Indrani B. 🌷🐸🐧🐻❄️🐈🌿🇺🇦🕯
@theotherindrani.bsky.social
Australian public lawyer/sociologist. Earthlover. Democracy lover. AUS/US focus. Culture, change, politics, history, law—the bits & how they fit together. #Dylanista #Janeite #Cricket fiend. Life is not theoretical. Personal acct.
🌏 Sydney, Australia
🌏 Sydney, Australia
Pinned
This is a photo of me, aged 4, at Monash University during the tea break (hence no bails on the stumps). My dad was playing in the match and took and developed the photo. (He also gave me my first camera for my 4th birthday)
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From the newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos.
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
From the newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos.
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Canada agrees deal to participate in EU defence scheme www.politico.eu/article/cana...
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Canada agrees deal to participate in EU defence scheme www.politico.eu/article/cana...
Beautiful podcast with #rickyponting —who has grown exponentially in my estimation over the years. I didn't always love him as captain—or feel he played according to the spirit of the game. This interview gives us glimpses into the hard-scrabble attitude of his early years. youtu.be/IqHbOhX18c4?...
Ricky Ponting on the Ashes, Pat Cummins, Indian cricket & stories you’ve never heard before
YouTube video by Mark Bouris
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Beautiful podcast with #rickyponting —who has grown exponentially in my estimation over the years. I didn't always love him as captain—or feel he played according to the spirit of the game. This interview gives us glimpses into the hard-scrabble attitude of his early years. youtu.be/IqHbOhX18c4?...
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Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.
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Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
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“Is this shit legal?”
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Is this shit legal?”
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
Impressive response to Trump's increasingly unhinged, increasingly despicable behaviour. Here's hoping the Indiana Republican doesn't end up changing his mind!
INDIANA — Republican Michael Bohacek, father of a daughter with Down Syndrome, opposes the seat stealing plan and cites Trump calling Gov. Walz “Seriously Ret*rded” in his post about why:
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Impressive response to Trump's increasingly unhinged, increasingly despicable behaviour. Here's hoping the Indiana Republican doesn't end up changing his mind!
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Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Let them make cake? As someone else said, just missing sugar.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Let them make cake? As someone else said, just missing sugar.
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⚡️ Another Republican sees the writing on the wall— “Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), one of Trump's most steadfast allies, said Saturday he will retire from Congress rather than seek reelection in 2026…” www.axios.com/2025/11/29/t...
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
⚡️ Another Republican sees the writing on the wall— “Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), one of Trump's most steadfast allies, said Saturday he will retire from Congress rather than seek reelection in 2026…” www.axios.com/2025/11/29/t...
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
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trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
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REUTERS tries to quantify Trump’s “sweeping campaign of retaliation against perceived enemies ..”
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
REUTERS tries to quantify Trump’s “sweeping campaign of retaliation against perceived enemies ..”
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The number of targets? “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions ..”
@reuters.com @bradheath.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/investigates...
KEY POINT though: "the new prosecutor argued that while the acts alleged in the indictment would prove a 'conspiracy' to overturn the 2020 election results, there was not a sufficient legal basis to bring many of the charges, and he did not have the resources to prosecute such a sprawling case..."
Prosecutor Peter Skandalakis urged the judge to dismiss the case.
Georgia Prosecutor Kills 2020 Election Case Against Trump
Prosecutor Peter Skandalakis urged the judge to dismiss the case.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
KEY POINT though: "the new prosecutor argued that while the acts alleged in the indictment would prove a 'conspiracy' to overturn the 2020 election results, there was not a sufficient legal basis to bring many of the charges, and he did not have the resources to prosecute such a sprawling case..."
1000% agree. I saw #ACDC on Tuesday night—BEST ROCK AND ROLL SHOW I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. Awful venue (Accor) & ppl constantly walking past my seat but the music! SCINTILLATING! I was TRANSFIXED—the musicianship, Angus Young (WHY ARE WE NOT MARRIED??) —there is NO EQUAL! www.news.com.au/entertainmen...
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
1000% agree. I saw #ACDC on Tuesday night—BEST ROCK AND ROLL SHOW I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. Awful venue (Accor) & ppl constantly walking past my seat but the music! SCINTILLATING! I was TRANSFIXED—the musicianship, Angus Young (WHY ARE WE NOT MARRIED??) —there is NO EQUAL! www.news.com.au/entertainmen...
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Second company confirms asbestos in imported wind turbine lift brake pads: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/asbestos-wind-turbines-renewables-import-goldwind/106058220
Second company confirms asbestos in imported wind turbine lift brake pads
A second renewable energy provider says it is taking "immediate action" after the discovery of asbestos in imported brake pads used on access lifts at its wind farms around the country.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Second company confirms asbestos in imported wind turbine lift brake pads: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/asbestos-wind-turbines-renewables-import-goldwind/106058220
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BHP has finally seen the writing on the wall. There is no compelling financial case for new coal projects in the current market. It now has an opportunity to focus on expanding its plans for lower-emissions steelmaking & reducing its scope 3 emissions. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Global miner BMA drops Queensland mine expansion plan
An environmental impact statement found that the project site would clear 136 hectares of koala habitat and significantly affect 33.55 hectares supporting greater glider populations.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
BHP has finally seen the writing on the wall. There is no compelling financial case for new coal projects in the current market. It now has an opportunity to focus on expanding its plans for lower-emissions steelmaking & reducing its scope 3 emissions. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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When the GOP has lost *checks notes*… Ron Paul, we’re really living in the upside down
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When the GOP has lost *checks notes*… Ron Paul, we’re really living in the upside down
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Human rights are human rights abuses, United States says.
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
www.jezebel.com/in-the-u-s-n...
In the U.S., Nothing Says Human Rights Abuse Like Ensuring Reproductive Freedom!
U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for minors as human rights infringements.
www.jezebel.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Human rights are human rights abuses, United States says.
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James Comey: Case tossed.
Letitia James: Case tossed.
Mark Kelly: Investigated… for civics?
Three headlines. One warning.
Letitia James: Case tossed.
Mark Kelly: Investigated… for civics?
Three headlines. One warning.
Comey and Letitia James Cases Tossed. Mark Kelly Investigated.
When prosecutors fail but investigations keep coming, it’s not justice, it’s an ongoing message.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
James Comey: Case tossed.
Letitia James: Case tossed.
Mark Kelly: Investigated… for civics?
Three headlines. One warning.
Letitia James: Case tossed.
Mark Kelly: Investigated… for civics?
Three headlines. One warning.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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Before marrying V.O. Key, Cora Luella Gettys was one of the first women to receive a PhD in political science. In addition to publications in her own name, she was an RA to many political scientists in the "Chicago School" in the 20s & 30s, and edited without authorship VO's most influential books.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Before marrying V.O. Key, Cora Luella Gettys was one of the first women to receive a PhD in political science. In addition to publications in her own name, she was an RA to many political scientists in the "Chicago School" in the 20s & 30s, and edited without authorship VO's most influential books.