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Giddeygal

@giddeygal.bsky.social
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Leftie childbirth breastmilk pacifist no nukes humanist, Ngunnawal country, ACT, Australia.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 12/10/2026
Ukraine just did more to clean up American elections than Congress has done in twenty years.
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ralph, excellent analysis of right wing language. Clip please? Trump, Britain, Europe: Pauline.
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Did Taylor say anything we need to know?
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Stargazing wolf @stargazingwolf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jesus Christ the conservative party members are nuts do you think it’s correct to send immigrants to war torn country rishi Sunak their are fighting I. Rewanda. You’re partly signing them to the death😳😳😳😳
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Steve Hughes 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 - Remember better? #RejoinEU @steven-hughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Badenoch, last surviving leader of the Brexit party, was in London today, campaigning. According to the Independent, she was asked "if Brexit had been good for London?". She refused to answer. The journalist tried again. She refused to answer again. I wonder why?... #UKPol #RejoinEU
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Closer ties with the EU cannot come soon enough for businesses all over London
Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's been 10 years since the Redcliffe train line went through. It was talked about in Queensland for over a century with multiple premiers promising it; even Joh. It fell to the Palaszczuk government to bring all levels of government together to complete the task. #qldpol
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The people who can't even keep lettuce and eggs safe are 'actively monitoring' the plague outbreak in Russia.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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Running down a dream @antimagaamerican.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jack Smith delivers warning about Trump's ongoing attacks on the rule of law
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Vote this Congress out!
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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
$130-$150 for a COVID vaccine, going forward. This is stupid and dangerous. www.australianpharmacist.com.au/fewer-austra...
australianpharmacist.com.au
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October - Australian Pharmacist
COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham aiming for a change to the UK’s voting system.
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ian Verrender on how Donald Trump's handling of the US economy has influenced the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate decision. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
RBA left with no choice but to hike rates as US currency crown slips
Against the backdrop of war in Iran, a trade war with Canada and bond sell-offs, trust in the US dollar appears to be weakening, and it will likely have an impact today when the RBA announces its rate...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 27/09/2026
Police in the U.K. have declared a major incident at Fairford air base in Gloucestershire, south-west England, after several men were arrested on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act.
politico.eu
Major incident declared at UK air base used by US forces
Several arrests have been made under the explosives act.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Several men have been arrested on explosives charges after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford which hosts USAF bombers involved in attacks on Iran.
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford: Men held under Explosives Act in major incident
A major incident is declared and villagers have been evacuated from their homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford.
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🅽ew🆂mart EN 🍋‍🟩 Verified. Not Amplified. @toppnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Andy Burnham #Brexit #EU #politics #Tony Blair #union 🌐 www.newsmart.ch
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026
Australia Institute research shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise an estimated $17 billion in revenue each year. Yet the Australian Parliament has failed to act. This new ad highlights the important issue.
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That was a direct threat to the American people. He actually threatened the American people who he is suppose to govern for.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Albanese trying for a seat on Security Council. Of course he won't join the boycott at the moment. What do you reckon?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 16/09/2026
Read Mikhal Zygar on Umar Kremlev, the oligarch who helped pay for Don Jr's wedding zygaro.substack.com/p/the-oligar...
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Straight-up insanity. Imagine this as one day one of the so many pages in the American-history-book chapters on the Trump administration.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 19/07/2026
NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
Farage the money launderer and me: a decade of denial
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 12/09/2026
Women deserve better support — and a sensitive, honest debate that does not erase motherhood or turn infant feeding into another culture battleground
thetimes.com
Breastfeeding is hard enough without being dragged into gender wars
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It might sound silly, but this Onion front page had a huge impact on me as a 16-year-old. I felt like it gave me permission to ask questions about what the fuck was happening and whether the people in charge had any idea what they were doing.
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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You can leave your ballot delivery up to Trump’s USPS cronies… Or you can get your ballot by email and know it’s actually on its way. And return your ballot electronically if your state allows. Your ballot.🗳️ Your choice.👈 votefromabroad.org @demsabroad.bsky.social #VoteFromAbroad #americansabroad
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We need more people in Government like Ed…these days languishing on the back bench… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Australia has recognised the state of Palestine. Now we must act to protect what settler terrorism is tearing to shreds | Ed Husic
Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Lively discussion on Israel’s lobby including following the money. #auspol youtu.be/aczrWTESzw0?...
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Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick: Israel's Lobby - America in the Grip of a Foreign Power
YouTube video by Glenn Diesen
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Birdie Carrington @bcarrington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
👇Well worth a listen to help understand why governments act in the interests of Israel above their own national interests
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
budget deficit blowouts, economic stagnation, wage/price spiral...here is a generous assessment from Keating's main economic adviser at the time, John Edwards...who also wrote the excellent Keating: The Inside Story www.lowyinstitute.org/external-pub...
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Trapped in history
Trapped in history John Edwards The Australian Financial Review 21 March 2015 Click here for the online text.
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
$5 he benefitted by.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Well how’s this for a cover version… youtube.com/watch?v=A23L...
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José James - Ain’t No Sunshine (From Pier 59 Studios, NY)
YouTube video by JoseJamesVEVO
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Parliament is back and @amyremeikis.bsky.social is already firing away on #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Parliament returns. As it happens.
Parliament has returned for the September session, with green groups split over whether or not to allow for more pollution permission slips, while One Nation continues its march.
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spotted over I-5 in Seattle
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Brent, 25th is overdue #25447 @guero-gordo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
My 15 words of German did not include bock(except as a beverage) so yourdailygerman.com/meaning-bock/
yourdailygerman.com
Meaning of "der Bock" | YourDailyGerman
Bock is a male goat. And it's a really useful, super common word in colloquial German. Today, we'll find out why and what "Hast du Bock" and "kein Bock" mean :)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here’s the best shirt for Halloween. 🎃
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you want to know how you can help me, this weekend you're going to be faced with a lot of sales and deals. My ask is simple: please consider investing in democracy. Democracy Docket is offering $20 off an annual premium membership — use code LDW20 at checkout. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Important statement reinforcing the need for evidence-based management of cat welfare and the protection of native wildlife. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/de...
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
Denialism doesn’t change the reality that roaming pet cats are a scourge for Australia’s wildlife | Biodiversity Council Australia
Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus on the detrimental impacts of roaming pet and feral cats, narratives that downplay these threats now risk further harm to Australia's biodiversity.
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Got up and out far too early for Fathers Day morning tea in rhe park. Now sunburnt, tired, whingey. Can I stay up for portrait artist? Doubt it.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“Emptying” is not just an Orwellian euphemism for ethic cleansing. It’s a word you use when you are dehumanising the victims to justify a genocide.
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KinglakeForest @kinglakeforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Swift parrots are a critically endangered species, with less than 1500 left in the wild. This forest is in a Key Biodiversity Area for the parrot. But you know, this is Victoria. 📸 Charles J. Sharp/Wikipedia
A small parrots, green and blue with some red around its face and tail. It is staring intently at the ground, I don't know why.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 05/09/2026
Sydney-bound Qantas passenger flight diverted after flames appear to be coming from plane
abc.net.au
Flames coming from Sydney-bound Qantas flight forces plane to be diverted
The Sydney-bound Boeing aircraft left the alpine ski town of Queenstown in New Zealand just before 3:30pm before it had to be diverted to Christchurch.
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Lisa the Leftist @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fuck #neoliberalism Fuck @australianlabor.bsky.social
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You would never see this among the supporters of any other major British political party.
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Sam Bright (@writesbright)
Shocking footage from Reform conference, recorded by journalists at the New Arab, showing Reform members assaulting a protester. They should be identified and charged.
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Peter Cook: Brexorcist in Chief: Reboot Britain @brexitrage.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Brexit is dead but the body still lies rotting in our living rooms. Get rid of it. Death by 1000 Brexit ameliorations is still death. This book is the ideal influencing resource for Brexiteers in remorse and Remainers in remission. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ #Trump #Putin #Brexit #RejoinEU
amazon.co.uk
Reboot Britain : Brexit RIP: A better Britain in a better Europe for a better World: Amazon.co.uk: Cook, Mr Peter, Clutterbuck, Dr Charlie, Hindley MEP, Mr Michael, Knott, Mr Terence, Ward, Ms Julie, ...
Buy Reboot Britain : Brexit RIP: A better Britain in a better Europe for a better World by Cook, Mr Peter, Clutterbuck, Dr Charlie, Hindley MEP, Mr Michael, Knott, Mr Terence, Ward, Ms Julie, Nowak, M...
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Giddeygal @giddeygal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Can anyo e recommend an article or a book on the effects of Brexit, please?
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Following the news of Sir Keir Starmer's intention to stand down as an MP, here is an article from @martinspychal.bsky.social on the strange process that MPs have to use to stand down from Westminster 👇
historyofparliament.com
How does an MP resign? The Chiltern Hundreds & the Manor of Northstead - The History of Parliament
Have you just heard that an MP has resigned by ‘taking the Chiltern Hundreds’? Our Senior Research Fellow, Dr Martin Spychal, explains the practice and
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