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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).
Founder MiVote | Global Democracy Activist | Author | Dilettante polymath
📍Bunurong, Turrbal and Yuggera Country.
Founder MiVote | Global Democracy Activist | Author | 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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I am giving the game away.
Wondered if Palantir had any thing going in Singapore
And look what old 5 eyes is looking for
And look what old 5 eyes is looking for
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM
I am giving the game away.
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I found out from someone’s VPN in Singapore that local age verification is now required. I will ask them to check NZ. UK + Europe think it’s a good idea. It will be weaponised by grok to keep track of who is a likely subversive by the content they consume. It was a substack about epstein.
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I found out from someone’s VPN in Singapore that local age verification is now required. I will ask them to check NZ. UK + Europe think it’s a good idea. It will be weaponised by grok to keep track of who is a likely subversive by the content they consume. It was a substack about epstein.
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I think Labor are entrenching IDEOLOGY in a way this country and voters will have enormous difficulty seeing, understanding or ever getting out of
bsky.app/profile/gekk...
bsky.app/profile/gekk...
Australia faces a sovereignty crisis as Labor outsources national security, policy, and social services to foreign corporations and the US/Israel.
𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
tinyurl.com/GekkoPodcast5
𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 - 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
tinyurl.com/GekkoPodcast5
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I think Labor are entrenching IDEOLOGY in a way this country and voters will have enormous difficulty seeing, understanding or ever getting out of
bsky.app/profile/gekk...
bsky.app/profile/gekk...
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The most interesting thing in this to me (don’t find anything with ON interesting) is the 16% Trump thing. If this wasn’t from a group I really trust (Kos Samaras etc) I’d question did Trump end up there cuz he was simply mentioned or was he a choice (and why)? Not sure if it’s quirky or disturbing.
February 1, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The most interesting thing in this to me (don’t find anything with ON interesting) is the 16% Trump thing. If this wasn’t from a group I really trust (Kos Samaras etc) I’d question did Trump end up there cuz he was simply mentioned or was he a choice (and why)? Not sure if it’s quirky or disturbing.
In 50 years time when they study this period at universities one of the key take aways will be the role the media played in normalising criminality and abandoning their social contract.
February 1, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In 50 years time when they study this period at universities one of the key take aways will be the role the media played in normalising criminality and abandoning their social contract.
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The 16% that voted for Trump should be found and closely monitored.
February 1, 2026 at 9:29 AM
The 16% that voted for Trump should be found and closely monitored.
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#HowToResist
Resistance is 24/7 EVERY day until the maga Republican conservative traitors to our US Constitution are removed, prosecuted, convicted, and in prison for the rest of their lives.
🌊💙 ☮️ ##PamelasHowToResist
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#HowToResist
Resistance is 24/7 EVERY day until the maga Republican conservative traitors to our US Constitution are removed, prosecuted, convicted, and in prison for the rest of their lives.
🌊💙 ☮️ ##PamelasHowToResist
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October 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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#HowToResist
Resistance is 24/7 EVERY day until the maga Republican conservative traitors to our US Constitution are removed, prosecuted, convicted, and in prison for the rest of their lives.
🌊💙 ☮️ ##PamelasHowToResist
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#HowToResist
Resistance is 24/7 EVERY day until the maga Republican conservative traitors to our US Constitution are removed, prosecuted, convicted, and in prison for the rest of their lives.
🌊💙 ☮️ ##PamelasHowToResist
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I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'
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How's the both-sides-ing going...?
February 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How's the both-sides-ing going...?
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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I would imagine Gen X votes would correlate with how well people feel they are doing financially, compared to the promise of the world we were born into.
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I would imagine Gen X votes would correlate with how well people feel they are doing financially, compared to the promise of the world we were born into.
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My concern is with big G's money, anything is doable. Trump demonstrates every single day that it doesn't have to be legal or 'constitutional' & there's no reason that what's happening to US society now "couldn't" happen here. Big G throws her weight around to get what she wants all the time.
February 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
My concern is with big G's money, anything is doable. Trump demonstrates every single day that it doesn't have to be legal or 'constitutional' & there's no reason that what's happening to US society now "couldn't" happen here. Big G throws her weight around to get what she wants all the time.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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Calling it now. One Nation will win 0 (zero) lower house seats next election.
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Calling it now. One Nation will win 0 (zero) lower house seats next election.
Musetti’s groin leading 4-1 opening set
February 1, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Musetti’s groin leading 4-1 opening set
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If the UK is anything to go by, they’ll lurch even further to the right and adopt ON policies and end up destroying their own voter base.
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
If the UK is anything to go by, they’ll lurch even further to the right and adopt ON policies and end up destroying their own voter base.
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What's actually really worrying about this is that Hanson's teamed up with Baaarnaby, they've both got big Gina's backing, they all partied at the Mar a Lago paedo club, with the Lunatic-in-Chief et al ... ffs, anything is possible, since - & hold my vommy bucket - they're all 'in bed together'.
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
What's actually really worrying about this is that Hanson's teamed up with Baaarnaby, they've both got big Gina's backing, they all partied at the Mar a Lago paedo club, with the Lunatic-in-Chief et al ... ffs, anything is possible, since - & hold my vommy bucket - they're all 'in bed together'.
I wonder if @australianlabor.bsky.social is thinking about its performance in the context of its thumping election victory and the reprehensible One Nation gaining ground so quickly.
They will think it justifies a further lurch away from compassion and decency. They will be very wrong. Again.
They will think it justifies a further lurch away from compassion and decency. They will be very wrong. Again.
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I wonder if @australianlabor.bsky.social is thinking about its performance in the context of its thumping election victory and the reprehensible One Nation gaining ground so quickly.
They will think it justifies a further lurch away from compassion and decency. They will be very wrong. Again.
They will think it justifies a further lurch away from compassion and decency. They will be very wrong. Again.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
But he barely knew him. They weren’t friends. He never went to the parties or the island. He didn’t like him. He thought he was a creep.
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
But he barely knew him. They weren’t friends. He never went to the parties or the island. He didn’t like him. He thought he was a creep.
EXCUSE ME!!!
Steve Bannon interfered in the 2019 Australian federal election, as part of a global effort to stifle climate action.
He should face investigation under Australia’s foreign interference laws.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
He should face investigation under Australia’s foreign interference laws.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘I had Clive Palmer do the … ads’: Trump lieutenant’s Australian election claim revealed in Epstein files
Trump ally Steve Bannon told paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 he had influenced an omnipresent election advertising campaign by the mining billionaire.
www.smh.com.au
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
EXCUSE ME!!!