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hannahq.bsky.social
@hannahq.bsky.social
Aussie, living on Wurrundjeri Woi Wurrung Land. Writer, book fiend, trekker, political nut. Left of centre.
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The details are coming out fast and furious about the 9/2 vessel strike.

US Army Ret. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social gives REAL insight into what went down that day & why the Trump Administration’s “lethality over legality” is destroying America’s credibility.

youtu.be/Sk4wvE7G8Fo?...
FURIOUS Retired General UNLEASHES on Trump Over BOAT STRIKES
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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December 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Steven Cash discusses the recent National Security Strategy and how it reads more like a propaganda piece than an actual strategy. The document depicts Trump as an autocrat growing into the role of the sole arbiter of American policy #HoldFast #GetSmart.

youtu.be/OU4YOzKQ3T8
National Security Strategy
YouTube video by The Steady State
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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If you're in Canberra, make sure that you visit @MOAD for the always-excellent Behind the Lines exhibition of the best political cartoons of the year.

A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol

moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
Behind the Lines 2025
Our annual exhibition of political cartooning.
moadoph.gov.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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"We could roll our eyes and pretend that regular order still exists. In private, everyone admits nothing in the federal apparatus can be trusted. But publicly, we pantomime as if the foundation of the federal government hasn’t transformed.

America chose pretend."

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Donald Trump and the Power of the Little Lie
The war against Venezuela isn’t about drugs. It’s about the destruction of regular order.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.

This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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ChatGPT cannot fathom that we are living in this timeline.
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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BREAKING:

DOJ RELEASES

“DOMESTIC TERRORISM” LIST

✅ QUESTIONS AUTHORITY

✅ SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS

✅ DOESN’T WORSHIP CAPITALISM

✅ MAKES AUTHORITARIANS NERVOUS

WOW. IT’S ME.
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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🤣🤣🤣 #f'djt
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Texas, let’s win this thing.
#JasmineForUS #TexasTough
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The saddest part of the FIFA ‘peace prize’ was how excited Senile Satan got over a fake award.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.

“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”

She screamed “Leave me alone...”

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to cover an extension of the energy rebate!

✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export laws: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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HUD temporarily pauses homelessness funding overhaul just ahead of court hearing
HUD temporarily pauses homelessness funding overhaul just ahead of court hearing
The changes to the program are being challenged in two lawsuits filed by states, local governments and nonprofit organizations.
dlvr.it
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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But he says the economy is affordable again.
Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Israeli authorities are reportedly conducting widespread surveillance and recording in a U.S. base set up in southern Israel in October to monitor the Gaza ceasefire.
Israel Reportedly Spying on American Troops at US Base Monitoring Gaza Ceasefire
The base’s commander apparently had to summon his Israeli counterpart to demand an end to the practice.
truthout.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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The California Transportation Commission has approved $1.1B to fund new zero-emission buses, charging stations, and other infrastructure and investments to make California communities safer and more climate resilient.

As Trump fails to upgrade America's infrastructure, California continues to lead.
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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👇👇
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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You should be able to ring from any phone. No matter how old, what make, how much it costs or where it came from.
Person dies after triple-zero call failure, TPG confirms, sparking investigation
The person, from Sydney, was using outdated software on a Samsung phone, TPG Telecom said.
SBS News Australia.

That's bullshit. You should be able ring off ANY phone. No matter how old.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Person dies after triple-zero call failure, TPG confirms, sparking investigation
The person, from Sydney, was using outdated software on a Samsung phone, TPG Telecom said.
www.sbs.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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When our region prospers, Australia prospers.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are the closest of neighbours and true friends.

Together we’ll grasp the opportunities of our shared future. 🇦🇺🇵🇬
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.

AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --

private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."

www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Tomorrow at 3:00 House and Senate Democrats will be holding a "shadow hearing" on the detention of U.S. citizens. I'll be there testifying about the broader policy changes which led us to this moment.

/my name isn't in this press release but I'll be there! www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Hold Forum to Receive Testimony from Five U.S. Citizens Assaulted, Illegally Detained by DHS | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
[WASHINGTON, DC] – On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 3 PM ET in 216 Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal...
www.blumenthal.senate.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM