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A Scot in Oz

@garybryson.bsky.social
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Lefty troublemaker and recovering Glaswegian. I live on unceded Gundungurra and Dharug land in the glorious Blue Mountains west of Sydney. No DMs, please.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5h
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 12h
The same conflicted media & right wing parties who are now demanding the govt “slash spending” spent all year pushing for more spending on tax breaks for wealthy investors. Let’s be real: they love spending. They just hate funding things that actually matter. #auspol
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11h
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The great betrayal? AI imperialists and Albanese – Richard Flanagan
The Albanese government is opening the floodgates to American AI corporations
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 8h
Huge Congrats to David Shoebridge, he brings the fire, the fury, and accountability our parliament needs right now. I think things are about to get a little bit wild. Parliament won't know what hit it.💥🔥 #auspol
Image showing Senator David Shoebridge in the Senate and text stating his new role of leader of The Greens.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026
Did you know that 83% of Australia’s gas is used for exports? Australia Institute research shows that over the past 5 years the Australian government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply Australia for more than 20 years? A 25% tax on gas exports could end the gas shortages. #auspol
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The outcome is inevitable, it’s only a question of exactly when? Tick…..tock…..⏰ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
What my DMs look like right now. Why? Because a woman is suing the 7 men at Cornell who drugged, trafficked, and raped her—and I wrote an article addressing all men and condemning rapists. And predictably—weak men are offended. Here’s my article upsetting them: www.qasimrashid.com/p/cornell-un...
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Households across Australia are cancelling annual holidays, cutting back on groceries and reducing other spending because the 79-year-old little boy is out of his depth. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/06/i...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/@did:plc:cod...
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Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophistica...
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Fish @fishmcneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why are American "service personnel" being allowed to point guns at people and force them out of their cars on UK streets? This is outside of their airbase. They have no authority to treat UK residents like this. And we don't want their shitty, cowardly culture imported over here.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For all we know at the moment, the 5 men arrested near RAF Fairford might have been on a stag night. But the wild claims by Trump and Rubio suggest that, if they'd been apprehended in the US, they would have been denied due process. I hope our government tells them to butt out of our justice system.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve walked the fields at dawn for years. The air used to hum with bees. Now it’s quieter every season. What most people never see is the scale: over 3.7 million tonnes of pesticide active ingredients poured onto the planet every year — more than double what we used in 1990.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks @crikey.com.au for publishing this great, but sobering, piece by Jason Chatfield.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Look at the history, Israel was only created in the 1940s with the completion of the Balfour agreement where Britain, America & France gave the land (which was'nt theirs to give) to the Israeli's to use as a safe haven away from those who wished them harm (Nazi Germany).
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Make no mistake, This is the tool that the union use the Orange order to divide us. Yes they are publicly ashamed of them & would never politically align with them, But they thrive on their usefulness in causing division. We must reject this faction of the far right in Scotland.
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. See link for an action near you. #Palantir #NHS #UKPolitics People vs Palantir - International Day of Action | Amnesty International UK www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
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People vs Palantir – International Day of Action
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Join a local action near you!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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Alicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's endorsement is becoming more like a kiss of death. When Nixon's approval rating fell, Republican leaders went to him and told him that if he didn't resign, they would impeach him. He resigned. Trump's approval rating is even lower than Nixon's was at that point.
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
we know because data, EV batteries last as long as the car itself. Even with this data and real world evidence. My MiEV is 17 yrs old this yr on its original battery, the stupid myth of EVs needs battery replacement (insert timeframe here) still persist. insideevs.com/news/809604/...
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These Battery Cells Were Tested After 14 Years Of Hard Work. They're Good For Another Decade
CATL supplied the cells for the world’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. Fourteen years later, not one of them has been replaced.
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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Over 3500 people have been arrested in the UK for voicing support for Palestine Action. Anti-terrorism legislation was used for these arrests. The result is that one of the largest demographics of terrorist in the UK is now elderly middle class white people.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two sides are being polarised & being played by establishment, egged on by the British media. Easily duped & easily led by wannabie politicians & social media creators who think they have the right to be called 'Journalists' because they have a camera phone or a GoPro. #RacistGammons #Flagshaggers
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Power is its own constituency. It exists to protect itself.' Authoritarianism sounds scary, but it arrives bit by bit. We're already doing the work for some grim future. Will be talking about this and more at Sydney Opera House's Curious program this Sunday. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/28/r...
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Don't think Australia is immune to authoritarianism
Nobody wakes up to sudden authoritarianism. We relinquish ourselves to it by allowing our favoured government to get away with bending norms and rules. Over time, these bends become clean breaks.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please sign and share this important petition: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pr...
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Protect Safe Abortions in Victoria
Safe abortion has always been a union issue. Because when politicians choose to turn abortion from a reproductive health procedure into a criminal offence, it’s not their rich mates who lose access t...
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Mairi Damer @marzid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In other news, I just wrote a piece about the lack of robust resistance to the far right. If you’re looking for neutrality, jog on ✊ www.wordupscot.co.uk/2026/09/cour...
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️
Rachel Carson photo credit: Science History Images / Alamy
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Larry Houston @larrytoons54.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway just made gasoline cars almost disappear from its roads and most people have no idea how fast it happened 🚗⚡ Between January and August 2026 electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold. 📚 Sources: OFV Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council, Reuters, CleanTechnica
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/09/2026
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride." Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…
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Mabel Logan @mabellogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why do the royals need a penny of our money? #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Fran @dogsbest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu is full of Shit. The nerve of him coming to our city and criticizing the mayor is appalling. Why hadn’t he been arrested for crimes against humanity and war crimes
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Forbes @forbes.com · 24/09/2026
The move comes after he was kicked off Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour for making pro-Palestine comments on stage.
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Macklemore Launches 3-Stop 'Free Palestine' Tour After Ed Sheeran Controversy
The move comes after he was kicked off Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour for making pro-Palestine comments on stage.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning?
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/09/2026
Despite dire warnings from scientists & Australia’s Pacific neighbours, the federal government isn’t getting the message. Tuvalu Climate Change & Environment Minister Dr Maina Talia & Canadian Senator @senrosagalvez.bsky.social discuss the need to phase out fossil fuels #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3TheJLN
Photo of Minister Maina Talia speaking at the Australia Institute's Climate Integrity Summit in Sydney
NEW EPISODE | The promise of a future: it’s time to phase out fossil fuels
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Do you think the government of Israel is committing a genocide?”
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
. A very ignorant & dangerous clown The laughter is superficial The concern is very deep The offence is unforgivable The End .
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canada’s boycott forces the sale of a California winery We didn’t start this fight with the US, so you know who you need to deal with. We have losses too and it won’t stop until you remove him and fix your government. Remove the rot, it’s festering. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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Canada's boycott forces the sale of a California winery
As California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year.
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