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Surlysimon
@surlysimon.bsky.social
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Retired,grew up from Menzies to Whitlam, still maintaining the rage comrade, grew up in Canberra but escaped to Melbourne. 40 years working in technical publications
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davidewart.bsky.social
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Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
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December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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danilic.bsky.social
Stealworkers
evansutton.bsky.social Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 1d
Time Magazine person of the year is a bunch of ai slop peddlers. I've got a very specific beef with how this trash billionaire mouthpiece rag is stealing the valor of real American heroes to promote these rapacious techbro douchebags.
December 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
Chalk up another win for Linda Reynolds, selfless justice warrior
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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gergyl.bsky.social
A young government staffer, who, two courts have now found, was raped by another government employee, at her workplace, has now been bankrupted by legal action by her boss at that workplace, a senior Australian Government minister, using disgraceful laws promulgated by that government...
What the Brittany Higgins ruling tells us about defamation in Australia
Former Western Australian senator Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against former staffer Brittany Higgins over social media posts, a University of Melbourne legal expert
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
December 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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theonion.com
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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twmcltd.bsky.social
This morning it's also been announced Ukraine has stopped the operation of a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the 1st time.

At least 4 🇺🇦 UAVs hit Lukoil's Filanovsky platform, and production from 20+ wells has been stopped.
#SlavaUkraïni
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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manmademoon.bsky.social
Just in time for the World Cup ticket sales!
(I guess the ball tickling trophy wasn’t enough, FIFA)
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 1d
Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.

www.ft.com/content/683b...
US to require social media disclosure for visa-waiver requests
Change would affect visitors from countries including the UK, France and Australia
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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euanritchie.bsky.social
Pope never misses
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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squigglyrick.bsky.social
Earlier that day the barista at my local café had been playing Fleetwood Mac's Landslide and, unbidden, I began singing in my head as I walked 'and I toooore my men-iscus' to the same tune. Also I’m officially a French resident now. rick-morton.ghost.io/in-which-i-a...
In Which I Am Very Silly
I deliberately booked the MRI for my knee in the late afternoon on the other side of Paris because I thought it would be fun to turn it into a walking tour and take some photos with my new camera. Th...
rick-morton.ghost.io
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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callymeg.bsky.social
"We cannot build a society grounded in fairness by designing a system that is unfair. We cannot champion compassion by treating those who most need it as burdens. We cannot claim to uphold the rule of law by bending it around the people it was created to protect."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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eastangliabylines.co.uk
🔥 Four years. Millions of people. A result that changes the conversation.

France’s national health agencies dug deep into long-term mortality after Covid-19 mRNA vaccination.

The signal they found is strong – and very hard to ignore 👇
How risky is the Covid-19 vaccination?
Some people are concerned about alleged risks from the Covid-19 vaccination. A new French study suggests they need not worry
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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carvehername.bsky.social
#OnThisDay, 11 Dec 1983, tens of thousands of women take part in 'reflect the base' at Greenham Common, UK.

They encircle the 9 mile fence of the nuclear missile base, tearing it down in at least one place. Hundreds of women are arrested.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️

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A black and white photo of some woods in winter. A long chainlink fence, topped with barbed wire, stretches from the rightmost corner to the horizon, following dips and hollows in the land. Along its entire length, as far as the eye can see, women are standing along the fence.
December 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia
‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia
Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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alienarmstrong.bsky.social
So now, not only are we paying for Trumps tariffs, we're paying farmers taxpayer dollars to destroy their crops in the fields while people in this country go hungry!
So...Much...Winning!
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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anthonyklan.bsky.social
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is refusing to tell the Senate if she disclosed she was an official at pro-Israel lobby group ECAJ before taking the role.

Comes as we reveal the lobby group has quietly changed Segal's bio on its website.

Explosive...
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Jillian Segal shuns Senate over lobby group ties - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is refusing to tell the Senate whether she disclosed she was a senior official of a pro-Israel lobby group before taking the role.
theklaxon.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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antfarmer.bsky.social
So he’s commenting fucking piracy now. SMH.

U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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ginarush.bsky.social
Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
'This is influence': Leaked 36 Months sponsorship document reveals promises to sell access to United Nations event
The Wippa-led pro-teen social media ban group was selling a 'United Nations General Assembly Sponsorship' for $150,000 in the lead-up to the Australian government-hosted event.
www.crikey.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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pbump.com
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The ALP designed the NACC with the assistance of the LNP to ensure everyone remained very, very safe and comfortable
strangerous.bsky.social stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d
After Commr Brereton rates NACC 7 out of 10, David Shoebridge reveals a shocking case where survivor of child sexual abuse had her case against AFP botched by NACC who apologised “for not using relevant evidence”
“Do u stand by your 7/10 rating?”🔥Shameless Brereton stands by it
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
If he wants to go to a festival, he has to be able to pitch a tent, right?
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM