@tobaccoroad.bsky.social
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Phew!
The Peter Malinauskas letter encouraging the board of Adelaide Writers Week is astonishing, breathtaking and probably all the evidence required by Randa Abdel-Fattah and her legal team to successfully sue for defamation
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Phew!
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Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good with one hand and filmed it with the other. The whole point is for it to be seen.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good with one hand and filmed it with the other. The whole point is for it to be seen.
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Donald Trump's billion-dollar-buy-in "Board of Peace" is just the Council of Ricks minus the hairdos
🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Donald Trump's billion-dollar-buy-in "Board of Peace" is just the Council of Ricks minus the hairdos
🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
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#BREAKING 🚨 Elon Musk says he regrets “some” of his posts about US president Donald Trump last week: “They went too far”
Musk had already deleted a tweet where he claimed Trump was “in the Epstein files” and another where he endorsed impeaching Trump
Musk had already deleted a tweet where he claimed Trump was “in the Epstein files” and another where he endorsed impeaching Trump
June 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#BREAKING 🚨 Elon Musk says he regrets “some” of his posts about US president Donald Trump last week: “They went too far”
Musk had already deleted a tweet where he claimed Trump was “in the Epstein files” and another where he endorsed impeaching Trump
Musk had already deleted a tweet where he claimed Trump was “in the Epstein files” and another where he endorsed impeaching Trump
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As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters.
I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.
I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.
June 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters.
I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.
I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.
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from today's post, about the fuckery that went down at the secret crypto greedfest dinner that was held last night at Donny Convict's Virginia golf motel
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/3Zw1nel
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/3Zw1nel
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
May 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
from today's post, about the fuckery that went down at the secret crypto greedfest dinner that was held last night at Donny Convict's Virginia golf motel
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/3Zw1nel
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/3Zw1nel
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
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Hilariously, the AFR is showing just how absurd is the scare campaign against the super tax changes.
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hilariously, the AFR is showing just how absurd is the scare campaign against the super tax changes.
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
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No disrespect intended to Dr Sally (who I adore) but I suspect quite a lot of people in Australia aren't overly familiar with self-managed super funds
The wealthy use them to park money and then re-use the assets in the SMSF for their own purposes. $3 million isn't pay-as-you-go contributions
The wealthy use them to park money and then re-use the assets in the SMSF for their own purposes. $3 million isn't pay-as-you-go contributions
Ok hands up
Who among you Aussies has more than $3m in Super?
What did you do for a living?
Who among you Aussies has more than $3m in Super?
What did you do for a living?
May 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
No disrespect intended to Dr Sally (who I adore) but I suspect quite a lot of people in Australia aren't overly familiar with self-managed super funds
The wealthy use them to park money and then re-use the assets in the SMSF for their own purposes. $3 million isn't pay-as-you-go contributions
The wealthy use them to park money and then re-use the assets in the SMSF for their own purposes. $3 million isn't pay-as-you-go contributions
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“I’m left trying to eat on $50 a week, and that’s for both me and my son,” says one wahine Māori community health support worker who works full time. Her sector’s pay equity claim has been extinguished by the coalition government. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
I’m one of the women ‘saving the budget’ | E-Tangata
"My employer is not a living wage employer. They’re a minimum wage employer. I’ve been with them for four years now, and the money side of things is a struggle. I’m left trying to eat on $50 to $80 a ...
e-tangata.co.nz
May 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“I’m left trying to eat on $50 a week, and that’s for both me and my son,” says one wahine Māori community health support worker who works full time. Her sector’s pay equity claim has been extinguished by the coalition government. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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I suspect the unelected, pays no tax, MAGA loving billionaire Gina Rinehart is making all the decisions as per usual.
Gina has mentored the Price is right probably before attending her maiden speech. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/gin...
Gina has mentored the Price is right probably before attending her maiden speech. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/gin...
May 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I suspect the unelected, pays no tax, MAGA loving billionaire Gina Rinehart is making all the decisions as per usual.
Gina has mentored the Price is right probably before attending her maiden speech. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/gin...
Gina has mentored the Price is right probably before attending her maiden speech. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/gin...
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Forecast inbound containers to the Port of Los Angeles for the last week of May. Brutal. signal.portoptimizer.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Forecast inbound containers to the Port of Los Angeles for the last week of May. Brutal. signal.portoptimizer.com
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After WW2 many Germans said they did not know about the Jewish Holocaust. No one can say now that they do not know about the live steamed Holocaust of Palestinians in Gaza today.
John Menadue #Auspol #gaza
John Menadue #Auspol #gaza
'This isn't me': Israeli war and healthcare collapse leave Gaza child unrecognisable
Under a tightening Israeli siege, Palestinian girl Rahaf Ayyad struggles with physical and emotional changes, as her mother fights for answers.
johnmenadue.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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They're saying the quiet part out loud - Luigi saved numerous, numerous lives.
(Allegedly etc!)
(Allegedly etc!)
"The group, which seeks...damages, argues that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing "the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve" its earnings goals."
do you have a moment to discuss the Good News of dialectical materialism?
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
do you have a moment to discuss the Good News of dialectical materialism?
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing
The group of investors alleged the company misled them by not adjusting its forecast after Brian Thompson was killed.
www.nbcnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
They're saying the quiet part out loud - Luigi saved numerous, numerous lives.
(Allegedly etc!)
(Allegedly etc!)
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May 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Is NSW trying to beat Qld & Vic in police state? Activist 7 charges, strip search, denied bail for pasting a sticker on a statue #auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/charges-dism...
michaelwest.com.au/charges-dism...
Charges dismissed, but activist denied rights. What's the scam? - Michael West
A judge ruled that pasting a piece of paper on a controversial former governor's statue is not protected by freedom of political communication
michaelwest.com.au
May 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Is NSW trying to beat Qld & Vic in police state? Activist 7 charges, strip search, denied bail for pasting a sticker on a statue #auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/charges-dism...
michaelwest.com.au/charges-dism...
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NEW: Columbia University has agreed to a $750M settlement with nearly 600 patients of Robert Hadden, a former doctor who sexually abused them while working at the school.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the universi...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: Columbia University has agreed to a $750M settlement with nearly 600 patients of Robert Hadden, a former doctor who sexually abused them while working at the school.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
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Many thanks to paying subscribers for their requests and permission to open this up for full public reading, sharing and listening. Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts thekaka.substack.com/p/carers-tea...
Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts
Pay equity grab wrecks wage rises worth up to $17b over 4 years, paying for $14b of tax cuts for NZ's wealthiest; Developers salivate over Kāinga Ora's Auckland land 'goldmines'; 3m fewer hours worked
thekaka.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many thanks to paying subscribers for their requests and permission to open this up for full public reading, sharing and listening. Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts thekaka.substack.com/p/carers-tea...
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Hey, I thought this would be clear to anyone who reads my writing, but... any anti-Catholic slurs on my feed will get you banned.
I’m agnostic—but I respect everyone’s right to their own religious beliefs. If you don’t (and I don’t care what your justification for that is) you are not welcome here.
I’m agnostic—but I respect everyone’s right to their own religious beliefs. If you don’t (and I don’t care what your justification for that is) you are not welcome here.
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hey, I thought this would be clear to anyone who reads my writing, but... any anti-Catholic slurs on my feed will get you banned.
I’m agnostic—but I respect everyone’s right to their own religious beliefs. If you don’t (and I don’t care what your justification for that is) you are not welcome here.
I’m agnostic—but I respect everyone’s right to their own religious beliefs. If you don’t (and I don’t care what your justification for that is) you are not welcome here.
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Be *super* careful about lies like this, folks—especially when falsely putting something a person never said in quotes to try to defame them.
I’ve been a member in good standing with the New Hampshire Bar and Federal Bar for the District of New Hampshire for 24 years. I’m a non-practicing attorney.
I’ve been a member in good standing with the New Hampshire Bar and Federal Bar for the District of New Hampshire for 24 years. I’m a non-practicing attorney.
May 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Be *super* careful about lies like this, folks—especially when falsely putting something a person never said in quotes to try to defame them.
I’ve been a member in good standing with the New Hampshire Bar and Federal Bar for the District of New Hampshire for 24 years. I’m a non-practicing attorney.
I’ve been a member in good standing with the New Hampshire Bar and Federal Bar for the District of New Hampshire for 24 years. I’m a non-practicing attorney.
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No wonder they lost the Chinese vote.
Former Liberal MP Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor.
Liu said she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusation. #auspol
Former Liberal MP Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor.
Liu said she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusation. #auspol
May 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
No wonder they lost the Chinese vote.
Former Liberal MP Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor.
Liu said she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusation. #auspol
Former Liberal MP Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor.
Liu said she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusation. #auspol
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Trump reduced British auto tariffs to benefit luxury carmakers like Rolls Royce.
Meanwhile, the costs of essential goods like strollers, medications, and clothing are skyrocketing.
So the rest of America has to go without but he's happy to help his rich friends buy luxury cars?
Meanwhile, the costs of essential goods like strollers, medications, and clothing are skyrocketing.
So the rest of America has to go without but he's happy to help his rich friends buy luxury cars?
May 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Trump reduced British auto tariffs to benefit luxury carmakers like Rolls Royce.
Meanwhile, the costs of essential goods like strollers, medications, and clothing are skyrocketing.
So the rest of America has to go without but he's happy to help his rich friends buy luxury cars?
Meanwhile, the costs of essential goods like strollers, medications, and clothing are skyrocketing.
So the rest of America has to go without but he's happy to help his rich friends buy luxury cars?
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🍾 ❤️ 💃🏼 🧙🏼♀️ #VILEKYLE WITHDRAWALS 1029-1033 🧙🏽 🤩 🥂 🌟
Yesterday, ARN Media’s CEO Cieran Davis had the hide to call MFW “bullies” at ARN’s AGM.
What a fucking crock of shit.
Please read the screenshots for the rest of this post, witches.
Then let’s go.
#ToYourBrooms
Yesterday, ARN Media’s CEO Cieran Davis had the hide to call MFW “bullies” at ARN’s AGM.
What a fucking crock of shit.
Please read the screenshots for the rest of this post, witches.
Then let’s go.
#ToYourBrooms
May 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🍾 ❤️ 💃🏼 🧙🏼♀️ #VILEKYLE WITHDRAWALS 1029-1033 🧙🏽 🤩 🥂 🌟
Yesterday, ARN Media’s CEO Cieran Davis had the hide to call MFW “bullies” at ARN’s AGM.
What a fucking crock of shit.
Please read the screenshots for the rest of this post, witches.
Then let’s go.
#ToYourBrooms
Yesterday, ARN Media’s CEO Cieran Davis had the hide to call MFW “bullies” at ARN’s AGM.
What a fucking crock of shit.
Please read the screenshots for the rest of this post, witches.
Then let’s go.
#ToYourBrooms
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2022 Tim Wilson, losing 53-47: waaah wait until all votes are counted 😭
2025 Tim Wilson, ahead 50.7-49.3 with 10k votes still to be counted: Zoe Daniel must concede or she's a bad loser waaah 😭
#auspol
2025 Tim Wilson, ahead 50.7-49.3 with 10k votes still to be counted: Zoe Daniel must concede or she's a bad loser waaah 😭
#auspol
May 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
2022 Tim Wilson, losing 53-47: waaah wait until all votes are counted 😭
2025 Tim Wilson, ahead 50.7-49.3 with 10k votes still to be counted: Zoe Daniel must concede or she's a bad loser waaah 😭
#auspol
2025 Tim Wilson, ahead 50.7-49.3 with 10k votes still to be counted: Zoe Daniel must concede or she's a bad loser waaah 😭
#auspol