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Concerned. But it’s always the level of concern. Good for what and whom dependant.

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Omg Kate Garraway gagged her with that question
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Let me help.the Sunday night dread with 12 minutes of pure joy, courtesy of the band of HM Royal Marines. youtu.be/qYgn5LxKCFw?...
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Ibiza Prom Classics | Royal Albert Hall | The Bands of HM Royal Marines
YouTube video by The Bands of HM Royal Marines
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Missa @missahaarstad.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Two books absolutely worth the time to get a full scope of what’s happening Biography of NVP’s marriage with the far right (starts with depression era politics and also covers the marriage of Christian religion and pop psychology) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/surge-of-p...
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Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life|eBook
The dramatic, untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Near the height of Cold War hy...
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Lynn Attison @iamtherealjoan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Something else you need to learn about him. A Pastor and Author named Norman Vincent Peale, and the toxic people he helped create with his teachings. www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/surg...
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The Pastor Who Helps Explain Donald Trump
Paul Matzko reviews Christopher Lane's 'Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life' (Yale University Press).
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Snarky Yeti @snarkyyeti.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Interesting, I know the phrase "spiritual-industrial complex" from this 2011 book. (It is kind of right there waiting to be used, I suppose.)
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 17h
Green tomorrow. Blue for the next coal mine and subsidies on taxable incomes not earnings. Red for the tax cut. Teal for RBA independence. Black for FOI, transparency and NACC. Chameleons are less duplicitous and for a better reason.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 20h
They thrive, they tell us so. But blame the pollies for their woes, costs, bills and taxes.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 20h
Privacy and copyright only works for managed services and those services are only to happy to work for them. As the quote goes in civics, circles. "There but for the grace of God go I"
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Israeli AI cameras livestreamed a Ballarat Basketball game. Then a female player was allegedly contacted by a man who had a family violence intervention order against him. “No one should have to choose between their safety and participating in sport.” www.deepcutnews.com/p/israeli-ai...
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Israeli AI streamed a Ballarat basketball game. Then an alleged family violence breach.
Basketball Australia’s Pixellot rollout is putting women and children at risk – and players are paying for it
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Basketball Australia is rolling out Israeli AI system Pixellot to record games of children, and requiring players to pay for the system with a mandatory fee.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 20h
Apparently, it upsets the developer owners if you suggest this. I do wonder what happens to them when quantum computing makes them obsolete as well.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In more ways, than one. The environment to build the crappiest political parties. The profitable institutions that they won't look at.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 04/10/2026
Oh wow. This is proper fucked. That list of folks eligible for a free vaccine is *narrow*. So anyway, we gave BHP $600m in diesel rebates this past year. You know they really needed them because in the same year the company booked a $14b profit.
australianpharmacist.com.au
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October - Australian Pharmacist
COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’ll be keeping a lot in company. Scott free of course. As he posts about readying australia for war against China. Rees-Mogg style for a war with Russia.
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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨The Coalition's "MAGA arm" – billionaire-funded disinformation group Advance – has banned media from a public event featuring Senator Bridget McKenzie. Major questions for Coalition, follows One Nation's bans. Gina Rinehart biggest funder of both... theklaxon.com.au/gmvn
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Coalition's “MAGA arm” bans media - The Klaxon
Media has been barred from a “public” event featuring National Party Senate leader Bridget McKenzie hosted by far-right lobby group Advance.
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Winkypop @winkypop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So Advance are banning us from hearing from Politicians we pay the wages of ? #auspol
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t think the ideologues lawyers party members and wealth are into free unless their charging someone else and strangely cheered on by the billed. Watching Rex Patrick FOI and the chameleon government try to put costs onto what should be public is something else.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ah commitment to the investor, retiree, stockbrokers, conveyancers, financiers, real estate and a few other services. Faithfully.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Alp and duopoly are disgusting considering their education but not their personal ideologies
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That’s like answering your own question. The choices come at a price. The training is controlled proportional to the relevance of the state interest and its donors.
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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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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Doing the evangelical work of zod.
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple.
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Kimista @kimista.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know someone whose eating disorder was dropped, so they're left with Autism that they don't actually need to be on the NDIS fit. And now they can't get funding for the feeding tube supplies they need to stay alive.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What I see popping up already: the main physical condition is “dropped” from the plan without evidence it is resolved, leaving psychosocial condition support which the NDIS plans to slash
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The alp rationalising but don’t expect them to answer bit like robodebt, ai and juniors but 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♀️What can they do. The lawyers will mitigate it for profit and name.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sounds rational or else. Wonder what ai would make of it.
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A. Réalité.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 30, 2026 ~ Uncharted! "A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare ... and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country."
insideclimatenews.org
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Money and evangelicals who said they wouldn’t sell everything for the silverware.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
News corp... tax is a thing for other people to pay (again)
News Australia Holdings PTY LTD

Total income: "$1,886,287,823
Taxable income: $310,408,656
Tax payable: $0.00
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
✋️🤚That's a ten even if my emoji hands are different sizes and shapes.😉
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Consultants have made a killing corporatising universities. But the UOW inquiry into mates's deals may mark the peak. Heads are rolling. Adam Lucas and James Guthrie #auspol michaelwest.com.au/university-g...
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University governance flaws exposed. End of consultants' bonanza? - Michael West
Heads rolling after NSW Legislative Council released its report into university governance, highlighting transparency and accounting issues.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's a lot of lawyers benefiting from saying privatisation does it better.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They know their boy and his willingness for acknowledgement
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dicky will be in an embassy UN or uni or weapons and surveillance by then.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Essential listening for anyone interested in the Greens:
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Did the Greens Seize Their Moment? Plus, Nine's Turmoil and What Australia's AI Hack Means
Podcast Episode · Lamestream · 30 September · 1hr 20min
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So our media can attack her on her salary. It's all rational winkiepops in the racket
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Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good on them. Folks should walk out of every room where the genocide flag is shown, just as they would if the old Nazi symbols were proudly shown.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"I am taking part in the sporting boycott of Israel… I am doing this because Israel is committing genocide in Gaza." Australian women's chess champion Heather Richards' boycott is reported overseas. But apart from indies like @index.lamestream.com.au.ap.brid.gy , gets little attention at home.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
!##$%^& Amazing
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"It is a military colony of the United States", for all intents and purposes, in all but name" Diplomatic heavyweight former Ambassador John Lander sets straight the nature of Australia's alliance with the United States. Link: youtu.be/huf5-dAnazQ #auspol
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As they rationalise it and add eye liner. It's beautiful
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How to privatise democracy and have cuck corporate Christians managing it communistically. With the secs so happy to be on the team.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ATO shows that 30% of large companies paid NO TAX in 24/25 None. Our systems are broken.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fleecing will continue unabated
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The owners know how the set ups work. Pollies, lawyers, prosecutors. They do more work in making sure things are kept silent about their actions.
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rationalisation and logic aren’t working to well. Unless the measure is order control and wealth as security. Then we’re back at exploitation as they ai us here😉
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Grumps @splice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tipping so was Jim the freedom of independence.
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