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Joel Pollard

@smirkingelf.bsky.social
1.6K followers 482 following 4.2K posts

Become a lover of this world not a destroyer. Never stop seeking answers but more importantly learn to develop quirkier questions. :) Interests-World Peace, Books, Earth Sciences, Cats and things that make you wonder. Australian, no dm's

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 9h
Firefighters are awesome people who believe in helping others not suppressing and beating them.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 2h
From Oliver Kornetzke: Zionists be like, “THIS IS AI!!” because admitting what’s right in front of them would require a fucking conscience.
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Mlb Kiwi 🫵✋😛🤚 @mlbkiwi.bsky.social · 1h
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 1h
🙄 This is next level idiocy and vileness from Braverman - maybe she will hand herself in to the Reform ICE militia when they're in power? Where does this total lack of pride, alienation, and self-hatred come from? How does the far-right keep finding such quarter-wits to do their work for them?
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Trilby @mountainbear006.bsky.social · 1h
EVENT: Organise Together. Ticketed only entry for these one day events . Manchester: 17 October London: 24 October This October, thousands across the country will meet. To organise, collaborate and build. Against the far right, and against dividing communities for profit and power.
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Newscorp spreads climate denialism in Australia — and now?
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Absolute perfection from @cathywilcox.bsky.social #Auspol
Baffled at how a racist grifter who's been flogging her schtick for 3o years with minimal success has suddenly Shot to prominence?
I present: A PLEASE EXPLAINER
THE STRATEGIST
THE MODEL
THE BILLION/TRILLIONAIRE
Fake news
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THE VESTED INVESTOR
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THE PRODUCT
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journalist no good
Muslims trans insurgency climate hoax
THE INDONESIAN BOT FARM
Pumping out Al content and disinformation to boost Hanson and atfack ner political enemies kand Vietnamese and ludian
THE AVERAGE PUNTER
She seems authentic
Wilcox
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katzwallader.bsky.social @katzwallader.bsky.social · 3h
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Richard Chirgwin @rchirgwin.bsky.social · 7h
I've visited this place, it deserves its heritage listing... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Heritage listing for 'first of its kind' outback solar experiment
A solar plant built in the 1980s in a remote opal mining town has been recognised for its pioneering contribution to the renewable energy industry.
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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 11h
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Hans Reiss @sjavak.bsky.social · 4h
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Hans Reiss @sjavak.bsky.social · 4h
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Rolf Meier 🌐 @openeysdown.bsky.social · 6h
‼️ Singapore Airlines plane after a 54m plunge 2 years ago. Cabin damaged passengers injured from hitting the ceiling and face masks deployed. On the right the pristine FlyDubai plane after a 6096m death spiral. " ‼️ 🚨 🚨 🚨
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Joel Pollard @smirkingelf.bsky.social · 5h
Rogue Open AI at it again in Australia. 😡 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Rogue OpenAI agent accessed second NSW government website
The rogue AI agent entered a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing publicly available historical information and data on fires.
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 7h
Labor’s 5% deposit scheme conned 1st homebuyers into massive debt & many risk owing the bank. The Greens want big banks to be required to offer low-interest mortgages for 1st homebuyer owner-occupiers so more early repayments go to paying off the loan, not to bank profits.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Stephen @theaviator1992.bsky.social · 7h
Enough of the feigned outrage over card surcharges. Just like GST, it makes perfect sense to be included in the price. Remember, businesses can still offer a DISCOUNT for cash payments, but you know they won't. Shame on every operator using it to hide a price increase.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 7h
Bluebottles the size of a fist wash up on Gold Coast beaches
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Bluebottles the size of a fist wash up on Gold Coast beaches
Unusually large bluebottles are washing ashore on the Gold Coast ahead of summer, with scientists unsure how their venom compares with that of smaller species.
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Joel Pollard @smirkingelf.bsky.social · 7h
Let's be honest about this! It's most of the Australian Police Force 😡 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Inquiry hears 'blue code of silence' stops DV victims reporting police
Victim-survivors of police officers are concerned they will not be believed or treated seriously because of the "interconnected relationships" that police have with each other, a Tasmanian inquiry hea...
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 7h
I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly all day - and that achilles tendonitis is causing me much grief. Very ouchy! Time to sit and relax for a bit now. Phew! Here are a couple of budgies at Gluepot Reserve.
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 10h
Australian wildlife photographer Mitchell Burns (@mitchellburns_) spotted this injured barn owl on a highway, wrapped him up and brought him to the vet. 🚑🦉 The vet later confirmed "Heart Face the Owl" likely suffered a concussion after being hit but he's making a full recovery. Thanks Mitch 🥰
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 10h
😍 Happiness is being able to pamper an amply-sized fuzzy friend 🏵️🐝🥰 - by @gillymcarthur Such an adorable bumblebee, likely a buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), resting on a purple flower. They frequently rest on flowers to conserve energy when they get tired while gathering food. #bees
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 7h
Members should absolutely have a say in the leadership of the Greens. So let's make it happen. Join our movement.
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kristofarian @kristofarian.bsky.social · 11h
In the richest Country in The Known Universe There's Plenty Enough for Everyone
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 8h
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Joel Pollard @smirkingelf.bsky.social · 11h
They are F*#ked in the head if they think they can pull another rate rise in November! 😡 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
November interest rate rise a 'live' possibility, CBA chief says
While the bank believes the RBA is done it all hangs on the next lot of inflation data released late this month, Mr Comyn said, as he talked productivity, AI and housing with the ABC's Alan Kohler.
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 16h
RBA has been giving the Santos-founded fossil fuel funded #AtlasNetwork propaganda unit Centre of Independent Studies $20,000 a year, also Gerard Henderson's Sydney office of the IPA (rebranded the 'Sydney Institute' in 1989). www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...
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No public funds for right-wing think tanks!
The Centre for Independent Studies and The Sydney Institute are being paid by the Reserve Bank. Say no to public funds going to hard-right think tanks.
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 11h
youtube.com/shorts/odgph... "ISRAEL TOURIST MAP- DOESN'T SHOW PALESTINIAN"
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Israel Tourism Map Erases Palestinian Territories
YouTube video by AJ+
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 15h
China emerges as a power while we slip behind. "China has moved well beyond trying to become faster & better at drug development. It now wants to discover important new medicines in China, develop them there and build companies that sell them around the world." 🧪 www.biospace.com/business/chi...
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China’s surging biotech sector represents both competition and lifeline for the US
As Chinese companies push beyond “me-too” drugs and the country lays out a new five-year plan targeting a $522 billion–strong biotech industry by 2030, experts say more predictable funding and regulat...
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 12h
While the women left out of this story ‘wait’ for answers on sexual assault allegations, the bloke made centre of this story ‘can’t wait’ to have it all swept under the rug & be able to hang out with the boys again.
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Cloudalicious @cloudalicous.bsky.social · 11h
The #Cornell 57 understand consent. They just delighted in the humiliation, degradation and objectification of Jane Doe. Credit: Sommer Tothill
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Paul Begley @yelgeb.bsky.social · 13h
"The balance between attention and authenticity is not easy for a leader to strike. Yet an effective party leader can make the difference between obscurity and votes" Nathan Fioritti, Narelle Miragliotta johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...
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Shoebridge targets taking the Greens from reforming Labor to replacing it
David Shoebridge takes over a Greens party looking for growth while One Nation surges. His pitch is sharper: confront the populist right and stop treating Labor as something merely to reform.
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 18h
“The extinction of the southern resident orcas could now have a name and a price tag: “Pacific Link” for $44 billion of mostly taxpayer money,” said Conservation and Policy Campaigner Lucero Gonzalez. #cdnpoli www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/canadas...
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Canada’s most expensive extinction attempt now has a name: “Pacific Link Pipeline”
Wilderness Committee condemns “project of national interest” designation for new west coast oil pipelineVANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — With no remorse in h...
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I feel ya🤔...
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Just Susan @sspicer29.bsky.social · 15h
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Matt @mpgoody.bsky.social · 13h
Join the fight. #auspol #greens youtu.be/gOwZQOZKvQo?...
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What Does Replacing Labor Actually Mean?
YouTube video by Australian Greens
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Debra 🇺🇸🇨🇦 @starfyre59.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 14h
Your sons and daughters are
10000x safer with drag queens than frat boys btw
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 13h
A lesser wanderer (Danaus petilia) butterfly at Picnic Dam at Gluepot Reserve.
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 17h
Welcome! On page 5 of this doc: www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor... There's a link to a list of all 550 or so 'think-tanks' comprising the global #AtlasNetwork bsky.app/profile/jere...
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 13h
The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians - Georgina Woods There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
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GeekeryNZ @geekerynz.bsky.social · 14h
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 13h
Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better? theconversation.com/birds-are-bu...
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Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better?
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.
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mama-lolo.bsky.social @mama-lolo.bsky.social · 14h
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Netanyahu at the UN yesterday boasted about his pager @ttack! This is what his pager attack did to innocent people! - YouTube
Netanyahu at the UN yesterday boasted about his pager @ttack! This is what his pager attack did to innocent people!
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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 13h
Say what???? #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Million-dollar public servants: 11 staff at Australia’s Future Fund paid significantly more than the PM
One executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each
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Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.social · 13h
come to Australia they said, enjoy the local wildlife they said...
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 14h
WOW, GREAT, AUSTRALIA WILL BE A LOT SAFER WITHOUT THESE PERVERTED MURDERERS COMING HERE!!!
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 13h
Central Victorian school communities outraged as trees cut down ahead of bushfire season. Without notice. "They tried to pull out the kids' cabbages and strawberries from the kitchen garden," she said. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Parents outraged as trees chopped down at central Victorian schools
A Lone Pine tree and strawberry plants are among vegetation abruptly cleared from a central Victorian school as part of a state government tree removal program.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 16h
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𝑾𝒓𝒆𝒚 🇵🇷 🏳️‍🌈✍️🤖🚀 @wreybies.bsky.social · 14h
I love how it's completely bonkers, yet surprisingly accurate at the same time. 😜 Art by Huana Lv (on Instagram)
An image of four baby cats in a moment of surprise where they are spitting at the person taking the photo. Beneath that image is a hand-drawn version of the photo, which is both extreme and yet accurate at the same time.
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