Roquefort Bloom
@roquefortbloom.bsky.social
Ret'd entomologist - Ex-twitter 2022
#auspol
Dog & Cat & Sheep servant
Farmer
Living on unceded Wiradyuri land
1st Nations ally
LGBTQ+ ally
Climate change
Environment
Now contentedly spins wool & weaves
🚫DMs
🚫Requests for $
🚫Drug dealers
🚫Porn
🚫RWNJs
#auspol
Dog & Cat & Sheep servant
Farmer
Living on unceded Wiradyuri land
1st Nations ally
LGBTQ+ ally
Climate change
Environment
Now contentedly spins wool & weaves
🚫DMs
🚫Requests for $
🚫Drug dealers
🚫Porn
🚫RWNJs
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Aurora australis: southern lights to be visible across large parts of Australia amid severe solar storm
Aurora australis: southern lights to be visible across large parts of Australia amid severe solar storm
Lights may be enjoyed from Tasmania and New Zealand, experts say, but also as far north as Sydney and Perth
Skywatchers may be treated to a celestial delight on Wednesday evening, with a severe solar storm making it possible to view the southern lights across large parts of Australia – possibly including Sydney and Perth.
An intense geomagnetic storm, caused by several powerful bursts of energy from the sun, has led the Bureau of Meteorology’s space weather forecasting centre to issue an aurora alert for “mid to southern parts of Australia”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Aurora australis: southern lights to be visible across large parts of Australia amid severe solar storm
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It’s great to see more local councils across Australia introducing 24/7 cat containment to reduce the number of pet cats roaming the streets. Cats kept securely contained indoors or in a run live much longer and healthier lives, and it helps protect our native wildlife @euanritchie.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It’s great to see more local councils across Australia introducing 24/7 cat containment to reduce the number of pet cats roaming the streets. Cats kept securely contained indoors or in a run live much longer and healthier lives, and it helps protect our native wildlife @euanritchie.bsky.social
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Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🧑🎓 Australian students pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PRRT!
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
🧑🎓 Australian students pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PRRT!
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
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If there's any labels out there that want to fund 5 nerds from Australia to fuck around and make lazy stoner metal the old fashioned way, please hit me up.
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If there's any labels out there that want to fund 5 nerds from Australia to fuck around and make lazy stoner metal the old fashioned way, please hit me up.
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Meanwhile in Australia 🇦🇺
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Meanwhile in Australia 🇦🇺
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Caladenia plicata - the Crab-lipped Spider orchid
Found in the forests of southwest Western Australia, this orchid has a very distinctive labellum with long fringing at the sides
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #natuveplants #inaturalist #nature
Found in the forests of southwest Western Australia, this orchid has a very distinctive labellum with long fringing at the sides
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #natuveplants #inaturalist #nature
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Caladenia plicata - the Crab-lipped Spider orchid
Found in the forests of southwest Western Australia, this orchid has a very distinctive labellum with long fringing at the sides
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #natuveplants #inaturalist #nature
Found in the forests of southwest Western Australia, this orchid has a very distinctive labellum with long fringing at the sides
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #natuveplants #inaturalist #nature
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Excellent analysis by Green on Labor voters habits in last election strategically voting in seats where independents have the better option of winning, thus giving their 1st preference to the independent
The receipts? Well that’s in the higher senate vote recorded in certain electorates
#auspol
The receipts? Well that’s in the higher senate vote recorded in certain electorates
#auspol
FED2025 – Evidence on Labor Supporters Voting Strategically for Independents
It has long been a given of Australian politics that support for the two major parties is higher in the House than the Senate. But that rule was broken at the 2025 Federal election when Labor polle…
antonygreen.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Excellent analysis by Green on Labor voters habits in last election strategically voting in seats where independents have the better option of winning, thus giving their 1st preference to the independent
The receipts? Well that’s in the higher senate vote recorded in certain electorates
#auspol
The receipts? Well that’s in the higher senate vote recorded in certain electorates
#auspol
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Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
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NetZero, climate, energy and environment are important issues.
Conservatives have no clear plans or policies.
Liberals are a shambles.
They continue to implode.
#LNPDyingParty
#LNPNeverAgain
#insiders
#auspol
Conservatives have no clear plans or policies.
Liberals are a shambles.
They continue to implode.
#LNPDyingParty
#LNPNeverAgain
#insiders
#auspol
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NetZero, climate, energy and environment are important issues.
Conservatives have no clear plans or policies.
Liberals are a shambles.
They continue to implode.
#LNPDyingParty
#LNPNeverAgain
#insiders
#auspol
Conservatives have no clear plans or policies.
Liberals are a shambles.
They continue to implode.
#LNPDyingParty
#LNPNeverAgain
#insiders
#auspol
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🇺🇦 #WeStandWithUkraine
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine
#VolodymyrZelenskyy
#Ukraine #Zelenskyy #USpol #UKpol #AUSpol #France #VladimirPutin #Putin #Russia #EUpol #CDNpoli #UN
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine
#VolodymyrZelenskyy
#Ukraine #Zelenskyy #USpol #UKpol #AUSpol #France #VladimirPutin #Putin #Russia #EUpol #CDNpoli #UN
Ukraine has been elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–2029 with the highest vote count. Alongside Romania and Moldova, Ukraine outpaced Russia, marking the second time in a row Moscow failed to win a seat. Another diplomatic defeat for the Kremlin.
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Gambling reform is wanted by Australians. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has called on the PM to allow a free vote on the issue. Yet the Govt seems to be stopping Labor MPs from even speaking on the issue. Excellent report by ABC's Steve Cannane. #auspol #gambling www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gambling reform is wanted by Australians. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has called on the PM to allow a free vote on the issue. Yet the Govt seems to be stopping Labor MPs from even speaking on the issue. Excellent report by ABC's Steve Cannane. #auspol #gambling www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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On today's #SundayShot:
@mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the #Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty, @instanterudite.bsky.social went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra. Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!). #auspol #journalism
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
@mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the #Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty, @instanterudite.bsky.social went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra. Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!). #auspol #journalism
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On today's #SundayShot:
@mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the #Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty, @instanterudite.bsky.social went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra. Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!). #auspol #journalism
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
@mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the #Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty, @instanterudite.bsky.social went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra. Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!). #auspol #journalism
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Graham Richardson (1949-2025) has died. PM Albo's statement praises him in glowing terms, barely mentioning his grubby deals, saying Richo was "colourful" and "controversial." I'd say Richo was a "power-broker" who served the powerful, wealthy & himself, not the Australian people. #auspol
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Graham Richardson (1949-2025) has died. PM Albo's statement praises him in glowing terms, barely mentioning his grubby deals, saying Richo was "colourful" and "controversial." I'd say Richo was a "power-broker" who served the powerful, wealthy & himself, not the Australian people. #auspol
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“He was a person of substance. But, in the end, one has to follow that substance with integrity. He lacked the integrity in dealing politically with the Prime Minister and he has suffered history’s admonition as a result.” #Keating #Kerr #Whitlam
#auspol
youtu.be/6Hx8S7TJm9s?...
#auspol
youtu.be/6Hx8S7TJm9s?...
Paul Keating on the Sir John Kerr condolence motion
YouTube video by AusQuestionTime
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“He was a person of substance. But, in the end, one has to follow that substance with integrity. He lacked the integrity in dealing politically with the Prime Minister and he has suffered history’s admonition as a result.” #Keating #Kerr #Whitlam
#auspol
youtu.be/6Hx8S7TJm9s?...
#auspol
youtu.be/6Hx8S7TJm9s?...
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“Climate change is increasingly lethal, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Israel is murdering journalists in Gaza at historically unprecedented rates, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
#abcaustralia #bbc #auspol
#abcaustralia #bbc #auspol
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Climate change is increasingly lethal, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Israel is murdering journalists in Gaza at historically unprecedented rates, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
#abcaustralia #bbc #auspol
#abcaustralia #bbc #auspol
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Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out a law before parliament that would permit law enforcement request the minister cut off welfare payments of recipients merely suspected of a crime not convicted
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/proposa...
#auspol
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/proposa...
#auspol
Proposal to Smoke Out Criminals Via Cutting Off Social Security Is a Breach of Natural Justice
The federal government has quietly introduced laws which will see those suspected of crimes having their social security entitlements cut off without due process.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Senator Lidia Thorpe has called out a law before parliament that would permit law enforcement request the minister cut off welfare payments of recipients merely suspected of a crime not convicted
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/proposa...
#auspol
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www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/proposa...
#auspol
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The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Police allowed Nazi rally outside NSW parliament
More than 60 people attended Saturday morning’s rally after notifying police more than a week ago. The police commissioner said he had no idea it was going to happen.
www.smh.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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National Socialist Network rallied with police permission at NSW Parliament. The state remains ineffective in responding to the advancement of neo-Nazi groups. Here are their faces sent to us by community members - help us ID them!
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
Do you know these nazis?
Today, Saturday November 8 2025, NSW National Socialist Network (NSN) members held an antisemitic rally outside NSW Parliament House un...
write.as
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
National Socialist Network rallied with police permission at NSW Parliament. The state remains ineffective in responding to the advancement of neo-Nazi groups. Here are their faces sent to us by community members - help us ID them!
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
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While continuing to slaughter people in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, Israel is holding thousands of Palestinians hostage in conditions such as reported here, @senatorwong.bsky.social.
Where is your "grave" or "deep" "concern" for these hostages? Hello? Is this thing turned on? #auspol
Where is your "grave" or "deep" "concern" for these hostages? Hello? Is this thing turned on? #auspol
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Not only has Sportsbet lobbied the govt to a standstill on gambling reform, it's taking for 4 regulators for a ride #asic #ACMA #ATO & NT Wagering.
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
A hot mess. The 'irregulation' of sneaky Sportsbet - Michael West
The accounts of Sportsbet are a hot mess. An independent analysis finds multiple breaches of accounting standards, ergo the laws of Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Not only has Sportsbet lobbied the govt to a standstill on gambling reform, it's taking for 4 regulators for a ride #asic #ACMA #ATO & NT Wagering.
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
We find multiple breaches of the law #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
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Tomorrow's #SundayShot has @mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty...and I went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra.
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tomorrow's #SundayShot has @mariecolemanao.bsky.social on the Dismissal, @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the Victorian Treaty...and I went to @punterspolitics.bsky.social's dinner in Canberra.
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Tune in (and like, subscribe and donate!).
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Niki Savva on the Whitlam dismissal…she was actually there. Very interesting
50 years on: The Whitlam dismissal | Insiders On Background
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Niki Savva on the Whitlam dismissal…she was actually there. Very interesting