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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 6h

Horrible. No respect.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 6h

After the Dreaming www.themonthly.com.au/weh-stanner/...

After the Dreaming

1968: The lecture that coined the term ‘the great Australian silence’, in reference to the treatment of Indigenous Australians, remains integral to how our nation sees itself

www.themonthly.com.au

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 9h

Absobloodylutely 👇

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 12h

The should both be locked up.

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sallylawry @sallylawry.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t trust Trump or Netanyahu 😢

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 14h

Instead of praising Trump the media should be asking why it took him so long & why he waited for the US & Israel to become completely isolated from the world for him to lift a finger when there was an obvious genocide going on. Trump & Netanyahu will forever be war criminals.

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the fucking shoe @thefuckingshoe.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah this sounds about right……

The Onion @theonion.com · 15h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 12h

#auspol #robodebt #ICAC

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 13h

NSW ICAC was widely condemned by politicians & the media after they took just under 2yrs to conclude their investigation into Gladys Berejiklian’s corruption.

Is anyone condemning the NACC who after well OVER 2yrs is still investigating Robodebt? Why not? #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13h

Intrepid Travel is the latest company to back away from carbon offsets in its climate action plan.

It’s been proven time and time again that a significant percentage of carbon offset programs lead to ZERO reduction in real emissions.
#auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13h

Big targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on lies. Our governments need to commit to ending new fossil fuels, not using accounting tricks that don't actually reduce emissions.

Read more from Climate & Energy Director Polly Hemming ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-the...

How the government is setting everyone up to fail on green claims

If a private company ran a scheme that misled consumers, inflated investor confidence, and exposed its clients to legal risk, we would expect the government to shut it down.

australiainstitute.org.au

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12h

By Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell

“When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.”

C. S. Lewis.

Source: x.com/LongCovidHel...

The cartoon shows a man wearing a medical mask standing safely on the edge of a cliff, while a large crowd of lemmings rush off the cliff into a ravine marked “COVID.”

One of the lemmings yells at the man, “You’re wearing a mask?! Don’t be a sheep!!” — implying that the lemmings, who accuse the man of “following blindly,” are actually the ones behaving like true followers by running off the cliff together.

Message:
It’s a satire on anti-mask attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cartoon highlights the irony of calling mask-wearers “sheep” while engaging in truly herd-like, self-destructive behavior by rejecting basic safety measures.

Alt text (for accessibility):
Cartoon showing a masked man standing by a cliff marked “COVID” as a crowd of lemmings leap off it. One shouts, “You’re wearing a mask?! Don’t be a sheep!!” — illustrating the irony of anti-mask rhetoric.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 13h

The longest federal government shutdown so far came during Trump’s first term - lasting 35 days.

As the Republicans continue to blame Democrats for the shutdown, remember that.

Shutting down the federal government is one of the Trump Party’s favorite moves.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Shutdown 'barreling toward' one of the longest ever, GOP leader says

Lawmakers on both sides braced for a longer shutdown as the Senate prepares for another vote Tuesday to reopen the government.

www.usatoday.com

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 12h

And this happening in a country where it’s buffoon of a President believes he is entitled to a peace prize. A ‘peace of 💩’ Prize is what he deserves for organising these actions’

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 22h

Buried inside the Big Beautiful Bill is a time bomb...one that detonates the balance of power. You weren’t supposed to read this clause. That’s why I did.

A single section hidden deep in the bill quietly neuters the courts. It’s that serious.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 13h

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 9d

Balcony solar could cut bills for renters & apartment-dwellers — no roof needed.

The Greens want grants & rule changes so everyone can plug into clean, affordable energy - @smytho.bsky.social explains more here 👇

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Angry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 17h

Our DOJ is so shitty, even with the Epstein files on hand, not one child rapist arrest.

That's pathetic

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 12h

Yes. All true. What a pathetic situation we are in with that numbskull at the helm.

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raven-mumur @raven-murmur.bsky.social · 13h

Commendably tidy summation of where we are right now.

Jen G Lambie @jenglambie.bsky.social · 13h

What a massive bloody flop Albanese turned out to be. Cautious to the point of paranoia. A myopic lens with which to view an obviously collapsing USA. Environmental betrayer of the climate & natural world. And a genocide enabler selling weapon parts empowering the ongoing #GazaHolocaust

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 13h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 13 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

BUT TODAY HONOR
Indigenous Peoples Day

This powerful video
I try to walk in their shoes
I honor their History, Culture, Resilience, and Contributions

Trump cannot sweep it away
Not Columbus
This is their land
Resilience

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Rum Court Rules @courtrum.bsky.social · 13h

This IS a MUST SEE !

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 4d

David Pocock grills ANU COO Jonathan Churchill on why he skipped out of previous #Estimates
DP “I’ve since seen notes…that your presence was not required, is that correct?”
JC “That’s correct”
DP “why did u tell this committee that noone from council was available…?”
JC “…”🙄

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 12h

Did a Tony Abbott - was speechless. Couldn’t answer the Q. Slimy JB tried put words in his mouth but DP shut her up.
Should be more of this. The ANU is stuffed. Needs a broom through it.

Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 13h

Fobbed the cases off hoping the victims would die in the meantime.

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 20h

Peace plan
For @rawstory.com

Beat the algorithms. Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 13h

The inaction on Brereton is another step in the downward spiral of the ALP.
I think the ALP needs a coup, Albo’s leadership is killing it.
Brereton should have been sacked and faced the courts as soon as ALP were elected. NACC - a duopoly sham!