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@demwar.bsky.social
Once described in HuffPost as “one of the brightest minds on the planet”… (true) but I’m pretty sure that journo was high. (also true).
Done stuff | Seen things | Been Places | WAF |
ANTIFA | Dilettante polymath
📍Bunurong, Turrbal and Yuggera Country.
Done stuff | Seen things | Been Places | WAF |
ANTIFA | Dilettante polymath
📍Bunurong, Turrbal and Yuggera Country.
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@demwar.bsky.social
· Mar 31
Vote like your best mate is indigenous, your daughter is gay, your uncle is on NDIS, your brother is on the poverty line, your neighbour is an immigrant and your kids have to live on this planet for decades after you leave.
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Standing on the shoulders of giant fossil fuel companies
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Standing on the shoulders of giant fossil fuel companies
I’d like to thank my sponsors without whom I wouldn’t be standing here today.
Andrew Hastie interrupted the Coalition's climate policy meeting to put on the record his praise for fossil fuel and to thank the leadership for the coal aspect of the new policy. “He didn't need to say it," one source said. "It was very bizarre.” satpa.pe/MyKwPAm
Exclusive: ‘They have an unlimited appetite for stupidity’
Sussan Ley has reasserted her position as Liberal leader, although moderates in the party are worried she may cave in to extreme rhetoric on immigration.
satpa.pe
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’d like to thank my sponsors without whom I wouldn’t be standing here today.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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The President is struggling to find a turkey convicted of financial crimes that he can pardon.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The President is struggling to find a turkey convicted of financial crimes that he can pardon.
Every part of this headline feels like it fits with 2025. I can no longer be shocked.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Every part of this headline feels like it fits with 2025. I can no longer be shocked.
This guy has never had a real friend. Not one. It is almost enough to feel sorry for him. Almost.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This guy has never had a real friend. Not one. It is almost enough to feel sorry for him. Almost.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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The EU's highest court ruled on Tuesday that same sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The EU's highest court ruled on Tuesday that same sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Your teenage crush in a gif
a close up of a woman 's face with a gray shirt
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a gray shirt
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Your teenage crush in a gif
George W Bush
George W Bush
Boris Johnson
Scott Morrison
Tony Abbott
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Makes it hard to have faith in people.
George W Bush
Boris Johnson
Scott Morrison
Tony Abbott
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Makes it hard to have faith in people.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
George W Bush
George W Bush
Boris Johnson
Scott Morrison
Tony Abbott
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Makes it hard to have faith in people.
George W Bush
Boris Johnson
Scott Morrison
Tony Abbott
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Makes it hard to have faith in people.
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Yeah..
Woohoo..
Woohoo..
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yeah..
Woohoo..
Woohoo..
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I agree. The gambling reform is critical to any #economic survival for most people in #Australia. If this #government does not pass it there will be a major reaction. #auspol
Vote @greens.org.au or #Independents to protect ng the #democracy.
Sport watching should not be teaching you to gamble.
Vote @greens.org.au or #Independents to protect ng the #democracy.
Sport watching should not be teaching you to gamble.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I agree. The gambling reform is critical to any #economic survival for most people in #Australia. If this #government does not pass it there will be a major reaction. #auspol
Vote @greens.org.au or #Independents to protect ng the #democracy.
Sport watching should not be teaching you to gamble.
Vote @greens.org.au or #Independents to protect ng the #democracy.
Sport watching should not be teaching you to gamble.
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
If gambling reform goes through because of a conscience vote, Albanese’s career is over.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
If gambling reform goes through because of a conscience vote, Albanese’s career is over.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
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@albomp.bsky.social Albo, why don't you grow a pair and do what @mark-carney.bsky.social just did at G20. Telling Mein Trumpf to GAGF & GAFH.
@senatorwong.bsky.social
Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
youtu.be/1ARUwzUiiT0?...
@senatorwong.bsky.social
Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
youtu.be/1ARUwzUiiT0?...
Canada PM Mark Carney On How G20 Without U.S. Is Proof That Global South & Multilateralism Is Rising
YouTube video by Mint
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
@albomp.bsky.social Albo, why don't you grow a pair and do what @mark-carney.bsky.social just did at G20. Telling Mein Trumpf to GAGF & GAFH.
@senatorwong.bsky.social
Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
youtu.be/1ARUwzUiiT0?...
@senatorwong.bsky.social
Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
youtu.be/1ARUwzUiiT0?...
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I want to apologize to the rest of the world, because electing this guy didn’t just harm us, it sent shockwaves through global democracy.
Thanks to this incompetent government, we’ve managed to export our chaos far beyond our own borders.
Sharing a video of others who feel similarly.👇
Thanks to this incompetent government, we’ve managed to export our chaos far beyond our own borders.
Sharing a video of others who feel similarly.👇
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I want to apologize to the rest of the world, because electing this guy didn’t just harm us, it sent shockwaves through global democracy.
Thanks to this incompetent government, we’ve managed to export our chaos far beyond our own borders.
Sharing a video of others who feel similarly.👇
Thanks to this incompetent government, we’ve managed to export our chaos far beyond our own borders.
Sharing a video of others who feel similarly.👇
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Go on laugh . . .
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Go on laugh . . .
Just to be clear.
The LNP want to go further on gambling reform. The cross bench wants to go further. The the ALP backbench wants to go further.
Albanese and the cabinet are the scoundrels.
The LNP want to go further on gambling reform. The cross bench wants to go further. The the ALP backbench wants to go further.
Albanese and the cabinet are the scoundrels.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Just to be clear.
The LNP want to go further on gambling reform. The cross bench wants to go further. The the ALP backbench wants to go further.
Albanese and the cabinet are the scoundrels.
The LNP want to go further on gambling reform. The cross bench wants to go further. The the ALP backbench wants to go further.
Albanese and the cabinet are the scoundrels.
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Thank you, Ed Husic.
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Our gas, our prices’: Ed Husic breaks ranks with Labor to demand an end to ‘profiteering’ by exporters
Labor MP backs independent’s call for cheaper energy on the east coast by forcing producers to sell cheaper fuel for Australian use
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you, Ed Husic.
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM