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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 6h

This is where we're at in Australia, we truly are pathetic
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Pocock booted from pollie sports club after criticising gambling lobby sponsor

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 5h

I cried quite a few times. An actual leader. Sorely missed on the world stage. #PrimeMinister #HBO #nzpol

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5h

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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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

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Jeff Thomson @jeffct.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon’s trying to claim he’s secured a trade agreement with Singapore. We’ve had one since 2001, updated in 2021.

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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 2h

Not here she hasn’t

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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 3h

That LR continues to harrass this couple is a national embarrassment.

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

David Sharaz served bankruptcy papers by Linda Reynolds

Brittany Higgins's husband David Sharaz is served bankruptcy papers by former Senator Linda Reynolds, as she tries to recover damages awarded to her by a Perth court for defamation.

www.abc.net.au

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 13h

Let's not be lulled by a felon

Nobody forced to leave suburbs / districts but gentrification eventually leads to movement by poorer residents

A real estate deal in GAZA building condominiums on top of the bones of dead Palestinians and around those deprived of everything, should do the trick

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 11h

Epstein

Kathy Mortensen 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦 💙 🌊 💙 🌵 🚲 🏊‍♀️ kayak @kathyswords.bsky.social · 16h

Day #262

Bring the Epstein Files out into the open.

I invoke the 1st amendment. Freedom of speech.

I do not promote violence. I do not promote hatred. I promote honesty, transparency and a shared humanity in difference.

Pam Bondi. Type Epsteinand it will trigger seal team 6

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Francis Ford Copulate @francis-f-copulate.bsky.social · 10h

and here i was thinkin jesus was a donkey guy

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 7h

In ancient times, shade was prioritised for urban comfort, but in the age of the air-conditioner its value is often overlooked.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

'I'm not fearful, I'm fearless':
NY AG Letitia James responds to indictment

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 11h

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 7h

Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.

Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.

theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.

Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short

Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?

theconversation.com

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 10h

This is utterly … what’s the word? Oh yes … fucked.

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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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 14h

Let's hope this is the case!

#NoPeacePrizeFor🍊💩

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 14h

Wong, a masterclass on China: "build real defence ties, do tech and logistics with friends, don’t pick fights for fun, and — the killer line — don’t get dragged into “what-if” games about Taiwan. “We don’t talk about hypotheticals,”. #auspol #Chinathreat

A masterclass in agency: What Singapore can teach Australia about China

Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sat down with the ABC on 2 October and offered something rare in Australia’s China debate: clarity, confidence, and a middle-power strategy that doesn’t involve shouting or submission.

johnmenadue.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "I also did a cognitive exam. Which is always very risky because if I didn't do well, you'd be the first to be blaring it and I had a perfect score. And one of the doctors said he's almost never seen a perfect score. I had a perfect score. That made me well good ... not the easiest test."

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 21h

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 9h

Yes (to our eternal shame)

Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 10h

Heads up - New Zealand government's annoucements on 2050 climate target will be made midday Sunday NZ time. Will we be the first country to weaken a legislated 2050 target?

Email from the Ministry for the Environment:

Tēnā koe,
On Sunday at 12.00pm (12th October) the Government will make an announcement about New Zealand’s 2050 climate change targets.

The Ministry for the Environment will also release the 2025 emissions projections at 5.00pm on Sunday.

Ngā mihi
Ministry for the Environment

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hokusai 🌊🌊🌊 @thebluenami.is.democrat · 7h

we are absolutely in an authoritarian regime

there's no question about it

this is america

it's shameful, embarrassing...no words for how f*&ked up everything is

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Letitia James: New York attorney general criminally indicted

James, who led a civil fraud case against US President Donald Trump, was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia.

www.bbc.com

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 13h

Oh www.bbc.com/news/article...

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall

Jamie Dimon said he was "far more worried than others" about the potential for a stock market correction.

www.bbc.com

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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 10h

SHARE if you stand with Letitia James! Because I do!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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