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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15h

At least 38 Palestinians have been killed as the Israeli army commits 47 violations of ceasefire agreement.

Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza, closes Rafah crossing

At least 38 Palestinians have been killed as the Israeli army commits 47 violations of ceasefire agreement.

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 1d

The US has a very, very silly system of "elections"

Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans will be flattened in these states if Supreme Court guts historic law: expert - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/voting-right...

Republicans will be flattened in these states if Supreme Court guts historic law: expert

Mark Joseph Stern tells Slate that the conservative Supreme Court’s pending ruling on the Voting Rights Act “appears certain to hand an electoral bonanza to Republicans” by letting southern Republican...

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 1d

One Nation's loss is the Nationals' gain

Ian Graves @xskinn.bsky.social · 1d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... Barnaby spits the dummy😆😆😆Ian

Breaking: Barnaby Joyce will not recontest New England seat at next election

Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce announces he will not recontest his seat of New England at the next election, saying his relationship with the Nationals has irreparably...

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lizespeaks.bsky.social @lizespeaks.bsky.social · 1d

First report for frequently posting unwanted content

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Jo @jokar.bsky.social · 1d

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 1d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 1d

Weirdly fun to block the White House

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 1d

Labor and the Libs setting up a free-for all for industry to wreck our irreplaceable natural environment for a quick buck. Another Liberal Party (ALP) indeed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition

Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999

www.theguardian.com

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Titus Pullo, member of the Precariat @arthurzin.bsky.social · 2d

I would have thought the first blatant ai false political ad would be made by a wing nut lone congress member and not the party senate committee. Just stepping right out into the open. Expect this will be the norm for them all by next week.

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

There will be no consequences for these people, same as there've been no consequences for any of the right's most shameless lies. And doing the same back, which is the only effective way to respond, ultimately just leads to complete chaos where any hope of checks on the powerful are gone forever.

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

Unclear why the protests are paused. Palestinians are still being persecuted.

Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 2d

"Once again, the Palestinians have been betrayed. It is certain that the plan will not lead to a Palestinian state."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

One more betrayal of the Palestinians

The history of the Palestinians is a history of betrayal. In the wake of World War I, Britain and France redrew the map of the Middle East to suit their own ends.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 2d

"Once again, the Palestinians have been betrayed. It is certain that the plan will not lead to a Palestinian state."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

One more betrayal of the Palestinians

The history of the Palestinians is a history of betrayal. In the wake of World War I, Britain and France redrew the map of the Middle East to suit their own ends.

johnmenadue.com

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 2d

Buh bye, Spotify

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 6d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

It's wild BC the vast wealth displayed in the Vatican is already a giant middle finger to the world's poor - there's a very good case against the RC church (several actually) but these loons object if it does something decent.

elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

I love the idea of someone waiting to see whether they will subscribe to Catholicism based on whether the pope hates the poor or not

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

wait till these Christians hear about that Jesus guy

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

If the Democrat party waned to stop being complicit in the genocide it would publicly disavow AIPAC and ban members from accepting money from it.

Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

🧵I sifted through hundreds of donations and found some fascinating stuff

Over $300,000 of donations to State Sen. Laura Fine for IL-09 came from donors with deep links to AIPAC, but they aren’t identified as such in FEC filings

More 👇🏼👇🏼
evanstonnow.com/aipac-donors...

AIPAC donors flood Fine's campaign - Evanston Now

Group seek unconditional U.S. support for Israel.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 2d

FTR. You could and should have said it is a dreadful administration that has funded and armed Israel's genocide of the Palestinians.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 2d

I just read that "Trump is basking in the at least partly merited glow of the Gaza deal".

Partly merited glow? THERE IS NO "PARTLY MERITED GLOW" THAT RESULTS FROM FUNDING AND ARMING A FUCKING GENOCIDE! AND THE SO-CALLED "GAZA DEAL" ONLY BENEFITS THE PERPETRATORS! #GazaHolocaust

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Donald Trump: No health care for you, but a new ballroom for me.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 2d

If anybody wants to apologize to me re Pritzker, my mentions are open. Not my DMs though. We will never be that close

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

Nonsense. Republican voters approve of the current fascism and actively vote for it. You can't do that and be a "good person".

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Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing good can come from meeting with this grifting sociopath. It will be "do this thing that's bad for Australia or we'll do something even worse". Best strategy for dealing with a bully like this is to avoid them and work quietly with others to build up a support network.

Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Mr Albanese goes to Washington https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/mr-albanese-goes-to-washington #auspol

Mr Albanese goes to Washington

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

Analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that replacing the broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to quadruple Commonwealth spending on housing.

Read the full release below:

Progressive patriotism: ACTU’s 25% gas export tax should replace broken PRRT

Analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that replacing the broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion...

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2d

Narrator:

The people the Trump administration is targeting in the Caribbean are not in fact "terrorists."

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Q: "On Venezuela, there are survivors from your latest boat strike. What happens to those survivors?"

Trump: "Well, I'll ask Marco to discuss that, possibly?"

Rubio: "We're not prepared here to announce all those details...These are terrorists."

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