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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 3h

Go on…

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 9h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 9h

Well WaPo, turning up to someone’s 21st birthday on their 30th is pretty late, but I suppose it’s the thought that counts right?

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 10h

“Steve, we know it’s your first day as an intern at Fox News, but we have a little job that we think you’d be perfect for…”

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10h

You have got to be joking hahaha

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 20h

When the ninth circle of Hell throws shade at one of the other circles…
#auspol

Technology
News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’
Photo of a Rupert Murdoch minion.

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 1d

It seems very daring of Murray Watts to to effectively admit that Labor isn’t going to make any difference to climate change, because that is the implication of his logic. #auspol

Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 2d

The 'statement of reasons' given by enviro minister Murray Watt approving the North West Shelf gas project extension contains some astonishing mental gymnastics.
He assumes the same level of emissions could occur even if the project didn't proceed
epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/_entity/shar...

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 1d

So he’s gone with ‘it’s fucked whatever we do, so might as well go ahead and do it.’

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 2d

The 'statement of reasons' given by enviro minister Murray Watt approving the North West Shelf gas project extension contains some astonishing mental gymnastics.
He assumes the same level of emissions could occur even if the project didn't proceed
epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/_entity/shar...

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 2d

Someone page/WhatsApp the #politas government.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 2d

It’s so retrograde, & typical Hard Right oversimplification of the idea of economic benefit = financial benefit. Arts & culture, is not there for making people richer financially; the wellbeing effects, & creative inspiration it generates, can’t be measured like that. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 2d

Substitute ‘online gambling companies’ for literally any other shady industry, & you have as perfect a template for #auspol as “Something, something, something, dark side. Something, something, something, complete.”

Peter Fox @peterfox59.bsky.social · 2d

Great story on ABC #4Corners now on how online gambling companies operate, the damage they do to the community & how they keep the major political parties in the pockets.

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s an oddity. #auspol Cth Treasury undertaking consultation on national approach to worker screening in care & support sector. Clearly relates to Working with Children/Vulnerable People, but uses peculiar language on competition. Closes tomorrow. Weird.

consult.treasury.gov.au/c2025-695985

Screenshot of front page of Treasury consultation.

Australian Government
The Treasury
Consultation hub
> National approach to worker screening in the care and support economy

National approach to worker screening in the care and support economy

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 3d

Someone knows their history.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 7d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing without comment.

#politas

pulsetasmania.com.au/news/armed-y...

Armed youths allegedly set fire to Ashley Youth Detention Centre

Three youths were arrested at the scene, while the TFS say the damage is extensive…

pulsetasmania.com.au

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 3d

Same old, same old; using circular economy as false cover for only recycling. Truth is we need to focus on why there’s so much soft plastic in the first place& what needs to happen to compel alternatives. Only dealing with end point will always add cost #auspol

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new soft plastics recycling scheme is replacing Australia’s failed REDcycle. Will it mean consumers have to pay more?

A consortium of manufacturers aims to fund the sorting and processing of soft plastics for reuse – but critics say it will pass costs on to consumers

www.theguardian.com

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 5d

As @albomp.bsky.social tries to amend the #FOI Act to wrap matters being considered by his ministry in total secrecy, we find out he also led the charge for the #NACC to never hold public hearings. He talks transparency, but walks secrecy. #TransparencyFraud #auspol

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese overruled push for public NACC hearings

The Saturday Paper can reveal that the prime minister and other ministers from NSW intervened in cabinet to constrain the operations of the country’s leading integrity body.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 4d

Sad to hear Patricia Routledge has died. I remember her best in 80’s as Kitty, performing monologues on Victoria Wood.

‘She said “Kitty, I’m a radical, feminist lesbian.” I thought, what would the Queen Mum do? So I smiled & said “We shall have fun by teatime”’.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

From Hyacinth Bucket to Alan Bennett’s muse: Patricia Routledge’s utterly unique TV career

She wowed in Coronation Street, inspired Victoria Wood and in Keeping Up Appearances transformed a grotesque comic creation into a character we’ll never forget. Routledge was a talent like no other

www.theguardian.com

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 4d

“Apparel, fashion and textiles, screen and media, visual arts … aren’t necessarily delivering great student outcomes and they’re not delivering great outcomes for our economy.”

Speaking of not delivering great outcomes, how’s 10+ yrs in gov going?

#politas

pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tastafe...

TasTAFE arts courses face 5,000% fee hike as subsidies axed

The government says TasTAFE must focus on ‘key vocational skills’…

pulsetasmania.com.au

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 5d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 5d

When you say ‘forced’…

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 6d

The funny thing is, it was just a microphone test.

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 7d

I can barely use Excel beyond basic level, but even if drunk I’d still do better than this.

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 7d

This was my #autism experience, diagnosed <5 years ago. This is what undermines Labor’s Thriving Kids proposal; they fail to account for how societal factors are such a major factor in determining the extent to which #neurodivergent conditions affect a person’s wellbeing in the long term. #auspol

Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 7d

“Those diagnosed with autism later, typically after the age of 10, were more likely to experience increasing social and behavioural difficulties during adolescence and also had an increased likelihood of mental health conditions such as depression.”
🚨🚨🚨
#auspol

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists

Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 7d

Solidarity comrade ✊🏻

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Jack M Davenport @jackmdavenport.bsky.social · 7d

Along with Watership Down, a dark rite of passage for kids like me in the 80’s.

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Julian Jackson @allatsea.bsky.social · 7d

H.E. President Boakai of Liberia, on ocean protection at #UNGA:

"Deep-sea mining threatens the ocean floor before we even understand what lives there"

🦑https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/africa-is-leading-way-protecting-ocean-now-world-must-follow--ecmii-2025-09-30/

Africa is leading the way on protecting the ocean. Now the world must follow

The high sea waters off West Africa may seem remote to people reading this in London or New York. But these waters can impact the very weather patterns that determine whether crops grow in British fields or storms crash into the eastern seaboard of the U.S. They provide oxygen for every breath we take.

www.reuters.com

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