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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 11h

Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social,
Thousands of Australians marched in solidarity with Palestine again today. In the last 2yrs they've learned the truth of Zionist Israel: the Nakba, occupation, West Bank settlements, Gaza blockade and genocide. AND your Govt's complicity. #auspol #SanctionIsrael

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Michael Hutchesson @dapperraptor.bsky.social · 11h

I was worried that support for Palestine might wane a bit with the "ceasefire" announcement... but my wife just sent me these from the March for Gaza in Adelaide (where we live)... And other pics from at least the other AU cities are similarly large crowds... which is wonderful... Keep it up all!

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 10h

❗️Explosions were heard at night in 🇷🇺Smolensk near an aircraft factory that produces Kh-59 guided missiles. There were also reports of a threat of a drone attack.

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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 10h

The problem isn’t who borders Israel; it is Israel itself - a state built on theft, sustained by deception, and driven by an obsession with domination disguised as “defence.”

open.substack.com/pub/georgeha...

Zionism’s Endless War for Control

Israel’s aggression isn’t born of circumstance or security, but from an ideology that thrives on fear, domination, and the perpetual need to conquer.

open.substack.com

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Lena📎 @eriksdotter.bsky.social · 11h

we’re about to get a data centre in Launceston

NO discussion about the resources it’ll consume or how that will flow thru to the community in terms of cost

talk is all ‘jobs‘ but I understand that once built (contractors from the mainland?) it’ll need fewer than 50 to operate

#politas #auspol

Lena📎 @eriksdotter.bsky.social · 13h

‘…data centres are massive operations requiring huge amounts of land, water and power. But not for the purpose of supporting anything that’s alive. By 2035, it’s estimated that these centres could be using a quarter of Sydney’s water supply for cooling purposes.’

theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot

“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...

theshot.net.au

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 10h

Schemozzle.

An Leavy @an-leavy.bsky.social · 17h

Chaos is so exhausting

Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: CDC is apparently reversing many of its layoffs. Letters seen by NPR indicate that many employees working with infectious diseases have had their RIFs revoked.

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING
Anthony Albanese approves 50 million dollar funding for new wing of the Australian War Memorial to honour those who served in the Conflicts of Interest.
The collection is expected to include a display of at least 16 of Paul Brereton’s hats
#auspol

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15h

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Derik the Selfish Man @deriktheselfishman.bsky.social · 14h

My daughter was talking to my wife and I about lockdown drills at her school, and at one point she said

"It's like a game of hide and seek, but you can only play once if you die."

This broke my heart. We live in a sick society, and I dont know if their is a cure.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

If I were actively trying to destroy the United States from within, going after and dismantling its public health would be like the first thing I’d do.

Just pointing that out.

This is beyond dangerous. It’s leaving us vulnerable in a way we can’t really fathom until it’s too late.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 1d

Whats going on at Port Elliot rural show?

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

I should bloody-well think so. Time for Australia to follow suit and outlaw IDF service for Israeli-Australians. Pick a passport and stick to it. Either you're Australian, or you're an IDF psychopath. You can't be both.

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2d

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK

www.thecanary.co

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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 2d

Not as unbelievable as withdrawing Pocock's membership. The whole place is being run by clowns! #auspol

Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 2d

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 2d

BREAKING: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday, for "keeping the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness."

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

Machado is 'a brave and committed champion of peace .. who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness,' the committee said in a statement.

ebx.sh

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 2d

Kidnapped in international waters, extraordinary rendition to a genocidal state, and then imprisoned indefinitely.

You'd think this would trigger the immediate expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador for these inexcusable actions against an Australian citizen.

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 2d

An Australian woman who has not agreed to sign a waiver acknowledging she sought to 'illegally break Israel’s naval blockade' on Gaza will be “indefinitely detained” in Israel’s Ketziot prison unless she agrees to sign the waiver.

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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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 2d

Oh fuck! I dont swear often but this is terrible news, for beautiful vulnerable species. Great Southern Reef asked the Federal govt in july 2023 for a big monitoring program, in the face of massive marine heatwave, but the Govt said no. Every disaster now comes as a surprise. #science #algalbloom.

IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group @iucnseahorse.bsky.social · 2d

#ICYMI South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of #leafyseadragons & #weedyseadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/...

#SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon

Thousands of seadragons dead in south Australia’s worst recorded harmful algal bloom — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these i...

www.iucn-seahorse.org

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 2d

Of fucking course they fucking dropped Marwan Barghouti from the prisoner release list.

Who is Marwan Barghouti? Marwan Barghouti is the most beloved politician in Palestine. He has been in Israeli prison for over 20 years and has continued to advocate for a two-state solution even behind bars.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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GoughWhitlam'sGhost™️ @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 2d

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 3d

😡CCTV footage shows russian shelling with cluster munitions hitting residential areas in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, last night.

Russia is a terrorist state!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The National Weather Service has placed a moderate (Level 3 out of 4) flood risk in Arizona, including the cities of Phoenix and Flagstaff.

The culprits? Two recent East Pacific hurricanes and a developing storm off the Mexican coast.

A trio of tropical systems is driving significant Southwest flood threat

Several days of flood risk are expected across Arizona. The National Weather Service has placed a moderate (Level 3 out of 4) flood risk in that state on Friday, including the cities of Phoenix and Fl...

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 5d

Australian inflation was dead and buried last September or even earlier. Since then RBA has been squeezing…people need well paid jobs but RBA doesn’t care. The Treasurer should call the board on its deadly decisions. #auspol

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 5d

I’m keen to chat to people in Australia working on climate attribution science and economics. Particularly, the quantification of climate losses and linking to specific sources of emissions.

Can anyone point me in the direction of anyone doing this work in Australia?

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Ian Mannix @sedvitae.bsky.social · 5d

#thunberg “I am not the story.” Someone memorialise this woman please. Quickly.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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