Lyn
@maidment.bsky.social
Live on unceded Gadigal/Bidjigal lands. Grateful for steady as she goes Labor government and for the checks and balances in our system. Praying the devil will drag Trump down to hell where he belongs sooner rather than later.
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Senator Thorpe is right on the money. The attempted terrorist act in Perth has not been treated seriously and it’s pretty bloody obvious why that is. If it was a synagogue we’d be hearing about it daily. #RNBreakfast
February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Senator Thorpe is right on the money. The attempted terrorist act in Perth has not been treated seriously and it’s pretty bloody obvious why that is. If it was a synagogue we’d be hearing about it daily. #RNBreakfast
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Evidence Labor takes its new broad yet draconian hate speech laws very seriously.
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Evidence Labor takes its new broad yet draconian hate speech laws very seriously.
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog can sign bombs and appear in a UN genocide conclusion, yet still not qualify as a hate preacher and can traipse around Australia.
Relax though. We can still social cohesion etc etc
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"Whatever his intentions, the visit of Isaac Herzog risks jeopardising his government’s efforts to address escalating tensions and polarisation within the Australian community over what has unfolded in Gaza and the appalling rise in antisemitism that has accompanied Israel’s military campaign."
By @joshbornstein.bsky.social
"Why the looming visit by Israel’s president may backfire on Anthony Albanese"
www.abc.net.au/religion/jos...
"Why the looming visit by Israel’s president may backfire on Anthony Albanese"
www.abc.net.au/religion/jos...
Why the looming visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog may backfire on Anthony Albanese - ABC Religion & Ethics
The Prime Minister is not known for taking big risks — but the visit of Isaac Herzog risks jeopardising his government’s efforts to address escalating tensions within the Australian community over Gaz...
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Whatever his intentions, the visit of Isaac Herzog risks jeopardising his government’s efforts to address escalating tensions and polarisation within the Australian community over what has unfolded in Gaza and the appalling rise in antisemitism that has accompanied Israel’s military campaign."
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
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Dear America,
From Sydney Australia, it looks very much like ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed without resistance, beaten to the ground, then shot dead by ICE agent thugs in a state-sanctioned execution-style murder. #USpoli #ICE #AlexPretti
From Sydney Australia, it looks very much like ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed without resistance, beaten to the ground, then shot dead by ICE agent thugs in a state-sanctioned execution-style murder. #USpoli #ICE #AlexPretti
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Dear America,
From Sydney Australia, it looks very much like ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed without resistance, beaten to the ground, then shot dead by ICE agent thugs in a state-sanctioned execution-style murder. #USpoli #ICE #AlexPretti
From Sydney Australia, it looks very much like ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed without resistance, beaten to the ground, then shot dead by ICE agent thugs in a state-sanctioned execution-style murder. #USpoli #ICE #AlexPretti
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Minneapolis leads the way. Fascism cannot stand against a people who rise up by the millions against it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Minneapolis leads the way. Fascism cannot stand against a people who rise up by the millions against it.
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Isaac Herzog should not visit Australia.He represents a murderous and inhumane regime and his visit will reignite community tensions. Many ordinary Aussies (not anti-semites or rabble rousers) who witness the daily suffering of the Palestinians are appalled by this invitation. #FreePalestine #AlboPM
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Isaac Herzog should not visit Australia.He represents a murderous and inhumane regime and his visit will reignite community tensions. Many ordinary Aussies (not anti-semites or rabble rousers) who witness the daily suffering of the Palestinians are appalled by this invitation. #FreePalestine #AlboPM
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Stop the Genocide! Israel's President Herzog is not welcome here! Scrap the anti-protest laws.
Pro-Palestine Rally Sun 01Feb26 1pm
Hyde Park North, Sydney
#EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
Pro-Palestine Rally Sun 01Feb26 1pm
Hyde Park North, Sydney
#EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Stop the Genocide! Israel's President Herzog is not welcome here! Scrap the anti-protest laws.
Pro-Palestine Rally Sun 01Feb26 1pm
Hyde Park North, Sydney
#EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
Pro-Palestine Rally Sun 01Feb26 1pm
Hyde Park North, Sydney
#EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
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NSW Premier Minns told the Jewish community "just as you reclaim Bondi Beach tonight, you have taken back the Opera House as well" Srsly?! Imagine the outrage if anyone had said Australia's Muslim community "claimed" ownership of Bondi Beach or "took" the Sydney Opera House. #auspol #nswpol #Zionism
January 23, 2026 at 7:56 AM
NSW Premier Minns told the Jewish community "just as you reclaim Bondi Beach tonight, you have taken back the Opera House as well" Srsly?! Imagine the outrage if anyone had said Australia's Muslim community "claimed" ownership of Bondi Beach or "took" the Sydney Opera House. #auspol #nswpol #Zionism
Isaac Herzog should not visit Australia.He represents a murderous and inhumane regime and his visit will reignite community tensions. Many ordinary Aussies (not anti-semites or rabble rousers) who witness the daily suffering of the Palestinians are appalled by this invitation. #FreePalestine #AlboPM
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Isaac Herzog should not visit Australia.He represents a murderous and inhumane regime and his visit will reignite community tensions. Many ordinary Aussies (not anti-semites or rabble rousers) who witness the daily suffering of the Palestinians are appalled by this invitation. #FreePalestine #AlboPM
The Board of Peace is looking remarkably like a consortium of real estate developers. Trump will have bagsed the most desirable, most profitable waterfront for himself and family. Expect Russians will make a rouble or two out of densely packed throw-them-ups. The pesky Palestinians?? #freeGaza
January 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The Board of Peace is looking remarkably like a consortium of real estate developers. Trump will have bagsed the most desirable, most profitable waterfront for himself and family. Expect Russians will make a rouble or two out of densely packed throw-them-ups. The pesky Palestinians?? #freeGaza
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Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Students for Palestine have hit back at Sussan Ley after she politicised her condolence speech yesterday & accused them of bearing responsibility for the Bondi massacre — reminding her that by “demanding an end to genocide”, they’re on the “right side of history”. #auspol
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Students for Palestine have hit back at Sussan Ley after she politicised her condolence speech yesterday & accused them of bearing responsibility for the Bondi massacre — reminding her that by “demanding an end to genocide”, they’re on the “right side of history”. #auspol
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Rainbow lorikeets are shrieking at each other, eating bits of the flowers in the trees outside, and throwing other bits down to carpet the footpath, on this 25 degrees celsius, cloudless day. The sky is compliantly the exact shade of sky blue. Meanwhile on the other side of the world ...
January 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Rainbow lorikeets are shrieking at each other, eating bits of the flowers in the trees outside, and throwing other bits down to carpet the footpath, on this 25 degrees celsius, cloudless day. The sky is compliantly the exact shade of sky blue. Meanwhile on the other side of the world ...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
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Just saw a beautifully-crafted, thought provoking show at the Ros Packer theatre called Nowhere. Examines identity, humanity, the history we carry, justice, our place in the world… highly recommend. Not many more shows.
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Just saw a beautifully-crafted, thought provoking show at the Ros Packer theatre called Nowhere. Examines identity, humanity, the history we carry, justice, our place in the world… highly recommend. Not many more shows.
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Devastating news of a high profile arrest & charges in the book world. Do NOT comment publicly on any aspect of it, & delete any opinions/comments on public forums about this case. You can be charged with contempt of court & your words used by defence lawyers to argue charges should be dropped.
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Devastating news of a high profile arrest & charges in the book world. Do NOT comment publicly on any aspect of it, & delete any opinions/comments on public forums about this case. You can be charged with contempt of court & your words used by defence lawyers to argue charges should be dropped.
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Thank you Laura Tingle, Peter Greste, Helen Garner and Yanis Varoufakis — along with the rapidly growing list of writers who have shown moral conviction by withdrawing from the Adelaide Writers Festival. Their courage will not be forgotten.
January 10, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Thank you Laura Tingle, Peter Greste, Helen Garner and Yanis Varoufakis — along with the rapidly growing list of writers who have shown moral conviction by withdrawing from the Adelaide Writers Festival. Their courage will not be forgotten.
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If speaking out against a genocide, or supporting Palestinian people's human rights is viewed as "culturally insensitive", I'm sorry (!) When did genocide become a key element of someone's culture?
#IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #AdelaideWritersFestival #auspol
#IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #AdelaideWritersFestival #auspol
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
If speaking out against a genocide, or supporting Palestinian people's human rights is viewed as "culturally insensitive", I'm sorry (!) When did genocide become a key element of someone's culture?
#IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #AdelaideWritersFestival #auspol
#IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #AdelaideWritersFestival #auspol
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I hope AUS PM Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns realise that MANY Australians DO NOT want "social cohesion" with neo-nazis and Zionist bigots. That sort of "social cohesion" sounds a lot like condoning anti-Palestinian racism and complicity in genocide. #auspol #nswpol #FreePalestine
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I hope AUS PM Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns realise that MANY Australians DO NOT want "social cohesion" with neo-nazis and Zionist bigots. That sort of "social cohesion" sounds a lot like condoning anti-Palestinian racism and complicity in genocide. #auspol #nswpol #FreePalestine