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Gordon Kerry @gordonkerry.bsky.social · 26m

Happy [Pope] St John XXIII’s day to those that celebrate.

Double-bloomed white camellia ‘Pope John XXIII'

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Andrew Elder @awelder.bsky.social · 50m

I, Peter Hartcher, political insider for almost all of Andrew Hastie's life, have decided that Hastie is not undermining his leader. My judgement settles the matter. Thank you for your attention

Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 8h

The ageing fellas at the news desk have such a boner for a strong, young white man in politics they are going to will Hastie to the top of the pile whether we like it or not.

Opinion piece in the 9Papers:

Hastie's got the right stuff but one obsession may fast-track or derail his ambitions
By Peter Hartcher
October 11, 2025 - 5.00am
"The train coming down the tracks isn't the one that you expected. It's not the one advertised on the board," says actor Benedict Cumberbatch playing the role of a pro-Brexit strategist.
"Well, tough," he says. "It isn't even the one that I imagined. But I accept it. And you can't stop it," he says in the 2019 movie Brexit: The Uncivil War in the persona of the notorious Dominic Cummings, adviser to Boris Johnson.
"There is a new politics in town. One that you cannot control."

Article extract:

As he read his charter letter from his leader, Sussan Ley, setting out his duties as opposition home affairs spokesman, he realised he would have no part in immigration policy - opposition immigration spokesman Paul Scarr, not Hastie, would "lead" and "develop" the policy. Hastie practised his personal policy of a
48-hour cooling off before making any major decision.
At this point, a more typical politician would accept the ruling, but then begin a quiet campaign of leaking and undermining against the leader. Hastie did not.
He was careful to take counsel with a handful of trusted allies, including only two Liberal MPs, so that he couldn't be accused of "doing the
numbers" as a prelude to a leadership challenge.
He told the most trusted of his trusted circle, his wife, Ruth, that he'd have to take a 25 per cent pay cut if he went ahead with the resignation. She rejoined that the family budget would simply have to adjust.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 1h

Americans are all going to start dying of bacterial infections soon because some sideshow alley whale head collector of a political dynasty thinks antibiotics turns you trans

Reuters @reuters.com · 1h

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports reut.rs/4mVmDDb

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

The Trump administration has laid of dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its latest round of layoffs, including "disease detectives," high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 1d

An absolute MUST watch!

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 13h

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 2h

There would be nothing more fitting, on a biblical level, of a pandemic hitting both of Trump’s presidencies.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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tandigi @tandigi.bsky.social · 3h

Even the rats leaving the sinking ship of the MSM. Wonder how many vacating the NYT and WaPo?

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h

A rat ran across the table at Al Jazeera during a broadcast 🐀 😬

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Lucien Ey @pollhereford.bsky.social · 3h

Those whom the gods would destroy they first make mad, red and nude online.

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Gordon Kerry @gordonkerry.bsky.social · 23h

Morning #kangaroo and evening kestrel #birds

Kangaroo standing in red rye-grass looking at the camera

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Gordon Kerry @gordonkerry.bsky.social · 23h

They will, Oscar, they will.

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Gordon Kerry @gordonkerry.bsky.social · 23h

Rev David Black speaking about ICE.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

MSN

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Andrew @boatie.bsky.social · 1d

This is seriously beyond parody… an elite Australian sports person and Senator kicked out of the parliamentary sports club for not sufficiently brown nosing the gambling lobby. If that doesn’t illustrate where we are, nothing will #AusPol

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Stephen @theaviator1992.bsky.social · 23h

Is Linda Reynolds determined to make Australians hate her more than they already do?

Such a twisted individual. #auspol 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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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

Inspector General of ADF James Gaynor says NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton who still works for him, on the side, had his compulsory retirement age extended twice so he can maintain access to sensitive material from Defence systems & that his work is fed to govt ministers.
🚩🚩🚩 #Estimates

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Glen Ryan @silverdory.bsky.social · 1d

Waxlip orchids (Glossodia/Caladenia major*) near the Wonboyn River, NSW. Fairly common orchid at this location - sometimes growing alongside the closely related Glossodia minor (Caladenia glossodia*).

*Some recent reviews of the genus return the 2 x Glossodia species back into Caladenia #orchids

Waxlip orchids (Glossodia / Caladenia major) near the Wonboyn River, NSW - spring orchids 2025.

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Carter's Dad @johnmckendry.bsky.social · 1d

I can almost feel sorry for this nebbish as he slowly realizes that he is now the red-shirted ensign on this expedition.
It seems the Trump inner circle are terrified of the Epstein files, and Johnson will be the one they blame when the secrets come out.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 1d

Australian Parliament Sports Club website has gone offline, lol. Probably a bit tricky when your website is selling 'access' and your President, the PM of Australia, is saying that no such thing is happening.

a man in a suit and tie is talking to a man in a uniform .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to a man in a uniform .

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d

Unless the presiding judge in the Comey case is as corrupt as Bondi or as sentient as an artichoke, this is evidence enough to collapse the indictment and dismiss the case.

Fucking hell. This is astonishing. There are no moral, ethical or legal boundaries for these shitheels.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 1d

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering prosecutions

New WSJ reporting reveals Trump accidentally posted what he thought was a private message to AG Pam Bondi, urging her to prosecute James Comey and other perceived enemies. @chrislhayes.bsky.social reports.

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering prosecutions

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 1d

~peter garrett voice~ how can we sleep while our frogs are churning?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

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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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 1d

Albo's come a long way since the Camperdown commission flats days. Not sure it's an improvement, frankly:

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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 1d

The gambling industry is predatory and insidious.

I quit the Parliamentary Sports Club a few weeks ago, when I discovered it had registered as a lobbyist group and was sponsored by the gambling peak body.

The industry will do anything to wield influence on pollies, and hates being called out.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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