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#Dutton has now realised #Trump isn’t a suitable model for #Australian #politics, no matter what his #billionaire acquaintances such as #GinaRinehart say.

Australian voters broadly think American politics is nuts at the best of times and menacingly #toxic under Trump. Why vote for a wannabe Trump here?” #auspol

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Dutton’s backflipping and clumsy delivery has him spiralling in the polls. What happened?The Guardian

#toxic stuff:
Recently, my shaver broke, and for situations like this, I had an older electric shaver in a box. Which... also didn't work any more, so that didn't help. But curiously, I noted that the older shaver still had a Nickel Cadmium battery. Which is... one of the many toxic things we used to have around us, and we no longer have. and I think this is an underappreciated fact and a success of reasonable regulation. 🧵

Replied to Nonilex

#Wildfires, including the #EatonFire & #PalisadesFire, have significant repercussions on #marine #ecosystems. The ash & debris from these fires can enter waterways & eventually the #ocean, altering nutrient levels & fostering conditions favorable to the growth of harmful #AlgalBlooms. The #toxic byproducts from these fires can exacerbate #OceanWarming, further promoting the frequency of these toxic blooms. This can lead to increased production of #DomoicAcid.

#ClimateCrisis #MarineLife #science

#US #wildfire suppressants rife with #toxic #heavymetals
Study reveals widely used pink wildfire suppressants contain high levels of toxic heavy metals: #cadmium, #arsenic, and #chromium, concentrations up to 3,000x above #drinkingwater limits. While gov and chemical makers have long concealed up to 20% of suppressants' ingredients as "trade secrets" researchers have confirmed their role in environmental #pollution, raising concerns over extensive use in residential areas
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f

US wildfire suppressants rife with toxic heavy metals, study findsThe Guardian

#Aluminum is a ubiquitous material that promises ease and convenience. But the #extraction of its raw material, #bauxite, and its processing into aluminum destroy vast tracts of old-growth #forest. The energy-intensive production of aluminum typically relies on powerful #hydroelectric dams that often flood the lands of #Indigenous communities. Red mud, a #toxic waste product of aluminum refining, is a serious environmental hazard.

rainforest-rescue.org/topics/a

Oh boy, "toxic empathy." The idea that #empathy, one of the most humane of human emotions, is inherently #toxic could only be sustained by someone (or several someones) so profoundly narcissistic as to never have felt empathy and to have no need or regard for it.

Great article about #BigAg...

riverraccoon.substack.com/p/se

"Water from the #RedRiver flows through #LakeWinnipeg on its journey to #HudsonBay. Lake Winnipeg is huge—the world’s 11th largest freshwater lake by surface area (even larger than Lake Ontario and about the same as Lake Erie) and has the world’s largest ‘lakeshed’, i.e. area of land draining to a lake. It supports a large commercial and sport fishery for several fish species including walleye, which are a peculiar green color there due to the mineral content of the water."

"The #water_quality in Lake Winnipeg is tanking because of “rapidly increased #livestock production and use of synthetic #fertilizer in the Red River Valley, with smaller contributions of phosphorus from the city of Winnipeg and other human development in the Red and Winnipeg River basins .” Nutrient-driven #toxic #algae blooms have doubled in size since the 1990s due to increases in Red River phosphorus levels, a common component of livestock manure."

#Agriculture #Money #Politics #Pollution #Regulations #BigAgriculture #USA #Canada

#Bayer has lobbied successfully to get #GOP legislators in #DJT era to sponsor #GagAct bills in Midwestern states #Idaho, #Iowa, and #Missouri to legislatively silence victims of #Glysophosphate #herbicides aka #RoundUp.

Those consumers who contracted cancers after exposure would be prevented from publicly voicing concerns or filing #legal actions to address a #toxic poisoning.

levernews.com/the-cancer-gag-a

The Cancer Gag Act Of 2025The Lever

Fiery collision of fuel tanker and ship with #toxic chemicals sparks #environmental fears

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250311-fiery-collision-of-fuel-tanker-and-ship-with-toxic-chemicals-sparks-environmental-fears

Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic chemicals slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, triggering fears of an environmental disaster.

Fiery collision of fuel tanker and ship with toxic chemicals sparks environmental fearsFRANCE 24

BBC: Crew member missing and vessels still on fire after collision in North Sea

March 10, 2025

#Greenpeace: We are extremely concerned about multiple #toxic hazards

"Greenpeace says it's 'extremely concerned' about 'multiple toxic hazards' from the North Sea ship collision.

"We've been reporting that the cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide. It is not clear if this has entered the water.

"The tanker was transporting jet fuel for the US government, some of which is spilling into the sea.

"'As more information emerges about what the ships were carrying, we are extremely concerned about the multiple toxic hazards these chemicals could pose to marine life,' Paul Johnston, a senior scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at Exeter University, tells the AFP news agency.

"'The jet fuel that entered the water close to a breeding ground for harbour porpoises is toxic to fish and other sea creatures,' he adds."

bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t
#NorthSea #SodiumCyanide #ShipCollision #JetFuel #Pollution #WaterIsLife

North Sea tanker and cargo ship collision latest: Crew of oil tanker safe, Stena boss saysBBC News