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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d

Editorial: A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for a man who led the country to go and shill for a foreign military. Decency and clearance would have restrained it. AUKUS is less a security partnership and more a one-man superannuation scheme. satpa.pe/TmFvL5U

The one-man super scheme

Of all the things Scott Morrison does not understand, and the list is long and often embarrassing, somewhat in the shape of his prime ministership, China would rate very close to the top.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 8m

#qantas, and the evil shit of a leprechaun that ran it while stuffing his pockets at passenger & public expense, should pay back every cent to those scammed successfully. www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/cons... #auspol

'Second wave' of scams warning to Qantas flyers

Millions of Australians have been cautioned not to fall for bogus Qantas compensation claims after a personal information leak.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2h

It's the policies, stupid. And copying One Nation's /Trump's won't win them back. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol @liberalaus.bsky.social

As the Liberal party’s key demographic shuffles off, how can Sussan Ley appeal to Australia’s younger voters?

The party that ‘got smashed’ in the May federal election attracted only about 18% of gen Z’s vote

www.theguardian.com

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 8h

I agree. So all of you in Congress need to step up & fight for We the People like you have never fought before. No more "They go low so we go high" bs! Let's go already!

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2h

The problem with that, the corrupted #scotus and enabling US Congress apart, is that Trump observes no laws that are inconvenient to his prejudices and self-interest. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #uspoli

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military

Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith.

www.newyorker.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 20h

Nyuk nyuk nyuk. youtu.be/vv_jJ4f-PFo?... #Jindalee over the horizon radar.

BREAKING: CANADA PICKS AUSTRALIA OVER U.S. FOR ARCTIC DEFENCE — TRUMP'S NIGHTMARE REALIZED

YouTube video by politiX

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you.

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u... Democrats without the courage to confront #MAGA are Republicans in drag.

JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump

www.nytimes.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

The more one hears of @albomp.bsky.social plans for FOI, environmental policy, whistleblower protection, and anti-corruption measures, the more the gap narrows between @australianlabor.bsky.social & @liberalaus.bsky.social practice if not policy. #auspol

Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

The Govt has spent $600K on lawyers to keep early warnings signals of further Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts from the public. With the matter now in the Full Federal Court, the price of this secrecy to the taxpayer will likely avalanche to >$1M 🤦‍♂️. #FOI #auspol

Snowy 2.0 legal cost avalanche - more public money spent hushing more public information - Michael West

The Government confessed to the Senate it spent $600K on lawyers to stop Snowy 2.0 cost and schedule blowouts from being made public.

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

The Govt has spent $600K on lawyers to keep early warnings signals of further Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts from the public. With the matter now in the Full Federal Court, the price of this secrecy to the taxpayer will likely avalanche to >$1M 🤦‍♂️. #FOI #auspol

Snowy 2.0 legal cost avalanche - more public money spent hushing more public information - Michael West

The Government confessed to the Senate it spent $600K on lawyers to stop Snowy 2.0 cost and schedule blowouts from being made public.

michaelwest.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Biden undergoing radiation for prostate cancer while Trump continues in 'exceptional health'.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/u... Which if true and if indeed there is a god, simply proves the deity of your choice is an evil arsehole.

Biden undergoing cancer radiation therapy: spokesperson

Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former US president says.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

This is why I no longer fly @qantas-official.bsky.social if I have a decent choice www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #qantas

Qantas customers' data leaked to dark web after cyber attack

Hackers have released personal data from Qantas customers onto the dark web, following a cyber attack in July.

www.abc.net.au

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

This is very sad news. #dementia #alzheimer's seniorsdiscountclub.com.au/threads/when...

When champions can't remember: Allan Moffat's courageous battle with dementia

The man who once tamed Mount Panorama with nerves of steel now sits quietly in a Melbourne care home, unable to recall the roar of crowds or the thrill of victory that once defined him. Allan Moffat,...

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Mister Shushy @mistershushy.bsky.social · Aug 30

I heard that when Trump dies every single ICE agent is gonna shatter like the White Walkers did in the final season of Game of Thrones

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 1d

Hitler was nominated by Swedish MP Erik Brandt for the 1939 Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination was parody on Brandt's part, but is nearly identical to that used by Trump's fawning acolytes to describe the new Great Peacemaker. The difference? They're serious. www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/news/hitl...

Hitler as a Nobel Laureate?

Adolf Hitler was actually nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939. In the archives of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, we find the story about what happened.

www.nobelpeacecenter.org

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

A Parliamentary 'sports' club funded by the sports betting industry? What objection could anyone have to that? After all, you cannot corrupt the already corrupted. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

That, I think, is absolutely true.

Euterpe68 @euterpe68.bsky.social · 10d

#TrumpHatesWomen #RepublicansHatesWomen

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

First no Nobel Prize even though I've ended more wars than have ever been fought, and now this !?!

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

Cuts to CSIRO funding are false economy, but you already know that @albomp.bsky.social. What we voters don't know is which welfare for the wealthy program won't be cut as a result. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

The mood is ominous at CSIRO as jobs disappear ‘by stealth’ – and staff are wondering who’s next

National scientific agency has been ‘reshaping its research portfolio’ to deal with an imminent funding cliff in 2024

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

As Curly (one of the 3 Stooges) would say: nyuk nyuk nyuk. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2d

If your argument is that social media owners' media platforms offer a counterbalance to the rancid old turd's #MAGA moron opinions, I totally disagree. But if you mean there's no real difference between them (Bluesky etc excepted), then we're on the same page @politikarma.bsky.social

Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 4d

Arguably those on social media platforms can counter and offer an alternate voice to the right wing propaganda of Murdoch’s mendacious media menagerie

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 3d

@singtel.bsky.social has repeatedly proven itself unfit to operate a business in Australia. Make it say 'Yes' relinquish ownership or close down it's wholly owned #optus. accan.org.au/so/3ePd7Qm5P... #auspol