DuchessFrida aka Deb
@duchessfrida.bsky.social
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Grannie & retired Senior Lecturer in Women's Ed. #ChronicPain #CRPS #Politics #IndependentMedia #HumanRights. #WokeAF #Feminist #auspol #Climate #left_leaning Married 51 yrs. Buandig land - South Australia
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duchessfrida.bsky.social
Attention Australia — RUN!
#auspol
adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Trump at Charlie Kirk's memorial service:

"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
Dear @senatorwong.bsky.social
Trump's US Govt funding of Israel's brutal occupation and ongoing genocide hardly qualifies him for receiving the #NobelPeacePrize. The Australian Labor Govt have zero principles, decency, humanity or credibility with obscene comments like this. 😠 #auspol #GazaGenocide
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senategabe.bsky.social
So ok so public health is gone.

The military is trying to kill us and the cops are mostly assisting a masked gestapo that is kidnapping people and sending them to concentration camps.

What exactly is the point of the United States anymore?
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lonerangifer.bsky.social
My family of 5 moved from Caerffili to Australia a few decades ago. I’m cool with an immigrant having the spot I vacated, chware teg. I got to benefit from all Australia has to offer, and I have met plenty of Welsh people in the same situation. People move around, including Welsh ones. 2 way street.
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barbarapocock.bsky.social
A slap on the wrist behind closed doors undermines the case put forward by Finance that the culture of PwC is all cleaned up, which was their justification for allowing PwC back into the fold of government contracts. #auspol
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atrupar.com
New in PN: The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland

"Trump’s confusion isn’t just darkly comical (and a troubling reminder of the president’s growing senility) — it’s a stark illustration of the whiplash-inducing disconnect between his rhetoric and the reality on the ground."
The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
It'd be hilarious if he wasn't the commander in chief.
www.publicnotice.co
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ronnisalt.bsky.social
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
Outrageous.

And a more accurate headline:
'Senator booted from parliamentary sports club for highlighting lobbyists' influence on politicians'.

When cosy relationships between gambling vested interests and politicians are assumed to be normal, it's no wonder we get such shit policy. #auspol
duchessfrida.bsky.social
…and most of the Western world just sits back and watches Israel do it.
GAZA #genocide
antizionistjew.bsky.social
#WATCH | Israeli tanks targeted Palestinians who were celebrating the ceasefire agreement and attempted to return to Gaza City via the Al-Rashid Street. As Israeli PM Netanyahu announced the postponement of the ceasefire's start, Israeli warplanes, drones, and tanks continued to strike Gaza
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demwar.bsky.social
Anyone else feel it is nearing time for a march on Canberra to end the US alliance and Aukus?
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politico.eu
Enough with the clickbait, Pope Leo told news organizations today, urging journalists to fight against “junk” information and help people to distinguish between fact and fiction.
Pope to media: No clickbait, please!
Leo praises the work of journalists reporting from Ukraine and Gaza.
www.politico.eu
duchessfrida.bsky.social
Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine.
Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems.
It’s quite a contrast to PM Albanese’s posturing on recognising #Palestine

www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/25/e...
Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine
Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems. It's quite a contrast to Anthony Albanese's posturing on recognising Palestine.
www.crikey.com.au
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davidpocock.bsky.social
Rumours of a deeply dysfunctional board have been rife for months.

Housing is too important to all Australians for the govt’s let delivery body to be hamstrung like this.

Time for better governance at Housing Australia.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor’s housing agenda in crisis amid complaints, resignations
A senior whistleblower says a slew of top executives at the agency in charge of Labor’s housing agenda quit amid claims of bad behaviour.
www.smh.com.au
duchessfrida.bsky.social
Good morning, although things are looking ominous at the moment.
I always know how Madam is feeling…
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davemilbo.bsky.social
As long as we get sausages in bread every three or four years, Australians are gonna sleepwalk their way through this fascistic global push. More of you need to be more serious, sooner rather than later.
lucyham.bsky.social
In the Trump era, this is terrifying. Apparently criticising capitalism 🥴🤣 is terrorism now in the US.
#Auspol
Australian Federal Police ®
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The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion.
The NSI teams will work closely with state and territory police, law enforcement and national security partners to provide a coordinated, consistent and intelligence-led response to security threats, and also work on a global level through operations, capabilities and relationships with the international law enforcement intelligence community.
There are current and emerging groups dispersed across Australia and in some cases, overseas, who are eroding our country's social fabric by advocating hatred, fear, and humiliation. While many of these crimes may not meet the threshold of terrorism, the AFP has identified concerning behaviours which could escalate to politically-motivated violence or hate crimes, which seriously put the Australian community at risk.
There is no place for hate or violence in our communities and the AFP will defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from these threats.
Anyone with information about possible threats to the community or suspicious activity should make a report to the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, contact Triple
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ketanjoshi.co
Wild list of errors - significant but subtle enough that someone not paying attention would let is pass - generated by Microsoft's generative software INSIDE Excel formulas

We are so SO MUCH TROUBLE

office-watch.com/2025/facts-a...
ust one more example of Copilot getting facts wrong
We asked Copilot() for a list of UN countries and immediately noticed something was wrong.  There are 193 countries in the United Nations not 194 so where is the other country?  The answer is complicated.


=COPILOT(“list of UN countries, include headings”,”show short name, full name,date of UN entry and continent”)

Copilot has added Vatican City which isn’t a member, only an “Observer” but at least there’s a note.

Even more curious is Palestine which is also an Observer member only but is listed by Copilot as a full member which joined on 29 Nov. 2012.

That means Copilot has two non-members listed and there must be one member country not listed. 

If that wasn’t enough, all the Central American and Caribbean countries are lumped into the “North America” continent which isn’t what most people would expect. Different results on the same page!
For no explained reason, “Gold Coast Airport” appears in this Copilot() result (B17 result and below) even though it’s not shown in another result on the same page (Cell B3 and the spilled cells). All it took was small and irrelevant changes in the prompt.
duchessfrida.bsky.social
ICE IS THE TERRORIST HERE!!
thetnholler.bsky.social
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.