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The Possumist

@myhandleistaken.bsky.social

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Bushwalking, games, ethics, 🏳️‍⚧️ ALLY, Essendon AFLW, good video games, politics. He/him

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Chris Egginton @gorhetti.bsky.social · 3h

PEACE ISRAELI STYLE.

Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 3h

DEPRAVED.

11,056 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons, according to Israeli statistics in Oct 2025. At least 3500 of those were held in administrative detention without trial. An Israeli military database has indicated that only a quarter of those detained in Gaza were classified as fighters.

Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 4h

"Israel also forbade people from celebrating the release on Monday, firing teargas at family members and journalists waiting near Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank, where detainees were kept. A flyer distributed by the Israeli military warned people that “we are surveilling you everywhere”"

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 29m

:) 🏳️‍⚧️🎖️

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 4h

I just signed Kyiv's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! a.allout.org/s/Oodwl/

URGENT: In Ukraine, same-sex couples face unthinkable challe

Legislation is underway to recognize their rights, but we need YOUR help to apply pressure. SIGN the petition NOW. Help them have the rights they deserve!

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 19h

So is ABC or any media going to show us or spk to any Palestinians who are miraculously still alive after 2yrs of daily bombings by Israel? Seems pretty one sided at the moment. Palestinians wrongly held captive by Israel are also being released today, barely a mention.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like today is a good day to remind everyone that just last year Barnaby Joyce called on a crowd of cookers to say “goodbye” to 3 Labor MPs inc the PM by getting ready to “load that magazine” & think of a “bullet” when casting their vote.
And received no penalty or censure.

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 15h

SBS is so shit

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 17h

Wow, doing my best at being an OK ally, and sometimes it just works! :D

(followed your advice from PAX @anniekrevice.bsky.social @veenusau.bsky.social)

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 17h

There is more than one when you're a member of a minority that the Libs would target and attack if they were in power.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

The effect of the social media age ban on young creators is likely to be devastating - evidence from YouTube says this likely means no more Troye Sivans and will remove an important pathway for young musicians and filmmakers to find audiences

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly:

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 1d

Blueprint

4 frame comic. an woman with grey hair and a yellow scarf is getting interviewed on the street. the interviewer asks : ma'am! what do you
think of the radical left
fearmongering that
we could someday see
fascism in the u.s.?
she replies :
dear
boy, the u.s. has
been a blueprint
for fascism all
along.
hitler specifically cited
jim crow, u.s. anti-miscege-
nation and white-only immi-
gration laws as inspiration
for his eugenics policies.
germany sent people to study
what was being done in the
u.s. to export it over there.
in the 30s, tens of thousands
of americans attended massive
rallies by fascist groups such as
the friends of new germany or
the german american bund.

then in the 40s, two dozen
congresspeople were charged with
sedition for planning a fascist
overthrow of the government.
and since wwII, the
amount of fascist groups
and militias has been
exponential.
not only can
fascism come to
the u.s., it has
always been an
inherent part
of american
society.

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

And then, this is SUCH a click-bait, non-story. Full of ads. WTF

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of ads on that comicsands website is truly atrocious!

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Treaty is great! Friends of the Earth is not! (They oppose biotechnology in the name of pseudo-science and superstitions mostly, thus making it harder for much-needed progress in the development of better food and medicine)

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Actually, recycling is remarkably inefficient and should be much lower on the list. The rest is very relevant.

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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 1d

#FreePalestine

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 @samirsilwadi.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful Message from UN's Francesca Albanese to Protestors

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Glen Le Lievre @lelievre.bsky.social · 2d

The high ground

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Tina Zacher @green-tee.bsky.social · 1d

Fuckers. #FreePalestine forever.

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

This is Israel:😲🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Alright, I am going to ditch Spotify and move to Tidal! The last drop was when I saw Spotify advertise for ICE.

The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 2d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Fatphobic jokes are shit

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 1d

Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.

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The Possumist @myhandleistaken.bsky.social · 1d

Nice!!