Claire 🇺🇦
claire02.bsky.social
Claire 🇺🇦
@claire02.bsky.social
Retired. Living the dream in Gippsland with my husband and little dog. Lover of nature and a plant enthusiast. Putting the next four years behind me. No DM's please.
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Opinion | Social cohesion is nothing more than a scam perpetrated by the powerful — backed by police violence, writes Bernard Keane. buff.ly/uvMgD4s
Nothing says cohesion like a punch in the head: Violence of Minns' goons exposes the lie of 'social cohesion'
NSW Police's actions against protesters in in Sydney was about the powerful dictating the terms of free speech — through state-sanctioned violence if necessary.
www.crikey.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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The perpetrators - who look remarkably like members of the black-shirted mob that marched on NSW Parliament last month without any interference

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February 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters?  - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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- a man with his hands up being punched to the ground
- man being punched multiple times
- pepper spray has been used
- tensions really did rise

VERBATIM live cross ABC accounts of police violence. This is why “I grew up believing police keep us safe” white people have to see it for themselves.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Bailey portrait No.8. A recent painting of our delightful dog, -soft pastels on archival quality paper measuring 37.5 x 55cm 😊
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Bailey portrait No.7. - Our happy little dog! I painted this in 2025 using soft pastels on archival quality paper measuring 37.5 x 55cm 😊
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Bill Gates says he regrets meeting Epstein.

You see? That’s about himself.

He didn’t say he regrets raping children, because that would be about someone else. He regrets meeting Epstein because it’s now affecting himself adversely.

Antibiotics can’t fix this one Bill.
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Why has the $30 million not been recovered? If it was someone on the dole owing a fake debt it would have been recovered, even if they died in the process. Isn't that right, scotty from marketing?

'A subsequent deal netted the Obeids around $30 million, which has not been recovered by authorities'
High Court dismisses appeal from Eddie Obeid, son Moses, Ian Macdonald
The High Court throws out an appeal by former New South Wales Labor ministers Ian MacDonald and Eddie Obeid, and Mr Obeid's son Moses, after they were convicted for conspiring over a coal mine licence...
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism

SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Portrait of a much loved companion, privately commissioned in 2025. Soft pastels on archival quality paper 😊
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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A cuddlesome face to greet you today. I was commissioned to paint this delightful dog in 2017. Soft pastels on archival quality paper 😊
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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My 2nd portrait of Bailey, made soon after we adopted him. Looking back at these early portraits, I can see the stress and trepidation in his eyes. -I cannot praise @dogstrust too highly for their professional and compassionate handling of his adoption 😊❤😊
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Thanks all for the nice response to my painting “Compass” yesterday. Thought you might want to see more images. Jeanietomanek.com has originals and Fine Art America has current available reproductions. Let me know if you have questions. Here’s a sampling from FAA:
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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They won’t reveal who Alex Pretti’s murderer is because he’s probably a pardoned J6 proud boy.
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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I was commissioned to portray this delightful young Labrador in 2020 using soft pastels on archival quality paper. I hope you enjoy seeing it here 😊
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Another totally messed-up act in colonial Australia.
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Traditional owners heartbroken by dingo cull after Piper James's death
The Queensland government euthanises six dingoes involved in Piper James's death on K'gari, and is expected to cull more in the coming days.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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That's "former" National Socialist Network member Cameron Cuthbertson in the red jacket, assaulting someone in Melbourne yesterday. He still hasn't been charged over his role in the assault on Camp Sovereignty last August.
January 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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What a stunner she is.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 AM