Param Berg
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Param Berg
@onlyparam2.bsky.social
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Frequenter of rallies, protests, meetings, demos, plus libraries, arty films, veganish cafes, etc. Ebike rider for local trips. Ignorant gardener. Age pensioner. Gym & pool user. Prev posted as @onlyparam
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"Russ Vought is arguably the most important aide, adviser to President Donald Trump in the administration right now."

@propublica.org reporter @andykroll.bsky.social discusses his new report detailing how the Trump budget chief became a "shadow president."
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House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva is preventing a key vote on the release of the Epstein files.

For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.
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With ICE and other federal agencies ramping up violence in Chicago as part of President Trump's immigration crackdown, Congressmember @ramirez.house.gov says residents are "under attack by our own federal government."
Proposed changes to Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) laws would make a repeat of the Robodebt coverup more likely according to new Australia Institute research.

‘Members of the public have a right to access government documents.'

- Skye Predavec, Researcher

@skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
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I’ve spent eight years trying to get people to take part in civil disobedience.

Only 300 have gone to prison in that time. It’s not enough. Real change needs 500, maybe 1,000, willing to act — and to do it together, in a single month.

That’s how policy shifts. That’s how history turns.
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Breaking: Today is officially one of the biggest days of protest in American history.

Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.
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⭕️New: Israel’s Defense Minister outlined what he called the country’s “clear security policy” for Gaza.

He said the army will remain deployed along the “yellow line,” controlling over 50% of Gaza’s territory, and “strictly enforce” its policy to “prevent approach or crossing… with orders to fire...
Australia Institute analysis reveals that replacing PRRT with a 25% tax on gas exports, suggested by the ACTU, would raise more than $17 billion a year.

‘It's time our governments looked after our interests and stopped being pushed around by these gas companies.’

@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
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They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.

On Friday Israel reportedly blew up a vehicle carrying a Palestinian family of eleven people, including seven children.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/they-said-...
They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven't Stopped.
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
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“To watch a glacier collapse is to feel the full weight of climate change.”

Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s new piece for Meidas+ is a breathtaking, and heartbreaking, firsthand look at Alaska’s vanishing world.
North to Alaska: America’s Climate Warning
Guest article by Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington State
www.meidasplus.com
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Israel Foreign Ministry Falsely Claims Palestinians Tore Apart A Beached Whale

They falsely claimed the animal was a “whale” because “starving civilians eat a fish” does not make for good propaganda if you’re trying to frame them as loathsome barbarians.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-for...
Israel Foreign Ministry Falsely Claims Palestinians Tore Apart A Beached Whale
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
Unable to figure out an adequate response... beyond awe and horror...
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New Australia Institute research reveals that QLD has missed out on almost $400 million after Adani sold discounted coal to Indian companies.

‘It’s time Australian governments started charging for Australian resources and stopped giving them away for free.’

@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
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We either design out domination — or fascism wins.

Sortition, local ecologies, open hustings: real participation or nothing.

This is how we take power and stay human.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/01/...
The power of participation
From Your Party to our movement.
theecologist.org
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I think disarming and demilitarising Israel would be far more productive.