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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 2h

Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 3h

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 4d

This is some background to Seymour & Atlas Network.

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New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network

The Atlas Network has declared war on Aotearoa's Māori people. This is partly driven by the racism that pervades the program; it is also a defence of unlimited corporate profits.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 3h

Clare’s work is wonderful 🙏🏻

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 1d

So proud of you, @clareheathmcivor.bsky.social 🏆🏆
All courage.
These churches are abusive cults. We must help end the protections that allow children & adults to be abused in secret for years.
We must also block their attempt to win seats/gov. #Springst #Auspol

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Liberal MP’s sister says father’s church is a ‘cult’ where ‘gay conversion’ practices may still be happening

City Builders pastor’s daughter tells Victorian parliamentary inquiry into cults of ‘grave concerns’ about church

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 3h

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 3h

I know my fear grows every time an LNP politician speaks
#AusPol

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 3h

And it's not just the UK.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18h

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 4h

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No one should be without a home in such a rich country as ours. Imagine what the money wasted on AUKUS could have provided.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 6h

Ally Moore spoke to him this afternoon on ABC Drive & his arrogance & confidence that he will be leading was unbelievable.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 6h

I just can’t find the words to describe what a disgraceful Coalition they are that keep fuelling division

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 6h

Everyone needs to start paying attention & not be complacent that it could never happen here

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h

1/ The March for White Australia RETVRNS this Sunday, OCT 19.

Below is a list of counter-protests, organised under the banner of 'No Room For Racism & Fascism' /// 'No White Australia. Counter The Far Right.'

Melbourne - 11am @ State Library
Brisbane - 11am @ Queens Gardens
Perth - 12pm @ Forrest Place
Canberra - 11am @ NLA Lawns
Sydney - 11am @ Belmore Park
Adelaide - 11:30am @ Beehive Corner

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 8h

It wasn't a "war", it was genocide.

There is no "maintaining the peace" until there is justice for Palestinians.

Trump,
with the attention span of a goldfish and the diplomatic skills of a property developer,
will do nothing to ensure it.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

The war in Gaza is over, says Trump. Now who will be responsible for maintaining the peace? | Roy Schwartz

Israelis believe their interests are better served by Washington than Jerusalem. But will Trump and Netanyahu’s focus change now the hostages are home? asks Roy Schwartz, senior editor at Haaretz

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 6h

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 16h

SA is showing leadership and common sense by banning AI in election ads.

The Federal govt should follow their lead and protect our democracy from the misuse of generative AI.
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SA cracks down on AI deepfakes in political advertising

South Australia has become Australia's first state to ban AI-generated political ads and deepfakes aimed at misleading voters, with the changes coming into effect on Monday. Political parties, MPs and...

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 8h

Read this, if only to find the tennis joke.

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The "freedom" warriors attacking our freedoms

While the rest of us get on with paying our bills, massive money and energy is being put into imposing strict controls on what we can do with our bodies and what we can say.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 7h

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 7h

Heavy sigh

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 14h

Instead of praising Trump the media should be asking why it took him so long & why he waited for the US & Israel to become completely isolated from the world for him to lift a finger when there was an obvious genocide going on. Trump & Netanyahu will forever be war criminals.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 11h

Vote now, if you haven't already, for the Guardian's Bird of the Year 2025

It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example

Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise

🙏🏽 🦜

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Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for sharing. We need to be their voice.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 12h

Morning Ian,Kitty & Unit
Happy Tuesday ☕️☕️🎵🎵
John Fogerty mood began the day

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 1d

No idea if we can compare as there was no social media but I wonder if journalists actually called out the lies then

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 1d

@6newsau.bsky.social team would probably know

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Lizzy Schofield @musictplove.bsky.social · 1d

The sooner the better.