Rob Smith
@onyadon.bsky.social
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I've covered Olympics, World Cups, Cricket, Kangaroo tours, F1, Brit Opens, MotoGPs, Wimbledons, interest in politics/environment/music & I follow AFC Wimbledon
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“Being the party that feels the world’s pain is not a good answer to a president who invites his supporters to share the unalloyed joy of being able to inflict it.” — @fotoole.bsky.social on Kamala Harris’s new memoir
The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
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The National Press Club of Australia, which recently cancelled Chris Hedges' address, lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website.
21 of them are either part of the global arms industry or actively working on its behalf.
My latest. Click link to read: undueinfluence.substack.com/p/arms-indus...
21 of them are either part of the global arms industry or actively working on its behalf.
My latest. Click link to read: undueinfluence.substack.com/p/arms-indus...
Nationals members vote to ditch net zero target from party platform
Nationals members vote to ditch net zero target from party platform
Policy position diverging from senior Coalition partner expected to be formalised at Nationals partyroom meeting on Sunday morning
The Nationals grassroots members have voted to ditch net zero, setting the scene to formally scrap the target at a meeting on Sunday morning.
“We believe in reducing emissions, but not at any cost,” Nationals leader David Littleproud told the Nationals federal council on Saturday. Continue reading...
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“This is a criminal organization masquerading as a government,” says Ambassador James Story, the last American diplomat at the now-closed U.S. Embassy in Venezuela. cbsn.ws/47a1sbX
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Farewell to the people, places, food, culture and cats of Istanbul! Have only just scratched the surface of what this great city and Turkey has to offer, but it’s been a terrific experience and I hope to return one day. #İstanbul #europe2025
US President Donald Trump has explained a decision to postpone plans for a meeting in Hungary with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine war, telling reporters he doesn’t want a ‘wasted meeting’.
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Wow. David Marr's interview with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Chris Hedges is extraordinary. And not in a good way.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Journalist Chris Hedges on being cancelled by the National Press Club - ABC listen
Australia’s National Press Club was due to host Pulitzer prize winning journalist, the former Middle East Bureau Chief for the New York Times, Chris Hedges on Monday October 20, 2025. But after receiv...
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