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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 28/02/2026

What can happen to a centre left government party when it decides to follow the racists to the populist right, forgetting that it doesn’t have a mortgage on the left

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I've done door knocks for the Greens. One thing the people I have spoken to can agree on is that Coles and Woolies are bad and need to sorted out by the government.

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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

You can’t afford to put food on the table while Coles & Woolies use fake discount claims to rake in mega profits. Two weeks ago Labor, the Liberals & One Nation all voted against the Greens Bill to make price gouging illegal. Still think they’re fighting for you?

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I know someone who was with them briefly. He ditched them straight away.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The DSS website tells you to contact the National Customer Service Line. There have been numerous problems with the transition, as was expected and warned about. www.dss.gov.au/inclusive-em...

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Lol DSS, the department behind Inclusive Employment Australia, proudly produce AI slop. That might explain a few things... www.dss.gov.au/doing-busine...

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We haven't got started on our socials yet. Partner Income Testing has to go. Feel free to use these hashtags: #endpartnerincometesting #pitissh*t #pitofdoom www.endpartnerincometesting.com

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I have addiction-loop brain at the moment, brought on by lack of sleep. Is this a common thing? My brain could do with some rewiring, if you know a technician who could help...

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Bin Chicken @binchicken9000.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

"End the Partner Income Test. Equality should not stop at the poverty line. We demand dignity, not dependency. We will not be silent." A grassroots campaign is gathering stories of the personal effect of this govt policy. #auspol For others, please share 🙏 Survey & blog to come

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The website has given the campaign a massive boost. We're trying to reimburse the DSP recipient who covered the costs of creating it - $1500+. If you know anyone who has a few extra bucks lying around, send them this GoFundMe. www.gofundme.com/f/end-partne...

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Donate to End Partner Testing Campaign Needs a Website, organized by Robert Buckmaster

We're a campaign to end Partner Income Testing. This is the rule that t… Robert Buckmaster needs your support for End Partner Testing Campaign Needs a Website

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

People are sending in their stories about the Partner Income Test. What happens when Centrelink cuts off your income for being in a relationship? Horrible things actually. These stories prove it. www.endpartnerincometesting.com

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The partner income test traps people in abusive relationships and dangerous households, and the Department is out here doing bad Bridgerton jokes about it

Dearest gentle reader,
The social season is upon us, and so, perhaps one finds themselves amidst change.
Whether you've recently begun promenading the ton with your new match, or you find yourself once more unshackled from courtly pursuits, one must remember to make their relationship status known.
A moment tending to myGov to make your relationship known is most beneficial to ensuring your payments and services remain in good order.

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Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

endpartnerincometesting.com

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join the campaign to end the Partner Income Test. www.endpartnerincometesting.com

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

But until that is done, a citizens assembly could show when politicians are serving elite interests rather than the public good. Examples are climate change policy, parliamentary expenses entitlements and gambling.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I'm not sure what point your making regarding electoral mandate. A review body wouldn't need to be elected, but people could be selected by lot. The problem is that current electoral politics favours out of touch elites dominating politics. Fixing that should be the priority.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A citizens assembly doesn't fix everything by itself. The idea is the people are drawn from everyday life rather the privileged elite of MP's. It would have a review function, so it would become clearer if policy is not serving the public good or is not based properly on the available evidence.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Well, I guess that's it for now. See you in a week?

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It's been a week of putting digital wellbeing controls on my phone. They've worked so far. I've done so much more reading and been more productive. I also have extra energy. Still, I'm having a fatigue flare so I decided to get some scrolling "comfort food" for a few minutes haha.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Last night I rested my head from brain fog, closing my eyes. Next thing I knew I was waking up at 4AM. It was as if I had passed out. Strange!

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We've made an agreement among coworkers to start a book club. We wear workers clothes and high vis vests, so this will be a blue-collar one. Another coworker wants to start social events like barbecues.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Cat had princess play time and princess brushing time. She was very vocal and expressive about these obligations to her. Satisfied, she has taken herself off to bed and curled up in a ball. Cat life has strict demands, but also quiet time.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I've installed two "digital wellbeing" apps on my phone: Onesec and Digital Detox. They create much more friction with its addictive features. As a result, my phone usage plummeted today. Who knows? Maybe 2026 I'll be "chronically offline". I desperately need this for my attention and EF.

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KittyAKAJody @kittywestmeow.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Yesterday’s last action of 2025 from the West LA Freeway Brigade! Small but mighty. See you next year. @indivisiblewestsidela.com #VisibilityBrigade

Protester on freeway overpass wearing inflatable ducky costume.

Protesters on freeway overpass. One is wearing an inflatable bumble bee costume and another wears and inflatable ducky costume.

2 protesters in freeway overpass. One is wearing an inflatable bumble bee costume. Both have signs.

Freeway Brigade message over the 405S in Los Angeles.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Good grief! Do they think Trump is encouraging Putin to bake cakes for them?

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

His moral stature is microscopic; his ego could swallow galaxies.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Marshmallow comes out every couple of hours to socialise with me. That done, she goes back to her bed nest to curl up for some more rest. She is too adorable.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I had no sleep problems until a month or so ago. Well, we've got to get good sleep this year, Blueskyers! I need it.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

First-rate stand up; atrocious leader.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I thought the tl;dr was the parent company was nasty to their management, which the group stood by, and Illit stirred things up by copying their aesthetic? And the company may have bullied members... I guess I'm several months too late to this...

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

This is mocking me! Am I about to come into some distant relative's inheritance?

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Mark Taggart @kuhwaver.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Heron convention.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

No sleep. Oops! It felt like morning, so I had coffee. I hope I won't regret it. If the day blesses me, I might have a nap before work... Tomorrow I'm definitely going to feel it, if not today...

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Of course it had to end that way! Ok, that's the TV series done. That was an experience...

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I don't know if it's meant to highlight the theatrical irony, but the premise of the show is very hard to believe. The protagonist doesn't look anything like a 26-year-old. But I've committed several seasons to it, so it seemingly works after a while.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Fictional George R R Martin seemed like a mash up of the fantasy writer and Harvey Weinstein. I guess this character was supposed to be #metoo villain. I haven't a clue about the actual writer's character.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I'm pretty sure the billionaire antagonist was at least partly modelled on Sheryl Sandberg and is a Davos parody. There were all these other cultural references, and I only recognised some of them.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Part of the joke was the editor pretended to go along with fictional Greta's eccentric environmental exhibitionism to impress her. She was won over. If you had some climate denying nutjob write her part in a screenplay, it would have fit that show's representation to a tee!

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

#Younger decided to depict Greta Thunberg as a spoiled brat who is self-righteous, shrill and pretentious. It's pretty offensive if you know the first thing about climate change and about her work. Somehow I gave the show a pass. They were even more unflattering to George R R Martin.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Quarter to three. My sleep cycle got knocked out a bit by my NYE shift. Maybe I'll ask my doctor for a melatonin prescription. Otherwise, I'll be transformed into a vampire!

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

There are better ways of managing personal issues that don't involve murdering people.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I do Bluesky slot-machine scrolling sometimes during breathwork exercises ...For no other reason than my mind is clamouring for stimulation and won't slow down enough to let my attention function. I can't find the off button, and I've looked!

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

You would think we're a poor country given how hard it is for those in desperate need to get assistance. It's not due to a lack of money or houses.

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Rob of Melbourne @robert24039377.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Yep, the rentier economy is insane. How did we end up like this?

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