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Daryl Adair

@daryladair.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Interested in politics, policy, and human decency.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · Feb 3

This is exactly the problem with a majoritarian democracy split along two party lines. Multi-party coalitions are more democratic. The US is no longer a LIBERAL democracy. It is an AUTHORITARIAN democracy. Trump is playing havoc with a norms-based political system. Not enough checks to power.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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Carl Rhodes @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social · 16h

To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

My proposal in today's The Conversation @aunz.theconversation.com
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To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.

theconversation.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1d

Our forebearers fought and died on battlefields to protect our right to free speech from tyrants. This right is so central to the Constitution we vowed to protect that it is enshrined in the very first amendment. You will NEVER take our freedom of speech away on our watch.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 2d

I live in Australia, where there is universal health care. Doesn't matter who your employer is. It's mystifying to me how inequitable the American health care system is. Profit over people.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

So the American taxpayer eats it twice, once on tariffs and again on a second farm bailout. I’m glad farmers are getting help, no one should lose their farm, but it’s remarkable how fast “socialism” stops being a dirty word when the checks clear in red counties.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 7d

GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter

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GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter

The man who stormed a Mormon church with an assault rifle and left four people dead was a self-described "Ultra MAGA" Trump supporter, a former Marine, and a father of one.

dailyboulder.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7d

If you had posted “Trump is working with Project 2025” on October 3rd last year, every social media network would have hit you with false news strikes and demonetized your account.

Now, one year later, he can’t stop gloating about Project 2025.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7d

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister.

bit.ly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b

LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11d

Can't we just get healthcare

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 14d

Thx for the help. I have now accessed it 👍😎

Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 14d

The link doesn't appear to work.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14d

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

All On The Line @allontheline.bsky.social · 14d

The White House is continuing to pressure more states to gerrymander their congressional maps because they are afraid of voters holding them accountable for their unpopular policies.

This is a decisive moment for our democracy. Take action to fight back against this power grab. ⬇️

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 14d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15d

“I am not ashamed to admit that I cried after recently visiting the young children we brought over to Malta from Gaza.... These innocent children have had their limbs and the best part of their lives stolen away from them....”

—🇲🇹 Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 15d

Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 15d

Didn’t de Niro believe his son had autism via a vaccine 💉 ? Or am I mistaken?

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 15d

Avoided a custodial sentence.

Former A-League footballers sentenced over betting scam

Both players were paid $10,000 each to intentionally get themselves yellow cards while playing for Macarthur FC against Sydney FC to influence overseas bets on the game.

www.abc.net.au

Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 15d

Avoided a custodial sentence.

Former A-League footballers sentenced over betting scam

Both players were paid $10,000 each to intentionally get themselves yellow cards while playing for Macarthur FC against Sydney FC to influence overseas bets on the game.

www.abc.net.au

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16d

BREAKING: The Epstein Files just got one step closer to being released. With Adelita Grijalva’s victory in AZ-07, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna now have the magic number — 218 votes — needed for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the full Epstein Files.

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Daryl Adair @daryladair.bsky.social · 16d

Cancelled. But with consequences.

Judge reveals ABC’s penalty in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful sacking case

The six-figure sum is in addition to the $70,000 compensation the broadcaster has already been ordered to pay.

www.smh.com.au

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