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Yvonne

@happybuddha22.bsky.social

680 followers 800 following 1.1K posts

Twitter refugee refusing to add to the coffers of $Squillionairs and scoundrels. Ageing Aussie living on Whadjuk Noongar land. Slightly left of centre. Good books, good food, good. people. DO. NOT. DM.

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · Dec 2

Ok, so here's the thing. If you follow me and immediately DM me when I follow you back, despite never having interacted with me and being requested not to in my bio, I will #BLOCK you.
Have a little respect.

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 1h

Lovely memories Nancy

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 1h

Mornin'

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 17h

It's a sad indightment on such a wealthy country.

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 21h

A good hard knee to the groin would've worked.

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 21h

🤣

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Honor Laois 🦘📎🍉 #auspol @honorlaoiss.bsky.social · 21h

LLC

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat.

Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...

Forrest-backed study links Woodside mega-project to hundreds of deaths

The research, conducted by academics at ANU, suggests the massive offshore gas project off the coast of Western Australia will cause warming of 0.00039 degrees.

www.afr.com

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 21h

Hmmm! Why?

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 1d

Or got it in à very dodgy deal from some bloke at the pub🥰🤣🤣

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 1d

Well hi you 3 😁 It's going to be another fantastic day. Enjoy!!

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tandigi @tandigi.bsky.social · 1d

This is quality journalism!👏👍👏

Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 2d

Watch reporter John Lyons’ story Chasing Trump’s Billions, on #4Corners ABC TV tonight 8.30 AEST & support public interest #journalism. Via YouTube for international viewers. This story famously led Donald #Trump to threaten John’s questions were “hurting Australia”.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

As Trump's wealth skyrockets, accusations of conflicts of interest mount

Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.

www.abc.net.au

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely 100%

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 2d

Might need to pick your brains about it. Hoping to go there next year

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Monday Ian and furries. It's going to be a fantastic day

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IrmaGherd @irmagherd.bsky.social · 3d

Pure genius Pup.

Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING
Anthony Albanese approves 50 million dollar funding for new wing of the Australian War Memorial to honour those who served in the Conflicts of Interest.
The collection is expected to include a display of at least 16 of Paul Brereton’s hats
#auspol

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 3d

Last gasp....

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The Monthly @themonthly.com.au · 4d

“Why on earth do we allow a commissioner who’s on $800,000 a year to engage in things which potentially mean that we’re going to have to get someone else to do the job that he’s been paid so much [to do]?” Pocock asked. mnth.ly/W08nYeG

Brereton for the NACCery?

A key architect of the corruption commission calls for its head to resign after the latest controversy

mnth.ly

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 4d

💝

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 4d

No, but she better hope they don't die

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 5d

I know Time magazine totally fucking sucks, but it is amusing thinking about the sweat their editors are feeling right now. They could do the funniest (and totally justifiable) thing in the world and give it to Greta.

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 5d

'Ello, 'ello

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Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 5d

Out of order 😂

Yvonne @happybuddha22.bsky.social · 6d

The minister for #EnvironmentalDestruction