open.substack.com/pub/commonse... This is very disturbing. The sentence is similar to Brock Turner’s. Absolutely sickening!! #unjust #corruptjudge #fightforwhatsright #stoprape #domesticviolence #oklahoma #jessebutler

When you ask for help the 1st time & don’t receive it this could happen to you too. When will domestic violence be taken seriously @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org? America needs a nationwide Serious Crime Act. All victims of abuse deserve help. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/a...

#NewZealand High profile #sexualharassment case under further investigation

This one was swept under the carpet and should be looked at again Saturday, 23 November 2013 Disgraced cop linked to cold case Detectives reinvestigating the disappearance of Luana Deborah Laverne Williams 27 years ago

Bad apples and lone wolves, amirite? #nzpol

Average healthcare costs in the US: Giving birth? $18,000 Cancer treatment? $150,000 One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k. That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through. Cost in Canada? $0. Cost in the UK? $0. Cost in Australia? $0.

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The BBC don't owe an apology to Trump and giving in to his shit does nothing but encourage him to do it more. Fuck him, and fuck them for giving in instantly.

Nauruan president makes surprise visit to meet Albanese government as another man quietly deported to Pacific island

Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia

Can you imagine how different the country would feel about Dems right now if, instead of caving, they had all donated their salaries during the shutdown to food banks in their districts? They would have survived (they still have health coverage), people would have food & they would have been heroes.

My thoughts on John Kerr? John Kerr was a narcissistic subservient delusional alcoholic who did his best to destroy Australia’s democracy and nothing more. Forever a black mark in Australia’s political history. Ian

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When you have kids, there's so many more youtu.be/5--STSPFUSk

That Ezra Klein / Coates interview shed a lot light. The Democrats also think this a game. It’s an after school club where you take turns winning and cussing gets you sent to the principal. People are dying but the extracurricular is really important and lucrative.

I have such sadness about our Australian flag. It has been hijacked in the most awful way by the right wing & conservatives who have made it their own. It has lost meaning for me. It has been disrespected in so many ways that I cringe when I see it. Our flag is no longer honored.

Maybe just fire the bigot who didn’t pass the paperwork up the line? Seems to me that would be simpler, fairer, and safer. #auspol

Kerry O’Brien says the fact the Teals are around shows that “more people are thinking about their vote” “I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol

This #ABCNews24 Joe O’Brien interview with #NikkiSavva about GG Kerr’s dismissal of Gough is v good.

The Survivors on Netflix. A superb drama set in Tasmania. When a tragedy occurs and a small town is torn apart, no one escapes unscathed, even years later. Highly recommend.

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SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.

11-11-1880 : Ned Kelly was hanged at the Old Melbourne Goal. “wombat headed, big bellied, magpie legs..” - Heath Ledger Actual Jerilderie letter transcript: www.nma.gov.au/explore/feat... #auspol youtu.be/TQMAn-UAtWQ?...

Nearly 80% of voters in farming-dependent counties voted for Trump. Now, many of the farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy because of his policies.

Look, what happened to Gough Whitlam was terrible, he was a visionary. But, I'm far more concerned about how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social are TODAY, especially their pathetic environmental law reform package. Let's talk about the future, shall we? biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...

It literally minimises human damage and maximises Republican ownership of the shit that makes people angry. All noise isn't political action - despite nearly all US political activity being all about noise over action.

Not having to live the US shitshow, the Dems gave exactly the number of votes necessary, with no one voting facing midterm re-election, giving the party a "we saved you" line for Fed services, employees & SNAP. Republicans will backflip on health insurance, making them own rises. It's good politics

A reminder - governments *can* do things. A progressive government *should* do things. A better country is possible. Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do). #ThePoint #Gough thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Reporter: Dr Oz said that— Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.

Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...

In memory of all the journalists k!lled in the Zionist GAZA GEN0CIDE 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

The Dems lost our trust, but also within the party. AOC is right about everything here👇

it has been really affirming lately to be getting praise for my straight up politics work. i am really happy i decided to just go for it with the newsletter.

True. I have always maintained that where sexual offending of any nature occurs - character witnesses should not be taken into account. This is because the perpetrators are selective regarding their victims, and are usually adept at impression management. Same goes for abuse cases.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... 139 witnesses? WTF... Did he sell tickets to the alleged event?

Incredibly short-sighted and irresponsible, and completely disconnected from the real values & priorities of Vancouverites. This move would be awful not only for Vancouver, but also for all the cities that Vancouver’s leadership has inspired over decades of North American sustainability leadership.

It’s honestly so embarrassing to be alive rn

Literally..

Hello @support.bsky.team why has @sarahkendzior.bsky.social been suspended without explanation?????

"I do feel like what we’re doing now, what Oilfield Witness is doing, is making a difference.” Still, for Wilson, the ultimate goal isn’t tighter methane rules—it’s an end to the age of combustion itself. “We have to stop burning things. We just don’t need to burn things for energy anymore.”

I hate our gerontocracy so much. Schumer has got to go. This out of touch old man refuses to get a smartphone, even as people keep trying to hand him one.

How will Trump respond to last week's historic Democratic wins? "I think Trump is capable of course-correcting; he has no ideological consistency. "But the difference with Trump 2.0 is...the way this government has been effectively overtaken by Project 2025." @emmashortis.bsky.social Link 🔽

Nope, no, no,, no, no!

Lest we forget as COP30 begins in the Amazon that just over a week ago tech behemoth Nvidia was selling AI for oil and gas expansion to Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras....

The point of the shutdown seems to have been to stall the Epstein vote until Thanksgiving so Grijalva's vote wont force the release of the files. There's a special election in Tennessee on Dec. 2nd that will likely give Republicans the votes they need to prevent the release of the files.

Don't fall for the rumor that Sen. John Kennedy read a "trust-fund manifesto" for New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Fox News. It's completely false. ❌ www.snopes.com/fact-check/k...

In early 2015 I built my first woodworking bench. My first project was building a small sailboat. But in the process of building the sailboat I became so drawn to woodworking that I stopped in the middle to build the bench. Story here on the sailboat. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/build...

a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers

A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...