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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 19h

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry.

We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs

It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...

www.abc.net.au

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

They wanted power but only so they could put their feet up and get rich. Fascism pure and simple. Those who seek power are rarely to be trusted

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 7h

Shameful

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 8h

European white supremacy in 2025.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seats

www.theguardian.com

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 10h

Bernd Rosemeyer (pic) was born #OnThisDay in 1909. Had he not lost his life in ’38, during a record-breaking speed run, he’d have been 40 when the #F1 world championship was inaugurated in ’50: 3 years younger than the first F1 world champion, Nino Farina. What might have been...

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 11h

Fun fact: RAM makes 10x the number of pickups as Alfa Romeo does cars in a year.

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 11h

High residential property values is an economic problem.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 12h

Time to upgrade to Apple.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?

Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware

www.theguardian.com

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 12h

Brush Turkey is the correct answer.

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Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 1d

'Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women & children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration

www.theguardian.com

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 13h

…almost as if the papers are taking money under the table to promote a certain political lie…

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chaøs @chaos0s.bsky.social · 13h

Gina 71 in top 100 $bn #EatTheRich
*aussies paid 2 much, africans work $2/day*

forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#5759fc983d78

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 14h

LOLZ wouldnt be allowed in todays reality TV version of #F1 www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Norris as Senna and Piastri as Prost? No, but McLaren must hope title is settled on track | Giles Richards

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri argued over events in Singapore and their team have to be careful it doesn’t continue in the title run-in

www.theguardian.com

Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 14h

Ask her about Panadol.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 15h

Record breaking author

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

I heard a story this morning from a school crossing supervisor who changed schools because four blokes started making lewd comments and turning up every day to watch her working outside school.

Apparently, she went to NSW Police but they refused to take any complaint from her.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 16h

Don’t be that person who tries to bankrupt a survivor of sexual assault because you didn’t like like what they said about you (and later retracted) #auspol
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct...

Linda Reynolds pursues bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after defamation win

Former Liberal senator launches claim in effort to obtain more than $1m in damages and legal costs

www.theguardian.com

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 17h

Next they’ll start tattooing people.

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 17h

It was always a property play.

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Carry On @momdbott.bsky.social · 18h

Yep. “Thanks” DJT and every other complicit pieces of evil $h!t 😒😡
#fdt #gaza #freepalestine #ceasefire

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 17h

And still people wonder why more women don't report sexual assault www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins

Former senator Linda Reynolds launches bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal Court against her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins as she tries to recover damages awarded to her for defamation.

www.abc.net.au

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 18h

Israel's flawed peace in Gaza and the region, with a mindset that pre-conditions Israel to ignore the realities it's created.

Israel may have won a battle but it can't win the war as it becomes increasingly globally isolated politically, economically and socially

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Israel’s response to the International Court of Justice

The ceasefire plan in Gaza has dominated our news in recent days and weeks. One aspect of the plan is the obligation of Israel in the first phase to release a number — a large number — of Palestinian ...

johnmenadue.com

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 17h

Australia had record year for EV sales - there goes the great Aussie weekend 😂 #auspol

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Virgil @n3w4v3.bsky.social · 17h

Ridiculous.

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