Dr Assal Rad— "This seems like something news outlets should report. "Western headlines: 0"

If AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social wanted to know what's happening in Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem, he could've invited UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social to visit the Lodge. Instead he invites Israeli President Herzog, who signed bombs to be dropped on Gaza. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine

Excellent photos by Sebastian Hagan of the Monks' "Walk For Peace" yesterday as they passed through Atlanta suburbs. The 2,300-mile pilgrimage spans 120 days, beginning in Texas and ending in DC. Look how proud their pup, Aloka, is! Aloka was rescued from India & is already winning hearts. 🥰

Say it properly #violentmen Stop using stupid terms like "gendered violence" Ffs Its all part of heteronormative patriarchal language & dogma Men's needs "rights" always prioritised over women & children

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

The Australian mainstream media and political establishment is at best silent, and more likely complicit, with this madness. 'Community safety' is the opposite of what is being delivered. #nswpol #auspol

Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently? If your answer is “nothing,” then ask yourself this: If the US President is a Russian asset, what should *I* be doing differently?

This message hits hard.

The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result is demagoguery and corruption.

🚨👇🏽😂THIS THIS THIS😂👇🏽🚨

Last portion of limoncello tiramisu as a post Boxing Day leftover… just awaiting a morning coffee accompaniment. A successful dessert that will have its day again.

“When elected officials self censor to avoid donor retaliation, foreign policy is no longer shaped by voters. And if politicians can be bought into silence, the rest of us should stop pretending we are free.” Liz Loh-Taylor - Substack

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15 people murdered. Days of rolling media coverage of the Bondi Beach terror attack massacre. 400 Palestinians murdered by Israel during the "ceasefire". Zero Australian media coverage. Israel is a terrorist state. Our politicians and media are complicit. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide

The media never talks about educating the American voter. Only that politicians should cater to their delusions. But Democracy can't survive if the voter demands the lying politician always wins their vote because the honest politician tells them an uncomfortable truth. 🧵

Saw ‘Sunbather’ at Heidi Gallery on my last Melbourne trip; so still viscerally fresh to me. David Rowe’s provocative reinterpretation infers a theme of vigilance (& a supposed need for it) that is pretty powerful. Is the care-free essence of Max Dupain’s ‘Sunbather’ now lost to Antipodeans?

Jillian Segal's plan: • criticism of Israel is anti-semitic • Segal: power to withhold govt funding from unis & arts groups that "fail to act against anti-semitism" • IHRA anti-semitism definition to be used in schools • Segal monitors media • ABF deport anyone who criticised Israel Srsly 😠 #auspol

“Ahmed Al Ahmed. He saved my life & my 4yr old” “I can only say thank you to that Muslim brother” This is what the media should show. Messages of unity & hope from survivors. Despite that it’s not the answer this Sky News journo was seeking. #auspol #Bondi

“This narrative of bad Islam versus good Judaism is a story that is comforting to the Western psyche because it assuages guilt surrounding yet another violent, racist colonial landgrab.” theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

If I could ask one question of the Prime Minister.. I would like to understand his definition of “hate preachers that promote violence”, bc signing missiles that fall on children & hanging out with a genocidal army would absolutely fit the bill if he was of any other religion.Explain it to me..

This country is not those two. They were radicalised extremists. That’s the point. Extremism is by its nature rare. It does not grow from a failure of moral consensus. It seeks to shock the consensus that exists. Those suggesting otherwise for their own advantage betray the memory of this tragedy.

Pro tip - Dont bury this in the sixteenth paragraph.

If only the government had acted earlier to let an unqualified, politically appointed anti-semitism Czar police the thoughts of university campuses, the government could have .. <checks notes> .. persuaded a father/son IS terrorist cell from terroristing. <blink blink> Are we really going there?

I know I'm failing. I knows it's my job to have the words, but I don't. Rob and Michelle Reiner's passing is tragedy enough, but the revelations about how they passed and who likely killed them is too much. I'm stunned and just want to hug the entire world right now. Be well, goodnight.

Everybody take a breath and wait. Reacting to misinformation and guesses, and reacting to the ugly hypocrisy of fuckwits like Joyce, won’t serve any of us well. #Bondi

All those private meetings between Witkoff and Putin are really paying off for the Kremlin.

Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...

Did the Mamdani-Trump meeting preview a new kind of “bottom vs top” politics? Does Marjorie Taylor Green transcend political labels? Is it time to move beyond "left vs right" entirely? No! Organizer @blimpjuice.bsky.social on the only two sides there are: powermapmag.com/it-is-about-...

From today's Melbourne Age.

Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "The death of bread and circuses"

It stinks!

Can't stress enough how lax Grok's guardrails are here. We didn't use any deceptive prompting -- just fed it names and asked for addresses / where someone might live. The bot readily complied, often offering up whole lists of names and addresses. Only *once* did it decline to provide an address.

And think The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.

"Daddy, can't the social media platforms be regulated so that we are safe on them?" "I'm afraid not. I'm sorry children, there's nothing more to be done. I'll have to tell you all to go outside and read a book" Every Social Media Site Is Sacred

I stand with Francesca Albanese. No one should be punished for reporting the truth. Silencing her doesn’t change the reality; it only exposes the pressure to hide it.

"We could force social media providers to regulate toxic algorithms, ban addictive features, and impose a duty of care on them. But regulating billionaires is hard. So let's just ban the kids!" #auspol

Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Also coming into play is the Antarctic sudden stratospheric warming which occurred in September 2025. La Niña declared days out from summer – what does this mean for Australia? www.weatherzone.com.au/news/la-nina...

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Barnlene no. 1 sorry not sorry

1/2. Max Blumenthal OBLITERATES US regime-change hypocrites on Piers Morgan.In just three minutes, Max Blumenthal did what no Western media host ever dares: he confronted the former US ambassador & CIA crowd with their own track record of coups, lies & hypocrisy all on liveTV. t.me/geopolitics_...

What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.

AOC's right about MTG, her actions speak louder than her words.

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

Extreme wealth is a cancer on our world. No sum will ever be enough as their wealth has purchased them god like powers in recreating our world for self benefit alone. They are figures of moral rot who care not how much suffering they cause, driven only by an ever-increasing addiction to power.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Anyone else noticed how Nazi rallies get the go-ahead fairly easily from state governments, then the horrified public reaction is weaponised to pass anti-protest laws, which are then used to quash anti-genocide dissent and justify police assaults on small brown women? You picking up on this, too??

Some honest and intelligent respite with the compliments of #ClarkeAndDawe. #auspol youtu.be/zC3-gzYTU88