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lefty man and trade unionist. science, anti-capitalism, climate + memes. Still avoiding the pandemic. born @350ppm Living on Gadigal land 🖖

our 80s window air conditioner unit wedged into a window with a bit of plywood. the burning light of the heatwave is sneaking through the cracks between the sash window and the unit and timber, however, the photographer is positioned square in front of the unit with cold air streaming across the camera (not visible)
Selfie of a white guy with brown hair sitting on an empty Sydney train wearing a shirt that says "Fully funded public schools. Worth voting for". He's wearing a respirator cause the pandemic isn't over and throwing a shackas with his left hand.
A flat screen TV is on, on a timber cabinet with technology connections about to explain dehumidifiers. The subtitle text says 'if indoor relative humidity persistently stays above 65%, (though, you'll find disagreement on the exact number)' *while he sits at a desk with a dehumidifier in front of him. The tone of the technology is very positive and clear. At the foreground of the picture in front of the TV is a dehumidifier running, showing 70% humidity
Coledale ocean baths at high tide from the cliff above. The Olympic pool is overflowing as waves wash clean water in from the Pacific across the rock platform that the pool is set in. The smaller kids paddle pool is completely submerged. 3 people are in the pool doing laps. Behind the pool is a calm ocean and the clear blue sky.
Two people watching the sun rise from Woodfordia over the Glasshouse Mountains on New Years Day this morning
Members of the NSW Teachers Federation rally in front of the PMs office in Marickville. A person at the front of the crowd holds a sign saying "FUND SCHOOLS NOT SUBS". The vice president of the Inner City Teachers association addresses the crowd and speaks of the power of public education to unite our society.
Digital platform notice board with stopping pattern for three trains heading into the city from the west.
A picture of Jason Hickel's book Less is More - How Degrowth will save the World. The book is lime/brat green and has a preface from Kofi Klu and Rupert Read of XR.
An old window air conditioner unit wedged into a sash window with an old beer case sealing up the gap
Central station from Elizabeth St with the clock tower only just visible through the fog.
Screenshot of a reading of the temperature during the lesson. The range is between 28 and 31°C during the time of the lesson.
A very cold schooner of beer sitting on a timber table. The photographer was unable to resist the beer before capturing it so the glass is partly drunk.
A photo of a photo of a lungfish in lake Gkula at Woodfordia taken in April "22
Sea surface temperature anomaly map showing a huge marine heat wave off the east coast of Australia with some patches 2 to 3 °C above average.
#skircle of connections on my bsky network! (My big head surrounded by all my new friends!)
A grey and white cat with green eyes and a pink nose staring directly at the camera. He is sitting on a table in a small courtyard.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #627,002, Smooth brain 🇵🇸😷 ‪@hemismoother.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 19, 2023"
A tuxedo cat looking annoyed, away to the right of the frame. There is a lamp in the background lighting the corner of the room
A sticker stuck below the window inside an inner city train with the text "WELCOME TO NSW FINES APPLY". Outside of the window a station platform is visible with two seats.
13 Covid antigen tests all showing positive except for the last one after 7 days of infection.
A box of paxlovid, a blister pack with this morning's dose of pills, a positive covid antigen test and a half glass of water sitting on a coaster with a picture of dolphins.
A covid rapid test showing a positive result :(
Queenstown football field in the rain. The goal posts are visible below the misty mountains, the field of silica sand saturated with water is in the foreground with a sign at the front banning dogs, motorbikes and vehicles.
Street art post up in Sydney of an industrial worker waving his hat at a factory off in the distance. Thick black capitalised lettering reads 'FUCK WORK' at the bottom of the art
The corner of a room with a Marimekko piece of fabric hemmed and turned into a wall hanging. The print pattern is 'Ilves', a repeating pattern of two Lynx in a green background.
Screenshot of a CO2 monitor read out. The point on the graph highlighted shows a reading of 4832ppm CO2 towards the end of the set. There is a drop when I go out to the toilet before going back in to buy a t shirt.
Peaceful crowd calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. Palestinian, Aboriginal and Irish flags are held up by people in solidarity
Peaceful protesters marching around Hyde Park with Centrepoint tower above the march
Large crowd in Hyde Park Sydney peacefully calling for an end to Israel's violence against Palestinian civilians. Many are holding Palestinian flags. The church is visible in the background.
PowerPoint slide from the AEU campaign to adequately fund public schools from the NSW Teachers Federation state council. Heading reads: Private schools are spending more than double on capital works. NSW - average annual capital spending per student 2012-2021 Public - $1,052 Private - $2,331
Map of the NSW coast from the hazards NSW app showing fires and alerts from the Vic to Qld border.
A view looking over a creek/lake with shrubs in the foreground and gum trees in the background from a front balcony. The image shows the photographer's legs in the foreground holding a beer.
A picture of a weathered outdoor table with a plate of oyster shells and some squeezed lemons between two people. The woman in the foreground is holding a glass of sparking while the fellow in the background reaches for a can of beer. Only their arms and legs are visible
Screen grab from BoM weather app for sunrise and sunset in Sydney this weekend. 5.46am Sunrise 5.52pm Sunset
Figure 9. Estimated distribution of COVID-19 sub-lineages in the community, 01 January 2023 to 9 September 2023 Histogram from NSW health showing the rapid increase in EG.5 or 'Eris' in NSW in the past month. From 5% to almost 40%
Cleveland St from city road at Victoria park. The street is full of people walking for Yes right back from Redfern Park.
A kookaburra sitting on a wooden chair in a garden looking for lizards
The last image of President Allende at the presidential palace shortly before his death. He is flanked by men with assault rifles
PowerPoint slide with the heading Private schools are spending more than double on capital works. NSW average spending per capita. Public - $1,052. Private - $2,331
Me standing 1 km offshore on a frozen sea in a pair of ice skates at dusk in the Arctic