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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 3h

I think the huge thing you are missing, especially as a white man espousing to women what they should want in their own spaces, is that nearly all sport is intrinsically segregated. Using racial analogies is not welcome by black people. Sit down & listen to women instead of telling them what to do.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

TIL that when the Beatles first came to America there was still someone alive in the US who'd been born into slavery here

The fact that I'm only in my 40s and missed by only a decade or so being alive at the same time as a former American slave further brings home for me just how recent slavery was

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

CNN: "A brand new report is out showing layoff announcements hit their highest level for October in over 20 years. It's painting a picture of a job market that is really hurting. US-based employers announced 150,074 job cuts in October, more than any October since 2003."

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 9h

Great to see Mamdani win!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’

Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

www.theguardian.com

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Elizabeth Korevaar @ejk415.bsky.social · 16h

I couldn’t even look. Douthat starts all his arguments with a false premise, so it just gets stupider.

I hit the glass ceiling over and over working Wall Street in the 80’s and 90’s. I believe women make everything kinder, more rational, and better.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

This is absolutely the most obvious thing to do. The govt should be shoveling all the funding it can at getting all the researches in the US who have been cut by Trump.

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

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

Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

‘Releasing MRFF funds not only secures the future of Australia’s research sector; it delivers better health outcomes’, Kooyong MP says

www.theguardian.com

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 19h

This is how Independents won seats in the lower house in Federal parliament in Australia - taking them from the conservative party. Grass roots action can transform the political landscape - and anyone can get involved. I did - door knocking starts powerful conversations.

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

Can't suggest this enough

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

It's not my opinion, its a significant number of girls and women don't believe biological boys/men are women. I think men telling women who they should accept as women is problematic, and can be perceived as misogyny.

As a man, you should not be comfortable telling women what they should think.

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

So what? We are talking about something completely different. If you dont understand the topic, don't comment. These kinds of inane whataboutisms really prove my point. So thanks.

The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhhhh, guess what? It's called communication - i just thought you were making an inane comment, so I matched your energy 😂

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

Racism & cruelty

The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

We'll find out soon, Satan is pregnant on South Park 😂

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

Its not true about scientific consensus unfortunately. If that was the case then significant sporting bodies could not rule against it. I think you also have to consider the social and ethical considerations within the context of patriarchy and the male dominance of sport, and women-only spaces.

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

The argument that cis women have a right to only compete against other cis women is not equivalent to the claim regarding white people compete only with other whites. The former is based on complex scientific, ethical, & legal issues, the latter is based in discrimination & has no scientific basis.

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

Its a very complicated issue - otherwise the science would have put it to bed ages ago. Just maybe many women don't want to compete against biological boys/men - and what are their rights to play with only biological women?
And dont come at me - address this issue, because that is a big part of it.

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Jeffrey Adler @jadler22.bsky.social · Mar 30

Fred, I’ve discussed this phenomenon with Tom Bonier many times. Tom’s a pollster for Dems & Hopium (u should join BTW). Bonier always saying: “How do u appeal to voters who actively vote vs own interests?” #MAGATTES r a cult & unless they experience consequences of their vote they don’t give a sh-t

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

they couldnt imagine anything worse to do with their time 😆

The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

He's a malignant narcissist - he does not react like a human - this will incite him in ways that will make him more dangerous.

Also Trump is just the smokescreen and distraction.

I think the real damage is being done by Miller, Vought & Wilks - the mid terms & Pres election may be very different.

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

It's a conundrum. They don't act Christian.

I think that cohort see religion as a way to self-identify as a certain kind of person, & to manipulate a large swathe of the populace. You'd think all that lying would weigh on their conscience.

Or maybe they just have sociopathic tendencies...

The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 1d

Australia is heating faster than almost anywhere else on Earth: scorching heatwaves, megafires that turn skies red, dying rivers, & coral reefs bleaching into ghostly graveyards. Droughts strangle farms & ecosystems while floods drown towns, and coastal homes crumble as seas creep higher each year.

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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 2d

Very depressing

Jim Pembroke @jimpembroke.bsky.social · 2d

Couldn't read this article.
I know it will be too depressing.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Norway struck oil in the 60s. Now it has trillions. This is how Australia compares

Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?

www.abc.net.au

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2d

The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.

The president and his allies came after him.

Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.

He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.

His politics can win anywhere.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.

Gen Z women aren't playing around.

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The Melburnienne @themelburnienne.bsky.social · 2d

His statement is correct, and it was close between white women. But blue-eyed white men - I'm sure they nearly all voted for Trump.

You're part of a much bigger problem.

#hypocritical_misogynists

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