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Retired IT professional. Concerned about the state of politics and the legacy, we are leaving the grandkids. Boonwurrung land. Born 310.1 ppm. 1946 for those at the back.

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For me, a leader to be included in the #Hottest100WorldLeaders puts our planet first. We've only 1 earth. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was a former climate scientist. She's contributed to the IPCC. With so much patriarchy in world leaders, Claudia is MX 66th president & 1st female #Respect

14.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If Israel is serious about stopping the current wave of antisemitism, then I would suggest it first stop murdering Palestinian women and children. I am not antisemitic, I am anti-Netanyahu.

13.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 439 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 6
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Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

"This is Colossus: a data center that Musk’s artificial-intelligence company, xAI, is using as a training ground for Grok... if run at full strength for a year, Colossus would use as much electricity as 200,000 American homes"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

14.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œThese are the largest single points of consumption of electricity in history,” Jesse Jenkins, a climate modeler at Princeton, told me."

14.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a β€˜coward’ in scathing critique In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a β€˜turncoat’ who is β€˜capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran

Some may call Grace Tame's comments a "scathing critique".
I'd call them truth.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

13.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

This is the government that has been described as 'neo-fascist', doing more to stand up against Russia, the USA, Israel than Australia will. Does it give you pause to think, Ablo?

14.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It means that our current @australianlabor.bsky.social #federal government is now completely compromised and doing the bidding of the #FascistFluffers in #Israel and #US. Desperate times. #auspol

13.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🀷🏼

13.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 814 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 12

Maybe he doesn't play sport! πŸ€”

14.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can we sink any lower?

14.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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He risked his life at Bondi. But this Iranian refugee failed our character test AB ran into danger during Bondi's terrorist attacks to save lives. Four months on, he faces deportation after failing Australia's refugee character test. His family is urging the Albanese government t...

Iranian refugee shot while trying to disarm one of the Bondi shooters is to be deported from #Australia…
Click link

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

14.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 38
Donald J. Trump 
@realDonald Trump
Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel. JUST LIKE IRAN ITSELF, THOSE PLANS ARE NOW DEAD!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel. JUST LIKE IRAN ITSELF, THOSE PLANS ARE NOW DEAD! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Annihilatory rage is a feature of malignant narcissismβ€”and a dangerous one in a man with the capacity to launch nuclear weapons.

14.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 399 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

Hey @albomp.bsky.social and @senatorwong.bsky.social

Got anything more to say on 'leaving it up to the US and Israel to determine if their war on Iran is legal?' πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Any further commitment is knowingly placing Australian defence personnel in a criminal situation. #auspol

13.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The difficult truth Writing exclusively for Crikey, Grace Tame reflects on the prime minister calling her 'difficult', the media storm following her pro-Palestine chant, and which social causes do and don't ignite public...

"For the record, I don’t think Albanese is a bumbling misogynist. I think he’s a savvy political operator keen to appease Washington and Tel Aviv. It’s a badge of honour to weigh on his conscience." Let it absolutely fucking rip Grace! #auspol

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/g...

13.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Exactly. He's an appeaser. The only ones he's failing to appease are the Australian people.

14.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Grace Tame: β€œAnthony Albanese has let us all down by capitulating to foreign powers who crave hegemony…”

β€œI don’t think Albanese is a bumbling misogynist. I think he’s a savvy political operator keen to appease Washington and Tel Aviv. It’s a badge of honour to weigh on his conscience.” #auspol

14.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a β€˜coward’ in scathing critique In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a β€˜turncoat’ who is β€˜capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran

Well worth a read. Labor have forgotten who they are and have now have just become old time Liberals and spineless at that.
#auspol
β€˜We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a β€˜coward’ in scathing critique www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

14.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Angela Merkel

14.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning. β˜•οΈ

13.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 1
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The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC's long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

'Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC’s long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell'

The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence
- by Rick Morton

www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/n...

13.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Yep, the bullies are in charge, and the rest of us in the schoolyard have just got to shut up and get over it....apparently.
Our government is slowly ripping our society apart.

14.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One Rule for Some. Another for the Rest of Us. One teenager. Fifteen police officers. Six words on a singlet. And the architects of Robodebt still walking free. How did we get here - and what do we do about it?

β€œI want to praise the change in legislation in Queensland designating some anti-Israeli slogans as criminal,” Sa’ar said. β€œTo the extent that you can influence other districts or states in Australia to do the same, that would be blessed.” suebarrett.substack.com/p/one-rule-f...

14.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Once again, thank you @thebetootaadvocate.bsky.social ! #coalitioninsanity #auspol #oilwar

13.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Let's hope they fail miserably.

13.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the condemnation from @albomp.bsky.social and @senatorwong.bsky.social?

13.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NACC robodebt report: A heartbreaking work of staggering incompetence. Rick Morton wrote the book on robodebt. He delivers a damning verdict on the NACC’s long-awaited robodebt report, which exonerated Scott Morrison and Kathryn Campbell.

13.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is Sherlock when you need him.

13.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™Œ

12.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAmerica’s credibility as a fair negotiator on matters of war and peace is gone. No nation aside from Israel can trust a thing Trump’s advisors negotiate. Gas hit 8 bucks a gallon in LA today. Every product using petroleum will soon cost more.” #auspol

13.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.

Trump won’t just be remembered as the most deranged and corrupt leader in modern history; he’ll be long remembered as the most idiotic as well

13.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1