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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra

@maggiedawitch.bsky.social

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Sweary,old,disabled,non binary,living with cancer. Artist,writer. Climate collapse is real. Masks are not optional. Gaza is a genocide. Living on unceded Bunurong Country. ANTIFASCIST

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · Nov 11

To all my new followers, thank you! I'm a writer, artist and cancer survivor. Disabled, aged, owned by an old noisy rescue cat. You can find my books under my pen name at:

www.amazon.com.au/stores/Maggi...

Image of 5 book covers on black background. From left to right:

A Rhyme Of Magpies
Orion's Bane
MiniPig & Me
A Prophecy Of Angels
Half Moon Hill

By Maggie Summers

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Alaska Quake Alert - Earthquake Monitor @alaska.earthquakes.live · 57m

#Alaska #quake M2.0 | 17 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska | 3m ago | Oct 14, 2025 12:29 am (Alaska Standard Time)
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#minor #M2+ #United_States #Alaska

Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 16 km depth

See detailed quake info, read user reports, submit your own if you felt it!

www.volcanodiscovery.com

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newsbeep.bsky.social @newsbeep.bsky.social · 50m

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska

https://www.newsbeep.com/184446/

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. More than…

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska - News Beep

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. More than 600 people sought shelter in Kipnuk after

www.newsbeep.com

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 6h

BOOOOOOOO!

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MFWitches @mfwitches.bsky.social · 11h

How in the fuck do we live in a world where Trump can openly fund a bloody genocidal war then later get praised for a ceasefire of the same bloody genocidal war?

#NewsCorpse

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 8h

💔

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 8h

Oh yes. I've seen her mentioned a few times in the last hour.

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 8h

😶

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 8h

SMFH

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 8h

I have no words. Well I do but she'd probably sue me.

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 10h

Omfg

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Rum Court Rules @courtrum.bsky.social · 14h

Thousands of Gazans are going home after two years of war. This is what they’re returning to

Palestinians have returned to their homes in Gaza City in their thousands. Even after two years of war, they were shocked.

www.smh.com.au/national/tho...

Thousands of Gazans are going home after two years of war. This is what they’re returning to

Palestinians have returned to their homes in Gaza City in their thousands. Even after two years of war, they were shocked.

www.smh.com.au

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 14h

"Israel also forbade people from celebrating the release on Monday, firing teargas at family members and journalists waiting near Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank, where detainees were kept. A flyer distributed by the Israeli military warned people that “we are surveilling you everywhere”"

Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 14h

"... some bearing the marks of recent beatings and a few unable to walk without being propped up by their relatives.

When asked about their treatment in the prisons, a prisoner apologised and said he could not answer, for fear that he would face repercussions from Israeli authorities"

‘Locked up for 24 years’: release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees sparks joy and sorrow

Nearly 2,000 people, including about 1,700 seized from Gaza and held without charge, set free from Israeli jails

www.theguardian.com

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 12h

One in 7. 🥺

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 12h

#AgedCareAustralia is broken.

Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 13h

#auspol Very glad I have mine. Got my neighbour assessed last week.

Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year

Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year

www.theguardian.com

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 12h

Its obscene regardless. Capitalism at its peak.

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 12h

Barometric pressure xox

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Jim of Pennsyltucky @jimdigs.bsky.social · 8d

Netanyahu will not stop until every Palestinian is either dead or driven out of Gaza. It's how genocidal imperialists work. Per history. #gaza #Israel

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Animal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 1d

AJP Victoria is calling for urgent reforms:

⚖️ Independent oversight for all behavioural euthanasias
🤝 Mandatory offering of animals marked for euthanasia to rescue groups
📊 Quarterly reporting of shelter animal fate data
🔍 Full transparency on behavioural testing and rehoming decisions

#DogsofBsky

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Animal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Demand Reforms for Victorian Shelters!

Murphy was 12 weeks old when he, his mother, and littermate were killed by the Lost Dogs Home. 💔

The future of Milly, their sibling, is uncertain.

Their “behavioural issues” were based on genetics, timidness and supposed “risk of developing aggression".

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

WEAR A FUCKING MASK

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

"As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?"

We let COVID rip for years and it smashed everyone’s immune systems. Now flu, RSV and other viruses hit harder — being “sick year-round” is becoming the new normal. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

archive.md/jzMX8

As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?

by Miranda Jeyaretnam Reporter

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

"No child left behind..." yeah, right

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FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

I've been hearing some absolute horror stories. I'm sorry xo

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you xox

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

🤣

FoxtrotFoxtrotSierra @maggiedawitch.bsky.social · 1d

Ty. After decades of dealing with centrelink I'm not holding out much hope.

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