On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial. ❤️ #FirstAmendment #ArtisticExpression

Nils Lofgren and his music are woven through the sound track of our lives for the last several decades. This song, “No Kings, No Hate, No Fear” is truly a street anthem for Freedom’s gladiators. I have goose bumps. youtu.be/sOy0RUNHZao?...

A collegial response by Albanese in defence of sexism targeted at opposition leader Ley

"HEY-OH, WE WON’T BE SILENT is a protest song about standing together, raising our voices, & refusing to look away while injustice continues. This song is meant to be sung in the streets, at rallies, & wherever people gather to demand change. Sing it. Share it. Stand together." youtu.be/eYYjagUmPpo

Solar farms with big batteries that feed in to the grid in the evening peak are coming online. This is really, really bad news for fossil fuel generators reneweconomy.com.au/first-solar-...

In a speech in the Senate this week, Nick McKim called on the Albanese government to deliver on its promise to remove religious exemptions from federal anti-discrimination laws. Follow our campaign against religious exemptions on our website: www.rationalist.com.au #auspol

“Medicare is, to me, one of the most extraordinary moral achievements of modern Australia. Not because it is perfect, it isn’t. Not because it is untouched by politics, it isn’t. But because it encodes a simple premise – your life has value independent of your wealth.” theaimn.net/the-day-my-m...

We should start naming heatwaves after fossil companies The Santos Heatwave The Woodside Heatwave etc

"If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them" Peter Greste www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Albo will strengthen anti-discrimination laws and he will do it in a way that protects not just Jews but also Muslims, LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, African and other minorities. It will be entertaining watching Liberals agonise over whether to support it when it protects groups they openly hate. #auspol

The locals are good at photobombing.

Grass roots. My @smh cartoon.

The Truth about Venezuela.

This group also wants a free Palestine. Please consider signing their petition for unity: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/

Every wondered how many guns are in your suburb? We have built a tool that shows registered firearms by postcode across NSW. www.toomanyguns.org Having access to data can help us all understand how our gun laws are actually working (or failing to work!)

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

Laura Tingle says you have to look at Netanyahu’s reaction with a grain of salt after he blamed Albanese for the Bondi attack. Says he’s the only leader trying to link it with Australia’s support for a Palestinian state while still can’t explain how Oct7 occurred on his watch💥 #Abc

May he be graced with peace and may the memories of all who died in such a cruel way be a blessing.

What a world to go to bed thinking about one mass shooting and wake up to news of another, a targeted hate crime, at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. And also in the video where an actual hero, Ahmed al Ahmed chooses not to kill one of the terrorists.

Reminder: During the #BondiJunction stabbing event 13Apr2024: • Ahmadi Muslim refugee Faraz Tahir was killed defending women. • Frenchman Damien Guerot and Ukrainian Silas Despreaux stopped the suspect reaching a children's play area. • Multi-ethnic Australia. #BondiBeachShooting

New piece - about the media environment today and the troubling lack of scrutiny of government nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win

The root cause of America's "foreign policy" in Venezuela.

Alarmist headlines in mainstream media over Victoria’s energy transition bare little resemblance to the auditor general report they said they were quoting.

Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly— I hope midterms are a referendum

"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind." - Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025 #auspol

This a great submission by ‘non religious people’ in Australia to the UN Human Rights Council. (So we wear the ‘non religious’ label obviously - hmmm a negative way to describe the majority of Australians these days. I’d prefer ‘religion free’.)

Big day for Victoria. The #Aboriginal treaty is a win for respect, truth, and reconciliation. 👏 #auspol #vicpol #aupol

It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.

A reminder - governments *can* do things. A progressive government *should* do things. A better country is possible. Governments *choose* what they do (or do not do). #ThePoint #Gough thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

On this day, 11Nov2025, sending thanks to the dedicated, principled historian Prof. Jenny Hocking @palaceletters.bsky.social. #auspol #PalaceLetters #Dismissal

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

"Two US-based academics and experts said Rainforest Reserves Australia’s (RRA) claims in submissions about their work were “100% misleading” and “absurd"...the organisation’s submission writer has admitted using AI." And, look who supports RRA ;) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I've been kind of obsessed with The Sound of Music since I was a kid. This is fucking golden! 🏆

Can you remember the RBA telling Big Business to stop price gouging, which we know contributes to inflation? No? Can you remember the RBA telling Big Business to share more of their profits with workers when productivity goes up? No? Why is it that the RBA only want workers to feel the pain?

For @climateconnections.bsky.social today, with the help of @bobkopp.net & @andrewdessler.com's team of 85 climate scientists and the National Academies, I fact checked the EPA/DOE's claim that carbon pollution is good for food production. Spoiler alert: it's not. Article and 🧵 (1/9):

“They said steel needed fire.” Panatere said: “Try sunlight.” Switzerland just built a solar furnace that melts metal at 2,642°F. recycling stel without fossil fuels. what next, powering cars with sunlight! www.sustainability-times.com/energy/they-...

"Air pollution in China had plunged 41 percent since 2014. That added almost two years to the country’s average life expectancy" - An often over-looked dividend How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

Australian solar researchers hail breakthrough that takes new generation PV cells closer to commercial deployment on rooftops.

Nice little timeline cleanse. This year global renewable energy generation surpassed coal for first time 💚⚡️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia Post says it has beaten its emissions reduction site, reached 100 pct renewables at its operational sites, and rolled out thousands of EVs.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Alan Kohler (Business journalist @ ABC News) just said on 3LO "Triple Zero" should never have been privatised. I said this when PM Howard (LNP) privatised Telecom (which he rebranded Telstra) in 1997 that this would happen. I was only a young reporter but I was already "into communications" 1/

A world first win. Unions in Australia holding Uber to account ✊

Australia’s main electricity grid hits record renewable share of 78.6%. South Australia reaches 155% wind and solar. Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! reneweconomy.com.au?p=236651

In Australia those of us who follow global events have immense respect to the ABC journalist John Lyons and zero respect for the current US President Donald Trump.

This tonight on 4Corners is important viewing - it is my view that the Plymouth Brethren should be investigated for their oppressive practices to members and those who leave the church, and for whether it’s appropriate they are tax exempt and have charity status