Sophie 🇦🇺🇺🇦
@lizardg.bsky.social
From Yorta Yorta country, now on Ngunnawal country.
World News, Ukraine 🇺🇦, #auspol 🇦🇺. Mostly re-posts.
World News, Ukraine 🇺🇦, #auspol 🇦🇺. Mostly re-posts.
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sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
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Please share this. An incredible piece of writing from someone I deeply admire.
For many, it is hard to imagine what an actual opposition party would look like. This is a small taste of what it could resemble. We need leaders who can say these things, at the very least.
For many, it is hard to imagine what an actual opposition party would look like. This is a small taste of what it could resemble. We need leaders who can say these things, at the very least.
I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
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"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
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Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Please share this. An incredible piece of writing from someone I deeply admire.
For many, it is hard to imagine what an actual opposition party would look like. This is a small taste of what it could resemble. We need leaders who can say these things, at the very least.
For many, it is hard to imagine what an actual opposition party would look like. This is a small taste of what it could resemble. We need leaders who can say these things, at the very least.
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This video came closer to triggering my family’s Holocaust trauma than anything I can remember
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This video came closer to triggering my family’s Holocaust trauma than anything I can remember
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Statement from the family of Alex Jeffrey Pretti:
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Statement from the family of Alex Jeffrey Pretti:
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you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
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The way to reconcile this is their aspiration was always to put down a slave revolt, not fight in one. bsky.app/profile/osit...
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The way to reconcile this is their aspiration was always to put down a slave revolt, not fight in one. bsky.app/profile/osit...
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MAGA sees “well written” placards and suspects a conspiracy
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
MAGA sees “well written” placards and suspects a conspiracy
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As the son of a man who as a teenager had to hide in an attic to avoid capture by the Nazis: Every word of this thread. Every word.
And this is what I would say to them if I were face to face with them right now: Sooner or later, you will all be going to jail for what you're doing.
And this is what I would say to them if I were face to face with them right now: Sooner or later, you will all be going to jail for what you're doing.
I look forward to the establishment of a Wiesenthal Center-like organization dedicated to identifying and hunting former DHS agents so that they may be held accountable.
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM
As the son of a man who as a teenager had to hide in an attic to avoid capture by the Nazis: Every word of this thread. Every word.
And this is what I would say to them if I were face to face with them right now: Sooner or later, you will all be going to jail for what you're doing.
And this is what I would say to them if I were face to face with them right now: Sooner or later, you will all be going to jail for what you're doing.
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Now that the Trump admin has killed three people in public, I want to remind you of what he said 36 years ago. This was always the plan.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Now that the Trump admin has killed three people in public, I want to remind you of what he said 36 years ago. This was always the plan.
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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I think there’s a gap in the market for angry fact-checking. “Oh for the love of Christ, chemtrails aren’t mind control drugs. Do you know who’d think that? Arseholes, that’s who.” #AngryFactCheck
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I think there’s a gap in the market for angry fact-checking. “Oh for the love of Christ, chemtrails aren’t mind control drugs. Do you know who’d think that? Arseholes, that’s who.” #AngryFactCheck
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-laughs nervously in Ukrainian-
So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums...
So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums...
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
-laughs nervously in Ukrainian-
So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums...
So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums...
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Central Asian cinema is gaining global attention as platforms like Kyrgyzstan’s Post Space film camp connect emerging regional filmmakers directly with major international festivals https://ow.ly/xmjj50Y1Qhg #FilmFestivals #CentralAsianCinema #KyrgyzFilm #EmergingFilmmakers #FilmProduction
Kazakh Producer Yulia Kim: “We Are Closing the Gap Between Central Asia and World Cinema” - The Times Of Central Asia
The Times of Central Asia spoke with Post Space co-founder and Kazakh producer Yulia Kim about how this format works, why bridging the gap between the region
ow.ly
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Central Asian cinema is gaining global attention as platforms like Kyrgyzstan’s Post Space film camp connect emerging regional filmmakers directly with major international festivals https://ow.ly/xmjj50Y1Qhg #FilmFestivals #CentralAsianCinema #KyrgyzFilm #EmergingFilmmakers #FilmProduction
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You are a Russian infantryman. The last thing you see is
I present to you, the Swedish Armed Forces Pride campaign.
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
You are a Russian infantryman. The last thing you see is
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Perspective from an anti zionist Jewish person.
Please read and share
Please read and share
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Perspective from an anti zionist Jewish person.
Please read and share
Please read and share
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Russian representatives do not mirror the Estonian or Polish opposition in exile of the 20th century. Russia is not an occupied state seeking liberation; it is the aggressor, currently waging war on a neighbouring country.
Beka Iromashvili in @NewEastEurope neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/20/t...
Beka Iromashvili in @NewEastEurope neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/20/t...
The western delusion of the Russian opposition
Western institutions treat exiled Russian opposition figures as democratic alternatives to Putin. In reality, they lack legitimacy, are deeply divided, and often prioritize Russian victimhood over…
neweasterneurope.eu
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Russian representatives do not mirror the Estonian or Polish opposition in exile of the 20th century. Russia is not an occupied state seeking liberation; it is the aggressor, currently waging war on a neighbouring country.
Beka Iromashvili in @NewEastEurope neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/20/t...
Beka Iromashvili in @NewEastEurope neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/20/t...
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This will be Witkoff’s 7th trip to Russia over the past year. He has never been to Ukraine.
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This will be Witkoff’s 7th trip to Russia over the past year. He has never been to Ukraine.
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"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
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Thank you Mr President, that clears things up.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Thank you Mr President, that clears things up.
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As someone who had the lowest possible expectations for Democratic leadership and electeds, watching Democrats in Congress see my neighbors brutalized by a government hellbent on causing us harm and then clumsily change the topic is… radicalizing
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
As someone who had the lowest possible expectations for Democratic leadership and electeds, watching Democrats in Congress see my neighbors brutalized by a government hellbent on causing us harm and then clumsily change the topic is… radicalizing
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If Bridget McKenzie's Dad was Isaac Newton, that apple fell a long way from the fucking tree...
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If Bridget McKenzie's Dad was Isaac Newton, that apple fell a long way from the fucking tree...
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
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In Lviv’s main square, people have spontaneously created a tradition: tying ribbons for those missing or held in captivity.
When someone returns home, they come and untie the ribbon themselves.
When someone returns home, they come and untie the ribbon themselves.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
In Lviv’s main square, people have spontaneously created a tradition: tying ribbons for those missing or held in captivity.
When someone returns home, they come and untie the ribbon themselves.
When someone returns home, they come and untie the ribbon themselves.
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The regime is burying injured protesters alive:
While identifying victims killed by the regime, some families in Tehran, Esfahan & Arak reported encountering bodies that were still alive in body bags. Reports of mass burials raise the possibility that some victims were buried alive.
– Ilia Hashemi
While identifying victims killed by the regime, some families in Tehran, Esfahan & Arak reported encountering bodies that were still alive in body bags. Reports of mass burials raise the possibility that some victims were buried alive.
– Ilia Hashemi
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The regime is burying injured protesters alive:
While identifying victims killed by the regime, some families in Tehran, Esfahan & Arak reported encountering bodies that were still alive in body bags. Reports of mass burials raise the possibility that some victims were buried alive.
– Ilia Hashemi
While identifying victims killed by the regime, some families in Tehran, Esfahan & Arak reported encountering bodies that were still alive in body bags. Reports of mass burials raise the possibility that some victims were buried alive.
– Ilia Hashemi