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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 23h

Don Winslow

Dear MAGA,

How in the hell a does guy who inherited tens of millions of dollars from his daddy and who had every break and bailout in the world convince you that he was a self made man who was just like you?

IMO...his entire life and life story is one epic lie.

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MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 1d

Of course👎

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MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️

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Linda Martin @fairgo.bsky.social · 10h

Scared

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 12h

In other news we are wrecking the joint and those who are making money out of it are happy to carry on as if everything was normal.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Victor, the Knaughty Sailor @victorn86976916.bsky.social · 13h

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 14h

Meanwhile, mainstream media is ignoring a new report noting 1 in 7 Australians, and 1 in 6 children, are living in #poverty.

They have more 'newsworthy' issues, like the uber wealthy responding to super changes making them slightly less wealthy.

The political & media class is fucked. #auspol

Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

"Which again, brings us back to the question: If $400 was all the money you could count on every week and it didn’t get paid, how do you think that would impact your life? How well do you think you could cope?"

New from @amyremeikis.bsky.social

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Shame and harm at every JobSeeker turn – and now added AI slop

The system is so convoluted and stacked against people that even if it worked as intended, it would still be not just harmful, but useless.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 1d

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 1d

😂😁😆

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 13h

'A police spokesperson told the ABC the AFP had called upon its newly established National Security Investigations (NSI) team in Victoria to investigate whether the comments "breach legislation".'

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

AFP probes Lidia Thorpe's 'burn down Parliament House' remark

The Australian Federal Police has issued a rare statement confirming it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe broke any laws by saying she was prepared to "burn down Parliament Hou...

www.abc.net.au

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 12h

Fun fact: Every government shutdown in the last 30 years occurred when Republicans had control of the House of Representatives. —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Linda Martin @fairgo.bsky.social · 11h

Interesting

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 2d

open.substack.com/pub/georgets...

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Daniel D. Reidpath @dreidpath.bsky.social · 12h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

www.theguardian.com

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Linda Martin @fairgo.bsky.social · 11h

History so often manipulated. But I’ll never question The Holocaust

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 12h

With all the BS, spin and clear propaganda we're being fed and asked to believe despite what we're seeing in front of our very eyes - I'm now doubting everything we've all been brought up on with WWI, WWII - etc #auspol

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 11h

Labor’s watered-down super tax plan creates a fairer system – but it’s far from as fair as it should be

Jim Chalmers says revised superannuation tax reforms still raise a ‘substantial’ amount of money, but it will be much less than before * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor has dramatically overhauled its $3m super tax legislation, and the policy is weaker for it. It’s still pushing in the right direction, just not as hard. None of this bodes well for Jim Chalmers’ lofty vision of a boldly reforming Labor party in those heady early days after May’s landslide election victory. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 17h

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15h

The only way we save our country is through our numbers.

Trump and MAGA don't have the majority, not even close.

Overwhelm them with numbers. Resist everywhere. They are too reckless, incompetent, and self-destructive.

Also, divide and conquer. Many fissures, especially around Epstein.

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 12h

Just a reminder that the Australian ABC gives more air time to Donald Trump than the Australian Greens and any of the independent elected members of the Australian Govt.

It’s in equal measure absurd and scandalous.

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Linda Martin @fairgo.bsky.social · 11h

Wow

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 15h

“They said steel needed fire.” Panatere said: “Try sunlight.” Switzerland just built a solar furnace that melts metal at 2,642°F. recycling stel without fossil fuels. what next, powering cars with sunlight! www.sustainability-times.com/energy/they-...

“They Said Steel Needed Fire”: This Swiss Solar Furnace Melts Metal With Pure Sunlight (and It’s Shattering an Entire Industry)

In a groundbreaking development, the Swiss company Panatere has unveiled the world’s first solar-powered furnaces designed to recycle luxury steel. These

www.sustainability-times.com

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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 11h

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

US declines to sign World Bank directors' joint statement on climate agenda

Nineteen of the World Bank's 25 executive directors issued a joint statement this week affirming their support for the bank's continued work on climate change, defying the U.S., the bank's largest shareholder, and several other countries.

www.reuters.com

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sallylawry @sallylawry.bsky.social · 12h

Where has the abc been on the rise of Corporate greed and the millions paid to CEOs in Australia?

These executives earn more than 10 times the PM of the country . They kept wages stagnant for a decade and made many workers dependent on the insecure gig economy.

Ww know about Trump btw

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