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John Friend

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I live on the Central Coast of NSW. “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”:-)

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 9h
youtu.be/N3zKuLgH_l8?.... Remember when The Chasers fooled US Security? #Comedy #Humuor #Auspol #USpol
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"Chaser's War on Everything" trashes APEC security
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Gnome De Plume (Sista Cate Ruth) ♿🎃👻💀🧛🏽‍♂️ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wagga Wagga residents are trying to halt the development of a $15billion data centre that will use the same amount of electricity as a million homes. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m homes
One Wagga Wagga resident says she feels "back-stabbed" by the development, while others say the town needs more industry.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15h
No one in the USA need ever again wonder how they would have acted were they around in Germany in the 1930s
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mleroi.bsky.social @mleroi.bsky.social · 20h
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Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the ...
Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the ...
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 5h
No worries - Minns will welcome him in, like he did Herzog
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 5h
Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 4h
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the international court of justice (ICJ), has won the Nobel peace prize.
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ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Norwegian committee recognises achievements of former UN rights chief who stood up against apartheid in South Africa
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 4h
Oh my God. I’m just shocked. This happened in my area in Ukraine yesterday. Fucking russian terrorists hit a KINDERGARTEN. This is the moment of the strike. A man escaped literally seconds before the explosion. I HAVE NO WORDS
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 8h
I remember who was toxic Josh Frydenberg #auspol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16h
The USA is so broken it will never be repaired. And a reminder, Richard Marles believes we need to have even stronger defence ties with the USA because of our "shared values"
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 5h
This shows just how extreme the US is. Livestreaming an execution by firing squad is the behaviour of a bloodthirsty dictator. Yet the Albanese Government is tying us closer and closer to the Trump regime.
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Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live streamed
By Annabel Bowles with wires
Topic:Homicide
Posted about 11h agoabout 11 hours ago, updated about 5h agoabout 5 hours ago
Nidal Hasan wears an orange T-shirt.
Nidal Hasan was an army psychiatrist who held the rank of major when he carried out the military base shooting in 2009. (AFP: Bell County Sherriff's Department)


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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 13h
Students at the Australian National University vote by a show of hands in favor of cutting ties with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and divesting from arms companies in solidarity with Palestine. 👏🇦🇺👏🇦🇺👏🇦🇺👏🇦🇺👏🇦🇺👏🇦🇺👏🇵🇸
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 13h
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 21h
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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 15h
More whining from the traitor who threw VIC under the bus in our darkest hour. You were kicked out because your constituents had enough of your BS and the TEAL who replaced you is infinitely better on every level. Suck it up, Joshy. Victorians are done with you
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just saw a quote that said “The rise of women does not mean the fall of man unless men were standing on the backs of women to begin with”
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 16h
Last weekend 🙌 GO SOLAR SOLAR SAVES 👏👏👏 #auspol #ClimateAction #solar
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11h
Bloody good field of contenders.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15h
Truth 👇
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 17h
GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN
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Bethany Williams @bethanyincbr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
See! Israel DOES know the difference between Zionism and Judaism. It’s just cherry-picking when it chooses.
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This extreme response makes all of us unsafe including older than middle-aged women who are just as readily attacked by these monsters as a potential criminal 
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 23h
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#AUKUS is a massive waste of money, is strategically stupid, and represents Australia giving up what little national sovereignty we have left for the privilege of being an ATM for the US and UK governments. And now we can add; corrupt. #EndAUKUS #aispol www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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US firm gets $2.9bn sub deal after boss joins war study with Musk
Anduril said it would invest $3.7bn to develop shipyard that would build submarine parts.
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Ignoble Jim R Houghton @jimrhoughton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How can you whinge about being 'hurt' by being snubbed in your local coffee shop, when your whole political purpose is to hurt others on far greater scales? People's reaction to your hate is not a tradable equivalent to your hate in the first place. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/richmon...
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Richmond coffee shop publicly shuns One Nation state leader over political beliefs
Lee Hanson says she has been a regular at the shop since it opened…
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This racist dog whistling harms us all, it must be condemned. I don’t know a migrant family that doesn’t have the same aspiration to give back and provide a future for their families.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels overseas when approving projects." This is a big deal, surely.
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NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas
Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Psychotic Bastards
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Israel failed to protect its people and demanded the world accept Gaza’s devastation as the price of their deaths." Andrew Brown "October 7 has become Benjamin Netanyahu’s shield." michaelwest.com.au/three-years-...
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Three years from October 7. Cover-ups and lies still shielding Netanyahu - Michael West
Israel failed to protect its people and demanded the world accept Gaza's devastation as the price of their deaths.
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Finally! A good news climate story!
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@markgerretsen.bsky.social This photos is 18 years old in Palestine. It didn’t start on October 7th. ( Mohamad Safa)
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NSW currently has the most stupid and authoritarian premier I think we’ve ever had That it’s a Labor premier is a travesty  I don’t know anybody that thinks Minns is good at anything 
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Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AUKUS critics warn the $500 billion submarine deal is sacrificing Australian sovereignty and social priorities to deeper integration with the U.S. war machine. AUKUS Inquiry exposes the great submarine deception ~ Dr John Jiggens buff.ly/s1tEoNT
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AUKUS Inquiry exposes the great submarine deception
AUKUS critics warn the $500 billion submarine deal is sacrificing Australian sovereignty and social priorities to deeper integration with the U.S. war machine.
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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rinehart just aping Trump, loathsome woman thinks putting her name on something garners her respect 😡 #auspol
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Loony Left Media 🚨#TaxTheGas + KillAUKUS @loonyleftmedia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’m loving everything and I mean EVERYTHING that I see and hear from Sophie McNeill #endAUKUS + #ReplaceLabor
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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.
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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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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What a disgrace this country gets more unfair by the day
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Derek Jarman 🤘🏏⬛🔴 @derekjarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hey, @australianlabor.bsky.social, stop being cunts. Don't fucking pixel bitch about the victims of Robodebt; it was an egregious crime committed by the state against it's most vulnerable. Just pay the compensation. #auspol
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‘You’re denying what you did to my son’: mother of robodebt victim told she is ineligible for compensation
Commonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt notice
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pretty Awesome 👍
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Exposed for the sham it is': Celebrations as AU High Court blocks major Mount Pleasant coal mine extension near Muswellbrook NSW because plans failed to consider broad environmental impacts, the High Court found. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
sbs.com.au
'Exposed for the sham it is': Celebrations as High Court blocks major coal mine expansion
Plans for a major coal mine expansion failed to consider broad environmental impacts, the High Court found.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) in LEGO
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An average of 17 older Australians died every day waiting for home care last year, new figures reveal www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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An average of 17 older Australians died each day last year waiting for home care
More than 6,400 older Australians died while waiting to receive home care last year, an increase of more than a third on the previous year.
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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pauline Hanson, One Nation and others on the far right…
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