Colin Bruce Milne
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Amidst the Bondi horror, there were heroes. Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard sprinted TOWARDS danger, barefoot, from Tamarama beach, about 1.5km away, carrying a defibrillator to back up the rest of his team, as well as other lifesavers, police and ambulance crews.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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As beachgoers fled the Bondi terror attack, viral photo shows lifeguard sprinting ‘pedal to the metal’ towards the scene
Jackson Doolan ran barefoot from Tamarama to Bondi ‘at something that surely every fibre in your being would tell you to go in the other direction’
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Amidst the Bondi horror, there were heroes. Jackson Doolan, a lifeguard sprinted TOWARDS danger, barefoot, from Tamarama beach, about 1.5km away, carrying a defibrillator to back up the rest of his team, as well as other lifesavers, police and ambulance crews.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Obamas were due to meet Rob and Michele Reiner the same day that they were killed. Pres. Obama: “Let me just say this: unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know.They are not deranged or crazed.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Obamas were supposed to meet Rob and Michele Reiner on night of their deaths
The former first lady paid tribute on Jimmy Kimmel Live to ‘some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know’ as Jerry Seinfeld also writes of debt to Reiner
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Obamas were due to meet Rob and Michele Reiner the same day that they were killed. Pres. Obama: “Let me just say this: unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know.They are not deranged or crazed.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
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NYT gift article: Oil is the real reason behind tRump's "narco terrorism attacks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NYT gift article: Oil is the real reason behind tRump's "narco terrorism attacks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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America’s anti-European attitudes are centred on perceptions of military weakness and the decline of native populations
theconversation.com/americas-ant...
theconversation.com/americas-ant...
America’s anti-European attitudes are centred on perceptions of military weakness and the decline of native populations
The new US national security strategy says Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ due to high levels of immigration.
theconversation.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
America’s anti-European attitudes are centred on perceptions of military weakness and the decline of native populations
theconversation.com/americas-ant...
theconversation.com/americas-ant...
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Barron to his dad:
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Barron to his dad:
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Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
Can anyone stop Europe’s populist right?
Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
econ.st
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
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The world's most energetic president in the history of presidents...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The world's most energetic president in the history of presidents...
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Failure to push back on Trump's campaign of hatred is why we're here
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Failure to push back on Trump's campaign of hatred is why we're here
twp.ai
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Failure to push back on Trump's campaign of hatred is why we're here
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Labour has quietly gutted funding for Britain’s struggling regions – it’s an economic and political disaster | Larry Elliott
Labour has quietly gutted funding for Britain’s struggling regions – it’s an economic and political disaster | Larry Elliott
A stark new report highlights the price paid in Britain’s former industrial heartlands for this silent demolition job, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Labour has quietly gutted funding for Britain’s struggling regions – it’s an economic and political disaster | Larry Elliott
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Why Tony Blair is watching Shabana Mahmood
The former prime minister is “impressed” by the Home Secretary’s philosophy.
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
The former prime minister is “impressed” by the Home Secretary’s philosophy.
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
Why Tony Blair is watching Shabana Mahmood
The former prime minister is “impressed” by the Home Secretary’s philosophy.
www.newstatesman.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Why Tony Blair is watching Shabana Mahmood
The former prime minister is “impressed” by the Home Secretary’s philosophy.
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
The former prime minister is “impressed” by the Home Secretary’s philosophy.
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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NASHVILLE JUDGES request heightened security from @GovBillLee after Rep Andy Ogles posts their pics with the phrase “we are at war”
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NASHVILLE JUDGES request heightened security from @GovBillLee after Rep Andy Ogles posts their pics with the phrase “we are at war”
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
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Brazil’s tiny, fractured parties are in the process of consolidating into bigger coalitions, which mostly lean towards the centre-right. Read our predictions for the country’s politics in the coming year
Could Brazil’s mega-election herald the end of polarisation?
Brazilians will head to the polls in October. Candidates will have to win over voters who are tiring of both Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
econ.st
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Brazil’s tiny, fractured parties are in the process of consolidating into bigger coalitions, which mostly lean towards the centre-right. Read our predictions for the country’s politics in the coming year
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In our society we prioritize and make car inspections mandatory but not our own minds or body. Mandatory annual mental health/psychiatric evaluations along with blood work could prevent countless problems in our society. Alot of people nowadays definitely need a mental health evaluation.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In our society we prioritize and make car inspections mandatory but not our own minds or body. Mandatory annual mental health/psychiatric evaluations along with blood work could prevent countless problems in our society. Alot of people nowadays definitely need a mental health evaluation.
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Trump can be heard yelling about "blue slips" on a hot mic as the press is shepherded out of the press event
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Trump can be heard yelling about "blue slips" on a hot mic as the press is shepherded out of the press event
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When ideologues capture university board seats, the learning environment suffers. @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How University Governing Boards Can Protect the Independence of Colleges and Universities
Shifting toward merit-based selection of public university board members can better protect academic freedom than politically appointed boards, which have increasingly exerted influence over state col...
www.americanprogress.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
When ideologues capture university board seats, the learning environment suffers. @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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Breaking news: An immigration judge ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew from a detention center in Louisiana, setting her free on bond as she continues to fight her potential deportation.
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew granted bond after ICE arrest
An immigration judge agreed to allow Bruna Ferreira to be released on bond as she fights potential deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Breaking news: An immigration judge ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew from a detention center in Louisiana, setting her free on bond as she continues to fight her potential deportation.
Rosalía’s LUX: why the ‘pop-versus-classical’ question misses the point
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Rosalía’s LUX: why the ‘pop-versus-classical’ question misses the point
Especially when Iberian and Latin American music is in the mix, it’s not quite so easy to separate ‘classical’ and ‘popular’.
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Rosalía’s LUX: why the ‘pop-versus-classical’ question misses the point
theconversation.com/rosalias-lux...
theconversation.com/rosalias-lux...
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Reposted by Colin Bruce Milne
