Gregory
@bomber1004.bsky.social
Weathered winemaker & frustrated fisherman. Very left leaning. Grumpy old man worried about our planet and our children's, children's future. Born on Warundjeri Woi-wurrung country, live on Bunurong land.
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Grant Hackett calling for a royal commission?! Because values?!
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Grant Hackett calling for a royal commission?! Because values?!
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
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yeah, twitter still got it s/times
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 AM
yeah, twitter still got it s/times
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One wonders if President Xi invaded Taiwan tomorrow would @albomp.bsky.social’s response be to call for a "peaceful democratic transition" of power. Or is he just being a Trump sycophant? 🤷♂️ #auspol
Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
One wonders if President Xi invaded Taiwan tomorrow would @albomp.bsky.social’s response be to call for a "peaceful democratic transition" of power. Or is he just being a Trump sycophant? 🤷♂️ #auspol
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Chris Minns wondering if anyone will think it is too early to ban protests against the US
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Chris Minns wondering if anyone will think it is too early to ban protests against the US
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GREYHOUND TRAINER BANNED
"A Latrobe Valley greyhound trainer has been disqualified after a disciplinary tribunal found he attempted to procure performance-enhancing drugs for his dogs, in breach of racing rules."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#AusPol #Dogs #AusPol2026 #SpringSt #VicPol #Sport
"A Latrobe Valley greyhound trainer has been disqualified after a disciplinary tribunal found he attempted to procure performance-enhancing drugs for his dogs, in breach of racing rules."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#AusPol #Dogs #AusPol2026 #SpringSt #VicPol #Sport
Greyhound trainer banned after investigator finds messages to 'Anabolic Jim'
Victorian trainer Gerry Orr has received a six-year ban for procuring performance-enhancing drugs after he inadvertently alerted stewards by giving authorities his mobile phone.
www.abc.net.au
January 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
GREYHOUND TRAINER BANNED
"A Latrobe Valley greyhound trainer has been disqualified after a disciplinary tribunal found he attempted to procure performance-enhancing drugs for his dogs, in breach of racing rules."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#AusPol #Dogs #AusPol2026 #SpringSt #VicPol #Sport
"A Latrobe Valley greyhound trainer has been disqualified after a disciplinary tribunal found he attempted to procure performance-enhancing drugs for his dogs, in breach of racing rules."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#AusPol #Dogs #AusPol2026 #SpringSt #VicPol #Sport
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The fix is in, folks.
Maybe they could teach us how to murder 380,000 children under the age of five in a two year period as well?
Maybe they could teach us how to murder 380,000 children under the age of five in a two year period as well?
January 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The fix is in, folks.
Maybe they could teach us how to murder 380,000 children under the age of five in a two year period as well?
Maybe they could teach us how to murder 380,000 children under the age of five in a two year period as well?
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DEATH TOLL REACHES 109 💔
At Bendigo, Vic, on Dec 13, Steely Shiraz's short life came to and end in wet, treacherous conditions.
The two-year-old suffered a "right radius ulna fracture" and was euthanised.
He was raced 6 times and earned $2000.
#AusPol #AusPol2026 #Dogs #VicPol #SpringSt #Racing
At Bendigo, Vic, on Dec 13, Steely Shiraz's short life came to and end in wet, treacherous conditions.
The two-year-old suffered a "right radius ulna fracture" and was euthanised.
He was raced 6 times and earned $2000.
#AusPol #AusPol2026 #Dogs #VicPol #SpringSt #Racing
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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Some nice work by Jess Harwood.
We’ve had a skinful: drinks to toast the end of the political year | Jess Harwood www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We’ve had a skinful: drinks to toast the end of the political year | Jess Harwood www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Some nice work by Jess Harwood.
We’ve had a skinful: drinks to toast the end of the political year | Jess Harwood www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We’ve had a skinful: drinks to toast the end of the political year | Jess Harwood www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Israeli Government Put My Name At The Top Of An 'Antisemite' List
Israel is so intensely creepy.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-israel...
Israel is so intensely creepy.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-israel...
The Israeli Government Put My Name At The Top Of An 'Antisemite' List
Reading by Tim Foley:
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Israeli Government Put My Name At The Top Of An 'Antisemite' List
Israel is so intensely creepy.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-israel...
Israel is so intensely creepy.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-israel...
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To every white Australian who has been offended by the term, "Invasion Day," just wait a few days.
Minns is arming foreign Zionists to police you in your own country.
Genocide Jillian is allowed to persecute you for speaking the truth about foreign war crimes.
#Treaty will make us stronger 🖤💛❤️
Minns is arming foreign Zionists to police you in your own country.
Genocide Jillian is allowed to persecute you for speaking the truth about foreign war crimes.
#Treaty will make us stronger 🖤💛❤️
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
To every white Australian who has been offended by the term, "Invasion Day," just wait a few days.
Minns is arming foreign Zionists to police you in your own country.
Genocide Jillian is allowed to persecute you for speaking the truth about foreign war crimes.
#Treaty will make us stronger 🖤💛❤️
Minns is arming foreign Zionists to police you in your own country.
Genocide Jillian is allowed to persecute you for speaking the truth about foreign war crimes.
#Treaty will make us stronger 🖤💛❤️
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the only laws that need to be changed in response to “gunmen operated alone” are gun laws.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
AFP believes Bondi attack gunmen operated alone
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says there is no evidence the men were instructed to carry out the attack, which left 15 people dead.
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the only laws that need to be changed in response to “gunmen operated alone” are gun laws.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Yeah, a great story.
Presumed extinct, Campbell’s keeled glass-snail was rediscovered on Norfolk Island in 2020. Now, breeding efforts by Taronga Zoo and partners have grown the population and released 340 tagged snails into the wild — Australia’s first large-scale snail reintroduction, & newborns are already appearing.
From ‘extinct’ to growing, a rare snail returns to the wild in Australia
Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only discovered a wild population of Campbell’s keeled glass-snail on Australia’s…
news.mongabay.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Yeah, a great story.
Yes. Such a loss, so cruel to loose a wonderful human.
We have lost a wonderful scientist, and our much admired vice chancellor much too soon. My condolences especially to Prof Johnston‘s family. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Unfathomable loss’: University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor dies at 52
Professor Emma Johnston, the university’s first female vice chancellor, has died less than 12 months after taking up the role.
www.theage.com.au
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Yes. Such a loss, so cruel to loose a wonderful human.
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We can do so much better than this www.theguardian.com/environment/.... This draconian crap makes me so angry.
Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice
Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We can do so much better than this www.theguardian.com/environment/.... This draconian crap makes me so angry.
Yep, shoot it, that will fix it.
Shameful!
The state government quietly reverses the ban on shooting bats, over Christmas when nobody's watching.
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Yep, shoot it, that will fix it.
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Shameful!
The state government quietly reverses the ban on shooting bats, over Christmas when nobody's watching.
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Except the bat people, including my friend Bec who's quoted at the end.
The species is ecologically vital and already vulnerable to climate change and disease
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice
Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Shameful!
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What has Labor done with its golden opportunity in this term?
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Labor delivers net zero (policy achievements)
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
johnquigginblog.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
What has Labor done with its golden opportunity in this term?
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Yes Nada!
Even if Albanese achieves his ambition of Labor becoming the 'natural party of government',
what is the point,
if he is simply holding power, but squandering the opportunity to govern? #auspol
what is the point,
if he is simply holding power, but squandering the opportunity to govern? #auspol
What has Labor done with its golden opportunity in this term?
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Yes Nada!
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A timely reminder that Johnny ‘War Criminal’ Howard was so despised by the end of his term that he became only the 2nd sitting Prime Minister in AUS history to lose his own seat
Albo’s doing just fine on his own….
Albo’s doing just fine on his own….
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A timely reminder that Johnny ‘War Criminal’ Howard was so despised by the end of his term that he became only the 2nd sitting Prime Minister in AUS history to lose his own seat
Albo’s doing just fine on his own….
Albo’s doing just fine on his own….
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Yes. Tomorrow Scottie Boland will score a Century to revenge for:
* Invasion Day
* Terra Nullius
* Frontier Wars
* Black Genocides
* Stolen Generations
* Black Death in Custody
* Lack of National Treaty
* And Rejection of the Voice
#Ashes
* Invasion Day
* Terra Nullius
* Frontier Wars
* Black Genocides
* Stolen Generations
* Black Death in Custody
* Lack of National Treaty
* And Rejection of the Voice
#Ashes
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Yes. Tomorrow Scottie Boland will score a Century to revenge for:
* Invasion Day
* Terra Nullius
* Frontier Wars
* Black Genocides
* Stolen Generations
* Black Death in Custody
* Lack of National Treaty
* And Rejection of the Voice
#Ashes
* Invasion Day
* Terra Nullius
* Frontier Wars
* Black Genocides
* Stolen Generations
* Black Death in Custody
* Lack of National Treaty
* And Rejection of the Voice
#Ashes
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Excellent summary, read and share
“Australia is being played, being used as a wedge and a shield. Its political class is being manipulated into prioritising a foreign nation’s narrative over its own.”
theaimn.net/the-sovereig...
theaimn.net/the-sovereig...
The Sovereign Hook – How Australia and its Jewish Community are Played in a Foreign Game
Dedication: For our Mother, who regards truth as more important than myth. In truth, there is no judgment, only justice. To the world, she is many things, but to us, she will always be Mum. [...]
theaimn.net
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Excellent summary, read and share
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Welcome to our table of humanity, hope and unity. Every culture and faith from more than 50 countries sharing a meal together at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre today. You can support compassion and welcome for refugees through your donation. Donate here: donate.asrc.org.au/donatetoday
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Welcome to our table of humanity, hope and unity. Every culture and faith from more than 50 countries sharing a meal together at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre today. You can support compassion and welcome for refugees through your donation. Donate here: donate.asrc.org.au/donatetoday
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Compassionate much?
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Compassionate much?