twistedhermit.bsky.social

twistedhermit.bsky.social

@twistedhermit.bsky.social

Practising social distancing since 1989.

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By the way, it's a small world. It's the only one any of us have. EVERYONE is your neighbour. I'm not normally this flippant sounding in my disgust and dismay but, seriously, @australianlabor.bsky.social , you suck. Shortsighted & stupid. I was warned: the #LNP has no morals. #Labor has no spine.

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To those who object to their taxes being used to care for the #disabled & would prefer to give their money to #KillingMachines, please know that you are helping create more people needing care when you lobby politicians on behalf of pharmaceutical corporations over the wellbeing of your #neighbours.

To those who object to their taxes being used to care for the #disabled & would prefer to give their money to #KillingMachines, please know that you are helping create more people needing care when you lobby politicians on behalf of pharmaceutical corporations over the wellbeing of your #neighbours.

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www.abc.net.au/news/health/... I hope the NDIS is prepared for when #Australia 's government rips away the last of our preventative measures. If you weren't at high risk of severe #Covid19 and long term damage before, I'm sorry to tell you, you may very well be in the future.

www.abc.net.au/news/health/... I hope the NDIS is prepared for when #Australia 's government rips away the last of our preventative measures. If you weren't at high risk of severe #Covid19 and long term damage before, I'm sorry to tell you, you may very well be in the future.

abc.net.auCOVID vaccines no longer free for many Australians from next monthOnly some people will continue to get the COVID-19 vaccination for free after October 1. Here's what the changes mean for you.

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THE DOJ & FBI NEED TO COME FORWARD SO THE CHILDREN WHO WERE SEX TRAFFICKED AND BRUTALLY RAPED CAN FINALLY GET JUSTICE. YOU LITERALLY SEE THE HORROR THESE CHILDREN WENT THROUGH - PLEASE COME FORWARD!!!

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Had a moment to go back and look at another document pack I had back. Found this gem from May 2000 where DFAT invited the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network to make submissions about what Australia's position on compliance under the Kyoto Protocol should be. Who did they represent? Well...

The Victorian Libs One Nation teamed up yesterday to block the right to work from home. I wrote a 4,000+ character dissertation on my reasons for signing but a) couldn't find the text box to put it in on the petition & b) ran out of steam tracking down citations www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/20...

megaphone.org.auI support the right to work from homeA lot of Victorians in all sorts of industries can’t work from home - but our whole community wins when those who can work from home are given the option. It means fewer cars stuck in peak hour traff...

URGENT. Right now, Albanese & Taylor are meeting to stitch up a deal that could dismantle our protection system. If introduced, #Australia would become the only country in the 🌏 with such an extreme deadline. Even the #USA gives people a year to apply. Email #Labor NOW action.asrc.org.au/email_alp

action.asrc.org.auStop Labor shutting the door on safetyReports suggest the Government is considering new restrictions on people seeking asylum. Email your Labor rep today and tell them to choose compassion, not fear.

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James Talarico: Tarrant County, the largest swing county in the state of Texas, is closing 92 polling locations. They’ve suspended a million voter registrations in our state. To anyone in Texas watching this — I’m urging you to check your voter registration online and make a plan to vote early.

MARY KOSTAKIDIS WON! After two years, the legal action brought against her by the #Zionist Federation of #Australia CEO has been withdrawn. A case built to make an example of a #journalist has collapsed before it reached a courtroom. #MaryKostakidis #PeoplePower #Journalism #ForeignInterference

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It is going to be way safer to get pregnant in blue states.

Ms. Magazine@msmagazine.com

Massachusetts is now the 10th state to allow abortion later in pregnancy based on a physician’s professional judgment. The change should spare more patients and families the added trauma, delay and expense of traveling out of state for care.

Bringing a little more reality to the world ❤️🕊️🌍🕊️❤️ youtu.be/iHkMK4n925c 164 Countries chose accuracy over long existing delusions of grandeur. (I'd still like a word with the person who decided that north is up/on top. Signed, an Australian.) Ignore the speech of the only country to vote no.🤮

youtu.beUN approves new world map to end centuries of shrinking Africa on the page • FRANCE 24 EnglishYouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

action.childrensground.org.au Please sign this petition for government funding of Children's Ground. A brilliant First Nations Led, proven initiative which teaches kids on country and in language ❤️📚 #RaiseYourVoice #ChildrensGround #Education #OnCountry #InLanguage #InvestInOurFuture #FundWhatWorks

action.childrensground.org.auAdd your voice: fund what worksAdd your voice. Tell the Australian government to fully fund a First Nations-led solution for our children's futures.

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Israel destroyed 155 Palestinian homes and agricultural structures in July. In one month, the Israel occupation conducted at least 70 demolitions on Palestinian land in the West Bank. Heinous.

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Israel is currently detaining and torturing 83 Palestinian healthworkers. Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector. Israel’s genocide has targeted health

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Tell the American Medical Association to speak up for their colleagues in Israeli detention: codepink.org/amadelegates

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"Their tech has enabled the systematic destruction of hospitals, the killing of hundreds of healthcare workers, and the collapse of Gaza’s most vital infrastructure, how can we in good conscience place that same tech at the heart of US healthcare facilities?” @nationalnurses.bsky.social 🫡

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Via Doctors Against Genocide: “Nurses are marching in 8 different cities to demand hospitals, elected officials & our government immediately cut ties with tech giant Palantir!”

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In addition to the 18 members of Congress who donated the Palantir-linked contributions they received, these candidates and lawmakers have pledged to reject future donations from Palantir Technologies and its top executives.

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“It’s one of the first applications they give new officers so they can start working,” said one ICE deportation officer who came through the hiring surge. “You can access it without full background clearance.” buff.ly/Bgb75vt

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Make no mistake, Palantir was never stopping at just targeting immigrant workers. To fight back, we’re voting to reclaim our power & telling Palantir — a massive tech corporation that’s using AI & our personal data against us — to back off our immigrant neighbors & our freedoms.

seiu.coICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting DatabaseAs part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.

Don't let them trick you into despair. #YourVoiceMatters #PeoplePower #YouMakeADifference #ExcisePalantir #WeDidThis #Australia 💪❤️✊ 🕊 ❤️

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#PeoplePower "Update: WE WON! Coles has told GetUp it's ending its partnership with #Palantir. The CIA-linked data & surveillance company that had quietly wired its way into 840+ #Coles stores across the country will be booted out at the end of its current contract." www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...

#PeoplePower "Update: WE WON! Coles has told GetUp it's ending its partnership with #Palantir. The CIA-linked data & surveillance company that had quietly wired its way into 840+ #Coles stores across the country will be booted out at the end of its current contract." www.getup.org.au/campaigns/ec...

getup.org.auVictory: Coles is ditching Palantir!Coles has partnered with CIA-linked surveillance corporation Palantir. Who's watching while we shop?

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Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's well-being with a benefit show featuring a women-led lineup. Her show raised $10 million and Melinda French Gates pledged another $10 million. Rodrigo said the festival's artists and activists give her hope despite the “regression of women's rights."

nbcboston.comOlivia Rodrigo's festival is uniting women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-beingFew superstars are better suited to bridge the gap between Gen Z and nonprofits, which have struggled to build relationships with younger donors.

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Thank you for the shout-out. I can never thank you enough for your support over the years. It’s a tough go being an editorial cartoonist in 2026, but I’m lucky to work for a newspaper that still wants to do its job. @theglobeandmail.com

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)

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NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

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Replying to @windsofstrange.bsky.social

I think it’s important for voters to know where political candidates stand, especially when some other media outlets are trying to bury their more extreme positions and associations.

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This is the most slop-tastic president in the history of presidents. Imagine posting this while US bases are under attack as if this is some sort of video game and not real life, with real humans getting hurt, and real consequences.