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Jake

@balmain-jake.bsky.social
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Bleeding heart lefty, politics junkie, union strong, ally, and bad (but enthusiastic) guitarist, Gadigal country.

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Johnson on Kirk shooting: ‘Political violence has become all too common’ House Speaker Mike Johnson called the shooting “detestable.” He condemned political violence, saying, “This is not who we are.” Voiceover . this is exactly who you are
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
In case you were wondering where the ABC was headed, wonder no more...
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Ms. Unformation @msunformation.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
So happy to see Jeff Bezos will be getting a tax cut - that wedding must have set his earnings back AT LEAST a day.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"I hate this bill... that's why I courageously voted in favour of it" 🤪 youtube.com/shorts/wGviY...
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Sen. Murkowski reacts to Senate passing Trump's megabill
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Counterpoint - it's a disgusting militarisation of customs thought up by macho dipsh*t, Tony Abbott, which an ALP govt that was not afraid of right-wing media would have dumped the second they got into office.
Media release from Tony Burke celebrating 10 years of Border Force:

Today the Australian Government celebrates and reflects on 10 years of the Australian Border Force. Since its establishment in 2015, the ABF has played a leading role in protecting Australia’s border and enabling legitimate travel and trade, and as a global leader in the international customs and border enforcement community. Over the past decade, the ABF has grown into a modern, intelligence-led agency, and a recognised symbol of Australia’s resilience, capability and integrity. Working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to protect our most strategic national asset – the Australian border.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
These goons are brand new recruits Just one look at em in action: They have no tactical awareness and no idea of their authority or the law It's a dangerous recipe - someone WILL get shot But, I wonder... where would the regime find so many willing goons and so fast? 🤔 #FuckICE
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
You just know we’ll be screwed. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Trump holding  in one hand a bag of money and in the other a toy sub marked AUKUS high out of reach of a child-sized Albo. Trump says: “On second thoughts, maybe it’s not the greatest deal ever…” Richard Marles running in from right holding a small ladder and another bag of money.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
"How Corporate Media Is Paving the Road For Fascism in America" In times of doubt, you can always count on corporate media and their remoras to "both sides" Donald Trump's fascist regime and demand civility as MAGA continues to dispense violent cruelty. thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-corpor...
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
My very first album, and 40 years later, remains a favourite. Such musical genius RIP and thankyou Brian #beachboys
Beach Boys' greatest hits - 1981 EMI (Australia)
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Just imagine Mark Carney's 🇨🇦 response if a Canadian journalist was shot point blank by Trump's gestapo... 🖕🤬💥 Now Albo's 🇦🇺 response... 👀 #auspol
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Gun safety rules: 1) Treat all guns as loaded; 2) Always point muzzle in a safe direction; 3) Keep finger off trigger until ready to fire; and 4) BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT. This FCKER was aiming at an Aussie journo... AND FIRED! @albomp.bsky.social #auspol
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Israeli military attacking a boat full of unarmed activists bringing food and medicine to Gaza is a clear breach of International Law that should be strongly condemned and have consequences #Madleen
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
beginning to suspect that LA wants ICE to fuck off
hundreds of protesters flooding an LA street
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I have a tinge of PSTD thinking back to #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s actions (or lack of) during Covid. I’m sure many do - particularly the wonderful health care workers who actually had our back during that time. And yet he gets an Award??? Upside down world #auspol
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Not all heroes wear capes
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
WTAF America
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Assault on nonviolent citizens
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Love to live in Sydney where when it drops to 17 degrees or lower everyone dresses like they’re actually in Antartica
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 08/06/2025
All we want is healthcare.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
In other news, and with a with a huge electoral mandate, Housing Minister Claire O'Neil declared she is "shit outta ideas" 🤷‍♀️ #auspol
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/06/2025
Trump lit the match, poured the gasoline, and now wants to use the blaze he is creating as pretext to burn it all down.
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Jess @jessexpress.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
youtu.be/SEsRGGW-Fq8?... @herbwitch1.bsky.social 👇📢🚨
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EMERGENCY BREAKING: TRUMP INVOKES INSURRECTION ACT
YouTube video by Secular Talk
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
California Protesters throw rocks at ICE
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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
LAPD officer and wannabe tough guy Zachary Adler is completely unhinged right now. He was putting his hands on people all night and now he’s walking up to people threatening to shoot point blank. Fuck these pigs.
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Jane Doe @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
"They need help." Addictions are tough to kick @patrickcanning.bsky.social. #auspol
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
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Eric Bananarama @ericbanana.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The USA demanded a 4% spend of GDP on defence. But later settled on an increase of 0.5% to 3.5% of GDP An increase of 0.5% of GDP spend on defence would double the yearly defence budget to $100 Billion Fantasy, we can build hospitals, schools, infrastructure, houses & end poverty. #auspol #AUKUS
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Anyone else think JD Vance is going to pull a Steve Bradbury out of all this and end up potus?
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a man in a suit stands on a ice rink with the olympic rings on it
ALT: a man in a suit stands on a ice rink with the olympic rings on it
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Surely, if one cannot hold a hose one cannot hold a medal. #auspol
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The pettiness of two terrible men shouldn’t distract us from the truth: oligarchies are dangerous. A criminal emboldening hate, extremism and racism & a fascist billionaire shouldn't be in charge of leading a country. And Australia’s democracy should not be beholden to billionaires.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The greatest nation on Earth is more the pettiest nation on Earth today.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I'm not sure if Trump even looks for evidence to deport people these days, but if he is... 🧐
Elon Musk weilding a chainsaw with MS13 written on his hand
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens. He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions. Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We're all entitled to have faith in whatever stupid shit we want to but I just cannot fathom believing that this party is coming to save us
Pete Hegseth and Richard MaplesBenjamin Netanyahu and Josh BurnsAlbanese and an Israel flagAlbanese in a Rio Tinto helmet
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
House prices are up, again. The housing crisis is putting home ownership further out of reach for millions of renters and first home buyers. To fix this, Labor must end the $176b in tax handouts to wealthy property investors. Housing should be for people, not profit.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Jake Tapper's response to this will be spectacular... either he agrees Trump is nuttier than a squirrel's pantry, or he buys into the BidenBot3000 theory and admits his book was actually about a geriatric robot 🤣
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#ICEisGestapo
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
GO. MOW. YOUR. MOM. Please report my murder!
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Do politicians think that their kids and grandkids are going to be immune from their decisions? I just don't get it #auspol
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
This is why we need AI 👇 youtu.be/Vtp-n2ukSdA?...
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Baby Trump Accepts Gift of Qatar Plane
YouTube video by Baby Trump POTUS
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Deeply concerning to see gas giants emboldened post-election. Minister is right, 🇦🇺s are sick of paying higher prices, being threatened with manufactured shortages & seeing enviro destroyed - all without a fair return for our gas. But where is the govt’s plan to fix this??
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Kath Mallott 💔🇵🇸💔 @kathmallott.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Mr Albanese, it's not just an outrage,it's G E N O C I D E, and has been for 18 months! Do something constructive - cut all ties, stop arms trade, send Israeli Ambassador packing - and be honest' it's GENOCIDE, say it loud! 💔🇵🇸💔 www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Anthony Albanese says Israel’s limiting of aid to Gaza is 'an outrage'
The prime minister has condemned Israel for blocking aid from entering the war-torn Gaza strip where more than two million people face starvation.
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Jake @balmain-jake.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Let's be honest, if it's gonna be a 2 party preferred system: the ALP's ideological opposition these days is not the LNP... It's the Greens #auspol
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Eric Bananarama @ericbanana.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A contentious overhaul to Australia’s largest workers’ compensation scheme would make it “virtually impossible” for people to lodge successful claims for psychological injuries, & strip away the rights of employees, unions and experts have argued. The Minns’ ALP government is a total dud. #auspol
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Ya gotta love the News Corp Penny Dreadful. On the one page: 'shocking, victim, sickening, unbelievable,fury,wild, drug-ravaged,Zombieland,panic, horror, sad,staggering, grim,bungle, insane, unthinkable, appalling...SHARK!! ' Really giving the old Thesaurus a daily work out.
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Sounds like they’re the fucking Gestapo. Maybe people would stop comparing them to the Gestapo if they did not so much resemble the Gestapo.
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Madz @madz123.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
🎶 Imagine 🎼 🎶🎶
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