HBurlingame
@hburlingame.bsky.social
I try to help the Gaza genocide victims by monthly contributions to https://gaza.actionaid.org.au/
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HBurlingame
@hburlingame.bsky.social
· May 25
Avid reader of good books (Arundhati Roy, John Barth, Umberto Ecco, Richard Flanagan, etc etc); passionate about art (from Caravaggio era to contemporary) & music (Pink Floyd, Reggae, Bel Canto opera, Blues, Highlife, Morna, Fado, Classical, etc).
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David Pope in Canberra Times
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Is anybody surprised 🔥
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Is anybody surprised 🔥
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and once again the click bait ABC editors make it seem critical of the current government, not the a..eholes she shared the front bench and lunch with every day.
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
and once again the click bait ABC editors make it seem critical of the current government, not the a..eholes she shared the front bench and lunch with every day.
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This "woman" is a disgrace. A disgrace as a woman, as a parliamentarian, as a human. I'm seriously considering writing her a scathing assessment of her disgracefulness.
#auspol
#auspol
'Despicable and cruel': Reynolds launches scathing attack on government
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says Coalition colleagues failed her and she will not stop fighting to clear her name against "lies", no matter the cost.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This "woman" is a disgrace. A disgrace as a woman, as a parliamentarian, as a human. I'm seriously considering writing her a scathing assessment of her disgracefulness.
#auspol
#auspol
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Furness went on to say that in their first year NACC received approx 3000 referrals compared to 3500 for NSW ICAC, & in their 2nd yr NACC dropped to about 2000 while NSW ICAC was again approx 3500. Despite these numbers, NSW ICAC concludes their matters faster.
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Furness went on to say that in their first year NACC received approx 3000 referrals compared to 3500 for NSW ICAC, & in their 2nd yr NACC dropped to about 2000 while NSW ICAC was again approx 3500. Despite these numbers, NSW ICAC concludes their matters faster.
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NACC Inspector Gail Furness says since publishing her annual report, complaints about Commissioner Paul Brereton & his secret Defence/IGADF role have risen from 4 to almost 90, taking up the bulk of her work. #NACC
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
NACC Inspector Gail Furness says since publishing her annual report, complaints about Commissioner Paul Brereton & his secret Defence/IGADF role have risen from 4 to almost 90, taking up the bulk of her work. #NACC
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is all about racist policing practices and harmful systems built on hundreds of years of oppression.
The very conditions that contribute to these deaths are now being made worse by applying adult laws to children.
Australia is a racist country.
This is all about racist policing practices and harmful systems built on hundreds of years of oppression.
The very conditions that contribute to these deaths are now being made worse by applying adult laws to children.
Australia is a racist country.
‘Deaths, after deaths, after deaths’: Indigenous deaths in custody reach their highest level since 1980
Natasha Ugle says ‘nothing has changed’ since her husband Wayne’s death in 2023, as a national report found 33 First Nations peoples died in custody last year
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is all about racist policing practices and harmful systems built on hundreds of years of oppression.
The very conditions that contribute to these deaths are now being made worse by applying adult laws to children.
Australia is a racist country.
This is all about racist policing practices and harmful systems built on hundreds of years of oppression.
The very conditions that contribute to these deaths are now being made worse by applying adult laws to children.
Australia is a racist country.
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My teenagers have done >60,000 km in our Nissan Leaf in four years. Two services. And we’ve rarely paid to recharge. 99% of the time it trickle-charges from our rooftop solar.
EV myths don’t match real life.
More here.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/debunki...
EV myths don’t match real life.
More here.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/debunki...
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My teenagers have done >60,000 km in our Nissan Leaf in four years. Two services. And we’ve rarely paid to recharge. 99% of the time it trickle-charges from our rooftop solar.
EV myths don’t match real life.
More here.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/debunki...
EV myths don’t match real life.
More here.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/debunki...
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But it’s recyclable.” I hear it everywhere.
But “recyclable” is a label - not an outcome.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/recycla...
But “recyclable” is a label - not an outcome.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/recycla...
"Recyclable" Doesn't Mean "Recycled"
The comforting story we tell ourselves - and the landfill reality How often do you hear “but it’s recyclable”?. I hear it in supermarkets, road-side service centres and worksites. Someone holds up a p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
But it’s recyclable.” I hear it everywhere.
But “recyclable” is a label - not an outcome.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/recycla...
But “recyclable” is a label - not an outcome.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/recycla...
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"—before the visible genocide began on 7 Oct 2023, a silent genocide was taking place in Gaza due to the 16-year blockade, in which tens of thousands of people died because they were unable to leave the Strip to receive medical care or even get Covid-19 vaccines."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
Sanctions kill like wars – and children pay the price
Economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies are causing mass civilian deaths on a scale comparable to armed conflict, with children bearing the heaviest burden.
johnmenadue.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"—before the visible genocide began on 7 Oct 2023, a silent genocide was taking place in Gaza due to the 16-year blockade, in which tens of thousands of people died because they were unable to leave the Strip to receive medical care or even get Covid-19 vaccines."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
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Three days ago, she stood with Hegseth & Rubio, and reaffirmed our 'alliance' to a corrupt regime that:
- enables the #GazaGenocide
- locks up, tortures & deports people for being not white
- does mass murder on the high seas.
Wong is competing with Marles for 'US Sycophant Of The Year'. #auspol
- enables the #GazaGenocide
- locks up, tortures & deports people for being not white
- does mass murder on the high seas.
Wong is competing with Marles for 'US Sycophant Of The Year'. #auspol
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Three days ago, she stood with Hegseth & Rubio, and reaffirmed our 'alliance' to a corrupt regime that:
- enables the #GazaGenocide
- locks up, tortures & deports people for being not white
- does mass murder on the high seas.
Wong is competing with Marles for 'US Sycophant Of The Year'. #auspol
- enables the #GazaGenocide
- locks up, tortures & deports people for being not white
- does mass murder on the high seas.
Wong is competing with Marles for 'US Sycophant Of The Year'. #auspol
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What a sick joke, more deaths in custody than ever, refugees traded and starved, Islander workers used as slaves, unemployed in dire poverty by gov decree, pensioners can't afford doctors, can't find homes and Wong is a genocider, Excuse me while I puke
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What a sick joke, more deaths in custody than ever, refugees traded and starved, Islander workers used as slaves, unemployed in dire poverty by gov decree, pensioners can't afford doctors, can't find homes and Wong is a genocider, Excuse me while I puke
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Australia became the only country other than Rwanda to have ever had inspections terminated after the UN Subcommittee on Torture Prevention was refused full access to Queensland and NSW facilities, including prisons, in 2023.
UN blocked from inspecting crammed NT prisons
The number of people in custody has surged dramatically in the Northern Territory since the government passed sweeping bail and justice reforms in 2024.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Australia became the only country other than Rwanda to have ever had inspections terminated after the UN Subcommittee on Torture Prevention was refused full access to Queensland and NSW facilities, including prisons, in 2023.
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I've missed talking to Penny on the internet
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I've missed talking to Penny on the internet
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.
Bavaria/Germany here . . .
... I will never set foot in Trump's fascist America again.
Neither do many others !
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Bavaria/Germany here . . .
... I will never set foot in Trump's fascist America again.
Neither do many others !
💠 🖕 💠
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Bavaria/Germany here . . .
... I will never set foot in Trump's fascist America again.
Neither do many others !
💠 🖕 💠
Bavaria/Germany here . . .
... I will never set foot in Trump's fascist America again.
Neither do many others !
💠 🖕 💠
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I truly don't know how she lives with herself. What a miserable existence it must be, so filled with hate and grievance.
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I truly don't know how she lives with herself. What a miserable existence it must be, so filled with hate and grievance.
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She says she will keep going to clear her name FFS Linda everyone knows the kind of horrible person you are go away you have zero redeeming qualities
a cartoon scene with the words " no no dig up stupid " on it
ALT: a cartoon scene with the words " no no dig up stupid " on it
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
She says she will keep going to clear her name FFS Linda everyone knows the kind of horrible person you are go away you have zero redeeming qualities
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Linda Reynolds a self-centred cvnt, always the victim #auspol
This "woman" is a disgrace. A disgrace as a woman, as a parliamentarian, as a human. I'm seriously considering writing her a scathing assessment of her disgracefulness.
#auspol
#auspol
'Despicable and cruel': Reynolds launches scathing attack on government
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says Coalition colleagues failed her and she will not stop fighting to clear her name against "lies", no matter the cost.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Linda Reynolds a self-centred cvnt, always the victim #auspol