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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 31m

Labor up to its eyeballs in betting industry brown paper bags.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 2h

@australianlabor.bsky.social these shared values?

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 2h

A Parliamentary 'sports' club funded by the sports betting industry? What objection could anyone have to that? After all, you cannot corrupt the already corrupted. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Independent Sophie Scamps quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

www.theguardian.com

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 46m

Boris Johnson is a spiv? Tell me something new.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 53m

Gold! 🤣🤣🤣

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 1h

I would have thought that associating with anyone dressed like those three would be the equivalent of self-immolation.

Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 1h

#NaziAmerica.

Remember - police are never your friends.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 1h

Judge allows case against free speech brought by Zionists to proceed. Because hurting their feelings by telling the truth is more important than the awful truth of genocide itself.

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Judge allows Kostakidis ‘antisemitism’ case to proceed

Justice Stephen McDonald told the court, in the course of a six-minute hearing on Thursday, that the contention the Zionist Federation of Australia had no case against journalist Mary Kostakidis had t...

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 7h

Does anyone know if Orange Shittypants has congratulated Ms Machado yet?

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 8h

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 1d

I regretted missing this show @ SFMoMA, but it's coming to NY! "This December, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present 'Art of Noise,' an exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking designs that have shaped how people experience music over the past century."

“Art of Noise” Exhibition Tracing History of Music and Design to Open at Cooper Hewitt | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

This December, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present “Art of Noise,” an exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking designs that have shaped how people experience music over the past cen...

www.cooperhewitt.org

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 13h

I should bloody-well think so. Time for Australia to follow suit and outlaw IDF service for Israeli-Australians. Pick a passport and stick to it. Either you're Australian, or you're an IDF psychopath. You can't be both.

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19h

www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK

www.thecanary.co

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16h

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Mr.Kranky @mrkranky.bsky.social · 14h

The genocide will continue.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Ceasefire has begun but IDF to 'remain in Gaza to pressure Hamas'

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced a ceasefire in Gaza has come into force, as of midday local time (8pm AEDT).

www.abc.net.au

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elfdock.bsky.social @elfdock.bsky.social · 15h

Unfortunately, Environment Minister Murray Watt looks set to continue that track record, with news he’ll be negotiating to pass an overhaul of Australia’s nature laws with the Coalition, not the Greens. That pretty much tells you everything you need to know.

@gfelljones.bsky.social @20244202.bsky.social · 15h

Duopoly dictates on the environment. . .

Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

This shocking deal is a gross betrayal of millions of voters https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/this-shocking-deal-is-a-gross-betrayal-of-millions-of-voters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-shocking-deal-is-a-gross-betrayal-of-millions-of-voters #auspol

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Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 15h

Stephen Miller, Trump's slimy puppet master, peddles myths of unchecked presidential might while channeling Goebbels in rants against "enemies," embodying the vile rot of authoritarian delusions that outlast their doddering hosts. #MAGA