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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1h

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK

www.thecanary.co

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 2h

Gives the government cover to send Brereton to the knackery, revisit public hearings procedures, update prioritisation of investigative areas etc.

Simple low hanging fruit stuff with no downsides.

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 8h

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

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

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 4h

Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?

Bill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 5h

Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 4h

“the benefits gigantic” said a member of the billionaire class who are the only people to benefit from extracting money and stealing data to further enshittify and impoverish everything and everyone while trashing the planet.

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Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 5h

Some much-needed good news

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term

A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

www.bbc.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 5h

“Amazing work... one for the CV”

Good investigation by ABC re the NSW government drastically underestimating how many people hate genocide.

Inside the NSW government chat group as the Harbour Bridge Gaza march unfolded

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal internal discussions within the NSW government did not align with the external NSW Police messaging that the march could have been "catastrophic".

www.abc.net.au

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404 Media @404media.co · 16h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 6h

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 7h

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – been banned from attending parliament house’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry. The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 6h

Cancel all my calls!

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 7h

His gov “ticked off” the commitment to establish the NACC, he mentioned quite a few times.

“Ticked off” pretty much sums it up.

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 7h

Anyone else see Albo’s presser just now where he laughed off Pocock’s concerns re SportsBet access, dismissed news re Brereton secretly consulting 11 times whilst heading up the NACC, and tried to segue into how he had frozen beer excise?

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 7h

Putrid

David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 8h

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

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

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 8h

My god

vlinderverbinder.bsky.social @vlinderverbinder.bsky.social · 21h

Israeli farmers created a giant message to the world: Nobel 4 Trump

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 8h

Jesus christ the depravity

Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 9h

Great to see Trump has again achieved peace in the Middle East

Explosions rock Gaza after Israel and Hamas agree to Trump’s Gaza deal

Three explosions were seen in central Gaza after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan brokered by President Trump to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners. Ha...

www.nbcnews.com

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 12h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17h

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?

By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14h

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 11h

Interesting!

Daryl Maguire’s tractor @daryltractor.bsky.social · 11h

‘Tickets to the 90-minute event cost $4,000, but members of the forum were charged a discount rate of $3,000. Some members were entitled to a number of free tickets.

Sportsbet’s attendance at the small dinner was confirmed by multiple sources unable to speak publicly.’

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 17h

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Earlier that day, four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sportsbet was invited to a Labor party fundraising dinner with an Albanese government minister earlier this week, despite bipartisan calls for the party to ignore lobbying from the wagering industry and introduce tougher regulation. A Sportsbet employee was among a small group of donors who attended the “boardroom dinner” with the minister for regional development, Kristy McBain, on Tuesday night. The dinner was organised by Labor’s fundraising vehicle. Continue reading...

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"The Presidential Checkup is now complete! The President, at 6'6" in height, weighing in at 205 lb. had a blood-oxygen saturation of 104%. His cholesterol levels are better than perfect, and he was able to perform 150 pushups with Commander Hegseth standing on his back."

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