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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

If we did a fraction of the research into our candidates for elected office as we did for our fantasy football teams, we would have the government we desperately need.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Australia’s treatment of whistleblowers is downright dystopian. Heroes like Richard Boyle and David McBride face jail for exposing the truth, while billionaires and corporations dodge accountability. We need to do better. #auspol #RichardBoyle #DavidMcBride

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

No exaggeration detected. Elon has his tentacles everywhere, and there appears to be no institutional will—anywhere—to cut them back. So they extend and extend and extend. It’s horrifying to watch.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Am scratching my head why there are so few posts on Bluesky about drone swarms/UAPs/dirty bombs and so forth. On X-Twitter by comparison, they're wall to wall.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

“Nuclear reactors cannot be switched off, meaning they continue forcing power into the grid even when solar is literally producing free electricity for 4 million Australians,” he added on Friday. “Nuclear and solar do not mix, and it will be Australians who have to pay the price for that.” Go fig.

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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Remember this is at the time when Australia's economy is booming and they are looking for more skilled workers Their cost of living is lower, their housing is better and cheaper, their pay is higher And our government is doing everything they can to help Australia #nzpol

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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

This genuinely scares me, as an Australian Jew The refusal to accept legitimate criticism, and the awful accusation that legitimate criticism is antisemitic, is, imho, among the leading drivers of antisemitism, and paints our community in a very negative light. It’s what I feared from the envoy

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Antisemitism envoy criticised over 'dangerous' call to ban pro-Palestinian city protests

Jillian Segal's comments have been described by one Palestinian advocate as "a thinly veiled attempt" to "silence critics of the Israeli government".

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

'It's a scam by Peter Pan'? I'd say so.

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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

All of Dutton’s bullshit around nuclear power reminds me of the nbn. Remember how the #LNPCorruptionParty promised us a cheaper better nbn than Labor was planning? Yes. That #nuclearpower #LNPFail #Dutton

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Should we be alert but not alarmed? What on earth are we to make of it?

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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Sorry? Run this by me again. These publicly subsidised palaces of privilege don’t pay rates? Local councils must beg them for funds? Unbelievable. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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Broke and desperate for cash, North Sydney Council asks top private schools to pay voluntary rates

The cash-strapped council is also considering selling a street to SCEGGS Redlands.

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Maralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Oh wouldn’t that be wonderful - the evil influence of the Murdoch empire will die with him, when his children take over. As three of his four heirs are much more progressive and empathetic (Lachlan being the exception). #Mudoch #MudochRoyalCommission

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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Must be time for a timeline cleansing snap of some mountains I think This is from the Hooker Valley Aoraki naitonal park #Photography #landscape #NewZealand

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

"Headline inflation is within the bank’s target band. What is it waiting for?" said @grogsgamut.bsky.social, Chief Economist. #auspo

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Things are getting interesting, all right.

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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

So the Kia #EV EV5 prices for #NewZealand are out Starting at $68k up to $85k They all have 88kwh packs The entry model is 2WD and gets 500km range, 160kw motor AWD models have 230kw power

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Hugh Riminton @riminton.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hezbollah, badly damaged by Israel, is now cut off from its supply corridor. Iran and the ayatollahs are profoundly weakened. Israel is strengthened. The new Syrian rulers have demonstrated strategic pragmatism. We’ll see if that lasts. What have they learned from ISIS?

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital. Here’s the takeaway. Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble. His allies are alone. This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Losing in 2024 still hurts but I will always be glad I was on the right side of history.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The penny drops or should that be the dime?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Reality is going to hit hard.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The available of reliable water is surely the bottom line when it comes to nuclear power. As in 'Nuclear power plants consume large amounts of water – typically 13-24 billion litres per year, or 35-65 million litres per day.' Right?

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Good news, for once! Thanks to Jommy Tee and others!

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Raw milk increasingly looking like an unhealthy 'food'.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Rebels have allegedly captured the city of Talbiseh, Russian Telegram channels report. It is only 10-12 km from Homs.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A glimmer of hope when it comes to shining a torch on, and hopefully unravelling, Scott Morrison's AUKUS deal.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Which Putin are we talking about here? Doesn't he have a number of body doubles who are in better health than he is?

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Antony Green @antonygreenelec.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

With the 2025 Federal election approaching, I've published my best estimates of margins for all seats post redistribution, along with a new and augmented electoral pendulum for the election. #auspol antonygreen.com.au/fed25-electi...

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FED25 Election – New Seat Margins and Electoral Pendulum

At the 2025 Federal election, more than half of seats in the House of Representatives will be contested on new electoral boundaries. In this post I summarise the state of play going into the electi…

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The sad and inevitable truth is in another 10 years, when it is all said and done and it is irrefutable Israel committed a genocide in Palestine, there will be many a handwringing think piece from those who defend Israel's actions now, claiming 'we didn't know'. They know. Remember that they knew.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Such telling words, told so long ago.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Australia not immune to global boiling.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Wowser. This is bigly! How will El Musk react as Ex-Twitter users continue to migrate to BlueSky?

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Go hard Bernard Keane in this superbly written piece. Well worth a read.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

How on earth is such a hands on coal face technology going to work in a scaled up capacity? Surely it's just pissing in the wind when it comes to 'rescuing' the Great Barrier Reef.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Must add this old Scottish verb to my repertoire! Will definitely come in handy.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Insurance also a biggie in flood prone parts of Australia. Unaffordable going forward, especially for those most at risk of inundation.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Day 2 of Summer and Australia's set to warm up, predominantly in Western Australia and South Australia.

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The question is what's in it for El Musk, the blatant conflict of interest aside?

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Am currently 'suffering' from a heightened case of schadenfreude when it comes to el musk?

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BarbaraCSmith @barbaracsmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Can't go past the magnifico Heart Nebula. One glimpse of it puts our insignificant lives into perspective.

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