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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 26

AFR today highlighting plummeting Liberal party membership rates - Highlights Sandringham (in Goldstein area) down to just 180 members (40% drop)

No wonder why Tim Wilson is worried - esp the leaked group chat showing issues to find scrutineers.
#auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 25

The factional Liberal political knives are out again. 🔪

"Sky News host Peta Credlin slams Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for having 'almost no political identity'". And adds a barb about her name.

Ms Credlins' remarks are in response to Sussan Ley's press club speech. #auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Australian Community Independents movement annual conference tickets now released.

This year's theme "Communities in action - Strengthening Democracy Together".

Online two day conference. Fri 5 & Sat 6 Sept.

Early bird tickets via link. #auspol

events.humanitix.com/cip-conventi...

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Australian Community Independents movement annual conference tickets now released.

This year's theme "Communities in action - Strengthening Democracy Together".

Online two day conference. Fri 5 & Sat 6 Sept.

Early bird tickets via link. #auspol

events.humanitix.com/cip-conventi...

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Eye on Goldstein @auspolfiles.bsky.social · Jun 24

We are "Eye on Goldstein" 👁️

Posting news regarding politics in Goldstein & Liberal Tim Wilson (with his record of misconduct, as he starts another wasted term as MP on the sidelines)

Email your leads & tips to: [email protected]
(Secure encrypted email to: [email protected])
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 7

In investigating Nike’s claims, reporter @robwdavis.bsky.social‬ had a breakthrough when he received payroll information for a Cambodian factory.

Quick calculations showed that just 1% of workers made 1.9x the minimum wage, the amount that Nike said was typical.

In Cambodia, Our Journalists Put Nike’s Claims About Factory Conditions to the Test

ProPublica reporter Rob Davis began with a simple question: Had Nike truly become a beacon of environmental stewardship and fair labor practices, as it claimed? To find the answer, he had to travel…

www.propublica.org

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

It's like a giant game of chicken - as the world further militarises and plays "strongman".

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

And then you add other figures like Netanyahu, Putin, Xi, Jong un, Modi etc in the mix - all "faux macho" figures playing off nationalism, and its a ticking time bomb.

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

While two juvenile influential men are beefing with each other in the USA (Musk and Trump), their decision making means people are dying around the world from their aid cuts or their complicity. #auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

I think what should should send chills is how ridiculous two of the world's most "powerful" and influential men are.

And how easily behaviour from insecure men like this, can set off actual global wars, impact the welfare of so many etc at the whim of their thinking #auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

A reflection of how culturally diverse esp the inner west of Melbourne is - here in Highpoint on just this one billboard we have the digital advertising in Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese and Mandarin.

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

As you see Elon and Trump embroiled in messy public beef, I can't help but observe that there's a distinct theme of these "unhinged very fragile & ego filled men" seeking political power - both in Australia and globally.

Case in point - "Goldstein Trumps'" behaviour #auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

Naturally Trumpists are now turning to this. 🥴

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Jun 5

The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 6

Australians waking up to Elon and Trump overnight embroiled in messy public beef - with a flurry of mutual claims and provocations.

Key posts here #auspol

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Jun 5

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”

By Ruben Bolling

Genius. Click in.

A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book. Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 5

Bradfield community Independent Nicolette Boele thanking the community after the AEC called the seat in her favor after a close result. 👏

Whilst the Liberal party continues to implode more into cringe and sexism, prompted by Alan Stockdale being a total dinosaur.🦖 #auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

Today's (wed 4 June) 3rd Annual Democracy and Human Rights Conference

Agenda:

#auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

The events on for the Australian festival of Democracy and Human rights this week:

Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

Today's (wed 4 June) 3rd Annual Democracy and Human Rights Conference

Agenda:

#auspol

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

Including today's (wed 4 June) 3rd Annual Democracy and Human Rights Conference

At the University of Melbourne.

In person and livestream via zoom. FREE.

Link here:
socialchangelab.net/dhrconf25.html

#auspol

3rd Annual Conference on Australian Democracy and Human Rights

3rd annual conference on Democracy and Human Rights - A hybrid event, online and in person June 4 (9am - 5:30pm)

socialchangelab.net

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Australian festival of Democracy and Human rights is on 1 to 8 June (now).

Organised by the social change lab of University of Queensland

Free talks online #auspol

www.socialchangelab.net/democracy202...

Australian Democracy and Human Rights Festival 2025 (#AFDHR, ADHRF25)

Australian Democracy and Human Rights Festival - A program of events from June 1 to June 8 2025

www.socialchangelab.net

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Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 3

Problem over there is that even if you block an account, they can still see your content.

That's why its unsafe because you literally could have a case of stalkers or bad actors still having full visibility.

Anth 🌏 @anth0888.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm noticing a trend of all the annon accounts who are still trolling my Twitter account (literally @ tagging me with ridiculous narratives) are these "business bro men" trying to act like chiefs online.

They started swarming after the Antony green "situation" and taken issue being blocked

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