Tom Dowling
@tomdowling.bsky.social
From Margaret River to the sea, always was always will be. Naarm born. Living on unceded Wadandi Boodja. Preserve Gnarabup. Celebrate Palestine. Housing Justice. Architect. Goofyfoot. PTSD survivor. The Fun Parent, so they tell me. Thanks for following :)
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Tom Dowling
@tomdowling.bsky.social
· Nov 16
That time we wrote Free Gaza in big letters on the beach during Kelly Slater’s heat at the Margaret River Pro and they couldn’t do anything about it cos hundreds of people plus the world’s media were watching hehe
#seaweedsolidaritycollective
#seaweedsolidaritycollective
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I’ve seen the terms “predatory capitalism”, “vulture capitalism” and others.
It’s all just capitalism.
Using modifier words allows people to think, oh it’s not the capitalism I engage in, when it truly is the capitalism they engage in.
It’s all just capitalism.
Using modifier words allows people to think, oh it’s not the capitalism I engage in, when it truly is the capitalism they engage in.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I’ve seen the terms “predatory capitalism”, “vulture capitalism” and others.
It’s all just capitalism.
Using modifier words allows people to think, oh it’s not the capitalism I engage in, when it truly is the capitalism they engage in.
It’s all just capitalism.
Using modifier words allows people to think, oh it’s not the capitalism I engage in, when it truly is the capitalism they engage in.
This is amazing thankyou Penny.
Here's a list of other things Gina's Hancock Prospecting sponsors. Gina doesn't care about Australia's future, only her own profits. Sports, arts and communities generally will ultimately pay a huge cost for her destructive behaviour. It's a bad a deal.
www.chumpslist.org/chumps?searc...
www.chumpslist.org/chumps?searc...
Chumps
A list of fossil fuel sponsorships in Australia.
www.chumpslist.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This is amazing thankyou Penny.
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The ceasefire exists in name only. Israel is a terrorist nation and genocide is their game.
#Gaza #Palestine
#Gaza #Palestine
Rubble, gangs, and airstrikes: What was waiting for me back in Gaza City
I couldn’t wait to return north after the ceasefire. But the joy of being home quickly gave way to yet more uncertainty and fear.
www.972mag.com/rubble-gangs...
I couldn’t wait to return north after the ceasefire. But the joy of being home quickly gave way to yet more uncertainty and fear.
www.972mag.com/rubble-gangs...
What was waiting for me back in Gaza City
I couldn’t wait to return north after the ceasefire. But the joy of being home quickly gave way to yet more uncertainty and fear.
www.972mag.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The ceasefire exists in name only. Israel is a terrorist nation and genocide is their game.
#Gaza #Palestine
#Gaza #Palestine
Absolutely #nuptothecup from me. Can’t wait for it to run its course. Ugly, soulless corporate culture, cruel in the extreme. A truly awful anachronism.
#melbournecup
#melbournecup
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Absolutely #nuptothecup from me. Can’t wait for it to run its course. Ugly, soulless corporate culture, cruel in the extreme. A truly awful anachronism.
#melbournecup
#melbournecup
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What Israel's genocide has laid bare
What Israel's genocide has laid bare
Two years into an ongoing genocide — recognised as such by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, Physicians for Human Rights, Doctors without Borders, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, the University Network for Human Rights and countless scholars of international humanitarian law, genocide and Holocaust studies — we are now to normalise the obscene, and move on.
johnmenadue.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What Israel's genocide has laid bare
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#USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MidasMighty #america #Politics-matter #Ethics #Truth #Justice #SocialJustice #bcpoli #onpoli #topoli #yyjpoli #PoliticsNation #GazaGenocide #StopGenocide #SolidarityWithPalestine #STOPISRAELIWARCRIMES #Palestine #Gaza #GazaWar #FreePalestine
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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The scale of destruction in #Gaza is beyond measure.
Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble.
Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.
Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble.
Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The scale of destruction in #Gaza is beyond measure.
Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble.
Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.
Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble.
Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.
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Calling on all union members in Perth; We could use your support tomorrow.
This genocide isn't over.
If you haven't done anything to stop Israel's genocide to date, now would be a good time to get involved.
#UnionsForPalestine
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
This genocide isn't over.
If you haven't done anything to stop Israel's genocide to date, now would be a good time to get involved.
#UnionsForPalestine
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Calling on all union members in Perth; We could use your support tomorrow.
This genocide isn't over.
If you haven't done anything to stop Israel's genocide to date, now would be a good time to get involved.
#UnionsForPalestine
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
This genocide isn't over.
If you haven't done anything to stop Israel's genocide to date, now would be a good time to get involved.
#UnionsForPalestine
#FreePalestine
#IsraelIsATerroristState
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I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.
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There has never been a fair and reasonable offer on the table because anything less than dismantling the Israeli ethno-supremacist settler colonial apartheid state is not fair nor reasonable.
October 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
There has never been a fair and reasonable offer on the table because anything less than dismantling the Israeli ethno-supremacist settler colonial apartheid state is not fair nor reasonable.
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Chris Hedges wasn’t pulling any punches at Storey Hall tonight.
“Israel lies like it breathes”
“Israel lies like it breathes”
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Chris Hedges wasn’t pulling any punches at Storey Hall tonight.
“Israel lies like it breathes”
“Israel lies like it breathes”
Margaret River proud to take part in Nationwide March for Palestine last weekend. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Margaret River proud to take part in Nationwide March for Palestine last weekend. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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This is why they were killing journalists! They didn't want us to see this.
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is why they were killing journalists! They didn't want us to see this.
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Saying Trump deserves the Nobel peace prize for stopping the genocide he was arming & funding in Gaza as he keeps it occupied is like saying a wife-beater deserves a feminism award for agreeing to stop beating his wife to a pulp every night & locking her in the bathroom instead.
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Saying Trump deserves the Nobel peace prize for stopping the genocide he was arming & funding in Gaza as he keeps it occupied is like saying a wife-beater deserves a feminism award for agreeing to stop beating his wife to a pulp every night & locking her in the bathroom instead.
They spelt Free Palestine wrong.
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
They spelt Free Palestine wrong.
March for Palestine route in Melbourne today. See you there.
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
March for Palestine route in Melbourne today. See you there.
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When 12 people were killed in Charlie Hebdo attacks, World Leaders thronged to Paris for a Solidarity March.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 67,173 civilians, 20,179 children, 376 UN aid workers, and 254 journalists in Gaza.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 67,173 civilians, 20,179 children, 376 UN aid workers, and 254 journalists in Gaza.
October 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
When 12 people were killed in Charlie Hebdo attacks, World Leaders thronged to Paris for a Solidarity March.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 67,173 civilians, 20,179 children, 376 UN aid workers, and 254 journalists in Gaza.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 67,173 civilians, 20,179 children, 376 UN aid workers, and 254 journalists in Gaza.
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This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
@forensicarchi.bsky.social
@forensicarchi.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
@forensicarchi.bsky.social
@forensicarchi.bsky.social
Union endorsements for the Nationwide March for Palestine tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Union endorsements for the Nationwide March for Palestine tomorrow.
Nationwide March for Palestine in NEWCASTLE / MULOOBINBA tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nationwide March for Palestine in NEWCASTLE / MULOOBINBA tomorrow.
Nationwide March for Palestine on the Central Coast tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Nationwide March for Palestine on the Central Coast tomorrow.
Nationwide March for Palestine in CAIRNS / GIMUY tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Nationwide March for Palestine in CAIRNS / GIMUY tomorrow.