Dave
@dave29.bsky.social
Lives on unceded Dharug land in Australia. Loves science, history, & writing fiction & non-fiction. Would love to ignore politics but with the rise of the far right & bigotry, can no longer opt out. No DMs please.
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Dave
@dave29.bsky.social
· Nov 11
GIs in Germany: First Impressions of the Former Third Reich | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
By VE-Day, 1.6 million American soldiers stood on German soil. Their first months in the land of their former enemy were marked by a number of surprising observations and interactions.
www.nationalww2museum.org
“Even if the civilians didn’t do it themselves, they put up with it. Let it happen. And how could one lunatic man and his gang of thugs get such a hold on people he could get by with just anything he wanted to do. It beats me.” www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
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spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 AM
spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
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Inland Australia becomes unbearable (without aircon) and we're only at +1.5C warming.
#ClimateDisaster
#Auspol
#ClimateDisaster
#Auspol
Mildura with 43C today, and that could be as cold as it gets until next Saturday
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Inland Australia becomes unbearable (without aircon) and we're only at +1.5C warming.
#ClimateDisaster
#Auspol
#ClimateDisaster
#Auspol
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping others, murdered by a man who has dedicated his life to hurting others.
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping others, murdered by a man who has dedicated his life to hurting others.
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A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping others, murdered by a man who has dedicated his life to hurting others.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping others, murdered by a man who has dedicated his life to hurting others.
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“Evil…is the absence of empathy.”
She and the other numerous psychopaths in this vile regime are EVIL!
She and the other numerous psychopaths in this vile regime are EVIL!
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“Evil…is the absence of empathy.”
She and the other numerous psychopaths in this vile regime are EVIL!
She and the other numerous psychopaths in this vile regime are EVIL!
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Warning - it shows Alex Pretti’s execution.
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
Hard to watch but critical evidence. Save it somewhere and commit to #DefundFascism by delaying federal taxes, boycotting big businesses/ buying only necessities, slowing/ stopping productivity/ work, and strengthening mutual aid. Grow edible plants.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Warning - it shows Alex Pretti’s execution.
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
So is this what @albomp.bsky.social and his Deputy believe are the “shared values” we hold with the US and means we need to keep sending them billions for AUKUS?
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
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"Of Australian monies already paid for #AUKUS, Defence Minister Marles [aka Dr Strangelove] has always refused to say if Australia will be refunded the money if either or both countries are unable to deliver Australia submarines.
The answer to the question is ‘no.’"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
The answer to the question is ‘no.’"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
AUKUS: a continuing expensive delusion
Australia is pouring billions into AUKUS submarines without clear delivery capacity from the UK or the US. The result could be a costly strategic and fiscal mistake – with little to show for it.
johnmenadue.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"Of Australian monies already paid for #AUKUS, Defence Minister Marles [aka Dr Strangelove] has always refused to say if Australia will be refunded the money if either or both countries are unable to deliver Australia submarines.
The answer to the question is ‘no.’"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
The answer to the question is ‘no.’"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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But woe betide we spend similar annual amounts to act on climate change…
…much of which just redirects investments from BAU stuff burning expensive fossil fuels + related infrastructure to clean economy tech like renewables, batteries, EVs
(Nor cost of failing to act, which is far higher)
…much of which just redirects investments from BAU stuff burning expensive fossil fuels + related infrastructure to clean economy tech like renewables, batteries, EVs
(Nor cost of failing to act, which is far higher)
Of course he is talking his own book but he's not wrong because Nvidia IDC Morgan Stanley and citigroup estimate that global spending on AI infrastructure will reach 4 trillion dollars by 2030...per year.
$2.6 trillion in the US.
About 3x more than today.
Weird shit gonna happen😉
$2.6 trillion in the US.
About 3x more than today.
Weird shit gonna happen😉
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 AM
But woe betide we spend similar annual amounts to act on climate change…
…much of which just redirects investments from BAU stuff burning expensive fossil fuels + related infrastructure to clean economy tech like renewables, batteries, EVs
(Nor cost of failing to act, which is far higher)
…much of which just redirects investments from BAU stuff burning expensive fossil fuels + related infrastructure to clean economy tech like renewables, batteries, EVs
(Nor cost of failing to act, which is far higher)
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The sadistic ICE agent on the left gratuitously sprayed a chemical irritant directly into the face of protestor after that protester had already been pinned to the ground by three other ICE agents. Vile, out-of-control goons.
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The sadistic ICE agent on the left gratuitously sprayed a chemical irritant directly into the face of protestor after that protester had already been pinned to the ground by three other ICE agents. Vile, out-of-control goons.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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"Australia has now cemented another authoritarian law which gives police and politicians unchallenged authority to outlaw any group they don’t like by designating them a hate group, based on vibes and maybes." @amyremeikis.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Why we’re all the losers from the hate speech fracas
The biggest losers in the political brinkmanship Anthony Albanese and Labor lured Sussan Ley and the Liberals into with the hate group legislation no one wanted, is as always the public.
thepoint.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"Australia has now cemented another authoritarian law which gives police and politicians unchallenged authority to outlaw any group they don’t like by designating them a hate group, based on vibes and maybes." @amyremeikis.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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One year since this article! Unfortunately nothing has changed and everyone is still a loser
Big week for me legally releasing some of the hate in my heart ☺️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
One year since this article! Unfortunately nothing has changed and everyone is still a loser
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Exactly. Why do people need to be billionaires anyway. It's just plain greed they have more than enough money to survive and yet the insatiable thirst for even more money creates a very lop sided Society. imagine if every single billionaire gave a couple of million for the poorest of the poor.
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Exactly. Why do people need to be billionaires anyway. It's just plain greed they have more than enough money to survive and yet the insatiable thirst for even more money creates a very lop sided Society. imagine if every single billionaire gave a couple of million for the poorest of the poor.
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Time for the Australian govt to give serious reconsideration to the alliance with the US, including #AUKUS, says @emmashortis.bsky.social. #auspol
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Time for the Australian govt to give serious reconsideration to the alliance with the US, including #AUKUS, says @emmashortis.bsky.social. #auspol