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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 3h

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The mirage of peace: Will Israel fool the world yet again?

The world needs to act now, otherwise, it will just a brief silence in between the dropping of the bombs, before history repeats itself again.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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40 years after Jewish extremists murdered a Palestinian activist in California, no one has been held accountable

On October 11, 1985, Palestinian-American Alex Odeh was killed when a bomb destroyed his office. Despite suspicions that Jewish Defense League members carried out the attack, no charges have ever been...

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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Senator's 'cheapest form of electricity' claim misleads

Nationals senator Matt Canavan's claim that the CSIRO has admitted that coal is the cheapest form of electricity is misleading.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

Nice Aussie movie...
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Kangaroo, a new Aussie outback film inspired by real events

Kangaroo is the new Aussie film set in the Red Centre inspired by the true story of the Kangaroo Sanctuary. We spoke with director Kate Woods

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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Thousands attend pro-Palestine rallies across Australia as organisers vow to keep protesting after Gaza ceasefire

‘We’ll absolutely continue to protest for a free Palestine,’ Sydney organiser says, as others express hope US-brokered deal will ‘end the genocide’

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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Protesters gather for pro-Palestinian rallies across Australia — as it happened

Protesters gathered for dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country, as a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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Community mourns as death toll from US munitions plant blast revised

Authorities in the US say 16 people died in a massive explosion at a Tennessee munitions facility that has left a shocked community in mourning.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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University staff outraged as high-paid consultants work on redundancies

As Western Sydney University prepares to shed hundreds of staff due to its dire finances, leaked documents reveal it is paying consultants as much as $2,850 a day.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Once the butt of jokes, now a great hope: The race for fusion energy

The two great technology revolutions of the modern era — artificial intelligence and renewable energy — are colliding.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

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How a koala conservation success story became a political embarrassment

Koala deaths on Appin Road are not unusual this time of year, but the fatality of rescued koala Gage is cause for more than the usual frustration and despair.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 4h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 12 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

IN 6 DAYS WE MARCH
IN AMERICA THERE ARE NO KINGS

We are fighting for America
No Speaker Johnson
October 18th is a Love America Rally

Hope you will be able to join
Go to :
nokings.org

I thank all of you who are going

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12h

Reform UK need to come clean about refugees in Wales.

85% of refugees in Wales being supported are Ukrainian and the grand total of ALL refugees being supported is under 3k.

Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

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Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

Martin Shipton Leading members of the Ukrainian community in Caerphilly are making a formal complaint to the official running the seat’s Senedd by-election, alleging that Reform UK is lying about the ...

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

liar, liar...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

As I got to know them, they gave me a $400m plane.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 5h

Woof. The John Candy documentary is a beautiful, poignant dive into one of my heroes. Thank you for that, Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds. So well done.

#johncandy #fyp #snl #inspring #rip #heroesds

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 5h

Ireland has a population of 5m and we've a waiting list approaching 15 years. Why? Because their mandatory, archaic and traumatic psychiatric and psychological assessments are a deliberate bottleneck to ensure as few people as possible can access healthcare a nurse can do!

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 10h

The ‘Transit’ gender clinic in Spain has a 3 WEEK waiting list! 😳😳😳

It covers a population of 8 million, (equivalent to the population of Scotland & Wales combined, or 1/7th of the population of England) It has a total of 43 staff, a majority of whom are part-time, working 6-7 hours per week!

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7h

If it’s not okay to be anti-fascism anymore, is it still okay to be pro-democracy? 🤔

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 12h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4h

Catholic church in Maywood IL walked out this morning after mass and marched to the detention center where the priest demanded to go inside and bless the people being held by ice. He was denied entry

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Zandra.Bluesky 420buddy @zandra-b.bsky.social · 21h

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 4h

Why is Ben Fordham anywhere near the ABC??? What is going on?

Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 4h

"Burn(ing) down Parliament House" was a figure of speech.

Can someone explain this to Ben Fordham before he turns the ABC into 2GB?
#auspol

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