Peter Murphy

@peterwmurphy1.bsky.social

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#HumanRights #ClimateAction #auspol #USPolitics #journalism #SciFi #history #books #RefugeesWelcome Sydney, Australia 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇱🇧 http://linktr.ee/peterwmurphy1

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 2h

If they wanted to save Writers Week they could've: Premier shuts TFU, board backdown, apology, director stays, staff confirm booked travel & accommodation for all original invitees if they can still make it, almost all tickets stay valid. But they don't want to.

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 3h

Adelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 3h

Important piece by Louise Adler explaining why she resigned as Director of the Adelaide Writers' Festival. A powerful warning of the influence of the Zionist lobby seeking to silence any criticism of Israel. #auspol #AdelaideFestival #AdelaideWritersFestival
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Headline for Guardian Australia op-ed:
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week
Louise Adler Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation Tue 13Jan2026

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h

Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

www.nytimes.com

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 9h

Morning. ☕️

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 20h

Govt Minister Madeleine King has backed the #AdelaideFestival's controversial decision to axe Palestinian-Australian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from the #AdelaideWritersFestival. Albo. Wong. Marles. Now Madeleine King. I'm struggling to find a Labor MP I trust or respect. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine

ABC News headline:
Federal minister backs decision to axe Palestinian author from Adelaide writers' festival (Mon 12Jan2026)

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 23h

I wonder if our mainstream news media will report the wonderful work being done by Sikh Volunteers Australia. Or if our political leaders will praise or thank their community spirit. Here's their FB page: www.facebook.com/share/1C7nWJ...
#SikhVolunteersAustralia #VictoriaBushfires #auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 23h

Checking in on 9Now for Australian Open Tennis coverage. And there's a promo for this 👇 vomitous garbage. Is Nine trying to lose viewers? 🙄 🎾 📺 #AusOpen

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI Outstanding social commentary by the talented, principled cartoonist @cathywilcox.bsky.social. 💐 🙏 #auspol #IStandWithCathyWilcox

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Australian ABC News report today:
Muslim leader and wife allegedly abused, assaulted in Melbourne.

The phrasing is problematic. A report may say "police allege"; not that the event itself "allegedly" occurred. Word choice and phrasing matters for what's implied. #auspol #Islamophobia ##journalism

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

The phrasing is problematic. Other reports will say "police allege"; not that the event itself "allegedly" occurred. Word choice and phrasing matters for what's implied.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I immediately thought.

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Duggy Endo @duggyendo.bsky.social · 1d

OK, so I used Google to search for the phrase "alleged antisemitism" across the entire ABC website...this phrase was only used 4x since Sept/2019.
site:abc.net.au "alleged antisemitism"
The ABC has over 24,000 references to "antisemitism" vs 4,480 for "islamophobia".
Inherent bias right there.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Australian ABC News report today:
Muslim leader and wife allegedly abused, assaulted in Melbourne.

Strange. I don't remember seeing the word "allegedly" used in any ABC News reports regarding antisemitic attacks. 🤔 #auspol #Islamophobia ##journalism

ABC News headline:
Muslim leader and wife allegedly abused, assaulted in Melbourne (Mon 12/01/2026)

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't subscribe.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

There are some excellent news, politics and human rights activists who are NOT on #BlueSky (or who have accounts on Blue Sky but they're not posting).

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we hear nothing from the Proud Boys these days? I'm guessing that they're all wearing masks and working as ICE agents. 🤔 #uspoli #fascism

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Genocide is a crime. Protest is not.
Rally: Friday 16Jan2026 6pm
Sydney Town Hall, Sydney
• Repeal the Anti-Protest Laws
• Stop Isaac Herzog Visiting Australia
• #SanctionIsrael Now. #auspol #nswpol
#EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

This guy on Threads has been posting LOTS of these: characters from unrelated films & tv shows "returning" in Avengers: Doomsday. THIS 👇 is my favourite!

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

😂 😂 😂

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Mary. 💐 🙏

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

For all the Zionists claiming there is no #GazaGenocide, I have one thing to say to your obscene lies: "There. Are. Four. Lights." #StarTrek #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

Actor/director Timothy Busfield (Danny Concannon, "The West Wing") is facing child sexual assault charges concerning two 11yo boys. So, WHY is the word CHILD omitted from the tv news report's chyron?! #USA #crime #childabuse #journalism

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

Very true. 😂 😂 😂

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

A demonstration in support of the "Iranian Opposition" in London features both US and Israeli flags. After the US-Israeli Empire secures "regime change", is it going to install puppet govts in all its newly-acquired vassal states? 🤔 #USA #Israel #Iran

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

On Threads, Trump's MAGA loyalists see nothing wrong with ICE killing #ReneeNicoleGood. Trump actively promotes division for his own benefit. Sadly, there are politicians here in Australia who are doing the same: promoting division for their own benefit. #USA #auspol

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

#AdelaideWritersFestival Insta post:
• thanks people for their comments
• concerns will be collated and passed on to the Festival Board
• then: comments are turned-off for the weekend(!) (People have more time on the weekend to post!) #AdelaideFestival

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

#AdelaideFestival cancelled writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from the #AdelaideWritersFestival for "cultural sensitivity" (bc she's Palestinian).

I think it's more culturally insensitive for Zionists to give advice to AUS govt, unis or cultural orgs when Israel is murdering Palestinians. #FreePalestine

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 2d

Having empathy defines our humanity. Sadly, there are rich and powerful people in the world (esp. the USA) who revel in their psychopathic cruelty. And there are poor, stupid, angry people in the world (ICE agents) who are emboldened in their cruelty by the powerful. #USA #ICE #ReneeNicoleGood

"The fundamental weakness of Western civilisation is empathy." – Elon Musk
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
– Hannah Arendt

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