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Peter Davidson 🇦🇺 @petedavo.bsky.social · 15h

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'It still hurts': Families seek justice 50 years since the Balibo Five murders

On the 50th anniversary of the Balibo Five murders, families are still grieving the loss of their loved ones and remain committed to holding those responsible accountable for their actions.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Pascoe:
“If anyone was hoping for significant economic reform to improve Australia’s outlook, to realise this nation’s enormous potential, hope buried Monday 13/10 when Treasurer Chalmers announced PM Albanese’s reformed superannuation reform.”

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Albo’s super dance: one step forward, one backward, one to the side - Michael West

It was Jim Chalmers’ superannuation reform but we get Anthony Albanese’s reform of the reform - Government is risk-adverse and incremental

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 21h

In case you haven't seen it, one of the many talks we held at last weekends Everything Electric event in Farnborough proved to be very interesting.
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Clean Energy in a Divided World: The Global Power Struggle!

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 17h

🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 17h

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills at least 9 in Gaza, says it will break truce aid terms johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills at least 9 in Gaza, says it will break truce aid terms

“Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire,” said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18h

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 17h

Journalists working at the Pentagon had been asked to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information not authorised for release by the US Department of War.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon over new reporting rules

Journalists working at the Pentagon had been asked to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information not authorised for release by the US Department of War.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 17h

The collapse of the case against the men — a former think-tank director and a researcher for a senior MP — prompts some to argue the British government deliberately failed to provide enough evidence against the pair in order to avoid upsetting China.

Why did Britain's case against two alleged Chinese spies collapse?

The collapse of the case against the men — a former think-tank director and a researcher for a senior MP — prompts some to argue the British government deliberately failed to provide enough evidence against the pair in order to avoid upsetting China.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 17h

What started as a routine day of chores for a country GP and his son became a life-or-death situation after he was crushed by a vintage tractor.

Safety warning over heritage machinery after doctor crushed

What started as a routine day of chores for a country GP and his son became a life-or-death situation after he was crushed by a vintage tractor.

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 17h

God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!

I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!

Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 17h

The man of peace invents statistics to justify murder

“The president claimed, without citing evidence, that every strike on a suspected drug smuggling speedboat saves thousands of lives in the US. “Every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 lives,” Trump said”
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Trump says US looking at land attacks in Venezuela after lethal strikes on boats – live

Trump also claims without evidence that every US strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat saves thousands of lives

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17h

Health officials in Gaza say many of the 90 returned bodies bore marks of violence and possible executions.

Gaza medics find signs of torture on Palestinian bodies returned by Israel

Health officials in Gaza say many of the 90 returned bodies bore marks of violence and possible executions.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 18h

A knife-wielding Victorian teen allegedly fixated by the Columbine school shooting and Bondi Junction attack has been granted bail.

Teen girl allegedly fixated with Bondi and Columbine massacres granted bail

A knife-wielding Victorian teen allegedly fixated by the Columbine school shooting and Bondi Junction attack has been granted bail.

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Peter Davidson 🇦🇺 @petedavo.bsky.social · 1d

When your future self calls you a jerk
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When Your Future Self Calls You a Jerk 😬

YouTube video by TROPFEST

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Peter Davidson 🇦🇺 @petedavo.bsky.social · 2d

Kasey Chambers - Lose yourself
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Kasey Chambers - Lose Yourself (Eminem Cover) LIVE @ Civic Theatre, Newcastle AU

YouTube video by Kasey Chambers

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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 2d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon. n.pr/3ILiHaj

News outlets reject Pentagon press restrictions

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon.

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Peter Davidson 🇦🇺 @petedavo.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously uncomfortable.
I think that he looks like he's thinking "Oh shit, they are about to out me"

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Dr Julia Shaw @drjuliashaw.bsky.social · 1d

"By synthesising ... wider work from the social sciences, I have developed a psychological profile of environmental criminals"

Read my new article on how we can use social science (and investigations) to help catch and understand green criminals! 🧪

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Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders

By understanding why people commit crimes that damage the environment, we can better hold environmental criminals accountable.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 1d

In mice, prior COVID infection in males can affect anxiety in offspring by passing on altered RNA in sperm which reprograms gene expression in the hippocampus of the offspring’s brains. buff.ly/hUz5dIh

#medsky #reprosky 🛟😷🧪

A circular graph in teal and another graph in teal and tan. A Circular heatmap (Log2fold-change) of protract-identified total piRNA clusters (B) Heatmap displaying the relative expression of the differentially expressed piRNA clusters across all biological replicates (each biological replicate contains RNA pooled from 3 animals; n = 5 CON, n = 4 SARS). C MA (Bland-Altman) plot of the Log2(average expression + 1) for each piRNA cluster vs. Log2 fold-change relative to control values for each cluster (MA plot shows differences in expression between control and SARS-CoV-2 treatment groups for each gene)

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CNA @channelnewsasia.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesia volcano erupts, belching ash into night sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki also erupted in July, forcing the cancellation of 24 flights in Bali.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Authorities warn locals and tourists to stay at least 6km away from the site of the volcano.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sends volcanic ash 10km high

Authorities warn locals and tourists to stay at least 6km away from the site of the volcano.

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SeaNews @seanews.bsky.social · 1d

Mount Marapi (West Sumatra) erupted on Oct 14, sending ash clouds NE over Batu Palano. Visibility reduced; ash may affect air & sea navigation near Sumatera Barat.

🌋 Status: Level II – Alert
🕒 UTC: 2025-10-14 13:22
📍 Lat -0.3803 | Lon 100.4743

#MaritimeSafety #Volcano #Indonesia #Marapi

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Snarky Platypus @snarkyplatypus.com · 1d

Let me guess - he didn’t disclose his commercial activities for this visit and thus got the incorrect visa to enter Australia.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

British social media star 'Big John' says he is being deported from Australia after apparently failing to comply with visa requirements.

UK social media star 'Big John' being deported from Australia

British social media star 'Big John' says he is being deported from Australia after apparently failing to comply with visa requirements.

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