Beck
@beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
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Aussie politics & journalism junkie; trade unionist. Lefty. Tory free zone (broadly defined). Ally in Meanjin.
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vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social
That is funny. lol
resister4344.bsky.social
Book club meeting in front of the ICE building, in #Portland. They’re discussing Animal Farm by George Orwell. 🤣🐷🐖🐽
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
Yes, excellent books that I recommend to everyone who will listen.
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ghaspey.bsky.social
I'll say it: I think its rly annoying and frankly amateurish that writers are constantly told their villains must be understandable or have sympathetic motivation to be interesting or realistic when all our big villains irl are in fact rich, stupid, selfish, trickster dillweeds and always have been
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bidder13.bsky.social
It's the ones at the top are our problem
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Ahhh well.
grogsgamut.bsky.social
Anyway, this is just pre-emptive bitch in case the PM forces Chalmers to negotiate with the Libs over superannuation rather than just band with the Greens & pass the bill as is.

Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.

(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)
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randy39.bsky.social
Joe Biden… a man of class and integrity…. He even commends the orange dumpster fire
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
Thanks for the reminder I hadn’t voted yet today. I’ve been voting for the predatory birds that don’t get so much love…
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jasonv.bsky.social
LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
The rest of us are doing it, so you don’t have to. We all need a break every now and then.
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
I’d absolutely prefer the kids remain unaware of the Disney Black Cauldron but read the award winning books instead.
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
Probably the worst Disney adaptation of anything, ever.
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theonion.com
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/
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately
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rbreich.bsky.social
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself."

-FDR (definitely antifa)
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joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
Oh, look.

Racists still gotta racist. #auspol #springst #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
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furbabies.bsky.social
A red-hat man calling a woman "woke" is just his way of saying "she's too smart for me to manipulate."

Just sayin'
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
The site glitches every now and then. When it does, you can’t tell whether it’s just you or whether it’s more widespread. Have you contacted site help? They do respond!
beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
Also Yorkshire pud goes with roast beef, traditionally. You have peas with a roast chicken.
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agirlcalledlina.bsky.social
The bbc focussing on what the ceasefire means for the hostages way more than what it means for Gazans, again seeing that disproportionately we’ve become accustomed to for years, this isn’t new, and it’s certainly not ok
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thespinzone.com
OMG UPDATE: We didn’t take into consideration that the first wave was only the fast ones, it’s out of control now. The slow ones are who we worry about. Out of shape ICE might actually be able to catch them. Be safe
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thespinzone.com
Guys: things have gotten out of control in Chicago. People are terrified running for lives and onlookers are screaming in fear. We need federal help. Please. Come save us