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“Democracy may die in darkness. It may die in despotism. Under Trump, it’s just as liable to die in dumbness.” Bret Stephens

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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
Hanson has first say on interest rate sting thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli... In an extraordinary piece of media mgt, Hanson supplied News24 with an exclusive prerecorded video that the network put to air within minutes of the RBA announcement, half an hour before Chalmer’s news conference.
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Hanson has first say on interest rate sting
Life just got a lot harder for the more than three million Australian households struggling to pay their mortgages, and for the Albanese government, with the prospect of more pain ahead if the Reserve...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n... Despite its pretensions to lecture Australia about its values and how it should be run, News Corp's a foreign company, and pays no tax here, despite earning billions in revenue on our shores.
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News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The IPC’s jarring and contradictory decision must be read for what it is: an admission that Australia’s governance systems are failing to meet the crisis of climate change.
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Matt Kean, chair of the Climate Change Authority, questioned why the NSW IPC had not weighed the economic cost of climate change caused by burning the coal from the Hunter Valley Operations mine before giving it the green light to run until 2045.
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Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit
Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Trump’s extensive use of conspiracy theories is the hallmark of an authoritarian leader. It's weakened trust in the coming midterm elections, ignored scientific evidence, and pushed for prosecutions of political enemies in ways that erode civil liberties.
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‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacks
President’s outlandish and extensive conspiracy theories endanger US freedoms, health and science, experts say
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 21h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... By installing Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to roles in a Pentagon project about the future of warfare, Hegseth bestowed extraordinary influence on two of Maga’s most significant campaign donors – both men own companies that benefit from federal defense contracting.
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Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors
Installing tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentago defense board raises conflict-of-interest concerns
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists.
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal and her staffer Frank Schiefler both lie about their backgrounds. Why?
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is on video below lying and deceiving about her “Conflicts of Interest” paperwork which is very similar to her staffer Frank Schiefler lying and deceiving about his wo...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Multiple sources inside the baby-killing machine confirmed to us that two factories, one in Mulwala NSW and another in Benalla VIC, are manufacturing nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, and RDX, all deadly explosives that end up in the blood-soaked hands of the IDF.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb position www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/18/m... Burke insists that the changes to migration policy aren’t a response to the rise of One Nation. But they are a response to one of the contributing factors to the rise of One Nation.
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What Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb position
While modest in detail, the government has effectively declared an end to demand-driven migration based on the vibe among voters — rather than evidence.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The last 4 yrs have seen a sustained assault on democracy by the most rightwing govt since Israel’s establishment – a committed, focused attempt to remove the checks and restraints on its own power, installing instead a kind of elective dictatorship.
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This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... By trying to be Mr Nice Guy and not take sides, he’s in danger of becoming a pariah himself. And that'd be a shame, because it’s not his fault. He does need to make a choice here, and it’s one I think that will define him in the eyes of the public for a long time.
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‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war
Moment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaire
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Guildenstern’s suspense thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... Burke makes clear that these changes aren't a response to One Nation. He's careful to defend migrants & multiculturalism. Yet he won't explain his plans for asylum seekers, the class of migrant most exploited by political opportunism.
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Guildenstern’s suspense
In the first scene of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the titular characters pass their time flipping coins in a place without any visible character. That is the scenic description.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Pauline asked to please explain thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/poli... It's one thing for these comments to come from the leader of a fringe party; it's entirely another if these divisive and hateful attitudes are normalised by a senior MP who claims to be the de facto opposition leader.
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Pauline asked to please explain
It’s been a bad week for Pauline Hanson, wilting under the glare of the spotlight. Long-held prejudices have come to light in old interviews and her response has kept open the charge levelled at her b...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Inside the Murdoch television deal driving One Nation thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/media/2... “Fox News left the journalism business a long time ago and is in the business of propaganda. The Murdochs’ media empire continues to exert undue influence on Australian political life,”
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Inside the Murdoch television deal driving One Nation
A content deal that came out of frustration when Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon failed to take over Network Ten is now pushing regional voters to Pauline Hanson.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Treaty of Tripoli, which was negotiated and signed while George Washington was president: "Art. 11. The Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." Q: How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution? A: Zero.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s the Billionaires v The People.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In Alligator Alcatraz, detainees were forced into small outdoor cages for hours at a time. In Camp East Montana, detainees report beatings from guards and denial of medical care. In Delaney Hall, detainees report unsafe drinking water and retaliatory abuse for speaking up. Unimaginable cruelty.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... One Nation has come under fire for quietly shelving support for a new domestic gas reservation policy in preference for a policy that favours the party’s billionaire patron, Gina Rinehart...well, fancy that.
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One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart
Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “The tragedy of Peta Credlin … is her belief that anyone other than fetishised old white men think she contributes anything apart from a compromised boner”...so, where's the problem?
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Labor staffer and former Play School host sacked for ‘abhorrent’ posts attacking Peta Credlin
Rhys Muldoon uses X to target Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff and senator Jacinta Price
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 theshot.net.au/uncategorize... Increasing numbers of Jews are dissociating themselves from Zionism which's endangering all Jewish people around the world by insisting Israel, its apartheid system and genocidal conduct, represents all Jews.
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Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 - The Shot
Over 2 years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Taking Drugs, Breaking Law OK if You’re White, One Nation Confirms — The Shovel
“Foreign people taking drugs is a failure of multiculturalism. Warren taking drugs is a complex personal journey"
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Fuckwit Whose Entire Salary Is Funded by Taxpayers Criticises Woman for Living in Government Housing — The Shovel
Yet another example of a right-wing-libertarian-anti-government-anti-welfare fuckwit not having the self awareness to realise that they themselves are ACTUALLY FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Tim Walz urged kids to eat broccoli. An actual human using his position of power to act with decency…we need more of this, especially as our world seems over-run by cruel and corrupt leaders who not don’t care if kids go hungry, never mind eat their broccoli. www.americaamerica.news/p/why-arent-...
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Why Aren’t More Real Humans Elected to Office?
A Saturday Prompt
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly!
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Australian Zionists hit with 3 legal losses in 3 weeks as their lies in court are exposed
Australian Zionists, who do very little to hide the fact that they are doing Israel’s bidding, have taken a 3rd legal hit in 3 weeks. The latest being the discontinuance of a […]
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... “Netanyahu received dozens of warnings for 7 October and ignored them all." He “bears personal and direct responsibility” for the deaths on 7 October, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
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Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims
Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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The Good Mim 🫘 @shashi1121.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I cannot believe this is the person people thought could lead us. I cannot believe this is our timeline. He is an insane, demented, rotting, evil joke. The US is also a joke because he is still at the helm. For anyone not screaming The 25th? I would say go to Hell, but we are already there.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Trump’ll be putting money behind his favorite politician – the person he most admires, who represents everything he believes in, who he considers the single most important and talented living person in the entire flaming firmament of the known universe. Himself.
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Donald Trump’s midterm strategy? Make it all about him | Robert Reich
The president apparently plans to focus on the person he most admires – himself – even if Republicans would rather he didn’t
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The harms of these platform design choices are foreseeable. Hanson and other’s bad faith grifting is merely one of them we saw in recent days, tomorrow it will be something else – so long as we continue to allow the algorithms to censor our feeds.
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The Orwellian machinery critics are desperate to protect is the algorithms, not laws that seek to reduce harm | Ed Coper
Critics of Australia’s digital duty of care bill stand in defence of the right of platforms to promote harm over health, rage over reason, and fake over fact
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One Nation leads the way in selling out young people — and the major parties are following www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/08/o... Hanson’s super policy's just like the Coalition’s previous ones, which only serve to transfer wealth from younger people to older asset owners.
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One Nation leads the way in selling out young people — and the major parties are following
One Nation's superannuation policy looks very similar to the Coalition's previous ones, which only serve to transfer wealth from younger people to older asset owners. It's bad news for productivity to...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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“Boys These Days Have No Strong Male Leaders,” Says Male Leader Matt Canavan — The Shovel
"If boys had strong male role models, they wouldn’t turn to toxic voices. Unfortunately there's nobody out there for young boys to look up to anymore," Canavan told Today.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Taylor accuses consent education of pushing of an ‘anti-rape’ agenda  chaser.com.au/national/tay... Taylor's comments followed Canavan’s statement that the curriculum is ‘anti-boy’, accusing teachers of trying ‘feminise’ boys into things like ‘respecting everyone’ & ‘seeing women as human beings’.
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Taylor accuses consent education of pushing of an ‘anti-rape’ agenda  – The Chaser
The Coalition have also accused teachers of trying to make children respect everyone and see women as human beings.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here’s the best shirt for Halloween. 🎃
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The Liberal Curmudgeon @liberalcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Not a vote, not even an interview.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This country was built on the opposition to tyranny...so ICE must be abolished.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave theshot.net.au/uncategorize... Seeing the IDF members, the most reviled group of soldiers on the planet, raising money for charity after they have been engaged in the killing of civilians makes the stomach churn.
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The IDF ran in the Sydney Marathon the same week they spat on Zomi Frankcom’s grave - The Shot
The iconic Sydney Marathon hosted more than 40 current and former IDF personnel on the weekend. In the same week,...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Federal corporate political spending has already reached nearly $650 MILLION ahead of the midterms, according to Public Citizen. That’s an all-time high — and we’re still months away from Election Day. Big Money is the real threat to “election integrity.”
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The vision ended thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... The problem with Australia is that it has no vision. It’s like a jumper after a run through the hot cycle. The country is no longer stretched by the ambition of its prime minister; it is shrunk by it.
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The vision ended
It is no great stretch to imagine who Paul Keating has in mind when he describes the state of Australian politics. ‘Timidity,’ he says, ‘is like a virus in the bloodstream.’ He says: ‘My view of the c...
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Caught in the US debt spiral thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/econ... Bessent is only too willing to be a bit player in the Trump disaster. He should have strongly opposed the nonsense and naivety of the Trump tariffs and supported the Fed in its monetary policy to contain inflation.
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Caught in the US debt spiral
Last week, United States central bankers gathered in the picture-postcard, mountain-ringed town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This annual meeting is often considered the most consequential of the year, gi...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The lost Whitlam interview thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... “The whole of the establishment – legislature, executive, judiciary – were headed by proponents – not just supporters but proponents – of White Australia. No self-respecting socialist party could have a White Australia policy.”
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The lost Whitlam interview
Almost two decades after it was recorded, a lost interview with Gough Whitlam outlines his views on defence, immigration and the Catholic education system.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/09/2026
Jeffries calls out Trump & Republicans for holding a lovefest convention in the middle of an economic crisis: “How many different ways can Donald Trump and Republicans communicate to the American people that they don't give a damn about their health, safety & economic well being?” #BlueWaveIn60Days
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
He never thinks before he speaks.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
John Fetterman refuses to do his Senate job. So does Mitch McConnell—but for different reasons.
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
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