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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Aug 3

Agree entirely. It sowed confusion and turned people immediately back southwards on to others marching northwards. If not for the volunteers trying to get the message through and people sharing the message, it could have been much worse.

slowpdlr.bsky.social @slowpdlr.bsky.social · Aug 3

Police conduct at turning around a march of 100k people with a text needs serious investigation. It was only the incredibly good natured and generous mood of most protestors that averted a catastrophe. No explanation given as yet. It better be brilliant for the risk it put us to.

Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Aug 3

Returning on the train from the Sydney March for Humanity, Free Palestine protest and they are still turning people back on the bridge

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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Aug 3

Police trying to turn Sydney march back on itself. Crush concerns.

Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Aug 3

Free Palestine

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jun 12

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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clawofdragon.bsky.social @clawofdragon.bsky.social · Apr 4

Looking back at a clip of George W. Bush warning about exactly what Donald Trump is doing today #tRUMP #MAGA #DEMS #Democrat #DemsUnited #StrongerTogether #SaveDemocracy #StopFascism #StopOligarchy #StopAuthoritarianism #StopBillionaires #Resist #GOP #donaldtrump

WOW: George W. Bush DESTROYS Trump's entire economic agenda

YouTube video by David Pakman Show

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The Anti-Fascist Herald-Tribune @antifascistht.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 28

He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 28

You see they're bringing MERIT back to government.

www.defensenews.com/pentagon/202...

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon

Phil Hegseth’s publicly available resume includes founding his own podcast production company and working on social media and podcasts.

www.defensenews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Mar 22

Fuck Stephen Miller and Tom Homan to hell. Goddamn bastards, both of them.

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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · Mar 21

The USA is now the global school yard bully. A country of its size pressuring countries like Australia? What a bunch of turds. Boycott the bastards. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

US consumer tech joins winemakers, film studios and drug companies in urging Trump to target Australia

The Consumer Technology Association, which counts Sony, Microsoft, Dell, Adobe and Samsung among its members, lodged the submission

www.theguardian.com

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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Mar 19

Pharmaceutical companies have the gall to complain about competition and claim it stifles innovation *cough* profits? Didn't seem to bother Josef Salk.

US pharmaceutical giants urge Trump to put further tariffs on Australia

American medical giants want tariffs imposed on Australia as punishment for its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which sees the government negotiate cheaper prices for medicines for Australians

www.abc.net.au

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Mar 12

Fair bit of swearing round the office when I shared this graph yesterday

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Graph showing that trying to save for a deposit in Sydney is impossible even if you have a good job - saving 15% of a FT average earning job since 2015 would see you still $155,000 from a deposit (back in 2015 you were $154,000 away from it…

So yeah. Fucked.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 12

Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.

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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Mar 11

As the economy continues to tank...

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Jan 28

I've quoted this passage from Trump -- where he states his intent to cause riots and US economic collapse -- so many times. He flat-out announced it on Fox News in February 2014. In my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT I quote my own 2016 essay warning of his plan:
www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

trump saying economic collapse is good, on fox news , feb 2014

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Mar 11

It all makes sense once you realize a recession is actually a good thing for the 1%.

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · Mar 10

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · Mar 11

Let’s flip this

Can you imagine the outcry if any other percentile held this much power, influence & wealth over the entire populace!!

Say, women (all kinds) in their 50s for example 🤔

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Feb 25

Curtis Yarvin wrote that “as the crappy govts we inherited … are smashed, they shld be replaced by a global spiderweb of…independent mini-countries, each governed by its own…corporation w/o regard to the residents’ opinions.” This reminds me of DOGE, “Network States,” & “Freedom Cities.” You? 1/

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Annastasia @annastasia77.bsky.social · Mar 9

RIGHT NOW, in Zocalo,downtown Mexico City,

President Claudia Sheinbaum has convened hundreds of thousands of citizens to inform them of her government’s response to Trump and the threat of a tariff war with the United States.

chew on that size of a crowd Shitler!

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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Mar 6

Axe the PS by a million cuts like this, then hire your mates on consultancy fees to do the same job for $$$.

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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.

thebetter.news

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Clare @clarebraven.bsky.social · Mar 6

Barry Clark in 1C for Understated Australian of the Year. “All I could do was push [the flight attendant] out of the way, get the gun out of the way, break that, throw it down the stairs, and then put him in a hold and throw him to the ground until the police come.”

Teenager overpowered by plane passengers after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne after alleged incident on commercial flight

www.theguardian.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Mar 4

“We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset."

- UK Tory MP Graham Stuart, this morning

No shit, Graham.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Mar 5

Let this sink in.

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · Mar 4

“We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset.”

Conservative MP Graham Stuart suggested Donald Trump is a Russian asset. Stuart’s comment comes after considering Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine. Trump’s sudden and indefinite suspension of military aid to…

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