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Andy Fleming

@slackbastard.bsky.social

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Anarchist, cat-lover, and avid reader. https://www.patreon.com/slackbastard

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 4d

‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

~ some notes on the forthcoming stoopid ~

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‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

See : ‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception, Sherryn Groch and Rachael Dexter, The Age, September 20, 2025. They’re back! Following the Smash Hit! (…

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 9h

damn eh.

i guess i must be one of those www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DxW...

un-Australians

YouTube video by The Fauves - Cool Australian Rock Band

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

[yeah i'mma bit of a psycho
the type of fella loses the head at a typo]

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KNEECAP - Guilty Conscience (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by KNEECAP

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

ANYWAY

this drops tomorrow & i look fwd to it muchly.

(like the donald, the clinton knows words; he has the best words).

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

'as they new face a new wave'?

no; 'as they face a new wave'!

fffffffffffff

😠

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

And, as always, the Special Relationship™ (& status of the 🇦🇺 state as the 🇺🇸 deputy sheriff in the Asia-Pacific region; one critical to any 🇺🇸 war with 🇨🇳) should be subject to critical examination.

For example:

www.mup.com.au/books/subimp...

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

I look fwd to supporting my anarchist & anti-fascist compañerxs in the United States as they new face a new wave of repression by its government.

AbL0:

'I look forward to continuing Australia's close partnership with the United States.'

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 1d

#History #antifa #resistance #archives
1934: Oswald Mosley organised a British Union of Fascists (BUF) rally in Birmingham’s Bingley Hall that was attended by 10,000 people.
Daily Mail printed an article titled “Hurrah for the Blackshirts”
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

DICK THE BUTCHER.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 19h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 10h

Thousand attend pro-Palestine rallies across Australia as organisers vow to keep protesting after Gaza ceasefire

‘We’ll absolutely continue to protest for a free Palestine,’ Sydney organiser says, as others express hope US-brokered deal will ‘end the genocide’ * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Australia at pro-Palestine rallies, with organisers vowing to continue protesting after Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza that initially appeared to be holding. In Sydney, the Palestine Action Group said 30,000 marched from Hyde Park to Belmore Park in the CBD after a planned rally to the Opera House was prohibited by the New South Wales court of appeal last week. Continue reading...

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 11h

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 5d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

I interpret the Senator's meaning to be less about smashy smashy and more her dedication to la causa.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

Anyway, rather than destruction, it'd be neat to see parliamentary buildings transformed into socially-useful institutions: after fumigation & redecoration, a gathering for federations of workers' councils, maybe?

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10h

ermahgerd

Fox News Australia on the tweets:

'Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has said she would “burn down Parliament House” for the Palestinian cause at a Melbourne rally as the Palestine Action Group presses ahead with large-scale nationwide protests despite the recently brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.'

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h

According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
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Janet Rice @janetrice.bsky.social · 11h

Fabulous rally for Palestine in Naarm/ Melbourne today

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The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 12h

📢 Thousands of people rallied for Palestine in Sydney despite a ban on an Opera House march.

Thousands join pro-Palestine march in Sydney

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Radical Online Archives @radonlinearchives.bsky.social · 11h

Hello BlueSky! Starting this account to showcase the ever growing list of radical online archives and collections. Nearly 1000 collections from the around the world are listed at the link below.

Please follow for updates and collection highlights!

hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...

radical online collections and archives

I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11h

#OtD 12 Oct 1999 Swedish warehouse worker, rugby fan, revolutionary unionist and anti-fascist Björn Söderberg was murdered by fascists outside his home. His union, the SAC (@syndikalisterna), held marches of 10,000s in protest stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8438...

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 11h

Portland: The reality v. the Trump regime's manufactured propaganda

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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. #dailyshow

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 11h

as an anarchist, he had beef w all-sorts (esp in the labour mvmnt) but yes, it's possible

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 11h

Thinking of sm00th-brained Trumpists declaring (((George Soros))) is funding anTEEfa and I gotta say:

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Chopper - No Cash

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h

Otoh, Fabianism was still a thing in British Labor in the '60s; otoh, the Webbs were renowned for their embrace of a 'strong' state & the hierarchical regimentation of labour.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h

4/ And inre the Country Party (Nationals), when Mr Katter's not speaking thru a National Socialist Network megaphone, he can also be found remarking that 'Our enemies used to call us agrarian socialists'; a nod to when his ex-party used to rep farmers (rather than agribusiness/fossil fuel industry).

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h

given the polycrisis, the notion of a 'long term government' is questionable

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Rare phenomenon could disrupt Australia’s weather for months

Temperatures above Antarctica have risen by 30C, in a rare event that could potentially flip Australia's spring weather for months.

www.abc.net.au

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