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moonchildjs.bsky.social @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 8h

Why are schools banning books about Japanese American incarceration during WW2?

Tim @tdc24.bsky.social · 12h

Shade is valuable. Sydney folk walked in the sliver of shade under the monorail. Less asphalt & planting trees COOLS streets & tempers heat. Verandahs & awnings, shrubs & trees pool cool air. Urban design for people not private cars.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Have we forgotten the value of shade? - ABC listen

On a warming planet, heatwaves are proving increasingly deadly. But in the cities where most of us live, shade can be hard to come by. In ancient times, shade was prioritised for urban comfort, but in...

www.abc.net.au

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.

Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 2d

🫡 I'll be there in Daytona Beach Florida!

October 18! 🚫 👑 !

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Pantrywoman @pantrywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Soooo… the White House has not indicated when they’ll release the results of king orange’s medical checkup.

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Tim @tdc24.bsky.social · 2d

Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 2d

Falling in line with US Agencies where climate is a swear word?

Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 2d

It really does say something when an article about reactions to a coal power plant continuing to operate says nothing about climate change, the existential threat it poses and the need to phase out oil, gas and coal.

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 2d

#auspol #ClimateCrisis

Chaotic weather outlook raises prospects of summer bushfires across east

An atmospheric 'tug of war' is taking place this spring for control of Australia's weather, and it is a forecasting nightmare.

www.abc.net.au

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Tim @tdc24.bsky.social · 2d

Carbon pollution denialists in positions of influence should face a 'Nuremberg' style tribunal for crimes against the biosphere.

Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 2d

#auspol #ClimateCrisis

Chaotic weather outlook raises prospects of summer bushfires across east

An atmospheric 'tug of war' is taking place this spring for control of Australia's weather, and it is a forecasting nightmare.

www.abc.net.au

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Aussies3 @aussies3.bsky.social · 2d

Oh shit Bolton is being charged now, for having classified documents, but yet Donnie Dimwit did the same and absolutely no repercussions. #4 on Donnie's hit list.

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Cath A O 🦘🦘 @cathamoc.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Melbourne’s skyscraper falcon chicks set for first flight as livestream audience becomes ‘permanent watch parties’

Tens of thousands watch online as city’s beloved peregrine offspring prepare for first plunge

www.theguardian.com

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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 2d

Best thing about retirement is waking up and wondering what day it is and then remembering you’re retired and couldn’t give a hoot.

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Tim @tdc24.bsky.social · 3d

Good on Senator Pocock.
Gambling industry lobbying & advertising needs to be called out and stopped.
Poker machines impoverished my childhood family

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

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 3d

Bravo Chris Rudge!

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 5d

apparently this was flagged by Dr Chris Rudge at Sydney Uni! fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Deloitte was caught using AI in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations | Fortune

The updates “in no way impact” the report’s findings and recommendations, the Big Four firm said.

fortune.com

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 3d

diggy dog 🪩

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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 3d

www.earth.com/news/scienti...

“A new stick insect from the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland has stepped into the spotlight with unusual heft and length. The female measures about 15.75 inches”

Pure nightmare juice

Scientists discover a stick insect as heavy as a golf ball

Australian scientists discover Acrophylla alta, a giant stick insect, the heaviest species ever recorded in Australia.

www.earth.com

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 4d

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 3d

Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.

That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 3d

Has anyone done any research on the proportion of the Australian population that have ever had a passport? Currently a bit over half have an active passport, but any research on the proportion that have ever had one? I get to around 70% and change by some modeling using a lot of uncertainty

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 4d

“The sentence handed to hit-and-run driver Danby has sparked outrage across the NT's Aboriginal communities, after he avoided prison time for hitting 2 Aboriginal pedestrians..Aboriginal leaders say the case has exposed disparities in how the CLP..responds to crime”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'There's no justice': Outrage as Jake Danby walks after fatal hit-and-run

A fatal hit-and-run case in Darwin has exposed deep disparities in the NT’s justice system, say Aboriginal leaders, as the victim’s family speaks out.

www.abc.net.au

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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 4d

IF America ever has elections again (I doubt it) and wants the respect of the world back, ever again, America is going to need a President of the calibre of Nelson Mandela, otherwise America will now remain the laughing stock of the world for decades to come, probably one or two generations.

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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 4d

Rather than offer vacuous, self-serving advice to other “Western nations”, perhaps this conniving, narcissistic grifter should be held properly accountable for the unlawful Robodebt scheme he oversaw from start to finish which destroyed hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, eh?

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Hume Hannity @hugh-manatee.bsky.social · 4d

Some things that I want: Taiwan to remain independent; we avoid any war with China and I never have to hear of Morrison again…

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