Reposted by John DoneganAndrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 13mI'll not be pretending. Pre-Lloyd Webber, stage musicals were mostly plays with a bunch of actual songs thrown in. Post-ALW they became middlebrow pseudo-opera, with none of the humour and tunes of eg Gilbert & Sullivan light opera, and none of the artistic merit of the hard stuff. 3216
Reposted by John DoneganDr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 21hMy opinion piece on the Western Australian child protection situation I think it’s a pretty important read nit.com.au/30-09-2026/2...nit.com.auToo quick to remove, too slow to protect: What South Hedland tells us about WA child protectionI was born and raised in the Pilbara. Before becoming a psychologist, I spent close to a decade as a child protection worker in some of our highest-risk remote Indigenous communities. In 25 years of p... 15436
Reposted by John DoneganRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 23hNope, you may have misjudged him. He's a brilliant man and an even more decent human being Albanese is and always has been, a Machiavellian show pony. Shoebridge is a lovely, lovely man. Have known him for a while and I can not speak more highly of him 88625
Reposted by John DoneganCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20hNEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla... 36649434
Reposted by John DoneganKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There's just way too much to be very cross about, today. The Australian government investing OUR MONEY in EllenMusk's stupid space project and weapons companies is next level crap. I've disagreed with governments before but I've never been this disappointed in one. 1216967
Reposted by John Donegan3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 21hI just got mail from the Greens “We’re not here to push Labor to be a little better. We are here to replace them.” 78316
Reposted by John DoneganJonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A word or two of explanation: greenworlds.substack.com/p/its-been-a...greenworlds.substack.comIt’s been a while ...I think I have memory of the first seizure. 3012016
Reposted by John DoneganGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Norway's sovereign wealth fund has been prohibited from investing in a number of companies that the Future Fund invests in. Norway's exclusions list includes Airbus SE, BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics — all of which the Future Fund invests in" 1113963
Reposted by John DoneganA Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you think my trans daughter wanting to stay connected to the camaraderie and benefits of team sports is a greater threat to your daughter than 50 young men in a group chat doing NOTHING while she’s gang-raped then you’re a fucking idiot. 11787167
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026People power (and a socialist government) deliver the win against multinational vulture funds. apnews.com/article/spai...apnews.comAn 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home, lawyer saysAn 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked massive protests in Spain over the country's housing crisis has accepted a deal to return home. 021
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Imagine being a billionaire but still feeling the need to cheat at a game of soccer to feel like a winner. apnews.com/article/man-...apnews.comMan City guilty of almost all the 115 financial charges, Premier League says in explosive verdictAn independent panel has found that Manchester City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion over nearly a decade, circumventing fair-play rules that restricted rival clubs and allowi... 201
Reposted by John DoneganJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICYMI: The PM is announcing a new publicly-owned ‘GB Grid’ to "rewire public control into Britain’s energy system and drive down costs" Labour: Greater public control of energy will be a major theme of the Prime Minister’s Labour Party conference speech at 2pm 45014
Reposted by John DoneganPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why women choose the 🐻 24064262255
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Gavarghy Road victory might well be the first step to reunification. The loyalists have been defeated. 000
Reposted by John DoneganSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Late-stage capitalism. 084
Reposted by John Doneganderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scans from “Nomads” by Itsuro Naraki. Naraki is a Japanese photographer whose work is deeply influenced by Robert Frank. These portraits show people Naraki met on the street between 1986 and 1994. The book is available for purchase at Pinakotheca Books. IG t.archivist 382284249
Reposted by John DoneganHierophant Shelley B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why the entire Bluesky "trust & safety" staff sucks so much transphobic bigot ass. 06418
Reposted by John DoneganDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "On every issue, Labor has done the least it can do." www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...deepcutnews.comThis Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy RemeikisThere is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism 22303119
Reposted by John DoneganAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“A law requiring you email the right department” 32816
Reposted by John DoneganProcess Driven @processdriven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Funny how you never hear of AI breaking its shackles & curing cancer. Or solving climate change. Or designing an end to poverty. I've wonder why that could be? #auspol #AI 12313
Reposted by John DoneganDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ah yes the circle of life 13693981558
Reposted by John DoneganDave @daveb23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lots of white Australians honestly believe that Australia is not a racist country. It's pretty easy to ignore what doesn't effect you, if you choose to remain ignorant. This is shameful. 0219
Reposted by John DoneganKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ASRC had TWO VANS STOLEN OVERNIGHT in Melbourne from our CATERING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. We are all so distressed and angry. Who robs a charity! Here’s are the license plates of the two white vans 👇🏼 and photos of them too➡️➡️➡️ Call 000 if spot them please 🙏🏼 Renault 🚐 is 1UO2YV Peugeot van 🚐 is 1QR 8PO 8140130
Reposted by John DoneganDepartment of Warble @shaneajb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026shitshow sheridan is one elbow patch short of a cardigan. 1314
Reposted by John DoneganSteve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The governor of the RBA thinks it is important for the economy that more people die 12819
Reposted by John DoneganAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026The before and after it's even more haunting. 3428341606
Reposted by John DoneganMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files 880329748288
Reposted by John DoneganVictorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PLEDGE TO VOTE '1' VICTORIAN SOCIALISTS. pledge.victoriansocialists.org.au 1147
Reposted by John DoneganPeter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Superb #3RRR #SpinCycle 24Sept Outstanding interview by hosts @theshufflediary.bsky.social & @rachelwithers.bsky.social with ABC's new Middle East correspondent @caitlin-kelly.bsky.social. Stellar convo re her previous work as a freelance journalist. #journalism www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...rrr.org.auPrograms: Spin Cycle – 24 September 2026, Spin Cycle — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent RadioAn episode of Spin Cycle on 24 September 2026 0123
Reposted by John DoneganMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026deadline.com/2026/09/adam... Thank you, Adam!deadline.comAdam Brody Declares Support For "Free Palestine"As Netflix prepares to release another season of 'Nobody Wants This', leading man Adam Brody is using his platform to speak up for Palestinians. 1065586
Reposted by John DoneganGareth @garetholver.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Such a Freo thing to happen tbh 082
Reposted by John DoneganMichael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Not a drag queen. Not a migrant. Not a refugee. Not a Muslim. 312147
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We can put a man on the moon But We can’t put a family in secure housing 0116
Reposted by John DoneganFiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026All the answers- my #datacentres #climatechange cartoon for CPA magazine 712949
Reposted by John Doneganleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli 5356161268
Reposted by John DoneganTerry Sedgwick 🦘 T.S. un ami. @lordsedgwick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Embarrassing when we're being schooled by the leader of a nationalist right-wing populist political party. 22011
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If Freo wins, these 23 players will be known as Wharfies. 000
John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...theguardian.comAustralia banned this anti-fascist play in 1936 at the request of the Nazis. Ninety years on, it’s being staged againA new production of Clifford Odets’ agitprop work Till the Day I Die is being remounted on the back of a truck in a Melbourne car park – rekindling its activist intent 000