Sarah Charlton
@scharlton.bsky.social
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palliative care physician. grieving for the bush and our future. views my own.
āā¦the stakes are infinitely higher:⦠eight billion people on a destabilising planet, with one group of people at the console actively driving the destruction, and another group congratulating themselves for their measured approach to the insanity.ā
#auspol
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Albo's tortoise
Why incrementalism will never get us where we need to be
https://open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/p/albos-tortoise?r=2pjqx&utm_medium=ios
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Climate Dad
7 days ago
The gently sloping line at the bottom is our world 252 million years ago, when temperatures increased by 8C across 60,000 years killing 90% of all species. It is a period known as The Great Dying. That vertical red line is the world our children live in.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World
7 days ago
ENDLESS RECORD HEAT IN AUSTRALIA Tonight Minimum of 23.1C at St George, Queensland was the highest ever recorded in April. Let's expect days of heat records for the rest of the week.
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Tim Dickinson
10 days ago
What the fuck are we doing here
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Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestinešš
18 days ago
As the obsession over whether or not you might agree or disagree that "Israel has a right to exist" has resurfaced, it's worth listening once again to Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt, tear down this ridiculous subject. Pay attention.
#GazaGenocide
#GreaterIsraelWar
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Zack Labe
19 days ago
Honestly, this historic heat dome across the West is really hard to put into words for me. Temperatures over 110°F (43°C) in March, shattering all-time monthly records on multiple consecutive days, and not just by a little. ā”ļø I can confirm this is human-caused climate change.
polarwx.com/models/
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Greg Jericho
20 days ago
The Gas industry now saying a 25% export tax would "stop investment in new gas supply, leading to gas shortfalls" Bullshit. Utter bullshit. 83% of Australia's gas is exported. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE
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#auspol
21 days ago
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Greg Jericho
21 days ago
Just checking in on how Santos and Woodside are doing... Yeah I think we can tax gas exports...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Greg Jericho
21 days ago
My column on Albanese needing to tax gas exports.
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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The Albanese government needs to stop being afraid of the gas industry before the current fuel crisis goes to waste | Greg Jericho
A failure to seize the moment amid soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/mar/19/australian-government-gas-industry-iran-war-fuel-crisis
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Amy Remeikis
23 days ago
Just a reminder - while NDIS subsidies are allegedly 'unsustainable' fossil fuel subsidies grew by 9.6% in the last year to $16.3bn.
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If the NDIS is ārunaway spendingā, what do we call $16 billion in fossil fuel subsidies?
New research shows fossil fuel subsidies will reach $16.3 billion in 2025ā26, rising faster than the NDIS. Handouts to mining giants are growing faster than support for Australians with disability.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260312-if-the-ndis-is-runaway-spending-what-do-we-call-16-billion-in-fossil-fuel-subsidies
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George Monbiot
27 days ago
The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one.
#NoBrainer
www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/c...
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āāāāCost of Net Zero by 2050Ā lessĀ than a single fossil fuel price shockāĀ āĀ CCCĀ - Climate Change Committee
The independent, statutory bodyĀ tested its cost and energy security conclusionsĀ againstĀ differentĀ scenarios.Ā It found thatĀ the totalĀ additionalĀ cost ofĀ a single fossil fuel price spike of 2022Ā magnitu...
https://www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/cost-of-net-zero-by-2050-less-than-a-single-fossil-fuel-price-shock-ccc/
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Thiel, Musk & Murdochās Influence in š¦šŗš¬š§ šŗšø Politicsā¼ļø
28 days ago
#Auspol
š¦šŗ federal & state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use & help drive the
#climate
crisis will reach $16.3bn this yearā¼ļø š¦šŗ government subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minuteā¼ļø Fossil fuel get subsidies are higher than
#NDISā¼ļø
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/australian-governments-subsidising-fossil-fuel-use-by-more-than-30000-a-minute-analysis-finds?CMP=share_btn_url
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āThe rights of citizens and taxpayers to know about whatās being done in their name or with their money come a very distant second to what Albanese and his cronies think is in their political interests.ā
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/i...
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During an illegal war, Albanese and Wong treat us like idiots
Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong obsessively talk about international law, but go silent when Israel and the US breach it. It's part of a broader picture of refusal to be honest with Australians.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/illegal-us-war-iran-albanese-and-wong-treat-australians-like-idiots/
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Senator David Shoebridge
about 1 month ago
Australian media isnāt covering this but whatās happening in Cuba is dreadful. Trump signed an executive order cutting off Cubaās last oil supply. Ten million people are paying with their lives. Sewage systems are failing, food is rationed, itās getting worse.
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Blair Palese
about 1 month ago
The far right killing our
#energy
stability,
#climate
& affordable energy with
#misinformation
& scare campaignsā¦here it is! 1/3
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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In coal country this battery didn't stand a chance
A community battery project three years in the making, run by a local not-for-profit and backed by the council, was killed after a spark of misinformation about its fire risk was ignited.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/misinformation-kills-narrabri-community-battery-project/106120264?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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Tom Red
about 1 month ago
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āHereās the bleak connective tissue between Epstein, Pelicot, and the Syria camps: the world is saturated with systems where men believe they are entitled to womenās bodies, and where institutions quietly agree.ā
#auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/27/i...
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Epstein, the Pelicot case and the ISIS brides are the same story in different fonts
This isn't a 'not all men' piece. Thatās a separate genre, usually published in the comments section beneath a news story about murdered women, by a man named 'Dave' whose profile picture is a flag.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/27/isis-brides-pelicot-case-jeffrey-epstein-files-australia/
about 1 month ago
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Nick Feik
about 1 month ago
Very true - but thatās what happens when you aināt doing anything else worth talking about. Laborās complete lack of meaningful activity is why we spend every week talking about immigration, Hanson and whatever dumb shit Albanese also said to Karl Stefanovic
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One word unravels Albanese's week
The prime minister was this week evacuated from the Lodge over a bomb threat and later got stuck in a tit-for-tat with a former Australian of the Year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/anthony-albanese-bomb-threat-grace-tame-isis-brides/106380004
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Andrew Gardiner
about 1 month ago
Carte blanche for data centres; f all for affordable housing. Skynet ('šš©š¦ šš¦š³š®šŖšÆš¢šµš°š³') will be thrilled ... š
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Don Moynihan
about 2 months ago
When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.
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Maggie Gardener
about 2 months ago
#auspol
#ClimateCrisis
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"You donāt get to say take the temperature down and then invite someone as divisive and problematic as Herzog... You politely [say] exactly that, that now is not the right moment for such a visit, and maybe you ask them to turn down the temperature."
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The Albanese lullaby
Naming and resisting the anti-democratic effects of the prime minister's calls for "social cohesion" and "lowering the temperature"
https://open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/p/the-albanese-lullaby?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 2 months ago
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Wendy Harmer
about 2 months ago
The endless machinations, point-scoring of politics ... Meanwhile, the only game in town...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Point of no return: a hellish āhothouse Earthā getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/point-of-no-return-hothouse-earth-global-heating-climate-tipping-points
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Brent Toderian
about 2 months ago
āContinued global heating could trigger climate tipping points, leading to a cascade of further tipping points and feedback loops. This would lock the world into a new and hellish āhothouse Earthā climate far worse than the 2-3C temperature rise the world is on track to reach.
#ClimateCrisis
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Point of no return: a hellish āhothouse Earthā getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/point-of-no-return-hothouse-earth-global-heating-climate-tipping-points
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Human Rights Watch
about 2 months ago
The Australian police punched and pepper sprayed protesters in Sydney who were demonstrating against Israeli President Isaac Herzogās visit on February 9. The policeās use of force to prevent protests is a further erosion of basic rights in Australia. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/45Zn0ah
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āFrom the river to the beach, Australia is not to have free speech, apparently.ā
#auspol
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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This is not 'social cohesion' ā it's just a tighter net to trap us all
Australians have been lectured a lot on social cohesion, but it reached a fever pitch after protests against the visit by Israelās president.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/02/11/social-cohesion-protest-herzog
about 2 months ago
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Bethany Williams
about 2 months ago
Hey
@albomp.bsky.social
, I guess once youāre elected, you can just forget about the things you used to say.
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Sam Burgess
about 2 months ago
January 2026 delivered a stark reminder that the climate system can simultaneously deliver very cold weather in one region & extreme heat in another. These recent events highlight that resilience & adaptation to increasing extremes are key to prepare society for heightened climate risk.
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The Saturday Paper
about 2 months ago
"Aged care homes are federally funded and regulated, while palliative support is state regulated and often jointly funded. The systems rarely speak well to each other." Elliot Stein on the struggle to provide palliative care:
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The politics of palliative care
http://satpa.pe/0gEWO64
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Peter Murphy
about 2 months ago
Saddened to hear the news that Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka
@kudelka.bsky.social
has passed. A good man. š¢ šØ
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ādespite the growing evidence base of accelerating climate chaos, weāre still growing the cause. This is the story of our era in one sentence. We are discovering, in higher resolution, the physics of what we have done, while we continue to do it.ā
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
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If Epstein is Trending, Why Isnāt +1.7°C?
The news cycle has become a hall of mirrors: Epstein, Trumpism, war, outrage, retribution. A thousand scandals designed to keep us anxious, tribal, and tired. We have to hold multiple truths at once: ...
https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-warming-in-the-dark
about 2 months ago
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The politics of palliative care
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The politics of palliative care
Iāve had the privileged heartbreak of being with two loved ones at the end of their lives. When my father died a little over five years ago, it was in a dedicated palliative care ward in a regional pr...
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2026/02/07/the-politics-palliative-care?utm_source=bsky
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āThe politicians who take this money should be ashamed. What they are selling is the countryās future and the value theyāve put on it is printing costs and a few billboards in rural Queensland.ā
#auspol
The case for banning fossil fuel donations
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/07/t...
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The case for banning fossil fuel donations
In the grand scheme of things, itās not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The countryās politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that wil...
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/07/the-case-banning-fossil-fuel-donations?utm_source=bsky
2 months ago
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Mar Hicks
2 months ago
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistābecause the person felt she did didnāt deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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šparaverš©š”š„
2 months ago
A year before,
@anntelnaes.bsky.social
saw what was coming.
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Mary L Trump
2 months ago
Every American needs to watch this:
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Greg Jericho
2 months ago
"If you want to understand Australiaās housing crisis, look at what the government funds" by
@maiyazize.bsky.social
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@thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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If you want to understand Australiaās housing crisis, look at what the government funds
We are living through the worst housing crisis in living memory. Rents are surging, home ownership is slipping further out of reach, and homelessness is rising and more persistent.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260206-if-you-want-to-understand-australias-housing-crisis-look-at-what-the-government-funds
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ApaulD
2 months ago
āNature has so far balanced our abuse,ā says Johan Rockstrƶm, a leading Earth systems scientist. āThis is coming to an end.ā
#climatechange
#science
#nature
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Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences ā from the melting of ice...
https://e360.yale.edu/features/1.5-degrees-tipping-points
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Nick Feik
2 months ago
In some ways Labor are worse than the Coalition on climate change. They arenāt ignorant buffoons like their opponents: they know the damage theyāre doing, and they do it anyway. And then they lie shamelessly about how they are addressing climate change, and ppl lap it up. The hypocrisy is sickening.
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Bowen set for COP31 as Australia hits coal export record
The latest update from the department of industry shows that the September quarter in 2025 saw Australiaās highest volume of thermal coal exports, ever. it is a remarkable comeback for thermal coal af...
https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260204-bowen-set-for-cop31-as-australia-hits-coal-export-record
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2 months ago
More than 50 heat records were broken across Australia in the last week of January, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. This is climate change, and it can be lethal.
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The Cathy Wilcox
2 months ago
Bad guys with guns. My @smh cartoon.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
2 months ago
Yet more evidence that the crucial Atlantic overturning circulation
#AMOC
is weakening. Bad news for our climate future. More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use. As fast as we can.
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Dr Jeremy Walker
2 months ago
BREAKING! WORLD FIRST! š„Australia's public broadcaster publishes extended
#AtlasNetwork
explainer by Gareth Hutchens. When I went on ABC radio 3 years ago to talk about the global Atlas network of 550+ orgs, no one had heard of it. Atlas HQ wanted to keep it that way.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Joni Askola
2 months ago
JD Vance is the handpicked protƩgƩ of Peter Thiel, a foreign-born oligarch whose business is mass surveillance and who views democracy as an obstacle to efficiency. By installing Vance, Thiel is effectively executing a hostile takeover of the US government
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HƄkon Nordhagen
2 months ago
A universal ban on oil exploration could generate global welfare gains of about $12.5 trillion by reducing climate damages (social cost of carbon at $200 per tCO2e in 2022). «The Welfare Economics of Oil Exploration» «Utvikle fattigdom, ikke avvikle den» burde vært regjeringens slagord.
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The Welfare Economics of Oil Exploration
Despite growing calls to phase it out, oil exploration persists, often justiļ¬ed by the natural decline of existing ļ¬elds and potential eļ¬ciency gains from discoveries. This paper quantiļ¬es the global welfare and environmental impacts of restricting oil exploration. We develop a global dynamic model calibrated to a granular dataset of 14,637 proven oilļ¬elds, accounting for heterogeneity in private extraction costs, capacity constraints, life-cycle carbon intensities of oil barrels, along with exploration dynamics and basin-speciļ¬c estimates of yet-to-ļ¬nd resources. We ļ¬nd that exploration restrictions are an eļ¬ective second-best climate policy: in the absence of a global carbon tax, a universal ban increases global welfare by$12.5 trillion due to lower social costs of oil production and use (assuming a social cost of carbon of$200/tCO2eq). A partial ban by OECD and BRICS countries alone captures 66% of these gains. Under optimal carbon pricing, however, a global ban yields a modest $0.3 trillion welfare loss, as it precludes access to lower-social-cost deposits and prevents the easing of short-run capacity constraints.
https://hal.science/AMSE/hal-05426516v1
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment
3 months ago
Climate change made Australian heatwave 5x more likely as scientists warn once extreme weather is "becoming the norm" š§µ
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Peter Gleick
2 months ago
There are no penguins in Greenland you absolute moron.
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āthe shutdown of coal-fired power remains the single most forceful dial to turn when it comes to economy-wide climate targets⦠nothing that nets more immediate cliff-plummets in emissions; saving a shitload of lives and protecting a lot of nature in the process.ā
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/22/c...
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Why itās so easy to lobby to extend Australiaās deadliest coal plants
The news that Origin Energy is extending the lifespan of Australiaās largest coal-fired power station suggests something is going extremely wrong in Australiaās power sector.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/22/coal-power-station-lobbying-climate-change-eraring-yallourn/
3 months ago
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Ben Eltham
3 months ago
One of the most interesting aspects of contemporary media discourse is the way that massive popular displays of support for pro-Palestinian and pacifist positions are just ignored by mainstream media. The Gathering for Gaza gig in Melbourne was huge
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