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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 24m

Marwan Barghouti will apparently not be released.
1) Israel keeps him to avoid real negotiations toward two states.
2) Hamas fears he will marginalize their one-state-or-kill butchery.
3) He would quickly replace corrupt PA leaders.
3) Trump clueless about who he is.
No one is actually for peace.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1h

Fun Fact: no President of the United States has “plenary authority.”

The Constitution was written and structured to avoid EXACTLY THAT!!

People who publicly state otherwise violate the oath of office and should be removed.

They are incompatible with the idea of fealty to the Constitution.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 3h

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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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 1h

How does any of that negate the fact that the Prime Minister is the sitting President of a registered lobbying group (Sept 22, 2025)?

The circumstances of his office bearing are not at issue, nor is the fact that it is customary. It's irrelevant

Pocock being reinstated is also irrelevant to that

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 11h

This is utterly … what’s the word? Oh yes … fucked.

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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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12h

Here's my primer on Americans: they're weird, and usually think they are the only country in the world.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 16h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Dumbe Blonde @dumbeblonde.bsky.social · 13h

shitting all over Peta Murphy’s legacy…stay classy @australianlabor.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 15h

Pity he didn’t have the guts to say this when he was Industry Minister. #auspol

Australia must ‘have the guts’ to stand up to Japanese companies reselling gas for profit, Husic says

Labor backbencher is calling for drastic intervention to secure supplies for the east coast

www.theguardian.com

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 16h

When normal people get a ceasefire agreement they think "Good, this means we can finally stop fighting and killing." Whenever Israelis get a ceasefire agreement they go, "This means we have to hurry up and kill as many people as possible before it takes effect."

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 17h

‘Tickets to the 90-minute event cost $4,000, but members of the forum were charged a discount rate of $3,000. Some members were entitled to a number of free tickets.

Sportsbet’s attendance at the small dinner was confirmed by multiple sources unable to speak publicly.’

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 23h

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Earlier that day, four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sportsbet was invited to a Labor party fundraising dinner with an Albanese government minister earlier this week, despite bipartisan calls for the party to ignore lobbying from the wagering industry and introduce tougher regulation. A Sportsbet employee was among a small group of donors who attended the “boardroom dinner” with the minister for regional development, Kristy McBain, on Tuesday night. The dinner was organised by Labor’s fundraising vehicle. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

The Black Summer bushfires cost Australians over $50 billion.

As we enter another high-risk bushfire season, we shouldn't wait for the next disaster to act.

The Government could put a climate disaster levy on gas & coal exports to help pay for the damage.

Add your name: theaus.in/fossilfuelco...

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians

Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...

theaus.in

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, Glencore was founded by an actual criminal, Marc Rich.

"In 1983, Rich and partner Pincus Green were indicted on 65 criminal counts, including income tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering, and trading with Iran during embargo," WP.

He was pardoned by Clinton in 2001, on his last day in office.

Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 1d

We're paying over half a billion dollars to prop up criminal-created global miner Glencore's Mount Isa copper smelter ... for just 2 years!

And we're taking how much ownership, for all that money? Don't answer that.

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

Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

www.abc.net.au

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 16h

With news of a proposed merger between Seven West and Southern Cross, media laws are back in the spotlight, and so too are glaring holes in regulations.

👉 theconversation.com/the-aus...

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 16h

Scottish Football
Goal stands so Scotland are back in the game. Hopefully this will galvanise the team into doing some proper attacking!

#SCOGRE
#WorldCupQualifiers

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Horizon to horizon, nothing but mistakes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @pewtergod.bsky.social · 17h

Dear God!!! 😲
Does he know that little about where babies come from??
@mariablack.bsky.social @thevirologist.bsky.social @angrywhitebitch.bsky.social @eulimnadia.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @canispundit.bsky.social

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 18h

False. He was loud against continuing to admit digital unless WGAE fixed governance to avoid exodus of dues-heavy freelancers to West, which would have collapsed our union. He then served on the committee to solve this so digital organizing might continue. Digital reps serving on panel will confirm.

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Rich Swinton @ricosuavejd.bsky.social · 18h

Imagine telling the guy who wrote the Wire that he needs an idiot machine to help him transition scenes.

That thing was TRAINED on his writing.

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 1d

Can there be a more honest confession of dismal failure? Is Reeves so pathetically devoid of ideas for stimulating economic activity? Still, I suppose a few more pints into the wee hours are better than Reeves repeating Growth-Growth-Growth ad nauseam www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

*glances over at my son who is currently using social media to chat with biologists on Bluesky and iNaturalist* tortured, eh?

I think News Corp Australia is terrified of what social media has done to its users profit margin and all it can do is pathetically invoke moral panic. The kids don’t care

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free. Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Janet Morris @janetmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Come February 2026, there’s a game between Milan and Como in Perth, Australia. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

I love that we live in a world where we're all supposed to now praise Trump for his peace-making and ignore the fact that at least 20,000 Palestinians have been killed on his watch, with bombs & bullets - & rhetorical support! - that he supplied to Israel.
That's all erased now.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Steel and aluminium manufacturers are feeling the effects of high gas prices driven up by exports.

Australia Institute research shows gas exports have TRIPLED Aus gas prices and DOUBLED electricity prices.

📺 Deputy Director Ebony Bennett on ABC News Breakfast
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol

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