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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1h

I just love watching the #ABC sink itself.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1h

ABC is copying tabloid media's misleading (technically not unfactual) report style:
"A pro-Palestinian rally has gone ahead in Sydney despite a court order rejecting plans to protest at the Sydney Opera House."

"a court order rejecting plans"?!
Did the protesters disobey the court?! No. #journalism

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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 4h

The Knitting Nannas have gone global ... led by Aunt Tifa.

#AuntTifa #KnittingNannas #GrandmasUnite #UmbrellaSquad #IamAuntTifa

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 3d

More information on this to come today in Senate Estimates, where I am questioning the Department of Defence.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 12h

A massive shout-out and thanks and much love to the woman juggling things behind the scenes today on this, @deniseshrivell.bsky.social

Denise helps our democracy in so many ways, every day. She is there helping behind the scenes on so many issues

She is a quiet, impactful giant

Thanks Denise 🙏🏽

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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 3h

Menzies hung on for years and years and years. His nickname? Do Nothin'. Seems Albo has adopted the same tactic.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 7h

Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 8h

Well I guess they’ve gotta show how conservative they are & demonstrate loyalty to their comptrollers so when they’re finally turfed out they’ll have guaranteed employment in the private sector. Must be stressful having multiple mortgages to manage …

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 9h

I just hang my head in shame.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 13h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 9h

Oh thank you for putting that so very splendidly!

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Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 14h

Albanese’s an insular, deeply institutionalised apparatchik who has spent his whole adult life in service to ‘The Party’.
ALP is his principal loyalty & focus - instead of people of Australia.
He is emblematic & stereotypical of the ‘political elite’ & lacks a scintilla of real world life experience

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 22h

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic

Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests

www.theguardian.com

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

Breathtakingly so.
Just goes to show it’s all a charade when the hype about studying STEM really is just that.
Keep the masses focused. For what purpose!?
That’s rhetorical btw.

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

Our sentiments EXACTLY! WTF is going on!?

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The mood is ominous at CSIRO as jobs disappear ‘by stealth’ – and staff are wondering who’s next

National scientific agency has been ‘reshaping its research portfolio’ to deal with an imminent funding cliff in 2024

www.theguardian.com

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

She’s using her diplomatic skills… so shameful this government. Who would’ve thought this a labor govt!?

birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

I wanna know why a country with so much experience of staging coups in other countries hasn’t got the wherewithal to go into action on their own & take the country back!? Says a LoT.

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 1d

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder why we mere females ever questioned the patriarchy!?

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Dr Tracy Westerman AM @drtracywesterman.bsky.social · 1d

Can't believe RFK Jr didn't win the Nobel Prize in Medicine for finding that Tylenol and circumcision cause autism.
Decades of studies run by the most preeminent scientists in the world have failed to find what someone with no medical training discovered in a few months.
🙄🙄🙄
Yes this is sarcasm.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

The 2025 #NobelPeacePrize will be announced Fri 10Oct 11am CEST (Fri 10Oct 8pm AEST). I'm hoping it's shared by the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories @franceskalbs.bsky.social AND the #GlobalSumudFlotilla. #SaveGaza #FreePalestine

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birdsongish.bsky.social @birdsongish.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Nefer Doane @neferdoane.bsky.social · 2d

The Last Class event was packed! Like, literally sold out. This documentary is so important right now. Please consider checking it out if it's near you!

www.thelastclassfilm.com

Also amazing to hear directly from @rbreich.bsky.social & @wkamaubell.bsky.social ❤️

#documentary #teachers #democracy

People sitting in an auditorium at UC Berkeley with The Last Class on the screen.

People sitting in an auditorium at UC Berkeley with The Last Class on the screen. Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell sit on the stage talking with each other.

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BetsyB @betsyphd.bsky.social · 3d

We enjoyed a showing of #thelastclass and a conversation with @wkamaubell.bsky.social & @rbreich.bsky.social tonight. The film is a beautiful love letter to teaching. Our homework: become an activist! We’re working on it, Professor Reich!

W. Kamau Bell and Robert Reich under a screen advertising the documentary The Last Class.

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