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Hi, expert on far-right extremism here, a history of domestic violence and misogyny is one of the strongest predictive variables for violent extremism, especially on the right. We've been raising the alarm on this for DECADES but no one cares.

A wonderful profile of Maribyrnong mayor, Mohamed Semra Read this as an alternative vision to the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation & far-right politics of the Coalition (with some plausible deniability thrown in) The kind of world I want to live in would see a thousand Mohamed Semras bloom

Please read, sign (if you are a cis woman) and share! Far right politicians think attacking trans people is a strategy that will help them erode everyone's basic rights because no one will stand up and support us. Show them they are wrong! Teach them how solidarity works!

Excellent thread asking some important questions about managing your own infection, as well as those we share space with

Kmart exploits disabled people on a "supported wage" that allows them to pay as little as $2.50 an hour. They certainly don't offer the "high quality jobs" the minister was promising yesterday. Kmart shouldn't be allowed anywhere near what they refer to as ~vulnerable~ people.

Australian cis women allies : get on board! 🏳️‍⚧️

I've heard a number of stories both first and second-hand over the years about employment services run by the Church of Scientology, funnelling jobseekers to Scientology front businesses to work for the Church of Scientology on their various scandalous anti-social activities.

One thing I learned a few years ago is that employment services providers are authorised via the 'Employment Fund' to pay for your food and rent if that's a barrier to looking for work. FROM THE LAST BUDGET: 'As at 31 January 2026, there was $684.4 million in unspent Employment Fund Credits'.

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Even those in the media are talking about how ' sorry ' day was ignored by the media. Bit hard to amplify a day Indigenous people set aside to mourn the loss of family structures while the government is doing it again and on a larger scale.

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I’m on the Metro-North and there are two people with long-haired dachshunds in bags 10 feet away from each other and the two dogs are clearly aware of each others presence but the owners are not

I've just seen this shared in an international LGBTQ+ leftist group, where it attracted a positive response. As an Australian with some knowledge of the situation, I feel I should speak on this. 🧵

Australians returning home after being kidnapped by Israel in international waters speak about the abuse they suffered - punched, kicked, fractured bones, sexually assaulted, beaten, stamped on.

A blast from the past pals, from back when I was a mere 4 month old pup. Back when life was simple. As you can see, I was perfectly well behaved and totally angelic. 😉😇. HooMum especially loved my outsized paws back in those days. ~ Bobby 👋

To all my cis woman friends here from Aotearoa NZ, it would mean the absolute world to me if you could sign this petition. Please stand with your trans sisters against this horrific, transphobic bill! our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...

Rebekha Sharkie spends time going over fraud concerns and seeking mandatory registration and qualifications for all providers. She will continue to review the legislation and hear from the community (Very much worth your time reaching out to her office if you're in Mayo and oppose this imo)

I agree that this is a really good piece. It gives an insight into a side of Australia that is rarely ever spoken about.

Nannas welcomed home Aussie participants in Sumud Flotilla and other news knittingnannas.org/2026/05/26/n...

“Proposals to enact definitions of biological sex can have an adverse effect on people with intersex variations,” Dr Carpenter told Q News. “Some people may find themselves involuntarily reclassified out of their birth-observed sex.” www.outinperth.com/national-mps...

"National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has slammed National MP Alison Penfold’s private member’s bill, lodged today, following the Giggle vs Tickle appeal, saying it weakens federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTIQ+ people and women." #auslaw #auspol qnews.com.au/equality-aus...

100% "There is no excuse to raise rents because of these reforms. None. If landlords choose to push up rents anyway, that is not the government forcing their hand. It is an opportunistic decision designed to profiteer from renters while blaming someone else."

Blueberry is releasing in 6 days, so I am sharing one piece of mental health advice per day until release. Tip #2: If it's shit, you can quit! You are under no obligation to stay in conversations/social situations that make you uncomfortable or even ashamed/scared. Listen to your gut feeling 💜

“Jessica moved to the park seven weeks ago. She has two tents, one for sleeping, the other for her two primary school-age autistic children to do homework.”

They found mass graves at Nasser hospital with babies and children ziptied and buried alive. 180 people.

The 'haves' squawking about their housing investments while the have-nots watch their flimsy shelters being destroyed is such a stain on Australia as winter approaches. What are we becoming? Such cruelty and social inequity 😢. #UnAustralian

So horrific. Another double-tap on rescue workers. “Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said more than 3,100 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since March 2” www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

Our founder was a victim of a violent hate crime just days after our official launch event Please help Jey out by spreading the word or making a donation to assist with their recovery Any extra funds will be used to help build Beyond X&Y, which they are still committed to building despite this

Still time to register for this, starting in a couple of hours 👇

New article by @amymcquire.bsky.social on the illegal kidnapping of Wangerriburrah and Birri Gubba filmmaker and activist Sam Woripa Watson from the Global Sumud Flotilla by the IOF. Call DFAT and Penny Wong's office today. substack.com/@amymcquire/...

well you're basically told you need to be homeless before you get help "In the past two years, AIHW data also shows the number of people already homeless when they first accessed homelessness services has increased by 11% and the number of people sleeping rough at the start of support surged by 25%

we worked very hard to get over a dozen Labor MPs to break ranks in the lead up to the 2023 budget, but since then have heard from MPs that they're not allowed to bring it up anymore

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/melbour... The City of Melbourne is employing Community Safety Officers, and these unarmed officers are being encouraged to apply force towards homeless people on the streets, when they’re attempting to remove them from the front of buildings in the city’s CBD.

You are so much more than whatever is making you anxious Image: www.instagram.com/thelovelandf...

Meryl Evans' "Why and How to Create Accessible Social Media and Website Content" introduces content creators to basic accessibility considerations for links, hashtags, emojis, alt text, transcripts, and more. meryl.net/digital-cont...

Liking "Thriller" is just more important to a vast--maybe even majority--of people than child sexual abuse. The information is rejected because you like the music. And there are scumbags eager to make millions off that apathy. A dark day!

If the lesson of these wars is that empire, occupation, imperial machinery and industrialised violence against civilians are unconscionable and catastrophic - that lesson applies today just as much as 1915. Lest we forget means nothing if it only looks backwards.

"Australia supplies intelligence support to the United States on Australian soil via Pine Gap and other locations in WA. Australia enthusiastically remains a participant in the AUKUS cartel. And yet Anthony Albanese would like Australians to believe we are “not an active participant” in this war?"

"Australia has sent an E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and 85 military crew to the conflict. Australia reportedly sent 40-90 SAS personnel in early April to the region. Australia has military crew embedded on US submarines actively engaged in the region."

We need to remind politicians they are not untouchable and they are only human

When has this EVER been true? Australians need to stop lying about what thier core values are.

Former AFLW player Kate McCarthy shared her thoughts on the decision & questioned how it aligns with the league’s “zero tolerance” approach to homophobic comentary. “This decision and this explanation of this decision go against everything that the AFL has claimed to stand for. This is disgusting.”

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed today in a targeted Israeli strike. The IDF fired live rounds and stun grenades at the Red Cross ambulances trying to reach her. She is the 4th journalist killed by Israel while in the field since 2 March. Photo via X @HindRFoundation.

Amazing how white men whether Australian, British or American, are given extensive airtime by media to deny war crimes. Where are the victims families? Two don’t even have names. Mere Afghans.

Medical student, Kareem Alkhodary, and his friend in Gaza restore one of the oldest libraries after it was bombed by the Israeli occupation.

more than 70% of incarcerated children and young people in NSW are presumptively innocent (locked up “on remand”). More than half of all incarcerated children, on any given night, in every jurisdiction, are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...