Allison O'D
@ally888.bsky.social
Music journalist in a past life. Now, an educator at TAFE.
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With this, I say good night
Bluesky..🦋
Bluesky..🦋
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
With this, I say good night
Bluesky..🦋
Bluesky..🦋
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As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza goes on, extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank are attacking Palestinians with impunity, displacing them & disrupting the olive harvest. We must end our complicity. Opposing annexation isn't enough, we must demand an end to the occupation.
Israeli settler attacks in West Bank threaten vital olive harvest
Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are at a record high, the United Nations says, making it perilous to carry out the economically crucial harvest.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza goes on, extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank are attacking Palestinians with impunity, displacing them & disrupting the olive harvest. We must end our complicity. Opposing annexation isn't enough, we must demand an end to the occupation.
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Australia doesn’t have a gas shortage…& neither does one of our biggest export customers.
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Austr...
thepoint.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Australia doesn’t have a gas shortage…& neither does one of our biggest export customers.
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
Not only does Japan onsell huge amounts of our gas to other countries, Japanese consumers have cheaper electricity than most Australians
Well done Aus Government. Good job
thepoint.com.au/news/251118-...
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Massie: "We fought the president, the AG, the FBI director, the Speaker of the House, and the VP to get this win."
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Massie: "We fought the president, the AG, the FBI director, the Speaker of the House, and the VP to get this win."
WTF
Doctor Here 👋
-The Department of Education just said nursing is no longer a professional degree.
- #Nursing is one of the most important and respected professions. Our healthcare system depends on them.
- #Nurses save lives!! They must be respected as professionals!
#medsky #publichealth
-The Department of Education just said nursing is no longer a professional degree.
- #Nursing is one of the most important and respected professions. Our healthcare system depends on them.
- #Nurses save lives!! They must be respected as professionals!
#medsky #publichealth
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
WTF
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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“My sister is not a political tool for you to use. These survivors are not political tools for you to use. These are real stories, real trauma. And it's time for you to stop just talking about it and act. Vote yes.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“My sister is not a political tool for you to use. These survivors are not political tools for you to use. These are real stories, real trauma. And it's time for you to stop just talking about it and act. Vote yes.”
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Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
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👇👇🏿👇🏽👇🏼
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
👇👇🏿👇🏽👇🏼
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Hundreds of people gathered in front of Toronto’s City Hall to watch the Palestinian flag being raised for the first time since the federal government recognised the State of Palestine in September.
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hundreds of people gathered in front of Toronto’s City Hall to watch the Palestinian flag being raised for the first time since the federal government recognised the State of Palestine in September.
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Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
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NEW: The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
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Was Jeffrey Epstein working for Mossad?
I used to dismiss this as a conspiracy theory.
But new revelations mean we can't ignore his extensive links with Israel.
I used to dismiss this as a conspiracy theory.
But new revelations mean we can't ignore his extensive links with Israel.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Was Jeffrey Epstein working for Mossad?
I used to dismiss this as a conspiracy theory.
But new revelations mean we can't ignore his extensive links with Israel.
I used to dismiss this as a conspiracy theory.
But new revelations mean we can't ignore his extensive links with Israel.
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
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.....meanwhile in Tasmania.....not far from us along our Huon River plus other parts of our state. Telling people not to catch wild fish within 3 kms and anti biotics that are only approved for use in pigs.....not fish!!!
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
.....meanwhile in Tasmania.....not far from us along our Huon River plus other parts of our state. Telling people not to catch wild fish within 3 kms and anti biotics that are only approved for use in pigs.....not fish!!!
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#ChatGPT violates #copyright law: Court in Munich sided with #Germany ’s music rights society GEMA which said ChatGPT took protected lyrics by popular artists. The judge ordered OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages for using copyrighted material without permission. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#ChatGPT violates #copyright law: Court in Munich sided with #Germany ’s music rights society GEMA which said ChatGPT took protected lyrics by popular artists. The judge ordered OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages for using copyrighted material without permission. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Ghislane Maxwell Doesn't Deserve A Pardon From Chump. She Deserves To Spend The Rest of Her Life in Prison,
In Solitary Confinement.......
In Solitary Confinement.......
November 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ghislane Maxwell Doesn't Deserve A Pardon From Chump. She Deserves To Spend The Rest of Her Life in Prison,
In Solitary Confinement.......
In Solitary Confinement.......
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo