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Apatheist
@apatheist.bsky.social
Traveller, linguaphile, pseudo-intellectual. I care about grammar, social justice, foreign cinema, the Euro and the Tour de France. Je parle français, hablo un poco español. Live on Ngunnawal Land. That's me on the left. No DMs.
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Car study:

"Two Teslas, the Model Y and Model S, make the most dangerous cars list despite Tesla’s advanced driver-assist technology
Tesla also has the highest fatal accident rate by brand, followed by Kia, Buick, Dodge, and Hyundai"

https://www.iseecars.com/most-dangerous-cars-study
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Important piece on how Aus gets it wrong on jobs.

"for every entry-level job advertised in Australia, there are 39 people on JobSeeker competing for it. Last year it was 33. The year before that, 26."

Anglicare boss Kasy Chambers on @thepointau.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We're having the wrong conversation about unemployment
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.
In Stunning Admission, DOJ Says Grand Jury Never Saw Indictment Against Comey
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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True story.

Via @xkcd.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Meanwhile
‼️EXTRAORDINARY DAY: 30 DEGREES IN FRANCE
One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived

29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY
29.3 Oloron
29.2 Lanne en Baretous
20 stations >27C !

SPAIN 29.4 Granada

Next days
THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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A federal judge is directing the #WhiteHouse to reinstate sign language interpreters at many press briefings months after they were abruptly removed. #disabilities #accessibility
White House Ordered To Step Up Accessibility
A federal judge is directing the White House to reinstate sign language interpreters at many press briefings months after they were abruptly removed.
www.disabilityscoop.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Do Senate Democrats really believe that Americans will hurt any less when the government is reopened and Trump and his sycophants can hack away at whatever programs they dislike?

Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV
Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...
The Gillies Report Il Dismissale
YouTube video by NockturneSA
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Welp!
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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A couple months back, I was curious as to how Bill Pulte was able to obtain Lisa Cook and Letitia James' mortgage documents. Today, the WSJ reports that he was actually under investigation for how he obtained them. www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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In my entire life, I've never seen any President actively ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that they don't have to feed hungry people.

It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.

It's foul and inexcusable.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Protect the children release the Epstein Files
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.

Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault

Just filed:

www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM