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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Artist Georgia Angus has drawn 23 birds from this year’s poll and we’ve created a poster for Guardian readers to download and enjoy. Use it as a desktop background, print it as an A3 poster, a tea towel or a tote bag – the choice is yours.
#Australia #Birds #birdsofmastodon 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-poll-2023-free-downloadable-birds-poster-guardian-birdlife-australia?CMP=soc_568

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Nando161 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Ngl #antisemitism is a skeleton key that opens up a lot of #conspiratorial #rightwing thinking, i...
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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @65b14323 
https://www.justsecurity.org/72339/qanon-is-a-nazi-cult-rebranded/
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Nando161 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 The #UAW in particular is a #union that’s been a pretty popular punching bag in the American pu...
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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @65b14323 
Americans can see with their own eyes rising inequality, wage stagnation, and cost of living pressures. (particularly housing) 
They may not know the facts, but they feel the effects.

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Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called

After a report c...
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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 
If you work at Tesla START A UNION.
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 dig deeper into the disappearance of streetcars from our streetscape—including the "Roger Rabbi...
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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @20976234 
Great read. Any other books on the subject you would recommend?
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Nando161 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 "The #GOP is now a #radicalized, #weaponized #authoritarian #cult that is marching towards minori...
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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @65b14323 
Exactly how many warning signs do people need?
As the saying goes, "Fascism isn't a form of government, it's a method of obtaining power"
It's not exactly the same in every country, but it follows the same pattern. From the removal of reproductive rights, to book bans, scapegoating minority, fraudulent election accusations, the pattern is 100% clear.

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Lee 🌏 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Not too popular in #Melbourne is Elon !

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