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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

Next move after Australian cops’ illegal tampon act au.news.yahoo.com/next-move-co... via @@YahooNewsAU
Victims of potentially unlawful strip searches are being urged to come forward as an investigation is expanded after a woman was awarded $93,000 for a “traumatising” examination at a festival.

Next move after cops’ illegal tampon act

Victims of potentially unlawful strip searches have been urged to come forward after police forced a woman to remove her tampon at a music festival.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

‘Prepare to leave': Urgent bushfire warning au.news.yahoo.com/bushfires-fo... via @@YahooNewsAU

‘Prepare to leave': Urgent bushfire warning

Several large and slow-moving bushfires have engulfed parts of one state, with emergency services urging residents to get ready to leave their homes.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

Alarm as Australia dominates on list of world tourist sites facing hidden threat au.news.yahoo.com/alarm-as-aus... via @@YahooNewsAU

Alarm as Australia dominates on list of world tourist sites facing hidden threat

One World Heritage-listed island is on the mend, but there are worrying signs for sites in two Australian states. Find out more.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

World reaches first climate tipping point as scientists issue urgent warning au.news.yahoo.com/world-reache... via @@YahooNewsAU

World reaches first climate tipping point as scientists issue urgent warning

The world is also rapidly approaching further tipping points as it nears the milestone of 1.5C warming above pre-industrial levels

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

‘Suspicious’: Elderly man found dead in home au.news.yahoo.com/suspicious-e... via @@YahooNewsAU

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

Aussies to bake while others freeze au.news.yahoo.com/aussies-bake... via @@YahooNewsAU

Aussies to bake while others freeze

Millions of Australians are in for a wild week of weather, with maximum temperatures tipped to vary by a whopping 15C.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 16h

'Trying to kill me': woman dies after call for help au.news.yahoo.com/slain-womans... via @@YahooNewsAU

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

NSW planning overhaul removes environment safeguards, legal experts say www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... via @ABCaustralia

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2025...

Climate crisis threatens nearly half of natural World Heritage sites, report finds | The National

Alarm raised over risk to historic areas such as the Great Barrier Reef in report released at Abu Dhabi event

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

UN-backed report warns 5.7 million Haitians face severe hunger crisis www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/un-back... via @CNW Network

UN-backed report warns 5.7 million Haitians face severe hunger crisis - CNW Network

A new UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report found that millions of Haitians are facing worsening food insecurity.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Confronting SA’s hunger emergency — From constitutional rights to empty plates www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Hunger crisis in SA: From constitutional rights to empty plates

South Africa’s Constitution guarantees the right to food, yet children are still dying from malnutrition in the Eastern Cape. Bureaucratic failure, systemic inequality and fragmented government respon...

www.dailymaverick.co.za

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Study Finds Recovered COVID-19 Patients Lose Immunity Within Months www.scrippsnews.com/health/coron...

Study Finds Recovered COVID-19 Patients Lose Immunity Within Months

The study has not been peer-reviewed, but its authors say it could mean achieving herd immunity is impossible.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million amid underreporting fears www.mvariety.com/news/global-...

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/n...

World Earthquake Report for Monday, 13 October 2025

Earthquake news: reports and updates on earthquake activity world-wide

www.volcanodiscovery.com

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
Thailand and its neighbours experienced six earthquakes on October 13, with tremors detected in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and China’s Yunnan province.

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Another Strong Philippines Earthquake After 7.6 Scare| Cebu CCTV Visuals... youtu.be/VOeVs8w5DI0?... via @YouTube

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

‘Prepare to leave’: Residents cautioned as bushfires close in across Queensland
Several large and slow-moving bushfires have engulfed parts of one state, with emergency services urging residents to get ready to leave their homes.
www.news.com.au/national/que... via @@newscomauHQ

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

'Wall of water' struck rural Australian NSW town, killing two people, hours before BOM warnings www.9news.com.au/national/eug...

'Wall of water' struck rural NSW town, killing two people

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing aje.io/xdcj87 via @AJEnglish

Death toll from Mexico flooding rises to 44, dozens more missing

Two tropical storms have damaged more than 16,000 homes and caused widespread electricity cuts.

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

How Australia can expand carbon pricing grattan.edu.au/news/how-aus...

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Albanese Government's Spin, Secrecy And Broken Promises Exposed At Senate Estimates
www.miragenews.com/albanese-gov...

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

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Update: minor flood level may persist tomorrow - New Norfolk News

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Minor Flood Warning for the River Derwent Issued at 11:25 am on Monday 13 October 2025. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST UPDATE. Flood Warning Number 7: RIVER LEVE...

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 17h

Türkiye’s major cities could face water shortages by 2050 sabahdai.ly/_2ftu

Türkiye’s major cities could face water shortages by 2050

Some Turkish cities could face severe water shortages in the coming decades if climate change continues unchecked, a new study warns. According to...

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Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 18h

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor scraps key elements of controversial superannuation tax plan as Greens call move ‘gift to the super-rich’
Jim Chalmers announces backflip on policy to tax unrealised gains on super account balances of more than $3m

Kade @namelessactivist.bsky.social · 18h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Weather tracker: Storms cause deadly landslides in Mexico and floods in Spain
Daniel Adamson for MetDesk
Tropical storm kills dozens in Mexico, while Storm Alice becomes first named phenomenon known as Dana

Weather tracker: Storms cause deadly landslides in Mexico and floods in Spain

Tropical storm kills dozens in Mexico, while Storm Alice becomes first named phenomenon known as Dana

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