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Andrew Perfors @andyperfors.bsky.social · 2h

Heartbreaking reading, but this Reddit thread gives a sense of the relentlessness of the horror inflicted by ICE, and the damage being done to so many innocent people that doesn't make the news.

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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 6h

It's the topic everyone in Canberra is talking about and now thanks to ChaserBet, you can win big on this bizarre story!

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10h

The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize confirms that Donald Trump does not meet the moral and ethical standards associated with the award, citing a lack of courage and integrity a trait that defines MAGA.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 19h

the laughable idea that giving NSW Police more powers can solve social problems.

archive.md/2025.10.10-0...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 10h

We've strategically placed mediocre hacks at the top of every political and business organization, let's see what happens next

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 18h

Is he going to shoot her her next time she goes out in the boat, as is American custom?

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 20h

Kidnapped in international waters, extraordinary rendition to a genocidal state, and then imprisoned indefinitely.

You'd think this would trigger the immediate expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador for these inexcusable actions against an Australian citizen.

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 20h

An Australian woman who has not agreed to sign a waiver acknowledging she sought to 'illegally break Israel’s naval blockade' on Gaza will be “indefinitely detained” in Israel’s Ketziot prison unless she agrees to sign the waiver.

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Linda McIver @lindamciver.adsei.org · 18h

gosh, who could possibly have foreseen this?? 🙄

Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 18h

"Put simply, only the extremely wealthy appear to be benefiting from all of this."

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

ACNC Commr Sue Woodward confirms charities found promoting political parties are disqualified, but after investigating 18 charities during election campaign none met the threshold & won’t spk on the Brethren-Liberal alliance
Deborah O’Neill “can I express some concern about that?”🚩 #Estimates

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 20h

🙄

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23h

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK

www.thecanary.co

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 1d

Gives the government cover to send Brereton to the knackery, revisit public hearings procedures, update prioritisation of investigative areas etc.

Simple low hanging fruit stuff with no downsides.

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?

Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 1d

Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 1d

“the benefits gigantic” said a member of the billionaire class who are the only people to benefit from extracting money and stealing data to further enshittify and impoverish everything and everyone while trashing the planet.

futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 1d

Some much-needed good news

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term

A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

www.bbc.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 1d

“Amazing work... one for the CV”

Good investigation by ABC re the NSW government drastically underestimating how many people hate genocide.

Inside the NSW government chat group as the Harbour Bridge Gaza march unfolded

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal internal discussions within the NSW government did not align with the external NSW Police messaging that the march could have been "catastrophic".

www.abc.net.au

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 1d

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – been banned from attending parliament house’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry. The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 1d

Cancel all my calls!

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 1d

His gov “ticked off” the commitment to establish the NACC, he mentioned quite a few times.

“Ticked off” pretty much sums it up.

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else see Albo’s presser just now where he laughed off Pocock’s concerns re SportsBet access, dismissed news re Brereton secretly consulting 11 times whilst heading up the NACC, and tried to segue into how he had frozen beer excise?

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