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Ric Cairns

@riccairns.bsky.social
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Progressive political dreamer working in brand and marketing in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia. Imaginative enough to think we can make politics better. See voicesforfremantle.org

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
😩😩😩
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is an indomitable fighter for working people. Can't wait to join forces in the Senate to pass Medicare for All.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The promo on ABC Perth tonight was that ‘our aging population is putting pressure on our hospitals’. Um, no. This problem isn’t being *caused* by older members of our society. An accurate headline would have said ‘our hospital investment is failing to keep pace with our needs.’ It’s not our fault.
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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 05/03/2025
Jeff Douglas has updated the "I am Canadian" ad, and it hits hard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...
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We are Canadian.
YouTube video by Average Joes
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A Brief History of Time Tables
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
My point exactly.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Given long legal processes, Death Row has been shown to cost the state more than a life sentence. It’s not a financial advantage.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Look, I care about what you care about, and I understand your cynicism. But writing off Kate Chaney as ‘cosplaying’ is just not fair - she’s a very genuine person who is navigating the politics to do the right thing, and who is focused on the climate crisis. That is a real asset in parliament.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🎯🎯🎯
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Go you one better. A nation that carries out death penalties at all is not a civilised nation.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Kate isn’t a ‘climate independent’, she’s a ‘community independent’ - and she’s committed to representing her community of Curtin. Sometimes that’s meant decisions that I would disagree with. I’d still rather have her in parliament than either of the major parties. (The Greens have no chance there.)
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Aaaaaand… there it is.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We are witnessing religious fanaticism - Christofascism - being established within the most powerful military in human history. This is the rise of the American Taliban. Can Australia keep justifying being shackled to this catastrophe? #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is your moment, America. ✊
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The charitable interpretation is that Angus Taylor is an ignoramus. But I'm all out of charity. #auspol #migration theconversation.com/the-coalitio...
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The Coalition’s migration policy rests on a series of false premises
The long-awaited plan includes cutting net overseas migration by two thirds and a crackdown on visa-hopping, but it’s all built on shaky foundations.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Every single person associated with this administration is shady af.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They’ve won more Nobels than any other country but they’re also the dumbest nation on Earth.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Proud of Australia for getting rid of this obscenity half a century ago.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From a UN report: “Violence against women is a global pandemic: 15-76 per cent of women experience it at some point in their lifetime. Violence against women is deeply rooted in discrimination and inequality between men and women.” There’s a word for that. celestemdavis.substack.com/p/epstein-fi...
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There is one word that explains how so many men can be in the Epstein files. So why is no one saying it?
We talk endlessly about the factors that make rape easier, but never about the factors that cause rape in the first place.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026
If Evil was a middle manager it would report to Stephen Miller for performance reviews.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If they have any evidence of terrorism they can hold them for 48 hours. Clearly they don’t. This is something else.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great piece by @amyremeikis.bsky.social - Why grovel to get a seat on the Security Council if we're just going to do more grovelling to keep it? open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
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This Labor government is the Ed Sheeran of Australian politics – Amy Remeikis
There is more opportunity to push back against toxic centrism
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He’s posing for a photo with THE POPE - and he still can’t resist doing rap fingers. This is such a weird time.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is precisely what the rest of the world sees that a third of Americans somehow can’t see.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is how Xi deals with his demented father in the aged care facility. ‘Hey, good idea. We’ll rename it SUPER Intelligence. Now did you want some more jelly?’
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have our own Alabama - where the extreme right is running roughshod over people and avoiding scrutiny. A vision of Pauline's Australia. #OneNation #auspol #journalism amyremeikis.substack.com/p/gagging-an...
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Gagging and blacklisting – what’s going on in the NT while we’re all looking elsewhere
(First Published in The New Daily
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A MUST SEE. #AI content creators in Sri Lanka and Pakistan and Indonesia are flooding FB feeds in Australia and the US and the UK with anti-immigration material. It's not because they care about our politics. Christophe explains in this short fascinating video. youtu.be/zCvPPaIN5Ew?...
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How to rage bait Americans
YouTube video by Christophe
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exactly what I would be asking our Signals Directorate. Where the fck were you?
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Their AI system hacks into our government records and three MONTHS later they drop us an email to a public email address to let somebody/whoever know about it. These people couldn't care less, and it's time we slapped them across their arrogant faces. #AI #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Albanese says OpenAI hacked Medicare and told Australia months later via email to generic inbox
Prime minister says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to disclose breach
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Humans in politics.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Add your voice to the Climate Council's call for the federal government to stand up to fossil fuel corporations on our behalf. #climatecrisis #auspol www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/end-...
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Call on the Federal Government to end the free ride for fossil fuels! - Climate Council
Join our call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key Federal Ministers to stand up to fossil fuel corporations and protect the interests of all Australians
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/09/2026
Do you remember?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s not just weird; it’s delusional. HE. IS. PSYCHOTIC. If your grandpa said things like this, you’d take him in for a full neuropsychiatric workup. And it’s time the media starts interviewing psychiatrists and psychologists to talk about it. DO. YOUR. JOBS.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👇👇👇👇
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 18/09/2026
Photos of President Donald Trump on board Air Force One appear to show him looking at information on the demolition of the Kennedy Center, which indefinitely shut down Wednesday. on.nbcboston.com/PAy6oNw
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Photos show Trump with apparent Kennedy Center demolition information
Photos taken through Air Force One windows show Trump looking at a large printout. An image and the words “Kennedy Center” and “DEMOLIS-“ can be seen.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When you throw out international students, you not only damage Australia's biggest service export ($55B pa) - you also throw out a huge part of our workforce and many of our businesses' customers. #onenation theconversation.com/how-would-on...
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How would One Nation’s immigration plan affect the labour market and economy?
Reducing the number of people on student and graduate visas may reduce migration numbers, but it could also weaken demand for Australian goods and services.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 15/09/2026
What I like about Ed Sheeran's "apolitical" excuse is that it reveals what "apolitical" really means for most white people. It doesn't mean apolitical, it just means "goes with whatever the majority does." That is radically distinct from apolitical.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A US billionaire stadium owner just arranged for Macklemore to be dropped as support for Ed Sheeran’s tour - because he’s been campaigning for Palestinian rights. And Ed sat on his hands, because he ‘doesn’t choose sides’.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This guy doesn't know where the hell he is.
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Ric Cairns @riccairns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sorry if anybody took offence at my perfectly accurate comments. #sorrynotsorry www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Hanson says 'sorry' to PM and Indigenous Australians
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