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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 4h

That's the idea - less of a backlash

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 5h

Use it or lose it.
The Age

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine getting hit by the bill and the ambulance

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 18h

Picked up this album (The Velvet Underground & Nico) at JBs today.

Still a mind blowingly good album

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhby...

The Velvet Underground, Nico - Sunday Morning

YouTube video by TVUVEVO

m.youtube.com

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 19h

I was thinking this was the exception that proves the rule, underlined by the guest role of the journo. But I see they also have a know your rights re strip searches article so maybe they are changing.

But Ketan's point stands, the headline will impact more people than the article itself

Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 19h

and?

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 19h

But most people won't read past the headline. And it's far more realistic to try to get the headline fixed than to try to get most people reading past the headline

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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 22h

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 19h

I enjoyed this one (as I did all the early ones). Not sure how much my mind's eye owes to the TV series but I have vivid pictures of the house and the back lane

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David@aodaliya @david-aodaliya-707.bsky.social · 22h

The "Bosses" are now Woodside, Santos and Chevron.

As for the NACC .....
FFS🤬🤯

#Pfffffft

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Katharine Kit Kerr @kitkerr.bsky.social · 23h

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Tess @itstessinadress.bsky.social · 1d

Punishing job applicants for something fully outside their control, like the decision of a company to hire them or not out of thousands of qualified applicants, is exactly the same as punishing someone for eg: how many people walked past their house today. It makes you a fucking inhumane monster.

Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 5d

Labor's employment minister rep admits that payment suspensions "cause harm", but they're "an important part" of the (unlawful) mutual obligations system, because

"At the end of the day we want ppl to get off payments and find a job"

gross 'best form of welfare is a job' stuff from the ALP here

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 1d

Skinny.

Crime? Journalism, apparently.

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinian journalist Ahmad Abdul Aal from Gaza, was freed today after months of detention in Israeli prisons.

The image shows a deeply emotional reunion. A Palestinian man—identified as journalist Ahmad Abdul Aal—sits surrounded by a crowd, wearing a grey sweatshirt and looking somber, visibly affected. In the foreground, a young boy gently cups his face with both hands, gazing up at him with tenderness and concern. Around them, several people look on, some with solemn or tearful expressions. The moment captures both the exhaustion and relief of Abdul Aal’s release after enduring months of Israeli imprisonment, and the quiet strength of familial love and resilience in the aftermath.

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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 1d

It’s difficult to over estimate the importance of stoicism when it comes to proper waste management. #signs

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat.

Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this.
www.afr.com//policy/ener...

Forrest-backed study links Woodside mega-project to hundreds of deaths

The research, conducted by academics at ANU, suggests the massive offshore gas project off the coast of Western Australia will cause warming of 0.00039 degrees.

www.afr.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"People in the crowds repeatedly asked the freed captives if they had seen their loved ones, still missing in detention. Families often had no idea if their relatives had been detained..."

Thanks to @dropsitenews.com news for doing what western media rarely does:
treat Palestinians with humanity.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

⚡️New video report from Drop Site News: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention

By Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Kouddous, with contributions from Jawa Ahmad

www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinia...

VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis From Israeli Detention

“My message to the people of Gaza: Do not lose hope, do not despair,” a freed Palestinian prisoner said.

www.dropsitenews.com

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 1d

Gossip
Harry's Reasons
Talking with the Taxman about Poetry

Lots of other good albums on that list. Have played both Gossip and Harry's Reasons in the past week from original LPs - gave away the Billy Bragg one :(

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 1d

No room for activism in today's ALP. They're happily part of the Establishment. The youth should know their place and defer to the permitted protocols

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Nicole Chvastek @nicolechvastek.bsky.social · 2d

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Paul B @paulbr4.bsky.social · 1d

I think from the 70s at least this would have been considered rude if the homeowners weren't smokers themselves or known to be ok with it. In Australia at least. Might be put up with at the time but would be grumbled about after

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 1d

We're approaching the stage of US fascism where churches build tunnels to facilitate escape from authorities.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 1d

👏 Some sing their way out of fascism, others dance.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Portland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.

www.thenation.com

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