PeterOC
PeterOC
@peteroc53.bsky.social
We’re best when being a decent fair inclusive tolerant society. With a healthy SOH👍😀 Meanjin/Brisbane-based. Hard times globally in late 2024; but here for progressive intelligent hopeful stuff 👊
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Government-Owned Steelworks in Whyalla Not Viable Says Guy Behind $600B Nukes Plan
Government-Owned Steelworks in Whyalla Not Viable Says Guy Behind $600B Nukes Plan — The Shovel
The man, whose core policy is to build Australia’s most expensive ever Government-funded infrastructure project, despite not releasing any detail on how he would build, pay for or achieve community bu...
theshovel.com.au
February 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Did you know covid-19 vaccine booster shots are still a thing in Australia? Just got my 12-monthly booster at the chemist. Booked online, and had the most recently approved variant (JN1) vaccine in my arm within half an hour, free at the point of care (paid for by taxes). Get yours if you can! 🦠💉💪🏻
February 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Did you know that @vanbadham.bsky.social and I do a politics, economics and civil society podcast?

With over a million downloads and my health improving here’s the first episode for 2025!

#auspol

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Episode 163: Auspol in 2025, Australia's economic position, disinformation and good news about renewables
Podcast Episode ·
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January 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Van Badham & Ben Davison explaining WHY in 2025 it is imperative to return this Labor government & continue the (not perfect), but good work it has been doing after 9 years of grifting LNP govt. The pod cast does run for over an hour, but if you can spare the time, I def recommended listening.
Did you know that @vanbadham.bsky.social and I do a politics, economics and civil society podcast?

With over a million downloads and my health improving here’s the first episode for 2025!

#auspol

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
Episode 163: Auspol in 2025, Australia's economic position, disinformation and good news about renewables
Podcast Episode ·
podcasts.apple.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The once mighty Age runs this “working class man” bullshit without once mentioning the Nuclear Potato is worth .. Three. Hundred. Million. Dollars.
#ThatsNotJournalism
January 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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2022 Aus Fed Election
Right Wing parties won 59 of 151 seats in House of Reps.

Of those wins
- 31 seats (>1/2) were won by <7% margin (2 party preferred)
- 13 seats won by less than 2.9% 2PP.
Preferences matter, put LP, LNP, NP, KAP, ONE etc & RW Independents *Last*
Let's wipe them all out #Auspol
January 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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As per usual, once it was revealed the German market attacker was anti-Islam, pro-Zionist, pro-Israel, the media focussed on his mental instability as the cause, and a wide range of other issues that made him drive his car into a crowd of people. #auspol
December 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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an hour ago, france connected its first nuclear reactor to the grid this century.

construction was to take 56 months.

timeline:
• decision: 2004
• initial works: 2006
• reactor concrete: 2007
• grid connection: 2024
• commercial operation: 2025Q1

…20+ years end to end.
December 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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Wild that Australian news keeps verbatim quoting Netanyahu without routinely adding that's he's genocidal piece of shit responsible for murdering tens of thousands of children. By all means, quote what he says, but I guarantee, whatever it is, the baby-killing context is more important.
December 6, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Just because the pro-Israel pro-genocide lobby and pro-Israel pro-genocide supporters keep screaming that we are witnessing a rise in "anti-Semitic" incidents in Australia, does not make that fact.

These groups are renowned liars. #auspol #StopIsrael #EndTheGenocide
December 7, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Why do we read news reports of Israeli "settler violence" in the #WestBank? They're not settlers; they're invaders! These Israeli "settlements" in Palestinian territory are illegal under international law. Surely the correct term is "Israeli invader violence". 🤔 #FreePalestine #RecognisePalestine
November 24, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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Another important post we can’t fit on here because of word count limits, witches.

So here it is as screenshots (and alt text for those who need it).

Now is the time for us to really fight.

Who’s in?

#VileKyle
#ToYourBrooms
November 19, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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So did all these news orgs just schedule these pieces for *after* the election or what
November 18, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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A question for Bishop Bird, of Ballarat, who instructed his lawyers to go all the way to High Court to avoid paying damages to a complainant of child sexual abuse on basis that priests aren’t technically employed by his diocese:
Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic?
If so, why?
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 AM