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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 26m

In a decade middle class people will cruise to Gazapalooza, fly into Netanyahu International to stay at Med resorts where they’ll voice variations on “love what you’ve done with the place” and be served by imported workers from the currently broken country then claim “the locals are friendly”.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 25m

When shameless sycophancy is a substitute for foreign policy. #auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1h

Dear @senatorwong.bsky.social
Trump's US Govt funding of Israel's brutal occupation and ongoing genocide hardly qualifies him for receiving the #NobelPeacePrize. The Australian Labor Govt have zero principles, decency, humanity or credibility with obscene comments like this. 😠 #auspol #GazaGenocide

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 31m

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h

It’s hard to know what purpose journalism serves anymore if it can’t consistently communicate to the public 1) whether something is actually happening/is a complete lie; & 2) whether something is obviously illegal or unconstitutional. And yet, here we are, in late 2025, &

<all together now>

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

Of course, if Hegseth launched investigations into everyone who has mocked Pete Hegseth,
no-one in 'the department of war' would be doing anything else.

Ken Seigle @kenseigle.bsky.social · 3h

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 6h

Release the Epstein Files.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

I'm with you.
Same reasons, plus I have family members living in the US.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

One of the best short explanations of how AI works. 💥🎯

Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 5h

Arty Ficial- my cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Can AI really replace humans when it comes to the arts? | Fiona Katauskas

It depends who you ask

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

Not sure what is more cringeworthy to watch:
- Trump's narcissistic lies,
- Dr Oz performative laughter at Dear Leader's bad jokes, or
- RFK Jr trying to reach that new brain worm in his ear.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 4h

"Numbats are one of Australia’s rarest marsupials and are listed as endangered under national laws."

Great pics and video of such rarely seen creatures.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials

Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 4h

What Robert says...
#ZohranMamdani #inequality

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Americans are fed up with the political establishment and an economy rigged against the working class.

Zohran Mamdani understands this well. Democratic leadership should be supporting him.

What Zohran Mamdani Can Teach Democrats

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7h

Meanwhile, for the tech bros and oligarchs and Trump family and wealthy Republican sycophants, too much greed and inequality is never enough.

And the homeless are blamed for their #homelessness. #WorldHomelessDay

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 7h

#WorldHomelessDay

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7h

Weekend at Menzies'. #auspol

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 9h

Sportsbet at "Boardroom dinner" organised by Labor’s fundraising vehicle❓

Absolutely nothing to see here

Image of Labor PM Albanese (left) & former Liberal opposition leader, Dutton (right) wearing jackets emblazoned with donor logos

Text reads: "We'd like to thank our sponsors..."

Albanese's red jacket features: Australian Hotels Association, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), TAB, Westpac, Santos, Pratt Industries, Uber, nab, Sportsbet, Woolworths

Dutton's black jacket features: Woolworths, Responsible Wagering Association (RWA), Clive Palmer, Uber, nab, Citileases, Santos, Westpac, Australian Hotels Association, TAB, Sportsbet, Coles, Hancock Prospecting

Source: Greens campaign material

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7h

"Israelis make clear that the only thing that would force their government to agree to a two-state solution would be economic sanctions by the international community.

Israelis and their lobby groups around the world dread the prospect of what happened to apartheid South Africa" - John Lyons

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 11h

In the tragic arc of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Donald Trump may have closed the latest — and most violent — chapter.

Trump deserves credit for stopping the fighting, but his key claim is overblown

In the tragic arc of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Donald Trump may have closed the latest — and most violent — chapter.

www.abc.net.au

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7h

If we return to impunity for Israelis, the "horror doom loop" for both them and Palestinians will continue. - Daniel Levy

No peace without justice.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZioB_...

Israel will stay 'in horror doom loop' if we return to 'impunity for occupation and apartheid

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

www.youtube.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 8h

Trump is a fading buffoon. Miller is positioning to take over as America's Stalin.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 8h

While the Sundowning Stalin is having a tantrum about losing the Nobel Peace Prize,
it is President Miller-Goebbels who is running things.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Von Wolf @vonwolf.bsky.social · 1d

What could have been.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18h

But if you're looking for the 'worst of the worst',
they are on the executive floor of the J. Edgar Hoover building, and in the White House.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18h

It's free reign for real criminals as Trump's FBI focuses on immigrant grandmas.

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 18h

History will look at these masked cowards who agree to do the work of fascism as the neo Nazis they are. This is just ethnic cleansing masquerading as law enforcement.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18h

Looking for the real headline:
'Nobel Committee Trolls Trump'.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 19h

This is how Israel treats foreign nationals.

And there is evidence of far worse treatment received by Palestinians under indefinite detention, often without charge.

This is the behaviour of a rogue state who behaves with impunity.

Because it is never held to account.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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