AlysWallMigrated2Oz

AlysWallMigrated2Oz

@alyswall.bsky.social

Geographer, Digital Original, Cartographer, Geospatial Scientist, Plant & Animal Advocate, ocean swimmer. From N. Calif, Hawaii 25 years, moved to Oz in 2005. Lives in Queensland, Australia near the beach on Gureng Gureng native land. 0 posts=no follow

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AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social

Replying to @antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Trump IS bamboozled about Greenland, it is NOT a huge country. It appears large because it is displayed using a Mercator projection (created in 1569 by Geradus Mercator for navigation). Mercator maps distort land area nearest the poles. A problem when flattening a globe. truesizeofcountries.com

truesizeofcountries.comTrue Size Of CountriesExplore the real scale of countries with our interactive map! Discover the true size of nations and see accurate maps that challenge misconceptions about country sizes.
AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social

How is Russia tRUMP's friend? Russia is hosting IRAN's president at a Moscow gas summit. What the f... is wrong with tRUMP? Putin is negotiating gas deals with Iran while the US is at war with Iran! C R A Z Y does not cover how weird that tRUMP is 'friends' with Putin. aje.news/eagzzb

aje.newsPutin hosting talks with Qatar’s emir, Iran president at Moscow gas summitQatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the summit.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘
@kojamf.bsky.social

Gone Whale Watching San Diego "Amidst all of this orca mania, it’s been an outstanding start to humpback season! Over a dozen humpbacks were seen in San Diego yesterday, including this spectacular breacher captured by Captain Michael!" 📹Captain Michael Irwin Merriam

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Larry Btesh 🗽💙
@larrybtesh.bsky.social

President Me-Myself-and-I looked at his billions of dollars and thought: "Could enjoy my golden years. Or--stay with me--I could start wars and really ramp up inflation and destroy humanity's faith and hope."

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)
@axidentaliberal.bsky.social

Most people will blame John Roberts, Samuel Alito or even Donald Trump for SCOTUS eviscerating the Voting Rights Act and ushering in a modern Jim Crow era But it was Mitch McConnell and his MAGA Senate traitors who stole two Supreme Court seats Were his actions based on racism We may never know

Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social

Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander after SCOTUS destruction of Voting Rights Act eliminating state’s only majority-Black district & last Democratic seat. Splits Memphis, which is 63% Black, into 3 districts to disenfranchise Black voters. Quite literally a return to Jim Crow

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MondoAB
@mondoab.bsky.social

Reading a little about mandatory elections. Lead me to Australia. Australia does Saturdays. See "democracy sausages". cardinalnews.org/2025/05/07/a...

cardinalnews.orgAustralians turn their election days into festivals that raise money for community projects. Why can’t we do the same?Down Under, it’s tradition for community groups to sell “democracy sausage” on election day as fundraisers.
MondoAB@mondoab.bsky.social

Another poor voter turnout. Should voting be mandatory? I have always said NO, but am having second thoughts. If you don't want to participate you can spoil your ballot.

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AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social

Replying to @oddmanout.bsky.social

hmmm... a Watergate could be a unit of time, or how long it takes for a corrupt act, or the time between corruption incidents. 1 watergate = how long it takes for someone to commit a corrupt or illegal act. If tRUMP is the benchmark, then 1 Watergate is about 8 hours. His 280 days = 840 Watergates!

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Apples n Spice
@applesnspice.bsky.social

Replying to @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social

Not just the cybertruck. Tesla is absolute rubbish. Tesla Model Y ranked last w the highest defect rate, highest defect value in its age group over the past 10 years, and serious defect rate of 17.3% – the highest among two- to three-year-old cars. www.motorbiscuit.com/tesla-model-...

motorbiscuit.comTesla Model Y Finished Last out of 110 Vehicles in New Report, With the Highest Defect Rate in 10 YearsThe Tesla Model 3 didn't fare much better.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

I know that everyone is focused on Trump's attacks in California and Alaska. My team is fighting in court in both places. But understand the fight for free and fair elections is much broader. Elias Law Group is currently litigating 92 voting and election cases in 42 states plus DC.

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Russ Jones
@russincheshire.bsky.social

Five tests for nationalism in the next 10 days. Could be genuinely transformative. 🇷🇸 Serbia — Vucic lost (yay!) 🇧🇷 Brazil — Lula leads early count 🇮🇱 Israel — 27 Oct 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 1 Nov 🇺🇸 USA — 3 Nov One down, one looks promising, three to go.

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

Muslims didn’t storm the Capitol on January 6, try to steal an election, or overthrow our government. White Christian nationalists, racist militia groups, and rabid Trump supporters did. We need to stop pretending the biggest terrorist threat to this country is coming from somewhere else.

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Nicole
@tukloheshi.bsky.social
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

This judge is not fucking around 🔥 Trump bulldozed ahead with cutting down hundreds of trees at the historic East Potomac Golf Links, despite a federal judge’s warning. She ordered work stopped & warned: “If that order is violated by as so much as two seconds, there will be contempt proceedings.”

AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social

Vote like an Australian!

AlysWallMigrated2Oz@alyswall.bsky.social

Vote like an Australian! We have mandatory voting and get 90.7% voter turnout (last general election). You get fined if you do not vote. With mandatory voting, at least the elected pollies represent the people - and yes - there are regular swings right and left just as you would expect. Just vote!

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AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social

Replying to @its-the-squirrels.bsky.social

Vote like an Australian! We have mandatory voting and get 90.7% voter turnout (last general election). You get fined if you do not vote. With mandatory voting, at least the elected pollies represent the people - and yes - there are regular swings right and left just as you would expect. Just vote!