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Deb McAteer

@debmcat.bsky.social

Amateur sewist. Learning consultant. Politics, climate, social justice.

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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27630    ๐Ÿ” 13239    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1008    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1869
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And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.

15.02.2026 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6355    ๐Ÿ” 3337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 269    ๐Ÿ“Œ 212
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a dog's breakfast

15.02.2026 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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AUKUS is sinking and Labor responds by making up a $30 billion un-budgeted AUKUS announceable for the SA State election. This stuff is straying so far from reality.

15.02.2026 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 428    ๐Ÿ” 199    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?

Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

14.02.2026 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7761    ๐Ÿ” 2431    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 379    ๐Ÿ“Œ 168

The property I'm renting has been sold & I have to vacate by March 5, but I haven't been able to find a new property. The prospect of being homeless at 80 terrifies me. I am focussing on the Mornington Peninsula, but am willing to consider just about anywhere. If you are aware of something DM me.

14.02.2026 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Almost as inspired as John Malkovich starring in Being John Malkovich

14.02.2026 03:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love this for them. Fighting it out to see who can be the most racist.

13.02.2026 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We knew from the moment we heard it that โ€œsocial cohesionโ€ would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.

10.02.2026 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 946    ๐Ÿ” 347    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Second US aircraft carrier sent to the Middle East amid rising tensions The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is heading to the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate. This strategic move by the US intensifies pressure on Tehran over its nuclea...

I can not get past Isaac Herzog shouting to a zionist audience on unceded Aboriginal lands that Australians against genocide should leave a public space in Naarm and go to the Iranian embassy while Trump and Netanyahu discussed bombing Iran.

gulfnews.com/world/americ...

13.02.2026 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon

13.02.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 307    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Urgent deadline looms for thousands like Justin owed share in $475m

'Scared of that letter': Justin was hit with an illegal $5500 debt. Robodebt victims like him now face an urgent deadline www.9news.com.au/national/rob...

13.02.2026 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hundreds of thousands of Australians with Robodebt are going to miss out on compensation because they didnโ€™t know they had to sign up for it

13.02.2026 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Over a month ago I warned people didnโ€™t realise they needed to sign up to receive compensation over Robodebt. So many people will miss out and their anger will point straight back at the government and the system bsky.app/profile/ashe...

13.02.2026 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today, under the cover of the Liberals tearing each other down, Labor has approved another coal mine extension.

Extending Middlemount to 2044 means Labor has now approved 35 fossil fuel projects.

In the middle of the climate crisis, they're approving more coal & gas.

13.02.2026 00:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 615    ๐Ÿ” 354    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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The end of the paper trail? Australiaโ€™s largest garment pattern supplier, Simplicity McCall's, is closing and sewers are worried โ€“ but pragmatic For many sewers, choosing paper patterns from one of Simplicity McCallโ€™s โ€˜big fourโ€™ brands was an in-store ritual. But others say digital patterns are the way of the future

I know independent pattern makers are fabulous and I generally use their patterns, but this is still really sad. #sewing

12.02.2026 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Having the president of this genocidal regime insinuate that he was in danger from Melbourneโ€™s peaceful protestors is more than I can bear. Just feel so much rage.

12.02.2026 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One thing that astonishes me about the Herzog visit is that Israel has murdered more journalists than any other state in the 21st century, and he hasnโ€™t faced a single question about this (to my knowledge) from the Australian media

12.02.2026 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 803    ๐Ÿ” 298    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Crowds gather in Melbourne as Isaac Herzog concludes visit A large crowd is protesting in Melbourne's CBD as Israeli President Isaac Herzog's concludes his visit to the city.

there is however abundant footage of Herzog shouting and screaming at โ€œeveryday Melbournitesโ€ and โ€œJewish Australiansโ€ in an exceptionally disrespectful display of foreign political interference in the domestic social and political life of his hosts.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

12.02.2026 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thousands of people come out again and again to show theyโ€™re on the right side of history.

12.02.2026 06:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 394    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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In Melbourne nowโ€ฆ

12.02.2026 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I absolutely love how David Rowe has never forgotten the Jamland jar and never will โ˜บ๏ธ #libspill

12.02.2026 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kudelka remembered

11.02.2026 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 199    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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This is not 'social cohesion' โ€“ it's just a tighter net to trap us all Australians have been lectured a lot on social cohesion, but it reached a fever pitch after protests against the visit by Israelโ€™s president.

'Social cohesion'? No, it's just a net to trap us all

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

11.02.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 228    ๐Ÿ” 95    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Political recidivism. Women and younger voters abandoned the party in droves at last yearโ€™s election. Tearing down their first female leader after less than a year, is their considered response? And for what detailed program? Vague boilerplate rhetoric? Fact is, the boys want their party back.

11.02.2026 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grace Tameโ€™s public behaviour questioned by family values MP.

11.02.2026 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 99    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Crikey was on the ground at the Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog. We captured the confusion about how and where protesters should leave the rally, beginning with a heated discussion between NSW Police and NSW Greens MPs.

10.02.2026 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Since when is the President of Israel the head of state of all Jews?

10.02.2026 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 368    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Why the fuck would we โ€œsocially cohereโ€ for monsters?ย  - The Shot Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...

Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"

10.02.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 738    ๐Ÿ” 302    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the decision to invite Israel's President Isaac Herzog to Australia, saying, "When the Jewish community asked for their head of state to visit, I think it is appropriate that people be allowed to mourn."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the decision to invite Israel's President Isaac Herzog to Australia, saying, "When the Jewish community asked for their head of state to visit, I think it is appropriate that people be allowed to mourn."

Look I am not a fan of this arrangement but isn't their head of state King Charles www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

10.02.2026 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 291    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

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