Cheryl
@cah55.bsky.social
Librarian - believer that facts matter - Fremantle Dockers Tragic from the beginning - openly woke leftie (cause facts and evidence matter) - travel lover - getting close to the retirement gate
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
Every Pollster in America Agrees America Hates Trump
It marks the first time that Trump’s approval rating has been negative with every pollster.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Just attended an online strategic plan presentation from my organisation.
If there was a word cloud from it, 'EXCITING' would have been the biggest by far, followed by 'OPPORTUNITIES' and 'CHALLENGES'
Moving my retirement date one year forward as a result
If there was a word cloud from it, 'EXCITING' would have been the biggest by far, followed by 'OPPORTUNITIES' and 'CHALLENGES'
Moving my retirement date one year forward as a result
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Just attended an online strategic plan presentation from my organisation.
If there was a word cloud from it, 'EXCITING' would have been the biggest by far, followed by 'OPPORTUNITIES' and 'CHALLENGES'
Moving my retirement date one year forward as a result
If there was a word cloud from it, 'EXCITING' would have been the biggest by far, followed by 'OPPORTUNITIES' and 'CHALLENGES'
Moving my retirement date one year forward as a result
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The 20 biggest political donors on the Forbes billionaires list have collectively given nearly $5 billion between 2015 and 2024.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The 20 biggest political donors on the Forbes billionaires list have collectively given nearly $5 billion between 2015 and 2024.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
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Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
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Here goes a 24 points plan from Europe
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Here goes a 24 points plan from Europe
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This is my kind of good trouble.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my kind of good trouble.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Well, Aussie punters - time for us to say adios for a while.
We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.
A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.
1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25
We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.
A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.
1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25
Hey Australia! 🇦🇺🗳️
We've spent 4 months collecting a WHOLE PACK OF LIES the Liberal Party of Australia is using to fool Aussies into voting for them
🧵 Cards #1 + #2 out of 8
#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025 #factcheck #Dutton #CostOfLiving #energy #nuclear #immigration #renewables #business #housing
We've spent 4 months collecting a WHOLE PACK OF LIES the Liberal Party of Australia is using to fool Aussies into voting for them
🧵 Cards #1 + #2 out of 8
#auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes2025 #factcheck #Dutton #CostOfLiving #energy #nuclear #immigration #renewables #business #housing
May 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Well, Aussie punters - time for us to say adios for a while.
We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.
A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.
1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25
We got the important result: keeping the Liberal Party of Australia & their portfolio of lies out of government.
A power-sharing parliament would've been better, but we're content to avoid the worst.
1/2 #auspol #ausvotes #AusVotes25
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If you see one of these lies, you can just reply "Liberal Lie #X", and paste the relevant one of our cards.
You get to both call out the misinformation, AND share the truth with others. Go you! 💪
(All our cards are Creative Commons, so you're permitted and ENCOURAGED to share them.)
You get to both call out the misinformation, AND share the truth with others. Go you! 💪
(All our cards are Creative Commons, so you're permitted and ENCOURAGED to share them.)
Liberal Lies Collector Card #8:
☢️ "Our Energy Plan Using Nuclear Will Cost 44% Less" ☢️
The truth?
Their modelling excludes MOST of the cost of nuclear plants!
🔄 Repost to share the truth
💾 Save now to quickly share
👇 See thread for extra details
➕ Follow for more!
#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025
☢️ "Our Energy Plan Using Nuclear Will Cost 44% Less" ☢️
The truth?
Their modelling excludes MOST of the cost of nuclear plants!
🔄 Repost to share the truth
💾 Save now to quickly share
👇 See thread for extra details
➕ Follow for more!
#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
If you see one of these lies, you can just reply "Liberal Lie #X", and paste the relevant one of our cards.
You get to both call out the misinformation, AND share the truth with others. Go you! 💪
(All our cards are Creative Commons, so you're permitted and ENCOURAGED to share them.)
You get to both call out the misinformation, AND share the truth with others. Go you! 💪
(All our cards are Creative Commons, so you're permitted and ENCOURAGED to share them.)
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It's Liberal Lie #6!
Undoubtedly one of their all-time faves.
Imagine repeating an easily-debunked lie so often that you start to believe it yourself, and then orient your whole political party's identity around it! 😳
bsky.app/profile/lie-...
Undoubtedly one of their all-time faves.
Imagine repeating an easily-debunked lie so often that you start to believe it yourself, and then orient your whole political party's identity around it! 😳
bsky.app/profile/lie-...
IT'S HERE!
Liberal Lies Collector Card #6:
"Renewables are driving up power bills"
The Truth?
Electricity is expensive because of surging fossil fuel prices.
🔄 Repost to share the truth
💾 Save now to quickly share
👇 See thread for extra details
➕ Follow for more!
#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025
Liberal Lies Collector Card #6:
"Renewables are driving up power bills"
The Truth?
Electricity is expensive because of surging fossil fuel prices.
🔄 Repost to share the truth
💾 Save now to quickly share
👇 See thread for extra details
➕ Follow for more!
#auspol #factcheck #AusVotes2025
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's Liberal Lie #6!
Undoubtedly one of their all-time faves.
Imagine repeating an easily-debunked lie so often that you start to believe it yourself, and then orient your whole political party's identity around it! 😳
bsky.app/profile/lie-...
Undoubtedly one of their all-time faves.
Imagine repeating an easily-debunked lie so often that you start to believe it yourself, and then orient your whole political party's identity around it! 😳
bsky.app/profile/lie-...
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Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
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We have reached the teen rape is not so bad stage of the GOP.
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We have reached the teen rape is not so bad stage of the GOP.
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Important to remember!!!
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Important to remember!!!
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🧵 Must read. #AtlasNetwork partners were boasting in an Australian parliamentary hearing & emails about their destruction of climate action in Australia. They claimed it. They were triumphant, arrogant about the law not forcing them to reveal donors. #auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵 Must read. #AtlasNetwork partners were boasting in an Australian parliamentary hearing & emails about their destruction of climate action in Australia. They claimed it. They were triumphant, arrogant about the law not forcing them to reveal donors. #auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
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Still waiting on the DOGE checks…
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the payments would be for all but "high income people."
Trump says a tariff dividend of 'at least' $2,000 will be paid to most Americans
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the payments would be for all but "high income people."
www.businessinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Still waiting on the DOGE checks…
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Bessent: The $2,000 divided could come in in lots of forms. It could be just the tax decreases
Translation: You’re never getting those $2,000 checks.
Translation: You’re never getting those $2,000 checks.
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Bessent: The $2,000 divided could come in in lots of forms. It could be just the tax decreases
Translation: You’re never getting those $2,000 checks.
Translation: You’re never getting those $2,000 checks.
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
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Stellar political commentary from the team at @theshovel.bsky.social. #auspol
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Stellar political commentary from the team at @theshovel.bsky.social. #auspol
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I was once part of a govt project (as an outsider) and the project was coordinated by Deloitte.
In one meeting there were two from my side, three from the govt dept and 14 people from Deloitte, ten of whom added nothing to the meeting other than cost to taxpayers.
www.afr.com/politics/ai-...
In one meeting there were two from my side, three from the govt dept and 14 people from Deloitte, ten of whom added nothing to the meeting other than cost to taxpayers.
www.afr.com/politics/ai-...
AI-tainted Deloitte report was worse than previously thought
Non-existent laws and a misnamed judge were among concerns raised with Deloitte about its artificial intelligence-tarnished report.
www.afr.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I was once part of a govt project (as an outsider) and the project was coordinated by Deloitte.
In one meeting there were two from my side, three from the govt dept and 14 people from Deloitte, ten of whom added nothing to the meeting other than cost to taxpayers.
www.afr.com/politics/ai-...
In one meeting there were two from my side, three from the govt dept and 14 people from Deloitte, ten of whom added nothing to the meeting other than cost to taxpayers.
www.afr.com/politics/ai-...
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The thing that people seem to miss is that the #Mamdani victory is not about his race, his religion or his skin colour. It is about his willingness to embody ‘we’ politics rather than ‘me’ politics.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The thing that people seem to miss is that the #Mamdani victory is not about his race, his religion or his skin colour. It is about his willingness to embody ‘we’ politics rather than ‘me’ politics.