Michael Wenke
@mwenke.bsky.social
Lives in Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Likes Australian history, photography, Australian Rules Football (Carlton Football Club in particular) and bush walks.
Likes Australian history, photography, Australian Rules Football (Carlton Football Club in particular) and bush walks.
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Well, you did it. You "owned the libs". You also destroyed the world order, the rule of law, an American constitutional democracy. Now what?
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I am SCARED
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January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Well, you did it. You "owned the libs". You also destroyed the world order, the rule of law, an American constitutional democracy. Now what?
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Weaponising Grief
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Weaponising Grief
The media’s response to the Bondi tragedy
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January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Weaponising Grief
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In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack
NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney
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December 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Jewish Council of Australia. I ask everyone to read what the JCA advise to do about Bondi massacre & if you agree with the letter template, copy & paste it & send to your local member asap. Thank you. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/11/jewi...
Jewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan, Calls for United, Whole-of Society Approach
November 14, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia joins a coalition of nine Jewish organisations in releasing an open letter […]
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December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Jewish Council of Australia. I ask everyone to read what the JCA advise to do about Bondi massacre & if you agree with the letter template, copy & paste it & send to your local member asap. Thank you. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/11/jewi...
'Backtrack' is running a Christmas appeal. They do important work and I believe their program is well worth supporting.
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BackTrack | BackTrack Youth Works
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December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
'Backtrack' is running a Christmas appeal. They do important work and I believe their program is well worth supporting.
backtrack.org.au
backtrack.org.au
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The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
Many progressives protest that they are not rich, despite being on a very good wicket. They always reel off their CV of working class roots
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal just how much an average Australian earns. Being “rich” might not see you living like a Kardashian, but we need to acknowledge that earning more than 90% of people puts you in the top 10%, and that much of the tax system is geared to benefit you.
Asking who is rich is a question that can send shivers down the spines of politicians.
Top level private health insurance
Fast reliable NBN
A computer and smartphone with good data allowance/streaming services
A reasonable car
Regular leisure activities including club membership, cinema visits, and exhibitions
Confidence to use air conditioning in the home and afford all utilities
Occasional restaurant meals
An annual domestic trip to visit family, and
One overseas trip every seven years. Continue reading...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
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A man who has abjectedly failed the test of leadership at the first hurdle.
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
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In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
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Frydenberg claims Albanese should accept ‘personal responsibility’ for Bondi attacks in escalation of rhetoric
PM condemns ‘perversion of Islam’ that police allege may be behind the attack
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December 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A man who has abjectedly failed the test of leadership at the first hurdle.
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In the past, trying to revive your political career off the back of a massacre might be viewed as tasteless...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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😡❗ These new and extremely rare images taken in the Peruvian Amazon show the world's largest uncontacted tribe dangerously close to logging concessions - basically driven out of their forest territory by logging companies...😢
Full story/more images/footage👇
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Full story/more images/footage👇
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December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
😡❗ These new and extremely rare images taken in the Peruvian Amazon show the world's largest uncontacted tribe dangerously close to logging concessions - basically driven out of their forest territory by logging companies...😢
Full story/more images/footage👇
earthlymission.com/mashco-piro-...
Full story/more images/footage👇
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Kyle threatening to walk off the job because of this. Please do so!!
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Kyle Sandilands rails against ‘pearl clutchers’ and ‘activist haters’ as regulator reins in radio duo’s antics | Weekly Beast
Kyle Sandilands rails against ‘pearl clutchers’ and ‘activist haters’ as regulator reins in radio duo’s antics | Weekly Beast
Hosts also haunted by mushroom trial comments in dramatic week for Kyle and Jacki O Show. Plus: News Corp reignites fight with ABC
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After finding the Kiis network repeatedly broadcast “vulgar” and “deeply offensive” content, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) is bringing out the big guns against the Kyle & Jackie O Show.
Acma on Wednesday published a notice of intention to impose an additional licence condition on Kiis, a regulatory tool not imposed on a licensee since 2Day FM’s infamous royal hoax call in 2012 to a London hospital where Kate Middleton was a patient. Continue reading...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Kyle threatening to walk off the job because of this. Please do so!!
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‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Second Dismissal
In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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youtu.be/E_uNXIdVbzs?.... Dave Rubin is a Wanker who should keep his racism in America #Australia
Dave Rubin and John Anderson Trash Australia
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November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
youtu.be/E_uNXIdVbzs?.... Dave Rubin is a Wanker who should keep his racism in America #Australia
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A story that needed to be told
A story that needed to be told
As Australia’s first Indigenous press photographer, Mervyn Bishop told many others’ stories. Now the yarn is about him
Alongside an exhibition at the State Library of NSW, a biography by Bishop’s longtime friend Tim Dobbyn explores the life of the man behind the camera
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October 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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A story that needed to be told
A story that needed to be told
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This is the first indication from Sir John Kerr that Queen Elizabeth II approved of the position he had taken during his dismissal of Gough Whitlam, historian @palaceletters.bsky.social writes.
Whitlam dismissal secrets unearthed from the archives of the Canadian governor-general
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October 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is the first indication from Sir John Kerr that Queen Elizabeth II approved of the position he had taken during his dismissal of Gough Whitlam, historian @palaceletters.bsky.social writes.
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Just an observation when the Member for Farrer the leader of the opposition is chasing cheap populist headlines, she might want to address the situation at home first.....
October 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Just an observation when the Member for Farrer the leader of the opposition is chasing cheap populist headlines, she might want to address the situation at home first.....
Fort Grey campground, Sturt National Park, north-west New South Wales, Australia.
Liking #BlueskyArtShow very much.
Liking #BlueskyArtShow very much.
October 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Fort Grey campground, Sturt National Park, north-west New South Wales, Australia.
Liking #BlueskyArtShow very much.
Liking #BlueskyArtShow very much.
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What are we doing here America?
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ICE: the WORST of the WORST
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October 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What are we doing here America?
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Mr Squiggle, Blackboard and Gus the Snail: inside the wonderful world of puppet-maker Norman Hetherington
Mr Squiggle, Blackboard and Gus the Snail: inside the wonderful world of puppet-maker Norman Hetherington
An exhibition pulls back the curtain on the artist’s most famous creations, and a large cast of other characters he prepared earlier
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Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington runs until 13 October at the National Museum in Canberra
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mr Squiggle, Blackboard and Gus the Snail: inside the wonderful world of puppet-maker Norman Hetherington
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A 79-foot pygmy blue whale surfaced near Busselton Jetty, Australia, a breathtaking encounter with one of the ocean’s rarest giants.
[📹 Megan Wood]
[📹 Megan Wood]
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A 79-foot pygmy blue whale surfaced near Busselton Jetty, Australia, a breathtaking encounter with one of the ocean’s rarest giants.
[📹 Megan Wood]
[📹 Megan Wood]
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We need your help to create an independent Federal Environmental Protection Agency!
Soon we'll be introducing legislation to establish Australia's first ever independent Federal EPA. But last time we tried to create a Federal EPA, the Greens and the Coalition teamed up to block it.
Soon we'll be introducing legislation to establish Australia's first ever independent Federal EPA. But last time we tried to create a Federal EPA, the Greens and the Coalition teamed up to block it.
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We need your help to create an independent Federal Environmental Protection Agency!
Soon we'll be introducing legislation to establish Australia's first ever independent Federal EPA. But last time we tried to create a Federal EPA, the Greens and the Coalition teamed up to block it.
Soon we'll be introducing legislation to establish Australia's first ever independent Federal EPA. But last time we tried to create a Federal EPA, the Greens and the Coalition teamed up to block it.
Andrew Hastie: soldier for an extreme version of governing by Christ
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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.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Andrew Hastie: soldier for an extreme version of governing by Christ
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Aaron Parnas discusses the radicalization of the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk and debunks misinformation being spread about the shooting.
BREAKING: Suspected Kirk Shooter Likely Radicalized Because of "Dark Internet" Culture
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September 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Aaron Parnas discusses the radicalization of the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk and debunks misinformation being spread about the shooting.