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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 11h

The Zionist lawsuits against @marykostakidis.bsky.social John Keane & Nick Riemer are a massive test for free speech in Australia, and costly. We check the claims. Keane kicks off in the morning.
#auspol
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Zionists v Keane, Riemer, Kostakidis. Australia's massive test cases for free speech - Michael West

Zionist lawsuits against Mary Kostakidis and Sydney Uni academics John Keane and Nick Riemer are a mighty test case for free speech in Australia

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Glen Le Lievre @lelievre.bsky.social · 16h

The high ground

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 22h

Here, Politico, I fixed it for you:
"Johnson Does Best Goebbels Imitation: Viciously Misrepresents No Kings protest as 'Hate America rally'"

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 4d

In June, Tory leader hopeful Robert Jenrick, who recently complained about not seeing white faces in a Birmingham suburb, declared he is an Anglofuturist.

We got inside a secret Anglofuturist Discord server to find out what that really means 👇

🔗 hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/08/r...

Robert Jenrick says he’s an Anglofuturist. What does that mean? – HOPE not hate

In late June, the shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick took the stand at a conference. Addressing the crowd of Tories and radical-right political figures, he made an unusual statement. “I am what c...

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Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · Sep 6

In fairly short order, the far right have gone from fringe lunatics to a supermarket ideology: different aisles for different resentments, all under one roof of hate. Cheap conspiracies. Hyper-masculinity. Cultural grievance. Violence. And its rubbing off on our kids www.linkedin.com/posts/drrobw...

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they_paved_paradise @treemuseums.bsky.social · 15h

Climate criminals

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 1d

Before it won the 2022 federal election, the Labor Party promised stronger action to curb climate change. Since then, it has approved coal and gas projects that will emit a cumulative 6.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. satpa.pe/Fix1oXv

Labor’s slate for fossil fuel approvals

The Albanese government has already approved 31 fossil fuel projects, and more than that are waiting, even as renewables overtake coal as the top source of electricity.

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Janet Rice @janetrice.bsky.social · 1d

I just plucked up the courage to listen to myself on the Better Together podcast.
I did ok I reckon. 😊 Global politics meets queer rights meets love. I’m speaking at the Better Together conference in Adelaide on 31 Oct - would be great to see you there. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...

EP06 What happens when we fail to speak up?

Podcast Episode · Better Together: Brave Conversations · S1 E6 · 32m

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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 17h

There is growing evidence that the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences.
But keep on approving planet killing fossil fuel projects @australianlabor.bsky.social
#FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange #Auspol

We need Change

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 1d

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11d

J.K. Rowling's anti-trans bigotry and the alt-right pipeline she's personified require her to undermine and perpetuate real misogyny, so she's browbeating a woman almost half her age who has already been subjected to plenty of sexual violence for playing Hermione
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J.K. Rowling is wrong about Emma Watson

Anti-trans activism covers up the reality of gender-based violence.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Nov 13

if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 21h

One great aspect of iconic inflatable costumes (aside from how they instantly undermine propaganda about war zones) is that it's useless to arrest the person wearing one. Cuffing a frog would make law enforcement look pathetic. And carting one off just guarantees that more will show up the next day.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 21h

This is from years ago, but is a hilarious example of my previous post.

thewildbamber.bsky.social @thewildbamber.bsky.social · 21h

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Alas, Poor Santa!

It takes several troopers to bust one Santa Claus

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 20h

As fossil fuel projects and extensions bounce between Australian courts, as they are approved and overturned on climate grounds, renewable alternatives are becoming more prevalent and competitive. satpa.pe/knc1mRL

Labor’s slate for fossil fuel approvals

The Albanese government has already approved 31 fossil fuel projects, and more than that are waiting, even as renewables overtake coal as the top source of electricity.

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 21h

Anthony Albanese’s long-standing aversion is being written into law. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland’s Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 seeks to tilt the system firmly away from disclosure, writes Jason Koutsoukis. satpa.pe/oIyznrV

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 21h

A Senate report has found that “a lack of trust” and “an abuse of processes” lie at the heart of the governance failures in Australia’s universities, writes Tim Moore. What’s needed, it says, is “less stacking of corporate appointees” on university councils. satpa.pe/Hjjd7B5

Stacked boards driving ‘rotten’ university sector

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 17h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

Portland 🔥

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 16h

Remember when Mike Bloomberg installed "free speech zones" at the RNC?

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 16h

“Free speech curfew” is one of the most authoritarian and dystopian terms I think I have ever heard.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 16h

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New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic

Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically.

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they_paved_paradise @treemuseums.bsky.social · 16h

Traitors to all our children

David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 16h

The Crisafulli government's energy roadblock cancels decommissioning to keep the coal fires burning in the regions. Repairs & overhauls will continue to feature as it proposes a new plant in central Qld between Qld Investment Corp & private sector. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Plan to extend life of coal-fired power stations sends 'mixed messages'

Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn a lack of future planning could undermine short-term benefits.

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 20h

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10...

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 20h

The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.

Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.

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