Mish Loaney
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Speak my name so I may never be forgotten...
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3wombats
24 days ago
theaimn.net/the-rising-t...
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The Rising Tide of Authoritarianism: Why I Refuse to Be Silenced
Jane Caro said authoritarianism ‘thrives on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas it does not like. I refuse to participate in that.’ Here’s why her refusal matters for all of us. By Sue Barrett ...
https://theaimn.net/the-rising-tide-of-authoritarianism-why-i-refuse-to-be-silenced/
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Chris Reed
3 months ago
So after Kate McKinnon mentioned it on Amy Pohler’s podcast, we had to check out the Drain Cleaning Australia YouTube channel and crickey
@darreed.bsky.social
and I are obsessed. The accent. the Kraftwerk/Devo like 80s music…Fire up the bloody jet!
@mishloaney.bsky.social
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The handyman couldn't stomach this job, so they called me.
YouTube video by Drain Cleaning AUSTRALIA
https://youtu.be/ieJgClNEOZA?si=y9TvUlTqGJ0cbH7Z
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Michael West
3 months ago
"The money has and must be going somewhere". Has Australia been played by Nauru for a cool $2B? Human rights lawyer
@alisonbattisson.bsky.social
finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal
#auspol
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No trust deed. Billions of tax dollars to be spent without oversight by Nauru - Michael West
The Labor Government's deal with Nauru to resettle unwanted refugees will cost Australian taxpayers billions, spent on who knows what.
https://michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-deed-billions-of-tax-dollars-to-be-spent-without-oversight-by-nauru/
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My darling daughter sent this to me a couple of years ago. In her memory I offer this...
@fredanurks.bsky.social
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POLITICO Europe
3 months ago
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of being “purposefully dishonest” over the broadcaster’s depiction of the 2021 US Capitol Hill insurrection in a Panorama documentary.
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White House labels BBC ‘fake news’ over program on Capitol insurrection
Trump spokeswoman denounces British broadcaster as a “Leftist propaganda machine” over selective editing of Trump’s speech on day of Capitol Hill riot.
https://www.politico.eu/article/white-house-accuses-bbc-of-fake-news-over-program-on-capitol-insurrection-donald-trump-karoline-leavitt/
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🌵🌞
3 months ago
Trump's America is land of cruelty and vengeance and lies. He is a psychopath and a sociopath. He needs to gone. Nicole has
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
on the show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7y...
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‘The Marie Antoinette Presidency’: Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s empathy during government shutdown
YouTube video by MSNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7yQltPuvI
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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy
3 months ago
“This whole series reveals a moral bankruptcy at the heart of American Christianity. When churches that preach about the sanctity of life refuse to give or buy a can of baby formula for someone in need, they’re revealing the giant chasm between creed and compassion.” 👇👇👇
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David Marler
3 months ago
One year on from the Queensland election. In 2020, Queensland deputy premier Steven Miles devastated the Qld opposition and equally the federal government of the time. Then something happened.
#qldpol
nofibs.com.au/the-savage-b...
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The Savage Burns of One Steven J Miles, Queensland Deputy Premier – @Qldaah #qldpol #auspol
Queensland’s new deputy premier Dr Steven Miles began his rise to national prominence in August, 2020. The mild-mannered philosopher first entered state parliament as the member for Mount Coo…
https://nofibs.com.au/the-savage-burns-of-one-steven-j-miles-queensland-deputy-premier-qldaah-qldpol-auspol/
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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus
3 months ago
Bribes. Say it, say bribes. Bribes.
#AusPol
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Gambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for now
The announcement comes six months after the ABC first reported the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission chair had accepted corporate hospitality from bookmakers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/nt-gambling-regulator-stops-accepting-hospitality-gifts/105977024
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Miriam Elder
3 months ago
“last year, women working full time made 81 cents on the dollar compared with men, the widest pay gap since 2016”
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Women’s Pay Is Falling Behind. Is the Return to the Office to Blame?
Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/gender-pay-gap-return-to-office-002bb828?mod=mhp
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
3 months ago
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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Justin Wolfers
3 months ago
Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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Mr Speaker
5 months ago
If ya know ya know.
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Will Yeates
5 months ago
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry
Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement
https://buff.ly/pCPflBg
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Julie
5 months ago
What a lovely welcome to the UK. Giant Trump Epstein photograph. 🤣🤣🤣
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧
5 months ago
Liberal senator warns Ley of potential frontbench ‘exodus’ over party’s net zero policy | Australian politics | The Guardian
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. The mining Monet that the Coalition gets is going to keep them in opposition for years.
#Auspol
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Liberal senator warns Ley of potential frontbench ‘exodus’ over party’s net zero policy
Jonno Duniam’s comments spell further headaches for Sussan Ley, who pledged to review Liberals’ commitment to net zero after winning the leadership
https://share.google/4hOQSCnMKiWyZeQOf
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Nick Feik
5 months ago
Things you can’t say in Australian media or large cultural institutions:
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go
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We are WAY past the time that Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli owned companies. Start with Caesarstone, Keter, Soda Stream and keep going.
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POLITICO Europe
5 months ago
Signal disruptions are a daily reality in countries neighboring Russia, Lithuania said, days after the GPS on Ursula von der Leyen's plane was reportedly jammed over Bulgaria.
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GPS jamming threat is real, Lithuania warns EU
Countries bordering Russia have faced hybrid warfare, including GPS disruptions, for years, Vilnius says.
https://www.politico.eu/article/gps-jamming-threat-real-lithuania-warns-eu-russia-von-der-leyen-plane/
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Aaron Rupar
5 months ago
CNN put together a clip of RKF Jr denying today he linked antidepressants and mass shootings, followed by a clip of RFK Jr last week linking antidepressants and mass shootings
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MeidasTouch
5 months ago
Spencer Kuvin, Epstein's victims' lawyer, says the FBI interviewed 40+ girls, some just 14, and prepared a 54-count indictment. Then came the secret plea deal that let Epstein walk. Those interviews are in the files. Kuvin says Alan Dershowitz scoured the girls' MySpace pages to smear them as liars.
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Jessie L
5 months ago
Thank you Mary Doyle.
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Labor MP questions Albanese on claim ‘good people’ went to anti-immigration rallies
‘Where do we draw the line?’ backbencher Mary Doyle said to have asked at closed-door caucus meeting
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/02/labor-unease-anthony-albanese-comments-march-for-australia-rallies-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Tim Stephens
5 months ago
“A single unsealed coal borehole in country Queensland is releasing the greenhouse gas equivalent of 10,000 cars each driving 12,000 kilometres a year – and it’s just one of 130,000 across the state.”
www.smh.com.au/national/que...
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The small patch of paddock emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of methane
A single hole in country Queensland has a climate impact equivalent to 10,000 cars – and it’s just one of 130,000 unsealed boreholes across the state of concern for researchers.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/the-small-patch-of-paddock-emitting-10-000-cars-worth-of-methane-20250902-p5mrp1.html
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@mfwitches.bsky.social
FYI... vile.
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Mark Hamill
6 months ago
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
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Mehdi Hasan
6 months ago
Hmm, what do ‘central camps’ and ‘final plan’ remind you of? 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉
6 months ago
"Penny Wong warns Israel that occupying Gaza could violate international law" Gee,
@senatorwong.bsky.social
. You've knowingly participated in Israel's genocide of the Palestinians for 22 months, and suddenly you pretend to care about Israel maybe violating international law? Deplorable.
#auspol
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Anna Bower
7 months ago
Guy who posted this tried to avoid felony charges in four jurisdictions by arguing that presidents are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution
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The Tennessee Holler
7 months ago
JACKSONVILLE — TW ⚠️: Unarmed Black driver has his window smashed + face punched by a sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over for not having his headlights on… during the day. 🤔 Sheriff TK Waters says they’ve launched an “internal investigation”:
www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news...
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Rae Radford
7 months ago
#BookSky
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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉
7 months ago
“—Australia is known as a serial human rights abuser. The “Australian Solution” is now shorthand for the intentional cruelty towards people who have come by boat seeking protection, and utter indifference to their plight.”
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12 years on, are we not yet tired of cruel policies towards asylum-seekers?
In Australia, 2025, Progressive Patriotism is now, apparently, our political modus operandi and, as Anthony Albanese ambitiously explained, it can be “a symbol for the globe in how humanity can move f...
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07/12-years-are-we-not-yet-tired-of-cruel-policies/
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Jommy Tee
7 months ago
Will embattled Special Envoy Segal double down and stay, resign or be sacked? I think her position is untenable. Any further revelations and surely even Albo and crew couldn't keep her on anymore.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
7 months ago
This is just magnificent. Absolutely perfect.
@thedailyshow.com
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Rex Patrick
7 months ago
“Morrison did not care about policy. He did not care about the country. He did not care about process or probity. He was so terrible he made the Liberal Party think Peter Dutton was electable.”
#NoHoldingBack
#AUKUS
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The curse of AUKUS
Probably it is worth remembering a little about Scott Morrison, the man who conceived AUKUS. He is the single worst leader the country has ever had, unique in his venality and unseriousness. He is a m...
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/editorial/2025/07/19/the-curse-aukus
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SBS Australia (unofficial)
7 months ago
📢 Adriana Rivas, a dual Chilean-Australia citizen who served in an intelligence agency under military dictator Augusto Pinochet, has been fighting against extradition to Chile for years.
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Bondi nanny accused of torture loses latest bid to delay extradition
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/bondi-nanny-accused-of-torture-loses-latest-bid-to-delay-extradition/1k97iow2k
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Tj.
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Cheryl Kernot
7 months ago
None of this passes the pub test
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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None of this passes the pub test - The Shot
Jillian Segal’s report, the entire double-spaced, decorative and glossy 16 pages of it, is largely insulting dross.
https://theshot.net.au/uncategorized/none-of-this-passes-the-pub-test/
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The French History Podcast
7 months ago
Tucked away in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is the requirement that all visitors to the US must pay $250 just to enter the country starting 1 October! For a family of 5 that's $1250! I doubt this will help America's crashing tourism business which is down 10% already since January
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Tee Vixen Sutton
7 months ago
No. Please no!!! I don’t want a 24/7 news media week on the poor President and his ugly, bloated “cankle” issue. Scrambling to find something to gauge my eyes out
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Jon Cooper
7 months ago
Damn right, it’s political.
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The Australia Institute
7 months ago
Giving billions in tax cuts to big business would strip $57 billion out of the budget, meaning less to spend on things like hospitals and schools. Our research details 10 reasons why Australia does not need company tax cuts.
@jack-thrower.bsky.social
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10 reasons why Australia does not need company tax cuts
1/ Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts means starving schools, hospitals and other services. Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/10-reasons-why-australia-does-not-need-company-tax-cuts/
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D.
7 months ago
I found a new video of the event, would like feedback on how this was handled by people who might know...
#revolution2025
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Marc Elias
7 months ago
I bet they were...👇
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
7 months ago
This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.
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Jenny O’Connor
7 months ago
😔
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Fourteen reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza – Middle East crisis live
Two separate Israeli strikes reported in southern Gaza, with another attack in the north
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/18/syria-druze-sweida-israel-gaza-war-latest-news-updates-middle-east?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Simon Rosenberg
7 months ago
Yes, it's time to pulp the
#JillianSegal
plan. But the plan is not the problem. It's the appointment of a pro-Israel zealot with Trumpian inclinations and no policy skills, and a PM who is more concerned with appeasing Zionists than fighting racism.
#auspol
thepolitics.com.au/time-to-pulp...
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Time to pulp Jillian Segal's antisemitism plan? - THE POLITICS
The special envoy has produced a report which is shocking in its authoritarian overreach and if approved could damage Australia's democracy.
https://thepolitics.com.au/time-to-pulp-jillian-segals-antisemitism-plan/
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Jo Dyer
7 months ago
In a week in which the decision in the Australian Climate case was handed down, the
#SundayShot
is joined by Grata Fund's Isabelle Reinecke and
@roycerk2.bsky.social
to discuss the desperately disappointing result. Please join us at 9am AEST on Sunday 👇
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Simon Rosenberg
7 months ago
There are many Australian Jews who agree with Mandy Patinkin. None of them were consulted by
#JillianSegal
in the preparation of her ‘plan’ to counter antisemitism.
#auspol
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