@heavanly.bsky.social
Living (squatting) and working on Gadigal land.
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My take on the Iran protests, the brutal crackdown, US and Israeli involvement, and more.
It's time for us to be morally and politically consistent.
It's time for us to be morally and politically consistent.
Mehdi Reacts to the Intense Debate Over Iran's Protests
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
My take on the Iran protests, the brutal crackdown, US and Israeli involvement, and more.
It's time for us to be morally and politically consistent.
It's time for us to be morally and politically consistent.
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Thank you Travis for coming back to Australia- you are the breathe of fresh air much needed for the start of 2026..
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
Travis - The Man Who In Concert
It was raining the last time Travis played Sydney, and somehow, on this night, that felt like destiny. Rain was belting Sydney like it had a point to prove. The kind of night where you step out of...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Thank you Travis for coming back to Australia- you are the breathe of fresh air much needed for the start of 2026..
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
Thank you Travis for coming back to Australia- you are the breathe of fresh air much needed for the start of 2026..
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
Travis - The Man Who In Concert
It was raining the last time Travis played Sydney, and somehow, on this night, that felt like destiny. Rain was belting Sydney like it had a point to prove. The kind of night where you step out of...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Thank you Travis for coming back to Australia- you are the breathe of fresh air much needed for the start of 2026..
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
musicfestivalsaustralia.com/event-review...
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Ooof.
January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Ooof.
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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My People’s Economist Tour across Australia and New Zealand is a month away.
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
Gary Stevenson Live in Australia | The People's Economist Tour
Join former trader and bestselling author Gary Stevenson on his first Australian tour. Discover the truth about economic inequality and how money really works. Get tickets for The People's Economist l...
au.thinkable.events
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
My People’s Economist Tour across Australia and New Zealand is a month away.
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
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Adelaide and the crisis of free speech iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Adelaide and the crisis of free speech iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
“We now hear more about free speech than we ever did and yet it is weaker than ever. This is because it has been reduced to a weapon rather than a principle.”
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Adelaide and the crisis of free speech
The implosion of Australia's literary festival offers some harsh lessons.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
“We now hear more about free speech than we ever did and yet it is weaker than ever. This is because it has been reduced to a weapon rather than a principle.”
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This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
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A rare victory for artistic freedom and common sense. Proof that everything could be different.
January 15, 2026 at 7:28 AM
A rare victory for artistic freedom and common sense. Proof that everything could be different.
Fabulous entertainment in Sydney tonight, the music and story telling in harmony - a perfect antidote to all thats wrong in the world. Travis the band and Healy on fire ..and a fitting earlier tribute below that sums them up beautifully.
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Travis Were the Biggest Band in Britain. Why Does It Still Feel Like They're Underrated?
They toured with Oasis three times and influenced Chris Martin and Coldplay. But Travis have always just been
au.rollingstone.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Fabulous entertainment in Sydney tonight, the music and story telling in harmony - a perfect antidote to all thats wrong in the world. Travis the band and Healy on fire ..and a fitting earlier tribute below that sums them up beautifully.
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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When I was growing up in Scotland, there was no bigger band in the country than Travis.
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Travis Were the Biggest Band in Britain. Why Does It Still Feel Like They're Underrated?
They toured with Oasis three times and influenced Chris Martin and Coldplay. But Travis have always just been
au.rollingstone.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When I was growing up in Scotland, there was no bigger band in the country than Travis.
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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The right are OBSESSED with Sadiq Khan
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The right are OBSESSED with Sadiq Khan
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@iandunt.bsky.social please don't come to the Adelaide Writers Festival. They cancelled a Palestinian writer and a good third of those who had agreed to attend have pulled out. Those remaining are a bunch of dribblers. Fossicking through a dying writers festival might be a laugh but it might not
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
@iandunt.bsky.social please don't come to the Adelaide Writers Festival. They cancelled a Palestinian writer and a good third of those who had agreed to attend have pulled out. Those remaining are a bunch of dribblers. Fossicking through a dying writers festival might be a laugh but it might not
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"Five lessons for the world from Australia’s battle with tech giants" by @browne90.bsky.social for #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Five lessons for the world from Australia’s battle with tech giants
Big technology companies, including Facebook, Google and Elon Musk’s X, have proven difficult for national governments to control. The Internet has been treated as a “Wild West” beyond government auth...
thepoint.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Five lessons for the world from Australia’s battle with tech giants" by @browne90.bsky.social for #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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At some point there was obviously a meeting about this and this is the solution they came up with. It suggests there is zero moral thought in that organisation at all. Indicative of an utterly toxic culture.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
At some point there was obviously a meeting about this and this is the solution they came up with. It suggests there is zero moral thought in that organisation at all. Indicative of an utterly toxic culture.
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“Trump has given an honest account of how he sees himself: not so much a national president as a global emperor. Now those who oppose him have to be just as honest.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor | Jonathan Freedland
Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
“Trump has given an honest account of how he sees himself: not so much a national president as a global emperor. Now those who oppose him have to be just as honest.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Very much looking forward to chatting again with Arnaud Bertrand, this time on Venezuela from the perspective of Europe, China and the rest of the world. Join us on Tue at 1500 CET. More info and 🔗 youtube.com/live/t6myqK9...
The Empire Strikes Back: Trump, Venezuela and ICE — with Yanis Varoufakis and Arnaud Bertrand
In this livestream, Yanis Varoufakis and entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand unpack what just happened in Venezuela, why it matters far beyond Latin America, and what people can do when “migh...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Very much looking forward to chatting again with Arnaud Bertrand, this time on Venezuela from the perspective of Europe, China and the rest of the world. Join us on Tue at 1500 CET. More info and 🔗 youtube.com/live/t6myqK9...
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No Adelaide Writers Week for me. I can’t in any good conscience now appear at a festival seeking to mute a very necessary public conversation … Randa Abdel-Fattah is an important voice. Here’s something I published from her on, guess what, Palestinian marginalisation. meanjin.com.au/latest/the-g...
The Great Palestinian Silence
It seems everyone is tweeting about freedom of speech. So let me tell you a story about freedom of speech and the exceptional case of Palestine. In the days leading up to Israel’s proposed annexati…
meanjin.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...