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Inside News Corp’s backfired 'UNDERCOVERJEW' operation The Daily Telegraph planned a story featuring an ‘undercover Jewish man’ using covert recording eyewear. CCTV footage shows it didn’t go as planned.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/14/n...

What’s the term for lower than gutter journalism?

#auspol

Was slow to watch the latest season but @slowhorsesappletv.bsky.social is a cracking show. Love it. Next season please and soon.

Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.

The unspeakable horror of Assad’s Syria.

Biggest losers from Coalition’s nuclear plan will be Australia’s 4 million solar households, industry says Coalition’s nuclear power plan would be a disaster for the climate, for energy bills, and large scale renewables, but the biggest losers would be Australia’s four million-and-counting s…

“Nuclear reactors cannot be switched off, meaning they continue forcing power into the grid even when solar is literally producing free electricity for 4 million Australians,” said John Grimes CEO @SmartEnergyCouncil #SolarStopper #auspol @reneweconomy.com.au reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-lose...

Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way

Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills
Adam Morton

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Staggering to see how badly Threads stuffed up the opportunity that fell into their lap, after the last major exodus from Twitter! They had the numbers, over 50 million active users and chose to constrain political news, threads, voices and now Bluesky is killing it. Horse has bolted….

Congratulations @cathywilcox.bsky.social for picking up the Walkley for Cartoon Of The Year ♥️♥️♥️

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0

Joining Bluesky seems a good time to let more people know about FOOTYOLOGY, a proudly independent Australian media site for AFL, also dabbling in politics, music & social issues. Please check us out and consider becoming an official supporter via Patreon for $8.50 per month. #AFL

footyology.com.au

Some Aussie starter packs: 🧵

Aussie starter pack #1
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Aussie starter packs #2
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Credible women
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Auspol cartoonists
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Aussie x-pats
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Aussie general
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Exclusive: NACC dumped Gleeson over concerns for Coalition minister Former solicitor-general Justin Gleeson’s appointment to review the NACC’s decision on robodebt was rescinded over concerns it might offend a Coalition minister who was referred for investigation.

Exclusive: NACC dumped Gleeson over concerns for Coalition minister

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

Great starter pack. Thank you

Simon, I’ve complied a starter pack of the X-pat Aussies I’ve found so far, this could be of use for those seeking old friends

go.bsky.app/F46ebLH

Great show. Bring on the next season. Day of the Jackle on Binge is very good too.