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Mark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 2d

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 2d

The "No Kings" protests of October 18 are going to be a first test. I expect the protests to be relatively safe in Democratic-controlled cities (except for, perhaps, outside provocateurs) but am less certain about GOP-controlled cities.

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

The threatened crackdown is a multi-agency effort with Stephen Miller playing a central role.

www.reuters.com

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 9h

The golden age of Australian capitalism

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

AUDIO: One in seven Australians living in poverty: report www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

One in seven Australians living in poverty: report

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 9h

Join the Greens

Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 13h

I gots to get me some more

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 13h

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 17h

Al Jazeera is doing videos of the Palestinian releases and they're heart wrenching. One man was detained for over a year and was released to find out that Israel had killed his two kids. The youngest was three. Her birthday would've been on Saturday. He'd made a small bracelet for her in prison.

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 13h

How many you got?

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 13h

Fight the fascists

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 5d

New @thedigradio.bsky.social: SECOND of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How asset boom and bust drove MAGA’s rise and also revealed powerful monetary tools that could make socialism—that and more www.thedigradio.com/podcast/from...

From Fiscal Austerity to Monetary Abundance w/ Melinda Cooper

Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Balanced budget conservatism and supply side populism engineered a politics of austerity and budget deficit...

www.thedigradio.com

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 22h

The peace plan. Today’s Age cartoon.

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 19h

Industrial strength gaslighting

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.

But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The truth about the green party's booming membership

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Sewmageddon @sewmageddon.bsky.social · 2d

I started noticing the child abuse memes around 2016. Bring back the spoon bring back the belt. They always say “I was hit and I turned out fine.” Well, no, you’re a Republican, so you didn’t turn out fine.

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

Summer Fun

the barracudas

youtu.be/lKxn3wm7FJE?...

summer fun, the barracudas

YouTube video by bledfrogs

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

Australian Dollar US Dollar Exchange Rate 1969-2025 - Monthly

Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

#3012GIR

The Lowy Institute @lowyinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

“The genesis of AUKUS itself warns of dangers in narrow decision-making,” writes Daniel Flitton in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/aukus-doesn-t-need-protection-politics

AUKUS doesn’t need protection from politics

Democracy works best when defence debates are transparent.

www.lowyinstitute.org

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Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 1d

Strong from Sussan Ley re Albanese Govt's proposed FOI crackdown:

"This is not an administrative refinement or merely updating old laws, as the Prime Minister claims. It is a retreat from transparency. A truth tax on accountability." www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908628...

Secrecy is becoming the defining feature of this government

These laws were never intended to make life comfortable for those in power.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 3d

Www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

Measure household income, wealth and distribution

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

We get detailed measurements of population, participation and productivity. Advocates want to add a fourth "p" — poverty — so we can understand our economy.

Poverty is about more than income, but that is what we measure

We get detailed measurements of population, participation and productivity. Advocates want to add a fourth "p" — poverty — so we can understand our economy.

www.abc.net.au

Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

Israel: we are committing genocide

Western leaders:

Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

Make sexual harrassment great again

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Meloni doesn't exactly looked thrilled as Trump calls her "beautiful"

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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 2d

you mean they are going to outsource arms production to China and hire permatemps staff the army?
h/t @susglickman.bsky.social

Breaking Defense @breakingdefense.com · 2d

Driscoll vows Silicon Valley model is the future for the Army
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/driscoll-vows-silicon-valley-model-is-the-future-for-the-army/

Driscoll vows Silicon Valley model is the future for the Army

At AUSA 2025, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll took aim at traditional primes, saying the future Army will “break down barriers until we measure acquisitions not in years and billions, but months and thousands."

breakingdefense.com

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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 2d

Poverty is not inevitable – it’s a political choice. Our leaders are failing these families. It’s time to raise support payments, introduce an official poverty measure, and take real action to end poverty in Australia.

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Tom Conley @tomjconley.bsky.social · 1d

How about them property prices Albo?

Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 2d

🚨 BREAKING: Brand new @ACOSS report finds 1 in 7 Australians are living in poverty, including 757,000 children. Millions of families are struggling while our leaders sit on their hands and let it happen.

Poverty in Australia 2025: Overview – Poverty and Inequality

povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au