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Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 1h

How good is Australian meritocracy 👍🏼👍🏼

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Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 1h

Shocked* to discover a massive overlap in the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into dangerous religious cults and members of the state Liberal party

Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 8h

The Guardian reports that the sister of Victorian Liberal MP Renee Heath has, at an inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups, described their father’s church as a “cult” and said so-called “gay conversion” practices may still be occurring in the state.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening

City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 56m

I thought he was borderline with getting an extension with us, but I suspect that Cooper Trembath's late season form sealed his fate.

Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 1h

In that World Club Championship they held in the US, FIFA President showed Trump the trophy, and Trump kept it.

Not to mention Trump refusing to leave the stage when Chelsea were presented with the (replica) trophy.

FIFA will kowtow to Trump's wishes.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 4h

Al Jazeera is doing videos of the Palestinian releases and they're heart wrenching. One man was detained for over a year and was released to find out that Israel had killed his two kids. The youngest was three. Her birthday would've been on Saturday. He'd made a small bracelet for her in prison.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 4h

And Damo shits on us because he hates himself.

I made the mistake of reading Sliding Doors, and if Richmond did what we did, he would praise them for reading the quality of the draft and making a gutsy and aggressive trade to fill a need and getting a year into a kid.

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 4h

The future of American cooking oil.

www.youtube.com/shorts/1trRy...

Why Do They Keep Frying Meat in Black Oil?

YouTube video by FingerRoom

www.youtube.com

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Politico @politico.com · 14h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 20h

Apparently Hawthorn are looking to trade out their pick 9.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

No one will remember anything Linda Reynolds did in politics, but we will remember this forever. What a piece of sh#t.

Vaxatious Litigant 💉 @exposingnv.bsky.social · 1d

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 23h

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 23h

LOLOL

www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

Celebrating Israelis arrested at drug party on Koh Phangan

SURAT THANI - Four Israeli men claiming to be soldiers celebrating peace in the Middle East were arrested while partying with drugs at a luxury villa on Koh Phangan early Tuesday morning.

www.bangkokpost.com

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Daniel @bookshopaddict.bsky.social · 23h

One tear dripping down her cheek for every letter she typed in the article.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit