Dave
@dave29.bsky.social
Lives on unceded Dharug land in Australia. Loves science, history, & writing fiction & non-fiction. Would love to ignore politics but with the rise of the far right & bigotry, can no longer opt out. No DMs please.
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@dave29.bsky.social
· Nov 11
GIs in Germany: First Impressions of the Former Third Reich | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
By VE-Day, 1.6 million American soldiers stood on German soil. Their first months in the land of their former enemy were marked by a number of surprising observations and interactions.
www.nationalww2museum.org
“Even if the civilians didn’t do it themselves, they put up with it. Let it happen. And how could one lunatic man and his gang of thugs get such a hold on people he could get by with just anything he wanted to do. It beats me.” www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
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This piece is worth re-reading occasionally... just as a reminder of the ruinous policies of the Howard years.
It was published in 2017 but remains no less relevant; housing affordability has gotten worse and nationalism has increased.
The update is that Morrison vies for "worst ever"
#auspol
It was published in 2017 but remains no less relevant; housing affordability has gotten worse and nationalism has increased.
The update is that Morrison vies for "worst ever"
#auspol
Australia still plagued by destructive policies of John Howard, our worst prime minister
Don't blame Turnbull: almost every trouble afflicting Australia had its genesis in a Howard government decision.
www.smh.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This piece is worth re-reading occasionally... just as a reminder of the ruinous policies of the Howard years.
It was published in 2017 but remains no less relevant; housing affordability has gotten worse and nationalism has increased.
The update is that Morrison vies for "worst ever"
#auspol
It was published in 2017 but remains no less relevant; housing affordability has gotten worse and nationalism has increased.
The update is that Morrison vies for "worst ever"
#auspol
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This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity.
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Norway struck oil in the 60s. Now it has trillions. This is how Australia compares
Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity.
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Peter Thiel is a real life super villain‼️
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Peter Thiel is a real life super villain‼️
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Sen. Slotkin: “I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold on to power. Trump is following the same playbook as almost every authoritarian in history.”
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sen. Slotkin: “I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold on to power. Trump is following the same playbook as almost every authoritarian in history.”
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MFERS
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
MFERS
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This doesn’t seem right.
Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This doesn’t seem right.
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“I simply asked what this 40,000 square foot basement area with a secret entrance and a ‘Prince Andrew Commemorative Massage Parlour’ was all about, and I immediately had my security clearance revoked,” the contractor said.
theshovel.com.au/2025/10/27/c...
theshovel.com.au/2025/10/27/c...
Contractor Sacked After Querying ‘Underage Sex Slave Dungeon’ on White House Ballroom Plans — The Shovel
"I'm all for increasing the size of the White House, but I was just curious about why there was an underground network of tunnels on the plans labelled 'Melania Not Allowed In Here'.
theshovel.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“I simply asked what this 40,000 square foot basement area with a secret entrance and a ‘Prince Andrew Commemorative Massage Parlour’ was all about, and I immediately had my security clearance revoked,” the contractor said.
theshovel.com.au/2025/10/27/c...
theshovel.com.au/2025/10/27/c...
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A statement from me, on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association:
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A statement from me, on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association:
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Billionaires and multi nationals pay very little tax in Australia yet these **** go after the most vulnerable.
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits
Suzanne is one of more than 355,000 people the tax office has referred to the private equity-backed debt collector, Recoveriescorp, since January 2024
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Billionaires and multi nationals pay very little tax in Australia yet these **** go after the most vulnerable.
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This man is the real enemy of a free America !!! DO THE RESEARCH
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This man is the real enemy of a free America !!! DO THE RESEARCH
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This is the clearest way to explain it.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is the clearest way to explain it.
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I really think I should get my tomorrow's cartoon out there today, while it's fresh.
Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon.
Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon.
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I really think I should get my tomorrow's cartoon out there today, while it's fresh.
Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon.
Ballroomocracy. My @smh/@theage cartoon.
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@albomp.bsky.social
He is hard to label, but I look forward to reading his epitaph
'Here lies Anthony, the spineless shit'
'Please note that Anthony was buried sans head, his head still remains the property of donald trumps butthole.'
#auspol #disgrace #australia #yougiveorangesabadname
He is hard to label, but I look forward to reading his epitaph
'Here lies Anthony, the spineless shit'
'Please note that Anthony was buried sans head, his head still remains the property of donald trumps butthole.'
#auspol #disgrace #australia #yougiveorangesabadname
October 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@albomp.bsky.social
He is hard to label, but I look forward to reading his epitaph
'Here lies Anthony, the spineless shit'
'Please note that Anthony was buried sans head, his head still remains the property of donald trumps butthole.'
#auspol #disgrace #australia #yougiveorangesabadname
He is hard to label, but I look forward to reading his epitaph
'Here lies Anthony, the spineless shit'
'Please note that Anthony was buried sans head, his head still remains the property of donald trumps butthole.'
#auspol #disgrace #australia #yougiveorangesabadname
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...