Reposted by Mish Loaney3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 11/01/2026theaimn.net/the-rising-t...theaimn.netThe Rising Tide of Authoritarianism: Why I Refuse to Be SilencedJane Caro said authoritarianism ‘thrives on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas it does not like. I refuse to participate in that.’ Here’s why her refusal matters for all of us. By Sue Barrett ... 15522
Reposted by Mish LoaneyChris Reed @cdreed.bsky.social · 15/11/2025So after Kate McKinnon mentioned it on Amy Pohler’s podcast, we had to check out the Drain Cleaning Australia YouTube channel and crickey @darreed.bsky.social and I are obsessed. The accent. the Kraftwerk/Devo like 80s music…Fire up the bloody jet! @mishloaney.bsky.social youtu.be/ieJgClNEOZA?...youtu.beThe handyman couldn't stomach this job, so they called me.YouTube video by Drain Cleaning AUSTRALIA 142
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025"The money has and must be going somewhere". Has Australia been played by Nauru for a cool $2B? Human rights lawyer @alisonbattisson.bsky.social finds blacked out FOIs and no trust deed for asylum seekers deal #auspol michaelwest.com.au/no-trust-dee...michaelwest.com.auNo trust deed. Billions of tax dollars to be spent without oversight by Nauru - Michael WestThe Labor Government's deal with Nauru to resettle unwanted refugees will cost Australian taxpayers billions, spent on who knows what. 1011165
Mish Loaney @mishloaney.bsky.social · 11/11/2025My darling daughter sent this to me a couple of years ago. In her memory I offer this... @fredanurks.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Mish LoaneyPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 08/11/2025White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of being “purposefully dishonest” over the broadcaster’s depiction of the 2021 US Capitol Hill insurrection in a Panorama documentary.politico.euWhite House labels BBC ‘fake news’ over program on Capitol insurrectionTrump spokeswoman denounces British broadcaster as a “Leftist propaganda machine” over selective editing of Trump’s speech on day of Capitol Hill riot. 367533
Reposted by Mish Loaney🌵🌞 @daysonrick.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Trump's America is land of cruelty and vengeance and lies. He is a psychopath and a sociopath. He needs to gone. Nicole has @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7y...youtube.com‘The Marie Antoinette Presidency’: Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s empathy during government shutdown YouTube video by MSNBC 1641392
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMichael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 08/11/2025“This whole series reveals a moral bankruptcy at the heart of American Christianity. When churches that preach about the sanctity of life refuse to give or buy a can of baby formula for someone in need, they’re revealing the giant chasm between creed and compassion.” 👇👇👇 175
Reposted by Mish LoaneyDavid Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 08/11/2025One year on from the Queensland election. In 2020, Queensland deputy premier Steven Miles devastated the Qld opposition and equally the federal government of the time. Then something happened. #qldpol nofibs.com.au/the-savage-b...nofibs.com.auThe Savage Burns of One Steven J Miles, Queensland Deputy Premier – @Qldaah #qldpol #auspolQueensland’s new deputy premier Dr Steven Miles began his rise to national prominence in August, 2020. The mild-mannered philosopher first entered state parliament as the member for Mount Coo… 073
Reposted by Mish LoaneyKent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Bribes. Say it, say bribes. Bribes. #AusPolabc.net.auGambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for nowThe announcement comes six months after the ABC first reported the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission chair had accepted corporate hospitality from bookmakers. 16407146
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMiriam Elder @miriamelder.bsky.social · 25/10/2025“last year, women working full time made 81 cents on the dollar compared with men, the widest pay gap since 2016” www.wsj.com/economy/gend...wsj.comWomen’s Pay Is Falling Behind. Is the Return to the Office to Blame?Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s. 411252
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/10/2025When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation. 872293468724
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians. 436228194524
Reposted by Mish LoaneyWill Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardianbuff.lyIsrael has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiryCommission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement 13216
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJulie @julie-mela.bsky.social · 16/09/2025What a lovely welcome to the UK. Giant Trump Epstein photograph. 🤣🤣🤣 1114
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Liberal senator warns Ley of potential frontbench ‘exodus’ over party’s net zero policy | Australian politics | The Guardian share.google/4hOQSCnMKiWy.... The mining Monet that the Coalition gets is going to keep them in opposition for years. #Auspolshare.googleLiberal senator warns Ley of potential frontbench ‘exodus’ over party’s net zero policyJonno Duniam’s comments spell further headaches for Sussan Ley, who pledged to review Liberals’ commitment to net zero after winning the leadership 052
Reposted by Mish LoaneyNick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Things you can’t say in Australian media or large cultural institutions:bbc.comIsrael has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry saysThe panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war. 414762
Mish Loaney @mishloaney.bsky.social · 16/09/2025We are WAY past the time that Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli owned companies. Start with Caesarstone, Keter, Soda Stream and keep going. 021
Reposted by Mish LoaneyPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 05/09/2025Signal disruptions are a daily reality in countries neighboring Russia, Lithuania said, days after the GPS on Ursula von der Leyen's plane was reportedly jammed over Bulgaria.politico.euGPS jamming threat is real, Lithuania warns EUCountries bordering Russia have faced hybrid warfare, including GPS disruptions, for years, Vilnius says. 713151
Reposted by Mish LoaneyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/09/2025CNN put together a clip of RKF Jr denying today he linked antidepressants and mass shootings, followed by a clip of RFK Jr last week linking antidepressants and mass shootings 781187516065
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/09/2025Spencer Kuvin, Epstein's victims' lawyer, says the FBI interviewed 40+ girls, some just 14, and prepared a 54-count indictment. Then came the secret plea deal that let Epstein walk. Those interviews are in the files. Kuvin says Alan Dershowitz scoured the girls' MySpace pages to smear them as liars. 656168397604
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Thank you Mary Doyle.theguardian.comLabor MP questions Albanese on claim ‘good people’ went to anti-immigration rallies‘Where do we draw the line?’ backbencher Mary Doyle said to have asked at closed-door caucus meeting 1419045
Reposted by Mish LoaneyTim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 02/09/2025“A single unsealed coal borehole in country Queensland is releasing the greenhouse gas equivalent of 10,000 cars each driving 12,000 kilometres a year – and it’s just one of 130,000 across the state.” www.smh.com.au/national/que...smh.com.auThe small patch of paddock emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of methaneA single hole in country Queensland has a climate impact equivalent to 10,000 cars – and it’s just one of 130,000 unsealed boreholes across the state of concern for researchers. 59568
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they... #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files 9483859912677
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Hmm, what do ‘central camps’ and ‘final plan’ remind you of? 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽 70991583174
Reposted by Mish LoaneyAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Guy who posted this tried to avoid felony charges in four jurisdictions by arguing that presidents are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution 2045127123043
Reposted by Mish LoaneyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/07/2025JACKSONVILLE — TW ⚠️: Unarmed Black driver has his window smashed + face punched by a sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over for not having his headlights on… during the day. 🤔 Sheriff TK Waters says they’ve launched an “internal investigation”: www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news... 1401105875489
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Will embattled Special Envoy Segal double down and stay, resign or be sacked? I think her position is untenable. Any further revelations and surely even Albo and crew couldn't keep her on anymore. 2522156
Reposted by Mish LoaneyGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/07/2025This is just magnificent. Absolutely perfect. @thedailyshow.com 472179546025
Reposted by Mish LoaneyRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 18/07/2025“Morrison did not care about policy. He did not care about the country. He did not care about process or probity. He was so terrible he made the Liberal Party think Peter Dutton was electable.” #NoHoldingBack #AUKUS #auspolthesaturdaypaper.com.auThe curse of AUKUSProbably it is worth remembering a little about Scott Morrison, the man who conceived AUKUS. He is the single worst leader the country has ever had, unique in his venality and unseriousness. He is a m... 521265
Reposted by Mish LoaneySBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 18/07/2025📢 Adriana Rivas, a dual Chilean-Australia citizen who served in an intelligence agency under military dictator Augusto Pinochet, has been fighting against extradition to Chile for years.sbs.com.auBondi nanny accused of torture loses latest bid to delay extradition 0117
Reposted by Mish LoaneyCheryl Kernot @cherylkernot.bsky.social · 18/07/2025None of this passes the pub test theshot.net.au/uncategorize...theshot.net.auNone of this passes the pub test - The ShotJillian Segal’s report, the entire double-spaced, decorative and glossy 16 pages of it, is largely insulting dross. 318151
Reposted by Mish LoaneyThe French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Tucked away in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is the requirement that all visitors to the US must pay $250 just to enter the country starting 1 October! For a family of 5 that's $1250! I doubt this will help America's crashing tourism business which is down 10% already since January 58455592650
Reposted by Mish LoaneyTee Vixen Sutton @vixenbite.bsky.social · 17/07/2025No. Please no!!! I don’t want a 24/7 news media week on the poor President and his ugly, bloated “cankle” issue. Scrambling to find something to gauge my eyes out 481801396
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Damn right, it’s political. 554153004400
Reposted by Mish LoaneyThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/07/2025Giving billions in tax cuts to big business would strip $57 billion out of the budget, meaning less to spend on things like hospitals and schools. Our research details 10 reasons why Australia does not need company tax cuts. @jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspolaustraliainstitute.org.au10 reasons why Australia does not need company tax cuts1/ Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts means starving schools, hospitals and other services. Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts 111040
Reposted by Mish Loaney Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 17/07/2025I found a new video of the event, would like feedback on how this was handled by people who might know... #revolution2025 151892477
Reposted by Mish LoaneyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/07/2025This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked. 362103023230
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 18/07/2025😔 www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comFourteen reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza – Middle East crisis liveTwo separate Israeli strikes reported in southern Gaza, with another attack in the north 001
Reposted by Mish LoaneySimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Yes, it's time to pulp the #JillianSegal plan. But the plan is not the problem. It's the appointment of a pro-Israel zealot with Trumpian inclinations and no policy skills, and a PM who is more concerned with appeasing Zionists than fighting racism. #auspol thepolitics.com.au/time-to-pulp...thepolitics.com.auTime to pulp Jillian Segal's antisemitism plan? - THE POLITICSThe special envoy has produced a report which is shocking in its authoritarian overreach and if approved could damage Australia's democracy. 1724199
Reposted by Mish LoaneyJo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 18/07/2025In a week in which the decision in the Australian Climate case was handed down, the #SundayShot is joined by Grata Fund's Isabelle Reinecke and @roycerk2.bsky.social to discuss the desperately disappointing result. Please join us at 9am AEST on Sunday 👇 www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot 316777
Reposted by Mish LoaneySimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025There are many Australian Jews who agree with Mandy Patinkin. None of them were consulted by #JillianSegal in the preparation of her ‘plan’ to counter antisemitism. #auspol 56828