DuchessFrida aka Deb
@duchessfrida.bsky.social
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Grannie & retired Senior Lecturer in Women's Ed. #ChronicPain #CRPS #Politics #IndependentMedia #HumanRights. #WokeAF #Feminist #auspol #Climate #left_leaning Married 51 yrs. Buandig land - South Australia
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duchessfrida.bsky.social
Attention Australia — RUN!
#auspol
adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Trump at Charlie Kirk's memorial service:

"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
duchessfrida.bsky.social
Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine.
Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems.
It’s quite a contrast to PM Albanese’s posturing on recognising #Palestine

www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/25/e...
Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine
Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems. It's quite a contrast to Anthony Albanese's posturing on recognising Palestine.
www.crikey.com.au
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davidpocock.bsky.social
Rumours of a deeply dysfunctional board have been rife for months.

Housing is too important to all Australians for the govt’s let delivery body to be hamstrung like this.

Time for better governance at Housing Australia.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor’s housing agenda in crisis amid complaints, resignations
A senior whistleblower says a slew of top executives at the agency in charge of Labor’s housing agenda quit amid claims of bad behaviour.
www.smh.com.au
duchessfrida.bsky.social
Good morning, although things are looking ominous at the moment.
I always know how Madam is feeling…
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davemilbo.bsky.social
As long as we get sausages in bread every three or four years, Australians are gonna sleepwalk their way through this fascistic global push. More of you need to be more serious, sooner rather than later.
lucyham.bsky.social
In the Trump era, this is terrifying. Apparently criticising capitalism 🥴🤣 is terrorism now in the US.
#Auspol
Australian Federal Police ®
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The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion.
The NSI teams will work closely with state and territory police, law enforcement and national security partners to provide a coordinated, consistent and intelligence-led response to security threats, and also work on a global level through operations, capabilities and relationships with the international law enforcement intelligence community.
There are current and emerging groups dispersed across Australia and in some cases, overseas, who are eroding our country's social fabric by advocating hatred, fear, and humiliation. While many of these crimes may not meet the threshold of terrorism, the AFP has identified concerning behaviours which could escalate to politically-motivated violence or hate crimes, which seriously put the Australian community at risk.
There is no place for hate or violence in our communities and the AFP will defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from these threats.
Anyone with information about possible threats to the community or suspicious activity should make a report to the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, contact Triple
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ketanjoshi.co
Wild list of errors - significant but subtle enough that someone not paying attention would let is pass - generated by Microsoft's generative software INSIDE Excel formulas

We are so SO MUCH TROUBLE

office-watch.com/2025/facts-a...
ust one more example of Copilot getting facts wrong
We asked Copilot() for a list of UN countries and immediately noticed something was wrong.  There are 193 countries in the United Nations not 194 so where is the other country?  The answer is complicated.


=COPILOT(“list of UN countries, include headings”,”show short name, full name,date of UN entry and continent”)

Copilot has added Vatican City which isn’t a member, only an “Observer” but at least there’s a note.

Even more curious is Palestine which is also an Observer member only but is listed by Copilot as a full member which joined on 29 Nov. 2012.

That means Copilot has two non-members listed and there must be one member country not listed. 

If that wasn’t enough, all the Central American and Caribbean countries are lumped into the “North America” continent which isn’t what most people would expect. Different results on the same page!
For no explained reason, “Gold Coast Airport” appears in this Copilot() result (B17 result and below) even though it’s not shown in another result on the same page (Cell B3 and the spilled cells). All it took was small and irrelevant changes in the prompt.
duchessfrida.bsky.social
ICE IS THE TERRORIST HERE!!
thetnholler.bsky.social
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
• South Africa takes Israel to the ICC over the #GazaGenocide.
• Spain takes Israel to the ICC over the #GlobalSumudFlotilla interception.
• Australia? Still providing Israel with F-35 components and a PM silent on both the genocide and the detention of Australians from the Flotilla. 😔 #auspol
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antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer-winning journalist dropped a blistering Substack post about his cancelled talk. The National Press Club’s response only deepened the mystery, challenging parts of Hedges' story. We’ve got the email receipts between the players.

www.ettemedia.com/inside-the-n...
Inside the National Press Club mess
Media literacy and critique that helps you get to the real story.
www.ettemedia.com
duchessfrida.bsky.social
Israel is at war with itself.

Free to read article from the New York Times @nytimes.com
#FreePalestine

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...
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margaretmorgan.bsky.social
It isn't gender, but it is (in part) gender politics. Much of the problems of the world result from patriarchy (religion, hierarchy, authoritarianism).

Not one of the women in this thread is feminist. Crumbmaidens, enemies of other woman... none of them are sisters.

That is the crucial point.
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jessicavalenti.bsky.social
ICYMI: One of Turning Point USA’s first campus events since Charlie Kirk’s murder is a panel of abortion “abolitionists” — extremists who want women executed for ending their pregnancies.

jessica.substack.com/p/turning-po...
Turning Point USA Hosts Campus Event Pushing Death Penalty for Abortion Patients
10.3.25
jessica.substack.com
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folklorewales.com
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
duchessfrida.bsky.social
I love this story… well done 😊 🦉
duchessfrida.bsky.social
ICE is out of control.
Trump needs to go!
jondeeoz.bsky.social
I worry that America is going the way of Germany in the thirties.

ICE is also clearly trying to provoke a violent response from the public.
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aussiegal.bsky.social
This is just infuriating. It immediately triggers lack of trust in politics. People need to see social justice occurring in Australia or we will fall down the path of American politics. Lack of immediate and consequential action for money grabbing men is how we got to the current world ‘situation’