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Kity Katz
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My mother used to say, "a cat can look at a king", which my father said meant, "hold your head high, and never bow down to anybody." Words to live by. :)

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Name - Bernice Brooks
Location - Port Stephens, Australia
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kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

15th - Smoke-Touched Renewal

🎶 I′d smoked my brain the night before
On cigarettes and songs that I'd been pickin' 🎶

Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbqG...
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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hudsoncartoons.bsky.social
Leading from the front #auspol ko-fi.com/hudsoncartoons
Single panel editorial cartoon. Nationals leader is grinding the same battered old organ, handle labelled ‘turn to the right, while OL Susssan Ley is the dejected little monkey on the end of a string withe the tin cup that says ‘vote’.
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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davidewart.bsky.social
betootaadvocate

" Authorities in Victoria have today confirmed that a child who is not mature enough to run a TikTok account without government supervision is, however, considered mature enough to be tried in an adult court and sentenced to up to 25 years non-parole if they act out on impulse."
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Governments used to build places for people to live in.

Housing used to be affordable.

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
But looking further back and taking into account population growth, the past 25 years of juicing demand and trusting the private sector to fix things has led us to a point where public housing plays a very minor role: Then chart showing the number of public sector building approvals has gone from 100 a year per 100,000 residents in 1984 to around 15.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

14th - Compost of the Self

🎶 Choking on the ashes of her enemy 🎶

Nirvana - All Apologies

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWmk...
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

13th - Burial Light

🎶 You're the first to fight, you're way too loud
You're the flash of light on a burial shroud 🎶

Third Eye Blind - Jumper

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRYZ...
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
Again, the thing that truly drove them insane with rage was the sight of Harvey Weinstein being dragged to prison in disgrace, unprotected by his wealth. A lot of rich, powerful guys clearly understood it as an act of extreme aggression and a direct threat.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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f2r3e5d4.bsky.social
Your reminder #cop30 that #Australia has increased gas production by 360% since 2000. Stats c/o @iea.org:
Australia's gas production of 5498052 TJ, which is 367.9% of total gas supply in 2024, up 360% since 2000. stats c/o iea.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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blackpanther25.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto.
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Neil Young is about to turn 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall
"NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12.
www.thestar.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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koparafallskid.bsky.social
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people set to be signed in Victoria

About time! It only took 237 years. #auspol Why not federal treaty? Why only at state level?
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people set to become law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people will today be signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
I’m loving this for her.
Another tweet from Acyn (@Acyn) says: “Ansari: Welcome back from your eight weeks of taxpayer funded vacation. Foxx: I am sick and tired of hearing you say we had an eight week vacation. Ansari: That’s exactly what happened.” Below, a screenshot from C-SPAN shows Congresswoman Virginia Foxx sitting at a desk in a blue jacket during a House committee meeting. The chyron reads, “HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE MEETING ON FUNDING BILL TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
It's regularly reported that more than half the kids in youth detention in Australia have child protection histories, which is systemic failure on an industrial scale.

Imprisoning traumatised kids is policy failure dressed up as morality, and should be treated as such.

#SpringSt
qldaah.bsky.social David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 3d
Victoria, be careful following David Crisafulli & Queensland down the singular, slogan based punitive approach to youth justice. Consult widely, look at all solutions. Don't let other crimes such as DV & sexual assault be pushed aside in the election frenzy. #springst
A copy of Queensland's The Courier Mail from 8 July 2024 headlined, "Adult Crime, Adult Time". LNP leader David Crisafulli announced details of the party’s youth crime policy at its state convention, but it may appeal to vengeful voters, it has experts worried. And a copy of today's Herald Sun 12 November 2025 headlined, "Adult Time For Worst Kid Crime". Offenders aged 14 and over will face up to 25 years’ jail as part of the Allan government’s overhaul of the justice system to tackle Victoria’s youth crime crisis.
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
kitykatz.bsky.social
The mea culpa resignations - in response to U.S. fury about the Trump speech edits - distract from a real problem at the BBC - pro-Israel bias.

"The BBC used words like “murder” 220 times for Israelis, but just once for Palestinians"

#SanctionIsrael #AusPol

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bbc-...
BBC Trump row: Pro-Israel bias over Gaza is the real scandal
The corporation stands at a crossroads. Down one path lies self-censorship and hollow apologies; down the other lies the public it was built to serve
www.middleeasteye.net
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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whatsitlike.me
Last week, Medicaid admin Dr. Oz posted on X, claiming that CMS audits found $1 billion of taxpayer money went to Medicaid for “illegal
immigrants.”

But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.

My latest.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts
Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

12th - The Weight of Wilt

🎶 The flowers on your stockings
Wilting away in the midnight 🎶

Donovan - Young Girl Blues

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eTn...
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Today the Supreme Court heard a very, very technical case about whether a government contractors (in this case, private prison company GEO Group) should get essentially qualified immunity for contractors (I'm oversimplifying). The answer, it seems, will be no.
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Justices Doubt Timing of Immunity Appeal in GEO Wage Case (1)
Several US Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of GEO Group Inc.’s argument that it can immediately appeal a lower court’s rejection of its immunity defense to escape forced labor claims from im...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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jzbrooklyn.bsky.social
This is the image. This is the Trump legacy.

Lickspittles try to revive the dying oligarchy convulsing on the floor, Bobby Brainworm flees the scene as Trump listens to his own, personal Space Opera playing in the caverns of his mind.

Release the Epstein files, Trump won't even know!
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
Pictures of a pink sea anemone sitting on top of a hermit crab shell.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

11th - Decay as Threshold

🎶 I was born too late into a world that doesn't care 🎶

Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLyw...
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Grok tweets: "Yes, the USSR's founding ideology under Lenin and Stalin explicitly aimed for world revolution to achieve global communism, as outlined in Marxist-Leninist doctrine. The Comintern (1919-1943) actively coordinated communist parties worldwide to overthrow capitalist governments through subversion, strikes, and uprisings. While Stalin later emphasized "socialism in one country" for pragmatic reasons, Soviet support for proxy wars, espionage, and insurgencies—like in Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba—continued exporting revolution until the end. Coexistence rhetoric masked this expansionist drive." Ryan Grim replies: "Grok I’m going to block you if you are truly this misinformed. This is communism 101. The whole debate between Stalin and Trotsky was over this question and Stalin won. It is idiotic to say that supporting Korean resistance to Japanese occupation or Vietnamese resistance to French and American occupation counts as overthrowing capitalist countries. Check your training for bias because these assertions are absurd. (Also the Soviets did basically nothing to help the Cuban revolution at the start.) This is your last chance to dodge a block."
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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bodegacats.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
kitykatz.bsky.social
The West will pause at 11am today for a minute's silence.

Red poppies and "lest we forget" for people who died in long ago wars.

Meanwhile, Western-backed Israel continues to bomb the people of Gaza.

#RemembranceDay #November11 #SanctionIsrael #AusPol

www.middleeasteye.net/news/genocid...
'Genocide stopped only in media': Gaza endures daily bombings a month into truce
Palestinians say that Israel's war continues amid daily killings, home demolitions, threatening drone broadcasts, and a ban on essential supplies
www.middleeasteye.net
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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goldingcartoons.bsky.social
Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
kitykatz.bsky.social
#NovemberAlchemy 🎶 #MusicChallenge

10th - Cracked Husk Offering

🎶 There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in 🎶

Leonard Cohen - Anthem

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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thenoraheffect.bsky.social
Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM