Reposted by Mark O'Connor Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WELL 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. 4537581168
Reposted by Mark O'Connor BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sylvester 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. 1710236
Reposted by Mark O'Connor In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 331189393978
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'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. ✊️ 1194
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The 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 23516
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One 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 processesFormer One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors. 1410131
Reposted by Mark O'Connor David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is awesomeabc.net.auPumpkin mosaic of David Attenborough breaks world recordA 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. 10452103
Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Car Insurance woes on the ABC. Another failure of regulation. Where has the idea of customer protection gone? youtu.be/BqoyIeXmrsw?...youtu.beWhy are cars with only minor damage being written off? | 7.30YouTube video by ABC News In-depth 000
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As 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 817930
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026He'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? 1173341811
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So 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. 720378
Reposted by Mark O'Connor AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We should not let genocide supporters decide what speech is acceptable #auspol www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/why-do-we-...councilestatemedia.ukWhy do we let Zionists decide what we can and can’t say?It’s been a problem for the longest time. 53213
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The 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...abc.net.auDelegates walk out at the UN General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu gives addressFollow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster. 1824280
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Dr. Karen Austria @kavienna.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If we’re serious about international law we should stop treating it as optional when it becomes diplomatically inconvenient. 1182
Reposted by Mark O'Connor 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 691193334
Reposted by Mark O'Connor tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Farmers 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! 34421175
Reposted by Mark O'Connor BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This 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. 612475
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wait 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 😎 🔥 51117
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 23/09/2026Outgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summitlemonde.frOutgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summitAntónio Guterres said that 'clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable' during his speech, calling upon the world to avert climate catastrophe. 281012328
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, 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. 112
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In 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...in-between-days.ghost.ioNo one saw the Carney goOn 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... 361
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Non Puto @nonputo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's to protect the US car manufacturers who make shitty shitty cars that will get wiped by the cheaper abd better competition. 122
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Of 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...abc.net.auOpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM saysAnthony 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. 54215
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026Chinese 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 #Cybersecuritypearlsandirritations.comChinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracyChinese 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. 95519
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I spoke to Ruby Jones and 7am about Nauru Airlines and how our government props it up. An encapsulation of the major issues:podcasts.apple.comThe absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flyingPodcast Episode · 7am · 23 September · 16min 44124
Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026More 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.comWe asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they saidNew research shares the stories of Australians with dementia who want a choice in how they live and die. 000
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So there…. #BookSky 50572271240
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Chocobone💀Skare🎺Paradie🪦 @chocoboskaparadise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Perfect 6118852601
Reposted by Mark O'Connor 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... #ClimateEmergencyeuronews.comWater and food shortages are directly linked to climate change- expertEmmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens. 17708333
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As his government approves its 37th new fossil fuel projecttheguardian.comNo avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New YorkBefore United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone 36417187
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Harry @harro93.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Because 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 11311
Mark O'Connor @aussieboroboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 000
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026The 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.comTrump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton BombsThe package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel. 32318
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Integrity 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...knittingnannas.orgClimate Integrity SummitNannas Claudia and Kathy attended The Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit at NSW Parliament House on 15 September. 03515
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You can still tell he's lying though... 1230658
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/09/2026If 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... 812538
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Ben (up north) 🇦🇺 @bjts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We 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 0184
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Peter C @jotaman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I 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. 193
Reposted by Mark O'Connor 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 714365
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 warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 000
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The latest Intergenerational Report is out A bit of a look at the focus 188427
Reposted by Mark O'Connor SallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Grr re minimal mention of climate change. 1201
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Sheeran 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. 1232045582
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Patty_in_AZ 🌵☀️🐈⬛💙 @pattyinaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Cartoonist: Dave Granlund 7531331099
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The First Amendment would like a word. 15947951548
Reposted by Mark O'Connor Howdy @icandie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026that's the kind of reporting that will drive the Turd crazy ... 37890382434