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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · 4d

A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/AvroMt22oClX...

Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 11d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 14d

“Some of the people responsible for robo-debt are working outside the public service and not sanctioned by legal boards as far as I know, and some who designed robo-debt are still in the public service in compliance and audit roles. How can that be?”

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 14d

I also really enjoy this headline www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

How robo-debt turned this prize-winning author into a ‘vengeful god’

Rick Morton has won a Prime Minister’s Literary Award for his non-fiction book Mean Streak. He’d trade it all for justice for the victims.

www.smh.com.au

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Sep 7

Country folk shouldn't rely on govt handouts, propping up the logging industry.

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polillitam G.M. 💙🦋🦋🦋 @polillitam.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · Sep 6

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This is antithetical to good functioning democracy.

Labor is proposing dramatic new restrictions on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests – including the blanket refusal of many requests.
Sign now please.

Stop the FOI attack

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · Sep 6

Very disappointing @albomp.bsky.social. You weren't elected to make an @australianlabor.bsky.social government ethically indistinguishable from a Scott Morrison government. getup.to/eNwKgtJCnMMck Please sign #auspol

Stop the FOI attack

██████████ [redacted] – Stop Labor's attack on our right to know!

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Sign the Petition

Deport New Zealand born immigrant Thomas Sewell

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Aug 20

She's just normally wearing her massive cunt hat.

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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · Aug 19

The super rich aren't smart. They have no idea how dangerous the situation is

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Aug 8

We could have had Jodi McKay. Instead we have this flog. He and whoever supports him should be fired into the sun.

Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Demand Stricter Bail Laws to End Violence Against Women

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · Aug 2

An Israeli soldier from the Golani brigade has testified under oath at the Knesset that 10/7 was a false flag, and that he was ordered to stand down from 5:20am to 9am the day of the attack.

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Kent Parkstreet, Laird of Doofus @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · Aug 3

Had to double check this article was really on the ABC News site.

#AusPol

Hike taxes on the oligopolies extracting 'rent' from Australia's economy

The Productivity Commission says we should hike taxes on oligopolies and cut taxes on small businesses if we want the economy to flourish.

www.abc.net.au

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Have you seen this petition yet?

Fire / Investigate Police Officer Holly Hunter Romero

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Wolfcat 🥄 @wolfcat.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hey Australia... this is what we have to look forward to.

🏳️‍⚧️ June Licinio ✡️ @jwlicinio.bsky.social · Jul 25

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit

what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

Post on /r/transgenderUK entitled “Reddit now censors LGBTQ+ content under OFCOM’s new ‘Online Safety Act’”

post text:
“I honestly can't even think of words to describe how vile this is. Here's a screenshot of what I now see when I search "lgbt" with my VPN switched off. Occasionally a banner appears at the top of the screen saying something about needing to verify ID to access "mature content" but the button doesn't even work. The fact that we're now considered "mature content" makes me feel sick.”

The screenshot referenced in the previous image, showing the results of a search on Reddit for the term LGBT. No results from LGBT-specific subreddits appear; instead, posts from /r/Conservative, /r/Islam, /r/JustUnsubbed, etc are highlighted.

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Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social · Jul 21

Rule 52: Justifying Biking Investment

Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects.

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Sign the Petition

Australia Urgently Needs A National Strategy For The Care and Treatment Of Birth Injuries.

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Jun 30

What could possibly go wrong...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · Jun 30

“I’m five foot one. I weigh about 45 kilos. I was engaged in peaceful protest, and my interactions with NSW Police have left me potentially without vision in my right eye, permanently”
- Hannah Thomas

The right to protest is under serious threat. #auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/30/h...

Australia's protester crackdown didn't start with Hannah Thomas — and it won't end with her

The injuries sustained by the former Greens candidate are just the latest event in Australia's crackdown on the right to protest.

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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · Jun 30

tweet from Brian Allen, @allenanalysis

BREAKING: President Trump is threatening to withhold U.S. military aid to Israel unless Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trial is dropped or Netanyahu is pardoned.

He publicly denounced the prosecution as a "witch hunt" and said "the U.S. is not going to stand for this", tying Israel's billions in annual about $3.8 billion-to the outcome of the trial.

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Michelleboganpants @michelleboganpants.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ah the brilliant mind is not so brilliant after all.
Drug addled, dog shit also springs to mind.

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Wild Colonial Girl wants war criminals out of Canberra. @colonialgirl.bsky.social · Jun 21

Murderers of civillians, including infants and children, walk among us.

Palestinian Australians are not safe.

None of us are safe if any of these war criminals are recruited into our armed services or police forces, which is common practice.

Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · Jun 20

Will the govt hold a war crimes inquiry into Australians serving w the IDF? @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social FOIs are back, they are stonewalling like crazy
Story by @yaakov-aharon.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/blood-from-a...

Blood from a stone. Govt rebuffs investigation over Australians serving in IDF - Michael West

After 14 months of monkey business the Australian Government has batted off FOI requests for advice on Australian citizens serving in the IDF

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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · Jun 21

And half a century later, the QLD Govt pledges MORE spending on nets, which sharks can swim under, but catch turtles and dolphins.

In NSW in 2023 - 90% of animals caught in shark nets were NOT sharks!

@Bhutan @damchey.bsky.social · Jun 21

Celebrating 50 years of Jaws, the film that redefined cinema! Discover behind-the-scenes stories, Spielberg’s genius, and why it still terrifies audiences.

Read More: internationalnewss.exblog.jp/33689248/

#Jaws50 #ClassicHorror #Spielberg #Blockbuster #MovieHistory

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