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themrneutron.bsky.social @themrneutron.bsky.social · 7h

Let me help you here....

Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 20h

American friends take note. Australia’s avoided the far-right freefall we’re watching in the US. One quiet reason: compulsory voting. When everyone has to show up, the extremes don’t get to run the show. It’s the secret sauce in the democracy sausage.
#CompulsoryVoting #AusPol

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Humpday! Coffee tastes extra good because it’s always a good day when both Alex Jones and “Dr.” Phil both face turbulence in the grift economy. Hope the setbacks turn into complete downfalls. #karmasuitsya

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
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Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a rare moment of quiet but it’s fragile and temporary.
“This ceasefire, like those of the past, is a commercial break. A moment when the condemned man is allowed to smoke a cigarette before being gunned down in a fusillade of bullets.”

Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Trump’s sham peace plan https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trumps-sham-peace-plan #auspol

Trump’s sham peace plan

There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war.

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JantheScotinOz @janbeetoo.bsky.social · 1d

Dear America, do yourselves a favour and watch Australia’s Four Corners on Trump.

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve long been a fan of Chrissie Swan and adored Rosie O’Donnell even longer. Stumbled across this pod ep . A nice feel good episode. They both make me 😂 #podcast #Rosie

Chrissie Meets Rosie O’Donnell! - The Chrissie Swan Show

Rosie O’Donnell is in Australia and took some time out of her schedule to pop into the studio, queue Chrissie Swan shrieks! They chat about her time in Australia so far, why McDonalds it the best rest...

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 2d

A song to celebrate the birthday of Lzzy Hale from Halestorm. Break in with the beautifully talented Amy Lee 🎧 #rock

Halestorm - Break In (feat. Amy Lee) [Official Video]

YouTube video by Halestorm

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a mini-series of posts about environmental beliefs by various cultures and religions, a few years back. I need to write a few more. Here is one which is quite popular, about the beliefs of indigenous peoples in #Australia
petchary.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/c...

Custodianship and Country: Some Australian Aboriginal Beliefs About the Environment

Recently I shared with you a “Love Letter to Mother Earth” from the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. I have been thinking about spiritual matters in general recently, a…

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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 2d

Some good news!

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

www.theguardian.com

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 3d

"The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members"

-Pearl S. Buck

a photo taken at a lake although not much of the lake is shown in it. there are grasses, bushes and trees all around small bits of water.

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 3d

I can only hope we’re not just playing nice — we’re playing smart. Like a Spooks or Diplomat kind of move. Outfoxing the Trump crowd in silence. I had an ex like Trump briefly, it’s the only way to escape unscathed. Let’s gtfo aukus. #Auspol

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 3d

Rest In Peace & Power
Diane Keaton 🙏🕊️

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 3d

I am one of those people who would go see it if sex pest/pedo/cult leader Jared Leto wasn’t in it. Why cast him? He’s not even a good actor. #Tron 🎥

John Carpenter's AJ MacReady @ajmacready.bsky.social · 3d

TRON is a super cult-ass franchise *anyway* but I promise you more people would have gone to see it in theaters if Jared Leto wasn't in it

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 4d

Everyday it becomes clearer how he bankrupted four casinos. This is not a healthcare plan. It is merely bully boy boardroom tactics while in the real world US citizens suffer more each day. #USPol #healthcare

Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

Trump says AstraZeneca to offer drugs to US at discounted prices reut.rs/4pZzw1L

Trump says AstraZeneca to offer drugs to US at discounted prices

U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement with AstraZeneca on Friday where the drugmaker will offer its catalog of prescription drugs to the United States at a discounted price.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 7d

I’m glad Dolly is not gravely ill but she’s still recovering so I’m holding kindness and grace in my heart.

Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 7d

Thinking of Dolly x

Dolly Parton - If You Hadn’t Been There (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Dolly Parton

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 8d

A masked ICE agent sprayed Rev. David Black, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, directly in the face outside the Broadview ICE facility.

Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Don’t be a piece of shit white nationalist like this Gestapo fuck.

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 8d

This is what happens when you believe your own press and are a malignant narcissist. Utter fucked-up-ness. This social experiment sucks. I hope an aneurysm takes him out. I no longer care if that makes me a bad person. #USPol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "I've ended seven wars. At least half of them was because of my ability at trade and because of tariffs. If I didn't have tariffs to throw around a little bit, you would have at least 4 wars waging with thousands of people a day being killed ... we're getting close to settling 8."

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 8d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 8d

I would not be surprised if it did. I can only hope there is a level of organised resistance that is happening offline. That’s the only hope for America that I have left.