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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 4h

The irony is that @albomp.bsky.social doesn't need to fight tories; they're doing it for him. Let's hope the greens.org don't do the same to themselves. We need a credible opposition. #auspol @grogsgamut.bsky.social

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 5h

Why does this .... Remind me of this?

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 5h

More power to you on this issue, @albomp.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #climate #auspol

Australia to stare down Trump’s threats over new global carbon tax

Australia is backing an international push to impose a carbon price on international shipping despite warnings from the US president.

www.smh.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 12h

Not to mention (which you haven't) Hamas' attempt to infiltrate thousands of fighters back into Gaza, and the public executions of those Palestinians who want to rid themselves of them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 15h

'Palestinians only had to wait a few hours to discover the peace they were promised ... sound a lot like war.
Hamas fighters dragged seven men into a small square in Gaza & forced them to kneel on the ground.' www.smh.com.au/world/middle... Oops. There goes Trump's 2026 Nobel Peace Prize prospects.

Grisly video shows how Gaza peace can fall apart

Palestinians only had to wait a few hours to discover the peace they were promised in Gaza could sound a lot like war.

www.smh.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 15h

It's only Australian people's money going to prop up a failing industry in a failing democracy. I mean, what else would you want to spend it on @albomp.bsky.social? Public health, public schools, public infrastructure, anti-poverty alleviating, or other programs without MP kickbacks? #auspol #aukus

Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 17h

But it’s clear who’s paying. Another (non-refundable) $1,000,000,000 of your money about to be shunted to the US to build THEIR industry capability 🤦‍♂️. 2/2 #AUKUS #USUKA #auspol

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Julia @juliaharvey.bsky.social · 1d

Cant work out how to fix it @albomp.bsky.social

Have I got a solution for you.

Tax mining and other large corporates and those pesky billionaires.

Start and finish.

Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Most unfair. IMO Brereton hasn't bungled anything. He's only tried to do exactly what he was hired to do - to make it all disappear from public view. #auspol nacc.gov.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Amen.

David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... You just might have #qantas, or one of the other myriad of leaky big businesses to thank for that, @albomp.bsky.social. Maybe now you might direct your Govt to make it too financially painful for them to continue to operate with substandard internet security? #auspol

Anthony Albanese's mobile phone number released online

Sussan Ley and other prominent Australians are among those whose details have also been made available on a US-based website.

www.abc.net.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Very hard to cover up institutional political corruption when under the public's gaze, perhaps including your own www.nacc.gov.au Commissioner? www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/nationa... #auspol

Corruption watchdog defends lack of public hearings on robodebt

Australia's corruption watchdog has faced questions about a lack of public hearings and delays to finalising issues in the robodebt inquiry.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Still buying Musk's swastikars? Please reconsider. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/people/... #Tesla

Musk funds court defence for British far-right activist

UK far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon says billionaire Elon Musk is funding his court case on counter-terrorism breaches.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

The United States is now the true axis of evil. Why are we still allied to it? #auspol Cancel #aukus.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 3d

A 6-year-old immigrant child is handcuffed with hands behind their back and arrested.
Trump’s America.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and world leaders sign ceasefire deal
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2... Let's hope it holds and leads to a better, peaceful & prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians alike.

'We have peace': Trump and world leaders sign ceasefire deal

Donald Trump has hailed an "incredible historic breakthrough" after he and world leaders signed a Gaza ceasefire deal amid jubilant reunions.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Corrupt Australian MPs (probably most of you) on both sides of the House, fear not. The www.nacc.gov.au will protect you. #auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social @liberalaus.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

www.nacc.gov.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

She may not be in her right mind, but she speaks as though she's as one with #MAGA morons and other nazis.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

Fair point.

MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

'It is unclear whether #Qantas is liable for any privacy law breaches amid speculation that the airline may face severe financial penalties.' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... If the Government doesn't levy a significant penalty on www.qantas.com its passengers certainly should. #auspol

Frustration mounts among Qantas customers over data breach

The airline's customers voice their concerns and disappointment after cybercriminals release their personal data on the dark web.

www.abc.net.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

"It's a metaphor...." Lidia Thorpe bleats. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Yes Lidia. It's a metaphor for burning down Parliament House, #MAGA maiden.

AFP investigates Lidia Thorpe’s claim she would ‘burn down’ Parliament House

Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were ‘a metaphor’ and the reaction to them ‘mock outrage’ that distracts from Palestinian suffering

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

Quel horreur!

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 2d

OMG!

Rich people will be taxed 15% more on a fraction of their superannuation earnings.

It’s the end of the Australian dream!

🤪

#auspol

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

This succinct summary of rights, obligations, and applicable safe work laws in workplaces but especially hospitals etc should be required reading for all involved in health care policy, planning and delivery insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/40/an-o... #auspol

An open letter to the boards of our public hospitals and medical organisations on government legislated WHS standards - InSight+

Australia’s public hospitals are under severe financial strain, with the current National Health Reform Agreement dispute highlighting the system’s non-viability. In a compromised environment of const...

insightplus.mja.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

That's quite some convergent squint the berserker has.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 13

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

Has Gina's pet homunculus ever told the truth in public life? www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic... #auspol

Senator's 'cheapest form of electricity' claim misleads

Nationals senator Matt Canavan's claim that the CSIRO has admitted that coal is the cheapest form of electricity is misleading.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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