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Douglas M🇦🇺

@itsmeedoug.bsky.social
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Down-under lurker. Probably won't post much. Likes cocker spaniels and sci-fi and fantasy novels.

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Douglas M🇦🇺 @itsmeedoug.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
G'day to all those wonderful people who follow me and my reposts. I'm letting you know I am giving Bluesky a break for a few weeks. It was getting too depressing ☹️. Keep up the fight for transparency and justice! 🙂🐶💗
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Trump has nowhere to go in his conflict with Iran. In fact, he's not able to claim any great victories in any of his foreign policy initiatives. World leaders seem to be increasingly just ignoring him, or standing up to him — like Canada's Mark Carney" But Albo still backs this loser. #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Another article detailing record temps as a result of fossil-fueled global heating - that forgets to mention the fossil-fueled bit. Or the links to 'natural' disasters such as Nepal. Or the role of fossil fuel corporations and their political enablers. Or the media's whitewashing. #ClimateCrisis
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Pound for pound these are most expensive warships on the planet. At $9b a pop Hunter Frigates are an obscene waste of money. When I asked Defence officials if there were any more expensive warships on the planet - they mumbled something about US nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Funded by the US government Assisted by Australian government. #GazaGenocide
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/08/2026
Canadians wonder if they can win trade war against famously self-sacrificing and unified Americans
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Canadians wonder if they can win trade war against famously self-sacrificing and unified Americans
OTTAWA - With tensions continuing to ratchet in the face of President Trump's unilateral trade war, Canadians are openly wondering how they will fare against the notably harmonious, disciplined, and s...
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Mike Newman went on to translate what he said in Japanese, claiming he was outlining One Nation’s plan to give “Japanese investors” what they “crave” So much for Australia first.
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Cartoonists like Cathy Wilcox are a gift to society who thankfully can’t, and won’t, be muzzled. Bernd Rieve, Brighton @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm surprised big fertilizer corporations let this brilliant woman live. Her name is Dr. Mariangela Hungria.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"the commission failed to hear from those whose activism in support of Palestine has made them the target of abuse from pro-Israel activists. 'They view expression of solidarity with Palestinians as very much part of their Jewish values and about saying never again for anyone'." - Max Kaiser, JCA
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Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Tᴜꜰꜰɪɴ ᵃᵘ ᶜᵇʳ ᶜᶠᶜ @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In breaking news, SportsBet have closed the market on when this was going to happen...
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Not a "deal" is it though? More like racketeering... using the Hegseth as his "consigliere" & U.S. military as enforcers and hitmen.
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
theaimn.net/the-great-au...
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The Great Australian Silence: How our Leaders Sold us out to a Foreign Spy Network
Dedication: To the Australian people, who deserve leaders whose sole loyalty is to them – not to foreign powers, corporate interests, or the hollow promise of a “secure” digital future. Introduction: ...
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Palantir's Gotham tech helped to kill 25k kids in Gaza, & also behind the 'precision targeting' of the 150 Minab schoolgirls in Iran So naturally the Aus govt thought it was a top idea to bring them onboard the NDIS! #auspol youtu.be/Z7yQVfg9OKo?...
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How Palantir has infiltrated the Government | Michael West
YouTube video by The West Report
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dave Hughes's 'common sense' is just another rich person whining, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes. "Hughes’ wealth is neither common, nor his complaints based in sense." www.deepcutnews.com/p/dave-hughe...
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Dave Hughes’s ‘common sense’ is just another rich person whining – Amy Remeikis
We hear too often about the concerns of the rich, and not enough about the concerns of Australia’s silenced majority
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Dikkii 🔱 @dikkii.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Legalise these and then watch in horror as landlords and bodies corporate band together to ensure renters and apartment dwellers never get to use them.
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So now we have a One Nation leader(Newman) who speaks Japanese in “English only” Australia, another leader( Hanson) who can’t speak English and Joyce who speaks Gibberish. Multicultural!
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jenny breadful @fordtippex.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
so IOF soldiers are getting police protection when they run in the Sydney Marathon tomorrow? creating significant safety concerns around the event? putting 40,000 people at risk just so a bunch of child killers can wave their flags? fuckin gross.
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Antfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“The highest calling of any figure in Trump world is to refuse any concessions to reality when Trump commands it, and the surest ticket to oblivion is to speak the truth.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How Karoline Leavitt Debased Her Job
In an administration where everybody’s job is to lie on television, the role of the press secretary is redundant.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"If there is credible evidence that an individual seeking entry to Australia may have participated in serious international crimes, surely the appropriate response is investigation, not simply an invitation to run 42.195 kilometres through Sydney under police protection." #GazaGenocide #nswpol
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 29/08/2026
#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Guard The Leaf @guardtheleaf.com · 29/08/2026
You Say Trump Screwed Canada. Now You Won’t Promise To Fix It #elbowsup #boycottusa #FuckTacoTrump #canadastrong #CanadaSky #never51state #canadaunited #political guardtheleaf.substack.com/p/you-say-tr...
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You Say Trump Screwed Canada. Now You Won’t Promise To Fix It
Newsom says Trump treated Canada unfairly, but won’t promise Democrats would fix it. So why should we trust them?
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Any environmental credentials Andy Burnham had are fast disappearing - drilling, arms supply, water nationalisation, data centres policies all designed to enrich fossil fuel, weapons & tech billionaire climate mass murderers "Labour - for carbon emissions, droughts and tech bros." via Zack Polanski
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The accountants wheedled a liability shield so can't be accountable. So whistleblower Brendan Lyon has gone after this Big4 super-perk in court. @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol #CAANZ #KPMG michaelwest.com.au/battle-for-t...
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"Battle for the soul". KPMG whistleblower's court win threatens Big 4 super-perk - Michael West
Brendan Lyon has won protective costs order in the NSW Supreme Court with major implications for liability protections for Big Four firms.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Battle for the soul”. KPMG whistleblower’s court win threatens Big 4 super-perk Stephanie Tran reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/battle-for-the-s…
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
World’s view
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Breaking: IDF soldiers have shot the official who fired the starting gun at the Sydney marathon, claiming self defence.
Man firing starting gun to kick off Sydney marathon
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Australian government has kept an Egyptian comedian out of the country. But laid out the welcome mat for the high-tech corporation that has done more than most to enable the #GazaGenocide. How is this keeping us safe? #auspol
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@thekennydivine on X Sydney Marathon Organisers' Advice to All Runners...
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Antfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In the Age of Global Warming, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’ And the fat cat fossil fuel exploiters and climate change deniers don’t give a rats. 😡 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/t...
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As Deadly Flash Flooding Batters Nepal, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’ (Gift Article)
A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
They've also killed hundreds if not thousands of Iranian civilians - including school girls. All to serve the stupid warmongering of the malignant narcissists and strategic imbeciles who head both the Pentagon and the White House. And the Israeli dictator they serve.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
They told us to worry about the economy. The planet IS the economy.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
And the hollow and embarrassing Australian lip service. #GazaGenocide #WestBank #EthnicCleansing #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"the man will do anything to distract from his failings." Arwa cites a Pew survey showing that Australians who have confidence in Trump is down to 18%. And those who think the US is an unreliable partner has jumped to 63%. The Albanese govt is *way* behind the public. Time to #DitchAUKUS #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Maybe Labor should not put up gas lobbyists as candidates? Just throwing out seeds here, maybe some might take root….
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How government works under ‘socialism’ #7,521.
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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Court documents expose Rupert Murdoch’s delusion as a saviour of Western civilisation’s “conservative” ethos. Rupert’s not a conservative. He’s an abuser of press freedom for partisan/vested gains. He trashes democratic institutions. He’s a disgrace to ethical journalism.
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ben-Gvir has been crowned the winner of this year’s Sydney marathon, despite not competing. Says the title was promised to him 3000 years ago.
Pic stolen from Instagram of repulsive war lord Ben-Gvir holding a trophy
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#Misogyny normalization is being force-fed to boys and young men through algorithms from social media companies. Chanel Contos from Teach Us Consent sets out how an opt-in system could prevent that. 2/2 podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/h...
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How can Australia combat the 'explosion of sexual violence' amongst teens? | Insiders On Background
Podcast Episode · Politics Now · 28 August · 24min
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Australians should adopt this approach, too. A pity that our government is still committing hundreds of $billions to US nuclear subs that we will probably never get. #DitchAUKUS #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Jillian Segal has announced that the IDF contingent to run in 2027 Sydney Marathon will be fully armed. This will ensure they can 'defend themselves' against any brown-looking runner who appears likely to win. Premier Mossad Minns warned that anyone who objected would be arrested as antisemitic.
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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You also owe it to the present & the future to behave like a genuine @australianlabor.bsky.social govt and not a Liberal-lite one, @albomp.bsky.social. Do that & the electorate will dispose of One Nation. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol
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Australia news live: ‘we owe it to history’ to defeat One Nation, PM tells Labor faithful; man dies after falling from eighth-floor balcony in Sydney
Follow latest updates live
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 19/08/2026
Australians have been dudded by the gas industry. It’s past time governments admitted it. On Follow the Money this week, @richarddenniss.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss how the gas industry tricked Australia – and how we can stop it happening again. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4goevdi
Photo of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the House of Representatives
NEW EPISODE | How the gas industry tricked Australia with Richard Denniss
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#agedcare, #childcare, #NDIS & employment services; the Albanese govt has two choices: 1. Continue with the neoliberal fantasy that human services only need minor tweaks, and can be delivered with people as commodities, or 2. Start with the outcomes we want, and put people and care before profit.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/08/2026
In the days following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, institutions rushed to appease online mobs and vitriolic politicians who demanded takedowns of anyone critical of the right-wing influencer. Now, courts have forced them to answer to something much more enduring than right-wing pressure: the law.
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Karen Attiah fought the Washington Post and won
Employers who fired their staff for posts about Charlie Kirk have lost a string of high-profile disputes.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Israel is setting South Lebanon on fire — deliberately burning forests and olive groves that are older than Israel itself. Where is the international outrage? Where is the global condemnation? 💔😢🤬🇮🇱🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🇮🇱♾️
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Where’s your integrity Google? I don’t care what you do in America - I’m Australian and this misnaming of things on maps, in Google Maps one of your premier products globally utterly destroys your integrity It is Lake Ontario What other fascist changes are you complying with?
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Estefano @estefano1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Israel is a terrorist state. Terrorist settlers invade a Palestinian home in the West Bank with the family inside...IDF says it can't remove settlers. www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-att...
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Settlers attack West Bank’s Qusra, take over home with Palestinian family inside
IDF confirms attack, says it worked to remove Israelis from house but doesn't immediately confirm if troops succeeded; several Palestinians wounded in settler violence across West Bank
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Fool’s Guide to the housing and immigration dilemma Monte Dwyer reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/a-fools-guide-to…
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