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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#AccessibilityForAll #AltText please 🙏 Screenshot of this summarised article www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... Alt-Text for image posted here bsky.app/profile/mart...

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"More than 900 custom-built children's wheelchairs donated by two Australian charities remain stranded in warehouses on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, due to Israeli border restrictions."
- ABC News & Headlines

"The shipments were organized by the New South Wales-based Kids on Wheels Alliance (570 chairs) and Western Australia's Wheelchairs for Kids (350 chairs), coordinated alongside the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA). The donations, specifically engineered for rough terrain to assist amputee and paralyzed children in Gaza, arrived in Jordan throughout 2025 but have been barred entry by Israeli authorities."

- ABC News & Headlines

Key Details & Discrepancies (Summarised)

The Reason for the Block: According to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organizational (JHCO) and external diplomatic sources, COGAT (the Israeli military body coordinating aid) rejected the paperwork for the initial convoy, explicitly stating medical equipment would not be permitted. Sources close to the matter noted that Israeli authorities classify the metal components of the wheelchairs as "dual-use" items, raising concerns they could be broken down and weaponized.

- ABC News & Headlines

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Official Israeli Stance: An Israeli government source denied that an application for these specific wheelchairs had been rejected, and COGAT issued a generalized response stating that thousands of other wheelchairs have been allowed into the Gaza Strip during the conflict.

- ABC News & Headlines

Diplomatic Pushback: The Australian Government, via International Development

Minister Anne Aly, has repeatedly pressured Israeli officials to allow the unhindered flow of humanitarian aid, emphasizing that it must include mobility devices donated by Australian non-profits.

- ABC News & Headlines

Human rights groups like Gisha have criticized Israel's broad application of the "dual-use" list, which heavily limits the entry of life-saving medical and rehabilitation supplies into Gaza.

- ABC News & Headlines

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Corporate Pravda has appropriated your thought and response. @martinelms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#auspol Two Australian charities attempted to deliver 900 wheelchairs for Palestinian victims of Israeli genocide. The Israeli government blocked it. Never be deceived about what Israel is doing. It is Lebensraum. It is genocide. It is revolting and must be stood up to. Israel is a pariah state.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#AccessibilityForAll #AltText please 🙏 Alt-text for this article embedded in a screenshot for our screen reader friends: bsky.app/profile/josh...

Heading: Anthropic joins OpenAl in government copyright stand-off

Byline: Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones

Sep 18, 2026 -6.30pm

US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has warned that Australia will miss out on a significant portion of its planned investment in data centres unless copyright laws are changed, piling pressure on Attorney General Michelle Rowland to find a solution for the long-running impasse.

Anthropic confirmed for the first time it will not train its Claude models in Australia until a regime is in place that lets it pay for the rights to content.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"The reason why I'm leaving is basically every piece of legislation that gets put through has a negative impact directly on Aboriginal people," the Kalkadoon-Waanyi woman told ABC Radio Darwin. "It's killing my spirit." - Leeanne Caton Chief Executive of Aboriginal Housing NT

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

By the way, it's a small world. It's the only one any of us have. EVERYONE is your neighbour. I'm not normally this flippant sounding in my disgust and dismay but, seriously, @australianlabor.bsky.social , you suck. Shortsighted & stupid. I was warned: the #LNP has no morals. #Labor has no spine.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

To those who object to their taxes being used to care for the #disabled & would prefer to give their money to #KillingMachines, please know that you are helping create more people needing care when you lobby politicians on behalf of pharmaceutical corporations over the wellbeing of your #neighbours.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

www.abc.net.au/news/health/... I hope the NDIS is prepared for when #Australia 's government rips away the last of our preventative measures. If you weren't at high risk of severe #Covid19 and long term damage before, I'm sorry to tell you, you may very well be in the future.

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COVID vaccines no longer free for many Australians from next month

Only some people will continue to get the COVID-19 vaccination for free after October 1. Here's what the changes mean for you.

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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

10,000+ took to Ireland's capital street yesterday, to tell an oval office rapist that he wasn't welcome to Ireland.

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JustSayin @justsayin-fromx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

THE DOJ & FBI NEED TO COME FORWARD SO THE CHILDREN WHO WERE SEX TRAFFICKED AND BRUTALLY RAPED CAN FINALLY GET JUSTICE. YOU LITERALLY SEE THE HORROR THESE CHILDREN WENT THROUGH - PLEASE COME FORWARD!!!

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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Had a moment to go back and look at another document pack I had back. Found this gem from May 2000 where DFAT invited the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network to make submissions about what Australia's position on compliance under the Kyoto Protocol should be. Who did they represent? Well...

Covering letter of AIGN submission May 2000.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Victorian Libs One Nation teamed up yesterday to block the right to work from home. I wrote a 4,000+ character dissertation on my reasons for signing but a) couldn't find the text box to put it in on the petition & b) ran out of steam tracking down citations www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/20...

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I support the right to work from home

A lot of Victorians in all sorts of industries can’t work from home - but our whole community wins when those who can work from home are given the option. It means fewer cars stuck in peak hour traff...

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thank you for your persistence! As a recipient of the time and effort you put in, I am very grateful to share in your short film, 'The Happy Beach Puppies'. I can't afford to care for and feed a dog of my own, so I'm indebted to you for allowing me to enjoy yours vicariously. 🥰

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

URGENT. Right now, Albanese & Taylor are meeting to stitch up a deal that could dismantle our protection system. If introduced, #Australia would become the only country in the 🌏 with such an extreme deadline. Even the #USA gives people a year to apply. Email #Labor NOW action.asrc.org.au/email_alp

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Stop Labor shutting the door on safety

Reports suggest the Government is considering new restrictions on people seeking asylum. Email your Labor rep today and tell them to choose compassion, not fear.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

James Talarico: Tarrant County, the largest swing county in the state of Texas, is closing 92 polling locations. They’ve suspended a million voter registrations in our state. To anyone in Texas watching this — I’m urging you to check your voter registration online and make a plan to vote early.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MARY KOSTAKIDIS WON! After two years, the legal action brought against her by the #Zionist Federation of #Australia CEO has been withdrawn. A case built to make an example of a #journalist has collapsed before it reached a courtroom. #MaryKostakidis #PeoplePower #Journalism #ForeignInterference

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

(This needs to be on Twitter, not here, but I'm not going there.) From Bossi's Finishing School for Difficult Women "... Gentlemen, if you need women beneath you to feel tall, you're not tall, you're just standing on women...." youtube.com/shorts/x365X... #Manosphere #HumanTraffickers

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Andrew Tate’s Courtroom Problem: Top G = Top Grift.

YouTube video by Bossi

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SharonLandry @sharonlandry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It is going to be way safer to get pregnant in blue states.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Look, I'm not saying.... #GinaRinehart #TheGrifterInChief #AusPol Come on in, the water's full of gold... youtu.be/cwsVYjzP34s Remember, kiddies, no one voted for Gina Rinehart (or the blight known as Murdoch or Kerry Stokes Outrage-and-Platforms-Predators).

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Everything I'm About To Tell You About Gina Rinehart and TRUMP Is JUST A Coincidence. GOT IT!?

YouTube video by Punter's Politics

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I thought she'd already done both at the National Press Club while she was busy telling us that we don't need the SBS anymore... (because being oblivious to your neighbours and the rest of the world is a great way to instill ignorance and diminish empathy - desirable traits in a One Notion voter).

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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@albomp.bsky.social Anthony Albanese is this really what you want coming into Australia

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't know, these people out there giving realtors a bad name. Next thing you know, Ch. 7's going to have to run a Spotlight on them to teach us why we should stop persecuting them and learn to empathise with their plight. Meet Arizona realtor, Layne Arthur Lundeen... bsky.app/profile/come...

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bringing a little more reality to the world ❤️🕊️🌍🕊️❤️ youtu.be/iHkMK4n925c 164 Countries chose accuracy over long existing delusions of grandeur. (I'd still like a word with the person who decided that north is up/on top. Signed, an Australian.) Ignore the speech of the only country to vote no.🤮

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UN approves new world map to end centuries of shrinking Africa on the page • FRANCE 24 English

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

bsky.app/profile/twis... "... Israel is a foreign state. Zionism is a political ideology. Neither is entitled to immunity from condemnation." - Justice Fagan - New South Wales Supreme Court, Australia

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Eleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.

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Wayne @shakesfirst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Or, and I may be crazy, we don't make it so easy to commodify something that is an essential human right.

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'm renting, I already put a stop to that nonsense.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE, PLEASE........

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Dennis Goris | Cartoons @dennisgoris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s the creepy tall one #flock

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 07/09/2026

Our latest Honest Government Ad is now also on YouTube. This extended version includes the insane story of California's forest offset program, which set aside 6M offset credits to compensate for a century of wildires for the next 100 years. And wildfires torched 11M offset credits in just 1 decade

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Honest Government Ad | Bulls*it™

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"If only there was a way to create even more bullshit carbon offsets..." "Hello, I'm from the Government of New South Wales." 😂😁 #TheClimateChrises - perfect! #HonestGovernmentAd #ClimateCrisis #CarbonOffsets

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I thought The Betoota Advocate did satire 🤷‍♂️ 🤔

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twistedhermit.bsky.social @twistedhermit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"I was moved at how the men I spoke with wanted to make a positive impact to help others in the community," Roy said. "I think it gave them a sense of purpose and knowledge that they made a difference for a young person they don't even know." If only politicians "wanted to make a positive impact".

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026

Good news: he lost.

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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Israel destroyed 155 Palestinian homes and agricultural structures in July. In one month, the Israel occupation conducted at least 70 demolitions on Palestinian land in the West Bank. Heinous.

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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Israel is currently detaining and torturing 83 Palestinian healthworkers. Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector. Israel’s genocide has targeted health

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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tell the American Medical Association to speak up for their colleagues in Israeli detention: codepink.org/amadelegates

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Their tech has enabled the systematic destruction of hospitals, the killing of hundreds of healthcare workers, and the collapse of Gaza’s most vital infrastructure, how can we in good conscience place that same tech at the heart of US healthcare facilities?” @nationalnurses.bsky.social 🫡

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micchiato 🎋 @micchiato.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Via Doctors Against Genocide: “Nurses are marching in 8 different cities to demand hospitals, elected officials & our government immediately cut ties with tech giant Palantir!”

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In addition to the 18 members of Congress who donated the Palantir-linked contributions they received, these candidates and lawmakers have pledged to reject future donations from Palantir Technologies and its top executives.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 03/09/2026

“It’s one of the first applications they give new officers so they can start working,” said one ICE deportation officer who came through the hiring surge. “You can access it without full background clearance.” buff.ly/Bgb75vt

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 03/09/2026

Make no mistake, Palantir was never stopping at just targeting immigrant workers. To fight back, we’re voting to reclaim our power & telling Palantir — a massive tech corporation that’s using AI & our personal data against us — to back off our immigrant neighbors & our freedoms.

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ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database

As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.

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