Manda Stewart
@placidscout.bsky.social
Reader, ex-teacher, traveller, photographer, animal-lover. History, film & literature. Appreciating reading “Am I Black Enough For You” & “Island of the Sea Women”.
🧭Far South Coast, NSW, Oz
🧭Far South Coast, NSW, Oz
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Manda Stewart
@placidscout.bsky.social
· Nov 11
So, I’ve just arrived from the bird space. I’m supposed to write something meaningful, witty, astounding and enlightening about me. Ho hum… I follow, I reply, I repost & occasionally I post. I think a lot about what I read. I try to be kind, considerate & genuine. There you go…running out of space 🙂
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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Spot on, Matt Golding. 🎯
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Spot on, Matt Golding. 🎯
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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The U.S. has more civilian owned guns than any other country in the world.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The U.S. has more civilian owned guns than any other country in the world.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
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"The majority of Australians reject antisemitism too. The majority of Australians are peaceful. The majority of Australians also have the right to peacefully protest against Israel and its genocidal policies."
— Ronni Salt
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
— Ronni Salt
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Don’t look back in anger - The Shot
I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...
theshot.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"The majority of Australians reject antisemitism too. The majority of Australians are peaceful. The majority of Australians also have the right to peacefully protest against Israel and its genocidal policies."
— Ronni Salt
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
— Ronni Salt
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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🧵Omfg. In 1965, to keep an eye on China, the CIA hatched a plan to put a monitoring device on Nanda Devi, a difficult to climb mountain in India, overlooking China.
The device was powered by voltage generated by heat from radioactuve Plutonium.
They lost it in the icepack feeding the Ganges.
The device was powered by voltage generated by heat from radioactuve Plutonium.
They lost it in the icepack feeding the Ganges.
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? (Gift Article)
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🧵Omfg. In 1965, to keep an eye on China, the CIA hatched a plan to put a monitoring device on Nanda Devi, a difficult to climb mountain in India, overlooking China.
The device was powered by voltage generated by heat from radioactuve Plutonium.
They lost it in the icepack feeding the Ganges.
The device was powered by voltage generated by heat from radioactuve Plutonium.
They lost it in the icepack feeding the Ganges.
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The cycle of using tragedy to entrench existing positions, of reducing human beings to talking points, of refusing to actually reckon with what happened and why.
It's exhausting and it prevents any actual healing or change.
It's exhausting and it prevents any actual healing or change.
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The cycle of using tragedy to entrench existing positions, of reducing human beings to talking points, of refusing to actually reckon with what happened and why.
It's exhausting and it prevents any actual healing or change.
It's exhausting and it prevents any actual healing or change.
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It was meant to be a Festival of Light. Tonight we saw darkness in #BondiBeach Sydney. Men killing innocents. Lives are torn. Families broken. I am sad. I am angry. I want to sit in the rubble with families who lost loved ones and I want to stand with my Jewish friends. What an utterly evil act.
December 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It was meant to be a Festival of Light. Tonight we saw darkness in #BondiBeach Sydney. Men killing innocents. Lives are torn. Families broken. I am sad. I am angry. I want to sit in the rubble with families who lost loved ones and I want to stand with my Jewish friends. What an utterly evil act.
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What. The. Utter. Fuck.
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What. The. Utter. Fuck.
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'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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I’m setting the betting line that there will now be at least 25 different organizations that present Trump with a peace prize in 2026.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I’m setting the betting line that there will now be at least 25 different organizations that present Trump with a peace prize in 2026.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Is there such a thing as
Throwing an Admiral under the ship?
Or will we just use “walking the plank”?
Throwing an Admiral under the ship?
Or will we just use “walking the plank”?
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Is there such a thing as
Throwing an Admiral under the ship?
Or will we just use “walking the plank”?
Throwing an Admiral under the ship?
Or will we just use “walking the plank”?
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the front fell off...god I miss these guys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off
YouTube video by ClarkeAndDawe
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
the front fell off...god I miss these guys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
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And if Donald Trump approved or encouraged these actions, then impeachment and criminal referral are not optional: they're required to defend the rule of law...
hartmannreport.com/p/breaking-n...
hartmannreport.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: If Hegseth Gave an Order to “Kill Everybody,” He Must Be Removed and Prosecuted
And if Donald Trump approved or encouraged these actions, then impeachment and criminal referral are not optional: they're required to defend the rule of law...
hartmannreport.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
And if Donald Trump approved or encouraged these actions, then impeachment and criminal referral are not optional: they're required to defend the rule of law...
hartmannreport.com/p/breaking-n...
hartmannreport.com/p/breaking-n...
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The Daily Show: #johnfugelsang #SeparationofChurchandHate
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Daily Show: #johnfugelsang #SeparationofChurchandHate
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If you're on #BlueSky, looking for stunning birdlife photography to lift your spirits, I highly recommend following @sandyhorne.bsky.social. 🐦 📷
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
If you're on #BlueSky, looking for stunning birdlife photography to lift your spirits, I highly recommend following @sandyhorne.bsky.social. 🐦 📷
A curious touch of autumn, in Spring, on the walking track this morning. Not a tree of this type within cooee. Very beautiful though ☺️
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A curious touch of autumn, in Spring, on the walking track this morning. Not a tree of this type within cooee. Very beautiful though ☺️
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Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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How long since a human hand has picked up this rock?
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How long since a human hand has picked up this rock?
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
The area around here is full of sink holes and caves.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM