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Australian. Sick of the two party duopoly. Rusties and shills turn back now. Public health. Housing for all. A green future. Tax the billionaires. Peace.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AI data centre frenzy. Is the Firmus IPO failure a sign of worse to come? Claudia Weisenberger reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/ai-data-centre-f…
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This shows just how extreme the US is. Livestreaming an execution by firing squad is the behaviour of a bloodthirsty dictator. Yet the Albanese Government is tying us closer and closer to the Trump regime.
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Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live streamed
By Annabel Bowles with wires
Topic:Homicide
Posted about 11h agoabout 11 hours ago, updated about 5h agoabout 5 hours ago
Nidal Hasan wears an orange T-shirt.
Nidal Hasan was an army psychiatrist who held the rank of major when he carried out the military base shooting in 2009. (AFP: Bell County Sherriff's Department)


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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Daily Mail used an image of ex-IDF soldier and right wing agitator Avi Yemini as an example of pro-Palestine protesters “clashing” with cops. Righto. It’s been more than 36 hours since this article went live and despite a campaign for a correction by News Cord, the image is still up.
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nice to see VS candidate for Bass Chris Jobe getting a mention in Crikey for talking sense on potholes at a recent candidate forum on Phillip Island (article link below). No doubt there will be many such moments 'halfway between sincere amusement and genuine irritation' in this campaign!
Crikey article excerpt quoting socialist candidate Jobe linking a drop in road quality to privatised maintenance under Kennett; a crowd corrects "16 years" to 27, and Jobe says, "I'm saying it's privatisation's fault."
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Exactly 💯
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Loony Left Media 🚨#TaxTheGas + KillAUKUS @loonyleftmedia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’m loving everything and I mean EVERYTHING that I see and hear from Sophie McNeill #endAUKUS + #ReplaceLabor
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Didn't need a think tank to come up with this one for us. A good idea is a good idea. 👍
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 08/10/2026
We don’t think the case for this has been made. One constant in the global history of policing is that every weapon given to cops, they will eventually use. Therefore, every force escalation requires compelling justification.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you have anything cool you’d like to donate to my campaign launch, pls dm me on Instagram or shoot me an email to: Jordan.vdl @ victoriansocialists.org.au
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TV Tonight @tvtonight.com.au · 07/10/2026
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Take 5 with Zan Rowe: Oct 8
Guests: Vika and Linda Bull.
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kristin (she/her) @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org · 07/10/2026
"Tenants' ability to absorb further increases is really the dynamic that is limiting further rental growth” Landlords can and do charge whatever they can get away with, regardless of interest rates, regardless of tax breaks. Now they can’t push people any harder because we’re past breaking point.
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Western Australian Labor government mounts huge police operation to block protests outside weapons expo
Nearly 2,000 police officers were reportedly mobilised to shield the display of high-tech weaponry at the three-day Land Forces event.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The pitch from Axon Enterprise must sound irresistible to police commissioners everywhere. michaelwest.com.au/ai-and-the-polic…
AI and the police. Axon’s phantom officers and a vanishing audit trailThe pitch from Axon Enterprise must sound irresistible to police commissioners everywhere.“In one example we have seen, an otherwise excellent report included a reference to an officer who was not even at the scene.Axon, Palantir and Cellebrite
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Cross Sydney off a place to visit list
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New armed police unit unveiled after Bondi terror attack
The new long-arms carrying unit is expected to begin public training on Sydney's streets after months of secretive work behind the scenes.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Live on twitch for the next 2 hours! www.twitch.tv/purplepingers
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purplepingers - Twitch
I like to talk about housing and politics - Streams are uploaded to Patreon! I'm not allowed to monetise the channel so I've popped a paypal link in here if you really feel obliged to donate! —…
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 07/10/2026
Many assumed they had already been deported due to their absence in polling results. chaser.com.au/national/aus...
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“Australia only needs skilled workers”: Coalition calls for mass deportation of Coalition MPs - The Chaser
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 07/10/2026
Construction begins at new wind and battery project that will help power one of world’s biggest mines and drive South Australia towards 100 pct net renewables reneweconomy.com.au/construction-be…
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Construction begins on wind farm and big battery to power huge mine and push state closer to 100 pct renewables
Construction begins at new wind and battery project that will help power one of world's biggest mines and drive South Australia towards 100 pct net renewables.
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paigeturner1853.bsky.social @paigeturner1853.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She’s just awful. There’s no actual generosity. It’s all about her.
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Great podcast
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The Party Line on the socialist campaign for Footscray
YouTube video by The Party Line Podcast
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nice write up on our candidate for Kororoit Rayan Hassan in the Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly. We're currently finalising our last candidate preselections and will be running in all 88 lower house seats and all 8 upper house regions across Victoria.
A screenshot of a headline in the Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly showing VS candidate for Kororoit Rayan Hassan and the headline - 'Meet Kororoit's Socialist candidate'
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Labor's spend on KPMG has nearly doubled from $32 mil in 2024-25 to $59 mil in 2025-26. Labor has been watching a repeat of scandals & still hasn’t delivered meaningful reform. The temporary month-to-month freeze on KPMG is nothing but a pathetic, tokenistic punishment.
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I refuse to even think about claims that chatbots are conscious beings whose rights must be protected until I live in a society where all humans are treated as conscious beings whose rights must be protected.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Victorian Socialists has a plan to fix the housing crisis and build a housing system centred on meeting human needs rather than generating profit for the big banks, developers and wealthy investors.
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Justin @jlentini09.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Shared by a woman I would've used a steak knife
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A message from one of our supporters in Footscray who was forced to resort to a bespoke solution when someone kept tearing down the Jasmine Duff for Footscray campaign sign from their front fence. ❤️
A screenshot of an exchange on WhatsApp. A photo shows a front fence with 'Vote Jasmine Duff' written on it. The text says 'Hi Louis, it is ... from .... Someone keeps ripping off Jasmine sign. Not a problem I put up a bigger one they can't remove'.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Queensland town of Moura now without a doctor. It has been warning the Crisafulli govt for months that the workload for the single GP at the hospital & practice was too much. The govt repealed the Qld Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme in February 2025. #qldpol
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Twitter Exile @twitter-exile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#GetUpAustralia We paid a visit to #Westpac tower in #Gadigal/Sydney to tell them what we think of their use of #Palantir. The writing is on the wall: Palantir must go. Thanks to #NasserMashni from @apan4palestine.bsky.social for adding his voice to this. #FreePalestine #AUSPOL #NSWpol #Palestine
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"We want to build opposition to the political “centre” of Labor and the Liberals—representatives of the status quo of neoliberal capitalism that has ravaged working-class communities for decades—as well as to the far right of Pauline Hanson and One Nation"
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On the campaign trail with Victorian Socialists
“We need Jasmine in parliament!”, called out Abdul. He runs Konjo, an Ethiopian cafe in Footscray. He’d just let us use the cafe as a backdrop for a promotional video we were making for the Victorian ...
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
US surveillance company Palantir has hired former Labor minister Stephen Conroy to rehabilitate its reputation in Canberra After supermarket giant Coles "was targeted by woke campaigners" it doesn't want its $17 million in federal government contracts put at risk www.afr.com/rear-window/... #auspol
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Palantir calls on Stephen Conroy for reputation rehabilitation
With $17 million in federal government contracts on the line, the spy data giant is desperate for friends in Canberra.
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Albanese may be proud to be a houso, but his party is ensuring that very few others will be able to access the level of housing security he & his mother did. Across the country, public housing is being eroded & depleted—homes & buildings left in disrepair, demolished or sold off to developers"
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Albo is proud to be a houso—will anyone else get the chance?
“I’m proud to be a houso, and I’m proud of the community in which I grew up.” These were the words of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, spoken with a quivering top lip, after One Nation leader Pauline ...
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yet another toddler killed by a dog #FatalDogAttack
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Dog killed toddler in Sulligent
A dog attacked and killed a toddler in northwest Alabama.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Allowing Open AI to call these “rogue agents” lets them dodge responsibility - they made them, directed them and set them free without caring about the consequences. Our laws need to catch up to hold them accountable before worse happens.
Screenshot of newspaper article title Rogue OpenAI agent enters another NSW government website, tech giant says
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One Nation fascists getting in early with the promise of extrajudicial punishment for their political enemies. Who else is on their list to 'disappear' if they come to power in Victoria?
A screenshot of a headline from the Herald Sun. It reads: 'In prison by Christmas': One Nation vows to lock up Dan Andrews and Jacinta Allan
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the real purpose of AI.
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don’t listen to religious extremist and warmonger Hegseth and his sycophantic mate Marles who claims “shared values” with this obnoxious and dangerous fool. Military experts, politicians, diplomats peace activists, unions, faith groups all oppose the madness that is AUKUS.
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Introducing the Victorian Socialists candidate for Gippsland East, Amy Espeseth. Amy is a Gippsland Lakes local who has worked as a lecturer, novelist and advocate.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you’re in Geelong, or even if you’re not - join the protest against Hanson.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why I'm running for parliament - if you want to get involved, then come along to my launch! www.victoriansocialists.org.au/events/2770 youtube.com/shorts/smxk0...
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Come help me launch my campaign!
YouTube video by PurplepingersTV
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
David Shoebridge unloads on 2GB’s James Willis for distorting compassion for Palestinians facing genocide as “anger & hate” & fires back on claim he only targets Israel reminding him of his record “it may be convenient for u not to report that, but that’s u not doing your job”💥
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's an indictment of our for-profit, market-driven housing system that so many homes sit empty while increasing numbers are living on the streets. We'll take real action to bring an end to this practice and redistribute homes left empty for no good reason to those who need it most.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Can you put up a yard sign without asking your landlord or real estate agent's permission? yes - and you can order one here: www.victoriansocialists.org.au/yard-sign
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh yeah, Steffy really DID bring you two together. Look how that plan turned out... #ohbrookeohtaylorohbrooke
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am looking forward to when they all find out about Carter and hoping he cops as much bitterness as Sheila has. #ohbrookeohtaylorohbrooke
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Loony Left Media 🚨#TaxTheGas + KillAUKUS @loonyleftmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What cost of living crisis? We only have a cost of corporate gouging crisis. 🏦 Big Four banks: $30.5 billion 🛒 Coles + Woolworths: $2.23 billion ✈️ Qantas Group incl Jetstar + Virgin: $1.79 billion
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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sam-j.bsky.social @sam-j.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great podcast and well worth a listen
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The Party Line on how the RBA is screwing us
YouTube video by The Party Line Podcast
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nice write up on our candidate for Bass Chris Jobe in the Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser but unfortunately we've had to do a little fact check on that headline.
A screenshot of an article in the Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser headlined 'Red flag planted in Bass for the first time'.
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Victorian Socialists @vicsocialists.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Introducing the Victorian Socialists candidate for Werribee, Sue Munro. Sue is a nurse and Werribee/Hoppers local for the past two decades.
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