Two ravens perched on a railing with a historic stone tower in the background. Text reads: 4 ways to use Wikiquote. Wikiquote is a reliably sourced collection of things humans have said that are worth remembering.
You've probably seen a quote misattributed on the internet. Wikiquote exists so that doesn't have to keep happening. It's a free, collaboratively edited collection of sourced quotations. Here are four ways to use it. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
Since the escalation of conflict between the United States, Israel, Iran, and related spillover attacks in the Gulf, several governments have intensified efforts to silence dissent and restrict the flow of information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
A principled and brave woman
Yes ⬇️
“You are defeated the moment you stop fighting.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...
structures. Seismic surveys are therefore embedded in almost every stage of fossil fuel exploration. The same technology is also increasingly proposed for offshore carbon dumping, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. Seismic surveys are used to identify potential storage formations and are repeated – on average, every five years – to monitor underground carbon dioxide reservoirs for any leaks or ‘migrations’. The expansion of CCS in our ocean risks extending the same acoustic footprint already linked to fossil fuel exploration and harm across marine ecosystems. Communities around the country are pushing back. In south-eastern Australia, coastal residents, fishers, scientists and Traditional Owners united in a campaign to stop multiple large-scale seismic blasting proposals in the Otway Basin. One project would have covered over seventy thousand square kilometres of ocean between Victoria and Tasmania, including habitat used by endangered pygmy blue whales. A similar movement is now emerging in Western Australia, where communities around Dongara and the Mid-West coast are raising concerns about offshore exploration proposals that could involve seismic blasting. The political debate around seismic blasting in Australia did not begin recently. It has been building for years.
"Our oceans are under immense pressure from climate change, warming waters, coral bleaching, overfishing and pollution. Adding relentless underwater explosions to that list only compounds the damage"
@louisemorris.bsky.social at @thepointau.bsky.social --->>>
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Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.
Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Post #Artemis I’m enjoying this Spotify playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/3T3... apparently of songs astronauts get woken up to … and it reminded me of what we used to wake up to on (mostly less adventurous) cross channel ferries. youtu.be/ZYhZVqODYsI Any tunes you remember waking up to?
I've never understood how they could turn a massacre site into a tourist destination. It's where they killed all our leaders. All our men and thier sons.
A small Australian 2026 #flu update.
10APR2026
🦠It is *not* an early start to the 2026 season. That is a really nice change from several past years.
Which means, now is a great time to get your flu vaccination.
ABC news story: Government launches multi-million-dollar fuel saving campaign https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/government-launches-multi-million-dollar-fuel-saving-campaign/106555004
Bus timetable showing no service on Sundays
The best way to help people reduce their fuel use is to give them more options.
We look forward to seeing more investment in walking, cycling and public transport in the upcoming Federal and State budgets. #auspol
“If it’s already happening now, then what does a future that is two or three degrees warmer hold?” Australian researchers have found that extreme heat mortality is "seriously underreported” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sorry to hear that - take care of yourself ❤️
No shade to the OP for admitting this, but it shocks me that people my age don’t know this.
You fundamentally cannot understand how the world functions, how power works, if you don’t know history.
Cover of Olga Tokarczuk’s book Drive your plow over the bones of the dead
Just finished Olga Tokarczuk’s fantastic book Drive your plow over the bones of the dead. It’s funny and delightfully vengeful. Hadn’t read her books before but now looking forward to all the rest.
So many fantastic things from this mission but this timely quote stood out for me
Hansen said "Our purpose on the planet as humans is to find joy, to find the joy in lifting each other up, by creating solutions together instead of destroying," www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Painting with strips of horizontal colour and a vertical line at a slight angle in black
Mina Mina - Hairstring, 2006 by Indigenous Australian artist Judy Watson Napangardi #womensart
Happy World Health Day 💚🩺
Today the @who.int unites and mobilises the world under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science.”
The science is clear: the climate crisis is a public health crisis.
To protect the health of our people and planet, we must quit our fossil fuel dependency.
Lebanon’s medics and hospitals are coming under fire as Israel accelerates its war against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Doctors say the attacks on Lebanon's health system remind them of similar tactics used in Gaza.
Doing that too🌱!
That’s beautiful!
Decided to plant the garden properly with native plants. Very satisfying though I’m a rubbish gardener but it’s looking more hopeful already.
Katharine Johnson
As we send a Black man and a woman around the moon for the first time, let’s remember the trailblazing Black woman Katherine Johnson, whose brilliant calculations were critical to the initial Apollo 11 mission. Her work spanned 33 years at NASA, including contributions to the Space Shuttle program.
Person seen from behind wearing a blue T-shirt printed with "Wikipedia" in multiple languages, standing in front of a large paper-covered wall with handwritten notes and posted papers. Find out why science magazine Nature says it's now more important than ever.
Nearly 280,000 volunteers uphold five pillars: neutrality, verifiability, free content, civility, and boldness.
After 25 years, the standard hasn't wavered. Read an article in "Nature" on why Wikipedia matters ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/d41... (2/2)
Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing glasses, set against a bright blue background with a stylized sunburst pattern in yellow and light blue. Text reads: Her work brings natural history to all of humanity. 2023 Wikimedia Laureate. Siobhan Leachman is a citizen scientist and open knowledge advocate from New Zealand, known for her contributions to natural history on Wikimedia projects.
Siobhan Leachman is a New Zealand citizen scientist, open knowledge advocate and prolific Wikimedian whose work focuses on natural history. She connects museum collections and biodiversity data with the public and champions open access. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
Her work is fantastic!
Just had a go at doing my first page for this!
Multiple hands arranged in a circle holding a white round cloth printed with a red heart containing a woman’s profile and the words "WIKI WOMEN IN RED", with a small heart in the colors of the Kenyan flag shown in the corner. Text reads: Women in Red works to turn red links blue on Wikipedia.
Ever find a red link on a Wikipedia page? That means there's a missing article.
Women in Red is a volunteer‑driven initiative that turns red links about notable women into blue by creating and improving tens of thousands of biographies ➡️ w.wiki/347
