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Independent journalist Antony Loewenstein joins Jan Fran to discuss how he's processing the Bondi terror attacks both as a Jewish man and long-time advocate for Palestine. ... He also lays out why the crowd must keep speaking and moving, even when the powerful wish the masses would go silent.

Congratulations to the coalition and a mainstream media not fit for purpose, for making about a million of our fellow citizens feel scared and uneasy this festive season. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fuck this cunt Pure evil

I remind @albomp.bsky.social and @tonyburkemp.bsky.social that they recently deported a man, on character grounds, for attending a Neo-Nazi rally. Surely Herzog's crimes are much worse than that? To invite him to Australia is, frankly, obscene.

Albanese and Labor could barely have been more supportive of Israel, or less sympathetic of the Palestinian civilians massacred and starved. Did that satisfy News Corp? Not even. And now he invites the president of the genocidal state to visit. Does he think they will lay off now? Ofc they won’t. 🤡

When do you think Albanese will realise there’s no placating these people? News Corp pays no tax and adds nothing to Aus society apart from hate, but Labor acts as if it owns them. Instead of fighting back or standing up for themselves, Albanese and co are like “please sir can I have some more?”

Should Herzog be arrested on arrival in Australia? I say, yes. And send him to The Hague.

You don't even need conspiracy theories of blackmail and spies to understand why the West keeps supporting Israel. It's just capitalism, doing capitalist things. Extracting land, gas, testing tech/weapons on humans, justified with racism. Depravity is extremely profitable.

There are a lot of monsters with power in this country #AustraliavsHumanity www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is about all protest and all free expression, from here on out. Our establishment knows social discontent will only grow as the climate worsens, the slaughters continue, and the rich extract harder. They're not fixing anything, and they don't want you to be able to resist.

Achieving a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine before Christmas is very unlikely, Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution told DW. She also explained what security guarantees for Ukraine could look like. ...

The murderers fired 33 rounds in the first minute at Bondi. There's blood on the hands of the politicians and regulators who enabled that, who sold out to the gun lobby to put such rapid-fire killing machines in their hands, undermining Port Arthur. Mine for MWM michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...

To Prime Minister Albanese, ... We call on you to show real leadership to keep our communities safe from antisemitism, violence and racism. We urge you to stand strong against those who are weaponising the Bondi massacre to push bigotry, hatred and division. ... #bondi

"While we were still just starting to process the shock and the fear and the grief, on Sunday night, the lateral violence began. The vicious attacks, the blame, the slurs, the challenges to our identity. I don't want to go into detail, because it's too ugly and offensive." @timhollo.bsky.social

This story should be framed not so much about ABC management's 'defence' of Tingle and Ferguson. But that the pro-Israel lobby and its proxies in politics and media continue to try to monster the public broadcaster into submission. #auspol www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

There is literally no possible way we're ever getting the submarines. #AUKUS #AusPol

Wouldn’t want to politicise this tragedy. That would be terribly crass.

“The rise in alternative apps showed the ban's efficacy was limited..it didn’t address root causes of online safety “It doesn't deal with any of the cultural issues & it doesn't..impose any kind of requirements on platforms to clean up..the activities” Prof Angus said” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

After seeing Ley’s atrocious rant today, it is as well to remember this is the party John Howard destroyed projecting internal division out into the world. It’s ugly and dangerous, aided and abetted by an equally broken media, but it isn’t winning them any friends.

Professor Norman Finkelstein breaks down how a powerful narrative around Gaza was built and why it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. ... A sharp, unsettling moment that reveals how easily facts are sidelined when accountability threatens those in control. #FuckIsrael

Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"

In which Chris Minns wants armed IDF paramilitary on the streets of Sydney, also ZAKA (Israel charity of 40 babies beheaded lies) flies in for Bondi Beach clean-up #Segal #IHRA #auspol #scamoftheweek michaelwest.com.au/politicising...

Australians are installing home batteries at record rates. They could be used not just to cut bills but as a backup after a natural disaster. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/when-di...

The evil future of journalism. Soon, all forms of "news" will be corrupted by AI. #AI #news

Invasion Day and the lead up to it, is going to be a f*cking nightmare this summer.

Pathetic, stupid, and wrong. Congrats on racing everyone to the very bottom of the sewer.

The woman standing next to Albo at the moment talking about racism has a husband who spent $50,000 on securing a no vote. No voice for First Nations but Israel has a seat next to the PM

Albanese adopting the Envoy's plan to combat antisemitism reflects ensuring that criticism of the Zionist settler colonial project is silenced, via its characterisation of hatred toward Jews, at the behest of Israel 👇 www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/federal...

“Never has there been a time where politics has been played so blatantly, so openly at the expense of a terrified, traumatised community and the wider nation at large.” @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

"History shows that the safety of ordinary Jewish Australians is rarely the true priority of hardline Zionist politics. If it were, leaders would seek to reduce anger and alienation, not inflame it by criminalising protest and silencing dissent." – Raghid Nahhas #AusPol #bondi #FuckIsrael

Two great reads on Lamestream today: An analysis of the political response to Bondi, and a look at how Australia’s gun laws haven’t kept up to speed with weapons manufacturers. www.lamestream.com.au/how-politics...

"When facts are distorted, when tragedies are selectively politicised, and when one group claims moral exemption based on chosenness or historical suffering, outrage is inevitable. Suppressing that outrage does not neutralise it; it radicalises it." – Raghid Nahhas #AusPol #bondi #FuckIsrael

China is not a military threat to Australia. Acting as a proxy for an aggressive and declining US hegemony is the real danger, writes John Menadue. #auspol #China #AUKUS #IndoPacific

Sydney’s Muslim community has been told to expect counterterrorism raids in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack, as Islamic leaders reveal it has been sounding the alarm about the hate preacher connected to one of the shooters for 10 years. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

"We can be sure to see more authoritarian measures rolled out in the weeks to come as Israel’s supporters seize on this opportunity to advance the information interests of a genocidal apartheid state." @caitoz.bsky.social #AusPol #FuckIsrael

Sheep thread with great alt texts.

Also: the NSW Police authorised a nazi rally (“Abolish The Jewish Lobby” etc) in front of NSW parliament 6 weeks ago. But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly

The Australian Israel Lobby Is Flat-Out Saying They Want A Ban On Criticism Of Israel Not just hate speech against Jews. Criticism of a foreign state. They’re coming right out and saying it. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-austra...

Who is susceptible to misinformation? We looked at >60,000 people from 24 countries who took our MIST test. Key results: Gen Z are more susceptible & those on the extreme right (but they don't know it). Led by the brill @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social & Fritz Götz authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

“[Australia gives] more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni." – Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO, The Australia Institute ✍️ Add your name to the petition urging the government to fix the gas export scam: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...

By Hiroshi Yasuda: A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable. You may be selected in the next wave. Source: x.com/Yash25571056...

A short summary of just how despicable our MSM is. #bondi

The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?

Casual reminder, once charges are laid by police the sub judice period begins (!) and it continues until a. A guilty plea by the alleged offender, or b. The completion of a trial. Let’s not be in contempt of court, let’s ensure a fair trial.

I've never been more convinced Australia has the worst mainstream journalists in the world. Simple, thick, racist, ahistorical, bootlicking dipshits that lie and screech more than they think and feel. This weaponisation of a tragedy against anti-genocide voices is grotesque.

#ClimateCrisis rapidly becoming #ClimateCatastrophe