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David
@dvdhlo.bsky.social
Social Policy researcher, Tasmanian, Quaker, lots of other things.
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The people will pay a big cost for @albomp.bsky.social enabling Palantir to access Australian citizens data. Can be used to track down and kill people as used by IDF in Gaza. Rinehart keen.

michaelwest.com.au/we-kill-enem...
"We kill enemies": Spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance - Michael West
Cybersecurity company Palantir has high-level Australian government security clearance despite its complicity in the Gaza genocide.
michaelwest.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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Andrew Wilkie asks what gives Libs the right to still be Opposition when the crossbench is as big as the Liberal Party & may exceed them with more defections?

Albo says LNP made being a Noalition their ‘mission statement’💥 but will have further talks & wait & see what happens. #auspol
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Go Pedro Go!

I guess it was ok when it was just to sell shit, but you've crossed the line since you are trying to destroy our societies.
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Is there a more disappointing politician right now in Australian politics than @senatorwong.bsky.social?

Like tunicates, it seems Labor MPs fail to ever fully develop a spine.
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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May I correct the “record” ;

Bezos paid #$M55 to make the Filum …and …..$M20 to Melania to “appear” in it

Can anyone tell me of another “Filum” that has paid 1 “actor” circa 40% of Production costs on top of those costs ????
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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KATH the movie
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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ABC Radio talking about delays in aged care packages and forgetting to mention AUKUS.

Let's explain why the government thinks we cannot afford care for aging people.
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Singed door at synagogue: "LIKELY TERRORISM!"

Bomb thrown into Invasion Day crowd: "Scare."

ABC News reporting: "Fucked." #auspol

[Thanks to @strangerous.bsky.social on twitter for the screenshot. 🥂]
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Don't forget Gaza
Hideous new data underlines the scale of this abomination
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The algorithm really did help deliver Trumpism, as it is uniquely suited to it: nothing more than a free-floating grievance machine, insatiable for the next gripe, the next inferior to spit on. Or worse.
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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News rooms urge caution around using the word 'terrorism' when talking about throwing a bomb at an Invasion Day protest, "it's not like something extreme happened like a uni student eating a slice of watermelon."
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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It's an old joke, but if you phone up your local cinema to find what time they're showing Melania - The Movie they'll ask what time can you make it.
Not a single seat for any of the 14 showings has been sold at Vue in Castleford - I checked.
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Bad guys with guns.
My @smh cartoon.
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Really interesting and illuminating. The ABC doing its job.
How the right wing Atlas Network is shaping your life in Australia, even if you've never heard of it
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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This latest ombo report, called "Following the law is not optional," can be found here: www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/asset...
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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We should start naming heatwaves after fossil companies

The Santos Heatwave
The Woodside Heatwave

etc
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Fitting to appoint a war monger to a country hell-bent on manufacturing domestic and foreign wars to further enrich the oligarchs of the military-industrial-tech complex.
January 24, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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The #coldest100 should be the highlight of every Australian's musical year. #hottest100
Lots of excitement backstage at the Coldest 100. Kick-off at noon AEST
#coldest100 #hottest100
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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*Satire. Just.
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Would referring to her like this breach the new hate speech laws? Asking for a friend?
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM