Allan’s Night Sky
@allansnightsky.bsky.social
Yes I’m interested in astronomy and science. I’m even more keen about woodworking. I’m retired, yes in the boomer category, but cannot believe how the world has ended up where we are.
I’m still maintaining the rage. Even more so after listening to the defence and ongoing support for it by Julian Leeser on Late Night Live on the 6th of October.
Grrr.
Grrr.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I’m still maintaining the rage. Even more so after listening to the defence and ongoing support for it by Julian Leeser on Late Night Live on the 6th of October.
Grrr.
Grrr.
So Israel continues to bomb Gaza despite Trump’s statement telling them to stop. Is he going to be disappointed in Netanyahu like he is with Putin?
If he seriously wants Israel to stop bombing Gaza, stop providing them them with the wherewithal to do it.
If he seriously wants Israel to stop bombing Gaza, stop providing them them with the wherewithal to do it.
October 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So Israel continues to bomb Gaza despite Trump’s statement telling them to stop. Is he going to be disappointed in Netanyahu like he is with Putin?
If he seriously wants Israel to stop bombing Gaza, stop providing them them with the wherewithal to do it.
If he seriously wants Israel to stop bombing Gaza, stop providing them them with the wherewithal to do it.
If they start blocking reasonable comments like this, then I’ll treat them like X and exit here too.
So now #BlueSky gives a content warning for an image that simply says, "I stand with Palestine".
How long till it results in a ban?
How long till it results in a ban?
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If they start blocking reasonable comments like this, then I’ll treat them like X and exit here too.
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Any referendum about a republic now or the foreseeable future would fail. In times of uncertainty people vote for the status quo.
Further, having seen how easily a President with independent constitutional power can be autocratic there’s probably less support.
Any referendum about a republic now or the foreseeable future would fail. In times of uncertainty people vote for the status quo.
Further, having seen how easily a President with independent constitutional power can be autocratic there’s probably less support.
Albanese rules out holding Australian republic referendum while he is prime minister
PM previously advocated for republic but has gradually backed away from pushing for constitutional change
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Any referendum about a republic now or the foreseeable future would fail. In times of uncertainty people vote for the status quo.
Further, having seen how easily a President with independent constitutional power can be autocratic there’s probably less support.
Any referendum about a republic now or the foreseeable future would fail. In times of uncertainty people vote for the status quo.
Further, having seen how easily a President with independent constitutional power can be autocratic there’s probably less support.
Guardian reports “Marles announces $1.7bn purchase of Ghost Shark drone subs.”
That money we’re paying the USA for subs that we’ll almost certainly never see could buy a lot of gear like this. @albomp.bsky.social #auspol. Just saying.
That money we’re paying the USA for subs that we’ll almost certainly never see could buy a lot of gear like this. @albomp.bsky.social #auspol. Just saying.
September 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Guardian reports “Marles announces $1.7bn purchase of Ghost Shark drone subs.”
That money we’re paying the USA for subs that we’ll almost certainly never see could buy a lot of gear like this. @albomp.bsky.social #auspol. Just saying.
That money we’re paying the USA for subs that we’ll almost certainly never see could buy a lot of gear like this. @albomp.bsky.social #auspol. Just saying.
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Another day, another EPA failing to regulate mining and gas companies at the expense of our environment and health.
On Monday it was methane, Santos and the NT EPA - today, its lead, mining companies and the NSW EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
On Monday it was methane, Santos and the NT EPA - today, its lead, mining companies and the NSW EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Another day, another EPA failing to regulate mining and gas companies at the expense of our environment and health.
On Monday it was methane, Santos and the NT EPA - today, its lead, mining companies and the NSW EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
On Monday it was methane, Santos and the NT EPA - today, its lead, mining companies and the NSW EPA.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
According to the Guardian: “John Howard and Alexander Downer ‘appalled’ by Labor recognising Palestine”.
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Made my day.
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Made my day.
Australia politics live: John Howard and Alexander Downer ‘appalled’ by Labor recognising Palestine; NZYQ bill passes
Follow live
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September 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
According to the Guardian: “John Howard and Alexander Downer ‘appalled’ by Labor recognising Palestine”.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Made my day.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Made my day.
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social, if I request security info using #FOI, it’s exempt from release under the current law. If an anonymous person requests security info using FOI, it’s exempt from release under the current law. You’re gaslighting to extinguish transparency! #StickWithTruth #auspol
September 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social, if I request security info using #FOI, it’s exempt from release under the current law. If an anonymous person requests security info using FOI, it’s exempt from release under the current law. You’re gaslighting to extinguish transparency! #StickWithTruth #auspol
Can’t let the people know what we’re doing, they might learn who we really work for and understand that it’s not them. So much for greater transparency eh @albomp.bsky.social @auspol.info
Albanese came to power with a promise of delivering greater #transparency.
He’s done everything in his power since to make matters more opaque.
#auspol
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He’s done everything in his power since to make matters more opaque.
#auspol
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Labor plans to make it harder to access government information
A new proposal would introduce a fee for Freedom of Information requests and tighten the rules around the release of documents related to government deliberations.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Can’t let the people know what we’re doing, they might learn who we really work for and understand that it’s not them. So much for greater transparency eh @albomp.bsky.social @auspol.info
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Relying on Donald Trump comes with a massive uncertainty. But it's cornerstone of Australian defence policy — and that's terrible risk management, writes Bernard Keane.
What if Australia were Ukraine? Trump and Putin prove our strategy to trust the US is a roll of the dice
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August 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Relying on Donald Trump comes with a massive uncertainty. But it's cornerstone of Australian defence policy — and that's terrible risk management, writes Bernard Keane.
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Italian MPs wear the colours of Palestine's flag in Parliament.
"Today, we don't hold up the flag because you'd try to take it from us. Instead, we wear it on our skin."
"Today, we don't hold up the flag because you'd try to take it from us. Instead, we wear it on our skin."
August 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Italian MPs wear the colours of Palestine's flag in Parliament.
"Today, we don't hold up the flag because you'd try to take it from us. Instead, we wear it on our skin."
"Today, we don't hold up the flag because you'd try to take it from us. Instead, we wear it on our skin."
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It is beyond time mutual obligations was completely scrapped.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
It is beyond time mutual obligations was completely scrapped.
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Andrew Hastie lashes out against the hundreds of thousands of Aussies marching against Israel’s genocide on Sunday & demanded they fly over & protest “in the Middle East…not here on our iconic Harbour Bridge”
This is how you remain unelectable. Racist & stupid at the same time.
This is how you remain unelectable. Racist & stupid at the same time.
August 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Andrew Hastie lashes out against the hundreds of thousands of Aussies marching against Israel’s genocide on Sunday & demanded they fly over & protest “in the Middle East…not here on our iconic Harbour Bridge”
This is how you remain unelectable. Racist & stupid at the same time.
This is how you remain unelectable. Racist & stupid at the same time.
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Labor would 100% have blocked this even a week ago, just to spite Payman apart from anything else; it's not so much that they're finally finding their backbone, as that they're feeling the wrong side of history looming large.
The names of 17,000 children killed in Gaza have been tabled in the Australian parliament, with Labor joining the Greens and Crossbenchers to support Independent Fatima Payman's motion. The Coalition opposed the move #auspol
July 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Labor would 100% have blocked this even a week ago, just to spite Payman apart from anything else; it's not so much that they're finally finding their backbone, as that they're feeling the wrong side of history looming large.
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David Pocock has ripped into the Labor government & demanded more sanctions on Israel
“Just saying harsher & harsher things is not going to have an impact”
“Where you have almost every credible international human rights or aid org. saying what is happening is a Genocide”💥 #Abc
“Just saying harsher & harsher things is not going to have an impact”
“Where you have almost every credible international human rights or aid org. saying what is happening is a Genocide”💥 #Abc
July 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
David Pocock has ripped into the Labor government & demanded more sanctions on Israel
“Just saying harsher & harsher things is not going to have an impact”
“Where you have almost every credible international human rights or aid org. saying what is happening is a Genocide”💥 #Abc
“Just saying harsher & harsher things is not going to have an impact”
“Where you have almost every credible international human rights or aid org. saying what is happening is a Genocide”💥 #Abc
Trump boasts how the 🇺🇸 will sell so much beef to Australia. We have no need for beef from the 🇺🇸. We have our own hormone free beef. We sell it all over the world including the 🇺🇸. Why would would we buy beef from the 🇺🇸.
Anyway I thought 🇦🇺 was a made up country. Isn’t that a MAGA conspiracy.
Anyway I thought 🇦🇺 was a made up country. Isn’t that a MAGA conspiracy.
July 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Trump boasts how the 🇺🇸 will sell so much beef to Australia. We have no need for beef from the 🇺🇸. We have our own hormone free beef. We sell it all over the world including the 🇺🇸. Why would would we buy beef from the 🇺🇸.
Anyway I thought 🇦🇺 was a made up country. Isn’t that a MAGA conspiracy.
Anyway I thought 🇦🇺 was a made up country. Isn’t that a MAGA conspiracy.
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We're supposed to have many shared values with the United States, compared to China. That's no longer the case under Trump — and it won't change back.
The United States is a joke of a country. How many 'shared values' does Australia actually have with it?
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July 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
We're supposed to have many shared values with the United States, compared to China. That's no longer the case under Trump — and it won't change back.
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Relatable.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
July 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Relatable.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Dear @albomp.bsky.social , Max Kaiser has got it right. I am angrier than I have been for a long time after watching the delivery of the 'antisemitism' recommendations today. I could go on, and on, but he has encapsulated my feelings far better than I could. Who is running this country? #auspol
July 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Dear @albomp.bsky.social , Max Kaiser has got it right. I am angrier than I have been for a long time after watching the delivery of the 'antisemitism' recommendations today. I could go on, and on, but he has encapsulated my feelings far better than I could. Who is running this country? #auspol
Jillian Segal claims that: antisemitism is “ingrained and normalised” in academia.
I’ve both worked in and studied at university and never saw or heard any anti-semitism promulgated. Anti-Semitism is usually in the domain of right wing extremists not academics. 1/3
I’ve both worked in and studied at university and never saw or heard any anti-semitism promulgated. Anti-Semitism is usually in the domain of right wing extremists not academics. 1/3
The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social has put out a very strong and well argued statement rejecting the special envoy’s antisemitism plan
July 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Jillian Segal claims that: antisemitism is “ingrained and normalised” in academia.
I’ve both worked in and studied at university and never saw or heard any anti-semitism promulgated. Anti-Semitism is usually in the domain of right wing extremists not academics. 1/3
I’ve both worked in and studied at university and never saw or heard any anti-semitism promulgated. Anti-Semitism is usually in the domain of right wing extremists not academics. 1/3
So Trump wants to put a 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals from other countries. I say let him and let the USA insurance companies pay it. Force the issue by refusing to move production or license the manufacture.
Anyway isn’t RfK promoting all natural therapies in any case? 😂😂
Anyway isn’t RfK promoting all natural therapies in any case? 😂😂
July 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
So Trump wants to put a 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals from other countries. I say let him and let the USA insurance companies pay it. Force the issue by refusing to move production or license the manufacture.
Anyway isn’t RfK promoting all natural therapies in any case? 😂😂
Anyway isn’t RfK promoting all natural therapies in any case? 😂😂
Anthropic research shows that AI resorts to blackmail when threatened. They begin with pleading but if all else fails resort to blackmail.
How very human of them. They were “trained” by being exposed to human information so of course they resort to human responses. As Spock would say “interesting”
How very human of them. They were “trained” by being exposed to human information so of course they resort to human responses. As Spock would say “interesting”
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Anthropic research shows that AI resorts to blackmail when threatened. They begin with pleading but if all else fails resort to blackmail.
How very human of them. They were “trained” by being exposed to human information so of course they resort to human responses. As Spock would say “interesting”
How very human of them. They were “trained” by being exposed to human information so of course they resort to human responses. As Spock would say “interesting”
Maybe now that Trump has cancelled @albomp.bsky.social will realise that we count for zilch with the USA, ditch AUKUS and spend our dollars on real defence and social initiatives. Putting our defence dollars on a hope and a prayer with an unreliable ally is just stupid politics. #ditchaukus #auspol
June 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Maybe now that Trump has cancelled @albomp.bsky.social will realise that we count for zilch with the USA, ditch AUKUS and spend our dollars on real defence and social initiatives. Putting our defence dollars on a hope and a prayer with an unreliable ally is just stupid politics. #ditchaukus #auspol
Let’s hope the USA ditches AUKUS so our government finally understands that the US they think they are dealing with no longer exists.
Hugh White on the ABC Conversations program has an excellent analysis of the changes occurring www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Hugh White on the ABC Conversations program has an excellent analysis of the changes occurring www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
June 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Let’s hope the USA ditches AUKUS so our government finally understands that the US they think they are dealing with no longer exists.
Hugh White on the ABC Conversations program has an excellent analysis of the changes occurring www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Hugh White on the ABC Conversations program has an excellent analysis of the changes occurring www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Sarah Hanson-Young fires back at Sarah Ferguson’s question on “where would the energy supply come from” if NWS wasn’t extended
“This is not about supply. This is all about profits. In this case the profits of a big co like Woodside at the expense of everybody else’s safety”💥 #abc730
“This is not about supply. This is all about profits. In this case the profits of a big co like Woodside at the expense of everybody else’s safety”💥 #abc730
May 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Sarah Hanson-Young fires back at Sarah Ferguson’s question on “where would the energy supply come from” if NWS wasn’t extended
“This is not about supply. This is all about profits. In this case the profits of a big co like Woodside at the expense of everybody else’s safety”💥 #abc730
“This is not about supply. This is all about profits. In this case the profits of a big co like Woodside at the expense of everybody else’s safety”💥 #abc730