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Plootensnooten

@plooto.bsky.social
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Human. Australian. Geeky nerd, ex-IT retiree. Into books, music, growing plants, cycling, community, world affairs, ideas, humour, science and art. Dog-fancier. Views are mine. I share random resonating threads.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
David Pocock fires up on the $10K donation scheme running since 1999 just to get the PM's ear, reserved for people with ‘money & power’ “If you have cash, you can get access” “A nurse who’s lost their brother to a gambling addiction…she doesn’t have $10K” What a crock. Scrap it.
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Plootensnooten @plooto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Four in five of the people lobbying our federal government aren't covered by the lobbying code - and the whole code is run by fewer than four public servants. Tell the Attorney-General to fix it. www.fixlobbying.com.au
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Fix Lobbying
Four in five of the people lobbying our federal government aren't covered by the lobbying code - and the whole code is run by fewer than four public servants. Tell the Attorney-General to fix it.
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💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've just lodged a complaint to the NACC against Qantas & Catherine King for giving/accepting Lifetime Platinum status This personal gift was given to the Transport Minister for accruing credits on work flights paid for by taxpayers, she did not pay for the flights 🐝 #auspol
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“As outlined in Section 5, the system performance assessment indicates that the Albury potable water network will not meet the required criteria under the future PDD conditions”
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Government now clear to hack your phone. No warrant. Israel group Cellebrite paid to do it. Is this not fascist? @michaelsainsbury.bsky.social #cellebrite #auspol #nswpol michaelwest.com.au/cellebrite-g...
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Cellebrite gets Government blessing to share your phone - Michael West
Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your personal life, and you can't stop them.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Statement from Senator Shoebridge on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on AI
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Damn
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This was a massive hit back in 1971. Not my book of course - the song Who remembers who sang it, and in what production? A sneak preview of my promo video for my new novel #TheCross ✞ The mysteries and sleuthing of Adelaide, Valdene, Wayne and Jack continue, (and of course, Elvis and Sly) 🙏🏽
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"If I caused any offence" is NEVER an apology. It's: "I understand that I have caused great offence, and deeply regret my words and actions. I undertake to educate myself and become better informed."
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Palantir. All seeing, all knowing. Inspired by Sauron - what could go wrong? More excellent work from @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/palantir-all...
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Palantir. All seeing, all knowing. Inspired by Sauron - Michael West
Palantir sells fraud detection software to governments and businesses all over the world. Given its own murky past, is that a good idea?
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Government accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants
Proposals revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Albanese ministers
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
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Emtcub @cumpigcub.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Eric Green It is so sad and disappointing that this is the president of our country….
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Don’t tell me that you remember Sept. 11, 2001. I remember Sept. 11, 2001. But I heard her say she was there that day. I was there that day. I don’t remember seeing Hillary Clinton there.” - Rudy Giuliani
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Get organised and be brave: lessons from the United States on fighting back against populism - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/get-organise... By @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social #AusPol
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Get organised and be brave: lessons from the United States on fighting back against populism
Introduction by Croakey: The rise of far-right populism in Australia and globally presents significant threats to health and wellbeing, especially
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Here's what to eat to protect your mouth's good bacteria
Your oral microbiome is the key to a healthy mouth and body. Here's how to make sure it's well-nourished.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Attorney General will today announce reforms aimed at protecting Australians from the misuse of wearable devices www.smh.com.au/national/new...
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New laws to target smart glasses
The Attorney General will today announce reforms aimed at protecting Australians from the misuse of wearable devices.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Trump’s humiliating Iran surrender in one chart: Obama: 98% uranium cut, enrichment capped, sanctions in place, 0 American lives lost. Trump: $25 BILLION unfrozen, sanctions lifted, Hormuz tolls for Iran, 15 dead + 543 injured Americans, $2.2 TRILLION cost. Pure weakness. #TrumpSurrendered
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Devastated to see Barbara Pocock won't re-run, but overwhelmed with gratitude. A relentless fighter for whistleblowers & against the Big4, a fierce champion of accountability & truth. Wishing her and her partner all the strength in the world right now. Thank you, @barbarapocock.bsky.social
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Home Affairs’ Stephanie Foster reveals Jillian Segal is pushing her to expand the National Hate Crimes Register to track non-criminal incidents. With IHRA as a framework, criticising Israel would go on the books & turn it into a backdoor mechanism to police political speech.
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The governor general, Sam Mostyn, said she was “devastated for the women” affected by the alleged behaviour of Sydney Swans players. “My thoughts remain with the alleged sexual assault victim, and I hope she is very well supported. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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‘Deep sadness’: former Sydney Swans coach expresses shock and anger at banned players
Sydney’s most recent premiership coach says there’s ‘incredible deep sadness’ at five players being banned for breaching club standards
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This isn't even word salad, it's word grass-clippings. Australia needs more data centres & billionaire concessions like it needs more droughts & a stick of cartoon dynamite down the chimbley.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: ASIO no. 2 is being rushed through parliament this week. This is the bill that allows warrantless questioning by ASIO, without a lawyer, and you can't tell a soul without being sent to prison. Share this widely and make some noise.
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Visible Procrastinations @visibleprocrast.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
AFAC has released Australia’s national bushfire outlook for spring with fire authorities predicting a heightened risk of fire across northern and southeastern NSW, south-east Queensland, northeastern Tasmania, parts of WA, SA and Victoria, and large parts of the NT. www.afac.com.au/public-resou...
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Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Spring 2026
AFAC has released Australia’s national bushfire outlook for spring with fire authorities predicting a heightened risk of fire across northern and southeastern NSW, south-east Queensland, northeastern ...
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Live: BHP sacked 109 workers for sexually harassing colleagues last year
BHP's annual report has confirmed 109 workers were sacked or resigned from the company for sexually harassing colleagues in the last financial year, while the ASX is trading higher. Follow live.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The NDIS Bill was shoved through late evening. Robotic cuts lie ahead which will devastate Australia's disabled. ICMYI #auspol michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-...
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Robodebt on Steroids. Palantir eyes NDIS - Michael West
The Government has secretly put Palantir into its automated decision system inside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My temporary return to Australia has been more stressful than anticipated and has brought forward parts of a much older life I thought we had left behind. rick-morton.ghost.io/something-fa...
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Something Familiar
A few months ago my brother Toby went back to prison for the first time since his inaugural stint circa 2010. I was in Paris at the time and Mum was left to figure out what was happening and why, thou...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 07/08/2026
Owner of X, Elon Musk, attacked French presidential candidate Marine Tondelier yesterday, after the Greens party leader said French authorities should be able to suspend the platform during electoral campaigns in case of foreign interference.
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Musk says French Greens’ presidential candidate should be ‘shut down’
The owner of X previously threw his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win the presidency.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Shocking and awful! Australian football codes awash with alcohol and gambling sponsorships and marketing - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/australian-f...
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Maureen Chuck @irmagherd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Give thanks for @cathywilcox.bsky.social who won't be intimidated by special interests groups.
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I 💝 Hillary.
Local man suggests jailing his own boss.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Disturbing commercialisation of Australia's unis exposed at ICAC corruption investigation - VC job for lavish consultant deal at UOW. Adam Lucas & James Guthrie #auspol michaelwest.com.au/uni-of-wollo...
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Uni of Wollongong and KordaMentha: The tangled dollar-webs they weaved - Michael West
The NSW ICAC has uncovered a web of conflicting interests at the University of Wollongong, involving executives and consultants KordaMentha.
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sarah Hanson-Young tears into ACMA following their Senate evidence, saying they’re an “absolute lapdog” for the gambling industry. “I don’t know what those people do”🔥
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Health regulator explains its decision to adopt a contested definition of antisemitism - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/health-regul... By Jason Staines
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Health regulator explains its decision to adopt a contested definition of antisemitism
The CEO of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), Justin Untersteiner, appeared before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Please read..... #BookSky
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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Where I see the most woeful lack of understanding … the basic understanding of the tenets of our democracy, is in the adult population." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia
Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with and feel proud of the very civic underpinnings of our democracy’
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ah. I used all three brands of tumeric which tested positive for lead chromate. Fabulous www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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From eggs to seafood to spices and spirits, testing reveals truth behind labels
A Four Corners investigation has uncovered products whose labels did not match independent scientific testing, raising serious questions about the integrity of Australia's food supply.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 20/07/2026
It's a bloodbath.
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OpenAI Appears to Be Missing Its Sales Goals by a Vast Margin
The company behind ChatGPT is on track to undershoot its five-year revenue projection by upward of 90 percent.
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"We've complained to his owners all the time, but they just can't control it. Once I even found it passed out on a planter box in the street, barking to itself," said one neighbour. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/21/l...
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
As someone who had his sixth colonoscopy just over a week ago this is a subject l take seriously but l am also 65 - this bloody disease can strike anyone .. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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Early-onset bowel cancer becoming more prevalent as signs are missed
Georgie Cauchi had blood in her stool, constant pain and was struggling to get out of bed, but still in her 20s doctors told her she was too young to have bowel cancer. When it was finally discovered ...
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Almost no one is happy with Labor’s gambling crackdown. Albanese may as well do the right thing and get tough
A NSW mayor’s push against pokies should serve as inspiration for federal Labor to make stronger moves against the harms of gambling addiction
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The 'secret sauce' behind the tiny town that's cracked Australia's energy problem www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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The 'secret sauce' behind the tiny town that's cracked Australia's energy problem
This town isn't waiting for the energy transition — it's powering it.
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Plootensnooten @plooto.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Remembering Prince.
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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 07/06/2026
I don't understand how it's even a debate in cities, counties, or states. Datacenters are stealing the utilities, ruining the water - their owners do NOT live in the places they ruin. They should be controlled and regulated so stiffly they have to fix every bit of anything they ruin.
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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#News #Journalism #Auspol
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Our Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social deserves credit for his work in the Pacific region. It’s time however to move away from trump, Netanyahu and the Israeli Government. He needs to rid his Government of the nonsense the “ Jewish lobby is peddling”.
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Don’t do it Independents. Maintain your current status and integrity,work together when needed and remember each electorate’s constituency is the driving force and they have voted against the centralised control of a party. Ignore Racist Nation and do the work as you have proven in spades.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/05/2026
Pope Leo warns AI revolution driven by ‘idolatry of profit’ ft.trib.al/gsOGwKH
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Pope Leo warns AI revolution driven by ‘idolatry of profit’
Pontiff says it is ‘not permissible’ to entrust lethal decisions to artificial systems
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that 1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine 2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me 3. The environmental costs are astronomical Spread the word, every time!
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