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

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 16h

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:

The risk estimate fell to 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-842.

That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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My Giddy Aunt (Australia) @mygiddyaunt.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the #Portland posts atm and reminds me of Murdoch vs Melbourne and Dan when living in Vic during lockdown. Remember Rachel Baxendale and Sophie Elsworth, and then the time Peta Cretin arrived to "fix it"?
And Leigh Sales - that was a joke. #auspol #DanStans
Before twitter went to the dogs.

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 1d

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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 1d

Internet TRUST destroyed: Hackers leak personal details from the data bases of 40 companies (emails/phone numbers/IDs) on the dark web. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters demanded payment in return for preventing the stolen data of nearly 40 companies from being shared

www.theguardian.com

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

I visited Hong Kong back in the late 1970s and the whole of one of the tourist waterways was topped with floating plastic rubbish even back then.

We in Aust have no idea how much rubbish 3rd world countries pollute our oceans via poverty and/or lack of knowledge.

Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, these ARE the MOST destructive things we ever invented.

We drink them, breath them and eat them.

Above everything else I think plastics will see the demise of all life on earth in the end.

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks I failed to mention those.

Remember when we thought capitalism was a good thing and then we came to realise it only created monopolies/duopolies that colluded to charge us higher prices because we no longer had a choice other than to to buy from one of the two. 😡

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 1d

Capitalism?
Nuclear weapons?
Build in obsolescence?
Fascism?

All of the above plus a few more.

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

What was the most destructive thing we ever invented?

1. The combustion engine.
2. Religion.
3. Gun powder
4. The Internet
5. Rupert's Media
6. Neolberalism

and now

7. Artificial Intelligence

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Humans are a self-destructive species.

We have just enough brains to over-populate the earth but not enough to realise we destroyed it in the process.

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Truth is that if pollies don't have a super-wealthy donor/lobbyist behind them today they have no chance.

#integrity is a thing of the past especially in #auspol

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 2d

Think they could create a coalition. The need to mop up all the #MPs with #integrity and #leadership to form a voting block big enough to move things along is growing. #auspol

yallingup.bsky.social @yallingup.bsky.social · 2d

I wish the Pocock’s ( I know they are not related) would create their own party to take on the Duopoly!

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 2d

oh no, someone who deploys troops in his own cities didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize...

anyway..

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Groceries now cost at least 15% more than 12 months ago. Also insurance, rates, rents, power & services etc.

Dunno anyone had a wage increase so Cost of Living has gone up...dunno where she gets her freaking figures from but they are not in the real world. #auspol

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

Tertiary education should be free to all Aussie students but now Unis and TAFE charge so much that only o'seas students can pay.

Worse still is that by time they get a degree it's out of date. My son an IT TAFE teacher & he feels guilty being forced to teach stuff already out of date.

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Margaret Rose @margaretrose.bsky.social · 2d

They have totally messed up Universities. It’s criminal. I was waiting for the ALP to act on the mess but all I’m seeing is the ALP following Liberal party policies. Gough would be disgusted with the current crop of Parliamentarians.

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 2d

“At a time when the value of research is being questioned, Robson’s story is a powerful reminder of how scientific research leads to real-world impact after years of sustained effort & support.”

It’s frustrating to see how successive Australian govts have cut science research & university funding.

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey @diannrh.bsky.social · 2d

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

"Richard (Robson)’s legacy highlights the profound value of education & research" requiring "sustained support over many yrs, far beyond... short-term...political cycles"

theconversation.com/an-australia...

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.

theconversation.com

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

FTA news (10, 7 & 9) now football in first 10 mins of 'News'.

Big gambling now obviously paying FTA channels to promote sport (gambling) as 'news' as though it is real news.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Outrageous.

And a more accurate headline:
'Senator booted from parliamentary sports club for highlighting lobbyists' influence on politicians'.

When cosy relationships between gambling vested interests and politicians are assumed to be normal, it's no wonder we get such shit policy. #auspol

Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 2d

Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2d

France: COVID cases rise in France ahead of vaccination campaign launch.

COVID cases hit 51 per 100,000 (Sept 29–Oct 5), ten times higher than in February.

Hospitalisations rose from 0.9% to 1.1%. Of 790 admissions, 635 were aged 65+, 110 aged 15–64.

Vaccination starts Oct 14.

archive.md/FWNw1

Covid-19 cases rise in France ahead of vaccination campaign launch

‘Frankenstein’ variant causes growing number of hospital admissions, data from France’s public health agency shows

People aged 65 and over are by far the most affected group Marina Demidiuk/Shutterstock

Published Thursday 09 October 2025 - 16:38 Modified Thursday 09 October 2025 - 16:41

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

They are selling their souls to the Devil because the Devil has more money to finance their re-election.

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Maggie @warblingon.bsky.social · 1d

A Lobby Group? 95% of Aussie voters don't know about LOBBY GROUPS but really BIG MONEY is in charge of Australia.

We no longer have a democracy as BIG MONEY has control of our Govts (both parties) regardless of how we vote!

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

Some of the clients of the lobbying firm the Prime Minister is currently the President of include:

Ampol Australia Petroleum P/L (fossil fuels)

Lion P/L (brewing, alcohol)

Pfizer Australia P/L (pharmaceuticals)

Serco Australia P/L (defence, immigration)

Responsible Wagering Aust (gambling)

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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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