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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
No election fraud to be seen here.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“This is a win for every Australian who values our democratic right to freedom of political expression. Zionist zealotry has had to beat a retreat from what was going to be a highly damaging trial” -Mary Kostakidis But @news.abc.net.au has *nothing* on her victory. Still scared of Zionists? #auspol
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Not just one case, but another Israel lobby effort to silence critics of genocide. Mary Kostakidis Antoinette Lattouf Randa Abdel-Fattah Peter Lalor Khaled Sabsabi Dr Mo several writers festivals ...and many more. Without that context, @australia.theguardian.com, you've missed the story. #auspol
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Lee Newton @leenewton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In fantastic news via Friends of Palestine WA… “BREAKING NEWS: Mary Kostakidis has won her battle against the Zionist Federation of Australia's CEO Alon Cassuto (and President Jeremy Liebler, who was his lawyer)…”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
‘South Park’ remains undefeated 😂 variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Lee Newton @leenewton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Shhh, be bewee, bewee quiet… “But telling the average voter that you currently work as Assistant Director to Jillian Segal, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, is potentially very damaging to Frank Schiefler’s election prospects and Frank Schiefler and the Liberal Party know it.”
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Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wrote about what the late scientist Rachel Carson teaches us about integrity and moral clarity in science and writing. This was inspired by my conversation with journalist and writer Megan Mayhew.
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Integrity And Moral Clarity — Mike DiGirolamo
The moral clarity that your integrity gives you is worth every painful step.
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kevruth.bsky.social @kevruth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And this! Modern day policing: the activity of picking on easy, vulnerable targets which offer little threat rather than tackle thugs with history of violence against women bsky.app/profile/defe...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
ICE uses vehicle to push peaceful protesters off a public sidewalk in Frederick, Maryland.
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wild footage of two Toronto workers on a scaffold caught in the strong storm that swept through the city. Good samaritans helped pull them onto the safety of their balcony. 😰
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 03/09/2026
Wall Street billionaire Leon Black sued a congressional committee that had ordered ​him to provide lawmakers with copies of non-disclosure agreements as part of a probe into the activities of Jeffrey Epstein. Black claimed lawmakers launched an unlawful 'fishing expedition reut.rs/4gOXGbK
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/09/2026
A couple days ago, Mike Johnson mocked Thomas Massie for suggesting House leadership could keep Congress out to avoid the new Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling the idea “stupid” and “nonsensical.” Now he has canceled the final two weeks of September.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
👀whingeing the AusInst piece was wrong,Bowen had "clarified" Nah “Hold the line on the renewables requiremt,write climate, health,& equity into the exemptn test rather than price alone,& publish every exemptn appln & every determinatn so the public can see who asked, who decided,& on what grounds”
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From data centres to Nepal, much stronger climate action must be on the agenda
Pushback against regulation of AI data centres in Australia and the horrific flash flooding in the Nepal-Tibet region are stories
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 02/09/2026
boosters want us to believe opponents of data centers are a bunch of nimbys that just indiscriminately oppose development. they don’t want people to see (or hear!) what it’s actually like to live next to one of their monstrosities.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 01/09/2026
There is a long time for things to develop, but I am seriously uncomfortable about the way that the numbers are stacking up for Victoria, particularly Gippsland, this summer. It's all giving me a yucky in my tum-tum.
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Spring roars in with near-record temperatures across Victoria
After a mild winter, temperatures across Victoria are continuing to climb, with the state experiencing a warmer-than-average start to spring.
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Lee Newton @leenewton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sure foods seems pretty important, but what about toilet paper stocks! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Grim signs the globe is about to run short of food
Just as the global economy was adjusting to higher fuel prices, a new inflationary wave is about to hit. This time, the shortages will involve food and the poorest nations will be the worst affected.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. These quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Hundreds of previously overlooked seismic events have been detected beneath Antarctica, including 245 near the marine edge of the Thwaites Glacier. Many appear to be glacial earthquakes caused when hu...
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
this description of people choosing to use high speed plagiarising > enshittifying > uploading black box slop for submissions intended to influence public policy applies everywhere else it is used too. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament
Exclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ben-Gvir's AI-generated ad for a fucking concentration camp is one of the worst things I've ever seen (I admit I've had that thought a lot recently!). If you're still supporting these pricks, or haven't opened your mouth against them, your cowardice/evil has no limit, no red line
Literally an AI ad for a concentration camp, in which Ben-Gvir joyfully starves Palestinian prisoners
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Jinjirrie @jinjirrie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fantastic news & egg on the face of the Minns Labor Government as it 'will not appeal the Supreme Court judgement that rejected the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism' greens.org.au/nsw/news/med... #NSWPol #auspol #IsraelFascism #Palestine
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Supreme Court rejection of IHRA antisemitism definition to stand after Minns Labor Government abandons appeal | The Australian Greens
The Attorney General has announced in a Budget Estimates hearing that the Minns Labor Government will not appeal the Supreme Court judgement that rejected the International Holocaust Remembrance Allia...
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Yossi Gol ⚽️ @yossigol.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It should never stop shocking us, even if it is part of daily life in occupied Palestine. Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz warned us that the inhumanity of occupation would inevitably turn Israelis to Judeonazis. We're there.
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz - Wikipedia
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
40 IDF soldiers will run in the #SydneyMarathon tomorrow. AUS PM Albo has warned the following to avoid lining the route as spectators: journalists, uni lecturers, teachers, doctors, nurses, medics, children with kites, babies. Just to avoid any "unfortunate misunderstandings." #auspol #nswpol
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Why are people with links to military operations in Gaza being welcomed into Australia to participate in a public sporting event, while Australians and foreign nationals who have protested against Israel’s conduct in Gaza have faced extraordinarily close scrutiny?” theaimn.net/the-sydney-m...
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The Sydney Marathon should be about running
By Helen Reynolds  There is something profoundly surreal about watching the Sydney Marathon become entangled in the politics of a war being fought half a world away. On Sunday, tens of thousands of or...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Esteemed author Richard Flanagan delivered a powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas warning of a new McCarthyism, accusing Israel of "seeking to silence" Australians with the slur of antisemitism. We have published the full text of the speech.👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/segals-pla...
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The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan
This is the full text of a powerful speech Flanagan delivered at the the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 22
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
COVlD is surging in Texas, leading to school closures and rising Emergency Room visits, disproportionately among babies. We became concerned about the possible surge 3 months ago today, and Texas was the impetus for our early-release of the PMC county-level map. pmc19.com/interactive.php
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Good news for a Monday morning: the economy is completely made up. We invented corporations, mortgages, 40-hour weeks, billionaires, credit scores and GDP. Which means none of them are laws of physics. We can invent better shit. That’s actually quite exciting.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." Hannah Arendt
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Segal’s speech code meets the law: Justice Fagan wrecks Canberra’s Israel exception Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/segal-ihra-antis…
Michael West Media story graphic
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Lee Newton @leenewton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Turkiye seeks Interpol red notice for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla case aje.news/dnsk6k?updat...
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China rejects US sanctions on Iran; Israel hits southern Lebanon
Iran says Washington's warning of an 'economic D-Day' threatens the entire global economy.
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
One person. These are chronically infected people that emit incredible amounts of virus. Tha amazing story here by @jasongale.bsky.social is paywalled, but even the beginning gives you an idea. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
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Viruses Hiding in Patients, Corpses Guide Long Covid Research
Scientists are exploring the possibility that some of the most infectious versions of the coronavirus — omicron and its descendants — came from chronically infected individuals whose immune systems we...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This very personal speech from Jacqui Lambie won't get anywhere near as much attention as it should - but again goes to choices about who we care about. No one should have to go through this live.thepoint.com.au/2026/08/the-...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
AFR decides that supermarkets setting up a staffless checkout system that increases shoplifting but reduces labour costs means Coles and Woolies should be able to be do facial recognition
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"Don’t blame Coles and Woolies for Big Brother watching us shop"

The unfortunate truth is a statistically significant cohort of people are abusing a system that has imposed an unacceptable impost on law-abiding shoppers and supermarket workers.
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
16 August 1975 - Peter Gabriel announced that he was leaving Genesis. The group auditioned many singers during the next 18 months before deciding that Phil Collins, who had been the drummer for Genesis since 1970, could front the band. He was a fairly good replacement! #Genesis
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Warning.‼️
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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Australia is sending F-35 parts to Israel on passenger planes First did it via Thai Airways & got busted Now switched to longer route via US This is how the arms industry hides its tracks: secret shipments via 3rd party countries @declassifiedaus.bsky.social declassifiedaus.org/2026/08/13/s...
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SHADOW FLIGHTS: LEAKS REVEAL NEW U.S. ROUTE OF F-35 JET PARTS TO ISRAEL  - Declassified Australia
Following last year’s revelations of the secret shipping of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel through Thailand from Sydney, new documents show that parts are now being routed onto passenger jets throug...
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
First Nations witnesses brought Parliament evidence of a terrorist bomb, death threats and lives disfigured by racism. Governments sent empty chairs. The media supplied silence. Andrew Brown #auspol michaelwest.com.au/first-nation...
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Australia's hierarchy of grief: $131M for one inquiry, empty chairs for First Nations - Michael West
First Nations witnesses brought Parliament evidence of a terrorist bomb and death threats. Government sent empty chairs
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#auspol This is scary damn reading. Every single one of us will get older (unless we die of something before then). Algorithms have no place in this field. None. Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
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The aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the liv...
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jimrissmiller.bsky.social @jimrissmiller.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In his own words … and a sign that should be one of many posted near any properties he frequents.
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Rudy Terwilliger 🐺 🥷 🍉 @wolftickler2000.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hint: There won’t be any consequences as KPMG is a donor, lobbyist, & policy provider to the ALP. While this is humiliating for these executives that will be the whole of it under the giving Albo the Unready. Albo’s Australia punishes whistleblowers, not corporate crime & corruption.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Deb O'Neill obliterates disgraced ex-KPMG CEO Andrew Yates after catching him out misleading the Senate since 2024 to protect his multimillion scandal while “trashing the whistleblower” in the process.💥 Yates “that was absolutely not the intent…” O’Neill “Which bit??!!”🔥
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@lizglab.bsky.social @lizglab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Huge praise from this old guy to the thousands of students protesting the hateful #racism & bigotry of Pauline Hanson. Thank you! You give me hope for the future. Billionaires & bigots beware! One of my favourite aspects of the protests: the outstanding protest signs. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
‘Millions of Australians are grateful that we have people like David McBride.’ Powerful words by David Shoebridge in the Senate on the huge price McBride paid after blowing the whistle on war crimes. “Thanks, David.” #auspol
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
Mamdani: "If a New Yorker looks at what ICE is doing and wants to see more of it, they should vote for Bruce Blakeman, who has created his own militia in Nassau County. If they look at what ICE is doing and they are shocked by the inhumanity and cruelty, they should vote for Gov. Kathy Hochul."
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"The Green Menace" 🤢 DC Reflecting Pool Disaster 🧵 Court docs reveal how the project broke down & expose EXTREME problems. The ballooning cost will skyrocket. Some details below.
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Aki Orange 🐶🍊 @orangeisborange.com · 12/08/2026
Here's how to turn off the Gen-AI training on Twitch. Step 1. Go to Account Settings. Step 2. Go to Security & Privacy. Step 3. Scroll all the way down till you see "Training for Generative AI". Step 4. Turn that son of a bitch off forever. Step 5. Profit. Hope this helps anyone! ❤️
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