Jay Rios
@jay-rios.bsky.social
Progressive bleeding heart lefty. Atheist. Sarcasm with cynical tendencies. Introvert (likely won't respond to DMs). Not looking for love, nor crypto advice. Resident of the land down under. Engaged with US politics... because how the hell can I avoid it.
"Nobody wants their literary festival remembered as the one that went viral for all the wrong reasons"
Got some bad news for the Adelaide Writers Festival committee
Got some bad news for the Adelaide Writers Festival committee
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties?
Uninvited, unapologetic, unavoidable. Inside the books and beliefs that put Randa Abdel-Fattah at the centre of Australia’s culture wars.
#auspol
1earthmedia.com/who-is-randa...
Uninvited, unapologetic, unavoidable. Inside the books and beliefs that put Randa Abdel-Fattah at the centre of Australia’s culture wars.
#auspol
1earthmedia.com/who-is-randa...
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties?
Uninvited, unapologetic, unavoidable. Inside the books and beliefs that put Randa Abdel-Fattah at the centre of Australia’s culture wars.
1earthmedia.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"Nobody wants their literary festival remembered as the one that went viral for all the wrong reasons"
Got some bad news for the Adelaide Writers Festival committee
Got some bad news for the Adelaide Writers Festival committee
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If you have not seen this yet it is a must see! A DoorDash delivery person runs into couple's home when she realizes ICE followed her. What follows is mind blowing. Spread this video.
youtu.be/dMXPFQpqKPQ?...
youtu.be/dMXPFQpqKPQ?...
ICE Finally Meets Their Match
YouTube video by Really American
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January 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
If you have not seen this yet it is a must see! A DoorDash delivery person runs into couple's home when she realizes ICE followed her. What follows is mind blowing. Spread this video.
youtu.be/dMXPFQpqKPQ?...
youtu.be/dMXPFQpqKPQ?...
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Here's a very handy clickable list of publishers & commentators in Aust's independent news media sector.
Please support & share these news media publishers - & of course sign up to TrueNorth! #auspol > docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please support & share these news media publishers - & of course sign up to TrueNorth! #auspol > docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#auspol news media list
docs.google.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Here's a very handy clickable list of publishers & commentators in Aust's independent news media sector.
Please support & share these news media publishers - & of course sign up to TrueNorth! #auspol > docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please support & share these news media publishers - & of course sign up to TrueNorth! #auspol > docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If you were Ghilaine Maxwell wouldn't you be pinching yourself about now?
Imagine being the despicable ghoul who procured underaged girls to be raped by powerful men, and still being trumped for America's Most Hated Woman by the despicable soulless pedo protector who is helping them cover it up.
Imagine being the despicable ghoul who procured underaged girls to be raped by powerful men, and still being trumped for America's Most Hated Woman by the despicable soulless pedo protector who is helping them cover it up.
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you were Ghilaine Maxwell wouldn't you be pinching yourself about now?
Imagine being the despicable ghoul who procured underaged girls to be raped by powerful men, and still being trumped for America's Most Hated Woman by the despicable soulless pedo protector who is helping them cover it up.
Imagine being the despicable ghoul who procured underaged girls to be raped by powerful men, and still being trumped for America's Most Hated Woman by the despicable soulless pedo protector who is helping them cover it up.
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A letter circulating online calls on Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to resign and is said to come from someone named Peter Singer. To be clear: if such a letter exists, it is not from me, and I do not support any call for the Prime Minister to resign.
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
A letter circulating online calls on Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to resign and is said to come from someone named Peter Singer. To be clear: if such a letter exists, it is not from me, and I do not support any call for the Prime Minister to resign.
"Please take that down it's beneath you"
Hahaha that poster must have been asleep for the past decade.
Hahaha that poster must have been asleep for the past decade.
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Please take that down it's beneath you"
Hahaha that poster must have been asleep for the past decade.
Hahaha that poster must have been asleep for the past decade.
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I really don't understand how Labor supporters can look at the increasing fascism, not only in the US but the corrupt way even Australia is engaging with International Law and be happy with the direction the Labor Party are taking us.
They supporting mass extinction. Not just genocides
They supporting mass extinction. Not just genocides
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I really don't understand how Labor supporters can look at the increasing fascism, not only in the US but the corrupt way even Australia is engaging with International Law and be happy with the direction the Labor Party are taking us.
They supporting mass extinction. Not just genocides
They supporting mass extinction. Not just genocides
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"A girl made fun of me!" is part of every MAGA origin story.
It’s been over 2 weeks since AOC said Stephen Miller was weak and puny. Fox is still talking about it.
October 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"A girl made fun of me!" is part of every MAGA origin story.
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It's very on brand for Australia that a rape victim gets bankrupted for hurting her boss's feelings.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Brittany Higgins abandons appeal over Linda Reynolds's defamation win
Brittany Higgins abandons her appeal of a WA Supreme Court finding that she defamed her ex-boss and former Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts.
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It's very on brand for Australia that a rape victim gets bankrupted for hurting her boss's feelings.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Why do we all feel empty, angry, and sad?
October 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Why do we all feel empty, angry, and sad?
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Today. In Australia. Release the Epstein files!
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today. In Australia. Release the Epstein files!
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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WIN IN VICTORIA FOR BURIAL LAWS!
"Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell led the push for the law change after discovering her wish to be buried with her pets was illegal.
"'For many of us, our pets are family,' she said."
#Dogs #Cats #Animals #AusPol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
"Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell led the push for the law change after discovering her wish to be buried with her pets was illegal.
"'For many of us, our pets are family,' she said."
#Dogs #Cats #Animals #AusPol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Huge change to burials for millions of Australians
A landmark change to burial laws in Australia has been passed.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
WIN IN VICTORIA FOR BURIAL LAWS!
"Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell led the push for the law change after discovering her wish to be buried with her pets was illegal.
"'For many of us, our pets are family,' she said."
#Dogs #Cats #Animals #AusPol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
"Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell led the push for the law change after discovering her wish to be buried with her pets was illegal.
"'For many of us, our pets are family,' she said."
#Dogs #Cats #Animals #AusPol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Did you know that Australia is the world's largest exporter of chickpeas?
Chickpeas are a sustainable, low-calorie, protein-rich food source.
Let's support our Aussie farmers by purchasing Australian-grown chickpeas.
#Food #PlantBased #AusPol #Recipe #Agriculture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Chickpeas are a sustainable, low-calorie, protein-rich food source.
Let's support our Aussie farmers by purchasing Australian-grown chickpeas.
#Food #PlantBased #AusPol #Recipe #Agriculture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Australian farmers regain access to world's biggest chickpea market
Australian growers are planting large crops of chickpeas encouraged by a stabilised trade relationship with India.
www.abc.net.au
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Did you know that Australia is the world's largest exporter of chickpeas?
Chickpeas are a sustainable, low-calorie, protein-rich food source.
Let's support our Aussie farmers by purchasing Australian-grown chickpeas.
#Food #PlantBased #AusPol #Recipe #Agriculture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Chickpeas are a sustainable, low-calorie, protein-rich food source.
Let's support our Aussie farmers by purchasing Australian-grown chickpeas.
#Food #PlantBased #AusPol #Recipe #Agriculture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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The perfect image of Donald Trump's impact on Amercian decomcracy doesn't exi...
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The perfect image of Donald Trump's impact on Amercian decomcracy doesn't exi...
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“Australia’s privatisation swindle promised efficiency, yet it left ordinary Australians paying more for poorer services. Over the past three decades, essential systems, from energy to aged care, have been carved up and sold to corporations.”
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/the-privatis...
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/the-privatis...
The Great Privatisation Swindle
Stop the privatisation swindle. Learn how the sale of public assets weakened essential services.
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“Australia’s privatisation swindle promised efficiency, yet it left ordinary Australians paying more for poorer services. Over the past three decades, essential systems, from energy to aged care, have been carved up and sold to corporations.”
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/the-privatis...
socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/the-privatis...
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Australia, wake up!
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Australia, wake up!
Tony Abbott proving yet again he is the suppository of all wisdom.
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Tony Abbott proving yet again he is the suppository of all wisdom.
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
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ABOLISH ICE.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
October 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
ABOLISH ICE.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...