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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 6h

The gambling industry is predatory and insidious.

I quit the Parliamentary Sports Club a few weeks ago, when I discovered it had registered as a lobbyist group and was sponsored by the gambling peak body.

The industry will do anything to wield influence on pollies, and hates being called out.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile the favourite son’s Christmas bash in Oz is one of the hottest invites in town. Conga line ready to overlook the wickedness bcoz, you know, celebrity couple.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 1d

Training academy for staff jobs at the White House.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me how that helps to address the country’s many challenges. Do your real job, Labor, and stop the performative nonsense.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 1d

Are we supposed to be grateful to these Republicans for breaking ranks now? After all this time standing solidly behind Trump?

Instead of hope, a better reaction is disgust and disdain. What’s taken them/taking them so long? They are his enablers - they are responsible for his harm.

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Zandra.Bluesky 420buddy @zandra-b.bsky.social · 3d

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 2d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 2d

Is she auditioning for a role in Trump’s administration?

Completely unacceptable, playing games, seriously dangerous and needs to be reined in quick smart.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 2d

Where crimes against humanity occur, every individual has made a choice, regardless of ideology or culture. Harming another is something each person of a religious bent will answer for one day.

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Barbara Flowers @babsflowers.bsky.social · 3d

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 3d

This! 👆

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 5d

Nailed it!

Is there anything worse than a know-all “intellectual“ without insight?

I have a former friend who would regularly drop me a poster for an opera or the local classic music station, always with the comment “Here, get yourself some culture…”.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 5d

Larissa Waters says the govt must call on the Israel ambassador to “let those 6 Australians” who’ve been illegally detained by Israel from a flotilla “be free and come home” & that if the ambassador is not prepared to do that, he should be expelled.💥 #Abcinsiders

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

Don’t stop rubbing their noses in the teachings of Christ.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 6d

AUS PM Albanese has tweeted re the #ManchesterSynagogueAttack, yet nothing re Israel's illegal interception and detention of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla members (incl. Australian citizens!) in int'l waters. Appalling. 😔 #auspol

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall's encouragement of Greta Thunberg is another reason I love both for their important work. #science #primatology #ClimateAction #FreePalestine #GlobalSumudFlotilla

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 13d

Seriously? What an embarrassment ABC is at times.

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gaileastcoaster.bsky.social @gaileastcoaster.bsky.social · 13d

It’s not either/or. It’s both/and. Paedophiles are horrendous - and parents should know what their kids are doing. I say again, thinking of the pic of DT in a plane surrounded by young girls: how could the parents not know they were on his plane. Not exactly the local park or playground!