Michele McFarland
@michelemcf.bsky.social
Love cats, (some) books, leftish politics.
Wadawarrung country
Wadawarrung country
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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For the people of Tuvalu, climate change isn't a distant threat.
The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades.
But its people are fighting to save their home and their future.
@stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol
The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades.
But its people are fighting to save their home and their future.
@stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol
October 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
For the people of Tuvalu, climate change isn't a distant threat.
The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades.
But its people are fighting to save their home and their future.
@stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol
The whole country could disappear below rising sea levels within decades.
But its people are fighting to save their home and their future.
@stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol
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I demand an investigation into the use of bronzer due to the hideous adverse affects it causes
September 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I demand an investigation into the use of bronzer due to the hideous adverse affects it causes
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🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has appointed SIX taxpayer funded staffers.
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
theklaxon.com.au/ezmq
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
theklaxon.com.au/ezmq
Antisemitism Envoy costing taxpayers over $1 million a year - The Klaxon
Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family trust is one of the biggest funders of far-right lobby group “Advance” — is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has six staff.
theklaxon.com.au
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has appointed SIX taxpayer funded staffers.
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
theklaxon.com.au/ezmq
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
theklaxon.com.au/ezmq
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There was an old man named Trump
Who’s popularity was down in the dump
So he met President Putin
Who said he’d just keep shooting’
And made Trump slump like a chump
Who’s popularity was down in the dump
So he met President Putin
Who said he’d just keep shooting’
And made Trump slump like a chump
August 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
There was an old man named Trump
Who’s popularity was down in the dump
So he met President Putin
Who said he’d just keep shooting’
And made Trump slump like a chump
Who’s popularity was down in the dump
So he met President Putin
Who said he’d just keep shooting’
And made Trump slump like a chump
This govt continues to disappoint but now, with Gaza and fossil fuels and this appalling decision, they go far beyond disappointing. Why are we paying for housing for Americans when there's a housing crisis among Australians!?!?
The Govt’s first Housing Bill for the 48th Parliament is a Bill to build 700 new houses in Perth for US personnel and families for #AUKUS. 1/2 #priorities #AmericaFirst #auspol 👇 @davidshoebridge.bsky.social objecting👇
July 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This govt continues to disappoint but now, with Gaza and fossil fuels and this appalling decision, they go far beyond disappointing. Why are we paying for housing for Americans when there's a housing crisis among Australians!?!?
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Response sent to the White House. Summary: The planet doesn’t need an emperor dictating trade. Mainland Antarctica already has millions of Emperors, and even their droppings do more good than the White House’s globally destabilizing policies.
In other words, go take a long hike on thin ice.
In other words, go take a long hike on thin ice.
July 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Response sent to the White House. Summary: The planet doesn’t need an emperor dictating trade. Mainland Antarctica already has millions of Emperors, and even their droppings do more good than the White House’s globally destabilizing policies.
In other words, go take a long hike on thin ice.
In other words, go take a long hike on thin ice.
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Thanks to the great folks at wired - this new investigation is brought to you with no paywalls - take the no paywall challenge news orgs !
No paywalls for FOIA based reporting -
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
No paywalls for FOIA based reporting -
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thanks to the great folks at wired - this new investigation is brought to you with no paywalls - take the no paywall challenge news orgs !
No paywalls for FOIA based reporting -
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
No paywalls for FOIA based reporting -
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
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Family members of soldiers who marched at Trump’s parade are taking to social media to explain the reason their marching seemed off, low energy and not in unison, was out of protest.
June 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Family members of soldiers who marched at Trump’s parade are taking to social media to explain the reason their marching seemed off, low energy and not in unison, was out of protest.
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> @rollingstone.com going with the #DearLeader subhed:
@rollingstone.com
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@rollingstone.com
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June 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
> @rollingstone.com going with the #DearLeader subhed:
@rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The last story in our deaths in custody series.
“If he’d been assessed properly, they would have said, ‘Oh, this guy’s had some attempts in the past, brain injury’... He’d still be alive.”
Annie says: “The system certainly failed him, and us as a family.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“If he’d been assessed properly, they would have said, ‘Oh, this guy’s had some attempts in the past, brain injury’... He’d still be alive.”
Annie says: “The system certainly failed him, and us as a family.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A perfect storm of errors meant Darren was placed in an unsafe cell. He died two days later
Experts say failure to remove known ligature points from the cells of high risk inmates is just one part of the ‘perverse situation’ in Australian jails
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The last story in our deaths in custody series.
“If he’d been assessed properly, they would have said, ‘Oh, this guy’s had some attempts in the past, brain injury’... He’d still be alive.”
Annie says: “The system certainly failed him, and us as a family.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“If he’d been assessed properly, they would have said, ‘Oh, this guy’s had some attempts in the past, brain injury’... He’d still be alive.”
Annie says: “The system certainly failed him, and us as a family.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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🌻
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
June 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🌻
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
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If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
June 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
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So divorced from reality is some of the commentary that the Australian Financial Review thought presenting a scenario where someone’s super grew $1.18m in one year to $3.18m was a winning argument against the tax because that person would be required to pay (gasp!) $1,528 in tax.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol
May 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So divorced from reality is some of the commentary that the Australian Financial Review thought presenting a scenario where someone’s super grew $1.18m in one year to $3.18m was a winning argument against the tax because that person would be required to pay (gasp!) $1,528 in tax.
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol
🙄🙄🙄
#auspol
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WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME & I ONLY GET KID ROCK??? WAAAAAHHH!!!!! 😩
May 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME & I ONLY GET KID ROCK??? WAAAAAHHH!!!!! 😩
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SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
May 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
When the Trump and Pope threads become one ...🙄🙄🙄
April 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
When the Trump and Pope threads become one ...🙄🙄🙄
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Eating salmon? You're killing Tasmania.
This Parliament has gutted our environment laws to protect an industry selling salmon from diseased pens & sending the Maugean skate extinct.
Our research shows what needs to be done: theaus.in/fix_enviro_l...
Watch + share our TV ad with Richard Flanagan ⤵️
This Parliament has gutted our environment laws to protect an industry selling salmon from diseased pens & sending the Maugean skate extinct.
Our research shows what needs to be done: theaus.in/fix_enviro_l...
Watch + share our TV ad with Richard Flanagan ⤵️
April 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Eating salmon? You're killing Tasmania.
This Parliament has gutted our environment laws to protect an industry selling salmon from diseased pens & sending the Maugean skate extinct.
Our research shows what needs to be done: theaus.in/fix_enviro_l...
Watch + share our TV ad with Richard Flanagan ⤵️
This Parliament has gutted our environment laws to protect an industry selling salmon from diseased pens & sending the Maugean skate extinct.
Our research shows what needs to be done: theaus.in/fix_enviro_l...
Watch + share our TV ad with Richard Flanagan ⤵️
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unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
April 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
More hideous things happening in America than I thought possible...and I thought it was gonna be pretty bad.
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
More hideous things happening in America than I thought possible...and I thought it was gonna be pretty bad.
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Sometimes there’s too much going on in the world and you need to look at a large ridiculous bird for a minute.
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
April 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sometimes there’s too much going on in the world and you need to look at a large ridiculous bird for a minute.
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
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The Great Barrington Declaration, but for chickens.
RFK Jr. is truly the stupidest motherfucker.
RFK Jr. is truly the stupidest motherfucker.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread (Gift Article)
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Great Barrington Declaration, but for chickens.
RFK Jr. is truly the stupidest motherfucker.
RFK Jr. is truly the stupidest motherfucker.
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#FRANCE
A French MP has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty originally gifted by the French people to mark the centennial of American independence because the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue.
www.france24.com/en/france/20...
A French MP has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty originally gifted by the French people to mark the centennial of American independence because the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue.
www.france24.com/en/france/20...
French MP demands the US 'give us back the Statue of Liberty'
A French MP has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty originally gifted by the French people to mark the centennial of American independence because the US no longer represents the values…
www.france24.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#FRANCE
A French MP has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty originally gifted by the French people to mark the centennial of American independence because the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue.
www.france24.com/en/france/20...
A French MP has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty originally gifted by the French people to mark the centennial of American independence because the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue.
www.france24.com/en/france/20...