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Quicksand&Lava

@quicksandandlava.bsky.social
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“Be good. Be kind. Be humble. Be of service. 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺Gen X analogue model. Loves nature, good tv, books, true crime and finding the pattern. Watching the world from my Tropical Queensland verandah while negotiating cats, coffee and peri-menopause.

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bradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 1h
Andrew Denton is a legend. VAD is a basic right.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 2h
To every Australian banging on this morning on talkback radio about wanting ZERO migration, I concede. You can have it. As long as you are ok with the high chance of ZERO emergency medical care when you’re sick. ZERO aged care when you’re old. ZERO fresh food when you’re hungry.
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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 1h
I think I’m going to start chronicling‘Ridiculous thing I learned today’. Tate rapists are into CSAM and horse and eel beastiality. Ridiculous but not surprising.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 18h
IT’S ONLY TUESDAY and in less than 48 hours: 1. A male teacher at the prestigious Methodist Ladies College has been charged with the sexual assault of a student 2. A 51 year old woman has been stabbed in the neck by a man on a tram
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 22h
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 22h
Hoping all the best for Judith Lucy www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis
The comedian and actress made the announcement in a lighthearted video posted to social media.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/10/2026
Students at Cornell are protesting the university's handling of an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity house in 2024 — and to show support for the unnamed accuser. Hundreds gathered to hear speeches by their fellow students in what's expected to be the first of multiple protests this week.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
the Jewish group Jews Against the Occupation 48 are organisers of a vigil at Town Hall tomorrow night. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More than half of the people living in Kooyong were either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas. I’m hearing from many of them that the political debate about immigration is making them feel marginalised and othered.
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Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Costs the Earth. My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
A political cartoon by Megan Herbert showing three vignette drawings with captions below each one. First is a drawing of ceramic piggy bank labelled "Cost of attending COP talks." Second is a large sack full of money labelled "Cost of doing what COP recommends". Third is the Earth labelled, "The cost of doing neither."
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Isn't that sweet? One Rinehart subsidiary purchases a building for the use of another Rinehart subsidary.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Will the withdrawal of free universal Covid vaccines be replaced with other free vaccines (MMR for adults) & proper rebates for iron infusions for women, weight-loss medication for people who need it but aren't diabetic, etc? Or will we just give polluting companies more of our money?
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Vimpete @vimpete.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Same here.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#auspol #Australia #Labor
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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Fiji, the Albanese govt will ask Pacific countries to trust its leadership on climate, while at home it considers approving Woodside’s Browse gas project, fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo and a big coal mine expansion in the Hunter Valley. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/fiji-pr...
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Fiji pre-COP a test of Australia’s climate credibility
The contradiction between the Australian government’s solid performance on domestic renewables and its continued support for expanded coal and gas exports…
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NAZA - the film Netanyahu doesn't want you to see - is coming to Australia. We're partnering with @madmanfilms.bsky.social for special preview screenings on 11 October in Sydney and Melbourne, featuring @sarahschwartz.bsky.social and Antony Loewenstein. Grab tickets here: www.madman.com.au/naza/
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A new YouGov poll has the Greens in Victoria on a new high at 18%. Nationally, 36% of young people say they’ll vote Green. Our vote is also higher among women, renters and working class people. We’re cutting through.” #auspol
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Be like the Bear 🐻 Enjoy Nature
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last year, China installed more solar panels than the U.S. did in the last 20 years. China’s total installed solar energy capacity is now 600 GW. There is no time to waste. Time for every country to dump fossil fuels and embrace the renewable revolution. #ActOnClimate
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Always a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why doesn't the Australian govt get this? "As of late Sept. 2026, 52 women & 21 children have been killed in domestic & family violence events. These deaths occur at a rate of approx. one woman every 9 to 11 days by a current or former intimate partner." And it's only the 40th week of the year.
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Auspol @albomp.bsky.social Show this at your Royal Commission.
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey Australia We must do the same!!!👇🏼
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Government promised no access changes to the NDIS before 1 January 2028. They've already started, per the tribunal. And the big 50% social and community participation cuts are now in force. Families tell me they will have to give up care of children. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
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Exclusive: NDIS changes secretly brought forward
An Administrative Review Tribunal decision reveals that the government is already implementing NDIS access restrictions it promised would not take effect for more than a year.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The public housing answer Australia already knows. Andrew Brown takes the long handle to neoliberal housing fallacies. The facts of the #housingcrisis are clear, as is the solution #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-public-h...
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The public housing answer Australia already knows - Michael West
While the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested.
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bradpsychology @bradpsychology.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Victoria just had a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Leongatha, where the Coalition wants to build a nuclear reactor.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
End AUKUS. The US military is destabilizing the world and spreading violence, all headed by a bunch of Trump's true weirdos fighting culture wars.
Screenshot of Australian article headline kill purge army of ‘fatties, beardos and weirdos’ says Hegseth with a picture of Pete Hegseth saluting in front of a large American flag projection
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#sexism #misogyny #VAW #crime #CornellUniversity.#Cornell7
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reminder 💥 More White trash maggots no doubt.
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rowecartoon.bsky.social @rowecartoon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s not like we needed another reason to GTFO of AUKUS but here it is. #AusPol
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Apparently PM Anthony Albanese is concerned David Shoebridge wants the Greens to replace Labor. Given the Albanese Labor Govt no longer upholds ANY "Labor values" and actively supports Israel's genocide, Albo should be concerned. As a long-term Labor supporter, the Greens have my vote. #auspol
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We started the week devastated. You had our backs though in our time of need & responded with love. You made it possible for us to keep our catering social enterprise going & refugees in work. And gave a sense of safety & normality again. Thank you to all of you! 1/3
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our AUKUS partner with our “shared values” Our defence strategy is making us less safe.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It should not go unnoticed that whenever the inflation conversation takes hold, profits never enter the chat. The usual suspects are happy to talk further cuts – to services and jobs – but never actually raising funds from those businesses that benefit from our pain." #RBA #inequality #auspol
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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump supports capital punishment. Some MAGA voices say Christa Pike deserved to suffer. Why stop the spectacle there? Bring back drawing and quartering. Pay-per-view! Imagine the ratings if it were Trump. The biggest. Most bigly HUGE spectacle ever. Ugh, horrendous. We need to be humane, to all.
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Karma-Is-A-Cat @killerkoalaz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LETS GO HANNAH!!!!! #TheCelebrityTraitors
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎯 'A man raped her' instead of 'she was raped.' Have you ever read a headline that reads "A bank was robbed by a suspect?" Nope. It's "A suspect robbed a bank."
Christina Ricci in front of a patterned wall with the text: Maybe we should start talking about how many men out of 3 will sexually assault someone... instead of how many women out of 3 will be assaulted. Lets shift the ownership..
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Muke Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Huge Congrats to David Shoebridge, he brings the fire, the fury, and accountability our parliament needs right now. I think things are about to get a little bit wild. Parliament won't know what hit it.💥🔥 #auspol
Image showing Senator David Shoebridge in the Senate and text stating his new role of leader of The Greens.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our 2 catering vans that were stolen have been found! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Quicksand&Lava @quicksandandlava.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Awesome! Not many things give me hope these days but this does. I hate that Larissa is unwell but this pivot change of Leadership could be perfect timing for the next election.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There's just way too much to be very cross about, today. The Australian government investing OUR MONEY in EllenMusk's stupid space project and weapons companies is next level crap. I've disagreed with governments before but I've never been this disappointed in one.
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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#BREAKING 🚨 NSW senator David Shoebridge has been elected the new leader of the Greens, following the resignation of Larissa Waters Shoebridge ran on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy
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Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're hearing this a lot. The heaviness of the world is affecting us. Learn to recognise the signs for you that it's time to step back for a bit. Then do whatever you can to lighten your load. Everything passes.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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