Bianca Menolotto
@funfem.bsky.social
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Having just been informed of Gourisetty's challenge to Deeming & being familiar with her perspectives, I'm going to go ahead and assume that she is popular in many ways, not just with her fellow Tories. ;)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Won’t go down without a fight’: Moira Deeming among Victorian Liberal MPs facing preselection challenge
Western metropolitan region MP to battle Dinesh Gourisetty before November state election as Ann-Marie Hermans also challenged
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Having just been informed of Gourisetty's challenge to Deeming & being familiar with her perspectives, I'm going to go ahead and assume that she is popular in many ways, not just with her fellow Tories. ;)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
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US taxpayers will almost certainly pay to upgrade the oil facilities for the corporations. US taxpayers will almost certainly pay for armed security for those contractors either through the army or private mercenaries. The oil majors use all of us as their slush funds. Boosting massive profits.
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 AM
US taxpayers will almost certainly pay to upgrade the oil facilities for the corporations. US taxpayers will almost certainly pay for armed security for those contractors either through the army or private mercenaries. The oil majors use all of us as their slush funds. Boosting massive profits.
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What do Venezuela, Greenland, Honduras, Nigeria, and “Freedom Cities” have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. Thread. ⬇️
What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What do Venezuela, Greenland, Honduras, Nigeria, and “Freedom Cities” have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. Thread. ⬇️
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You must read Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism to understand the stupidity and destructiveness inherent to the libertarian/techfash dreams of Special Economic Zones & Charter/Freedom cities.
They depend on the rest of us living like the masses in Matt Damon’s Elysium. youtu.be/oIBtePb-dGY?...
They depend on the rest of us living like the masses in Matt Damon’s Elysium. youtu.be/oIBtePb-dGY?...
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
You must read Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism to understand the stupidity and destructiveness inherent to the libertarian/techfash dreams of Special Economic Zones & Charter/Freedom cities.
They depend on the rest of us living like the masses in Matt Damon’s Elysium. youtu.be/oIBtePb-dGY?...
They depend on the rest of us living like the masses in Matt Damon’s Elysium. youtu.be/oIBtePb-dGY?...
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Never Ask a Woman Her Age, a Man His Salary, or the Australian Jewish Association Why It Invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern and Her Neo-Nazi Security Detail to Tour Bondi & Caulfield.
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Never Ask a Woman Her Age, a Man His Salary, or the Australian Jewish Association Why It Invited Lauren 'The Great Replacement' Southern and Her Neo-Nazi Security Detail to Tour Bondi & Caulfield.
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I wrote about Russia's greatest disinformation campaign, and then had some thoughts about Putin's useful idiots on the far left.
open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...
open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...
Russia's greatest disinfo campaign
They're not winning the war. And some other thoughts about where we are.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I wrote about Russia's greatest disinformation campaign, and then had some thoughts about Putin's useful idiots on the far left.
open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...
open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...
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15 years of DC journalists telling me Leonard Leo and his Opus Dei web is not a story.
35 years and $600 million stacking the Supreme Court not a story - but Olivia Nuzzi is!
🧵
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
35 years and $600 million stacking the Supreme Court not a story - but Olivia Nuzzi is!
🧵
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
Leonard Leo & the Watchdogs That Didn’t Bark
Did Leonard Leo cow Politico, ProPublica and National Catholic Reporter into silence?
thcarter123.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
15 years of DC journalists telling me Leonard Leo and his Opus Dei web is not a story.
35 years and $600 million stacking the Supreme Court not a story - but Olivia Nuzzi is!
🧵
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
35 years and $600 million stacking the Supreme Court not a story - but Olivia Nuzzi is!
🧵
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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"It is significantly due to the courage and stubborn determination of those Palestinian journalists that no reasonable citizen of the world has been able to look away."
But for so many in Australia's media and political class, 'looking away' has been standard practice. #GazaGenocide #auspol
But for so many in Australia's media and political class, 'looking away' has been standard practice. #GazaGenocide #auspol
Crikey has published the unedited transcript of the speech Kerry O'Brien have at the Walkely Awards.
ABC legend Kerry O'Brien's speech was cut down by newspapers. Here it is in full
www.crikey.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"It is significantly due to the courage and stubborn determination of those Palestinian journalists that no reasonable citizen of the world has been able to look away."
But for so many in Australia's media and political class, 'looking away' has been standard practice. #GazaGenocide #auspol
But for so many in Australia's media and political class, 'looking away' has been standard practice. #GazaGenocide #auspol
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Murdoch’s culture warriors are interlinked with the Atlas Network & national conservatism more and less officially. Rita Panahi is pushing Atlas partner affiliate Jacinta N Price with natcon-ish Andrew Hastie as a ticket. This is part of Murdochista’s job. #Auspol open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
Andrew Hastie: soldier for an extreme version of governing by Christ
Andrew Hastie is a more extreme Fundamentalist Christian than Scott Morrison. Australians cannot let his attempts to lead the nation go unchallenged. His place on the ARC Board is a warning.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Murdoch’s culture warriors are interlinked with the Atlas Network & national conservatism more and less officially. Rita Panahi is pushing Atlas partner affiliate Jacinta N Price with natcon-ish Andrew Hastie as a ticket. This is part of Murdochista’s job. #Auspol open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
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There is no 6-3 extremist Catholic Integralist Supreme Court without Leonard Leo. Catholic Integralists think separation of church and state is a 250 year old heresy, an aberration, to be corrected. The goal is a new world Opus Dei Franco Spain.
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State
Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.
www.americanprogress.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There is no 6-3 extremist Catholic Integralist Supreme Court without Leonard Leo. Catholic Integralists think separation of church and state is a 250 year old heresy, an aberration, to be corrected. The goal is a new world Opus Dei Franco Spain.
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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#scamoftheweek T-Shirtgate, Albo Meets Donald again, Peter McDonald, corporate handouts, Gas Cartel, Netflix #auspol
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youtu.be/XwSHIO-iDok?...
T-Shirt Outrage and the Death of Real Journalism | Scam of the Week
YouTube video by The West Report
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November 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#scamoftheweek T-Shirtgate, Albo Meets Donald again, Peter McDonald, corporate handouts, Gas Cartel, Netflix #auspol
youtu.be/XwSHIO-iDok?...
youtu.be/XwSHIO-iDok?...
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Watch me embarrass myself in tech terms on the #SundayShot tomorrow morning. Otherwise watch it for the awesome hosts and the epic Ketan Joshi.
#Auspol
#Auspol
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Watch me embarrass myself in tech terms on the #SundayShot tomorrow morning. Otherwise watch it for the awesome hosts and the epic Ketan Joshi.
#Auspol
#Auspol
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Delighted to be on the excellent #SundayShot again, despite the visual metaphor of my lighting. (Off to remedy that now 😬)
Climate, disinformation, Christian Nationalism. As always expertly led by @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social with the ACF & unmissable @ketanjoshi.co
#auspol
Climate, disinformation, Christian Nationalism. As always expertly led by @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social with the ACF & unmissable @ketanjoshi.co
#auspol
This week's #SundayShot goes global with Shot favourite @ketanjoshi.co beaming in from Oslo, joined by Dark Money expert @lucyham.bsky.social, with an update on all things EPBC Act from @ausconservation.bsky.social's Brendan Sydes.
As ever, like, subscribe, donate 👇!
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
As ever, like, subscribe, donate 👇!
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Delighted to be on the excellent #SundayShot again, despite the visual metaphor of my lighting. (Off to remedy that now 😬)
Climate, disinformation, Christian Nationalism. As always expertly led by @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social with the ACF & unmissable @ketanjoshi.co
#auspol
Climate, disinformation, Christian Nationalism. As always expertly led by @instanterudite.bsky.social & @davemilbo.bsky.social with the ACF & unmissable @ketanjoshi.co
#auspol
Trying to explain to Drew Hutton Giggle’s incorrect legal interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act.
Using part of Anna Cody’s analysis of the consequences Giggle’s interpretation.
His Response:
Using part of Anna Cody’s analysis of the consequences Giggle’s interpretation.
His Response:
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Trying to explain to Drew Hutton Giggle’s incorrect legal interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act.
Using part of Anna Cody’s analysis of the consequences Giggle’s interpretation.
His Response:
Using part of Anna Cody’s analysis of the consequences Giggle’s interpretation.
His Response:
What happened to Drew Hutton?! Or was he always like this?
He thinks he’s fighting ‘gender extremists’.
He thinks he’s fighting ‘gender extremists’.
October 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
What happened to Drew Hutton?! Or was he always like this?
He thinks he’s fighting ‘gender extremists’.
He thinks he’s fighting ‘gender extremists’.
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🧵 A couple of 2019 points here: one relates to apparent MSM obliviousness. (Fairfax here.)
The LibDems in #Auspol (now Libertarian Party) were founded by a key Aus Atlas operator.
It’s not “tolerant” by IPA/MPS Roskam to help Lib Dems: it shows the bigger game.
Libs are a tool, not a driver.
The LibDems in #Auspol (now Libertarian Party) were founded by a key Aus Atlas operator.
It’s not “tolerant” by IPA/MPS Roskam to help Lib Dems: it shows the bigger game.
Libs are a tool, not a driver.
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
🧵 A couple of 2019 points here: one relates to apparent MSM obliviousness. (Fairfax here.)
The LibDems in #Auspol (now Libertarian Party) were founded by a key Aus Atlas operator.
It’s not “tolerant” by IPA/MPS Roskam to help Lib Dems: it shows the bigger game.
Libs are a tool, not a driver.
The LibDems in #Auspol (now Libertarian Party) were founded by a key Aus Atlas operator.
It’s not “tolerant” by IPA/MPS Roskam to help Lib Dems: it shows the bigger game.
Libs are a tool, not a driver.
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Standing up to Leonard Leo cost me a job I liked & was good at. It paid $100k. Forced into retirement at 62. I lost lifetime govt healthcare. I’d do it again, but standing up to Leo was not w/o cost
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
@heidireports.bsky.social
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
@heidireports.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Standing up to Leonard Leo cost me a job I liked & was good at. It paid $100k. Forced into retirement at 62. I lost lifetime govt healthcare. I’d do it again, but standing up to Leo was not w/o cost
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
@heidireports.bsky.social
@jayrosen.bsky.social
@sulliview.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
@heidireports.bsky.social
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ADF is closely aligned w Leonard Leo and Heritage. You might call it the “public” face of Christofascism, in part to keep the spotlight off the Catholic Integralists. But youd never know that reading NYT, which seems have a pact to protect Leo.
archive.ph/vJWET
archive.ph/vJWET
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
ADF is closely aligned w Leonard Leo and Heritage. You might call it the “public” face of Christofascism, in part to keep the spotlight off the Catholic Integralists. But youd never know that reading NYT, which seems have a pact to protect Leo.
archive.ph/vJWET
archive.ph/vJWET
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Like Heritage Foundation, Thiel is close to Opus Dei. When Thiel was at Stanford, he was mentored by Arne Panula, an Opus Dei priest. Opus Dei works closely with the Catholic Information Center (CIC).
@dissentinbloom0.bsky.social
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@dissentinbloom0.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
The Real Power in America? People You Can’t Vote Out
This is what happens when billionaires, churches, and politicians team up to overthrow the country.
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Like Heritage Foundation, Thiel is close to Opus Dei. When Thiel was at Stanford, he was mentored by Arne Panula, an Opus Dei priest. Opus Dei works closely with the Catholic Information Center (CIC).
@dissentinbloom0.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
@dissentinbloom0.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
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All of this is to say that the Christian right moves slow and plans a long way in advance setting up its ducks in a line and uses different countries around the world as testbeds for different strategies to them redeploy elsewhere.
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
All of this is to say that the Christian right moves slow and plans a long way in advance setting up its ducks in a line and uses different countries around the world as testbeds for different strategies to them redeploy elsewhere.