Jo Barkworth
@bubbletheviking.bsky.social
We're burning our home, and losing our sense of decency, fairness, equality and caring for our fellow humans and earth's natural gifts. Hoping the BlueSky community thinking helps us all survive
#UBI 💚🌿🌈🐻❄️🪼🪸🐬🐢
#UBI 💚🌿🌈🐻❄️🪼🪸🐬🐢
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"It all leads to this moment."
Get involved in Gorton and Denton and help us elect the fifth Green Party MP ⤵️
Get involved in Gorton and Denton and help us elect the fifth Green Party MP ⤵️
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"It all leads to this moment."
Get involved in Gorton and Denton and help us elect the fifth Green Party MP ⤵️
Get involved in Gorton and Denton and help us elect the fifth Green Party MP ⤵️
The ABC news this morning say the man's name had been suppressed to protect him. Why? We don't see that in cases of alleged terrorism/violent acts from immigrants. It feels like this event is being downplayed, in a great show of disrespect to our Indigenous people.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Invasion Day 'explosive' device hidden inside Disney Frozen sock, witness says
A homemade "fragment bomb" thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally yesterday was hidden in a child's sock with a Disney character on it, a woman who picked it up tells the ABC.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The ABC news this morning say the man's name had been suppressed to protect him. Why? We don't see that in cases of alleged terrorism/violent acts from immigrants. It feels like this event is being downplayed, in a great show of disrespect to our Indigenous people.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Israel has attacked Gaza on 89 of the 104 ceasefire days, killing more than 100 Palestinian children, including at least 60 boys and 40 girls, according to UNICEF. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Israel has attacked Gaza on 89 of the 104 ceasefire days, killing more than 100 Palestinian children, including at least 60 boys and 40 girls, according to UNICEF. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
Scary.....
When will you stop approving new and extended fossil fuel projects @albomp.bsky.social ??
You are responsible for ALL your citizens and they are burning at one end and drowning at the other.
When will you stop approving new and extended fossil fuel projects @albomp.bsky.social ??
You are responsible for ALL your citizens and they are burning at one end and drowning at the other.
🌡️MOST EXTREME HEAT WAVE IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE HISTORY
48.9 Hopetun and Walpeup
VICTORIA HOTTEST DAY EVER
49.6 Renmark ,SOUTH AUSTRALIA
49.1 Fowler Gap NEW SOUTH WALES
Dozens of records pulverized (list tomorrow) Widespread >48C.
and WILL GET WORSE: All week near 50C !
48.9 Hopetun and Walpeup
VICTORIA HOTTEST DAY EVER
49.6 Renmark ,SOUTH AUSTRALIA
49.1 Fowler Gap NEW SOUTH WALES
Dozens of records pulverized (list tomorrow) Widespread >48C.
and WILL GET WORSE: All week near 50C !
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Scary.....
When will you stop approving new and extended fossil fuel projects @albomp.bsky.social ??
You are responsible for ALL your citizens and they are burning at one end and drowning at the other.
When will you stop approving new and extended fossil fuel projects @albomp.bsky.social ??
You are responsible for ALL your citizens and they are burning at one end and drowning at the other.
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Imagine working for a company like Palantir and thinking you’re the good guy
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Imagine working for a company like Palantir and thinking you’re the good guy
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AI is being rolled out everywhere without our consent. That’s a political choice.
Join the PULL THE PLUG launch call to hear how AI is already reshaping real lives — and why its future should be decided by citizens, not billionaires.
Mon 2 Feb, 7–8.30pm
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the PULL THE PLUG launch call to hear how AI is already reshaping real lives — and why its future should be decided by citizens, not billionaires.
Mon 2 Feb, 7–8.30pm
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
AI is being rolled out everywhere without our consent. That’s a political choice.
Join the PULL THE PLUG launch call to hear how AI is already reshaping real lives — and why its future should be decided by citizens, not billionaires.
Mon 2 Feb, 7–8.30pm
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the PULL THE PLUG launch call to hear how AI is already reshaping real lives — and why its future should be decided by citizens, not billionaires.
Mon 2 Feb, 7–8.30pm
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
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FIXED IT FOR YOU:
“New hate speech legislation gives the executive government a power properly reserved for America’s ICE Gestapo.”
“New hate speech legislation gives the executive government a power properly reserved for America’s ICE Gestapo.”
January 26, 2026 at 1:59 AM
FIXED IT FOR YOU:
“New hate speech legislation gives the executive government a power properly reserved for America’s ICE Gestapo.”
“New hate speech legislation gives the executive government a power properly reserved for America’s ICE Gestapo.”
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
Racists. Let's just speak its name.
Barnaby Beetrooter, Porleen and Ashby now want Australia to follow Trump by introducing an immigration system that discriminates against Muslim applicants from countries deemed to be a drain on our social security budget and/or on national security (don’t share our values i.e. terror risk) grounds.
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Racists. Let's just speak its name.
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“Safe seats are often treated as a normal feature of Aus politics, but their impact on democratic accountability is rarely confronted. When a party can rely on winning an electorate regardless of performance, the relationship between voters and representatives weakens.”
theaimn.net/why-safe-sea...
theaimn.net/why-safe-sea...
Why Safe Seats Undermine Democracy
By Denis Hay Description Why safe seats undermine democracy in Australia, weaken accountability, distort policy incentives, and how realistic reform can restore representation. Introduction Safe seats...
theaimn.net
January 25, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“Safe seats are often treated as a normal feature of Aus politics, but their impact on democratic accountability is rarely confronted. When a party can rely on winning an electorate regardless of performance, the relationship between voters and representatives weakens.”
theaimn.net/why-safe-sea...
theaimn.net/why-safe-sea...
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A Trump regime thug shot an unarmed civilian in the face at point blank range with a kinetic impact projectile, leaving him permanently blind and with shrapnel in his eye and skull for life. The 21 year old, Kaden Rummler, barely survived the attempted murder. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 AM
A Trump regime thug shot an unarmed civilian in the face at point blank range with a kinetic impact projectile, leaving him permanently blind and with shrapnel in his eye and skull for life. The 21 year old, Kaden Rummler, barely survived the attempted murder. #3E #GoodvsEvil
Wow! That is SO to the point!
This won the Netherlands top cartoon award
Peter de Wit gana el premio anual a la mejor viñeta política de los Países Bajos.
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Wow! That is SO to the point!
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Close the window #auspol #ClimateCrisis
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Close the window #auspol #ClimateCrisis
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Ten shots
That's not even murder anymore
It's the execution of an unarmed man
That's not even murder anymore
It's the execution of an unarmed man
All 10 shots were fired AFTER they removed the gun from Pretti’s waist. Every single shot was fired after he was disarmed.
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Ten shots
That's not even murder anymore
It's the execution of an unarmed man
That's not even murder anymore
It's the execution of an unarmed man
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David Rowe, Australian.
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 AM
David Rowe, Australian.
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I'm back! Here is a cartoon about Australia Day but also not. With bandicoots! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia! I quite like bits of it | First Dog on the Moon
But this is not a day for celebration
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 AM
I'm back! Here is a cartoon about Australia Day but also not. With bandicoots! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is YOUR fault @albomp.bsky.social You were told the salmon farming was bad (inc. for the poor Maugean Skate) but you didn't listen to the scientists....again!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Four million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, government data reveals
Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This is YOUR fault @albomp.bsky.social You were told the salmon farming was bad (inc. for the poor Maugean Skate) but you didn't listen to the scientists....again!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
One way to consign the Liberal Party to history!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Andrew Hastie firms as Liberal leadership challenger amid push for Ley to step aside
Colleagues encourage former soldier to run as Sussan Ley declares she will remain opposition leader after Coalition split
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 AM
One way to consign the Liberal Party to history!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Yes @albomp.bsky.social Let's stop kidding ourselves about the importance of our 'great friendship' with the US. They are NOT our friend.
And DO NOT join the Board of Peace'!!!
And DO NOT join the Board of Peace'!!!
Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social, please read 👇this speech👇 from the @CanadianPM on the rupture in the world order.
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
#auspol
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Yes @albomp.bsky.social Let's stop kidding ourselves about the importance of our 'great friendship' with the US. They are NOT our friend.
And DO NOT join the Board of Peace'!!!
And DO NOT join the Board of Peace'!!!
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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Where’s the instant legislation push to address this massive crime against humanity?
#AusPol
#AusPol
Australia has had a rise of 237,000 children living in poverty. Which brings the total up to 950,100 which means this year we are at risk of it surpassing 1 million bcec.edu.au/media/anothe...
Another 237,000 Australian children in poverty in four years - BCEC
Almost a quarter of a million children have been plunged into poverty in just four years - a 33 per cent increase.
bcec.edu.au
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Where’s the instant legislation push to address this massive crime against humanity?
#AusPol
#AusPol
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“Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has noted that, after promising transparency, this government has become “one of the most secretive governments in the last 30 years.”
theaimn.net/the-systemic...
theaimn.net/the-systemic...
The Systemic Betrayal: How Australia's 'Integrity Architecture' is Engineered to Fail
The 2017 “Watergate” scandal, where $80 million of taxpayer money bought questionable water rights from a Cayman Islands-linked company, seemed like a breaking point. It wasn’t. Instead, it was a high...
theaimn.net
January 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has noted that, after promising transparency, this government has become “one of the most secretive governments in the last 30 years.”
theaimn.net/the-systemic...
theaimn.net/the-systemic...