Michael Mangold
@michaelmangold.bsky.social
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Re-watching 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich' on Netflix.
It is profoundly shocking the victims, ingnored by AG Pam Bondi, have still not found true justice.
And so many more stories not told.
It is profoundly shocking the victims, ingnored by AG Pam Bondi, have still not found true justice.
And so many more stories not told.
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Re-watching 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich' on Netflix.
It is profoundly shocking the victims, ingnored by AG Pam Bondi, have still not found true justice.
And so many more stories not told.
It is profoundly shocking the victims, ingnored by AG Pam Bondi, have still not found true justice.
And so many more stories not told.
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Memoir of my 50yrs in public health research & advocacy. #Tobacco #GunControl #WindFarms #advocacy #Heresies #RhinoHide Free open access link in this review www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Simon Chapman AO: A lifetime of public health advocacy
A look at Simon Chapman's five decades of public health advocacy, exposing industry influence and championing evidence-driven social change. Download his new book.
www.sydney.edu.au
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Memoir of my 50yrs in public health research & advocacy. #Tobacco #GunControl #WindFarms #advocacy #Heresies #RhinoHide Free open access link in this review www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
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My local Independent member for Mackellar, NSW @sophiescamps.bsky.social
Proud of her, thanks Sophie!
Proud of her, thanks Sophie!
Sophie Scamps MP:
"At the very time the Government is welcoming President Herzog into Parliament House, with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags, Israel is moving to extend the illegal occupation of the West Bank thus undermining the hope for a two-state solution."
"At the very time the Government is welcoming President Herzog into Parliament House, with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags, Israel is moving to extend the illegal occupation of the West Bank thus undermining the hope for a two-state solution."
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
My local Independent member for Mackellar, NSW @sophiescamps.bsky.social
Proud of her, thanks Sophie!
Proud of her, thanks Sophie!
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QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after its axing
Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.
www.smh.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
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A bit of a NSW parable;
no one cleaning up the horse shit on the footpath after massive police presence at impromptu demonstration outside police Centre in Surry Hill…
no one cleaning up the horse shit on the footpath after massive police presence at impromptu demonstration outside police Centre in Surry Hill…
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A bit of a NSW parable;
no one cleaning up the horse shit on the footpath after massive police presence at impromptu demonstration outside police Centre in Surry Hill…
no one cleaning up the horse shit on the footpath after massive police presence at impromptu demonstration outside police Centre in Surry Hill…
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Seriously Sydney Morning Herald...
"What Tony Abbott reckons" is about the last thing I'll be reading today (or pretty much any day).
Saw the headline. Enough already.
"What Tony Abbott reckons" is about the last thing I'll be reading today (or pretty much any day).
Saw the headline. Enough already.
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Seriously Sydney Morning Herald...
"What Tony Abbott reckons" is about the last thing I'll be reading today (or pretty much any day).
Saw the headline. Enough already.
"What Tony Abbott reckons" is about the last thing I'll be reading today (or pretty much any day).
Saw the headline. Enough already.
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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oooh, a new Kudelka!
Always the anticipation for a laugh, a well-aimed kick to the conscience or a reminder of life's joys... and he never missed me, not once.
But oh, I shall so miss him!!
Always the anticipation for a laugh, a well-aimed kick to the conscience or a reminder of life's joys... and he never missed me, not once.
But oh, I shall so miss him!!
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
oooh, a new Kudelka!
Always the anticipation for a laugh, a well-aimed kick to the conscience or a reminder of life's joys... and he never missed me, not once.
But oh, I shall so miss him!!
Always the anticipation for a laugh, a well-aimed kick to the conscience or a reminder of life's joys... and he never missed me, not once.
But oh, I shall so miss him!!
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There’s some cosmic bingo tea towel out there that has a square for ‘too young, too funny, too decent’.
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
There’s some cosmic bingo tea towel out there that has a square for ‘too young, too funny, too decent’.
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AUS in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse thanks largely to Scott Morrison’s initiatives.
Seriously; is there anything this man hasn’t fucked up for AUS?
Seriously; is there anything this man hasn’t fucked up for AUS?
Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
AUS in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse thanks largely to Scott Morrison’s initiatives.
Seriously; is there anything this man hasn’t fucked up for AUS?
Seriously; is there anything this man hasn’t fucked up for AUS?
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Vale, Jon Kudelka.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Vale, Jon Kudelka.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
And as always, Fuck Cancer.
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Pepper spraying citizens in streets….straight out of the American handbook. Shame on you Australia…
That’s the smell of social cohesion in the air, and eyes and throats, I guess. This is so predictable. “Australia news live: Police use pepper spray as Sydney protesters attempt to march; thousands rally in Melbourne to oppose Isaac Herzog’s visit” www.theguardian.com/aust%E2%80%9...
Australia news live: police use pepper spray as Sydney protesters attempt to march; thousands rally in Melbourne to oppose Isaac Herzog’s visit
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Pepper spraying citizens in streets….straight out of the American handbook. Shame on you Australia…
You do it for love! Love of your genre, love of your subjects (who would love you), love of your readers who love reading your books. Louisa waits, Elizabeth watches: www.textpublishing.com.au/books/elizab...
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
You do it for love! Love of your genre, love of your subjects (who would love you), love of your readers who love reading your books. Louisa waits, Elizabeth watches: www.textpublishing.com.au/books/elizab...
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Editorial: Tell me Australia, which is worse: signing bombs or making anti-bomb signs? preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Editorial: Tell me Australia, which is worse: signing bombs or making anti-bomb signs? preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
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Is the Deloitte report public?
📢 Amanda Camm repeatedly said she was kept in the dark by the department.
👉 Bot to check Bluesky account creation dates
👉 Bot to check Bluesky account creation dates
Kids put at risk by IT bungle, minister says as ‘damning’ findings revealed
www.smh.com.au
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Is the Deloitte report public?
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Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
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NSW Health has now closed 66 illegal tobacconists, seized stock for 3 months since law reforms kicked in Oct '25. Four recent ones in the Newtown/Enmore area where it's wall-to-wall. Many more to come. Xmas holidays & Bondi police duty diversion slowed things www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Page...
Tobacco and smoking - Tobacco closure orders register
View the NSW register of premises issued closure orders under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 for illicit tobacco, illegal vaping, or unlicensed sales.
www.health.nsw.gov.au
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
NSW Health has now closed 66 illegal tobacconists, seized stock for 3 months since law reforms kicked in Oct '25. Four recent ones in the Newtown/Enmore area where it's wall-to-wall. Many more to come. Xmas holidays & Bondi police duty diversion slowed things www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Page...
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India & EU sign massive free trade deal in a huge 'up yours' to Trump's protectionism. This was inevitable. When China does likewise, Trump will look like the economic illiterate he is. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Historic trade deal rejects Trump’s chaotic protectionism – Asian Media Report
The mother of all trade deals to America’s new defence strategy, the dismissal of a PLA princeling, Prabowo’s Peace Board support, ASEAN’s rejection of Myanmar junta’s poll victory and the deadly seri...
johnmenadue.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
India & EU sign massive free trade deal in a huge 'up yours' to Trump's protectionism. This was inevitable. When China does likewise, Trump will look like the economic illiterate he is. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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I’m very much looking forward to hosting this panel discussion about censorship, free speech and the rise of authoritarianism at the Newcastle Writers Festival on 28 March.
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I’m very much looking forward to hosting this panel discussion about censorship, free speech and the rise of authoritarianism at the Newcastle Writers Festival on 28 March.
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French health watchdog flags heart, respiratory risk from vapes as use grows. www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
French watchdog flags heart, lung and cancer risks as vape use grows
Vaping poses possible heart, lung and cancer risks, France’s national health agency warned on Wednesday, as it raised concerns about long-term use and the growing appeal of e-cigarettes among teenager...
www.rfi.fr
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
French health watchdog flags heart, respiratory risk from vapes as use grows. www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
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Good on the MUA.
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Good on the MUA.
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🎈Celebrating World Read Aloud Day!🎈 So fun today to zoom in to read a chapter from BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU to two six grade classes at Polly Ryon Middle School in Richmond, Texas. Great questions from the kids! #WRAD #kidlitnonfiction
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
🎈Celebrating World Read Aloud Day!🎈 So fun today to zoom in to read a chapter from BOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU to two six grade classes at Polly Ryon Middle School in Richmond, Texas. Great questions from the kids! #WRAD #kidlitnonfiction
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
I told the kids they got an exclusive! Pub date is March 24.
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They didn’t draw the line on gun control after Sandy Hook, well before a convicted felon became POTUS, why would they draw the line on this level of depravity? Children don’t seem to be much of a concern to the powerful in America.
Hideous country
Hideous country
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
They didn’t draw the line on gun control after Sandy Hook, well before a convicted felon became POTUS, why would they draw the line on this level of depravity? Children don’t seem to be much of a concern to the powerful in America.
Hideous country
Hideous country
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Wonderful Chris Sidoti is dropping very big truth bombs all over Herzog’s visit on the ABC.
‘It’s a mistake. it’s nuts’
One of the most divisive figures in the world’ #auspol
‘It’s a mistake. it’s nuts’
One of the most divisive figures in the world’ #auspol
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Wonderful Chris Sidoti is dropping very big truth bombs all over Herzog’s visit on the ABC.
‘It’s a mistake. it’s nuts’
One of the most divisive figures in the world’ #auspol
‘It’s a mistake. it’s nuts’
One of the most divisive figures in the world’ #auspol
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Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds www.sbs.com.au/language/hin...
Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds
A Commonwealth Ombudsman report has found Services Australia knowingly breached child support laws for six years, denying payments to parents with less than 35 per cent care. At least 16,600 people we...
www.sbs.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Services Australia 'knowingly breached' child support laws for six years, Ombudsman report finds www.sbs.com.au/language/hin...