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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

"In unison."

Amen.

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Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 31m

She's got to go. I can't believe Albo continues along this path. What a let down he's been.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 53m

MAGA thought they elected Trump to save America, but instead he’s saving Argentina. $40 billion now going to Trump’s buddy Javier Milei, while Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or basic healthcare.

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 32m

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Gaza ceasefire concerns as Hamas returns ‘all bodies it can access’

Israel continues to restrict aid entering Gaza says Hamas has not met its end of deal to release all bodies of captives.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 3h

💙😎

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 3h

Finally 🤌🏼… the day is here to watch Christians question everything they’ve been taught about Israel.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3h

I used the irony meter on this post.

It exploded.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

very funny that JD Vance has so little to do with his time that he goes on podcasts to defend 30-year-old men for saying how much they love Hitler

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 47m

Eating on the run - brilliant capture!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a horrible thought but I think it might be true

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 2h

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NSW anti-protest law ruled unconstitutional after Palestine Action Group court challenge

PAG had challenged expanded police powers to restrict protests near places of worship

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 3h

Welcome home.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Single frame. Monochrome. Wasteland of rubble and detritus. Man greets woman through a door frame, the only structure in the scene.

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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 3h

The deal was always a scam.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 3h

As world leaders celebrate the release of Israeli captives, over 9,000 Palestinian prisoners still face torture, hunger, and isolation behind bars. Half of them are held by Israel without charge or trial.

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The 9,100 Palestinians left behind in Israeli prisons after the ‘peace’ deal

As world leaders celebrate the release of Israeli captives, over 9,000 Palestinian prisoners still face torture, hunger, and isolation behind bars. Half of them are held by Israel without charge or trial.

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

Oh! Bound to get really good jobs for talking the talk - "vile" is nutrition for right wing arseholes.

‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked

Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

But the racists will moan if there is any tax funded help.

The 'ridiculous' $1,000 weekly shop for remote Cape York community

Being one of Australia’s most remote and disadvantaged communities, Aurukun’s grocery prices are some of the highest in the country.

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

Sigh - glad I only have to read it, not experience it.

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

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Photomicroscopy competition's top 15 images capture tiniest signs of life

Extreme close-ups of rice weevil, pollen in a spider's web and a geometer moth laying eggs are among this year's Nikon Small World competition entries from thousands of scientists and artists across t...

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

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The IMF reckons the global economy remains ‘in flux’, but the Trump effect is real – and Australians aren’t fooled | Greg Jericho

Even as the government and investors try to treat the Trump situation as ‘normal’, the US has never been less attractive to Australian holidaymakers

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

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Not sure why anybody would want to go to the USA at present. Apparently other sovereign citizens' money isn't needed to make 'merica great again