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Helen

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Politics, environment, Australian birdwatcher, sailing Retired

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Justine 🫘 @justinebayarea.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
@cathywilcox.bsky.social in case ya didn’t know (and I know ya do!) You’re being loved and followed by tons of Americas right now. As well as other people from around the world! You rock Kathy Wilcox. 💚 And we’re sorry.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
His shop and gallery are still going though, so you can still support his family there by buying his art! Kudelkashop.com
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Home | The Kudelka Shop
Art gallery in Salamanca Place Hobart
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 12/03/2026
“Over the past 25 years the problem hasn’t been the supply of homes. It’s been the supply of homes for people who want to own and live in them,” writes Richard Dennis, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. Read the full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4lmfdcV
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
US investigation exposes Trump’s lies about the US missile strike on an Iranian girls school that killed over 170 people mainly school girls. It was a US attack. End AUKUS, pull Australian troops out of this awful illegal war.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
From my trip in January - a pink cockatoo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales. You'd pay good money for that hairdo at a city salon 😆
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
when we got home from the beach i tried to put stella’s beach robe on her but this guy butted in and insisted it was for him instead 🙄 i reckon spleenageddon might be one of the best things that ever happened to him, he thinks he’s top dog now
a short haired black and white border collie is wearing a blue and green beach robe with white flowers on it. it has a hood which is up on his head
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I wonder what percentage of Americans knows that the CIA helped overthrow a democracy in Iran in 1953, installing a brutal dictator who tortured and murdered people. Republicans keep citing the 1979 Islamic Revolution as if that was the start of U.S.-Iran hostilities. Go back 26 years earlier.
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In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic
While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still rema...
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
brought the good treats to the studio so look who’s suddenly my best friend #margaret
a small scruffy white and black very old dog standing on a concrete floor in a pottery studio with an orange wall behind her.
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
guess who has 4 paws, no spleen but most importantly NO CANCER!!!!! we got pathology results and confirmed no evidence of splenic malignancy 😎
a short haired black and white border collie sitting on green grass with a blue sky behind him
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
a young tasmanian had a medical episode, called an ambulance and was told there was none available so they’d send a taxi for her instead. and the tasmanian health minister is unable to answer whether that is acceptable or not #politas #justtassiethings
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“We warned you: the destruction of Gaza was not an exception, it was a blueprint to crush anyone who opposes the plutocratic imperialism embodied by US/Israel and their global allies. Act now. Defend international law from lawlessness, before the rupture becomes irreversible.” - Francesca Albanese,
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We warned you: the wholesale destruction of Gaza was not an exception, it was a blueprint to crush anyone who opposes the plutocratic imperialism embodied by US/Israel and their global
allies. Act now. Defend international law from lawlessness, before the rupture
becomes irreversible. - Francesca Albanese,
UN Special Rapporteur
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Imagine how bummed everyone will be when they find out there WERE no WMDs and we invaded Iran FOR NOTHING!
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
You guys…. I don’t think this war is a good idea hey.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
No one is doing the work Royce does in this space. We are so lucky to have him.
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play theconversation.com/when-feral-c...
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When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play
When feral cats are scarce, potoroos and bandicoots forage more freely, altering their behaviour and chances of survival.
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
ok we are home, resting in bed and i reckon the fentanyl just hit 🙏🏼 thanks so much for all your love and kind wishes today!!! the internet is a cesspit but sometimes it is a truly beautiful place and i love how many of you love our guy 💕
a black and white border collie resting a on bed covered in a floral sheet, with a very intense look on his face
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Today Pauline Hanson is attacking Muslims while defending tax breaks like the Capital Gains Tax discount: a policy that overwhelmingly benefits the top 1% and does nothing for people struggling with rent or trying to buy their first home.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I support UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories @franceskalbs.bsky.social. I admire her principled, courageous stand against Israel's ongoing persecution of the Palestinian people. #IStandWithFrancescaAlbanese #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
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Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2026
Jon Kudelka’s cartoons mattered – and so did his refusal to look away johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/runnin… #Auspol
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Jon Kudelka’s cartoons mattered – and so did his refusal to look away
Jon Kudelka’s influence went far beyond award-winning cartoons. Lindsay Foyle reflects on a career marked by sharp political insight and principles.
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Jon Kudelka was a very nice man and an exasperatingly good cartoonist. I loved him very much and I will miss him dearly.
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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still! - Edward Lear
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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
35 years ago today, a report by the Australian Senate's Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology was released. It was called "Rescue the Future: Reducing the impact of the greenhouse effect." 1/n
1991 "Rescue the Future" report front cover.  Electric car driving through Australian outback
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Red-tailed black cockatoo. Sunset Strip, New South Wales.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Saddened to hear the news that Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social has passed. A good man. 😢 🎨 #auspol
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
everyone posting favourite kudelka cartoons - this was one of mine. hard to pick from so many perfectly captured moments, a remarkable brain and intellect and sense of humour but most of all just a really great bloke
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
i can’t help but think how much he would hate all the fuss but guess what you grumpy bastard you are so incredibly loved by so many people. rest in power jon ♥️ www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by the Australian, the Saturday Paper and the Hobart Mercury
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Kristen K Fox esq. | Night Wattle @nightwattle3350.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Man’s Best Friend. Vale Jon Kudelka.
Cartoon by Jon Kudelka. Man and dog bored in the park decide to head to the pub instead.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I followed Jon & he followed me. Loved his work. Scrolling through his feed now, I noted with warmth that he had reposted one of my bird photos just a month ago. He was very open about his illness so we all knew the end was nigh. I hope that bird photo of mine made a difference in his final weeks 💜
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Absolutely awful news 😔 www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them. They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear. While helping to consign us all to catastrophe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If I didn’t have photos you probably wouldn’t actually believe this is how gnarly baby gang gangs are 🥴❤️
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Some more backyard shenanigans. A rainbow lorikeet enjoying some of my apples.
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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Breaking: I’ve named Sarah Court to be the next Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Sarah is an experienced litigator and leader, and will be an outstanding Chair. Sarah will be the first woman to lead ASIC in its history.
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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Cathy Wilcox waxes poetic over kleptocracy (which we are) and the meritocracy we like to think we are. The lines highlighted in red ring true for anyone eking out a living in independent media* while Bolt and Credlin rake it in ... #auspol
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is what electing more 'One Nation' candidates will bring to Australia...anti-vaccination and anti-science, belief-driven misinformation. Look how well that's going for the infectious disease hellscape that the US is rapidly becoming . #auspol
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
What is being ‘normalised’ through politics and media is abhorrent and dangerous. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
hi everyone this is your regular reminder that @lyrebirddream.bsky.social is this guy: newmatilda.com/2020/06/28/a...
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ABC’s Fake ‘Anonymous Youth Worker’ Promoted To High Commissioner To Ghana
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Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Proud to be a 2026 ambassador for @swelteringcities.bsky.social extreme heat day on the 4th of February! Here’s how you can get involved swelteringcities.org/ehad/
A photo of me with my statement Heatwaves and
extremely hot days can be a real struggle for many but when you're living in poverty, disabled or have a chronic illness they can be complicated and deadly. Unable to afford efficient cooling or the electricity bills that follow leaves my community at a disadvantage and at risk of heatstroke. We need all rentals including public and community housing to have efficient cooling. It's time to get involved and as a community demand from our government that we have climate safe homes and ensure that we will not be left behind any longer.
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Eldritch kcarruthers @kcar.me · 25/01/2026
How the right wing Atlas Network is shaping your life in Australia, even if you've never heard of it #AusPol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Thanks Laki - that was a great article. We need more of them from the ABC
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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
don’t even have words for this one
Police are investigating reports that a dog was allegedly driving a ute on a Tasmanian beach over the weekend.
Witnesses said the ute was seen being driven along White Beach at Nubeena about 9:30am Saturday, with a dog in the driver's seat.
"Witnesses reported that a white Mitsubishi Triton was being driven on the beach, with a dog in the driver's seat and a man in the passenger seat," a police spokesperson told Pulse.
Officers later located the vehicle, man and dog at a nearby property, with police confirming multiple reports were made about the incident.
Police are calling for witnesses or footage, including dashcam vision, as investigations continue.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Back here again. Posted in memory of Rob Hirst. #midnightoil
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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Grunge gang gang
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
And I found red-tailed black cockatoos this afternoon. It has been a very good day 😄 Just a screenshot from my laptop for now. #birdsseenin2026
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Ah Norman, dear Norman.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 24/01/2026
I am a climate scientist and this is correct. As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open. Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The intensification of the strongest nor’easters | PNAS
Nor’easters are coastal extratropical cyclones that feed upon both thermal contrasts (meridional and land-ocean) and oceanic latent heat release, c...
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Back of camera shot from just now. Pink cockatoo at Kinchega NP. I have a couple of thousand shots to process later 😄
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I remembered to take a little video ...
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