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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 14h

When the heroes at Stats NZ are screaming at the world to take notice. A clear separation between the cost of living for the wealthy and sorted folks who are seeing a rapid easing, and the bottom-feeders who are getting properly screwed.

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 3h

Wow, an incredibly clever cartoon!

Agnes Mack @agnessmack.bsky.social · 14h

David Pope in Canberra Times

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Quentin Dempster @quentindempster.bsky.social · 19h

My fellow Australians: if you want to help the ‘fair go’ Australian ethos please join/support Whistleblowers Australia. Hair raising case histories; HR is not your friend; gaslighting; Robodebt aftermath; the abject failures of our National Anti Corruption Commission = it’s all there. Only $25 p.a.

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GoughWhitlam'sGhost™️ @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 18h

Paedophilia just didn't start in childcare centres in May 2022.
People have to realise this.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 7h

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Lofgren: Now, instead of the president weighing in, we’ve got him doing weird little dances as he lands in Asia, and he’s missing in action. The Senate is refusing to negotiate across party lines, and the House of Representatives isn’t even meeting. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like this.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

“Dysfunctional government” doesn’t even begin to describe this.

1.4 million civilian federal employees didn’t get a paycheck. And the part no one’s talking about: even if the government reopens tomorrow, we’ll be right back on the edge by November 21—the next shutdown deadline.

Chaos on repeat.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 17h

Chris Bowen “I thank the honourable member for his question, but I disagree with the premise just like I disagree with him that climate change isn’t primarily caused by human activity” 🤣 #QT

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 3h

She always backs the wrong horse. 🎠🎠🎠

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 3h

Ley's poor political judgement on display again .

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Josh Butler @joshbutler.bsky.social · 13h

Australian Jewish groups weren’t lining up to endorse Ley’s Joy Division criticisms on Tuesday. Contacted for comment, none of the major community organisations chose to back her criticisms of Albanese’s T-shirt

It featured an album released 46 years ago
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sussan Ley goes after Anthony Albanese’s Joy Division T-shirt as the Coalition tears itself apart, again

While the opposition leader criticised the prime minister’s clothing as a ‘profound failure of judgment’, Albanese posted he was ‘getting things done’

www.theguardian.com

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 3h

Sussan Ley again shows her poor political judgement. And how out of touch the Liberals are. Pathetic. Interesting Albo treads her with kid gloves, but in QT yesterday Richard Marles as acting PM, gave her a good and well deserved whack! 😎

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h

Our new health insurance premium feels more like a shakedown‼️

Thank you, @politicsgirl.bsky.social , for sharing your story. You’re right—there are millions like you.

Our new premium is over $3K/month for a family of three. Could we scrape it together? Maybe. Should we have to? No.

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 3h

Kos Samaras on why the Coalition can't win without "losing itself". Fascinating research. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Why the Coalition can’t win without losing itself

The Coalition faces not a messaging challenge but a structural impossibility. Voters abandoning them won’t be satisfied by marginally tougher rhetoric.

johnmenadue.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

If you think Trump can’t misuse the nuclear codes because "people would stop him" well those same people just watched him bulldoze a wing of the White House.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

THE LIES‼️

Trump forced through the East Wing demolition by firing three members of Biden’s planning committee and replacing them with his own loyalists. Now his handpicked insiders control a quiet but powerful board that decides what happens to the White House itself.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop

Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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jaquix173🦋 @jaquix173.bsky.social · 19h

Good question! I found it hard to understand why so many Americans fell for this conman in the first place !

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

In case facts still matter

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.

I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.

If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

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