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Richard Tuffin

@richardtuffin.bsky.social

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Living on the unceded lands of the Ngunnawal / Ngambri first nations peoples, now known as Canberra. Please do not post requests for donations for families in Gaza in my timeline. Love my politics and my footy (aka Carlton FC) and my music.

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 44m

Virginia Haussegger begins her book with the March4Justice on March 15, 2021, the largest protest ever held by Australian women: some 150,000 people turned out across 55 cities. Then opposition leader Anthony Albanese and his entire shadow cabinet attended... satpa.pe/KDWZrGP

Unfinished Revolution: The feminist fightback

In 1975, declared International Women’s Year by the United Nations, the Australian media were having a field day with feminism. Evan Williams, then press secretary to prime minister Gough Whitlam, was called in to address the Women and Politics Conference in Canberra, held just a few weeks after the UN’s gigantic Mexico City conference, which was dubbed “the greatest consciousness-raising event in history” that year.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 13h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 50m

I’m a patriotic American, so I’m proudly anti-fascist. How about you? 🇺🇸

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 7h

obsessed with the antifascist frogs in Portland, I hope they continue to multiply 🙏

Person in frog costume with poster saying 'frogs together strong'

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 5h

Hey Chumpster, The Governor has
Another message for you LOSER !

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 7h

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 2h

London - Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Just Jim will do. @justjim.bsky.social · 1h

Is America great again yet?

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 8h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 9h

Cause and effect yet Trump will still claim he's "master of the deal"...

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

Copper slumped by the most in five months after President Trump threatened a “massive increase” of tariffs on Chinese goods, in comments that sparked turmoil across financial markets

Copper Tumbles as Trump Threatens Massive New Tariffs on China

Copper plunged after President Donald Trump threatened a massive increase of tariffs on goods from China, the world’s top buyer of the industrial metal.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 16h

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 11h

He even sounds like Kermit

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 1d

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Richard Tuffin @richardtuffin.bsky.social · 11h

listen to the song on a device

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Agnes Mack @agnessmack.bsky.social · 1d

David Rowe peace man.. Financial Review

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 13h

Release the Epstein Files.

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 13h

Texas National Guard to Chicago blocked for 2 weeks, judge has ruled. Trump regime is appealing. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott's decision to back Trump has split the debate along party lines with the two candidates for Attorney-General speaking out. www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/...