Lisa Donnelly
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Lisa Donnelly
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Artist, writer, poet, birdwatcher, reader from Qld. Love politics, art theory, nature writers. I am 'Environmental News' on FB.
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The Royal Commission must consider an antisemitism definition which is unambiguous eg The Jerusalem Declaration.

Unlike IHRA, it can't be "used as a tool for powerful Zionist lobby groups to silence criticisms of Israel’s crimes against humanity" - as Jillian Segal and Netanyahu intended. #auspol
independentaus.bsky.social Independent Australia @independentaus.bsky.social · 11d
As Australia tightens hate-speech laws, a flawed definition of antisemitism risks being weaponised to shut down legitimate criticism of Israel rather than confront real hatred.

Antisemitism or accountability? Drawing the line without erasing free speech
~ Dr Mark Diesendorf
Antisemitism or accountability? Drawing the line without erasing free speech
As Australia tightens hate-speech laws, a flawed definition of antisemitism risks being weaponised to shut down legitimate criticism of Israel rather than confront real hatred.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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This is brilliant.
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. TV weather man stands beside map of Australia with stick pointing to map. Colour of map with temperature scale below shows fiery reds, orange and crimson pink indicating high temps throughout. Map in actual flames in some parts, flames on weatherman’s stick, his shoulders and hair. He’s standing in brown floodwater with flaming, smoking branches, a cow and a koala clinging to a branch floating by. Rain blowing in from the left. Weather man calmly says, “On the bright side, assuming global emissions fall sharply…”
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.

"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."

"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."

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January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Artist De Strandharker, a Dutch creator known for large-scale beach rake drawings, give remarkable tribute to the victims of Trump's ICE (Renée Good and Alex Pretti) 🫶
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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All the way from Esk
The Kransky Sisters - Born To Be Wild
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January 26, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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The incredible @janefonda.com is nine years the senior of T-rump, and yet her energy, clarity, focus, demeanor far outweighs the Orange One.

Whilst her call to action here is directed at the American public, I think we should all take notes and be prepared to fight for #democracy.

#auspol
"Lines Are Being Crossed, And It's Enough!" - Jane Fonda On America's Slide Into Authoritarianism
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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❄️ ❄️ ❄️
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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"Journalist Abd el-Rauf Shaat was killed alongside his colleagues Anas Ghoneim and Mohammed Qishta when an Israeli airstrike targeted their vehicle while they were on duty in Gaza today. The ceasefire is a lie. "( @wearthepeace.bsky.social ) #Gaza #Genocide
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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We did patrols around Harcourt the day after the fire came through & hosed down old trees along the roadsides that were still burning. Terrible to see the loss. And that was before they did 'clean up' for safety. The cumulative loss of old trees is hard to bear.
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Politicians (certain politicians) aside, when are we going to jettison the now nonsensical nostalgia of journalists as a worthwhile element of society?

Indeed, the aforementioned 'certain politicians' only have their perverted reach *because* of these same journalists.

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How was this new report so badly twisted?
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January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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“Not everything that can be faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced” — James Baldwin
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#Zionism
#AusPol
#media
January 14, 1962 - As much truth as one can bear, James Baldwin - All Our Yesterdays
Sixty two years ago, on this day, January 14th 1962, American thinker and writer James Baldwin delivers a crucial bit of wisdom –  “Not everything that can be faced can be changed, but nothing can be ...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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All-in.
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.

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Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
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January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Absolutely shocking intimidation, harassment, hate at Indian truck drivers.
New hate speech laws.
Let's hope these racist cowards go to prison.
#auspol
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Few words.
My @smh @theage cartoon
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi

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Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide
After ruining the Adelaide and Bendigo writers festivals, pro-Israel supporters are now targeting WOMADelaide’s inclusion of Sama’ Abdulhadi
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January 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Louise Adler in The Guardian

Remember…

Organise. Campaign. Vote

Start today! #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Mark Ruffalo calls it like it is.
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Mark Ruffalo slams Donald Trump as 'worst human being' on Golden Globes red carpet
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January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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“When individuals are made the scapegoat for the swirling emotions that understandably follow an event like Bondi Beach, I know that I cannot join in,” writes Jane Caro in The Point.

Read Jane Caro's full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Unbelievable. I told the Sky News guy to fuck off with his questions and now *that* is the story.
This hungry beast is insatiable.
How’s that Royal Commission into Murdoch media going?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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simonrosenberg.bsky.social
These are also critical questions for the royal commission.

The IHRA antisemitism definition is highly contested - including by its principal author, Kenneth Stern.

If the commission is going to deliver anything useful, it must address how the definition has and is being weaponized. #auspol
jeremysear.bsky.social Jeremy's Ear @jeremysear.bsky.social · Jan 10
"Mr Albanese, as you're adopting a new definition of anti-Semitism, please clarify does it include
- criticism of Israel?
- protests against genocide in Gaza?
- condemnation of the IDF killing children?
- criticism of the apartheid system in Israel?"

Pretty important questions to ask, you'd think.
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Pete Buttigieg on Kristi Noem.
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM