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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 19m

ANOTHER ONE!!!

The list is endless

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Ronnie H 🇺🇸 @ronicats.bsky.social · 11h

Release the Epstein files!

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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 4h

The man bent over his guitar,
A shearsman of sorts. The day was green.
They said, "You have a blue guitar,
You do not play things as they are."
The man replied, "Things as they are,
Are changed upon the blue guitar."

Plus ça change! My newsletter: rick-morton.ghost.io/a-new-three-...

A New Three Laws of Motion

I night not tell you if I win the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, but there will be signs. Ha ha, I'm fully kidding. I did win it. The news was everywhere anyway. I was a push notifi...

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DuchessFrida aka Deb @duchessfrida.bsky.social · 18m

…and most of the Western world just sits back and watches Israel do it.
GAZA #genocide

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 24m

#WATCH | Israeli tanks targeted Palestinians who were celebrating the ceasefire agreement and attempted to return to Gaza City via the Al-Rashid Street. As Israeli PM Netanyahu announced the postponement of the ceasefire's start, Israeli warplanes, drones, and tanks continued to strike Gaza

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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 38m

At last. A politician talking about cheap all but untaxed #australia export gas being onsold for a profit
#japan #auspol #energy
At last a #news headline about it #media #journalism
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia must ‘have the guts’ to stand up to Japanese companies reselling gas for profit, Husic says

Labor backbencher is calling for drastic intervention to secure supplies for the east coast

www.theguardian.com

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Imogen @imogenib.bsky.social · 49m

Renters rights and the money behind them must be shown respect. This is nothing more than a controlled and abusive system. The rule of law has been abrogated for the rule of he who owns more. Not good.

#ruleoflaw #HousingCrisis #auspol #RentersRights

#PovertyKills #PovertyIsInequality

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17m

BREAKING: Putin says Russian air defenses were responsible for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner last year, killing 38 people.

Putin says Russian air defenses responsible for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s air defenses were responsible for shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner in December that killed 38 people in the first admission of responsibility for the crash.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26m

Reminder there are 1.53m unemployed people in the UK.

There are 0.11m jobs, and most of these are part time.

They are screaming at people to get jobs that don't exist.

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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 1d

Extend this policy to include ALL child rapists and molesters……….

No matter who is the perpetrator……….

I’m happy to run the program for you……..

My qualifications?

Seriously? Who cares?

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virgotweet @virgotweet.bsky.social · 3h

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

From Independent Australia
18th September 2025

Media that accused ABS of censorship and politicisation should apologise

Right-wing commentators and think tanks owe the ABS an apology after falsely accusing it of censorship and politicisation over migration data.

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 3h

Newsom’s official press office wrote on X, along with a clip of Bondi being questioned by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. “Pedophile-protector Pam is still refusing to answer questions — and still hiding the Epstein files.”

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 3h

A $1m reward has been offered for anyone who provides information that leads to Freeman’s capture.

Despite the mammoth search effort, there has been no sight of the fugitive, who is believed to be heavily armed, is an experienced outdoorsman and is described as a “doomsday prepper”.

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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 3h

The current freakout over Stephen Miller saying “plenary” is a classic example of how terrible coverage of the Trump era is.
Miller didn’t say something by accident then mute himself. He’s been saying the President has “plenary authority” for months. It’s one of his favourite things to say.

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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 3h

And yet people who seem to have no capacity for medium term memory are acting like this is some kind of massive “mask slip” moment.
Here he is saying it in January: x.com/theleadcnn/s...

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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social · 3h

Here he is in March: x.com/eclipsethis2...

D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 on X: "Stephen Miller "This is really fundamentally about democracy. The American people said to get these terrorist gangs the hell out of our country, the president has plenary authority under the constitution, under the Alien Enemies Act, under core Article 2 powers to achieve that." https://t.co/o5IV7O1uiq" / X

Stephen Miller "This is really fundamentally about democracy. The American people said to get these terrorist gangs the hell out of our country, the president has plenary authority under the constitution, under the Alien Enemies Act, under core Article 2 powers to achieve that." https://t.co/o5IV7O1uiq

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 4h

First casting convo with the company doing the ABC series about Robodebt. It’s weird to chat about how a casting call for someone to play yourself will be shaped

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Dr Sally @drsally.bsky.social · 2h

Likely more? Try 10 times

arena.org.au/politics-of-...

Skewering History: The Odious Politics of Counting Gaza’s Dead – Arena

Critical * Radical * Australia * Earth

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Kerrie B @wheels002.bsky.social · 4h

So this ceasefire is only about Israel if you’re watching #ABCNews How about we discuss the almost 80,000 dead Palestinians (likely more). #BoycottIsrael and never forget the genocide they’ve inflicted upon the people of Gaza!