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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 6h
Sometimes there is a happy ending. I'm so very happy for all of you. What a wonderful result! 🩷
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 6h
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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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 6h
Communications Minister Anika Wells has been named one of the world's most influential rising stars by TIME magazine after spearheading the Albanese government's social media ban for under-16
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 21h
"The electrification of road freight is emerging as a structural force that could undermine long-term oil demand across the world." China's goals are EVs to be 50% of truck sales and 20% of its truck fleet by 2030. EVs may be 50% of truck sales in 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #energysky
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China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices
Around a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 11h
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 6h
Good stuff. Now to get trucking too. bsky.app/profile/jrfh...
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 9h
Testimonies by Israeli witnesses to the August 7 Hamas attack indicate that the Israeli military killed its own citizens. Netanyahu was willing to do what it takes as an excuse to bring death and destruction to Gaza. theaimn.net/why-didnt-ne...
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Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (if it knew about it in advance)? Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Intelligence was purposely ignore As I documented this pattern in investigatory essays in late 2023 and eventually in The Fall of Israel, warnings from the Israeli lookouts were ...
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 9h
Matt Keogh says he can work 'collaboratively' with veterans after health cap backdown
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Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown
The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do".
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coolat49degr33.bsky.social @coolat49degr33.bsky.social · 10h
If they have an actual life. What happens to a 3 year old or any child that is cut loose to survive on their own. They are prey, and many won't survive.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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tyrage.bsky.social @tyrage.bsky.social · 9h
#Murdoch PAYS NO TAX Now Australian Taxpayers are going to PAY #Murdoch s TOP EXECUTIVE Siobhan McKenna as Australias Consul General in New York Thanks @albomp.bsky.social
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Climate Crisis Info (from Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 9h
CLIMATE CRISIS “The summer half-year from April to September was the hottest and driest it had been since records began in 1864. In that time, humanity has filled the atmosphere with 1.8tn tons of carbon dioxide and heated the planet by about 1.4C.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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tyrage.bsky.social @tyrage.bsky.social · 9h
ONE ALCOHOLIC ONE EGO MANIAC ONE 83 YEAR OLD REPUBLICAN WHAT CAN GO WRONG.!!??
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LouisViljee @louisviljee.bsky.social · 9h
And then, when the people resort to ever more desperate measures, these are criminalised by our 'governments'. #EcologicalEmergency #ClimateAction #auspol #wapol
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 10h
hi abolish the death penalty the state should never have the power to murder (yes this includes indirectly, I see you, ICE)
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h
We live in such an incredibly stupid era
Gavin Newsom: I just signed an executive order permanently declaring Artificial Intelligence "Artificial Intelligence" in California.
You're welcome, America.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-10-26
WHEREAS California dominates Artificial Intelligence ("Al") innovation. even as no state has taken more aggressive action to strengthen the safety. security, and consumer privacy of Al; and
WHEREAS, while language and choice of terminology can have significance, purporting to change something's name cannot distract a person of normal intelligence from recognizing the impotent and craven failure to take action to address well-documented emerging security and safety risks posed by that thing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California. in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes of the State of California, further informed by common sense, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: All agencies and departments subject to my authority shall refer to Artificial Intelligence and Al as "Artificial Intelligence" and
"Al," notwithstanding any rebranded or different terminology used by the federal government, unless inconsistent with the law.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Order.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits. substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused pe Great Seal of the State of lifornia to be grixed this 30th day September 20
AVIN
Governor
ATTEST:
alifornia
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, PH.D
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 10h
For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!
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Dr Mark | 北马克 |🍉🇦🇺🇲🇾🇹🇭 @ajaanmark.bsky.social · 9h
So I have a job offer in Canberra. BUT the ACT government says it takes them 8 weeks to process a WWVP check. The job starts in just over 5 weeks. If the job offer doesn't fall over, I'll be surprised! Thanks ACT bureaucracy! Oh and it costs $163 and has much more complex ID requirements than Qld.
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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · 11h
👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👏👏👏
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 9h
Owl of the Day: Spectacled Owl 📷 William Orellana
Photo of owl perched on a branch, description from ebird: ‘Uncommon but unmistakable. Very large spectacular owl of humid evergreen forest in tropical lowlands and foothills. Often roosts at low to middle levels, usually well hidden in shady spots, and flushes easily. At night, favors open forest canopy and forest edge, but calling birds can be well hidden in foliage. Song is a resonant, pulsating series of deep hoots, sounding rather like a sheet of metal being flexed quickly; an uncommon variant call of the Mottled Owl sounds rather similar.’
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Minnesota Mary @minnesotamarys.bsky.social · 9h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 15h
Good evening. Almost native 🌱 Persimmon harvest season. Pureed persimmons make a wonderful breakfast/dessert bread btw, just swap it for bananas in your favorite banana bread recipe. I hope the deer leave us some.
Tree full of persimmon fruit
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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 14h
"When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile." — Julie Burchill 📷🌱
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 20h
She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17h
"How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left" It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes fascism expert and Jewish philosopher Jason Stanley for Zeteo:
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How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left
It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes Jewish philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley.
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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 13h
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers earn an average of 84 cents for every dollar earned by other Australian workers, a new Indigenous-led study has found, amounting to a $3 billion annual shortfall in wages. www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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Indigenous workers are paid 16 per cent less than their counterparts
The disparity is responsible for some $3 billion in lost wages for Indigenous workers, and could reach $170 billion by 2050, with Indigenous women facing the biggest pay gap.
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Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · 11h
"Look, just because I went out of my way to talk to a known white supremacist and arguable Neo-Nazi doesn't mean I'm racist!"
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Matt Quinn (The Electric Rabbit) @electricrabbit.bsky.social · 12h
She's trying to apply the tradition in Australia that it's worse to call someone a racist than to actually *be* a racist. If the pointy hat fits Poorlean....
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Andy Paterson @agpat.bsky.social · 11h
Pauline Hanson has little knowledge of the KKK that is obvious. The KKK is a far right, white supremacist hate group, focused on racial prejudice. PHON is a far right, white supremacist hate group, focused on racial prejudice. www.history.com/articles/ku-...
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Ku Klux Klan: Origin, Members & Facts | HISTORY
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865. It became a vehicle for...
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Winkypop @winkypop.bsky.social · 11h
KKK Neo Nazis billionaire backing yeah nah Pauline you're full of shit #auspol
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 13h
She has visited Trump, enough said
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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 13h
Amnesty International Indonesia has called for an end to the killing of civilians in Papua by armed groups, including the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). en.jubi.id/amnesty-inte...
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Amnesty International Indonesia calls for end to killings of civilians in Papua – West Papua Daily
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 12h
In the rush to lower Queensland's social housing waitlist, Crisafulli government Minister Sam O'Connor ordered an audit resulting in 2,419 people being removed from the queue. They had his phone number but Colin Betts was one of them. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Housing waitlist cancellations a 'systems level problem', advocates say
An audit found gaps in housing department record keeping for cancelled social housing applications. Advocates say it could mean thousands of vulnerable people were taken off the waitlist too soon.
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Peter. s @grumpyoldfool62.bsky.social · 11h
Precisely! 25 years ago, the median house price was approx’ 8 x “the average” yearly wage. The most recent statistics which I noted, prior to the recent downturn, showed that the price of a median house, was 13.5 x the average yearly wage. That is criminal, in my eyes & any reduction is welcome.
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Robyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 11h
Hear hear! I wish the reporting would talk about the long term trend. They told us increases yearly too, which hid the enormous leaps in just a few years.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 11h
Australia is not immune. The entire world is on the edge of global financial shock from huge sums being invested in AI, the 2 ongoing conflicts in the Middle East & Ukraine & the intensifying strategic competition among major powers. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia at risk from major global financial shock, Reserve Bank warns
Warning comes as central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth
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sallylawry @sallylawry.bsky.social · 10h
He knows the ropes and will stay there as long as he can It’s a well paid gig The way McKim and he acts in the Senate is beyond belief Performative, disingenuous and bullying obstructionists They don’t care about the damage LNP does to vulnerable Australians They just hate and resent Labor
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 10h
AI generated news reports & conspiracy theories began not long after news of the cockpit attack onboard flight FZ1073. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Fake news and deepfakes about flydubai flight spreading online
ABC NEWS Verify examines and attempts to debunk some of the fake news that's spreading online following the flydubai flight.
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Michael Pascoe @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Faruqi has demonstrated very quickly that she is not leadership material. Shoebridge and the retiring Barbara Pocock clearly the best Greens performers over recent years. IMHO
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli was on ABC News Qld tonight complaining about backpacker worker visa changes but there was nothing on the 91 children known to child protection services who have died. #qldpol
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
michaelwest.com.au/a-blunt-tool... created market expectations that it would raise rates, the Reserve Bank board delivered, demonstrating its incompetence, reports Michael Pascoe.
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A blunt tool. RBA's incompetence is making the rich richer - Michael West
Having created market expectations that it would raise rates, the Reserve Bank board delivered, demonstrating its incompetence.
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
michaelwest.com.au/lawfare-sydn... Sydney academics John Keane and Nick Riemer have finally been able to file a defence against their accusers. What’s the scam?
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Lawfare. Sydney University academics will finally have their day in court - Michael West
Sydney academics John Keane and Nick Riemer have finally been able to file a defence against their accusers.
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nick Riemer told MWM case is about lawfare, “intended to harass & silence opponents of Israel’s genocide.” Started when Keane & Riemer accused of racial vilification as they dared oppose genocide. Just like Mary Kostakidis, their defence is opposition to Zionism & Israel’s crimes is not antisemitic
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
michaelwest.com.au/the-nacc-sti... If there was no real, apparent or perceived conflict on 8 July, why was complete recusal from all DHDA matters considered appropriate on 10 July? Conversely, if complete recusal was the appropriate safeguard, why was it not implemented from the outset?
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The NACC still doesn't know what a conflict-of-interest is - Michael West
Conflict-of-interest issues continue to trouble the National Anti-Corruption Commission, while questions remain about who it recruits.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 22h
I've enjoyed his clear, intelligent, informative ABC finance reports over many years, but my favourite segment by Alan Kohler ever was his finance report on the economic state of various planets in the #DoctorWho universe on Rove's #Whovians. Could someone please post this to YouTube? 🙏
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21h
Every time women rightly complain about the systemic abuse of women by men, a man will always reply with the whiney "not all men" complaint. As a man, I would argue: Yes, it is all men, bc we men are not doing enough to stop it. Be better, men! Do more, complain less! #sexism #misogyny #VAW
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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 19h
Oh no! Quick, call Peter Dutton! This is right in his wheelhouse 👍🏻 #Auspol
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 18h
This sort of fall takes house prices back to where they were only a few years ago, when the headlines were about the insane unaffordability. It's the more expensive homes (already over inflated) which are experiencing a drop - the lower end of the market has barely moved.
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