Matthew Toohey
@tooheymatthew.bsky.social
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Purveyor of #GenderBalancingClothingCommentary
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Matthew Toohey
@tooheymatthew.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Have joined the flood of people either leaving the bird site or hedging their bets by setting up a Bluesky account.
Will try to connect with tweeps in coming days and weeks.
Hit me up with suggestions of people I should be following over here.
Muchas gracias, amigos.
#MyFirstPost
Will try to connect with tweeps in coming days and weeks.
Hit me up with suggestions of people I should be following over here.
Muchas gracias, amigos.
#MyFirstPost
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Graham Richardson was only 76?!?!
Hoo, all that factional powerplaying must've really messed with his DNA. I could've sworn he was in his mid-80s!
#AusPol
Hoo, all that factional powerplaying must've really messed with his DNA. I could've sworn he was in his mid-80s!
#AusPol
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Graham Richardson was only 76?!?!
Hoo, all that factional powerplaying must've really messed with his DNA. I could've sworn he was in his mid-80s!
#AusPol
Hoo, all that factional powerplaying must've really messed with his DNA. I could've sworn he was in his mid-80s!
#AusPol
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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She believes in the sanctity of traditional Christian marriage.
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
She believes in the sanctity of traditional Christian marriage.
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Good grief…
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Good grief…
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The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
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“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
Nationals To Resurrect Australian Whaling Industry As Part Of Exciting New Energy Policy — The Shovel
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
theshovel.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“What we need is a sensible, modern approach to energy policy and hunting whales and killing them for their oil is exactly that"
If you're a fan of food nostalgia, you will *love* this chronicle of Priya Krishna's attempt to recreate her family's spice blend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSL...
The Year-Long Quest to Recreate My Family’s Secret Recipe | Priya Krishna | NYT Cooking
YouTube video by NYT Cooking
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If you're a fan of food nostalgia, you will *love* this chronicle of Priya Krishna's attempt to recreate her family's spice blend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSL...
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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Kath and Jenny lost their sons following illegal robodebts, the ongoing secrecy of the NACC is compounding their trauma. They deserve answers and accountability.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Kath and Jenny lost their sons following illegal robodebts, the ongoing secrecy of the NACC is compounding their trauma. They deserve answers and accountability.
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Well that’s just shocking, @cathywilcox.bsky.social @ingridm.bsky.social, especially given that the Chancellor of ANU is *checks notes* … oh, as you were #auspol
I wonder why so many people are feeling aggrieved and becoming radicalised.
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
Aust universities will cry poor while stealing millions of dollars from precariously employed workers and throwing money at the mass murder industry.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Well that’s just shocking, @cathywilcox.bsky.social @ingridm.bsky.social, especially given that the Chancellor of ANU is *checks notes* … oh, as you were #auspol
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1. MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian got his hands on an advanced copy of a new book that claims to reveal the nature of deliberations inside the US Department of Justice after the 2020 presidential election that “may have hampered the federal criminal investigations” of Donald Trump.
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
1. MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian got his hands on an advanced copy of a new book that claims to reveal the nature of deliberations inside the US Department of Justice after the 2020 presidential election that “may have hampered the federal criminal investigations” of Donald Trump.
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Cardinal Robert McElroy, a Pope Leo ally who serves as archbishop of Washington, doesn’t mince words about what’s happening.
“We are witnessing a full-scale governmental assault designed to produce fear among millions.
“It's an instrument of terror.”
“We are witnessing a full-scale governmental assault designed to produce fear among millions.
“It's an instrument of terror.”
Trump’s Raids Terrorize Catholics — Pope Leo’s Top Cardinal Calls It an ‘Assault on Millions’
Seminarians are leaving the country, priests worry they could be next, and Pope Leo XIV insists the Church must stand with its most vulnerable faithful.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Cardinal Robert McElroy, a Pope Leo ally who serves as archbishop of Washington, doesn’t mince words about what’s happening.
“We are witnessing a full-scale governmental assault designed to produce fear among millions.
“It's an instrument of terror.”
“We are witnessing a full-scale governmental assault designed to produce fear among millions.
“It's an instrument of terror.”
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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rest in piss www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Cheney’s policies as VP caused immense human suffering on a global scale
Framing him as a 'defender of democracy' simply because he endorsed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump is a moral failure.
www.aljazeera.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
rest in piss www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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happy to see more and more of @mollyjongfast.bsky.social in the NYT. this is excellent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
happy to see more and more of @mollyjongfast.bsky.social in the NYT. this is excellent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
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Port of Darwin swings into $10m profit ahead of forced sale #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Port of Darwin swings into $10m profit ahead of forced sale
Labor and the Coalition went to the federal election promising to end Chinese ownership of the port.
www.afr.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Port of Darwin swings into $10m profit ahead of forced sale #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
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them: “where do you see yourself in five years?”
me: “unless things change drastically, probably still in the mirror, or in photographs”
me: “unless things change drastically, probably still in the mirror, or in photographs”
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
them: “where do you see yourself in five years?”
me: “unless things change drastically, probably still in the mirror, or in photographs”
me: “unless things change drastically, probably still in the mirror, or in photographs”
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
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Conservative judge @judgeluttig.bsky.social slams SCOTUS on @velshi.com for ignoring Trump’s 'vicious attacks on the federal courts' www.alternet.org/luttig-scotu...
Conservative judge slams SCOTUS for ignoring Trump’s 'vicious attacks on the federal courts'
Like attorney George Conway, retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig is a prominent figure in the conservative legal movement who became a blistering critic of President Donald Trump and considers him...
www.alternet.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Conservative judge @judgeluttig.bsky.social slams SCOTUS on @velshi.com for ignoring Trump’s 'vicious attacks on the federal courts' www.alternet.org/luttig-scotu...
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![>>SATIRE - Woman Considers Dying In Front Of The Doctor So He'll Finally Stop Calling Her Crazy
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No prizes for guessing what the econoplutocrats at The Economist think of Mamdani ...
#ShittingThemselves
#ShittingThemselves
If Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral elections, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist with an eye-catching progressive agenda, but no executive experience, would take charge of America’s largest city. How did New York get here?
A political drama for the ages, opening soon in New York City
Zohran Mamdani v Donald Trump. What could go wrong?
econ.st
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
No prizes for guessing what the econoplutocrats at The Economist think of Mamdani ...
#ShittingThemselves
#ShittingThemselves