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Retired principal, left leaning greenie/ socialist- Oz model. I fly model rockets and gliders. Astronomer- Lonely Spoon Obs. in the picture. No DMs. Won't always follow back (especially those without bios). Will block any who refer to gods.
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Can't be said enough that Congress could stop this at any moment by lifting the national emergencies under which these tariffs were imposed

They're going to keep doing all this shit and take it as far as they can until we stop them.

When I say you don’t have to worry about microplastics in your brain I mean that there is much stronger evidence that you should be worrying about other things that you don’t ever think about, like the draining of peatlands for agriculture, and things that you think about all the time, like fascism.

A coworker shared this. Guess what channel??! FOX. If she is a devoted Christian why is she so curt, dismissive and rude. I have not seen any kindness. And all she does is lying that is not Christian

Trump is a symptom as much as a cause

Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"

We’ve been through a lot together, and recognize this week was particularly tough. Let's discuss:

I’ve often wondered how easily cruelty takes hold when people are given permission to act on their hate. We’re seeing it with ICE in the US right now—just like we saw in Germany during World War II, and in so many other moments throughout history.

Urgh 🤮

House sparrows go completely silent and disappear from my yard whenever a hawk flies over. They don’t help the hawk. I wish US voters were as smart as birds.

HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return. Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

Keep going, Jacinta. You’re hilarious! #auspol

Absolutely brutal

Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States. 🧵

yeah man, please make my 85 year old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

And your point is...?

virginia tech's ETD repository has been crashing so often from being scraped by so many bots that they've had to close off external, non-university access. In case you needed more evidence of how LLM training hurts open access.

Under new voting bill, if a married woman has a different name from the one on her birth certificate she cant vote. Dear Sisters, don’t take your husband’s name

Who doesn't love bum-breathing turtles? Well, our government, actually. Like so many threatened species, the Mary River turtle is in big trouble. Wonderful story from @lisacox.bsky.social. Give Marilyn Connell a medal, give all conservation champions medals! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.

No, we HAVE NOT formally negotiated, nor pecked any derrières at the White House. We floated a guano mineral deal but US officials scoffed at the idea of supplanting the surplus of odious excrement in their halls of power. In fact, we’re drafting a 800% retaliatory tariff despite today’s events.

I’m thinking that a military parade for the Trumpster would be an incredibly bad idea as corralling a chunk of your defence forces along with your heads of government would be a perfect time to enact something nasty. Well, nasty in the minds of some.

I'm so surprised...

“Mommy, no. Mommy.” Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody. The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

No Doubt In My Mind! Criminal Behavior Continues…

Stollen so you could see it:

My latest: This Jimmy Kimmel Graphic Hasn’t Gone Viral Yet, But it Should: Economic data can be best shown in charts, though it’s rare for those charts to become graphics for late night comedy shows…

#NeverLNP

Adam Bandt, Leader Greens kicking off DAY 2 at @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social Conf & Expo in Sydney. Live Now. #SmartEnergy25 Solar Saves! Nuclear Costs ! @adambandt.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #auspol #AusVotes25

In 2016, when Dutton was the immigration minister, he said it was a mistake for Fraser to have allowed Lebanese Muslim refugees to be settled in Australia. The Lebanese Muslim association has offered Dutton a pulpit at Lakemba to make an apology. #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...