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Scott McWhirter

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Living on Darug lands. Work in Higher Ed, but views are entirely my own fault. Daily fails and passing fancies a specialty.

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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Australian government and public institutions could apply international law to Israel itself. It’s likely Israel is committing genocide, because Israel’s ignored directions by the ICJ to avoid it. There is no war in Gaza, it’s a genocide. Israel isn’t occupying Palestine, it’s annexing it.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s not hard. It’s backed by evidence. Public housing for the most vulnerable first, built and provided by government
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘A conflict of interest’? The senior editor should ‘own it’ Jared Kushner, as a ghoul, has decided Palestinian genocide 💀 is profitable
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Switzerland's 'wake-up call' as glaciers melt in record-breaking summer
Europe's record-breaking summer has led to "staggering" melting on Switzerland's famous glaciers, according to a new report.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Israel’s stealing land in Syria Palestine and Lebanon, murdering citizens, and leaving a million + homeless but @latimes.com thinks a 9 day holiday for US citizens in Israel is a good idea? 🚮 www.middleeasteye.net/news/la-time...
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LA Times ad promoting Israeli tourism erases occupied Palestinian territories
The nine-day tours are touted while Israel is engaged in wars with several countries in the region
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey Australia We must do the same!!!👇🏼
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The public housing answer Australia already knows. Andrew Brown takes the long handle to neoliberal housing fallacies. The facts of the #housingcrisis are clear, as is the solution #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-public-h...
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The public housing answer Australia already knows - Michael West
While the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested.
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This just popped up again in my feed. Worth a repost.
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Scott McWhirter @scottmcwhirter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has the Australian government recognised Israel is committing genocide in Gaza yet or are we still in the whacky wing of global politics? #auspol
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolute ghouls. The people who boiled the reefs to death and are 🔥 our kids future in slow motion are also brainwashing them with bullshit in the classroom.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 30/09/2026
Ten years after South Australia’s blackout, the state gets more than 75% of its electricity from renewables and is heading towards 100% net renewables. The technology has raced ahead while the politics remains stuck, Giles Parkinson writes. #auspol #RenewableEnergy
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‘Too much wind and solar’? Ten years on, South Australia tells a different story
Ten years after South Australia’s statewide blackout became a political weapon against renewables, the state now gets more than three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources. The technology has raced ahead, even if the politics has barely moved.
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Scott McWhirter @scottmcwhirter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wonder when we will see the first violent action against data centres? Reckon it’s probably a year or two. Pollies are completely ignoring social licence from a public where that playbook has been on full display through gas example….it’s unlikely to end well.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The perfect description of Albo www.deepcutnews.com/p/this-labor...
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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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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love the fact that my mortgage will get even harder to pay down later today in large part because of a convicted felon & warlord that my government has signed up to a > $360 billion defence pact (scam) with. Great work, @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social!
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
so giving away OpenAI tech development approvals so OpenAi can control data extraction facilities to develop OpenAi tech that will detect and protect us from OpenAi tech seems to be the logic here. You know, like shipping lanes to China. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI breach proves need for more data centres, major parties say
Labor, Coalition agree OpenAI's Medicare breach proves the need for Australia to secure "a seat at the AI table" by rolling out data centres nationally.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I agree with everything said by David Shoebridge, and his conclusion. I’d go further. Countries like Australia have actively ignored international law, such that our governments behaviour sabotages the ethical reasoning behind bodies like the ICC ICJ & UN #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...
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Australia shouldn’t get a seat at the UN security council
Australia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump...
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yikes.
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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a vassal state we must serve our overlords and keep feeding the military industrial complex - not the needs of our own people. open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
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Albanese can find $425bn for defence – but not $126bn for free childcare
Defence spending is outpacing inflation as the government says it can’t afford universal childcare, dental or lifting JobSeeker above the poverty line.
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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#ExpelIsraeliAmbassadorNow @albomp.bsky.social and show Australians you have a spine.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘What the wounds are telling us’ Interviews with doctors in Gaza and the targeting of children. The story won first prize in EU journalism award. This is the full piece in English #JillianSegal @albomp.bsky.social @news.abc.net.au #Israel #genocide www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
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Gunshot wounds in Palestinian children indicate targeted fire
Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ...
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
make it public. They won’t turn up, obviously, but make their obligations to the public public. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres
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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The threat from Trump to humanity in general through his passionate commitment to accelerating climate change and to Cuba in particular demands our strategic resistance. Sadly British political parties consensually support US foreign policy, this must end. #BoycottTrump
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI data centre company Firmus starts development work at Wesley Vale without permit www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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AI data centre company starts development work without a permit
The Latrobe Council says it's concerned Firmus Technologies appears to have conducted illegal works on the site of its yet-to-be-approved project in Tasmania.
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Korean submarines may save us from the AUKUS shambles
Canada’s decision to acquire conventionally powered submarines raises a question for Australia’s AUKUS program. Could South Korea’s KSS-III offer a more affordable and timely alternative to the planne...
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Antisemitism? Forward: A Holocaust museum cut a survivor from its speaker’s list — for protesting the war in Gaza. braveneweurope.com/national-pol...
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Forward: A Holocaust museum cut a survivor from its speaker’s list — for protesting the war in Gaza – Brave New Europe
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How the ABC is helping One Nation become the real opposition www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...
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How the ABC is helping One Nation become the 'real' opposition
Blame the broadcaster's attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
These are the items Israel doesn’t allow to Gazan’s www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
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Colin Sheridan: The everyday things Gaza cannot get — and why Ireland should not look away
Colin Sheridan looks at the everyday goods and essential infrastructure restricted from Gaza and Ireland’s relationship with Israel.
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AUKUS. Is a Trojan horse
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Democracy’s despair. New donation laws to entrench Uniparty power Jack Ayoub reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/democracys-despa…
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why? Because she's a fraud. Because she's acting on behalf of another country in Australia. Because she supports the vilest of intentions: Genocide. A loathesome POS if ever there was one. We gift her $1000 a day, but should be booting her from our shores as the traitor she is. Fk Albanese.
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Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal and her staffer Frank Schiefler both lie about their backgrounds. Why?
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is on video below lying and deceiving about her “Conflicts of Interest” paperwork which is very similar to her staffer Frank Schiefler lying and deceiving about his wo...
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Julian Leeser is one of the most disappointing politicians in the country. White supremacist. Piece of shit. #AusPol
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'Western values' and 'national pride' underpin Coalition's education reform plans
The Coalition's proposed education overhaul also includes plans to fast-track teaching accreditation and possibly create pathways for military veterans to help tackle classroom discipline issues.
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
More good reasons to ditch One Nation, Australia.
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
add the $19 billion we give to wealthy families for prestigious schools to the $12 billion we give to landlords and the $16 billion we donate towards fossil fuel emissions while the pampered brat class bitches and moans about funding welfare. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
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Why are we still funding Australia’s wealthiest schools?
Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue receiving public funding despite mounting budget pressures, raising questions about whether government spending on education reflects need and the broad...
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Scott McWhirter @scottmcwhirter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just accepted to Tokyo marathon for next March. At my age I need about 6 months prep and so will start in a couple of weeks.
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’ll never forget that they bombed that school
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Jean Proudman @bluejeans58.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti, who sits on the UN's Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, said the ambassador should be expelled.
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AliceK @coalisdead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Four of his touring bands quit. Next ticket sales tank ..
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"If Albanese was lucky, an enraged Trump might hit back and shut down AUKUS, thereby rescuing taxpayers from the truly profound stupidity of our defence and security establishment, and rusted-on Americanophiles like Richard Marles." Bernard Keane www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/15/a...
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Albanese badly needs a reset. The bond markets offer him a huge opportunity
If the government was smart, the soaring cost of government debt would be used to show voters that Labor can sensibly manage the economy, while One Nation and the Coalition chase populist stupidity.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The safeguard mechanism is bs, and many know it, probs not enough know it, though. Remember when some environmental organisations pressured the Greens to approve it? Some of those same orgs pressured the Greens to accept the INFM and Great Koala National Park for carbon credits. Cool and normal.
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Barry Steele @barrysteeleau.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
True, this
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Australian Greens www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loqi...
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Shoebridge Blasts Labor’s Israel Policy in Explosive Senate Speech
YouTube video by The Financial Express
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Israel | Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of “treason against the state”. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA
Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The brave and resilient Mary Kostakidis. Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 - The Shot
Over 2 years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described...
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nobody in parliament seems to be listening to this, so we will share his speech.
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AUKUS is costing Australia billions while serving U.S. strategic interests, undermining sovereignty and making the nation less secure. AUKUS serves America at Australia’s expense ~ Russell Rollason buff.ly/iXEXio7
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AUKUS serves America at Australia’s expense
AUKUS is costing Australia billions while serving U.S. strategic interests, undermining sovereignty and making the nation less secure.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Israel funded the legal assault on Mary Kostakidis Stephanie Tran and Michael West reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/israel-funded-th…
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"the global economy moves towards a less American-dominated order." Oh, I hope that's true. I don't suppose Australia will find the courage? pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
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Trump is hastening the decline of American power
Trump’s threats against countries trading with Iran expose the limits of US economic power, as allies resist Washington’s demands and the global economy moves towards a less American-dominated order.
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Share? It’s the weekend you’ve got time
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Australia’s two major parties want Australia to be a top-tier arms exporter, but the current system of documenting those exports is secretive and convoluted. International report says Australia’s arms trade not transparent ~ Andrew Bartlett buff.ly/XmBeZcG
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International report says Australia’s arms trade not transparent
Australia’s two major parties want Australia to be a top-tier arms exporter, but the current system of documenting those exports is secretive and convoluted.
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Scott McWhirter @scottmcwhirter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ABC breakfast TV interviewing part of the force driving up petrol and fertilizer prices globally in some soft advertising.
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