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Smithy
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Aussie who has worked and travelled the world, now back living in Australia at the beach. Into drawing charcoal portraits, golf hacking, walks with the dogs and listening to good music.
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✍️ PETITION: Australia Needs a National Firearms Register
Our research has revealed there are now more licenced firearms in Australia than before the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. ✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a Nation...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The Public Wants a Reckoning, Not Another Performance
The Real Crisis Isn’t Anger. It’s Meaning.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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"The man who dies rich, dies disgraced. Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry. No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.” Andrew Carnegie.
March 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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March 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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One Word Describes Trump — The Atlantic
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world. February 24, 2025 What exactly is Donald Trump doing? Since taking office, he has reduced his administ...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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How do we cover Trump 2.0?
What’s our rule of thumb for covering the new Trump administration? Treat everything the president says as bullshit and then work backwards.
www.crikey.com.au
February 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Adam Hills Aussie Comedian

www.threads.net/@kilgarah_sa...
Morgana (@kilgarah_says) on Threads
The best of Aussie/UK humour & spot on. Adam Hill is a much loved Aussie who isn’t afraid to upset the orange one & his cult. Pure GOLD! 😉🤣🤭🙌🙌
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January 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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I love people who stand up to bullies.
Photo of the Bishop of Washington and her postal address for those who would like to send her a note of support. She is under attack for her sermon of love.
January 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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January 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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How we get rid of the American oligarchy
Friends,
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January 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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www.yahoo.com/news/hitler-...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.yahoo.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2021/08/sado...
Sado-populism
Sado-populism is a term used by Timothy Snyder, a Professor of history at Yale University, in the fourth of a series of short lectures he...
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January 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Has anyone else here had Elon Musk start following them? I blocked the account. Creepy.
December 24, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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From George Saunders
December 6, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.

His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM