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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 16h

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · 15h

Pure populism, playing to their National Party groupies. Delaying the transition will not help rural communities one jot, and will probably cost all Queenslanders dearly, as plants age, and fossil fuel companies leave the areas.

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · 15h

Hot and sunny is best. It did take about three applications over a few weeks to clear everything. But did a great job for me. 🙂

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Paul Bongiorno @paulbongiorno.bsky.social · 18h

How super strengthens Australian democracy www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Some long overdue fact checking. Someone should tell the prophets of gloom in the opposition.

How super strengthens Australian democracy

Before I was a politician, I was a day labourer. For many of my older co-workers, after four decades on a building site, the pension was hardly something to look forward to. The superannuation savings...

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · 5d

Weed and Feed works a treat on flat leaf weeds in lawns.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 5d

"Once intelligent beings achieve technology and the capacity for self-destruction of their species, the selective advantage of intelligence becomes more uncertain."

-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 10d

I'd like to see a 5-part doco series looking at the ongoing damage caused to Australia by John Howard's policies when in Govt. The episode on housing speculation due to his changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) would be interesting. Okay sure, the cowardly ABC wouldn't air it. Maybe SBS? #auspol

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · Aug 31

Refuse to serve ICE Agents, if you have an ICE Agent want you to work on their home as a Tradie, refuse. If you see them eating where you are give them a mouthfuls. Do t let them enjoy life whilst not harming them physically. Mentally destroy them. Place nails, tacs etc on roads so they get flats

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · Aug 31

youtu.be/Z1Mo3zDqHSA?....

Things are going badly for ICE. We can make it much, much worse.

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Aug 26

agingcapriciously.com/2025/08/24/w...

Why Democrats Lost — and What They Must Do Next

Robert Reich and I have at least one thing in common. He hates bullies and so do I. In his most recent book, “Coming Up Short”, he talks about how he had to deal with bullies because he was so sh…

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Aug 25

Coincidentally today, Aus scientists looking elsewhere for research partners. ""One hour I could get the data [from the NOAA] and the next hour it was down, and I couldn't get hold of it," he said." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Warning US cuts to science could put Australian research, lives at risk

Academics say cuts to US-based scientific agencies could make predicting emergency weather in Australia more difficult, with other critical research projects also at risk.

www.abc.net.au

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Jul 24

We buy almost zero beef from the USA. However we export a large amount. This will help our farmers retain that export market, and will not change the minute amount we import.

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s a funny thing that the people who complain the most about paying tax are the ones with elaborate schemes to avoid doing just that. - By the clever @rossleighaim.bsky.social

theaimn.net/most-austral...

Most Australians Relying On Government For Their Income!

That famous lefty, Noam Chomsky, made the comment that he gets a little of his information from the financial newspapers. He explained that while people will overlook the inaccuracies in your average ...

theaimn.net

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 24

A human rights report on ICE detention centers has been released...

Overcrowding, medical neglect, and
inhumane treatment are putting lives at risk.

This is a humanitarian crisis demanding urgent action.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Jul 24

Holy smokes South Park went scorched earth on Trump for their season 27 premiere….Paramount is gonna love this after giving Trey Parker and Matt Stone a cool $1.5B streaming deal….🤣💀

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Jul 22

Oh fuck off “expert”.

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 10

These people are out of control.

www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...

ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court

An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her. After she spent hours in custody, she denied that to NBC Diego on Wednesday.

www.nbcsandiego.com

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Jul 14

And there it is. Martial law is coming folks.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 9

“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."

Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.

Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges

"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."

www.motherjones.com

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · Jul 3

I feel like Americans have a cynicism problem. Trump supporters are not cynical enough. If an Australian politician started blatantly lying like Trump, Australians would be saying “yeah right mate, you’re a lying dickhead”. Why do MAGA eat up Trump’s blatant and quite obvious lies?

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jul 2

Every. Single. Word. Is. A. Lie. Including “an,” “the,” and “it.”

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · Jul 3

Republicans lie and lie and lie and lie. They never stop lying. Yet mainstream news headlines never simply read: Republicans Lie. Trump Lies. JUST SAY IT! Cowards.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 3

Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.

The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.

They just lie.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's not just Good Reads.

Having written three books I've discovered that there's a bitter little clique of angry people who try to sabotage book review ratings ...

www.thebookseller.com/news/authors...

Authors hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated

Authors are being hit by negative reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated, with the review site allegedly failing to remove reviews.

www.thebookseller.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jun 24

This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · Jun 24

I don’t quite get the demand for Australian politicians to keep up a constant, immediate and trenchant moral commentary on selected world events. Why? To what end?

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Jane Birdwatcher @janebirdwatcher.bsky.social · Jun 24

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Every now & then I dip into Bluesky. Every time I'm faced with a barrage of incredibly poorly constructed criticisms of the Labor govt and Albo.Usually about a war we have no part in. X/Twitter is far more diverse & nuanced if you curate your feed. Bye again.

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