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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 18h

Some like Steve Price are very unwell.

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 18h

I hope Estonia has good ambush positions.

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 19h

Thugs. Brutal unaccountable thugs.

Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 19h

The continuing environmental devastation of coal mining and burning.

Dr Bino says the results "clearly show toxic brine is leaking from Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station ash dump".

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

Platypus vanish from river where Charles Darwin pondered evolution

Almost 190 years on, in the place where Charles Darwin first spotted a platypus, the egg-laying mammal seems to have disappeared.

www.abc.net.au

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe it's just that having higher intelligence allows you to see and understand more of what's going on in the world and that gives you depression and other mental disorders.

www.newscientist.com/article/2499...

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness

www.newscientist.com

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.

Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 22h

People on welfare don’t have savings, because we don’t let them. You have to draw down on any savings before you are eligible for welfare and then you are paid below the poverty line, so every dollar is already spent before you get it.

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop

The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 1d

Well it is an outdoorsy vibe.

youtu.be/Zi86ZiOlIVo?...

The Safety Dance [Official music video] - Men Without Hats (HD/HQ)

YouTube video by TheRover98TB

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Anna from Ukraine @annafromukraine.bsky.social · 2d

🏦 Want the truth about Russia’s economy? Just look at Russians rushing to pull out their deposits! 💸 Over 1 trillion rubles withdrawn since April, and panic is rising. They wanted war, but got a #RussiaIsCollapsing reality: fuel crises, empty budgets, and a #RussiaBankingCrisis.

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 1d

Well it's not as if Health or the CDC are important 🤬

Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 1d

Yes not the best candidate for sure. However Trump didn't get it. That will upset him greatly and likely cause a petulant rift from the man child.

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

No we don't want it. Apart from further degrading terrestrial astronomy it has horrible implications for life that depends on dark nights, including people.

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

DJT must be furious.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

Much of the research for China's solar came from Australia. But we wouldn't fund development and commercialisation, so those who did the research moved to China.

Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

NZ Nationals putting the N in Cuts.

youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

The gambling industry is a pox on society.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia news live: independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban; more police join Porepunkah manhunt

Follow live

www.theguardian.com

Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/2eJq8hmmaf8v...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

New Australia Institute analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

Audited accounts show the ANU made a $90 million surplus in 2024 and increased the value of its net assets.

#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 2d

Asked whether the policy risked weakening the party’s credibility, Ley said, “Oh no, that ship sailed a long time ago.”

theshovel.com.au/2025/10/07/s...

Sussan Ley Announces New ‘Bring a Mate’ Promotion to Boost Front Bench Numbers — The Shovel

“If you know someone who even vaguely believes in trickle down economics and has ties to the over 70s demographic, bring them along!”

theshovel.com.au

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Justin Lentini @jlentini09.bsky.social · 5d

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE IMAGES THAT MAKES IT INTO HISTORY BOOKS.

LIKE THE MONK SETTING HIMSELF ON FIRE, OR THE VIETNAMESE KID GETTING SHOT IN HEAD, THE FINGER POINTING FROM THE MOTEL BALCONY FOR MLK...

THIS IS AMERICA, AND THIS IS AMERICAN GESTAPO ATTACKING A NON VIOLENT MAN OF THE CLOTH.

WTF USA

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 4d

@australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians

Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...

nb.australiainstitute.org.au

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 4d

The Black Summer bushfires cost Australians over $50 billion.

As we enter another high-risk bushfire season, we shouldn't wait for the next disaster to act.

The Government could put a climate disaster levy on gas & coal exports to help pay for the damage.

Add your name: theaus.in/fossilfuelco...

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians

Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...

theaus.in

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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 4d

Strength-in-depth is needed to be a truly awful company, and Qantas has delivered that in spades over recent years, with an enviable record of offending in pretty much every way a company can in Australia.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/07/a...

And Australia's worst company is...

The inaugural winner of the Alan Bond Award for Corporate Misconduct goes to an Australian icon that has truly demonstrated awfulness across a wide range of criteria.

www.crikey.com.au