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Nici

@nicijl.bsky.social

780 followers 1.8K following 1.2K posts

Journalist; jam maker; suburban flaneuse; writes The Age's Capital Gain column on commercial property. Skeets deleted regularly. Knows how to use pronouns. Hating vegemite since an "incident" c.1967.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1h

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

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

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 1h

I think I joined antifa in 1981 when I signed up to Resistance, the youth wing of the Socialist Workers Party. I lasted less than three months but I'll be antifa forever. #antifa

Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2h

Two days ago it was Monash dumping its climate think tank. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

‘Vanish in a puff of smoke’: Monash plans to close climate crisis institute

Fears that “redundancies by stealth” could hit about 100 researchers, staff and climate scientists on short-term contracts.

www.theage.com.au

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3h

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 21h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 8d

Trump was on the Jeffrey Epstein Plane!

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 15h

Giving out subs and hugs at the ICE Facility in Broadview Illinois!

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 16h

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 1d

It's a four hour show? On a newspaper website? he won't be doing anything else...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Artemesia Gentileschi,
Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #womensart

Painting featuring two white women in the act of beheading a white man with a sword as he lies in his bed

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 1d

wtf?

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DOGE mag @dogemag.bsky.social · 1d

A photo is not always worth a thousand words

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Carter Edman @carteredman.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus wept

Because ICE tear gassed him

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 1d

I buy mine in boxes.

Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2d

As if he does any grocery shopping.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

ICE's lies keep piling up.
ICE: 10 cars rammed ICE
Video shows: No cars rammed ICE
ICE: She boxed ICE in
Video: ICE boxed her in
ICE: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
ICE: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
There should be some punishment for this firehose of lies.

New details on Border Patrol shooting, alleged vehicle ramming in Brighton Park revealed in court

Prosecutors said two Chicagoans had been following a vehicle being driven by Border Patrol agents for 20-30 minutes before the alleged ramming took place.

abc7chicago.com

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2d

As a young athiest I argued hard with the curate who taught us Religious Education at high school. It was worth it. I learned a lot arguing about the Parables.

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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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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2d

Her wife?

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I'm not saying it isn't bullshit but Italian v Greek? That's not a thing. The racist flashpoints are all anti-African and anti-Indian right now.

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Amy (eldest daughter) @amybryner.bsky.social · 2d

Ghislaine Maxwell is obviously terrible, but are any men ever going to be punished for their related crimes?

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Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2d

And I say that, as an Australian, who finds American recipes way too sweet and sugary for my taste.

Nici @nicijl.bsky.social · 2d

You've got to sweeten it. Quince is so tart it could make your eyes water. And don't even attempt to bite into a raw one. It must be cooked.