Spiro
@yesterdays-spiro.bsky.social
Wandering cobber, rugby lover, Wallabies tragic,former tuk tuk owner.
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The British have done enough damage in this region without this monster being let loose on it.
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority
The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory's future, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The British have done enough damage in this region without this monster being let loose on it.
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This is what unity looks like.
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is what unity looks like.
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1. Great news for trans students in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
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Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Chicago Public Schools Defy Trump, Reject Trans Bathroom Ban Demands
The school system has refused to capitulate, despite Trump pulling back millions in federal funds.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1. Great news for trans students in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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BOLDUAN: When I was asking you about Comey, you've twice now brought up the Epstein files and Tom Homan. Why?
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
September 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BOLDUAN: When I was asking you about Comey, you've twice now brought up the Epstein files and Tom Homan. Why?
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode
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"The American Forever War wages on, dumber, deadlier and merchandised to a depraved degree.
American authoritarianism is both an eerie echo of tyrants past and its own unique perversion."
@davemilbo.bsky.social knocking it for a six
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
American authoritarianism is both an eerie echo of tyrants past and its own unique perversion."
@davemilbo.bsky.social knocking it for a six
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The Yanks are cooked (and cooking the rest of us) - The Shot
American authoritarianism is an echo of tyrants’ past and its own unique perversion: shrouded in goldleaf, ski masks, and utter bullshit.
theshot.net.au
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"The American Forever War wages on, dumber, deadlier and merchandised to a depraved degree.
American authoritarianism is both an eerie echo of tyrants past and its own unique perversion."
@davemilbo.bsky.social knocking it for a six
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
American authoritarianism is both an eerie echo of tyrants past and its own unique perversion."
@davemilbo.bsky.social knocking it for a six
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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They’ve created a situation where it’s impossible to trust the FBI and federal law enforcement in crisis situations.
They lie. Constantly. They spin before we know basic facts. They instantly politicize tragedies.
Why the fuck should we trust them?
They lie. Constantly. They spin before we know basic facts. They instantly politicize tragedies.
Why the fuck should we trust them?
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They’ve created a situation where it’s impossible to trust the FBI and federal law enforcement in crisis situations.
They lie. Constantly. They spin before we know basic facts. They instantly politicize tragedies.
Why the fuck should we trust them?
They lie. Constantly. They spin before we know basic facts. They instantly politicize tragedies.
Why the fuck should we trust them?
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Autism is genetic. It is normal and you need to start respecting it and not trying to get rid of it.
Tylenol, used as instructed, has been long since proven safe for everyone including pregnant folks.
Tylenol, used as instructed, has been long since proven safe for everyone including pregnant folks.
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Autism is genetic. It is normal and you need to start respecting it and not trying to get rid of it.
Tylenol, used as instructed, has been long since proven safe for everyone including pregnant folks.
Tylenol, used as instructed, has been long since proven safe for everyone including pregnant folks.
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Calling environmental regulations 'red tape' kind of ignores why those regulations exist in the first place.
And it doesn't matter how strong our environment laws are if our governments aren't willing to actually enforce them.
🔊 Deputy Director Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
And it doesn't matter how strong our environment laws are if our governments aren't willing to actually enforce them.
🔊 Deputy Director Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Calling environmental regulations 'red tape' kind of ignores why those regulations exist in the first place.
And it doesn't matter how strong our environment laws are if our governments aren't willing to actually enforce them.
🔊 Deputy Director Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
And it doesn't matter how strong our environment laws are if our governments aren't willing to actually enforce them.
🔊 Deputy Director Ebony Bennett
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
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Team announced for this weekend's Bledisloe clash. We have a new starting 9-10 combination of McDermott and O'Connor.
#rugby #wallabies #therugbychampionship #Bledisloecup
#rugby #wallabies #therugbychampionship #Bledisloecup
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Team announced for this weekend's Bledisloe clash. We have a new starting 9-10 combination of McDermott and O'Connor.
#rugby #wallabies #therugbychampionship #Bledisloecup
#rugby #wallabies #therugbychampionship #Bledisloecup
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They're about to shut down the government to protect the Epstein Files from disclosure. Whatever is in the files must be so unhinged as to be beyond imagination.
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
They're about to shut down the government to protect the Epstein Files from disclosure. Whatever is in the files must be so unhinged as to be beyond imagination.
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Huge news that Spain and Italy have sent navy boats to protect the Sumud flotilla - the world should support and join them protecting the flotilla in international waters
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Huge news that Spain and Italy have sent navy boats to protect the Sumud flotilla - the world should support and join them protecting the flotilla in international waters
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The world as I know it has shifted scarily: I find myself agreeing with Amanda Vanstone #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
'You don't own it': Hastie urged to calm down his rhetoric
A doyenne of the Liberal Party and veteran of leadership battles dating back to the 1980s Howard-Peacock era has chided Andrew Hastie for not being a team player.
www.abc.net.au
September 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The world as I know it has shifted scarily: I find myself agreeing with Amanda Vanstone #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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First new Qantas Airbus jets come with one toilet for every 90 economy passengers – worse than Jetstar, Scoot and Ryanair
First new Qantas Airbus jets come with one toilet for every 90 economy passengers – worse than Jetstar, Scoot and Ryanair
Full service carrier says it will add additional toilets to its first three new Airbus 321XLR models – but they will be in service for three years beforehand
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The first three aircraft in Qantas’s new fleet will arrive with a worse economy passenger-to-toilet ratio than on planes used by budget carriers Scoot, Ryanair and Jetstar.
After ordering the Airbus 321XLR aircraft in 2022 to replace its ageing Boeing 737s, Qantas on Thursday used the new planes on commercial flights for the first time on the Sydney to Melbourne and Sydney to Perth routes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
First new Qantas Airbus jets come with one toilet for every 90 economy passengers – worse than Jetstar, Scoot and Ryanair
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@theguardian.com video of delegates leaving Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United Nations is how I feel. I don't even want to hear his propaganda. #auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn84...
Delegates walk out of UN general assembly chamber ahead of Israeli PM's speech
YouTube video by Guardian News
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September 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
@theguardian.com video of delegates leaving Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United Nations is how I feel. I don't even want to hear his propaganda. #auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn84...
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So a Muslim man’s ute covered in Palestine flags is torched, no media outrage, no interview with Islamophobia envoy, and not interview with Prime Minister. Had this been a Jewish man, imagine the hysteria! #auspol
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
So a Muslim man’s ute covered in Palestine flags is torched, no media outrage, no interview with Islamophobia envoy, and not interview with Prime Minister. Had this been a Jewish man, imagine the hysteria! #auspol
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🏡Houses are for living in, not for profiting.
We're fighting to introduce measures to stop greedy landlords from raising rents to extortionate levels and protect renters from unfair evictions.
We're fighting to introduce measures to stop greedy landlords from raising rents to extortionate levels and protect renters from unfair evictions.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🏡Houses are for living in, not for profiting.
We're fighting to introduce measures to stop greedy landlords from raising rents to extortionate levels and protect renters from unfair evictions.
We're fighting to introduce measures to stop greedy landlords from raising rents to extortionate levels and protect renters from unfair evictions.
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How ScoMo stuffed the GST https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-scomo-stuffed-the-gst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-scomo-stuffed-the-gst #auspol
How ScoMo stuffed the GST
Scott Morrison’s GST deal with Western Australia stuffed the system, but there are plenty of ways the Government could make it better.
australiainstitute.org.au
September 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Independent MP Secures Bradfield Seat as Liberals Drop Legal Challenge After 145-Day Battle#auspol #Australia #Politics #News #AussieNews #PoliticalNews #JournalismThreads #FederalPolitics #BreakingNews
Independent MP Secures Bradfield Seat as Liberals Drop Legal Challenge After 145-Day Battle
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September 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Independent MP Secures Bradfield Seat as Liberals Drop Legal Challenge After 145-Day Battle#auspol #Australia #Politics #News #AussieNews #PoliticalNews #JournalismThreads #FederalPolitics #BreakingNews
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Australia’s national climate risk assessment report, released last week, revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken.
The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” and the risks they presented.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” and the risks they presented.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst
Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Australia’s national climate risk assessment report, released last week, revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken.
The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” and the risks they presented.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” and the risks they presented.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
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K-Mart got done for tracking everyone's movements
Some months ago Bunnings was caught doing the same
What the ABC failed to mention is that these are the same company, Wesfarmers.
Also, Coles is using military data contractor Palantir, again it's Wesfarmers
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #auspol
Some months ago Bunnings was caught doing the same
What the ABC failed to mention is that these are the same company, Wesfarmers.
Also, Coles is using military data contractor Palantir, again it's Wesfarmers
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #auspol
Use of facial recognition technology in Kmart stores broke privacy act
The Privacy Commissioner has found Kmart broke the Privacy Act with its use of facial recognition technology, ordering the retail giant not to repeat the practice.
www.abc.net.au
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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"Coming from a US Jewish family, I joined the humanitarian mission for the same reason that so many US Jews are speaking out about the assault on Gaza: to reclaim my identity, heritage, our traditions...from the nation-state that seeks to monopolize them" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are sailing to Gaza. Here’s why | David Adler
Governments have failed the people of Gaza. Now, ordinary people are taking humanitarian matters into their own hands – and putting their lives on the line
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Coming from a US Jewish family, I joined the humanitarian mission for the same reason that so many US Jews are speaking out about the assault on Gaza: to reclaim my identity, heritage, our traditions...from the nation-state that seeks to monopolize them" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Before AUKUS, the tensions between Australia’s regional relations and its alliance with Washington were easier to reconcile," writes national security expert Sam Roggeveen. "It is not too late to turn back to those times, and if we’re lucky, the US will do it for us.” satpa.pe/h0oLxVg
How AUKUS shapes Australia’s Pacific Islands relationship
ANALYSIS: The AUKUS submarines project contradicts the logic of the government’s diplomatic efforts across the Pacific Islands to forestall China.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“Before AUKUS, the tensions between Australia’s regional relations and its alliance with Washington were easier to reconcile," writes national security expert Sam Roggeveen. "It is not too late to turn back to those times, and if we’re lucky, the US will do it for us.” satpa.pe/h0oLxVg
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Israel is spitting at the world's face, shouting it loud that it will, illegally, attack the Global Sumud Flotilla. If Starmer, Macron, Carney and Albanese really wanted to end the genocide, they would send a naval vessel to protect the flotilla. lapresse.us/world/2025/0...
Gaza, Israel: "Flotilla Serves Hamas, We Will Stop It" - Lapresse.US
Turin, Sept. 22 (LaPresse) – “This flotilla, organized by Hamas, is intended to serve Hamas. Israel will not allow the vessels to enter an active combat zone and will not permit the violation of a leg...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Israel is spitting at the world's face, shouting it loud that it will, illegally, attack the Global Sumud Flotilla. If Starmer, Macron, Carney and Albanese really wanted to end the genocide, they would send a naval vessel to protect the flotilla. lapresse.us/world/2025/0...