spring. In an ominous sign of what may come, Henry says farmers he’s spoken to in Wagga Wagga have been “absolutely shocked” to find mouse holes littered across their paddocks after burning off in preparation to sow. Other areas, like Maryborough on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, are reporting 20 to 30 mice in homes at night. Last year, the NSW government introduced a rebate for the pesticide zinc phosphide bait as part if a $150m package to deal with out-of-control rodent numbers. Henry urges farmers to get out and walk through their crops. “One of the key times farmers can deal with mice is as they sow their crop – it’s a good, strategic time to apply bait.” The breeding season for rodents begins at the end of winter when, from six weeks old, mice can have up to 10 babies every 21 days. “As soon as they give birth, they fall pregnant with their second litter, there’s no break,” Henry says. “Over in the west they’ve got a two-year trajectory where numbers went high, plateaued and have gone again in spring … We want to make sure it won’t be the same scenario in NSW, where they’ve been so badly affected. “Given some crops are going to be worth a lot of money this year, it’s a form of insurance to keep those mice numbers low … so you can be on the front foot.” Mice scurry around stored grain on a farm during last year’s plague.Mice scurry around stored grain on a farm during last year’s plague. Photograph: Rick Rycroft/APNSW Farmers’ Martin says the state needs to remain “on alert” after the destruction of last season and monitor the infestation before food crops are spoiled. A survey of more than 1,000 farmers last year found one third estimated stored grain and fodder losses between $50,000 and $150,000 due to mice damage. “We know in the last plague what seemed to be low numbers exploded without a lot of warning into the springtime … It’s far easier to deal with these rodents proactively than to try and react once we have huge populations,” he says. In Western Australia’s wheat belt, Hirsch is trying to be proactive to avoid a repeat of devastating scenes from NSW last year. “We, like many farmers, are spreading mouse bait in our canola paddocks, which can be particularly prone to damage,” he says. “The high price of grain and inputs means damage is greater risk to us than normal, which is making us more likely to bait to protect our crop, rather than wait and see.” … we have a small favour to ask. Tens of millions have placed their trust in the Guardian’s fearless journalism since we started publishing 200 years ago, turning to us in moments of crisis, uncertainty, solidarity and hope. More than 1.5 million supporters, from 180 countries, now power us financially – keeping us open to all, and fiercely independent.

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Anarchism’s story is one of uncompromising confrontation
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

Important awareness of anti-state or stateless socialism(s) and the broader historical socialist movement has been neglected. https://anarchistnews.org/content/assassination-anarchism-and-birth-fbi Reposting as propaganda-of-the-deed

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We're all international criminals now
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

On 6 September Minsk City Court pronounced the verdict in the criminal case of the so-called "international criminal group". There are 14 anarchists and libertarians, four of whom have left Belarus. https://anarchistnews.org/content/belarusian-anarchists-given-prison-senten… Reposts not hopeless fatalism

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CHEKIST's war on Wikipedia enlists useful-idiots
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

webfoundation · 57m “The Russian government would like to have all the information so it can punish Wikipedia editors and maybe even the readers.” https://twitter.com/webfoundation Reposts not bleeding hearts

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Arts & letters Daily
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

A decent article in The Nation! https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/adam-smith-reconsidered-paul-sag… We ought to have it stuffed

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Anarchy2023 - International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering, July 20-23 2023, Jura CH
by grarpamp 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

https://anarchy2023.org/ English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Call to Participate in Anarchy 2023 Affiche-2023 International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering Anarchy 2023 - St-Imier July 20-23, 2023 >From 20th to 23st July 2023 a meeting will be held in St-Imier (Jura, CH) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Congress of St-Imier which, in 1872, saw the foundation of the Anti-Authoritarian International, an event marking the birth of the organized anarchist movement. The event will consist of 4 days of meetings, lectures, concerts, seminars and various other activities. It will be a great opportunity for libertarian supporters, inhabitants of the region and elsewhere, and the general public to meet, debate, share and experience libertarian ideas and practices. It will also be an opportunity for those who have not yet discovered the rich history of this movement to learn about its contributions to social progress and its struggles from previous centuries to the present day. What are anarchists doing today? What are their ideas, their works, their actions? How have they contributed to world history for more than 150 years? What can we learn from this concept, and why is anarchy more desirable than ever? Anarchy is not chaos and lack of order at all, but the opposite: it advocates an anti-authoritarian approach and a personal and social organization that promotes the emancipation of all human beings. This means fighting against all forms of oppression, exploitation and imposed authority, seeking to enhance everywhere freedom (absence of domination), equity (absence of privilege) and mutual aid (mutuality). On this occasion, we would like to welcome participants from all continents. All those interested are invited to contribute to the organization and the success of this meeting in whatever way they find most suitable (sharing information, contributing ideas, joining in art projects, providing material support, etc.). The ⒶPENKI website has been set up to allow everyone to propose, discuss and organize workshops, discussions, film screenings, concerts, etc: ⒶPENKI Follow Anarchy 2023 on social media! On Mastodon: @anarchy2023@todon.eu https://todon.eu/@anarchy2023 This will be our primary social media presence. If you are not on Mastodon yet, start here: https://joinmastodon.org On Telegram: https://t.me/anarchy2023 On Twitter: https://twitter.com/anarchy2023 On Facebook the event can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/559517672149734 To make a donation to our association and thus help with the organization of the meeting please use the following bank details: IBAN: CH28 0624 0575 1121 8190 1 - SWIFT (BIC) RBABCH22240, Caisse d’Epargne Courtelary SA, 2608 Courtelary, Switzerland in favor of "Association 150 ans du congrès de Saint-Imier", Rue Françillon 29, 2610 St-Imier. You can contact us via email using the address: info(a)anarchy2023.org

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I could shoot an anarcho-capitalist on Fifth Avenue and probably get a medal
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

Going by the John Galton fallout. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=john+galton+acapulco+crime+scene&qpvt=… Reposts may trigger sensitive agorists

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How the ultra-wealthy hide their assets around the world
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

JULIAN "of course Russia understands this game and Putin understands this game for a long time now" ASSANGE 2013 "The Internet first appeared as a special CIA project, and this is how it's developing," - Juan Garafolo, sorry, Russian KGB agent. Vladimir Putin “#PanamaPapers Putin attack was produced by OCCRP which targets Russia & former USSR and was funded by USAID and [George] Soros,” WikiLeaks tweeted. Putin said: “WikiLeaks has showed us that official people and official organs of the US are behind this.” The “customers” who ordered the Panama Papers’ leak were clear, he said. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/07/putin-dismisses-panama-papers-…

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Anarcho-capitalism
by professor rat 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

Political halitosis - try the Berwick cure, Gramps Join your soulmate, John Galton Hasta luego

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