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Bridie Mac

@bridiemac.bsky.social

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Linguist, Pacifist, Snowflake. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land & pay my respects to their Elders past & present. On Gadigal land. 🎻🏛️🏝️🩰📚🎓👗🚀 🚫 DMs w/out invitation. If you haven't posted anything I don't follow back.

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Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · Feb 25

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 6h

And he didn't!! YAY!! Sanity prevails!

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The opposition politician 'keeps the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness', the Nobel Committee says.

www.aljazeera.com

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 6h

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina #Machado has been awarded the #Nobel #Peace Prize.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Breaking: Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado receives Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, I know, I'm just very nervous. It won't go well if the buffoon wins. Can you imagine? He already thinks the sun shines out of his arse.

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, nah it's not for Gaza. He claims to have solved 7 wars in 8 months, 8 if you include Gaza, he said. Actually, if those are consecutive months it wld've been after the deadline? Gah, who knows. I just loathe him & can't wait to see the back of him.

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

He must've been nominated cos he's been lobbying. 🤮 If he wins in any year I will lose all faith in the system - 5 Norwegian judges considering over 300 nominations for the Peace Prize alone.

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

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Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

They don't release the names of the nominees altho there's a huge table of names on Wiki! But there are over 300 nominees, mostly people but also some organisations, so you'd think there'd have to be somebody better than him wldn't you! 🙏

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

I didn't say it was a *big* vestige! Besides vestige means a trace or remnant of something that is ... *disappearing*... 😂 😵‍💫 🤪🤯 😲 😱 🥴 😵 😩 😖

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

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Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 10h

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Did you survive? 🙏

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 14h

Is anyone else nervous about the announcement of the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize today? Many outlets are actually considering that it may be Trump. The last vestige of my sanity might just go up in smoke if that happens.

#Nobel
#PeacePrize

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 1d

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable!

Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

Cool!

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous, thanks Sandy!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

Thnx for that background info, interesting - even inspires a little hope in this Australian.

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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 1d

The clumsy automation systems with no proper legislative overbite would not be acceptable in a corporation. More seriously, the blame the victim focus on assumed fraud is ALWAYS a sign of increased public sector #corruption & negligence. #auspol

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

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#auspol
#taxation

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Sunshine Coast News ~ Australia @sunshinecoastnews.bsky.social · 1d

Tax Dodgers?
Hold my beer...

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

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#auspol
#taxation

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tables showing from 2013-14 to 2023-24 Santos Ltd had $46.7bn in revenue and paid $0 tax

Year Total income ($m) Taxable income ($m) Tax payable ($m)
2014-15 $3,389.4 $0.0 $0.0
2015-16 $3,476.0 $0.0 $0.0
2016-17 $3,715.3 $0.0 $0.0
2017-18 $3,498.0 $0.0 $0.0
2018-19 $4,360.6 $8.3 $0.0
2019-20 $5,013.9 $29.0 $0.0
2020-21 $4,070.3 $68.8 $0.0
2021-22 $4,746.0 $74.1 $0.0
2022-23 $6,257.4 $19.8 $0.0
2023-24 $8,210.3 $21.2 $0.0
Total $46,737.3 $221.2 $0.0

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onewickedwonka.bsky.social @onewickedwonka.bsky.social · 5d

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Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, nah.

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Jim Pembroke @jimpembroke.bsky.social · 1d

Victorians should be loud and proud about their indigenous treaty.
#auspol

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 2d

That's why I had no words.🤷‍♀️

Bridie Mac @bridiemac.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, OK, I haven't seen that - I've been arguing at cross-purposes in that case, my apologies. 🙏