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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 4h

So while the Commander of War & Peace is murdering people in small boats in the Caribbean to stop Venezuelan jungle grown ‘fentanyl’ he’s propping up Milei’s failed state of evil Robin Hood traffickers with 20 billion US tax dollars. New division of the arsonist firefighter club: trafficking narc…

Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · 7h

“Since Milei took office & slashed spending, traffickers are taking advantage of rising needs, according to priests & community leaders. Gang bosses support soup kitchens, run events for children & offer jobs & loans in drive to expand their control of poor areas” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Saying yes puts you in their debt’: narco gangs profit from Argentinian austerity

Drug traffickers gaining influence by stepping in and offering donations after Milei’s sweeping social cuts

www.theguardian.com

Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah nah, no amount of lavender oil and meditation will enable me to watch this without a disturbance to my hard earned serenity, mindfulness not for the faint of mind

Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 5h

Venezuela to close embassies in Norway & Australia. So what some may say Maduro is a bad hombre, I’m no fan but I’m a fan of int law & diplomacy, our ‘closeness’ with the corrupt US regime domestically, abroad & on the high seas will just become more acute for us geopolitically given our coordinates

EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 6h

Venezuela to close embassy in Norway after opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize

The development comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

www.euronews.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17h

Renowned Israeli historian, author and professor Ilan Pappé discusses postwar prospects of Palestinian statehood and of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under investigation for corruption in Israel and subject to an international arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.

Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”

Renowned Israeli historian, author and professor Ilan Pappé discusses the postwar prospects of Palestinian statehood and of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under investigation for co...

www.democracynow.org

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 12h

Pot calling the kettle tariff

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 12h

Collectively, the trio’s work has examined what drives sustainable economic growth over time, including scientific innovation and the birth and death of firms.

The 2025 Nobel economics prize honours economic creation and destruction

theconversation.com

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 13h

Unproductive work day but my procrastination baked this cake I’m enjoying with espresso, I’m one of those annoying humans who changes recipes (originally pumpkin muffins), this tendency worked out today, tasty but crumbly, maybe as it cools it will become more structurally sound from plate to fork

Homemade pumpkin cinnamon cake with toasted sesame crust

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 15h

www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/h...

Venezuelan Ambassador Warns U.S. Is Preparing an Invasion

The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday at the request of Venezuela to discuss escalating U.S. military activity in the Caribbean. In recent weeks, the U.S. blew up four boats, clai...

www.democracynow.org

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 13h

Distorted, that’s my word of the week although even the distortion is becoming dangerously distended in this time of general unreality

Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 13h

Climate Integrity calls on ACCC to investigate the gas lobby for 'distorted research' used to influence federal policy www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

ACCC urged to probe 'distorted research' behind government gas policy

Advocacy group Climate Integrity has accused the gas industry of using "distorted research", produced by the accounting firm EY, to influence the Australian government's Future Gas Strategy.

www.abc.net.au

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 15h

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

‘Honor truth in history’: Native Americans gather on Alcatraz with clear message

Native Americans gathered for prayer and singing on Alcatraz on Monday, in a tradition known as the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering. Current events and the weight of history were top of...

www.sfchronicle.com

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 17h

Battin is battling

Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 21h

#ResolvePM Vic (state) ALP 30 L-NP 33 Green 12 IND 10* other 15 * generic IND, likely overstated

My rough 2PP estimate 52.7 to ALP (-0.3) Pref Premier Allan trails Battin 27-33

www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

New poll delivers bleak outlook for ‘terminal’ Battin leadership

Opposition Leader Brad Battin is not facing an imminent leadership challenge, but there is growing momentum to overthrow him.

www.theage.com.au

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

🎥 Video | The funeral of journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi, laid to rest after being killed last night in Gaza City.

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 20h

I naively underestimated the duration and intensity of the grotesque self congratulation and sycophancy that would be on display by war criminal peacemakers celebrating that they both committed a genocide and mercifully stopped it so they can corruptly continue to profit from said genocide

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20h

Trump takes credit for ceasefire agreement and promotes 'a new Middle East' without addressing rights of Palestinians.

Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Gaza remarks in Middle East

Trump takes credit for ceasefire agreement and promotes 'a new Middle East' without addressing rights of Palestinians.

bit.ly

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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 21h

Middle East 'doomed' without Palestinian state, King of Jordan tells BBC

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Middle East 'doomed' without Palestinian state, King of Jordan says

In an exclusive interview with BBC Panorama, the king says a two-state solution is the only answer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 21h

As for the US and its supporters on the issue of the ceasefire; do not confine any agreement only to Gaza. Consider the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem to end. The integrity of our international legal system is otherwise at stake. #auspol #Israel #ICJ #Palestine

Israel’s response to the International Court of Justice

The ceasefire plan in Gaza has dominated our news in recent days and weeks. One aspect of the plan is the obligation of Israel in the first phase to release a number — a large number — of Palestinian prisoners.

johnmenadue.com

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Tom Quinn @tomquinn.bsky.social · 21h

"... some bearing the marks of recent beatings and a few unable to walk without being propped up by their relatives.

When asked about their treatment in the prisons, a prisoner apologised and said he could not answer, for fear that he would face repercussions from Israeli authorities"

‘Locked up for 24 years’: release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees sparks joy and sorrow

Nearly 2,000 people, including about 1,700 seized from Gaza and held without charge, set free from Israeli jails

www.theguardian.com

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

"The people in Gaza, including me, lost everything."

As Israel and Hamas exchange captives amid a U.S.-backed ceasefire, writer Ahmed Abu Artema slams Western double standards that privilege Israeli lives over those of Palestinians.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

www.thecanary.co/global/world...

EXCLUSIVE: UNRWA tells the Canary Israel is still mounting a 'strangling siege' on Gaza

Despite the ceasefire aid is still not getting in, with UNRWA telling the Canary that 6,000 of its trucks are held by Israel at the border

www.thecanary.co

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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 1d

Έφτασε στη Γάζα το πρώτο από τα 38 συνολικά λεωφορεία που μεταφέρουν Παλαιστίνιους που απελευθερωθηκαν από τα ισραηλινά κολαστήρια.

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 1d

Extortion replacing diplomacy & any sense of fairness, doubtful Europe’s 11th hour weak penalties have had any impact yet, given this corrupt hollow peace where international law is meaningless in Gaza & the West Bank, perhaps Europe stands for something rather than continuing to kneel in surrender

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

The EU must lift penalties on Israel now that a Gaza ceasefire has begun, Israel’s new ambassador to the EU told POLITICO.

EU must lift penalties on Israel now that Gaza ceasefire has begun, envoy says

Israel’s new ambassador to the EU tells POLITICO that Europe is not likely to get a seat on Trump’s “board of peace” unless it restores full cooperation with Netanyahu’s government.

www.politico.eu

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has banned Palestinians from celebrating the release of Palestinian prisoners [hostages] & banned their families from giving interviews

Contrast that with the celebrations around the release of Israeli hostages & the many interviews being broadcast around the world.

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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 1d

If you were hoping to hear Chris Hedges speak at the National Press Club and were stymied by the NPC's cancellation of him...

There is this instead (in Adelaide):
events.humanitix.com/edward-said-...

Edward Said Memorial Lecture 'Chris Hedges'

Join the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA) in 2025 as we host Chris Hedges at UniSA for the Edward Said Memorial Lecture.

events.humanitix.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Hind Khoudary reporting from Khan Younis as people wait for the release of hundreds of Palestinian hostages held by Israel

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Ruth McHugh-Dillon @ruthmchugh-dillon.bsky.social · 1d

"On Sunday, two days after the ceasefire was announced, Khadr returned to search through the ruins of his parents’ home. He spent the day sifting through shattered concrete and twisted metal for any sign of them. All he managed to find were some shards of their skulls and parts of their hands."

‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead

Using manual tools and their bare hands, people start the immense task of trying to find their loved ones’ remains

www.theguardian.com

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Leni @heradescends.bsky.social · 1d

😂 even the smallest tax reform can change the course of Labor

David @daverino.bsky.social · 1d

Captured. The corporate state continues to rule

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Government offers major concessions on proposed super tax increase

The government has bowed to pressure on its superannuation tax policy, one of the few revenue-raising measures it had promised, two years on from when it was first announced.

www.abc.net.au

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