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Eden

@edenarachnelatro.bsky.social

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Unceded Meanjin. I don’t just block trolls and bots, I also block charlatans, mountebanks, flimflammers, cockwombles and generally anyone who wants me to buy whatever grift they’ve got going on. I rarely follow back.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 4h

Lolz! No notes!

Tony Abbott looking like he's about to self combust. Oh. He's wearing headphones presumably to stop brain leakage.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 7h

Every time you see Mike Davis do Mike Davis things, think about Gorsuch reportedly helping land Davis a job at DOJ, then choosing him as a clerk when he was on the 10th Circuit, then choosing him as a clerk when he was on the Supreme Court.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 9h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 7h

If god needs saving, is it really god?

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 7h

Those “boys” don’t look a day older than 45.

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 7h

Those “kids” look like they’re knocking 45.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

New in PN: The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 8h

Slave.

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 8h

Jefferson just rolled in his grave.

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 8h

If any of those folk are under 35, I begin to understand the need for MAHA.

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 12h

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mamdani: "Absolutely, I will apologize to police officers. Because this is the apology that I've been sharing with many rank and file officers. I apologize because of the fact that I'm looking to work with these officers, and I know that these officers put their lives on the line every single day."

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

finance.yahoo.com/news/argenti...

Argentina First? Trump Treasury Sec Reveals Bailout Amount Has Doubled

Scott Bessent announced Argentina is getting even more money from Donald Trump.

finance.yahoo.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

Trump is DOUBLING the amount of the Argentina bailout, to $40 billion. Nothing's been done to lower your cost of living right here, in America. America last.

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 8h

If only that was the worst of it.

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 8h

In a longish list of things that cost Biden / Democrats the presidency, I put the media close to the top and Gaza somewhat lower.

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Tom Red @tomredmemes.bsky.social · 8h

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 19h

In opposition David Crisafulli & Jarrod Bleijie complained about Qld government appointments. Just under a year into government & 34 LNP linked people have been given top positions. The latest is Jane McNamara to Qld Reconstruction Authority Chair who Bleijie says will "do a marvelous job". #qldpol

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 19h

The Victoria Park stadium hangs over Jarrod Bleijie like the Sword of Damocles. He's not "familiar" with any corrupt conduct finding related to Jane McNamara. #qldpol

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 19h

Minister for everything Russ Hinze couldn't find any corruption in Queensland. We all know how that turned out. #qldpol

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 19h

It's about 7 months since TC Alfred hit south-east Queensland & Peter Dutton fled to Sydney for a fundraiser. The category 4 cyclone stripped four million cubic metres of sand from Gold Coast beaches. Parts are still exposed & vulnerable. #qldpol www.9news.com.au/national/gol...

Gold Coast beaches particularly vulnerable to storm season after Cyclone Alfred

Seven months following the most significant weather event in 50 years, the Gold Coast's beaches are showing...

www.9news.com.au

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 18h

Not fully-costed. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has admitted his crime numbers are wrong. This was bound to happen. He's been using his own metric based on victims per capita. The next ABS crime release in September 2026 will show a full year of his government. #qldpol

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 16h

He’s not resigning tho’. Funny that.

Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote to Tony Burke about the Qantas data handover to hackers, and finally got a reply from the office of Michelle Rowland, after months of silence and coincidentally, 3 days after the data was published on the dark web. Of course the letter is an embedded link in an email so I haven’t opened it.

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Eden @edenarachnelatro.bsky.social · 1d

Crisafulli’s LNPQld would make Joh Bjelke-Petersen proud.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

New 'jobs for mates' claim over LNP government appointment

Queensland's Crisafulli government is embroiled in a new "jobs for mates" claim after it appointed a Liberal National Party powerbroker to oversee the state's lead agency for disaster recovery.