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ChrissyL

@chrissyl.bsky.social
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Old enough to know better! Have loved Twitter for the opportunity to engage with smart interesting people from across the world. Interests: history, literature, knowledge, politics (where it offers hope). Need optimism.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fuck you Google. We will all remember your capitulation to a mad king
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AMERICAN RAIN @americanrain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Debbie Harry and Suzi Quatro by Ebet Roberts 1977 💛
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/07/2026
America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
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America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
Scholars will somedy wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
That governments across the world are outsourcing their data, IT infrastructures and surveillance systems to this man and his company, Palantir, is one of the most dangerous and irrational phenomena of modern times.
Source: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I’m listening to seasoned reporters talk about how frightened they were during the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night and imagining how much worse it is for America’s children. If there’s ever been a time to pass sensible gun control laws, it’s now.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 09/04/2026
Hours before the Iran ceasefire was announced, $1.4 billion in bets were placed on oil prices falling. It follows a pattern of insider trading linked to the Trump administration, writes Lachlan Keller. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/09/d...
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$1.4bn was bet on oil falling mere hours before Trump's Iran ceasefire. It follows a pattern of insider trading
From stocks to crypto to oil, a lot of money is being made on suspiciously timed trading activity.
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
A Beginner’s Guide To Having An Expert Opinion On The Iran–Israel–US war (Australian Edition) www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/06/i...
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A Beginner’s Guide To Having An Expert Opinion On The Iran–Israel–US war (Australian Edition)
Because nothing says informed geopolitical engagement like a suburb-specific moral panic.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
5. Subject the US to the International Criminal Court (and and the absurd US sanctions of the ICC & its staff). 6. Impose some control of the president's making billions of dollars on his job. The US is now the most corrupt country still claiming to be democratic. /3
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
3. Prohibit dark money in US politics, that is, reverse the Citizens United verdict of 2010 allowing unlimited amounts of dark money in US politics by law or court decision. 4. Make the attorney general & the FBI truly independent of the president. /2
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It would be a good idea to establish elementary rule of law in the US: 1. Prohibit any law enforcement officers appear in masks, armed, without ID or name tags. 2. Demand that supreme court justices comply with elementary conflict of interest rules. /1
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Voices of Wentworth @voicesofwentworth.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
A National Day of Reflection will be held today, Sun 21 Dec, to honour those impacted by the #BondiBeach attack. Australians are invited to light a candle at 6:47 pm and observe a minute of silence as an act of remembrance with family, friends and loved ones www.pmc.gov.au/news/nationa... #auspol
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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The Paradoxical Economics of the Energy Transition
How the Promise of Renewable Energy Abundance Prevents its Realisation... and other related paradoxes.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
By the way if you're looking for someone to complain to about Bendigo Writers Festival, my suggestion is complain to these guys, the Council of La Trobe Uni. Just don't hold your breath for a reply www.latrobe.edu.au/council/memb...
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I'd love to know who pressured Bendigo Writers Fest organisers at the last minute to make writers sign that agreement. Did they think that writers talking about Gaza was a greater threat to their beloved festival than this? 👇
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Anti-censorship boycott leaves Bendigo Writers Festival in tatters
More than a third of the Festival's lineup has withdrawn over restrictions on criticising Israel
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Sorry America, but it's not Australia's fault that your healthcare system is failing you | John Quiggin
Donald Trump has blamed ‘freeloader’ countries like Australia for the high cost of medicines. Unfortunately the grim statistics tell a different story
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Women are the majority of licensed drivers, but the crash test dummy for NHTSA tests is 1978 Hybrid III (5"9', 171lb male). The "female" is smaller w/ a rubber jacket for breasts, tested in the passenger seat or back seat but seldom the driver’s seat. apnews.com/article/nhts...
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Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men?
Although women face the threat of more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man.
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Paul Craddock @pwcraddock.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Patricia Hammond (mezzo-soprano, historical music specialist, and my wife!) found and performed this 1890s piece of American sheet music with a contemporary resonance ... @patriciahammond.bsky.social
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All On Account of the Tariff - 1890 song
YouTube video by patriciahammondsongs
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/04/2025
This is the best 100-day recap I’ve seen — and it begs the damn question: Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This is a great thread to understand what’s going on. The judge was exercising her judicial functions and managing her courtroom. Appalling! I hope Courtney’s confidence in the system holds true. It’s looking pretty bad from outside the US.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
'This is what the end of empire looks like.' 18 mins of @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and I basically losing our minds with despair as we survey the damage of Liberation Day. youtube.com/watch?v=upjw...
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Ian Dunt On How America Is GOING BREXIT w/ Molly Jong-Fast
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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Why Beijing thinks it can beat Trump
There is almost no chance the Trump administration will be able to wrangle any concessions from China that it could not have obtained on January 20. The escalation will be a monumental waste of time.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:
a picture of the apple logo with the caption "0% tariff" next to a picture of a real apple with the caption "10% tariff"
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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
From our Treasury: “We’re moving from the hard currency of pebbles to the 21st century of currency known as “Cryo-currency”. We will be releasing a Gov supported memechunk of ice, which may become valuable, or may melt tomorrow. It’s really an exciting gamble that’s sure to pay off for a few of us.”
Gentoo placing a pebble on others pebblesHeard Island beach with small chunks of ice
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Wow. This is 🔥🔥 Trump & his Cabinet should be strapped to their chairs and made to watch this on a loop. Victor Gao: “China has been here for 5000 years. Most of the time, there was no United States and we survived.” 🇨🇳 He beautifully trashes JD Vance too. (🎥 Channel 4 News)
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Strategic genius. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 11/04/2025
See, America – THIS is how you do elections. www.theguardian.com/...
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Blindfolds and wooden balls: Australia fires up its extremely analog election machinery
It can matter which order candidates appear on the ballot paper. That’s why the Australian Electoral Commission takes a very old-fashioned view of its random act of democracy
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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Heard Island Government announces 800% tariff increase on all goods from the United States. Announcement was sent to US Commerce, Trade Director Redmon. Our PR team is currently sitting on eggs, so if any of you could tag news outlets or journalist friends, please do. #FlippersUp
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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The bond market teaches Trump the art of the squeal
The US president is not easily humbled, but he’s learnt to respect a bond market that has grown far more powerful and consequential than ever.
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The Kamay spears come home to Dharawal land more than two centuries after James Cook took them
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Just about every economist has explained why Trump's tariffs are irrational, if considered in economic terms. But Trump's tariffs are about political power, not economics. This is the protectionism of the protection racket. My Eastern Eye column this week www.easterneye.biz/donald-trump...
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Comment: Trump new world order brings Orwell’s 1984 dystopia to life
Trump tariffs are ultimately about political power, not economics
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The credibility of the US government is completely shot. Gone. Annihilated. Nobody anywhere in the world can believe a single word that comes out of this Administration. Ever.
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Bond markets smacked Trump’s tariff plan. He had to back down
Markets are recovering, but the scars from Trump’s tariff saga will run deep.
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04... “America is taking a break from reality and we should move on.”
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You can't win a tariff fight with Trump for three simple reasons
The Australian government after May 3 will no doubt want to try to negotiate with the Trump administration about our 10 per cent tariff, but they might be better off to just work around it and move on...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I posted the video over 2 years ago. People thought he was bluffing I guess.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." Often misunderstood by Coalition members, Winston Churchill's famous quote was to do with tariffs. #ausvotes richardlangworth.com/tax-prosperity
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"A Nation Cannot Tax Itself into Prosperity”: Churchill’s Quote?
"A nation cannot tax itself into prosperity," Churchill was saying in 1904. Some 120 years later, we're still trying.
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ChrissyL @chrissyl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I need to know if there are any realistic alternatives to Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple and Adobe. I have a big trade deficit with them and I’d like to diversify.
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 20/03/2025
Franz Kafka would have appreciated ICE’s justification of their Venezuelan deportations, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social. A lack of evidence against an individual apparently “highlights the risk they pose”. www.prospectmagazine...
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We’ll deport you if we have evidence against you, and if we do not
On an extraordinary witness statement by the US government
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
My response to the Liberals negative advertising campaign.
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Honor Laois 🦘#DoNoHarm🦘 @honorlaoiss.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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Henry Snow @henrys.now · 10/03/2025
Wrote something real quick because it felt urgent. Share if you think it will help. notthisway.substack.com/p/we-must-fi...
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We Must Find Mahmoud Khalil or Lose America
Our Neighbors Are Being Disappeared
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