JacFlem
@jacflem.bsky.social
Australian, rural teacher, Teacher Librarian, critical thinking advocate, sustainable farmer, humanist, kindness, understanding and empathy my mantra, union, recycler extraordinaire, Gunai Kurnai Land 🦘🙏 🏳️🌈 📚
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JacFlem
@jacflem.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Typical! I used to show year 10 students this video of Bill Nye with John Oliver year nine. They got it.
youtu.be/cjuGCJJUGsg?...
youtu.be/cjuGCJJUGsg?...
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“The mining lobby has gorged itself for decades. They’ve extracted our wealth, minimized their taxes, blocked our progress, and corrupted our politics so thoroughly that both major parties compete to serve them.”
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The Midas Curse: How Mining Interests Own Australia’s Democracy
“You can’t always get what you want,” sang The Rolling Stones. The Australian mining lobby never received the memo. For decades, it has secured its every wish: a royalty regime that ranks among the wo...
theaimn.net
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“The mining lobby has gorged itself for decades. They’ve extracted our wealth, minimized their taxes, blocked our progress, and corrupted our politics so thoroughly that both major parties compete to serve them.”
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...
theaimn.net/the-midas-cu...
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youtu.be/2mtPk_Deb-c?... send this to hanson
Gough Whitlam At The National Press Club (11-11-85)
YouTube video by Malcolm Farnsworth
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November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
youtu.be/2mtPk_Deb-c?... send this to hanson
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If anything puts the lie to “we’re going after the criminals,” this shocking video should be it. Kudos to the @nytimes.com on a tremendously well done look into the immigrants here on legal visas whom we’re detaining. An absolute must watch: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | We Came Here Legally. ICE Locked Us Up Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If anything puts the lie to “we’re going after the criminals,” this shocking video should be it. Kudos to the @nytimes.com on a tremendously well done look into the immigrants here on legal visas whom we’re detaining. An absolute must watch: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
lol, sympathy, I decided to go running rather than walking and my knee decided I was too old for running and has swelled up requiring rest ice etc. good luck
I’m off to get an MRI as we speak. It’s not much better and cannot run on it, stairs remain a challenge
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
lol, sympathy, I decided to go running rather than walking and my knee decided I was too old for running and has swelled up requiring rest ice etc. good luck
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Taken out by the mean streets of Montmartre, a weekend away in the French countryside becomes a spiritual and physical battle for survival. My newsletter update: rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
No Genou is Bad News
This horror story begins with a wandering brass band; my sirens.
I will follow a brass band anywhere. There is just something about the way a tuba cuts a shape on the horizon – so brash, so untoward ...
rick-morton.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Taken out by the mean streets of Montmartre, a weekend away in the French countryside becomes a spiritual and physical battle for survival. My newsletter update: rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
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Russia has killed Natalia Khodemchuk,the widow of Valerii Khodemchuk -the first victim of the Chornobyl disaster -during the attack on Kyiv on November 14
Natalia was hospitalized with burns covering 45% of her body
She passed away in the hospital this morning.
Deepest condolences.
Natalia was hospitalized with burns covering 45% of her body
She passed away in the hospital this morning.
Deepest condolences.
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Russia has killed Natalia Khodemchuk,the widow of Valerii Khodemchuk -the first victim of the Chornobyl disaster -during the attack on Kyiv on November 14
Natalia was hospitalized with burns covering 45% of her body
She passed away in the hospital this morning.
Deepest condolences.
Natalia was hospitalized with burns covering 45% of her body
She passed away in the hospital this morning.
Deepest condolences.
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A blunt response by Energy expert Tony Wood on whether Sussan Ley is correct to claim that the Coalition’s new energy policy will “bring energy prices down”
Wood “No”🔥 #Abc
Wood “No”🔥 #Abc
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
A blunt response by Energy expert Tony Wood on whether Sussan Ley is correct to claim that the Coalition’s new energy policy will “bring energy prices down”
Wood “No”🔥 #Abc
Wood “No”🔥 #Abc
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Trump, Fox News and Sky News pump out hard right, toxic and dangerous disinformation daily.
Why is the BBC self flagellating over a minor editing error?
Plus the media and The Dismissal ..
"Truth Lies & Media" has just dropped!💥
Apple & Spotify 🎙️
Promo Match Frame Editing
#auspol
#TheDismissal
Why is the BBC self flagellating over a minor editing error?
Plus the media and The Dismissal ..
"Truth Lies & Media" has just dropped!💥
Apple & Spotify 🎙️
Promo Match Frame Editing
#auspol
#TheDismissal
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Trump, Fox News and Sky News pump out hard right, toxic and dangerous disinformation daily.
Why is the BBC self flagellating over a minor editing error?
Plus the media and The Dismissal ..
"Truth Lies & Media" has just dropped!💥
Apple & Spotify 🎙️
Promo Match Frame Editing
#auspol
#TheDismissal
Why is the BBC self flagellating over a minor editing error?
Plus the media and The Dismissal ..
"Truth Lies & Media" has just dropped!💥
Apple & Spotify 🎙️
Promo Match Frame Editing
#auspol
#TheDismissal
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Well let’s see how this pans out for the great party of moral bankruptcy in the current Australian political landscape…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero
Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Well let’s see how this pans out for the great party of moral bankruptcy in the current Australian political landscape…
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... Tim Wilson is unfit to be an MP in my opinion. This doesn't surprise me at all coming from his supporters or team. #Auspol #news
Australia news live: Zoe Daniel’s son reveals threats, abuse and doxing of family during 2025 election campaign
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... Tim Wilson is unfit to be an MP in my opinion. This doesn't surprise me at all coming from his supporters or team. #Auspol #news
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Trump is spiraling so badly that he managed to completely botch an interview with…Laura Ingraham 😂
Read how it went off-the-rails and catch up on all the latest news in our latest bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
Read how it went off-the-rails and catch up on all the latest news in our latest bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump is spiraling so badly that he managed to completely botch an interview with…Laura Ingraham 😂
Read how it went off-the-rails and catch up on all the latest news in our latest bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
Read how it went off-the-rails and catch up on all the latest news in our latest bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Second Dismissal
In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...
johnmenadue.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
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One of the most damaging and enduring aspects of the Dismissal, fifty years ago today, was its poisoning of the electorate against the Whitlam government, ensuring that it would lose the subsequent election and creating fear of progressive government.
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#auspol
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#auspol
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
One of the most damaging and enduring aspects of the Dismissal, fifty years ago today, was its poisoning of the electorate against the Whitlam government, ensuring that it would lose the subsequent election and creating fear of progressive government.
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#auspol
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#auspol
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Trump V The BBC - Immediately after our podcast was recorded Denis was interviewed live around Australia on ABC TV by Patricia Karvelas about Trumps latest attempt to extort cash from the media
“Truth Lies & Media” drops at midnight! 💥
On Apple & Spotify🎙️
“Truth Lies & Media” drops at midnight! 💥
On Apple & Spotify🎙️
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Trump V The BBC - Immediately after our podcast was recorded Denis was interviewed live around Australia on ABC TV by Patricia Karvelas about Trumps latest attempt to extort cash from the media
“Truth Lies & Media” drops at midnight! 💥
On Apple & Spotify🎙️
“Truth Lies & Media” drops at midnight! 💥
On Apple & Spotify🎙️
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This is an example of how bad the media has become here in Queensland. Contrast Victoria & Qld front pages today. The Courier Mail Sunday Mail was instrumental in the formation of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. In 2025 we Queenslanders now rely on Victoria to tell us the truth. #qldpol
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is an example of how bad the media has become here in Queensland. Contrast Victoria & Qld front pages today. The Courier Mail Sunday Mail was instrumental in the formation of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. In 2025 we Queenslanders now rely on Victoria to tell us the truth. #qldpol
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This @skynewsrss.bsky.social analysis confirms that X's algorithm is blatantly boosting far-right content
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This @skynewsrss.bsky.social analysis confirms that X's algorithm is blatantly boosting far-right content
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you are still posting or engaging there, you are volunteering your time and effort towards actively assisting a racist, white supremacist project
STOP ALREADY
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Everybody - AND I MEAN EVERYBODY - should read this investigation into that hell hole Twitter and how this nine-month study and in-depth analysis found that it amplifies right-wing and extreme content (aka, the Nazi bar)
This is *very* good investigative journalism and should ring alarm bells.
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This is *very* good investigative journalism and should ring alarm bells.
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Everybody - AND I MEAN EVERYBODY - should read this investigation into that hell hole Twitter and how this nine-month study and in-depth analysis found that it amplifies right-wing and extreme content (aka, the Nazi bar)
This is *very* good investigative journalism and should ring alarm bells.
🚨🚨🚨
This is *very* good investigative journalism and should ring alarm bells.
🚨🚨🚨
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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21 years ago we had stillborn twins. It still hurts. I cannot express in words the loathing I feel about these men. To suggest people would cash in on such excruciating loss says everything you need to know about these “moral conservatives.” Arseholes. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Hastie, Joyce ignite late-term abortion fight over paid leave for stillbirth law
Four Coalition MPs have renewed a debate over “late-term abortions” in federal parliament, raising concern that laws guaranteeing paid leave for parents of stillborn children will be used by mothers w...
www.smh.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
21 years ago we had stillborn twins. It still hurts. I cannot express in words the loathing I feel about these men. To suggest people would cash in on such excruciating loss says everything you need to know about these “moral conservatives.” Arseholes. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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“For local residents, Russia’s human safari has made sudden death from above an everyday fact of life. During the first nine months of 2025, more than a hundred people were killed and over one thousand were wounded in drone attacks.”
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Russia’s ‘human safari’ in southern Ukraine is a warning to the world
Russia's escalating campaign of drone attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine's Kherson region highlights the destructive power of modern drone technologies, writes Oleksandr Tolokonnikov.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“For local residents, Russia’s human safari has made sudden death from above an everyday fact of life. During the first nine months of 2025, more than a hundred people were killed and over one thousand were wounded in drone attacks.”
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
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Linton Besser said how woeful Ten’s news was. But our ABC deserves a closer look too. Journos get trivial issues like Ley said, Barnaby said, & make 6 versions of the same “news” to give the impression they’re updating news during the day.
They ignore deeper news on Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, climate…
They ignore deeper news on Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, climate…
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Linton Besser said how woeful Ten’s news was. But our ABC deserves a closer look too. Journos get trivial issues like Ley said, Barnaby said, & make 6 versions of the same “news” to give the impression they’re updating news during the day.
They ignore deeper news on Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, climate…
They ignore deeper news on Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, climate…
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“France has already fined Shein 3 times in 2025 for a total Au$336 million.
Those sanctions were imposed for failing to comply with online cookie legislation, false advertising, misleading info & not declaring presence of plastic microfibres in its products.”
“France has already fined Shein 3 times in 2025 for a total Au$336 million.
Those sanctions were imposed for failing to comply with online cookie legislation, false advertising, misleading info & not declaring presence of plastic microfibres in its products.”
France threatens to ban Shein if retailer resumes selling 'childlike' sex dolls
Shein is due to open its first ever physical store in Paris on Wednesday.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“France has already fined Shein 3 times in 2025 for a total Au$336 million.
Those sanctions were imposed for failing to comply with online cookie legislation, false advertising, misleading info & not declaring presence of plastic microfibres in its products.”
“France has already fined Shein 3 times in 2025 for a total Au$336 million.
Those sanctions were imposed for failing to comply with online cookie legislation, false advertising, misleading info & not declaring presence of plastic microfibres in its products.”
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Latest batch of Palestinian bodies returned by Israel 'mutilated, unrecognisable.' I find it utterly obscene that our Western mainstream news media rptedly refuses to report Israel's atrocities. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine share.google/R0B2EQIxaRNZ...
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Latest batch of Palestinian bodies returned by Israel 'mutilated, unrecognisable.' I find it utterly obscene that our Western mainstream news media rptedly refuses to report Israel's atrocities. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine share.google/R0B2EQIxaRNZ...