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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 55m

Fascism in America

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 8h

Agent lobs a gas canister into a residential neighborhood in Illinois for no discernible reason, gassing dozens of neighbors including a baby. The comfort with which they deploy weapons of war is unreal.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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JRBsays @jrbsays.bsky.social · 51m

#TooManyMen

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 48m

#Justice4Balibo5

'It still hurts': Families seek justice 50 years since the Balibo Five murders

On the 50th anniversary of the Balibo Five murders, families are still grieving the loss of their loved ones and remain committed to holding those responsible accountable for their actions.

www.abc.net.au

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GoughWhitlam'sGhost™️ @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 46m

It's what nazism stands for.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

This is straight up white nationalist talking points posted by the DHS.

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Jenny Forster @jennyjforster.bsky.social · 45m

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

'It still hurts': Families seek justice 50 years since the Balibo Five murders

On the 50th anniversary of the Balibo Five murders, families are still grieving the loss of their loved ones and remain committed to holding those responsible accountable for their actions.

www.abc.net.au

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 14h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Oh FFS. The farce continues.

Spirit of Tasmania IV ship unable to berth at Point Henry in Geelong, report finds

The ABC understands that a recent safety assessment found the berth would need two additional bollards for the ship to berth there at a cost of $2 million.

www.abc.net.au

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · Jul 4

Pathetic, Labor

When democracies refuse to call out GENOCIDE, FORCED STARVATION and SLAUGHTER AT FOOD AID STATIONS then you become the problem

You make our democracy fragile, without values and on the side of fascists

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/04/i...

Australia's silence on genocide gives Netanyahu a free pass to exterminate Palestinians

The refusal of Australia and other Western countries to talk about Netanyahu's genocide in Gaza is encouraging a more blatant Israeli program of exterminating Palestinians.

www.crikey.com.au

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 19

Medical sources also report 116 killed across Gaza, including 38 desperate residents seeking food at GHF site.

Weeks-old baby dies of starvation in Gaza hospital during ongoing blockade

Medical sources also report 116 killed across Gaza, including 38 desperate residents seeking food at GHF site.

bit.ly

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Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social · Jul 27

It was just as possible then as it is now.

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · Jul 27

Well now, if onIy some journos had been saying a couple of years back that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war

It seems we're allowed to speak about Israel's war crimes without being labelled 'antisemitic' now that our PM has given us all the ok signal

#pfffft
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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · Jul 27

I’m confused: did a memo go out this week saying it’s finally okay for politicians and the press to be outraged that Israel is starving Palestinians?

If so, I didn’t see the memo. But I did see the evidence of this war crime back in late 2023.

Where are we at? Starving is bad, bombing is ok?

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WendyBacon @wendybacon1.bsky.social · Jul 27

Penny Wong seems to be more worried about the accountability of the Palestinian Authority than she is about the deliberate starvatuon of people in Gaza. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Wong says there are 'challenges' to overcome before Palestinian recognition happens

French President Emmanuel Macron's move to announce France's intention to recognise Palestine in September renews conversations about the issue in Australia.

www.abc.net.au

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · Aug 3

A bit perplexed at the headlines about today’s #marchforhumanity saying “perilous” and “police feared the worst”. Surely the story is that, in spite of police fears, the march was peaceful, demonstrators full of goodwill and happily cooperated with police instructions to manage the huge turnout.

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WendyBacon @wendybacon1.bsky.social · Aug 3

Everyone was peaceful on #MarchforHumanity ystrday. Due to cops’ directions there was some uncertainty. The word ‘catastrophic’ is distortion & spin intended to deter future marches. Police should be Q’d about permit refusal. Have cops learned from judge’s decision? #RNBreakfast #MarchforHumanity

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · Aug 3

WTF abc repeating nsw cop fascist language:

“It’s a miracle nobody was killed in this dangerous situation”

Police were concerned about a possible crowd crush

Cops whingeing they didn’t have enough time to properly prepare

Oh fuck off

You must be so disappointed how peaceful it was

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WendyBacon @wendybacon1.bsky.social · Aug 3

What 200,000 or more people called with a single voice was #SanctionIsrael - why can’t we talk about that? - not views of NSW police on their dodgy views of potential risks that never looked like eventuating #MarchforHumanity

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Aug 5

NEW -- Blair considered a "special partnership" between Israel and Nato

by @markcurtis30

Files show Tony Blair was prepared to allow Israel to take over part of the West Bank and to give Israel a “privileged” alliance with Nato and the EU.

www.declassifieduk.org/blair-consid...

BLAIR CONSIDERED A 'SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP' BETWEEN ISRAEL AND NATO

Downing Street files show Tony Blair was prepared to allow Israel to take over part of the West Bank and to give Israel a “privileged” alliance with Nato and the European Union.

www.declassifieduk.org

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Catherine Dee @333sisters.bsky.social · Aug 14

Nanna Dom and Helen are true warrior-Nannas. Indefatigable in their advicacy for clean water, air and earth for the kids!

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Deputy PM Richard Marles is on the speakers' list to address the controversial Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Summit today.
#auspol #whatsthescam By Wendy Bacon
michaelwest.com.au/deputy-pm-to...

Deputy PM Richard Marles to address Israel lobby summit on Gold Coast - Michael West

Deputy PM and Minister for Defence is on the speakers' list to address the controversial Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Summit today.

michaelwest.com.au

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Not handling criticism well - Israel antisemitism chief hits out at critics of CAM Antisemitism junket on Gold Coast for being antisemitic
@wendybacon1.bsky.social #auspol

michaelwest.com.au/criticis-of-...

Criticis of Antisemitism Summit 'antisemitic' says Israeli antisemitism chief - Michael West

The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic.

michaelwest.com.au

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Sep 5

Whatever CCS *could* be, it is and always has been a fossil fuel industry technology, designed to extend the lifespan and expand the scope of the combustion of coal, oil and gas, and worsen overheating.

New @lindseygulden.bsky.social paper here -->>>

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
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Since 2005, fossil-fuel interests have spent $954M lobbying the US government on CCUS, yielding major legislative wins.
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Groups tied to fossil-fuel use or sales made 89 % of CCUS lobbying expenditures between 2005 to 2024.
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Industries used to justify CCUS (e.g., steel, cement) spent just 1/24 as much on CCUS lobbying as did the fossil-fuel sector.
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Half of all CCUS lobbying expenditures came from 15 entities, each with direct financial ties to fossil fuel production.

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WendyBacon @wendybacon1.bsky.social · 25d

If you asked me if a Sydney cardiologist would end up “off work” & vilified by St Vincent’s for stating his view at a public meeting that #mossad was involved in #antisemitism incidents, I’d have said ‘no’ - when I investigated, I found it was true! michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...

Antisemitism? St Vincent's heartless treatment of cardiologist who asked a question - Michael West

Peter McDonald asked questions about Israel in a public forum and has been censored and condemned by St Vincent's Hospital.

michaelwest.com.au

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 16d

🇵🇸✡️ A group of anti-Zionist religious Jews marching in Jerusalem to protest against Zionist Israel and support a Palestine state was brutally dispersed by Israeli police and their Palestinian flags stolen.

Judaism is NOT Zionism

(Credit: Jewish Voice)

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 16d

Hoping that St Vincent's - a vitally important (publicly funded) institution in Australia will see fit to respond to these questions by @wendybacon1.bsky.social

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 16d

Modus operandi: make abhorrent comments against a respected cardiologist then go to ground & hope no one follows up

Bad luck 4 them as @wendybacon1.bsky.social & Cathy Peters scrutinise board members at St Vincent's Hospital & the VictorChang Cardiac Research Institute 4 @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 21d

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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