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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine

@noticingclimate.bsky.social

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Every story is a climate story. Australia. #auspol #climatesky #robodebt #adhd #autism #goodtrouble #publib I identify as tired. #heroineaddict [email protected]

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · May 8

'It is when we lose our humanity and our ability to see others as human beings, that nuclear war becomes more likely'
Drill, baby, drill:

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Sep 25

"They need help."
Addictions are tough to kick @patrickcanning.bsky.social.
#auspol

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 2h

Customers for AI products may be dubious, and communities & ratepayers feeling the burdens of data centers may be unhappy, but these folks think the boom is just great. @pheebini.bsky.social: 20 billionaires tied to the AI and data center boom have added >$450B to their fortunes since January 1.

Since January 1, these billionaires have gotten $460B richer due to AI and data centers.

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 7h

It is government policy for at least 4% of people to be unemployed at all times.

When there are not enough unemployed people, they punish mortgage holders with interest rate increases until the economy gets bad enough that people start losing their jobs again.

Jeremy Poxon @jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 7h

Labor's employment minister rep admits that payment suspensions "cause harm", but they're "an important part" of the (unlawful) mutual obligations system, because

"At the end of the day we want ppl to get off payments and find a job"

gross 'best form of welfare is a job' stuff from the ALP here

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 2h

If these people/organisations are experts in disinformation, why are they supporting fossil fuels?

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Jun 3

True: "In short: it is more like “no steps forward, and several million steps back”.
Yes, our govt is responsible for this. However, 150+ NGOs + folk like Ketan are responsible too. They're approving of fossil fuel funded companies eg: Engie + Squadron - who ultimately are doing more bad than good.

Matt Ryan @mattdjryan.bsky.social · Jun 3

I told y'all @ketanjoshi.co doesn't miss. ALP as 'tactical fatalism'. www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/02/n...

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 3h

Read your submission. Here's proof that facebook is the major social media problem in Australia re: disinformation.

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Sep 26

Fun fact: you can do this with every single opposition piece in Australia: find the "concerned farmer/real estate agent/photographer/x", in this case "John Conroy from the Meadow Creek Agricultural Community Action Group" and check yr search results 1/2 ⬇️
#auspol #sociallicense #renewables

Farmers and froglets become unlikely allies in fight against Victorian solar farm

A tiny endangered froglet gets in the way of a big solar farm proposal in Victoria's King Valley, with farmers heading to Canberra to campaign against the project.

www.abc.net.au

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 4h

"The best form of welfare is a job". @australianunions.bsky.social how that's working out:
Merivale underpaid staff, exploited women, encouraged them to have sex with customers, perpetuated sexual harassment and facilitated frequent drug use.

#NobodyDeservesPoverty #AusPol

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 5h

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Australia’s overall rating remains "Insufficient"

Australia is not on track to meet its renewables target; its flagship industrial emissions policy allows more fossil fuel emissions, and its support for the fossil fuel industry – especially exports – remains unwavering.

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 5h

Australia is exporting terrible ideas:
🤯 clean coal
🤯 right wing agriculture
🤯 offshore detention

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Apr 12

@allouryesterdays.bsky.social "Clean Coal" is but the mere beginning of the USA borrowing their ideas from Australia's best and brightest in govt.
Gotta hand it to USA for upping the ante with the good ol' right wing MAKE IT SEXY with fossil fuels:
But wait, there's more...
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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 12h

Does this look like a democracy to you? ⬇️
Perhaps we should ask
ANTHONY RIO TINTO
SCOTT FMG FORTESCUE
MALCOLM CHEVRON
TONY PEABODY ENERGY
exactly how resilient our "democracy" is. #AusPol #Australia

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Sep 25

"They need help."
Addictions are tough to kick @patrickcanning.bsky.social.
#auspol

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 13h

Coffee name? Delvene, after Delvene Delaney of 80's TV Show Sale Of The Century, to add a little pizazz to everyone's day. 🎉
What would be yours @ozkitsch.bsky.social
#straya

Delvene Delaney on the left, with Sale Of The Century host Tony Barber.

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Lee Tran Lam @leetranlam.bsky.social · 18h

If you have a ‘difficult ethnic name’, you might know this feeling. Do you give your real name for your takeaway order - only for it to be misspelt or butchered? Or do you give a fake name for convenience: a “coffee name”?

I've wanted to write this for YEARS!
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...

Strong flat white for Batman: should I use a ‘coffee name’?

Some people go undercover when ordering takeaway – here’s what baristas think of the practice

www.theguardian.com

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 13h

thankyou, going to hell, will delete!

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 13h

Is that best for racism, underpaying staff, or unlawful conduct such as breaching privacy @nteuvictoria.bsky.social ?
Or do they just get the gong for having members of the #AtlasNetwork on staff?
#unimelb #universityofmelbourne #academicsky

Robbie Moore @robbiemoore.bsky.social · 16h

Rank the macerated remains of our university system from 1 to 10

Headline in the Guardian: University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report
Times Higher Eduction ranks university as 37th in the world, with five other Australian schools in top 100

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 14h

"I've been bullied to go on here by @maximumwelfare.bsky.social to post about the mutual obligations scandal". We've missed you @jeremypoxon.bsky.social, welcome!

#NobodyDeservesPoverty #AusPol

Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · Aug 28

"But we don't CANCEL Payments anymore"
yeah, not much difference if you don't have money in your account to eat or pay rent hey?

#NobodyDeservesPoverty

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 14h

It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 14h

100 million meals over 10 years = 10 million meals a year. 3 million below poverty, so its at best 4 meals a year per person.

Woolworths supplier Andrew Forrest wealth over 10 years: 2.83 to 12.68 billion. @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social report = hunger is a political choice. #NobodyDeservesPoverty

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 15h

Yep, Glencore was founded by an actual criminal, Marc Rich.

"In 1983, Rich and partner Pincus Green were indicted on 65 criminal counts, including income tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering, and trading with Iran during embargo," WP.

He was pardoned by Clinton in 2001, on his last day in office.

Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 17h

We're paying over half a billion dollars to prop up criminal-created global miner Glencore's Mount Isa copper smelter ... for just 2 years!

And we're taking how much ownership, for all that money? Don't answer that.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

www.abc.net.au

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

“Vera Lawless, a litigant in the class action against the University of Newcastle…”
Lawless no more! ✊🏽

Francis Markham @francismarkham.bsky.social · 1d

*University governance crisis intensifies*

Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited

Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.

www.abc.net.au

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

@punkrockhistory.bsky.social hadn't seen this series, and it's great!
Really loved the Husker Du episode, and anything with Lori Barbero - I'm so there! #HuskerDu #HardCorePunk

Journey Through Minnesota's Hardcore Punk Scene | Minnesota Hardcore: Episode 1

YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

@strangerous.bsky.social fyi:

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

The Attorney General's Department got 21 FOI requests about their FOI reforms - and they asked to do late replies for all of them and were rejected each time by the Information Commission. Talk about a broken system and they're trying to make it harder and more expensive!

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

🍿🍿🍿
#Auspol
🧵⬇️

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

Senate Estimates hearings today - which session are you looking forward to most and why is it the NACC?

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Just...FFS.
@maximumwelfare.bsky.social how much longer can this BS go on? #robodebt

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 1d

To the NACC: can you tell us why there haven't been any public hearings into the Robodebt matter?

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NACC says: No comment.

Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

@newseye.bsky.social a lovely summation of how the Australian Government fails to operate.

stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 1d

Home Affairs Sec Stephanie Foster exposed as overly determined Not to Answer & take things ‘on notice’

Shoebridge “You’re taking on notice your failure to answer on notice, Q’s I asked u on notice, about Q’s that u responded on notice, to answers u haven’t given on notice”🤯ffs #Estimates

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Cunts have warmth and depth. This is Cuntology 101. ⬇️
That mendacious fuckwit who is our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese does not have warmth and depth like cunts do.
Therefore, he is on the highway to fuckwit city.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q954...
Reposts appreciated to educate ❤️. #AusPol

Lambrini Girls - Cuntology 101 (Official Video)

YouTube video by Lambrini Girls

www.youtube.com

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Where is your mention @leopuglisi6.bsky.social of the deaths that have occurred?
If Australians aren't sure that a genocide is occuring, how are you contributing to that?

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Jane Doe, Pretty Hate Machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah, poor Miller, who received $650,000. Rhys Miller committed suicide, but where is his compensation to his family for his death?
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09...
#ThePeopleVSRobodebt #PeopleVSRobodebt #Robodebt

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