Kate Smith (she/her)
@katesmith28220.bsky.social
Escaping the Hellsite. LGBTQ+ safe space.
Very Left. Prochoice. Wit and wine.
On Wiradjuri land. ***No DMs - you will be blocked***
Very Left. Prochoice. Wit and wine.
On Wiradjuri land. ***No DMs - you will be blocked***
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Add this to the CSIRO cuts and uni cuts generally and the picture is unmistakable
The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Add this to the CSIRO cuts and uni cuts generally and the picture is unmistakable
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The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The success rate for NHMRC Ideas Grants announced yesterday was just over 8%. That means 11 of every 12 people who applied got rejected. This is a culture changing level of rejection and frankly a point of national shame. This is a crisis for research.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
I will not rest until we see this resolved.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Thousands of dead contaminated fish!!! Tasmania & now the Kimberley. Both are
Tassal operations
Licences should be removed & operations shut.
This is inhuman & unethical as well as toxic pollution.
bet the don’t pay taxes either!!
@albomp.bsky.social stop taking their money & do your job!! #auspol
Tassal operations
Licences should be removed & operations shut.
This is inhuman & unethical as well as toxic pollution.
bet the don’t pay taxes either!!
@albomp.bsky.social stop taking their money & do your job!! #auspol
This is happening in National Heritage waters of the Kimberley and Tassal/Cooke want to expand their operations! This is the same corporation, causing the same industrial fish farming problems as the salmon industry in Tasmania. See Environs Kimberley:
www.environskimberley.org.au/swinbourn_ta...
www.environskimberley.org.au/swinbourn_ta...
Mass fish kill at Tassal barramundi farm in WA's Cone Bay | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thousands of dead contaminated fish!!! Tasmania & now the Kimberley. Both are
Tassal operations
Licences should be removed & operations shut.
This is inhuman & unethical as well as toxic pollution.
bet the don’t pay taxes either!!
@albomp.bsky.social stop taking their money & do your job!! #auspol
Tassal operations
Licences should be removed & operations shut.
This is inhuman & unethical as well as toxic pollution.
bet the don’t pay taxes either!!
@albomp.bsky.social stop taking their money & do your job!! #auspol
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These are not excuses; they are the conditions that make violence conceivable.
We are a rich nation so why not introduce a Universal Basic Income.
Food and housing security will go a long way to address these issues.
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
We are a rich nation so why not introduce a Universal Basic Income.
Food and housing security will go a long way to address these issues.
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
These are not excuses; they are the conditions that make violence conceivable.
We are a rich nation so why not introduce a Universal Basic Income.
Food and housing security will go a long way to address these issues.
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
We are a rich nation so why not introduce a Universal Basic Income.
Food and housing security will go a long way to address these issues.
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol
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💯💯. So true…. And it is so sad as all you take with you when you leave this planet is your soul. 💔
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
💯💯. So true…. And it is so sad as all you take with you when you leave this planet is your soul. 💔
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SPOILER: Socialism won.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
SPOILER: Socialism won.
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Mamdani just played Trump without sacrificing immigrants, Muslims, workers, or the LGBTQ.
Trump did his transactional charm offensive, Mamdani countered without compromising.
He won big and this is the man the Democratic Establishment still won't embrace.
What more do people need to see?
Trump did his transactional charm offensive, Mamdani countered without compromising.
He won big and this is the man the Democratic Establishment still won't embrace.
What more do people need to see?
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Mamdani just played Trump without sacrificing immigrants, Muslims, workers, or the LGBTQ.
Trump did his transactional charm offensive, Mamdani countered without compromising.
He won big and this is the man the Democratic Establishment still won't embrace.
What more do people need to see?
Trump did his transactional charm offensive, Mamdani countered without compromising.
He won big and this is the man the Democratic Establishment still won't embrace.
What more do people need to see?
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You can really only do what Mamdani does how he does it if you are secure in your positions and why you take them, so you are not constantly triangulating shit.
He is very secure in who he is and in his positions. Its so fucking refreshing.
He is very secure in who he is and in his positions. Its so fucking refreshing.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You can really only do what Mamdani does how he does it if you are secure in your positions and why you take them, so you are not constantly triangulating shit.
He is very secure in who he is and in his positions. Its so fucking refreshing.
He is very secure in who he is and in his positions. Its so fucking refreshing.
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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It’s impossible, at a practical level, to create a biodiverse habitat from a degraded one, the level of expense and effort required is too high. Yet the very high demand for rights to destroy 1/
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It’s impossible, at a practical level, to create a biodiverse habitat from a degraded one, the level of expense and effort required is too high. Yet the very high demand for rights to destroy 1/
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this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
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Bill Cassidy: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” 😒
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Bill Cassidy: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” 😒
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Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
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The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
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If only there were 19 clips of reporters robustly pushing back against Trump’s misogynistic rants against their colleagues.
Or…. one.
Or…. one.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If only there were 19 clips of reporters robustly pushing back against Trump’s misogynistic rants against their colleagues.
Or…. one.
Or…. one.
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100's of jobs cut at CSIRO when it has never been more important for govts to invest in science & research. Why can Labor find $$ for AUKUS but not our nation’s premier science, industry & research org? The Greens implore the Albanese government to commit funding & prevent cuts.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
100's of jobs cut at CSIRO when it has never been more important for govts to invest in science & research. Why can Labor find $$ for AUKUS but not our nation’s premier science, industry & research org? The Greens implore the Albanese government to commit funding & prevent cuts.
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I get this same feeling whenever people say, "Yes, I know murdering, terrorising, and starving children deliberately is wrong, but-" and I'm like WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'BUT'? THERE'S NO FUCKING BUT. WHY ARE WE DISCUSSING THIS?!
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I get this same feeling whenever people say, "Yes, I know murdering, terrorising, and starving children deliberately is wrong, but-" and I'm like WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'BUT'? THERE'S NO FUCKING BUT. WHY ARE WE DISCUSSING THIS?!
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@albomp.bsky.social tell us more how we share the values of POS Mein Trumpf USA. @senatorwong.bsky.social Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@albomp.bsky.social tell us more how we share the values of POS Mein Trumpf USA. @senatorwong.bsky.social Ditch AUKUS QUAD and cancel Nuke Subs NOW NOW and NOW
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Remember this? Fox News tried going after Denmark's social safety net. This Danish politician's legendary fact check shows us all how it’s done. Via @nowthisimpact.bsky.social x.com/nowthisnews/...
Fox News Tried Going After Denmark. Big Mistake. | NowThis
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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November 18, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Remember this? Fox News tried going after Denmark's social safety net. This Danish politician's legendary fact check shows us all how it’s done. Via @nowthisimpact.bsky.social x.com/nowthisnews/...
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