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Snowchook

@snowchook.bsky.social
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Retiring type in Snowy Mountains NSW, Australia. Lover of dogs and politics - as left as they come. Follow US politics as it shapes the world. 🐶🐶 🚵‍♀️ ⛷️🎨 I do not reply to DMs unless I know you in person.

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gardenmuser @gardenmuser1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"The party of Hawke and Keating has turned into the party of Richard Marles.....Albanese and his cabinet are managers, not leaders, and not good managers either." Hope those newly elected Labor politicians have a good hard look at what they're now party to. #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/23/l...
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In government but not in power: Something has gone badly wrong for Labor
While it is electorally dominant, there's a cloud over Labor as the faithful gather in Adelaide for its annual conference. The party of Hawke and Keating has turned into the party of Richard Marles.
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Richard Marles on SBS discussing how he & his mate "Pete" are committed to a "rules-based order", which apparently includes murdering 200 people in the eastern Pacific ocean, kidnapping state leaders in South America & launching unilateral wars at the behest of war criminals. Shame on him. And us.
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Murray Bourne @bourne2learn.com · 31/05/2026
Remind me again what was the point of electing a Labor government that's further to the right than Fraser was? I imagine there's gambling money involved in this decision as well?
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Environment minister and stooge for Albo, Murray Watt, just signed a document to destroy Brisbane's biggest city park. Victoria Park was gazetted in 1875, for the benefit of the people. It has immense importance for Aboriginal people, and for the environment. Gone, with just one signature #auspol
The Minister for Low IQs, Murray Watt, will do anything Albo tells him to do.
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CHOPPER - Woke Boomer @unclechopperrip.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
#auspol Pauline Hanson & One Nation succeeds only because they create permission for racist, transphobic bigots, stupid deniers & other RWNJ to be proud of their unAustralian hatred & ignorance. Like MAGA it is a cult attracting the worst of society.
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nailsinthehills.bsky.social @nailsinthehills.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
theshot.net.au/uncategorize... @ronnisalt.bsky.social you have Marles measure: “This is the sort of fantasy thinking that has elevated Richard Marles to the Defence Minister’s position instead of his natural resting place of selling investment Ponzi schemes through a suburban accountant’s office.”
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War pigs, the Albanese way - The Shot
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a nation’s leader being crucified in an ongoing sex scandal must be in...
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Finally karma gets in the news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured
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Anthony Horton @spacelizard.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
As an immigrant living in Australia I wouid just like to put it on record, on social media, that Angus Taylor is a deadshit. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/coal…
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Social media checks to be ramped up for visa applicants under Taylor plan
Social media screening of visa applicants would be ramped up under an immigration policy to be revealed by Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
WTF - Did Penny grow a spine?
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Susan 🌻🇺🇦🌻🐨🇦🇺🐨 🍉🇵🇸🍉 @drzuess.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
#auspol First posted in 2024 by The Chaser, not much has changed as the government seems to still be using the same template The Australian Government has released a statement following the latest (insert war crime here)
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
First Dog nails it…again. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Is Trump’s war on Iran legal? That’s up to the US and Israel to decide and they have a great track record on these things | First Dog on the Moon
International rules-based order for thee but not for me
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Bad_Cyclist @badcyclist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
She’s aping Albanese, if the boss says racism and marginalisation of minorities is ok, then hey, saves her thinking about her non existent moral compass. Whatever happened to Labor is secret, insidious, pervasive and terminal. #VoteGreenOrIndependent #InvasionOfTheMAGABodySnatchers
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
What a piece of shit PM. Starting to remind me of Billy McMahon.
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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hey Team USA Men's Hockey, Congratulations, You Just Won The Gold Medal in Misogyny open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
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Hey Team USA Men's Hockey, Congratulations, You Just Won The Gold Medal in Misogyny
Hey, US Men’s Hockey Team, you may not realize this, but you just won the gold medal.
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
John Menadue: “The Australian government’s response to Gaza, and its handling of President Isaac Herzog’s visit, has blurred line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel. The result is deeper division, weaker democracy and greater risk to Jewish communities.” johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02....
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Genocide is the story, not antisemitism
The Australian government’s response to Gaza, and its handling of President Isaac Herzog’s visit, has blurred the line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel. The result is deeper division, weak...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
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The Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @fritzbischoff.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
WATCH ⬇️⬇️ Dave Bautista talking facts about Donald Trump 😂😂 Warning: Not for the faint-hearted — Dave doesn’t mince his words. youtube.com/shorts/FW434...
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WWE superstar Dave Bautista HUMILIATES Trump
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"what incrementalist policies actually do is close down that so-called centre space...If you keep making concessions to the right in the name of owning the 'centre', then all you are doing is shifting the centre to the right." @timdunlop.bsky.social #auspol tdunlop.substack.com/p/wake-in-fr...
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Wake in Fright
It's time to reset our thinking about where the parties stand
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
For every time the political and media establishment repeats the big lie that Herzog is visiting at the request of "the Jewish community"....
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”
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sk8rbelle.bsky.social @sk8rbelle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Be sure to bookmark this one😂
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🦋KPage🦋 (she/her) @berlin01.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
These are 7 Democrats who voted to fully fund ICE. We need to call and show them the error of their ways. If any Democrat voted to fund ICE after the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good the DNC needs to censure and refuse to fund their campaign. A cowardly Democrat is useless #ProudBlue
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Looking forward to the AFR's column on how people on Newstart can avoid mutual obligations
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3 ways to beat the new super tax
With the new super tax slated to start in less than six months, we asked the experts for the strategies you can put in place now to limit potential liability.
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ArchedEyebrow @archedeyebrow.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Imagine having such a commanding parliamentary majority that you could make all the progressive changes you spent your life preaching ... and then not making them. #AusPol
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 24/01/2026
She explains the elements of a lawful use of deadly force that were necessary & missing. That’s why this was murder. That’s why the killers should be arrested already, then charged, and tried in MN courts under MN law. Nobody else gets to leave the scene of a murder they committed on several videos.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
The Gravamen of the Disclosure

4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: 
a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.

b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 16/01/2026
it actions like this that make people, especially gen z, despise the democratic party. what are we doing here
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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🌊 Woke AF NYer❄️ Resistor. 🚫 orange turd @apandina.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Very true. 😂
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Chuck is alive! Who knew? apnews.com/article/demo...
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Schumer tells the AP Democrats are preparing for Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms: Q&A
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections.
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Nora Paterson @norapaterson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It’s happening and the world can see it. It’s up to the Republicans to stop him.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
At some point, it’s not fake news, globalists, or conspiracies. It’s just you being a world-class asshole. The whole room knows exactly who the problem is. Imagine being so toxic the entire world quietly agrees and just… moves away. #USDemocracy #Pinks
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
So what was the point? Matthias Cormann showing where his loyalties lie. #auspol www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
In a piece of quintessential spinelessness, Trump lapdog Albo says he has “long held concerns about the situation in Venezuela”. Most of us have long held concerns about the situation in the US. And the Australian government’s ability to act in our national interest. #auspol
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Nicky @nickydubois.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Penny Wong writing a scathing cheque to Trump as we speak #auspol
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Ley and Cash may rush to endorse the abduction of a sovereign leader by a lawless US Administration but fortunately the Albanese Government has responded unambiguously to this outrageous act by "monitoring developments".
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Maduro is a former bus driver handpicked by the dying Hugo Chavez to succeed him in 2013. Trump is a drug-addled, former reality TV host handpicked by the dying GOP. Both turned their countries into criminal enterprises, but only one is a serial child rapist and sex trafficker.
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Nes Evan @nes-evan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Segal “threatening Australia’s freedoms and democracy”, #Jewish groups warn Nine #Australian Jewish organisations have penned an explosive open letter to the Albanese Government, saying it must reject #Antisemitism Envoy Segal’s plan theklaxon.com.au/segal-threat...
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Segal “threatening Australia’s freedoms and democracy”, Jewish groups warn - The Klaxon
Nine Jewish organisations have labelled Envoy Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report" an attack on Australia's “democracy” and “freedoms”, and say it must be rejected.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
And the Australian 2024 Useless Government Agency Of The Year award goes to . . . . . *drum roll* the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Yaaay!! Well done @strangerous.bsky.social for judging the #NACC the supreme winner out of a crowded field of incompetent, taxpayer-funded duds. #pfffft
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LadyBlue4evr💙Radical Liberal Scum @ladyblue4evr.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Ernest @fintechernest.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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Snowchook @snowchook.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Clearly Linda Reynolds has done more harm to her own reputation than anything Brittany Higgins could have said. What a piece of work. #auspol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt after Linda Reynolds wins defamation case
Former defence minister’s application to have former staffer bankrupted has been approved in a Western Australian court
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A coalition of non-religious, ex-religious and pro-secular groups is seeking answers from the Albanese government on how it will address ongoing discrimination against non-religious Australians in government institutions and programs. Read more: rationalist.com.au/coalition-of... #auspol
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Coalition of groups questions Attorney-General over Australia’s treatment of non-religious people | Rationalist Society of Australia
A coalition of non-religious, ex-religious and pro-secular groups is seeking answers from the Albanese government on how it will address ongoing discrimination against non-religious Australians in gov...
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Rob Phair @robphair.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
#gambling #auspol @australianlabor.bsky.social
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
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