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Jeanette

@eclectica55.bsky.social
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Resides on Ngarrindjeri land / ex RN / BA (Psych) / Dual American/Australian citizen / Atheist / Humanist / Mother & Grandmother/ Love Australia but my heart resides in the Canadian Rockies/ trying to get the hang of this ... sighs

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 30/01/2026
This is truly absurd. A sitting president is demanding $10 BILLION of taxpayer money from the government he runs, because a rogue employee went to prison for leaking documents that exposed years of shady finances.
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Luke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Theeere it is
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Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s private island
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/01/2026
Our collective power is unstoppable. Together, we stopped Congress from handing ICE a blank check to violate our rights. Our work is far from over, and we won't stop until ICE's brutality and lawlessness stop once and for all.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"An openly racist reality TV star with a disdain for rules, and rights, someone with more wealth than 99 per cent of people could imagine, play-acting as an anti-elite. Who would take that seriously? Australia. More than once." @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 29/01/2026
Revealed: Australia’s Future Fund now owns $100m+ of Palantir — the controversial tech firm powering Trump’s deportations and the Israeli Army’s operations in Gaza. Cam Wilson reports.
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Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 29/01/2026
“We are making this call together, as elders from the Labor and Liberal parties, wishing for the bipartisanship that was once our experience and is increasingly rare.” John Hewson and Barry Jones on the need for a minister for social cohesion: ​​satpa.pe/19CG8su
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A minister for social cohesion
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Thankyou, Bernie.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Albanese has I think showed very strong leadership in the wake of the Bondi massacre. Has not attempted to self aggrandise as others have, has stayed out of the gutter politicking by Ley and Frydenberg. Got on with tightening gun laws.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
A man who has abjectedly failed the test of leadership at the first hurdle. In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Frydenberg claims Albanese should accept ‘personal responsibility’ for Bondi attacks in escalation of rhetoric
PM condemns ‘perversion of Islam’ that police allege may be behind the attack
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/11/2025
“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.” Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Along with tweaking the algo, buying tiktok, paying influencers $7k to post "Israel rules! I love their hummus, they don't even kill kids", they're trying to rebrand the livestreamed Gaza Genocide as the "War of Redemption". Good luck with that, dickheads.
Haaretz article about the above rebranding exercise
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Farmers voting for carbon pollution are like turkeys voting for Christmas. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Nationals members vote to ditch net zero target from party platform
Policy position diverging from senior Coalition partner expected to be formalised at Nationals partyroom meeting on Sunday morning
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump’s victims are now washing up in Trinidad: “The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.“
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A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/10/2025
Watch this and listen carefully. Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/10/2025
Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government. Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
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What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
#Technology The Ancient Principle That Can Help Us Spot AI Fakes by Nadav Ziv and Sam Wineburg Oct 23, 2025 time.com/7327697/anci...
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The Ancient Principle That Can Help Us Spot AI Fakes
The concept of reputation, and who is sharing information, may be the key to recognizing misinformation in the AI era.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
We’ve already seen quite a few examples of ICE agents trying to kidnap someone and eventually giving up and running away because a crowd had gathered and shouted them down. That’s EFFECTIVE.
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sammiejoe @sammiejoe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Miscarried is too passive a verb for what happened to these women. ICE killed their unborn children in the womb.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
It absolutely matters.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
'57.8% of operating critical mineral sites are on land where First Nations people hold native title rights, & that jumps to 79.2% if pending native title claims are included.' overland.org.au/2025/10/colo...
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Colonialism's new Gold Rush: how 80 per cent of Australia's critical mineral mines exploit Aboriginal land without true consent - Overland literary journal
This fight over the Pilbara mine is not an isolated spat — it hints at a much larger problem. A new study finds that nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous ...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Politicians or not? The Shot community discussion
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
It will be an amazing footnote if Trump’s goon squad really increases Brandon Johnson’s popularity
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Geelan Mitchell Media @victoriannews.com.au · 26/10/2025
So, Murdoch’s new “Back Australia” campaign wants Aussies to ‘make things here’ Well, tell all the former Holden & Ford employees all about it, Murdoch, who supported the government telling Holden & Ford to F off. Anyone with a brain knew this would happen. Too late now, China moved in.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 26/10/2025
Doesn't seem to have occurred to everyone yet that the US Congress may never reconvene.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 19/10/2025
"Thanks in part to the multibillion-dollar tax concessions in superannuation and housing, Australia is facing a burgeoning wealth inequality." satpa.pe/BOCgjqt
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Chalmers retreats on super reforms
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 19/10/2025
“The more complex the issue, the more susceptible it is to data washing, for very few people have the time or capacity to re-examine the findings. And no issue is more complex than dealing with climate change.” satpa.pe/SAfIZbZ
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How the fossil fuel lobby captured a landmark Labor policy
The federal government’s Future Gas Strategy, which backs extending production through to 2050 and beyond, is based on contested EY research commissioned by Australian Energy Producers.
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The #SundayShot is up! @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and Scott Burchill join us on the panel & Dave has a not-to-be-missed interview with Chris Hedges in which he reveals the extent of the National Press Club's cowardice & mendacity. Watch, like, subscribe and donate! www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_03...
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SUNDAY SHOT - OCT 19 - CHRIS HEDGES, SARAH SCHWARTZ, SCOTT BURCHILL
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
When Pam Bondi and Trump talk about ANTIFA, they are not describing a reality. They are constructing a narrative. They are taking a legitimate political stance – opposition to fascism – and attempting to paint it as inherently violent. theaimn.net/criminalisin...
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Criminalising an idea: the dangerous fiction of "ANTIFA, the organisation"
Let’s talk about a magic trick. Not the kind with rabbits and hats, but the political kind, where a complex idea is made to vanish, only to be replaced by a simple, monstrous caricature. The [...]
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
“With monetary sovereignty, Australia can fund what matters: homes for every family, jobs for every worker, and a climate future for every child. This is not utopian; it is a public purpose mission waiting for political courage.” socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/peoples-econ...
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A Peoples Economic Plan: From Crisis to Renewal
Peoples economic plan for housing, jobs, and climate renewal shows how Australia can use dollar sovereignty to rebuild its future.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
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Chris Hedges talks with Dave about journalism, censorship and empire
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Dunno if youse are across this... but it's forecast that in Sydney on Wednesday the temp will be 38C. (100 F) It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE! Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I feel sure that every animal species that becomes extinct under our watch also takes a part of our humanity with it. Heartbreaking. Vale.
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Gabrielle Jackson @gabriellecj.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions, by @milespherbert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
I never again want to have to look back and wonder, could I have done more?
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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I have questions: 1. Are over 20 million Australians already in these databases? 2. Is there an opt in / opt out feature regarding consent for our DNA to be kept in an accessible database? 3. Are these databases available to others, such as law enforcement & only with a warrant? #auspol
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Have you caught today's #SundayShot ? #auspol Dave Milner. Joel Jenkins. Greg Jericho and making her debut - Ronni Salt! Watch on YouTube here > youtu.be/lcYUot1qnNs?... Or listen on Podcast here > podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 12/10/2025
Of 48 submissions received by the inquiry into the government’s proposed amendment to Australia’s Freedom of Information bill, not a single public submission came down in favor of the proposed amendment. satpa.pe/i0c5tXt
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Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’
Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Getting involved in local politics with others in my community is one of the best things I've ever done. Remember - no one is coming to save us but us. We all have a role to play. Time to step up! Please sign up to get involved in a local group in your community #auspol
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A massive shout-out and thanks and much love to the woman juggling things behind the scenes today on this, @deniseshrivell.bsky.social Denise helps our democracy in so many ways, every day. She is there helping behind the scenes on so many issues She is a quiet, impactful giant Thanks Denise 🙏🏽
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
October 9, 2025
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October 9, 2025
Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
How it started: Albanese - “we will ban gambling ads and take on the gambling industry” How it’s going:
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
This could have been Australia, but thanks to John Howard, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, the Minerals Council and the BCA, we wasted nearly 20 years subsidising gas and coal instead. What a waste.
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John Paul @johnpaulhi.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Republican governor Kevin Stitt said: “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Based on a recent @thelancet.com paper. theconversation.com/child-famine...
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Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected – new study
By August,15.8% of children aged under five were suffering from acute malnutrition.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Look at their dear, brave Antifa faces.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Pope: Information is "a public good" that must be protected... A “virtuous circle” is created when the public actively supports serious & independent journalism, contributing to the health of civic life www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope: In this age of communication, nobody can say 'I did not know' - Vatican News
Addressing a global network of leading news agencies, Pope Leo thanks reporters who every day work to share the truth, often risking their lives. It ...
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 10/10/2025
No, Donald Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, any more than the schoolyard gang leader deserves a thank you when he tells his minions to stop stealing your lunch money
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