Mike Sharp
@grotwort.bsky.social
Retired, happily married, father to two decent humans. Music and books give me pleasure, shouting at Right Wing politicians is a hobby (well someone has to).
An immigrant twice. Traveled and worked all over the planet. A resident of West Australia.
An immigrant twice. Traveled and worked all over the planet. A resident of West Australia.
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It's 4,000 BC.
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's 4,000 BC.
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
You are immortal.
The Egyptian pyramids have not yet been built.
You decide to save $10,000 EVERY DAY, never spending a cent.
6025 years later, it's 2025.
You still don't have as much money as Gina Rinehart.
TAX. THE. FUCKING. BILLIONAIRES.
🐝
#auspol
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I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
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The QLD LNP government bails out a coal mine to save 500 jobs (never mind the environment) but thinks nothing of slashing 14000 public sector jobs.
< heavy sigh >
< heavy sigh >
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The QLD LNP government bails out a coal mine to save 500 jobs (never mind the environment) but thinks nothing of slashing 14000 public sector jobs.
< heavy sigh >
< heavy sigh >
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music.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5... And may Jimmy Rest In Peace. Ian
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
music.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5... And may Jimmy Rest In Peace. Ian
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November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The UN human rights office says it is “appalled at the brazen killing” by Israeli border police of two Palestinian men in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, in “an apparent summary execution.”
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCriminals
www.trtworld.com/article/ae05...
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCriminals
www.trtworld.com/article/ae05...
TRT World - UN rights office slams Israel over apparent 'summary execution' of two Palestinians
"Killings of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank have been surging, without accountability," the UN rights office warns.
www.trtworld.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The UN human rights office says it is “appalled at the brazen killing” by Israeli border police of two Palestinian men in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, in “an apparent summary execution.”
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCriminals
www.trtworld.com/article/ae05...
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
#IsraelisaTerroristState
#IsraeliWarCriminals
www.trtworld.com/article/ae05...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“Since the bombing, Jordan has been on high alert because it didn’t stop with the bombing. Very blunt death threats have been made to him and his producers about what would happen...
The man who delivered the threats works for ABC 4 Corners.
'Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats'
The man who delivered the threats works for ABC 4 Corners.
'Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats'
Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats
Three years on from the firebombing of the home of Jordan Shanks, AKA friendlyjordies, an ABC Four Corners reporter has allegedly made death threats against the YouTuber.
independentaustralia.net
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Since the bombing, Jordan has been on high alert because it didn’t stop with the bombing. Very blunt death threats have been made to him and his producers about what would happen...
The man who delivered the threats works for ABC 4 Corners.
'Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats'
The man who delivered the threats works for ABC 4 Corners.
'Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats'
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Add this to the CSIRO cuts and uni cuts generally and the picture is unmistakable
The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Add this to the CSIRO cuts and uni cuts generally and the picture is unmistakable
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Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Yikes
Have we reached peak dysfunction?! The NACC handed $1.1M to MA Services - the firm running a Nauru security operation linked with the Finks bikie gang. They're also guarding the ACIC who are literally tasked with taking down bikie gangs🤯
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Yikes
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Barnaby's Australian Regional Front (BARF)
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Barnaby's Australian Regional Front (BARF)
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Good thread - and I don’t disagree. The post on the blog makes the same broader point - if not as well.
But also policing is a racial issue
But also policing is a racial issue
I agree with @grogsgamut.bsky.social that these figures are horrific.But i think his diagnosis is wrong.
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here.
Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Good thread - and I don’t disagree. The post on the blog makes the same broader point - if not as well.
But also policing is a racial issue
But also policing is a racial issue
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Former Deputy PM and families man Barnaby Joyce has left his long-term political home after flirting with a much younger party. chaser.com.au/national/nat...
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Former Deputy PM and families man Barnaby Joyce has left his long-term political home after flirting with a much younger party. chaser.com.au/national/nat...
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
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🎵
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
Please don’t take him
Instead take Canavan…🎵
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
Please don’t take him
Instead take Canavan…🎵
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🎵
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
Please don’t take him
Instead take Canavan…🎵
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Poorleen, Poorleen, Poorleen
Please don’t take him
Instead take Canavan…🎵
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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Trump’s so-called ‘pro-crypto agenda’ is just one more Trump family self-enrichment plan, built on pay-to-play deals and corrupt foreign interests seeking secret channels of access and influence.
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
New Report Exposes the Trump Family’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Crypto Empire, Fueled by Self-Dealing and Corrupt Foreign Interests
Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a new staff report revealing how President Donald Trump and his family have transforme...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump’s so-called ‘pro-crypto agenda’ is just one more Trump family self-enrichment plan, built on pay-to-play deals and corrupt foreign interests seeking secret channels of access and influence.
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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The irony of deporting or detaining the most American of American peoples, the literal OGs, should terrifying every single person in the USA
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The irony of deporting or detaining the most American of American peoples, the literal OGs, should terrifying every single person in the USA
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Public service announcement
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Public service announcement