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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 15h

maybe these guys would be good chaps and sponsor you ?

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1d

Dave has an interview with journalist Chris Hedges tomorrow morning on the #SundayShot

And we didn't even have to check to make sure it was okay with our sponsors

#wedonthaveanysponsorsanyway

(you can watch it here tomorrow morning at 9am AEDST www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot )

A photo of Dave Milner, the editor of The Shot standing in his living room with renowned journalist*, Chris Hedges who was recently disinvited from his proposed National Press Club speech for reasons best known to the pro-Israel lobby

* Dave is also a renowned journalist

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine writing this AUKUS puff piece saying “Rolls-Royce dismisses critics” of its UK nuclear reactor program and … forgetting … to mention the UK audit authority’s finding that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.” www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

‘We will get there’: Nuclear company key to submarine plans rejects AUKUS doubts

Rolls-Royce has expanded its workforce to build the nuclear power systems for the vessels – and is searching for more trainees, including Australians.

www.smh.com.au

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 16h

Hey @australia.theguardian.com - you forgot to mention what and who might be *causing* this excessive heat.

And the vastly inadequate response from our fossil-fueled politicians. #ClimateCrisis #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

October heat records could tumble in multiple states as hot weather sweeps east through central Australia

Unusually high temperatures in the low to mid 40s to hit parts of NSW, Queensland and SA, the Bureau of Meteorology predicts

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 16h

David Crowe is spruiking commercial interests behind #AUKUS.

Rather than critically examining a massively costly and dangerous commitment that has had no independent review, let alone formal scrutiny through parliamentary process.
#ThisIsNotJournalism #AUKUS

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine writing this AUKUS puff piece saying “Rolls-Royce dismisses critics” of its UK nuclear reactor program and … forgetting … to mention the UK audit authority’s finding that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.” www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

‘We will get there’: Nuclear company key to submarine plans rejects AUKUS doubts

Rolls-Royce has expanded its workforce to build the nuclear power systems for the vessels – and is searching for more trainees, including Australians.

www.smh.com.au

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 15h

A few short hours ago, 7 children and 3 women were murdered by Israel when an IOF tank fired on a Palestinian family as they tried to return home in Gaza.

Did you find this news "extraordinarily moving," @senatorwong.bsky.social? Is this the "pause" that induced you to fawn over Trump? #auspol

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 15h

let me guess ........ off to a PHON senate seat? the next grift ?

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 2d

The United States selling 50 Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine isn't going to greatly change the war. Zelensky knows this, but it is still important to get commitments of support from Trump for Ukraine.

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 2d

glad to see you watch wolfers. a great export

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 2d

The chorus of people congratulating buffoon Trump on Gaza peace deal are wrong, and here’s why www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/17/d...

The chorus of people congratulating buffoon Trump on Gaza peace deal are wrong, and here's why

Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan relies on ahistorical nonsense imposed on the Palestinian people, who are told they should be grateful. He deserves no applause.

www.crikey.com.au

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 2d

you need a coffee sponsorship !!!

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d

New National Press Club just dropped

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 2d

they know all this in Canberra. in fact ...... they are working hard FOR it.

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 2d

"ACTU president Michele O’Neil said the PRRT had become a scam on the Australian people, arguing large companies were making a “killing” out of LNG and the public were seeing almost nothing in return."

A flat 25 per cent tax on all LNG exports would raise $17 billion a year.

‘For every $100 of gas exported, Australia gets 43 cents’: Unions open new tax battle

The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.

www.smh.com.au

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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @mylesjaybee.bsky.social · 2d

The World Meteorological Organization just confirmed it: the planet’s breaking point isn’t in the future, it’s the present. CO₂ jumped faster than ever, the oceans are choking, forests are failing, and governments are still approving coal mines. Welcome to denial.
#ClimateCrisis

The Latest Climate News Is So Bad That You Should Probably Not Click This and Just Bury Your Head in the Sand

The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization has released its latest report on global greenhouse gas emissions, and it's bleak.

futurism.com

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 2d

soooo glad we've hitched our wagon to that

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 3d

14 years of methane leaking from Santos’s Darwin LNG plant.

Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly.

When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Prospect of net zero an 'intolerable risk' for leaking Santos plant

Santos's Darwin gas plant is set for a new lease of life despite a major methane leak. The company told federal officials the risk it could be forced to meet best practice on carbon emissions was "int...

www.abc.net.au

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 3d

Does the NACC have any hope of regaining public trust?

Good article by @nickfeik.bsky.social

www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/16/n...

Does the NACC have any hope of regaining public trust?

The NACC has over two hundred employees and an annual budget of over $60m, but has yet to land a single major finding from over 5,000 referrals.

www.crikey.com.au

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.

www.c-span.org/clip/public-...

User Clip: Jillian Segal

US applies pressure on Australia to introduce Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.

www.c-span.org

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 3d

Novel approach adopted by a one govt department re: FOI redactions.

The blacked out redactions are now whited out redactions.

Makes it less embarrassing for them I guess.

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 3d

saves the tax payer on printer ink i guess.

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 3d

The Labor Gov, under @stevenjmiles.bsky.social chased Adani for this money. The new LNP government recently abandoned the court action, essentially giving away $400 million worth of coal to Adani.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Queensland government strikes deal with mining giant to defer coal royalties

The government has promised every deferred dollar will be repaid with interest by Bravus, formerly known as Adani, but won't reveal details, such as when the money will be paid.

www.abc.net.au

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RedPlanet @rotplanet.bsky.social · 3d

Drumpf is fond of MONEY. guess what FAUKUS is

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 4d

But it’s clear who’s paying. Another (non-refundable) $1,000,000,000 of your money about to be shunted to the US to build THEIR industry capability 🤦‍♂️. 2/2 #AUKUS #USUKA #auspol

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 4d

In case you were curious as to who has sovereign control over #AUKUS, this overnight (Washington) response from Minister Pat Conroy says it all. 1/2 #auspol

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