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neil1808.bsky.social
@neil1808.bsky.social
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Apologies for the sarcasm but I can't help myself. It's probably best to assume I'm being sarcastic unless there's a frowny face. Descriptions of pictures available but as 99.99% of people who look at my profile can see, I'll wait for requests.
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neil1808.bsky.social
neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 47m
No country or group would react well to one officer making a unilateral decision to release privileged information.

Provided the perpetrators of the alleged crime are prosecuted too I have no problem with Israel cracking down on leaks.
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 13h
EVs aren't really good for the environment. They're just not as bad as the alternatives.
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 15h
Barnaby thinks he's done quite well by shifting the argument on climate change.

What he's actually done is change the talk from a discussion between the ALP & LNP to an argument between the far right & centrist MPs in the LNP.

That's not good for RWNJs.

www.news.com.au/national/pol...
#Auspol
www.news.com.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 16h
Seven's probably closer to the truth. The figure of eleven came from an AI search.

www.thoughtco.com/donald-trump...
The Details About the 6 Donald Trump Corporate Bankruptcies
Find out which of Donald Trump's companies went bankrupt. See how many times Trump has sought bankruptcy protection for his ventures.
www.thoughtco.com
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 16h
Ninety out of 212 countries generate a higher proportion of their power with renewables than Australia but the LNP isn't happy.

They think that means we're ahead of the curve.

#Auspol #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of countries by renewable electricity production - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 16h
The whole purpose of head injury assessments is to prevent these kind of incidents.

Was it really bad luck, bad regulations or bad #medical staff that allowed Katoa to continue playing?

#RugbyLeague #health
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'I feel a bit angry': Ex-player condemns handling of Katoa concussion
Former NRL star Shaun Johnson has called for heads to roll after the "scary" incidents that saw Eliesa Katoa requiring oxygen pitchside after suffering three head knocks in Tonga's clash with New Zeal...
www.abc.net.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 17h
I don't think debtors' prisons where you stayed until someone paid off your debt were much better.

(Charles Dickens lived in one as a child)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors...
Debtors' prison - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 17h
Those arguing that countries with higher #renewable energy usage pay more for power ignore a basic fact.

It is first world countries like Norway, Denmark, Canada & Australia that have embraced green power - Of course they pay more.

#Auspol #climate
ourworldindata.org/renewable-en...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 20h
Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 19h
The news about horse races is depressingly familiar so here's an old story:

How many animals have to die to allow humans to get drunk & party?

#MelbourneCup
www.mamamia.com.au/melbourne-cu...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Today's Melbourne Cup was, sadly, an anomaly.
The 2021 race is only the third since 2013 to pass without a fatality.
www.mamamia.com.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 1d
TBH it's very difficult to flee any genocide.

Prescient Jewish people who fled early could but by 1939 escape from Germany was difficult.

That's the reason for treaties that have since been hijacked by economic migrants.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
booksthatslay.com/voyage-of-th...
Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says: ‘People cannot escape’
Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’
www.theguardian.com
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 1d
The network operator isn't instructing them to give power away due to altruism.

There's too much energy in the system when solar power output is at its peak & they want to distribute it.
#auspol
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 1d
I know that in general older people get more cantankerous & selfish as they age but could the LNP win an election without a credible strategy to stabilise the #climate.

#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Liberals shifting towards dumping net zero, despite moderate faction fears
The centre of debate inside the Liberals appears to be shifting towards dumping net zero, as a tumultuous debate unfolds following the Nationals' decision to formally abandon the 2050 target.
www.abc.net.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 1d
Andrew Windsor's disastrous interview & the refusal to release the #Epstein files suggests there is fire under all the smoke.

But it's typical of #Trump to sympathise with the suspected perpetrators rather than the victims of abuse.

#Auspol #crime
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Trump says pressure over Epstein scandal was 'terrible thing' for UK royals
Donald Trump says he felt badly for the British royal family after King Charles stripped his brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his title as prince amid mounting pressure over his ties to convicted...
www.abc.net.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 1d
The generation that made us all pay individually for education & a whole range of other services is being asked to do the same with aged care.

What's bad for the goose is equally bad for the gander.

#Auspol #Agedcare #elderly
michaelwest.com.au/pay-per-show...
Pay per shower: fully-funded aged care turns market-driven aged support - Michael West
The new Support at Home Program for the elderly is introducing a 'free market' transactional aged care system. It's a retrograde step.
michaelwest.com.au
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Gina is expected to fly all of the Nationals in her private jet to her mansion to thank them for their services to the electorate of Rinehart. #auspol
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Animal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 2d
NUP TO THE CUP ⛔️

175 dead horses.

That’s the number in a DeathWatch report from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) for the 24/25 racing season (see below).

Please like and share, sending this message to all Australians and our governments.

#AusPol #MelbourneCup #NuptotheCup
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 3d
In a 7 year period of the Melbourne Cup, 6 horses were killed at the event.

The racing industry is hiding the deaths.

Melbourne Cup is animal cruelty. It's not something to celebrate.

Don't wear fancy hats. Don't hold an office sweep.

Please like / share.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol
These are the falls and deaths racing doesn't want you to see
For years, the racing industry has been quietly removing falls and deaths from its replays. Now, industry insiders are speaking out.
www.abc.net.au
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Bob Schnell @quickschnell.bsky.social · 3d
If there is a hell there is a reservation for these monsters...
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 2d
The top rate may have been 80% but before Keating, accountants used to say that paying tax in Australia was optional.

#Auspol
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 3d
Littleproud's the leader but is he bound to follow the party room decision?

Do you know which National MPs & Senators support this decision?

#Auspol
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 3d
I'd have to check with her but I think my mum has been pen-friends with Heidi who lives in #Mainz, for a little longer.

They were matched in a post war ensure-the-kids-don't-hate each other programme.

#UK #Germany
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Pen pals for 60 years, Joy and Diane live on opposite sides of the world
Sixty years ago in Canada, 12-year-old Diane Hatt went searching for a pen pal in Australia. She found one in South Australian Joy Doevendans and they've become best friends.
www.abc.net.au
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 3d
I presume by 'good leaders', #Abbott means #aboriginal Australians whose world views are as warped as his.

I don't believe A constitutional voice to parliament would have been helpful even if it had won support but The Department of Aboriginal Affairs should regularly survey people & advise the PM.
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 3d
#Trump is sued often & does lose on occasions but he's managed to organise his affairs in such a way as to avoid overly serious problems.

I don't know USA law well enough but he's filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 11 times.
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neil1808.bsky.social @neil1808.bsky.social · 3d
'Taking out the trash' is a concept that predates social media.

It'd have to be a crazy PR manager who gave the public the whole weekend to judge & convict with little official input.
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