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Alex Fein
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Working in politics. Research, strategy, deep state pollster. Opinions don't reflect my employer.
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 5d
The ACTU is calling for a 25% tax on all gas exports and for the tens of billions it would raise to be invested in public housing…sounds good to me…what do you reckon we should spend all the money we’d get if we stopped giving our gas away for free? #climate

thepoint.com.au/news/301025-...
The gas industry is ripping us off, and 'it’s been an open secret for years': ACTU
ACTU calls for a 25% tax on gas exports to help fix Australia's housing problem
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katmabu.bsky.social Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d
3D printers: WE NEED YOU! If you have a printer, start making whistles for your community. Volunteers of ours have been printing and passing them out across communities, over 200 have been handed out so far!
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 22d
ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Sep 24
In these apocalyptic times, a little project I'm working on with 2 of my favourite people: @sonyasemmens.bsky.social & @lerns10.bsky.social makes it all seem a little bit better.
We ask, when the 1st City falls, what does the 2nd City look like?

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Episode 1: What is the Second City?
YouTube video by Second City
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · Sep 12
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‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
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Michelle Petterson @michelletp.bsky.social · Sep 12
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Greg Hunt an adviser to Exclusive Brethren-linked firm
Seven months after Hunt quit parliament in 2022, a company called Connected Global Pty Ltd hired the former minister.
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Aug 2
Via The Palestine Project: "Amid bombs and blackout, Malak Hijazi finds refuge in books. From Simone de Beauvoir to Muin Bseiso, she reads to endure, to resist, and to remember. A moving account of life, loss, and literature under siege."
www.palestine-studies.org
Institute for Palestine Studies
The most reliable source of information and analysis on the Question of Palestine.
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Aug 2
Too many in media/politics frame Palestinian life only in the context of Israel & geopolitics. This not only dehumanises, it erases the richness, beauty, & diversity of Palestinian culture. This Israeli campaign of extermination is about more than the death of physical bodies.
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · May 18
This week's #SundayShot is up!

@rachelwithers.bsky.social, @6newsau.bsky.social's @leopuglisi6.bsky.social & @auspoldaily.bsky.social join me to discuss the Big Why of the election result, and what the losers do next.

Watch and subscribe (and maybe even donate!)👇

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Ashes in their Mouths - May 18 - Alex Fein, Rachel Withers and Leo Puglisi
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · May 17
Guess who's getting up early just for you @rachelwithers.bsky.social, @leopuglisi6.bsky.social & @auspoldaily.bsky.social, that's who!

Make it worth their while by tuning in to the #SundayShot @ 9am AEST. A better bet than hate watching #Insiders.

Watch & subscribe @ www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · May 16
The #SundayShot is back on Sunday, people! We're looking forward to some hard core analysis with friends of the show @rachelwithers.bsky.social & @auspoldaily.bsky.social + @leopuglisi6.bsky.social from @6newsau.bsky.social making his Shot debut!

Watch & subscribe at www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · Apr 20
An Easter #SundayShot! We gave panellists the week off so I check back in with Alex Fein to assess the mood of the electorate and Dave has an extended interview with the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network's Nasser Mashni.

An Easter bunny makes an appearance.

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Christ has Risen (Jo and Dave, not so much!) - April 20
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Apr 20
Thanks Julian!
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Apr 20
Thanks so much, Emily!
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Emily Mayo @emilymayo.bsky.social · Apr 20
The prerecorded interview by @instanterudite.bsky.social with @auspoldaily.bsky.social on today’s The #SundayShot is well worth a listen. It’s such a relief to hear women talk politics and polls and attitudes and campaigns. Highlight of the show today, no question.
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Dan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · Mar 28
🎙️NEW PODCAST: Jokes, Data and Election Predictions. @auspoldaily.bsky.social , @edcoper.bsky.social join @danilic.bsky.social and Lewis Hobba for the A Rational Fear podcast.
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Crypt🎃-Z🧿🧿l໐gᴉcal Dis🪓ter 𓆑🏴 @eatyrselffitter.bsky.social · Mar 24
are we seeing the birth of anarcho-sufism
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · Mar 24
Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey
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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · Mar 13
Follow Spin Cycle - RRR on your fave pod platform. Last week we spoke to Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social about focus groups and the impact they have on election promises and policy.
Alex Fein on focus groups
Podcast Episode · Spin Cycle · 06/03/2025 · 49m
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Mar 9
“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action.

www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...
"A whole new level of cruelty": Health experts decry "devastating" cuts to HIV treatment programs
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment.
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Mar 9
I've always said: once they get opposable thumbs, we're fucked.
stuarthorrex.bsky.social Stuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · Mar 9
An Orca found in possession of a zippo lighter is assisting police with their enquiries...
nbcnews.com NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 8
Three yachts were swallowed by fires early Friday after witnesses described a massive explosion in northwest Miami-Dade.
https://nbcnews.to/3DtQPVl
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Josh Withers @josh.withers.co · Mar 6
Imagine if all the ABC AM/FM broadcast towers were on foreign land. Or all the 7/9/10 TV transmitters were in international waters broadcasting into Australia.

@camwilson.bsky.social says it perfectly “You shouldn’t build your emergency broadcast systems in other people’s kingdoms.”
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Mar 6
Thanks so much.
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · Mar 6
Facebook and YouTube have both put up barriers to people getting info during Cyclone Alfred, reminding us why governments shouldn’t be trusting closed, private platforms with crucial info during a crisis

Read: thesizzle.com.au/p/facebook-y...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 6
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Alex Fein @auspoldaily.bsky.social · Mar 6
Love the show! So great to be on it.
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