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Ret baker. Fairness, equality, and honesty rule. Posts my own. Despise genocide and all those who support it.
Abandoning the MuskRat X Pit in search of friendly reality.
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Ted @ted49.bsky.social · Nov 15
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Willie Nelson - Blue Skies (Official Audio)
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aaronsmith333.bsky.social
This morning’s episode of The Shot with @instanterudite.bsky.social, @davemilbo.bsky.social , @joshbornstein.bsky.social and Doug Cameron does what the mainstream media avoids - talking honestly about power, suppression, and the cost of telling the truth.

2/2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RTr...
Truth to Power - June 29 - Josh Bornstein and Doug Cameron
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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June 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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theshot.net.au
Very pleased to showcase the stellar insights of @joshbornstein.bsky.social, @dncameron.bsky.social and @petercronau.bsky.social on this morning's #SundayShot.

Watch, like, subscribe and - if you can - donate so we can keep delivering such great conversations.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RTr...
Truth to Power - June 29 - Josh Bornstein and Doug Cameron
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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June 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
Very proud to be a signatory to this letter. We as a digital community are utterly failing to stand up for the shockingly vulnerable Palestinian community, and bsky's staffers are failing to listen.

The 'moderation' here has been obviously excessively aggressive in banning Palestinian accounts
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · May 24
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay … Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or … End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]
May 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ericbanana.bsky.social
Depriving people of food, shelter and water is a war crime, it is genocide.

The intentional targeting of the Palestinian civilian by Israel is just heinous.

Israel needs to be sanctioned and boycotted.

#auspol #Gaza #Genocide @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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koparafallskid.bsky.social
SafeWork SA has laid criminal charges against AGL, after five workers were allegedly affected by lead exposure
Breaking: Charges laid against AGL over 'unsafe' lead exposure
SafeWork SA has lodged criminal proceedings against energy giant AGL alleging the company exposed workers to "unsafe levels of lead" at its Torrens Island plant.
www.abc.net.au
May 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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aarondodd.bsky.social
Please share this site regarding Dutton’s nuclear scam. It's an excellent well-researched and validated piece on the lies being spread about both nuclear power and renewables. #auspol
www.feedbackreigns.net/coalition-fa...
The Coalition's fake nuclear facts
The Coalition has blown its credibility, even rigging its current electricity costs. We must deter politicians from selling schemes like this.
www.feedbackreigns.net
April 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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ericbanana.bsky.social
Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says more than 50,000 people have been killed by Israel's bombardment & invasion of the Gaza Strip

The Israeli Defence Minister said he had instructed troops to seize more land in Gaza

Israel is a mass murdering terrorist state.

#auspol @albomp.bsky.social
Gaza death toll from Israel's bombardment surpasses 50,000, health ministry says
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says more than 50,000 people have been killed by Israel's bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip.
www.abc.net.au
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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rcdewinter.bsky.social
#OMFG - this SOB who encouraged the #insurrection he incited has the nerve to imply it was a walk in the park – never mind that people died – compared to the recent trashing of Teslas.
March 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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arabellamistri.bsky.social
No Deal! Why would we do that anyway, when the amount of steel they import is said to be 2-3%....They will come crawling back at some stage. But for now, enough is enough - No Deal!
March 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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rcdewinter.bsky.social
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must “immediately [reinstate]” tens of thousands of probationary federal employees “unlawfully [terminated]” by the government.
Lies and gimmicks': Judge rejects Trump’s 'sham' firing of 20,000 federal workers

t.co/IY11DK8X7M
https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-illegal-firings
t.co
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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browneyedsusan.bsky.social
This motherfucker is headed to the US because his pal Trump has been singing his praises while pressuring judges to ease up on him. He's a fucking rapist and trafficker arrested by Interpol, At some point this red team rape love has to stop.
February 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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abc-news.bsky.social
Trump's treasury secretary made three things very clear to Australia: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-27/scott-bessent-kevin-rudd-jim-chalmers-washington-defence-spend/104983632
Trump's treasury secretary made three things very clear to Australia
Donald Trump is determined to impose tariffs and linked to the trade threat is a requirement for allies to lift their defence spending.
www.abc.net.au
February 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ted49.bsky.social
Excellent watching. So good to see honest commentary from articulate well researched people who care about keeping us informed.
February 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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ericbanana.bsky.social
A London jury has found Sam Kerr not guilty of racially harassing a police officer.

A 12-person jury took about four hours to deliberate before acquitting the Australian soccer star.

The Metropolitan Police released a statement saying it respected the jury's decision.

#auspol #SamKerr
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing police officer in London
The Australian soccer star has been on trial for calling Constable Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" amid a dispute about a taxi ride in January, 2023.
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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greatgenes.bsky.social
#auspol Thread: 1/

We know of ProIsrael Lobby intervention in the sackings of Antoinette Lattouf & Peter Lalor because they are media personalities who spoke up.

How many ordinary Aussies have lost their jobs in these “mass redundancies” simply because they expressed concern for Gaza civilians?
February 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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drewkeychange.bsky.social
A very good article
https://johnmenadue.com/beware-misguided-attempts-to-protest-the-horrific-israeli-genocide/
January 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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janecaro.bsky.social
Our national shame. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Human rights report lashes Australia’s ‘diabolical’ asylum seeker treatment and ‘appalling’ youth crime laws
Latest world report by Human Rights Watch describes Australia as a ‘vibrant democracy … marred by some key human rights concerns’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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ronnisalt.bsky.social
After 18 months of operation and a cost of $140 million to Australians, the staggeringly incompetent NACC has concluded its top 3 major corruption investigations, and guess what?

It has found no corruption.

The #NACC is a failure and a national embarrassment.

👇🏽
theklaxon.com.au/nacc-finds-n...
NACC finds “no corruption” – spends $140m to date
The embattled National Anti-Corruption Commission has completed its first three investigations – and found zero corruption.
theklaxon.com.au
January 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
ted49.bsky.social
It is certainly time for evolution to happen and leave the billionaire monopolists wondering what happened!?
vanbadham.bsky.social Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · Jan 11
I will donate to a development fund for Bluesky to build a Facebook equivalent. Please share this skeet if you would, too.
garthlamarque.bsky.social Garth @garthlamarque.bsky.social · Jan 11
It would be so good if the bsky team had funding to build a fb competitor
January 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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sallylawry.bsky.social
If you ever worked as a nurse in a public hospital you realise very early in your life how LNP govts punish the poor, the marginalised and the elderly.
If you never have had an income or lose your income in the ‘paid’ workplace you lose your status in society . You become a burden to many .
January 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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sbjsmum.bsky.social
Let's get Gina's favourite portrait of her trending
January 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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lakemacnixie.bsky.social
It's moments like this when I am glad to be facing the final 10 maybe 20 years of my life rather than a whole lifetime cos tbh this ai shit shits me off no end.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/a...
Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit
'This is going to catch people out and cost them money,' one expert told Crikey.
www.crikey.com.au
January 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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bethanyincbr.bsky.social
What Zuckerberg is essentially saying is that he doesn’t want fact checkers to stop right-wing media outlets/conspiracy theorists from publishing outrageous dangerous lies on Facebook/Instagram, so he can enable Trump to continue spreading his fascist crap to Americans.
January 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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asharao.bsky.social
I’m totally with this - IoT security is nowhere near where it should have been before all of this interconnectivity.
I can only see more scams and fraud!
annaguirre.bsky.social Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · Jan 5
I don't want my fridge to have a camera or Wi-Fi. I don't want my dishwasher to be smart. I don't want my washing machine to text me.

In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired.
January 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM