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Gen X. Writer. Single parent. She/Her. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung land. Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, The World.

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weatherboard.bsky.social @weatherboard.bsky.social · Feb 4

These people thinking Trump’s dystopian plan can be stopped - so sorry friend, that moment has passed.

From Rosencranz & Guildenstern are Dead:

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said ‘no’.

“Somehow we missed it.”

Two men with nooses round their necks, talking. From Rosencranz & Guildenstern are Dead:

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said ‘no’.

“Somehow we missed it.”

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 1h

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1h

the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war

A picture and headline from an article: Unicorn bride marries Kenny from south park at Portland ICE protest

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 8h

Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos—

Visiting family and friends in pre 1967 Israel and seeing their deep anti-Arab racism—they all became racists—shocked me and turned me against Israel and Zionism.

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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 3h

Leo Puglisi from @6newsau.bsky.social gave evidence to the parliamentary inquiry on the social media age ban - I asked him about the real impacts on young people. This isn't about protection, it's about control. You can't lock kids out of news and social connection and call it safety.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

While the media and political class fixate on tinkering with superannuation, a new report finds that 1 in 7 Australians are living in #poverty.

And it's 1 in 6 children.

In such a wealthy nation, this is an obscene policy choice. #inequality #RaiseTheRate #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

One in seven Australians living in poverty: report

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

www.abc.net.au

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onion person @junlper.beer · 11h

this is the list of ideological identifiers laid out in the NSPM-7 that would predict violence, and are all of course, incredibly reasonable positions or just ridiculous framing, like “extremism on gender” which is just being pro-trans:

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 1h

My prediction: Their workaround is that Trump 1.0 will be long dead so it will be simply be an AI hologram Trump sockpuppet who runs (and wins) in 2028

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 4h

Can anything ever happen in this country? Can there ever be progressive economic change?

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CtlAltDel @ctlaltdel.bsky.social · 2h

Litigation is going to be massive 😂

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 3h

Dr Assal Rad—

"This is how you do a front page story."

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 1h

That's the definition of (small-c) conservative. This is not a Labor party.

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 4h

As of now there is nothing Albanese's govt has done that has changed the country in any structural way.

No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.

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weatherboard.bsky.social @weatherboard.bsky.social · 29m

This tracks. I see it more and more every day, everywhere.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 1h

“The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW report released today at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.”

theaimn.net/poverty-incr...

Poverty increases to 1 in 7 people: New report

ACOSS and UNSW Media Release The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW report released today at the start of Anti-Poverty [...]

theaimn.net

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MrLiquid @mrliquid.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like my son will be kicked off YouTube but he will be able to peruse 4chan to his hearts content.
Don't you think that is a little bit weird?
No more ElectricBOOM or MrBeast but hello to the dodgiest of 4chan.
So sad

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MrLiquid @mrliquid.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone keen to sign my son's petition?
#auspol

MrLiquid @mrliquid.bsky.social · 19d

My 11yr old son made this petition about the incoming social media ban for Aussie youth.
He's not happy about it.
Would you like to sign his petition?
#auspol
#socialmediaban
chng.it/6mK7T4nMQ6

Sign the Petition

Protect Young Voices: Keep Social Media 13+

chng.it

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 6h

One of the main impediments to accessibility for disabled people is the majority think of accessibility as a bonus disabled people are being given.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 4h

As of now there is nothing Albanese's govt has done that has changed the country in any structural way.

No change at all to how the fundamental debates of the nation are addressed.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 57m

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "For the love of God, these people, in Gaza, have been brutally murdered. It’s over the top, & the IDF is still unbelievably controlling & brutal to people, at checkpoints."

MTG proving maybe there is a multiverse & we're in it. Never thought I'd say it but—thank you, MTG.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 4h

Didn't even have the bottle to stick with changes to super that affected only the wealthiest 0.5%.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1h

'Blinding Light: Whatever might rise I' by contemporary US painter Beverly McIver, known for her self portraits #WomensArt #Monday

Painting featuring the head and shoulders of a Black women facing forwards with eyes closed and with stripes of shadow and light across her face and body

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Nick Raschke @nickraschke.bsky.social · 2h

Possum o’clock, last night. She brought her baby along. Hilarious.

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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 6h

Buttock World

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 22h

What an incredibly sad article.

And how awful that Australia continues in it’s shameful place as the top country in the world for #mammal extinctions.

What a legacy we’ve lost 😞
#ausmammals #wildoz #extinction #nature

Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 1d

As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...