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Eric Olthwaite's Strayan Cousin
@olthwaiteeric.bsky.social
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A bit boring
Interests: Precipitation, shovels, black puddings
Relationship: Enid Bag, it's complicated
Work History: Bank robber, Mayor ⸸💉x6 #auspol
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Eric Olthwaite's Strayan Cousin @olthwaiteeric.bsky.social · Nov 13
Me on BlueSky vs me on Twitter
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olthwaiteeric.bsky.social
These are the only 2 photos from the Brisbane Times about Hanson's Rally today. #Auspol

Was the turnout really this bad?
January 26, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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tomadelsbach.bsky.social
They k*lled him to distract you from this.

#AlexPretti
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 AM
olthwaiteeric.bsky.social
Is it just me or is this creepy as fvck? #Auspol
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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slackbastard.bsky.social
'March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.'

Bro. No.

www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Police step up security as Melbourne braces for Australia Day protest and counterprotest
Anti-immigration protesters and Invasion Day demonstrators are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on Monday.
www.theage.com.au
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
"Always Was, Always Will Be ... Aboriginal Land"

John Paul Janke explains where the phrase comes from, what it challenges, and why it still matters today.

#auspol #InvasionDay
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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lucyham.bsky.social
Thanks for turning out in big numbers #Naarm to acknowledge that the 26th was the date of the colonial invasion of the country we call Australia. The national use of the date is recent. We don’t have to party of the day that signalled the start of genocide. #SurvivalDay #Auspol #Melbourne
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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docbaty.bsky.social
This is how you illustrate an article about extreme heat. None of this 'day at the beach' bullshit

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Intense heat could smash temperature records in south-east Australia with catastrophic fire danger forecast
High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40C
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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barbarapocock.bsky.social
The Greens are deeply concerned about CSIRO’s funding following successive cuts. We must do all we can to save the CSIRO. Science matters & it must be sufficiently resourced with public funds, to ensure science & research is independent and free of commercialisation.

www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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tomadelsbach.bsky.social
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana 1905
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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climate200.bsky.social
Will Australians continue to enjoy genuine choice at the next election? 🗳️ ⚖️

@simonahac.bsky.social weighs in on new laws that aim to entrench the major party duopoly at a time when Australians are asking for something different.

Learn more here → www.climate200.com.au/the-fair-ele...
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
In the Commonwealth under Labor and the Coalition, if you are a senior mate, you always fail upwards. Defence Secretary Moriarty has overseen procurement disasters and scandals, the AUKUS debacle and recruitment fails - so next stop Washington of course.
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Hilarious. Gotta keep paying for those subs we’ll never get.
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
olthwaiteeric.bsky.social
A famous black and white photo of Auschwitz with the gate (Work sets you free) replaced with Make America Great Again.
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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brentterhune.bsky.social
Carrying a gun is not illegal and in fact, many would say it’s the most patriotic thing you can do. What is illegal is executing a man after you’ve taken his gun and he poses no immediate threat. It was murder plain and simple.
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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jeffrueter.bsky.social
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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bop.bsky.social
Can you add this one? www.reddit.com/r/law/commen...
From the law community on Reddit: New video of 1/24 ICE shooting shows victim had both hands on the ground when shot
Explore this post and more from the law community
www.reddit.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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socialistdogmom.bsky.social
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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tomadelsbach.bsky.social
This is where we're at now.

Alex Pretti: 1989 - 2026
Tank Man of Tiananmen Square: disappeared June 5th, 1989

#AlexPretti
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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lacieb1.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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babs05.bsky.social
True. I was about to tweet how much I loved #TheTraitors but then I thought what's the point, no one's going to see. So I didn't. I just posted here. I hope I'm not suppressed here for posting #FreePalestine

x.com/warintel4u/s...
January 24, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
2026 headlines brought to you by Woodside, Santos, Labor and the Coalition. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and their grifters and $$ out of politics.
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
It is unbelievable that Australian taxpayers are paying to send two former Defence Ministers, now weapons industry lobbyists, to the UAE and Saudi Arabia to spruik their clients and arms sales into the region. Unbelievable except it’s business as usual for Labor and the Coalition
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Tim Kaine is a NO on the funding bill 💥

Every Democrat should be a NO on funding ICE’s cruelty, family separation, abuse, and disappearances.

SHUT IT DOWN.
NOT ONE MORE DIME.
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
At a time when ICE is rounding up 5-year-olds, terrorizing communities and killing American citizens, the last thing we should be doing is increasing its funding.

I will vote NO on the upcoming spending bill to fund Trump's domestic army.
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM