Phil Gorman
@philgorman.bsky.social
Born: 310 ppm
Spouse, granddad to 3
Slave to cat, dogs, chooks
Ex ship's officer, teacher, principal, adult educator
Aspie, agnostic, democratic socialist
Likes: the bush, photography, landscaping, camping, sailing,
Concerns: AGW, inequality, neoliberalism
Spouse, granddad to 3
Slave to cat, dogs, chooks
Ex ship's officer, teacher, principal, adult educator
Aspie, agnostic, democratic socialist
Likes: the bush, photography, landscaping, camping, sailing,
Concerns: AGW, inequality, neoliberalism
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Here are the key events from day 1,374 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,374
Here are the key events from day 1,374 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Here are the key events from day 1,374 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation comes amid investigation into role in luring South Africans to fight in Ukraine.
S African ex-leader Zuma’s daughter quits parliament amid Russia war claims
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation comes amid investigation into role in luring South Africans to fight in Ukraine.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation comes amid investigation into role in luring South Africans to fight in Ukraine.
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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
Son of jailed Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US court
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
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Alexander Lukashenko's visit comes shortly before military government holds national polls widely condemned as a sham.
Belarus president becomes only second leader to visit Myanmar since coup
Alexander Lukashenko's visit comes shortly before military government holds national polls widely condemned as a sham.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Alexander Lukashenko's visit comes shortly before military government holds national polls widely condemned as a sham.
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Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
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November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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Our world crisis of ecology, economics, and empire, has continued to metastasize. It is shaking confidence in established worldviews & ruling elites everywhere.
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
Global Conjuncture w/ Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay
Featuring Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay on a global conjuncture defined by Washington’s shredding of the liberal international order’s legitimacy amid a panic over decline: the escalating Cold War with Ch...
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March 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Our world crisis of ecology, economics, and empire, has continued to metastasize. It is shaking confidence in established worldviews & ruling elites everywhere.
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
@iliasalami.bsky.social & @danieldenvir.bsky.social & I chatted about @thepolycrisis.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
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“Yes. I read a an essay about this by a political scientist 15 years ago and it’s lived rent free in my brain ever since.
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Yes. I read a an essay about this by a political scientist 15 years ago and it’s lived rent free in my brain ever since.
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
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"General Horta Inta-A has been sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau, one day after army officers announced they had deposed the country’s president, staging the West African nation’s latest military coup."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nil...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nil...
Guinea-Bissau general sworn in as transitional president after coup
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November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"General Horta Inta-A has been sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau, one day after army officers announced they had deposed the country’s president, staging the West African nation’s latest military coup."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nil...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nil...
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"Justice is the heart of this nation. Provide a valid explanation for the last minute removal of Justice Chamberlain from the Palestine Action judicial review...
Public confidence in the High Court depends on transparency, independence and clear reasoning."
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Public confidence in the High Court depends on transparency, independence and clear reasoning."
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Avaaz - What happened to Justice Chamberlain?
We demand answers from the Ministry of Justice while the Palestine Action review is still in the High Court.
secure.avaaz.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Justice is the heart of this nation. Provide a valid explanation for the last minute removal of Justice Chamberlain from the Palestine Action judicial review...
Public confidence in the High Court depends on transparency, independence and clear reasoning."
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Public confidence in the High Court depends on transparency, independence and clear reasoning."
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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"Thousands of Sudanese women and children in eastern Chad are coping with severe trauma...
With little or no counselling available, many struggle to process their experiences.
Al Jazeera visited the Tulum camp in Iriba, where survivors support one another."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoQz...
With little or no counselling available, many struggle to process their experiences.
Al Jazeera visited the Tulum camp in Iriba, where survivors support one another."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoQz...
Survivors of rape among Sudanese refugees in Chad left with little support
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Thousands of Sudanese women and children in eastern Chad are coping with severe trauma...
With little or no counselling available, many struggle to process their experiences.
Al Jazeera visited the Tulum camp in Iriba, where survivors support one another."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoQz...
With little or no counselling available, many struggle to process their experiences.
Al Jazeera visited the Tulum camp in Iriba, where survivors support one another."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoQz...
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Israel is executing unarmed, surrendered people on camera.
"Video has emerged of two Palestinian men surrendering to the Israeli military with their hands up, before being shot dead in Jenin."
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"Video has emerged of two Palestinian men surrendering to the Israeli military with their hands up, before being shot dead in Jenin."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=a5gO...
Occupied West Bank raids: Two Palestinians killed in Jenin by Israeli military
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November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Israel is executing unarmed, surrendered people on camera.
"Video has emerged of two Palestinian men surrendering to the Israeli military with their hands up, before being shot dead in Jenin."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=a5gO...
"Video has emerged of two Palestinian men surrendering to the Israeli military with their hands up, before being shot dead in Jenin."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=a5gO...
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#auspol Trouble with the ALP and it's rusted ons - to everyone except those who run it and are its MP's - is that WE ALL BELIEVE any ALP govt is supposed to be a reiteration of Whitlam's in terms of socio-economic progression. (Hawke/Keating excused bc if they didn't do it the LNP
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November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#auspol Trouble with the ALP and it's rusted ons - to everyone except those who run it and are its MP's - is that WE ALL BELIEVE any ALP govt is supposed to be a reiteration of Whitlam's in terms of socio-economic progression. (Hawke/Keating excused bc if they didn't do it the LNP
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The West Bank under assault by the IDF. Zionist settlers will be delighted by official acts of murder contributing to the genocidal impulse.
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
‘In cold blood’: Israeli troops kill unarmed men during West Bank assault
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The West Bank under assault by the IDF. Zionist settlers will be delighted by official acts of murder contributing to the genocidal impulse.
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The decision follows Castillo's failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.
Former Peru President Pedro Castillo sentenced to 11.5 years in prison
The decision follows Castillo's failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The decision follows Castillo's failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.
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Here are the key events from day 1,373 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,373
Here are the key events from day 1,373 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Here are the key events from day 1,373 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
Trump says US will soon stop Venezuelan drug trafficking ‘by land’
US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
US president claims attacks on vessels in Latin American region have stopped 85 percent of drugs trafficked by sea.
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Aman says it will take 'all available measures' to stop its citizens from being recruited to fight for Russian forces.
Jordan demands Russia stop recruiting citizens after two killed in fighting
Aman says it will take 'all available measures' to stop its citizens from being recruited to fight for Russian forces.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Aman says it will take 'all available measures' to stop its citizens from being recruited to fight for Russian forces.
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Putin also branded fears that Moscow is planning to invade another European nation 'ridiculous' and 'complete nonsense'.
Putin says ready to guarantee no Russian attack on Europe
Putin also branded fears that Moscow is planning to invade another European nation 'ridiculous' and 'complete nonsense'.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Putin also branded fears that Moscow is planning to invade another European nation 'ridiculous' and 'complete nonsense'.
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The government finally got its environmental laws through, doing the deal with the Greens and hanging the Liberals out to dry.
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/grattan...
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/grattan...
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The government finally got its environmental laws through, doing the deal with the Greens and hanging the Liberals out to dry.
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/grattan...
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/grattan...
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More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-to-...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-to-...
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-to-...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/how-to-...