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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 4h

If Albanese visits the US after they invoke the Insurrection Act there can be absolutely no doubt he’s comfortable with aligning Australia with a fascist state.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

Welker: "Are you seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act?"

Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6h

This is great. Normally, with U.S. press, when a Republican lies, they go, "well, we'll have to leave it there because I want to move on."

In this case, however, Vance lies and Stephanopoulos is immediately, "into the trebuchet, my dude."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

www.thebulwark.com

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 15h

Big Tech:

- leverage your data for their monetisation
- spy on everything you do
- steal your IP
- never reward loyalty
- share your info with govt
- erode privacy
- destroy the environment

Then they buy off govt officials to avoid regulation and having to pay tax.

Absolute societal cancer.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 16h

Read the fuckin room, asshole. At least you're no longer exclusively posting to the Nazi site.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Piper @yourfriendpiper.bsky.social · 1d

I love this piece and glad this part was noted: "The question of who wins or who loses in Triangle Posting Politics is divorced from material conditions, justice, or the common good."

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1d

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 1d

Wonder if he’s seen the ending of that Civil War movie? Asking for a friend.

A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 1d

Note to the upwardly mobile mainstream media editor bots.

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Gosh, bots created in the image of their makers.

"When they were rewarded for success at tasks like boosting likes and other online engagement metrics, the bots increasingly engaged in unethical behavior like lying and spreading hateful messages or misinformation."

futurism.com/future-socie...

New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic

Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically.

futurism.com

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Dr James on a bicycle, psychologist, cycologist 🇨🇦 @jamesbicycle.bsky.social · 4d

David Bowie 2002. Prescient. Thoughtful.
"One of the dangers of the American way is that it's America first in everything it does. There is virtually no interest in the ambitions, feelings, needs or sensitivities of any other nation.. It's one of the things that makes us resent Americans much"

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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 1d

Two years on from the Voice referendum, I’m never going to forgive the Liberal Party for their cruel destruction of hopes of reconciliation for political point scoring. Dutton, Price, Hastie, Abbott, Credlin, and all weak, cowardly moderates who stood by and said nothing. A dark stain on Australia.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Not today, Satan‼️

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Honor Laois 🦘📎🍉 #auspol @honorlaoiss.bsky.social · 1d

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 1d

Albanese believes his own B.S. and is becoming increasingly hostile to being held to account.
Hubris has replaced humility
#auspol

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Kittylitter @kittylitter.bsky.social · 1d

#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/g...
"If there’s a threat to Australian culture and identity, it’s from tax-dodging foreign companies committed to wrecking our social cohesion."

Grand Theft Australia? Foreigner News Corp pays no tax, but has the hide to complain about stealing

News Corp's Michael Miller is complaining about theft by AI. That's rich coming from a foreign company that pays no tax in Australia and undermines our social cohesion.

www.crikey.com.au

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A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 1d

Health system underfunded while climate denying corporates pay no tax and #Aukus bleeds us. Pocock should lead a coalition of independents
and force labor into a minority. #auspol #itstime

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 2d

You've got Australians out there who are in a lot of pain, you've got young Australians who are being advertised [to] to the point that they think gambling is just a normal part of watching sport, surely we can do better than that as a country

Pocock outstrips Albanese has a leader in every sense.

Pocock reinvited to parliamentary sports club after PM weighs in

The former star Wallabies player turned independent senator was kicked out of the social sports club after raising concerns about its links to the gambling industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 2d

Australia's new generation of gun control advocates led by Stephen Bendle doing a fantastic job undermining the relentless fantasies of our local Dad's Army gun lobby www.croakey.org/why-we-must-...

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws

Introduction by Croakey: More than 100 firearms have been seized in a raid targeted at so-called sovereign citizens across Western

www.croakey.org

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

SAD!

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A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 2d

What hope the world if even The Dude Lebowski says he wakes up each day with a feeling of dread!?

A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 2d

Thankyou for your attention!

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Michael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 2d

“At a time when the value of research is being questioned, Robson’s story is a powerful reminder of how scientific research leads to real-world impact after years of sustained effort & support.”

It’s frustrating to see how successive Australian govts have cut science research & university funding.

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey @diannrh.bsky.social · 3d

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

"Richard (Robson)’s legacy highlights the profound value of education & research" requiring "sustained support over many yrs, far beyond... short-term...political cycles"

theconversation.com/an-australia...

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.

theconversation.com

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A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 2d

Peace prize shade: Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado won "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”.

A T Tate @spudonthetracks.bsky.social · 2d

Blow with the wind Joe #BlowwiththewindJoe

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