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Mark O'Connor

@aussieboroboy.bsky.social
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Politics, Environment, Healthcare. North East of Victoria, Australia. Once from North East of England. @aussieboroboy

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sylvester Stallone admits that War is a huge con to make profits for the Defense Industry and that at one point he was a massive supporter, but now he sees the truth.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm always thankful for socialized healthcare when I read posts like this from the US. '2.5 days in the hospital with surgery for a rod & 4 screws' in Canada, Australia, the UK etc = zero bill to insurance and zero bill to the patient. We must always fight to keep socialized healthcare. ✊️
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The author has picked two wildly differing world leaders. Spain's Pedro Sanchez has already backed his words with actions. Australia's Anthony Albanese is all piss and wind, allowing his foreign and defence policy to be directed by the US and Israel. #hypocrisy #auspol
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One Nation getting candidates to fund themselves and pay money to the Party has happened before. Candidates should have done ‘their own research’ They are grifters, not a potential party of government www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is awesome
abc.net.au
Pumpkin mosaic of David Attenborough breaks world record
A British farm used more than 10,000 pumpkins and squashes to create a portrait to celebrate the 100th birthday of Britain's most famous naturalist.
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Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Car Insurance woes on the ABC. Another failure of regulation. Where has the idea of customer protection gone? youtu.be/BqoyIeXmrsw?...
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Why are cars with only minor damage being written off? | 7.30
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As you know, I have a problem with the whole armageddon/golden city narrative arc so I decided to have a word with god and Jesus about it. They were awfully defensive! @astra.bsky.social @thegodshow.com
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He'll only allow White House access to reporters who say nice things about him! He'll only follow court orders he agrees with! What here is not fascism?
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So the war criminal Netanyahu gets to deliver a speech at the UN, but Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas is denied a US visa and can’t attend.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A meme featuring the "Agatha Harkness Winking" scene from the show WandaVision, showing Kathryn Hahn's character wearing a dark sweater over a light collared shirt while making an exaggerated, sarcastic winking face with her mouth wide open. Overlaying the bottom of the image is white capital text reading, "NO, AS A CLIMATE SCIENTIST, MY PROJECT DOESN'T INVOLVE ANY WORK THAT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH," satirically implying the exact opposite of what is stated.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We should not let genocide supporters decide what speech is acceptable #auspol www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/why-do-we-...
councilestatemedia.uk
Why do we let Zionists decide what we can and can’t say?
It’s been a problem for the longest time.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The real story here is about the "moral cowards" who stayed in the room to listen to Mr Genocide's lies. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Delegates walk out at the UN General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu gives address
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
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Dr. Karen Austria @kavienna.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If we’re serious about international law we should stop treating it as optional when it becomes diplomatically inconvenient.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“How dare you say that we are lying, corrupt, unprincipled war criminals who have gotten innocent people killed? You are a threat to national security for noticing!” —Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Farmers who intend to vote for One Nation should know that they are accepting that “climate change” is normal.By doing so they will negate any logical argument for taxpayer assistance when “normal” weather events occur. Don’t ask for help if you deny the very thing you need help to overcome!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a picture of the biggest benefits claimant in the UK. They claim an eye watering £17,500,000,000 a year. The same as 4.4m people on benefits. How? Because they claim ALL their costs, every wage, every oil rig, every tanker. Completely nationalised, but the profits are Privatised.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wait til Penny Wong issues a firmly worded followup expressing our government’s disapproval and asking for a formal response. That’s it for for these tech weiners 😎 🔥
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 23/09/2026
Outgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summit
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Outgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summit
António Guterres said that 'clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable' during his speech, calling upon the world to avert climate catastrophe.
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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, I generally agree. Liberal democracy is a mechanism to keep citizens compliant with a system which extracts from us constantly and gives us little if any agency.
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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the light of Mark Carney again being LeaderOfTheFreeWorld TM at the UN, here's a piece I wrote early this year about his Davos speech declaring the old order dead... and proudly presenting the new order, same as the old. in-between-days.ghost.io/no-one-saw-t...
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No one saw the Carney go
On the gothic absurdity of the geopolitical circus and the sovereignty salsa Far be it from me, who at primary school was forever "Tim Hollow Head", to make jokes about people's names... But Nick Ca...
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Non Puto @nonputo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's to protect the US car manufacturers who make shitty shitty cars that will get wiped by the cheaper abd better competition.
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of course this begs the question that if an AI agent hacked into something far more sensitive, would the AI company, or our government, ever disclose this publicly? I have zero confidence in that www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026
Chinese EVs are under scrutiny over spying and hacking fears. But cybersecurity risks extend to all connected cars, and Australia needs universal protections rather than a new China scare, Peter Newman writes. #auspol #ElectricVehicles #Cybersecurity
pearlsandirritations.com
Chinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracy
Chinese electric vehicles have become the focus of a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risks. Australia needs stronger protections without allowing fear of China to derail the clean energy transition.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I spoke to Ruby Jones and 7am about Nauru Airlines and how our government props it up. An encapsulation of the major issues:
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The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
Podcast Episode · 7am · 23 September · 16min
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Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
More investigation required to help those with early dementia make plans for their death. Can Voluntary assisted death still be an option? Some countries do allow it. #VAD theconversation.com/we-asked-peo...
theconversation.com
We asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they said
New research shares the stories of Australians with dementia who want a choice in how they live and die.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So there…. #BookSky
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Chocobone💀Skare🎺Paradie🪦 @chocoboskaparadise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perfect
A meme of Bobs Burgers kids
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#ClimateChange is no longer an environmental issue. It affects the economy, society, energy and international security, while creating new geopolitical balances and competition over critical resources, like water.... a social and political problem www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/c... #ClimateEmergency
euronews.com
Water and food shortages are directly linked to climate change- expert
Emmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As his government approves its 37th new fossil fuel project
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No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York
Before United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone
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Harry @harro93.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Because Australia has solved climate change. We use unlimited, nonsense offsets to pretend that we have met our enission reduction targets all while exporting to the world and pretending that’s not a problem. It’s fascinating watching the Great Filter play out in front of our eyes #auspol
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Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
The use of these huge bombs in areas crowded with civilians has led to the deaths of thousands of innocents. Trump talks peace while supplying Netanyahu with the weapons that could kill thousands more. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Integrity was on display from the speakers and audience but hypocrisy abounds with the people in power in the rest of the building.. knittingnannas.org/2026/09/22/c...
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Climate Integrity Summit
Nannas Claudia and Kathy attended The Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit at NSW Parliament House on 15 September.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You can still tell he's lying though...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/09/2026
If we want better climate conversations, we need to support the people having them. This week, @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social and I share why we built the @tccollab.bsky.social, what our Landscape Assessment found, and how we can strengthen the field. Read on: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/communicat...
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Ben (up north) 🇦🇺 @bjts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We voted for a better future, but with @albomp.bsky.social we ended up with a self indulgent, two faced, spineless, slimy little prick hell-bent on cementing amerikkka's grip on Australia in preparation for Donald's fight with our biggest trading partner. Fuck him & Fuck Labor. #VoteGreen #Auspol
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Peter C @jotaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I hear you, the government he leads is undoubtedly comprised of duplicitous shills, but he is a ukulele away from Morrisons scum factory. Howard's legacy has condemned us for a generation.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@albomp.bsky.social’s government… “Let’s approve more coal and gas projects and use our oxymoronic safeguard mechanism to pretend it’s all sweet!” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“I’ve not seen this level of ‘green-hushing’ before'' #ClimateWeek www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The latest Intergenerational Report is out A bit of a look at the focus
Charts showing that the 2026 IGR is dominated by coverage of AI,
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SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Grr re minimal mention of climate change.
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sheeran still trying to both sides it, calling Palestine 'the most complex political issue on the planet'. It's *not* complicated and that bullshit stopped many of us seeing reality for years. In 2026, there's no excuse. We have all witnessed a government murdering children and gloating about it.
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Patty_in_AZ 🌵☀️🐈‍⬛💙 @pattyinaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Cartoonist: Dave Granlund
Cartoon by Dave Granlund shows the White House on a tiny piece of land in the water. The drawbridge is coming down, and the caption above is "Only softball questions!" On the other side are members of the press.
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The First Amendment would like a word.
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Howdy @icandie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
that's the kind of reporting that will drive the Turd crazy ...
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