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Retired journo/comms girl now observing these dystopian times. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984

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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

27.01.2026 05:36 — 👍 18995    🔁 6291    💬 929    📌 1172

Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.

27.01.2026 00:17 — 👍 32767    🔁 9461    💬 1586    📌 579

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

27.01.2026 00:36 — 👍 47270    🔁 4495    💬 1619    📌 287
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“DHS has suspended border patrol official #GregoryBovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately, according to a source familiar with the matter.” via @priscialva
cnn.com/us/live-news/m…

27.01.2026 01:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social - @Gestapo Greg is out. Keep the pressure up. It's working.”
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27.01.2026 00:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEW: The Atlantic reports Greg Bovino has been REMOVED from his role as Border Patrol “Commander at Large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and “adviser” Corey Lewandowski are at risk of losing their jobs.

27.01.2026 00:01 — 👍 11572    🔁 2632    💬 1708    📌 508
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What a sick, demented bastard. A mother is dead, and this dickhead is making her part of his 2028 campaign platform 24 hours later.

08.01.2026 19:12 — 👍 6908    🔁 1993    💬 1066    📌 236

x.com/acyn/status/...

08.01.2026 22:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NEWSOM: ….”The politics—some twisted nostalgia about restoring the dynamics of a bygone era—none of this is normal.

And it’s important to remember, in moments like this, that the greatest tragedy is not, as King said, the clamor of bad people, but the appalling silence of so many good people.”

08.01.2026 22:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.

bsky.app/profile/thec...

#science #vaccines #covid #protective #evidencebased

07.12.2025 23:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

#science #evidence 🏆🙌🏻🥇

05.11.2025 00:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984.

01.08.2025 22:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is very sad and a painful reminder of “the system”. Cherish every moment with your dad 💕

31.07.2025 11:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Absolutely appalling 😡

31.07.2025 08:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s a business model!

31.07.2025 08:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Facebook post with previous 📽️past promises from #NSW State Government

fb.watch/zLnRM7lgrX/?

#floods #disaster #midcoast #midnorthcoast

22.05.2025 22:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#floods #Taree #midcoast #disaster #midnorthcoast #nsw

22.05.2025 22:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022…

FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing. In some flood impacted areas there are no SES personnel at all. Zero. Rescue calls to the NSW SES (many of them repeat calls) are going unanswered leaving the public stranded. 

FBEU members are deeply frustrated by the impact of these floods and their ability to respond. For years we have campaigned for the lead combat agency for large scale emergency events of this nature to be allocated only to professional agencies with trained operators ready to respond.

It’s time the NSW government treat these flooding events, with the same seriousness that FBEU and its members do.

#JihadDibMP

They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022… FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing. In some flood impacted areas there are no SES personnel at all. Zero. Rescue calls to the NSW SES (many of them repeat calls) are going unanswered leaving the public stranded. FBEU members are deeply frustrated by the impact of these floods and their ability to respond. For years we have campaigned for the lead combat agency for large scale emergency events of this nature to be allocated only to professional agencies with trained operators ready to respond. It’s time the NSW government treat these flooding events, with the same seriousness that FBEU and its members do. #JihadDibMP

They said it would never happen again, but right now communities in Northern NSW are reliving the response failures of 2017, 2021, 2022…

FBEU members with in-water and on-water rescue qualifications are being left to sit on their hands while SES members struggle to turn out with adequate crewing 👇🏻

22.05.2025 22:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Her message is clear:

“A National disaster should have been declared on Tuesday. Our first responders do an incredible job, but they are overwhelmed. The community is strong but the government must do better.”

#taree #floods #midcoast #midnorthcoast #nsw #disaster

22.05.2025 22:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Miranda from Radio Ngarralinyi has been working behind the scenes, speaking with radio newsrooms, appearing on ABC News, and talking to The Guardian yesterday.Her message is clear:

“A National disaster should have been declared on Tuesday.”

#taree #midcost #floods #midnorthcoast #disaster #nsw

22.05.2025 22:16 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I think this example today, yesterday and Tuesday when our communities are literally in the eye of the storm and they’re playing Canberra power games like privileged boys in a boarding school team selection.

22.05.2025 04:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

True ✅

22.05.2025 04:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This 🤡 show talking about itself again today when it’s #NationalParty “heartland” on the #nsw #midnorthcoast is experiencing its worst #flood #disaster in history & people are losing their homes, vehicles, livestock, businesses and lives.

Bugger off into obscurity.

#auspol #Taree #PortMacquarie

22.05.2025 03:40 — 👍 26    🔁 10    💬 5    📌 0
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Our #Taree #ManningValley #Wingham community is crying out for help and more resources. I hope our National and State emergency leaders are listening as lives are at stake. #KristyMcBainMP #JihadDib

#Taree #floods #MidNorthCoast #midcoast

21.05.2025 05:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hey National Party members …don’t spin me your BS that you “care &are passionate about regional Australia”. Y’day when Taree’s biggest flooding disaster was unfolding &you lot were holding pressers on leaving the coalition and nothing on what our MNC communities were enduring.

Pfft…

#taree #flood

21.05.2025 04:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good to see #EdHusic exposing the ruthlessness of the perfumed warlord, #RichardMarles on #insiders this morning 🔥🔥🔥

#auspol #ALP #factions

10.05.2025 23:42 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, top aide Stephen Miller says – US politics live White House deputy chief of staff told reporters administration is ‘actively’ considering suspending a person’s right to challenge legality of their detention

Do not visit the USA

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

09.05.2025 23:27 — 👍 253    🔁 77    💬 21    📌 6

PREDICTION: #MarkDreyfus will announce his *retirement* as early as next week.

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

#auspol

08.05.2025 11:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

PREDICTION: #MarkDreyfus will announce his *retirement* as early as next week.

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

#auspol #ALP #cabinet

08.05.2025 11:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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