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Willa from Down Under

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Against genocide! Love animals,nature,literature,opera,soccer. In Dog We Trust

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Dominique de Villepin 2027 @villepin.bsky.social · 17h
Donald Trump a violé la souveraineté du Venezuela pour un accord pétrolier. Nous n’avons rien dit. Donald Trump a exigé la souveraineté sur le Groenland, où l’on espère aussi du pétrole. En espérant que ça passe, nous n’avons rien dit. Donald Trump a choisi de déclencher une guerre absurde avec
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
American Morality. Tickets to my London Show: JonathanPie.com/londonlive
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An orange potter wasp (Delta bicinctum) floating on the surface tension of the water at Picnic Dam, Gluepot Reserve.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 01/09/2026
A poem by Wendell Berry, who died yesterday at age 92. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vVxSyn
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
1/5 I went back to China to parse what is real tech from what is hype. The clearest fact: the depth of an alternative technological universe: ubiquitous E.V.s, more clinical trials than the U.S.; A.I. systems reaching into workplaces, schools, and even neighborhood trash bins.
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Everyone's comparing Nolan's Odyssey to Homer, but I think there's much more richness The ancient Greeks adapted the Odyssey into ART While these images might appear static to us, I want to walk through how an ancient Greek saw art: AS DYNAMIC STORYTELLING like our films 1/13
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Emily Wilson:“Nolan’s Odyssey lacks many of the elements that make the poem great.It has nothing convincing to say about time,memory,history,war,or about the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries,comrades,friends and political and ethical depth”.
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Some things are simply too important to sell. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.” Well said, UEFA !
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
UEFA: “FIFA cannot continue to use our sport to enrich themselves and their friends”.
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The Economist @economist.com · 29/07/2026
Spain’s team represents national cohesion in a country of fragmented political geography. The squad included nine Catalans and three Basques. Two rising stars are the children of African immigrants
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Spain’s team embodies footballing values FIFA has betrayed
La Roja won the World Cup through teamwork and grit
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Fury over FIFA boss’s plan to sell stake in World Cup to private investors www.channel4.com/news/fury-ov...
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Fury over FIFA boss’s plan to sell stake in World Cup to private investors
He's just presided over a World Cup regarded as the most commercialised in history.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
FT reporting that Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared, wants to lead this deal…which underscores yet again that the World Cup hydration breaks and half-time show were the thin end of a Trumpian wedge to dominate the business of the game. Grift everwhere you look. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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World Cup: Uefa furious at reports Fifa plan to sell stakes in tournament
European football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The world should boycott this.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/07/2026
The FBI has ADMITTED it has the Epstein Files redaction TRAINING VIDEOS that an anonymous FBI source told me about last year. TODD BLANCHE was required to release these under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. TODD BLANCHE is unfit to serve as Attorney General. VOTE NO. @judiciarydems.senate.gov
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#books currently reading
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Food safety?
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Secret documents show 'horrifying' traces of horse meat in food
Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse".
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“Argentina disgraced themselves and the World Cup final with their charmless petulance, our columnist writes. It was "a tetchy, petulant and distasteful performance by the now deposed world champions."
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From @TheAthleticFC: Argentina disgraced themselves and the World Cup final with their charmless petulance, our columnist writes. It was "a tetchy, petulant and distasteful performance by the now depo...
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Best news of the day: cheaters lost.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 18/07/2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated emissions equal to some countries’ annual output, with fan travel being the biggest driver.
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Why climate experts are urging FIFA and popstars to discount tickets
The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated emissions equal to some countries’ annual output, with fan travel being the biggest driver.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A white-fronted honeyeater with an opinion. Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I won’t cry for Argentina
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Cuba is First in the World to Invent a Lung Cancer Vaccine Despite Decades of Sanctions and Blockade. hrnews1.substack.com/p/cuba-is-fi... -
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Cuba is First in the World to Invent a Lung Cancer Vaccine Despite Decades of Sanctions and Blockade
The U.S. is Actively Starving a Country Who is Trying to Cure Cancer
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Norwegian Football Association donated all proceeds and ticket revenues (totaling over $350,000) from their World Cup qualifying match against Israel to Doctors Without Borders for humanitarian aid in Gaza. Guess which team I’m rooting for . . .
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
www.energymonitor.ai/news/google-...
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Google, Energy Dome plan 200MWh CO2 Battery project in Ireland
Google and Energy Dome have announced plans for a commercial energy storage facility in County Offaly, Ireland.
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
TWEET OF THE DAY: “Not even the British Museum stole so much from Egypt as FIFA did.” @Intrapiernoso
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So now millions of football fans around the world view the US as cheaters who used political corruption to influence FIFA and we lose anyway. So much winning. When’s the next war?
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The orange felon corruptly interfered in the World Cup in order to pretend to help the USA team and Belgium savagely defeated them 4 to 1. His shitty streak continues, everything he touches dies.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I hope Trump’s efforts to cheat in November work as poorly as his effort to cheat for the US in the World Cup.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/07/2026
Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors.
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Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.
Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 06/07/2026
Folarin Balogun autorisé à jouer après avoir été suspendu : l’UEFA estime qu’une « ligne rouge » a été franchie par la FIFA
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Folarin Balogun autorisé à jouer après avoir été suspendu : l’UEFA estime qu’une « ligne rouge » a été franchie par la FIFA
La fédération de football belge, dont l’équipe nationale doit affronter les Américains lors des huitièmes de finale, a fait appel de cette décision auprès de la FIFA, selon le magazine américain « The Athletic ».
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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Now, if the United States goes on to win the World Cup, it will forever be tainted. #ETTD
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Blatant corruption from Trump and FIFA, as usual. Perfect bedfellows. #WorldCup
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I think we know which country would win the 2026 World Cup of Corruption
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/07/2026
trump sabotaging the iranian national team was the actually fucked up, disqualifying action of the tournet. this stuff is just run of the mill fifa bullshit
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The corruption is endless. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Willa from Down Under @willa-hk-au.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
FIFA corruption!!!!
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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 04/07/2026
Cabo Verde tied Spain and took Argentina to extra time. That entire team should hold their heads high.
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Absolutely insane that Cape Verde — a country of 500,000 — played Spain, Uruguay and Argentina…and lost to none of them in regulation. Easily one of the greatest performances in World Cup history.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 01/07/2026
⚽ "Les Bleus sont très bien partis pour aller encore plus loin dans ce tournoi", analyse Cédric Ferreira dans #LÉditionNuitF24, après la victoire de l'équipe de #France 🇫🇷 face à la #Suède 🇸🇪 en 16es de finbale de la #CoupeDuMonde
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 01/07/2026
Mondial 2026 : la France écrase la Suède et rejoint le Paraguay en 8es de finale
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Mondial 2026 : la France écrase la Suède et rejoint le Paraguay en 8es de finale
L'équipe de France n'a fait qu'une bouchée de la Suède, mardi, en 16es de finale de la Coupe du monde grâce à un doublé de Mbappé et un but de Barcola (3-0). Prochaine étape pour les Bleus sur la route du sacre : le Paraguay, tombeur de l'Allemagne.
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Calliss Clan @callissclan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Handsome boy #BerenBanana 🍌💛
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/06/2026
Norway’s hulking striker brought his country back to the World Cup for the first time in almost thirty years. How far can they go? www.newyorker.com/sports/world...
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Erling Haaland Plays Like a Viking
Norway’s hulking striker brought his country back to the World Cup for the first time in almost thirty years. How far can they go?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Trump again threatens the annihilation of Iran and its people. This is a war crime.
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