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Prof Matt Haggis 🐀 🍉
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Prof Matt Haggis 🐀 🍉 @matthaggis666.bsky.social · Nov 12
“In the old free days all I wanted was a sharp sword and a straight path to my enemies. Now no paths are straight and my sword is useless.”
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jonathan-cook.bsky.social
Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:

* killed 345 Palestinians,

* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,

* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.

All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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joshtaylor.bsky.social
lol X is a hellhole but sometime still amusing
A tweet from Senator Andrew Bragg asking "Why is YouTube being banned? Is this still Australia? #redtape" It has a community note stating: He voted for the bill that made it possible
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
matthaggis666.bsky.social
Let's face it, there's not much difference between the Nationals and One Nation. #auspol
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Isn't it great that because our gas market is open to the world, our electricity prices have gone up because Russia invaded Ukraine and sent gas prices soaring??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Charts showing that household electricity and gas prices move together
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
So ... a dangerous abuser accuses his partner or ex-partner of a violent crime (this is common) & get the cops to charge her, usual delays until it's dropped/heard and now the govt will cut off the accused's entitlements, making her - & her children - wholly dependent on her abuser? Get out of it.
jeremypoxon.bsky.social Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 3d
New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime

@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today

Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
"Labor’s plan to cancel the welfare benefits of people accused of serious violence or sexual offences has come under fire by more than 100 academic and legal experts. “This represents a dangerous departure from fundamental legal principles that underpin Australia’s social security and criminal justice systems,” the 116 signatories wrote in the letter to be tabled by independent Senator Lidia Thorpe in parliament on Monday. The so-called Schedule 5 amendment was quietly tacked onto an unrelated bill previously introduced by Social Services Tanya Plibersek in late October with no announcement or prior notice by the government."
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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kudelka.bsky.social
Just once it would be a comfort if an ALP member actually lived up to their sacred principles rather than squibbing them at the first opportunity. Otherwise they should wind up the whole thing and stop taking up space.
kazcooke.bsky.social Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 3d
So ... a dangerous abuser accuses his partner or ex-partner of a violent crime (this is common) & get the cops to charge her, usual delays until it's dropped/heard and now the govt will cut off the accused's entitlements, making her - & her children - wholly dependent on her abuser? Get out of it.
jeremypoxon.bsky.social Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 3d
New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime

@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today

Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
If you wonder why we have been banging on about how the LNP are utterly irrelevant to govt policy, just look at today's deal on the EPBC Act.

We really do not need to care about what Sussan Ley thinks
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The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
matthaggis666.bsky.social
So O'Brien will vote to cease the negative gearing and CGT discount rorts? Great news. #auspol
grogsgamut.bsky.social Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d
Just look at this horseshit focus group blather.

O'Brien has no clue about real people so he has to make one up to empathize with.

Elon talking to Grok level shite
I'm actually here today to talk about Jess. Jess is 38 years of age. She's married to Mat, and together, they're raising their two little children. One in primary school and one in kindy. And they're doing it pretty tough right now. They rent a little 2-bedroom town house in the outer suburbs. Their girls are sharing a bedroom. And their lounge room is really more of a play room with the toys piled up all over the place. They dream of one day buying a place of their own. But every time Jess checks the online mortgage calculator, the numbers just do not add up. This is not how Jess thought life would be, and she's angry, because if the Australian dream of homeownership is out of reach for her, well, her children will have Buckley's chance of even having the dream in the first place. In recent years, their rent has gone up by 20%. Electricity bills - 40%. And their weekly grocery shop is now nearly $300. Jess is working her tail off and looking after the kids at the same time. But it feels futile. Mat does long hours as a bricky and does odd jobs on the side to treat the kids here and there. And if worry about the kids weren't enough - Jess's dad has Alzheimer's. And her mum is struggling right now to care for him at home. This is the Australian story of 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Just look at this horseshit focus group blather.

O'Brien has no clue about real people so he has to make one up to empathize with.

Elon talking to Grok level shite
I'm actually here today to talk about Jess. Jess is 38 years of age. She's married to Mat, and together, they're raising their two little children. One in primary school and one in kindy. And they're doing it pretty tough right now. They rent a little 2-bedroom town house in the outer suburbs. Their girls are sharing a bedroom. And their lounge room is really more of a play room with the toys piled up all over the place. They dream of one day buying a place of their own. But every time Jess checks the online mortgage calculator, the numbers just do not add up. This is not how Jess thought life would be, and she's angry, because if the Australian dream of homeownership is out of reach for her, well, her children will have Buckley's chance of even having the dream in the first place. In recent years, their rent has gone up by 20%. Electricity bills - 40%. And their weekly grocery shop is now nearly $300. Jess is working her tail off and looking after the kids at the same time. But it feels futile. Mat does long hours as a bricky and does odd jobs on the side to treat the kids here and there. And if worry about the kids weren't enough - Jess's dad has Alzheimer's. And her mum is struggling right now to care for him at home. This is the Australian story of 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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deniseshrivell.bsky.social
Quick heads up!

Cheryl, Noely, Ronni & I - are chatting about our #auspol year & looking at the year ahead - for SpinProof - *LIVE* this Friday at midday (AEDT) right here > www.podbean.com/lsw/zqEWRi85...

Hope you can join us.
Cheryl, Noely and Ronni wrap the year for SpinProof | Podbean Livestream
Join us for a special SpinProof live podcast where Cheryl, Noely, Ronni and Denise share their highlights and lowlights of yet another #auspol year and look ahead to 2026. Always a worthwhile and ente...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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cathywilcox.bsky.social
Exactly the same playbook as with the Voice. “Confusing”…”divisive”. Those fossil fuel lobbyists are working hard.
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
"Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians" by Matt Saunders #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians
Ed Husic’s ‘breaking ranks with Labor’ speech in parliament yesterday which claimed gas exporters are profiteering from Australians and driving up domestic energy prices, is right on the money and wel...
thepoint.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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kudelka.bsky.social
Every day this government is more of a disappointment thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
matthaggis666.bsky.social
Hmm I wonder why Labor would do this? It's a mystery... #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
David Pocock says PM ‘seems to be holding up’ gambling ad reform – as it happened
This blog is now closed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
matthaggis666.bsky.social
Kids, don't do drugs. #auspol
wapplehouse.bsky.social Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 3d
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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wapplehouse.bsky.social
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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deniseshrivell.bsky.social
The Albanese Labor Government has betrayed us all.

Despite all evidence to the contrary they think a single piece of legislation can solve issues with social media - but ignore evidence on solutions for gambling harms.

We’ve been betrayed! 😞😞 #auspol #qt
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
matthaggis666.bsky.social
Rapidly moving from disgust in Labor to contemptuous disgust. #auspol
richarddenniss.bsky.social Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 2d
The Albanese government has signed up to a commitment to phase out fossil fuels…and to achieve that goal….it says we need more fossil fuels…FFS

Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australia’s gas bonanza is for corporate super-profits, not climate superheroes
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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kudelka.bsky.social
Another day of the Anthony Albanese Disappointment Advent Calendar
richarddenniss.bsky.social Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 2d
The Albanese government has signed up to a commitment to phase out fossil fuels…and to achieve that goal….it says we need more fossil fuels…FFS

Climate denial is not confined to the hard right of Australian politics

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australia’s gas bonanza is for corporate super-profits, not climate superheroes
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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politikarma.bsky.social
As Murray Watt’s home state of QLD wakes from vicious storms that wrought significant damage, he’s working with @albomp.bsky.social to ram through business-friendly faux environmental reforms.
Several decades ago CSIRO (which Labor is gutting) predicted these effects of climate change.
SHAME
#auspol
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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claudia-sahm.bsky.social
privatize the gains and socialize the costs ftw.
ersquare.bsky.social R @ersquare.bsky.social · 2d
A story in 3 acts:
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
The shit this guy gets away with is stunning. Transplant the exact same words into Scott Morrison's mouth and we get 300 debunks and fact checks in response
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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sarahkendzior.bsky.social
From 2020: Comey doesn't want Trump to be investigated because doesn't want his own activity to be investigated. Comey spent his tenure at the FBI protecting a mafia syndicate linked to the Kremlin -- a mafia syndicate two other former FBI heads went on to serve.

-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
Why thank you -- I do think it was nice of me to provide a large free excerpt of a book you'd normally have to pay for! No I'm not copying it all out manually. If you want to go ahead. Hiding in Plain sight book cover
May 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
"Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again" @jack-thrower.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251124-...
Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again
If Albanese is serious about ‘progressive patriotism’ he could start by prioritising the livelihoods of Australians over the profits of gambling companies.
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
Albanese basically just blurting out ExxonMobil / Woodside Energy talking points - but because it's Albanese, it doesn't get debunked in the article text.

youtu.be/iclIVwl8KIA?...
2 wondering how that kind of fits with the 8:54 government's future gas strategy which 8:55 states that natural gas will be needed 8:57 to 2050 and beyond a fossil fuel. 9:00 Well, it is needed. It's a part of the 9:02 transition uh which is occurring. What 9:05 you need uh to back up renewables is 9:08 firming capacity. That's what's enabling 9:10 the investment to occur and uh all of uh 9:14 the energy experts. So the cheapest form 9:18 of transition is renewables backed by 9:20 gas, backed by hydro, backed by 9:23 batteries. That's Australia's position. 9:25 But this statement, we're told, is the 9:27 strongest language on phasing out fossil 9:29 fuels that Australia has ever supported. 9:31 So if we're talking about signing up to 9:32 international declarations, on phasing 9:34 out fossil fuels, but acknowledging that 9:35 we're still going to be needing natural 22 that now that you've signed up to this 10:23 declaration that there'd be movement on 10:25 tapering off coal exports or gas exports 10:28 or or gas in general? You're saying 10:30 that's not the case? 10:31 No. Okay.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM