Damien Irving

Climate scientist, activist, data science educator.

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

We wrote a book! "Research Software Engineering with Python" is available for pre-order now! @routledgebooks https://t.co/FSi6dSr5N2

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@mikeclaytongolf @Barnbougle @7milegolf We'll have to replace north/south debates about the best Tasmanian beer with debates about the best golf course!

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

Imagine what a different place Tasmania would be if the likes of Boag's, Cascade, Blundstone, Huon Aquaculture, Tassal, etc were cooperatives and not corporations (in most cases now owned by larger multi-national corporations). #politas

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@FeralHeather The Democrats will only have themselves to blame - this could have been a ranked-choice voting election if they wanted. https://t.co/SeLjaKIiAf

[Weatherzone @weatherzone]

#Tasmania and #Hobart just had their warmest May on record based on maximum temperatures, with Victoria and New South Wales also having an exceptionally warm month. 🌡️ https://t.co/nahKsoT5wb

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@gasugasu1984 If only these iconic local businesses (once with deep community roots, I'm assuming) were cooperatives and not corporations.

[Nick McKim @NickMcKim]

Can you believe this? Labor is handing over tens of millions of dollars from an emissions reduction fund to help a Tasmanian cement plant burn native forests.

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

"It’s just as easy to claim this latest spike was because the budget didn’t go far enough for a polity crying out for radical change as it is to blame Labor’s mild changes to CGT, which will make little meaningful difference in the short term." - @rachelrwithers nails it.

[Crikey @crikey_news]

It’s terribly convenient for the media to suggest that One Nation’s latest bump in the polls is due to tax changes that these same media outlets happens to despise, writes Rachel Withers.
https://t.co/GyjW9nouWY

[Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz]

This is what these social media ID verification/age verification laws are really about, and you’re an idiot if u think any of this is about “protecting children.”

[The Vertlartnic @TheVertlartnic]

People Able To Ignore Airborne Pathogens Still Unable To Ignore Masks

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@felix_ellis These are the most recent alternative budgets in Tasmania. They represent an *actual* alternative. #politas https://t.co/dxq8OWfFiq

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@MarkDiStef Why is it funny? The entire Labor modus operandi is setting up good things to fail:
- NACC doesn't bring down corruption
- HAFF doesn't help with housing
- Safeguard mechanism doesn't reduce emissions
- Enviro laws don't protect the environment

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

The day before he was due to appear at Senate Estimates for the first time ever following a successful Greens motion in the Senate. TIMING.

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@woof43_gp @CassyOConnorMLC The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is expected to be neutral about an activity that is cruel to animals?

[jeremy poxon @JeremyPoxon]

lord, give me the strength to endure another week where the media discuss the CGT changes with the intensity of a terrorist attack while a third of the country struggle to afford food

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@elisaperego78 It's so wild that elite cycling teams with multi-million dollar budgets that optimise rider training and equipment down to the finest detail don't take any precautions whatsoever (masks, ventilation, etc) to avoid illness and just act like it's inevitable.

[Greg Mushen @gregmushen]

Been limiting my showers to 1 minute to save more water for the data centers.

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

CSIRO has been the custodian of Australia's climate modelling through decades of shrinking budgets. Sacking scientists would change that. @sarahinscience @hogg_andy @OurANU @MonashUni https://t.co/gsPOZdxcRM

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@virtualmusing All of whom (I think) voted to encourage the government to raise revenue rather than just relying on spending cuts, which the government has not done.

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@PeterCroger The AFL has clearly made the same observations regarding infrastructure cost escalation and delays. #politas https://t.co/qvfs2YoESP

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

@jeremyrockliff Permanent free public transport? So we can do away with the new $65 million ticketing system? #politas https://t.co/GTMskm85x0

[Damien Irving @DrClimate]

Isn't $65m something like 6 years worth of ticket fares revenue? Just make it free and do away with ticketing! #politas