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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1h

David Pocock vs Canberra’s Lobbyland Machine | Scam of the Week
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David Pocock vs Canberra’s Lobbyland Machine | Scam of the Week

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 4h

Lidia Thorpe says 'burn down parliament' as a metaphor outraging right wingers who want onion eating Abbott back like a self inflicted suicide bomber. #auspol #abc730

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

This is a much watch. Heartbreaking and infuriating in equal measure.

This should disqualify the Coalition from ever being allowed in government again.
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-... #auspol #robodeb

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 5h

Parliamentary Sports Club now de-registers as a lobbyist after being exposed by David Pocock.

The Club CEO Andrew Turnbull owes Pocock an apology. #auspol #abc730

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 6h

Free Luigi

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing.

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights

www.theguardian.com

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 8h

‘The blob’, rain and La Nina: What the summer forecast holds for Australia
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‘The blob’, rain and La Nina: What the summer forecast holds for Australia

Global marine heatwaves will help raise the risk of severe weather between October and April.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 8h

WTF!

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 9h

But not under a Coalition Government. #auspol #abc730

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 9h

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ and 'keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!' in shocking 2011 email.

Email sent after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged exposing lie that he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

www.theguardian.com

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 9h

Release the files!

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 21h

This beautiful tree sadly fell on Bourke Street Surry Hills. Lucky no one was hurt.

Wild winds tear across the city, SES called as huge trees fall www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Wild winds tear across the city, SES called as huge trees fall

The SES has responded to more than 160 incidents related to fallen trees since noon, as damaging weather hit the state.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 23h

😂 🐸

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

This is a much watch. Heartbreaking and infuriating in equal measure.

This should disqualify the Coalition from ever being allowed in government again.
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-... #auspol #robodeb

Watch The People vs Robodebt

Watch The People vs Robodebt for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

www.sbs.com.au

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

🐳 earlier

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

Even saw some

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

The worry about the Coalition lurching further to the right is that Labor will also lurch right to fill that vacant void. #auspol

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

Early swim before another hot day.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful. Thank you ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

Love this ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.