"When it's our elected representatives handing out those free lunches, the parliament and the public should really scrutinise not just who's getting them, but why?" - co-CEO Richard Denniss on ABC RN @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Premier Peter Malinauskas’ decision to overturn SA's ban on gas fracking is not only irresponsible, but also unnecessary. Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem, we have a gas export problem. And fracking in vulnerable farming communities won't fix it. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

"A majority think that Trump is a greater threat to world peace than the leaders of the two most powerful authoritarian states." - @emmashortis.bsky.social 52% of Australians now believe Trump is a greater threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin (17%) or Xi Jinping (16%). 🎧 theaus.in/4d6h2IA

The Farrer by-election result is another example of how there is no such thing as a safe seat. Director of The Australia Institute's Democracy & Accountability Program Bill Browne explains. Read more here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/power-sharing-in-australian-parliament/

What the hell is going on with gas in this country? 👉 Join Dr Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett to unpack everything gas and the 2026-27 Federal Budget this Thursday 14 May at 11AM AEST – LIVE on Zoom! Register now ⬇️ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9217786425965/WN_LdxUQzgfRvGrxFb3VmmjDw

The United States is "in an increasingly weak position" in its war on Iran. Allan Behm & @emmashortis.bsky.social on why skilled, sustained diplomacy - not military force - is necessary to end the war. 🎧 theaus.in/3QMtAw5

“The foreign owned gas companies get more than half the gas we export for free,” says Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. “You know, brickies pay for bricks, bakers pay for flour, the gas industry doesn’t pay for gas.” ✍ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/4dmljX8

The government might be about to change the way trusts are taxed, getting rid of a tax dodge used mostly by the very wealthy. Treasury estimates that around 63% of all income from trusts goes to the richest 10%! @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world, and the government has taken little action despite strong public support. ‘The majority of Australians, about 75%, would support a ban on gambling advertising.’ - Morgan Harrington, Research Manager @mhharrington.bsky.social #auspol

Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett asks The People's Economist Gary Stevenson, why don't Government's tax wealth properly? Listen to Follow the Money for more from Gary: https://theaus.in/4rM2fYh

Cybersecurity is booming! 🔐 Lucas Pasch, Senior Principal at AV, shares 6 trends driving billion-dollar exits and how AV investors access top deals. Watch the full webinar: https://av-funds.com/46HhmKR #AlumniVentures #Cybersecurity #VentureCapital #TechInvesting #Innovation #AIinSecurity

Zelensky said SBU Alpha special operators hit a Russian FSB headquarters and destroyed a Pantsir-S1 air defense system on temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. He said the operation caused around 100 Russian troops killed and wounded. #Ukraine

He’s got the glamour. She’s got the scars when the top hockey star collides with the girl who’s lost everything; the game changes. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKWSJ3XN #SavannaSwade #FallenChampion #GuardedHeart #HopeIsDangerous

MI House Republicans hate the idea of Michigan families having support for their babies.

#Gaming Football Tuesday's with Darklrd100 on Twitch.tv!!! #Sports #Football #EASports #Gamer #Gaming Join us for Football Tuesdays with Darklrd100, featuring EA Sports College Football 26 #Reels www.twitch.tv/firstgenxers

Breaking news from outside my front door!

🇪🇸 Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso has crashed into the barriers at Turn 3! #F1 #F1Sprint #CanadianGP

The Trump administration has subpoenaed Hasan Abi and Fox News has now assigned reporters to watch all his Twitch streams. I see how deeply concerned he is about these actions.

You were saying Kucherov? 😂😅 Subscribe 👉 @funny_as_puck #Hockey #NHL

The @AstrosFansUK Player Of The Game powered by Texas Joe’s BBQ: Mike Burrows! The new Mikey B finally announced himself as an Astro with a brilliant 7-inning, 6 strikeout, 3-hit shutout outing of control & 4th inning grit to provide the backbone to a huge win. Congratulations Mike! #Astros

The PD bodycam from the Memphis officer who sprayed all the peaceful protestors in the face shows that he & other officers went and lied about what happened. One protestor thanked officers for their service right before everyone got peppered in the face! #police #memphis #nokings #protest #standup

This is Tina Peter's arrest. Why wasn't she charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer?

Dos operarios están retirando a estas horas los carteles exteriores de la antigua sede del Dépor en Plaza de Pontevedra, en A Coruña. La actividad corporativa se trasladó al Dépor Training Center en 2025, con la remodelación de las instalaciones #acoruña #coruña #lacoruña #galicia #quincemil15000

Two cuddly-beautiful bobcats walk right up to our trail camera. #mammals #nature #cats #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #animals #nokings #Caturday #outdoors #zen #bobcat

Lawyers and US Marshals oversee the removal of property from Jim Courtovich’s home in Washington, DC. Courtovich, a Republican lobbyist, owes $4 million to former investors. An attorney for the plaintiff said a Picasso and a 12’ grand piano were among the items seized in the raid.

Mohit Rajhans shares how AI really can help small or local businesses @annettehamm.bsky.social . FULL INTERVIEW: www.chch.com/morning-live...

Epic antenna action on these shrimps. Must be a shrimp conference happening. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 925 part 3 #Doldrums #MarineLife

NEW: Sen. Ted Cruz to @AndyAriOn3 on the "Lane Kiffin rule" in The Protect College Sports Act: "It is absolutely the Lane Kiffin Provision... A university cannot recruit or hire a head coach or OC/DC while the season is happening or during the playoff." Cruz later added: "What happened with Lane

#Anxiety disorders are the world's most common mental health condition. This week, Videographer Kelvin Sithole provides an #audiovisual work to guide you through a simple #breathing exercise for #calm. With Love, SimukaAfrica.org & 34gallery.org #SDG3 #mentalhealth #focus #outreach #youth #adults

🟥An oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili - the honorary chairman of the GD party, former PM of #Georgia, and widely regarded as the country’s informal ruler - hosted President of #Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. The meeting also included govt delegations. The party published a video of the meeting.

Donald Trump keeps trying to bend reality in Iran to his own fantastical thinking. But his constant optimistic assessments of the situation are making it worse. Someone who actually understands the Iranians, Rob Malley, explains why. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/mgCaBs8-eR8

Making placeholder melee animations We're testing a Smash Bros style approach where short inputs do specific moves Instead of long pre-set button sequences for combo/super moves you just make up your own combos Hardest part is balancing with the FPS bits... #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev

surprisingly, even with so much of the little sensor ring (is that the potentiometer itself?) missing. the drift seems to be nonexistent. i wonder if it will come back later. looking at it in a calibration tool, there is no evident drift and the flutter it had is gone.

Hegseth read a passage from the book of Ezekiel 25:17 but it was really from Pulp Fiction. When Trump read his Old Testament passage today I hoped it'd be from The Book of Armaments. Chapter 2 verses 9-21. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social @gottalaff.bsky.social @thefarce.org @salgentile.bsky.social

Dos veces al año sucede un fenómeno solar tropical localizado exclusivamente en Hawái. Y pasa cuando el Sol alcanza su cenit al mediodía solar y los objetos verticales no proyectan sombra. Es el fenómeno conocido como "Lāhainā noon"

Hey guys, today we are playing full Metal Alchemist (FMA) brotherhood for the PSP specifically the european release it's a arena fighter that follows the brotherhood storyline from the anime #anime #psp #gaming #retrogaming #game

Showtime !!! #USOpen #USOpen2025

Congrats Douchehausen! I’m sure you’ll have no shortage of human teeth coming in from the torture and trafficking regime just don’t accidentally grab your bag of blood money covered dicks!

Over 900 cadets officially graduated today! The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' 30-minute airshow was canceled; however, they still did a quick flyover.

50 Cent donated a massive $35,000 to cover end-of-life expenses for Rob Base’s family, fans were completely blown away by his sudden generosity. #robbase #50cent #hiphop #generosity @50cent.bsky.social

Protest in support of media freedom ✊ Day 267 of Georgian protests

Garrett Rank is the biggest fucking wanker wearing stripes in the NHL.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

➡️Frisco, Texas is now at the center of a national H-1B visa debate. In recent weeks, viral social media posts have claimed mass H-1B visa fraud tied to Frisco’s growing Indian population. #Frisco #h1bvisas #texasnews #friscocitycouncil #dallasnews

Illegal Car Scam. 🔥 Fake “Private Sellers” Are Actually Illegal Dealers. NOT Who You Think They Are! #UsedCars #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #OfferUp #CarScam #CurbStoning #DealerLife #CarDealer #UsedCarDealer #CaliforniaCars #ScamAlert #BuyingACar #CarBuyingTips #News

Hurting after a car accident? 🚗💥 Your pain matters. Attorney Rich Jaffe explains how injury pain "piles up" and how we help you put your life back together. 📈 📞 Call for a Free Consultation: 516-358-6900 #LongIsland #CarAccidentLawyer

When you start #MinaTheHollower, Mina only has minimal style and sizzle. By completing the path to a Disturbing Dance, you can tear it up on any dance floor, whether it’s the Underlab or on the bones of your enemies. ☺️ #indiegame

Freixo aponta ligação entre Flávio Bolsonaro e o crime organizado. Pré-candidato do PT-RJ questiona relação da família Bolsonaro com milícias e relembra atuação na CPI das Milícias no Rio de Janeiro: "𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 4 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦. 𝘖 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘻 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘥𝘰? 1/2⤵️

Last night, my Republican colleagues decided—despite the overwhelming evidence that the war against Iran is a terrible idea that’s hurting Americans—to once again bow down to the will of Trump. I’m not letting this go.

The “very serious people” in the media who obsessed over every Biden verbal gaff and stumble have gone remarkably quiet. Donald Trump is a menace and a real danger to the wellbeing of every American.

63 years after the Equal Pay Act, we’re still fighting to be paid what we deserve. We demand equal pay now!

So far, this trip feels heavy on pageantry and light on substance. Plenty of cordial exchanges, but few tangible deliverables. Maybe that changes tomorrow. But at the moment, Trump seems to view a good meeting with Xi as the goal itself.

‘Aiden Lewis Octet 4: Bravado’ by Yvonne Marrs As Aiden struggles, Nicole decides to publish their books herself as she is unable to fulfil any company's demands - and unwilling to put anything in front of her husband’s health. books2read.com/al4 #readyvonnemarrs #AidenLewis #2026yearofreading

We're randomly trying to post to see if things are working since Bluesky is tripping over itself.

🇺🇸 Trump openly acknowledges his shifting temperament and “indecisiveness” in politics: 📌 “I might give you an answer now, and then 20 minutes later go into the Oval Office and realize my answer was already wrong. Everything changes, you know. Facts change.”

Where are the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh net zero hotspots? ✅ Wrexham ✅ Pembrokeshire ✅ Rhondda ✅ Cynon Taf ✅ Newport Net zero-related industries contribute £4BN in Gross Value Added (GVA) and support over 41,300 jobs

France Diplomatie  (x.com/francediplo) Pourquoi investir en France ? À l’occasion du sommet #ChooseFrance (x.com/hashtag/Choo...) à Versailles, nous avons posé la question à des dirigeants venus du monde entier. Leur réponse tient parfois en un seul mot :

📚 La selectividad también pone nerviosos a los padres 🗣️ “Me da igual la nota, lo único que quiero es que se acabe ya” #MalasLenguas

Gaming History for June 2nd - Street Fighter 6!

FIGHTING GAMES ARE SO AWESOME RAAAAAAAAAH Had a good time doing viewer matches after I made sure I wasn't pressing Melty Blood buttons. Gonna try to do more FG streams for sure #Vtuber #ENVtuber #VtuberEN #Vsky

#wembanyama #spurs #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/da75vyq6