Sophie
@sophiepointer.bsky.social
Mum, wife, part-time academic (injury epidemiologist). Fearless LGBTQI advocate & proud leftie. My views are my own. TERFS & MAGA fans keep scrolling. Will block first and ask questions later...yeah I won't be asking questions.
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Is it common NSW Police practice to use violence against peaceful, compliant protesters? The large crowd had paused bc there was a bottleneck out the back of Town Hall. I was violently shoved in the back, as was a Muslim woman in a hijab beside me. We were cooperating! #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Is it common NSW Police practice to use violence against peaceful, compliant protesters? The large crowd had paused bc there was a bottleneck out the back of Town Hall. I was violently shoved in the back, as was a Muslim woman in a hijab beside me. We were cooperating! #nswpol #HerzogNotWelcome
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cops are so relentlessly horny for violence
Guardian Australia reporter Jordyn Beazley filmed this video not long ago of police moving towards protesters down Elizabeth Street in the Sydney CBD following the rally at Town Hall.
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
cops are so relentlessly horny for violence
WTF NSW Police being trained by ICE these days!!!!
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
WTF NSW Police being trained by ICE these days!!!!
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
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Saddened to hear the news that Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social has passed. A good man. 😢 🎨 #auspol
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Saddened to hear the news that Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social has passed. A good man. 😢 🎨 #auspol
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Please tell me this isn't AI generated 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Please tell me this isn't AI generated 😂
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It's called Zionism , it plays no part in any religion .
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
It's called Zionism , it plays no part in any religion .
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You are giving Trump the rapist Australian biometric ID DATA access are you mad?
WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents
The Albanese government is giving the Trump administration and agencies like ICE access to Australians' biometric data — and we're not being told anything about it.
www.crikey.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
You are giving Trump the rapist Australian biometric ID DATA access are you mad?
WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/03/a...
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"This visit does not merely blur the line between Judaism and Israel. It erases it. Publicly. Institutionally. With government endorsement of inviting a man who, according to Labor Friends of Palestine, doesn’t pass the character test for a Visa application" #auspol
On Herzog. "Who asked for this visit? Why did the govt agree? And what exactly are Australians being told .. about where allegiance is supposed to lie?
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
What is Israel's Herzog doing here, who invited him, and why? - Michael West
Israel's President, Isaac Herzog to arrive in Australia in February. Why is a foreign Head of State asked to help heal Australian community?
michaelwest.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"This visit does not merely blur the line between Judaism and Israel. It erases it. Publicly. Institutionally. With government endorsement of inviting a man who, according to Labor Friends of Palestine, doesn’t pass the character test for a Visa application" #auspol
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On Herzog. "Who asked for this visit? Why did the govt agree? And what exactly are Australians being told .. about where allegiance is supposed to lie?
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
What is Israel's Herzog doing here, who invited him, and why? - Michael West
Israel's President, Isaac Herzog to arrive in Australia in February. Why is a foreign Head of State asked to help heal Australian community?
michaelwest.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
On Herzog. "Who asked for this visit? Why did the govt agree? And what exactly are Australians being told .. about where allegiance is supposed to lie?
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
Andrew Brown #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/what-is-isra...
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ICYMI, good coverage on "Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces" to legally challenge the Herzog visit.
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Legal challenge to Israeli president's visit - ABC listen
Some Jewish groups have welcomed plans for a visit from Israeli president Isaac Herzog next month, but a collection of Jewish and Muslim leaders say he should not be allowed in the country while he fa...
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM
ICYMI, good coverage on "Jewish and Muslim groups joined forces" to legally challenge the Herzog visit.
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Israeli president is credibly accused of genocidal intent.
Does Albanese not know how stupid he sounds when he says "people don't want conflict brought here"?
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Melissa McIntosh is more worried about kids singing about being locked up than kids being locked up.
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Melissa McIntosh is more worried about kids singing about being locked up than kids being locked up.
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Politics is about choices.
This government is choosing to spend more on tax breaks for landlords than on social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined.
While you're getting smashed by unlimited rent increases and massive mortgage repayments.
This government is choosing to spend more on tax breaks for landlords than on social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined.
While you're getting smashed by unlimited rent increases and massive mortgage repayments.
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Politics is about choices.
This government is choosing to spend more on tax breaks for landlords than on social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined.
While you're getting smashed by unlimited rent increases and massive mortgage repayments.
This government is choosing to spend more on tax breaks for landlords than on social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined.
While you're getting smashed by unlimited rent increases and massive mortgage repayments.
It's quite obvious the state leaders see Albo as a weak PM, he comes out of todays meeting with no commitment from Qld and NT to do anything on gun reform, delays to the roll out of the Thriving Kids program, and hands over buckets more money for hospitals with no guarantee of improved services.
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It's quite obvious the state leaders see Albo as a weak PM, he comes out of todays meeting with no commitment from Qld and NT to do anything on gun reform, delays to the roll out of the Thriving Kids program, and hands over buckets more money for hospitals with no guarantee of improved services.
PM: "Australia is not in a position to solve by ourselves the Middle East issues and people don’t want that conflict brought here."
Says the man who is bringing one of the architects of that conflict here in the name of 'social cohesion and healing' FFS
Seriously how is he this tone deaf?
Says the man who is bringing one of the architects of that conflict here in the name of 'social cohesion and healing' FFS
Seriously how is he this tone deaf?
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
PM: "Australia is not in a position to solve by ourselves the Middle East issues and people don’t want that conflict brought here."
Says the man who is bringing one of the architects of that conflict here in the name of 'social cohesion and healing' FFS
Seriously how is he this tone deaf?
Says the man who is bringing one of the architects of that conflict here in the name of 'social cohesion and healing' FFS
Seriously how is he this tone deaf?
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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. 🥂]
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
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. 🥂]
Bomb thrown into Invasion Day crowd: "Scare."
ABC News reporting: "Fucked." #auspol
[Thanks to @strangerous.bsky.social on twitter for the screenshot. 🥂]
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#Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than #social_housing, #homelessness and #rent assistance combined
ACOSS report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social #housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ACOSS report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social #housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
#Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than #social_housing, #homelessness and #rent assistance combined
ACOSS report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social #housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ACOSS report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social #housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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LNP failed to introduce GST on first attempt but subsequently legislated it.
@australianlabor.bsky.social failed to secure support for changes to negative gearing & franking credits, but despite glaring need @albomp.bsky.social is too gutless to pursue it
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@australianlabor.bsky.social failed to secure support for changes to negative gearing & franking credits, but despite glaring need @albomp.bsky.social is too gutless to pursue it
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
LNP failed to introduce GST on first attempt but subsequently legislated it.
@australianlabor.bsky.social failed to secure support for changes to negative gearing & franking credits, but despite glaring need @albomp.bsky.social is too gutless to pursue it
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@australianlabor.bsky.social failed to secure support for changes to negative gearing & franking credits, but despite glaring need @albomp.bsky.social is too gutless to pursue it
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Albo will spend the next week defending this and ever-more closely tying his own reputation to it. To understand why he would do so, remember that he always - always - chooses the line of least resistance as he perceives it.
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Albo will spend the next week defending this and ever-more closely tying his own reputation to it. To understand why he would do so, remember that he always - always - chooses the line of least resistance as he perceives it.
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David Littleproud looks like he's just been told the Switch 2 is going in the cupboard until after the homework's finished.
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 AM
David Littleproud looks like he's just been told the Switch 2 is going in the cupboard until after the homework's finished.