DebG
@debg97.bsky.social
Aussie living on unceded Whadjuk country. I don't post much, but follow like-minded peeps, ie "lefties". 😄
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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Thou shalt not complain that Gavin Newsom’s imitation posts are “childish” when you’ve never had any criticism for Donald’s actual insane posts.
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Thou shalt not complain that Gavin Newsom’s imitation posts are “childish” when you’ve never had any criticism for Donald’s actual insane posts.
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Gaza health authorities say nearly 200 people, including 96 children, have died of hunger, as the WHO warns that 12,000 children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition due to Israel's blockade aje.io/lev0jv
Famine kills nearly 200 in Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ battle for survival
Two children died of starvation on Thursday, as WHO warns 12,000 children aged under five suffering acute malnutrition.
aje.io
August 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Gaza health authorities say nearly 200 people, including 96 children, have died of hunger, as the WHO warns that 12,000 children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition due to Israel's blockade aje.io/lev0jv
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For any Aussies missing the context here, Loomer is referring to 'Alligator Alcatraz', a new concentration camp in Florida (that has its own merch, of all things. American fascism is going to churn some depraved products for posterity)
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
For any Aussies missing the context here, Loomer is referring to 'Alligator Alcatraz', a new concentration camp in Florida (that has its own merch, of all things. American fascism is going to churn some depraved products for posterity)
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NEW: Read Mr Abrego's account of unthinkable torture inside CECOT prison in El Salvador. My latest: content warning: www.muellershewrote.com/p/mr-abregos...
Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador
Mr. Abrego has filed an amended complaint asking the court to declare the government's actions unlawful and to order his release. He describes his torture in El Salvador in the complaint.
www.muellershewrote.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
NEW: Read Mr Abrego's account of unthinkable torture inside CECOT prison in El Salvador. My latest: content warning: www.muellershewrote.com/p/mr-abregos...
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Who’d have thought that the first priority for the new term of @australianlabor.bsky.social government would to give away $200+ billion of Australia’s gas to a multinational gas exporter
…and trash indigenous heritage and add 4 billion tonnes of emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
…and trash indigenous heritage and add 4 billion tonnes of emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
June 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Who’d have thought that the first priority for the new term of @australianlabor.bsky.social government would to give away $200+ billion of Australia’s gas to a multinational gas exporter
…and trash indigenous heritage and add 4 billion tonnes of emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
…and trash indigenous heritage and add 4 billion tonnes of emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
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Nice write up on @joshdubnau.bsky.social's "transposon storm" hypothesis: Alzheimer’s and ALS may be triggered by reawakened viral-like jumping genes that spark inflammation and kill neurons. Antiviral drugs could stop the storm.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
How rogue jumping genes can spur Alzheimer’s, ALS
Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire treat...
knowablemagazine.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nice write up on @joshdubnau.bsky.social's "transposon storm" hypothesis: Alzheimer’s and ALS may be triggered by reawakened viral-like jumping genes that spark inflammation and kill neurons. Antiviral drugs could stop the storm.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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I wonder will Donald Trump pardon those arrested ″unlawful demonstrators″ in Los Angeles as he did the unlawful rioters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Rosie Elsass, Brighton East
@theage letters
Rosie Elsass, Brighton East
@theage letters
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I wonder will Donald Trump pardon those arrested ″unlawful demonstrators″ in Los Angeles as he did the unlawful rioters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Rosie Elsass, Brighton East
@theage letters
Rosie Elsass, Brighton East
@theage letters
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The world isn't silent on Gaza - this is by far the most vocal I have seen the general public on a political issue in my lifetime. I have also never seen a bigger difference between the anger of the public and the inaction of specific institutions and governments. That's the crucial disconnect.
June 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The world isn't silent on Gaza - this is by far the most vocal I have seen the general public on a political issue in my lifetime. I have also never seen a bigger difference between the anger of the public and the inaction of specific institutions and governments. That's the crucial disconnect.
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Woke up this morning unemployed from our federal government positions.
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Staff
www.neh.gov
June 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Woke up this morning unemployed from our federal government positions.
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
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Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles.
It’s ordered the abolishment of the agency’s entire international workforce.
The directive affects hundreds of USAID staff globally, including foreign service officers, contractors and locally employed personnel across more than 100 countries.
It’s ordered the abolishment of the agency’s entire international workforce.
The directive affects hundreds of USAID staff globally, including foreign service officers, contractors and locally employed personnel across more than 100 countries.
Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles in dramatic restructuring
State department to take over US foreign assistance programs as staffers warn of devastating impact
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles.
It’s ordered the abolishment of the agency’s entire international workforce.
The directive affects hundreds of USAID staff globally, including foreign service officers, contractors and locally employed personnel across more than 100 countries.
It’s ordered the abolishment of the agency’s entire international workforce.
The directive affects hundreds of USAID staff globally, including foreign service officers, contractors and locally employed personnel across more than 100 countries.
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Boy multimillionaires are good at getting media when they feel sad about government tax policy
Imagine if we reported on the feelings of young people who are worried coal and gas expansion will cause catastrophic climate change the way we reported on the crocodile tears of the wealthiest 0.5%…
Imagine if we reported on the feelings of young people who are worried coal and gas expansion will cause catastrophic climate change the way we reported on the crocodile tears of the wealthiest 0.5%…
"The vast majority of Australians have got less than $200,000 worth of super."
"We're having this entire media obsession about a small increase in the amount of tax that will be paid by people with more than 15 times that."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"We're having this entire media obsession about a small increase in the amount of tax that will be paid by people with more than 15 times that."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Boy multimillionaires are good at getting media when they feel sad about government tax policy
Imagine if we reported on the feelings of young people who are worried coal and gas expansion will cause catastrophic climate change the way we reported on the crocodile tears of the wealthiest 0.5%…
Imagine if we reported on the feelings of young people who are worried coal and gas expansion will cause catastrophic climate change the way we reported on the crocodile tears of the wealthiest 0.5%…
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I really dislike this smug, disingenuous, baseless type of critique of Greta Thunberg. For all the millions of narcissists, egotists, charismatic villains and disrupters, she’s a bleeding heart with the courage to take action beyond words. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts
When it comes to the moral high road, the likes of Thunberg seek to occupy ALL of it, no matter how muddled the thinking. This is precisely the problem.
www.smh.com.au
June 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I really dislike this smug, disingenuous, baseless type of critique of Greta Thunberg. For all the millions of narcissists, egotists, charismatic villains and disrupters, she’s a bleeding heart with the courage to take action beyond words. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/re...
Sanctions, Recognition & Peace for Palestine
We call for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, including the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of I...
www.megaphone.org.au
May 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/re...
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WE ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR A U.S. COURT HAS RULED THAT TARIFFS AGAINST OUR ISLAND WERE ILLEGAL AND A SPECTACULAR MISUNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AND REALITY. FLIPPERS UP UNTIL WE ARE PERMANENTLY SHOWN DUE RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -PM Tuxley II
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
WE ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR A U.S. COURT HAS RULED THAT TARIFFS AGAINST OUR ISLAND WERE ILLEGAL AND A SPECTACULAR MISUNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AND REALITY. FLIPPERS UP UNTIL WE ARE PERMANENTLY SHOWN DUE RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -PM Tuxley II
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I know Ahmad is tired of asking for help but he needs it 💔
May 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I know Ahmad is tired of asking for help but he needs it 💔
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Read this:
"I was Hitler’s neighbour"
In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe...
HT @astridprobst.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
"I was Hitler’s neighbour"
In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe...
HT @astridprobst.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
I was Hitler’s neighbour: ‘If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’
In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe hiding in plain sight – u...
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Read this:
"I was Hitler’s neighbour"
In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe...
HT @astridprobst.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
"I was Hitler’s neighbour"
In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe...
HT @astridprobst.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Last ever hilarious 2025 federal election cartoon hot off the presses get yours right here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ministries! Even after winning power the ALP factions are still fighting bitterly and behaving rudely | First Dog on the Moon
Here in the ALP we hate each other almost as much as we hate the Greens
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Last ever hilarious 2025 federal election cartoon hot off the presses get yours right here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The prof and I are on our way to see @niallharbison.bsky.social talking about his new book - had to break it to #sophiefromromania that she can’t come too
May 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The prof and I are on our way to see @niallharbison.bsky.social talking about his new book - had to break it to #sophiefromromania that she can’t come too
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"No client ever had money enough to bribe my conscience or to stop its utterance against wrong, and oppression." -- Abraham Lincoln
May 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"No client ever had money enough to bribe my conscience or to stop its utterance against wrong, and oppression." -- Abraham Lincoln
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Not sinister at all www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Thank you for letting us make you rich: claims of ‘bizarre’ culture in Gina Rinehart’s company
Former staff lift the veil on life at Hancock Prospecting, where they say the boss is lavishly praised and adulation is encouraged
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not sinister at all www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same