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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

No need to hunt all over for Antifa headquarters. It's located in Arlington National cemetery. There are 400,000 members there.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 1d

The worst part of that op ed - against stiff and plentiful competition - is him calling immigration a "disgraceful vote-stacking operation" (which he immediately contradicts by referencing economic benefits) What's disgraceful FYI Steve Price is making accusations like that with no evidence.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 1d

Abbott was so bad as PM that his own socially conservative side of the party were plotting to dump him after less than 18 months - including Hastie's predecessor in Canning the late Don Randall. He's got considerably weirder since.

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Lol lmao

Herald Sun
Steve Price
Abbott return is what Libs need

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 4d

More information on this to come today in Senate Estimates, where I am questioning the Department of Defence.

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Shayne @shaynechester.bsky.social · 2d

Why is everyone applauding? Maria Corina Machado is a Venezuelan opposition leader who has demonstrated strong support for Israel and has openly aligned herself with Zionist policies in international affairs. Her party signed a cooperation agreement with Netanyahu's Likud party in 2020

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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 2d

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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Shayne @shaynechester.bsky.social · 2d

Tell us something we don't know. This country was scammed by the bleeding obvious. All Zs are liars.

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 2d

© Wu Guanzhong.
'Singing of Swallows.'
Oil on canvas, 1990.
39.5 × 30.5 cm.

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deepnorth @deepnorth.bsky.social · 2d

Trolling the Trolls

Mike_WA @theothermike.bsky.social · 3d

Facebook pulled this for some reason, good reason to post it. Nixon’s AG John Mitchell served 19 months in a minimum security prison. Maybe they can hangout with Ghislaine Maxwell.

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John Pollock @karlcotton.bsky.social · 23h

Good turnout for the Coffs Gaza Vigil today.
#freepalestine
#fromtherivertothesea
#auspol

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 10d

"We’re going through very dark times: socially, politically, and especially environmentally. If you think globally, you get really depressed, so act locally. Each one of us makes some impact... every single day."

Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands in Berlin raise Palestinian flags in solidarity with Gaza after the end of the war, affirming that the voice of justice does not fall silent. @ryad.aref

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 1d

Great to hear. I thoroughly disapprove of booing at sports events. However, if the audience at this event are booing current #US politics and treatment of Australians then it seems @senatorwong.bsky.social and @albomp.bsky.social are becoming some of the last defenders. #auspol

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 1d

Video of the 13,000 spectators at RAC Arena booing the Star Spangled Banner has gone viral with American WWE fans posting scathing messages on social media. What do they expect. We've had Aussies mistreated by ICE, denied entry because of memes about pedo45

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 1d

Around 500,000 people participated in a massive demonstration in the streets of London, showing solidarity with Gaza and celebrating the ceasefire ending the genocidal war in the Strip.

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John Pollock @karlcotton.bsky.social · 23h

Australia could learn from this initiative. Rather than demonising asylum seekers and sending to the Nauru gulag let’s welcome them into our communities and we all benefit. #auspol #closenaurugulag

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

www.theguardian.com

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John Pollock @karlcotton.bsky.social · 2d

TDS Trump Derangement Syndrome 😂😂😂😂

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John Pollock @karlcotton.bsky.social · 2d

Predictable #manchildpotus

#lockuptrumpnow

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 2d

At a time when the value of research is being questioned, Richard Robson’s story is a powerful reminder of how scientific research leads to real-world impact. #auspol #NobelPrize

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel Prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large spaces within them, capable of capturing and storing gases and other chemicals.

johnmenadue.com

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 2d

The very wise Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte must remain in detention while awaiting trial on crimes against humanity. Do you hear that, Donny? That's what happens when you kill your own people.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

ICC reject's Duterte's request for release from detention

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte must remain behind bars while awaiting trial, judges at the ICC have ruled, saying he might use his freedom to interfere with the legal process and suggesti...

www.abc.net.au

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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 2d

How long do you think it will last?

www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/israel-agr...

Israel agrees to another one of those ceasefires where Israel does not cease firing

We finally have a ceasefire in Gaza.

www.councilestatemedia.uk

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 2d

Humor, whimsy, levity = powerful tools in disproving the lies of the regime. We are not violent domestic terrorists. We are non-threatening Americans in silly costumes. This is how we make the regime look both extreme (bc they are) and show their claims are ridiculous.

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John Pollock @karlcotton.bsky.social · 2d

Brave souls, as are all those who stand up to this brutal regime. #fromtherivertothesea

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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Dreamweasel @dreamweasel.bsky.social · 3d

TEN COMPLAINTS OF ICE AGENTS

10. The mainstream media has brainwashed everyone we meet into believing that there’s something bad about rounding up the migrants and throwing them into camps

9. You shoot ONE protesting pastor with a pepper ball, and suddenly you’re the bad guys

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

Will Netanyahu torpedo the ‘Gaza peace plan’ sooner rather than later?

Here’s Noam Chomsky explaining the cyclical pattern of Israel reaching a ceasefire with Hamas, and then openly breaking the ceasefire and resuming the slaughter.

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