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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 1d

#harshbutfair

Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 2d

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 1d

Really? Perhaps, but let's face it: America & the world were doomed the instant #Biden decided not to keep his promise to quit after one term. Any "advisers" who urged him to go for another term were spectacularly wrong.

John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 1d

Good news for fans of valuable, rational debate: #Pearls&Irritations now has a "pearlcast"!
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

Message from the Editor

When I began as editor in early 2025 I was struck by how much great reading P&I offered. Now we are branching out to bring you great listening as well, with a big new project, Pearlcast.

johnmenadue.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

This is brilliant

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 1d

Hm... #DonaldTrump is having these senior moments of confusion & forgetfulness more and more often. Great.

RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 1d

So much for Trump’s accusation that Biden’s pardons are invalid because he used an auto pen!!! He doesn’t even know who he has pardoned ‼️‼️‼️

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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 1d

The Nationals will shift their focus to climate adaptation instead of being “focused solely” on reducing emissions.

This is what policy defeatism looks like - we can't do much on our own, so why even try?

australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/11/03/t...

The Nationals abandon rural and regional communities to more disaster

After many months of speculation, The Nationals have formally abandoned a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, said the party would shift …

australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org

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The Ghost of Tom Joad @gaean.bsky.social · 2d

In case you missed it, Trump has established and normalized his ability to illegally kill people in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans. Now he is threatening to do the same in Africa. He has destroyed our rule of law and is exercising our nation's power to destroy it around it the world.

Thanks GOP!

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 2d

I keep wondering: when will the American people realise that displays of monumental ignorance by #POTUS are not, in fact, useful in making their lives better.

Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 2d

REAL TALK - IS TRUMP FUCKING HIGH RN?! Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 237 MILLION people. Also its 45% Christian or 106 million. GN has been fighting a counter insurgency against Islamic terrorists for DECADES.
we were helping them stop Boko Haram.
GET HIM OFF ADDERAL

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 2d

REAL TALK - IS TRUMP FUCKING HIGH RN?! Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 237 MILLION people. Also its 45% Christian or 106 million. GN has been fighting a counter insurgency against Islamic terrorists for DECADES.
we were helping them stop Boko Haram.
GET HIM OFF ADDERAL

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

What he said: 💯 🎯

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 2d

Clearly he was channelling #RonaldReagan.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

Good question, Junior!

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🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇱 @justacannuck.bsky.social · 2d

Obama is on 🔥. Welcome back into the spotlight @barackobama.bsky.social

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 2d

Much is made of the fact that in the Ancient Greek democracies, no women or slaves were entitled to vote. But for those citizens entitled to vote: it was compulsory. America needs compulsory voting to protect its sensible center from extremist loons. Discuss, with reference to the Australian system.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

White Americans are not safe from ICE

WAKE UP CALL
TO WHITE AMERICA-ICE IS COMING FOR YOU TOO

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 2d

Nice piece from #EthanSiegel...

open.substack.com/pub/startswi...

The universal language of physics?

💥 Aliens will likely not understand our laws of nature.

open.substack.com

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jimaxon66.bsky.social @jimaxon66.bsky.social · 3d

Labour vs Capital.

#joinyourunion

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 9d

There are so many good features in this week's Pearls and Irritations newsletter from #JohnMenadue I'm just going to post the whole EDM. #auspol

us14.campaign-archive.com?e=0ef3f84eb9...

Pearls & Irritations - The Weekly

us14.campaign-archive.com

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 13d

Seems to me that refusing to carry out the will of the voters who properly elected Grijalva could be seen as high treason.

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🌴Jeff🌴 @counseloroh.bsky.social · 19d

ENJOY! They named him Israel Ka'ano'i Kamakawiwo'ole. In Hawaiian his last name translates “the fearless eye, the bold face.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k0F...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

YouTube video by RetroBurger

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 13d

Every time there's a soundly based trial of #UBI (Universal Basic Income), positive results are obtained. Every time. Here's some more of it from Scott Santens (scottsantens.com)
www.scottsantens.com/irish-govern...

Scott Santens - Basic Income Guide

The blog of universal basic income (UBI) specialist - Scott Santens

scottsantens.com

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 13d

Warning: #geek stuff ahead. This is an excellent take on #Amazon's #DNS disaster. Authoritative & succinct.

www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/a...

Amazon brain drain finally caught up with AWS

column: When your best engineers log off for good, don’t be surprised when the cloud forgets how DNS works

www.theregister.com

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 14d

Just seen your post, have to get back to you tomorrow. Cheers

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 14d

Hm, just realised the Crikey link did not let you read the whole story, which is new. Sorry. But let me put it this way: the resources are ours, not America's. They're welcome to invest & buy output, but that's it. Imagine if the boot was on the other foot, would they surrender control to us?

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 14d

Did you read the story? The entity charged with managing the development & operation of the joint venture will be run by the US.

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John Hampshire @johnhampshire.bsky.social · 14d

#jesuswept, the $190m Northern Beaches Hospital outrage is yet another NSW public-private partnership gone wrong, but it pales into insignificance beside this hot-mess waste of $billions. #ChrisMinns and fed politicians must
admit that not one #PPP has ever delivered!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

How a bungle over train seats forced NSW to buy more expensive carriages

The screw-up is one of a list of failings identified in a report scathing of Transport for NSW’s purchase of two new multibillion-dollar train fleets.

www.smh.com.au

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