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Memo @memo225.bsky.social · Jan 26
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British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
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Imagine if #Russia would be destroying the headquarters of UN's UNCHR in #Ukraine today.

It would be the leading news in the 'West', eclipsing Trump and Greenland.

#Israel is today destroying the headquarters of UN's UNRWA (@unrwa.org) in #Palestine.

And it goes almost unreported in the 'West'.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Photos: Gaza ceasefire brings no relief as Israeli bombings continue https://aje.news/9tyi6h
Displaced Palestinians carry jerricans through tent shelters along the Gaza City shoreline as strong winter winds batter the Palestinian enclave [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP] Palestinians examine the destruction after an Israeli military strike on the Houli family home in western Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, which killed five people. [Bashar Taleb/AFP] Palestinians gather in mourning around a body during the funeral of three displaced members of the Hamoda family. The victims died when sections of a war-damaged building, where they had sought refuge, collapsed during a windy winter day in Gaza City. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP] Palestinians navigate through the ruins of residential buildings in Gaza City, devastated by the ongoing war. [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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READ: Israeli settlers—backed by the military—pushed the last family out of Yanoun, effectively erasing the village through “outposts” and intimidation. This is how displacement happens: step-by-step. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week
The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli…
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January 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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fahad-s-ali.bsky.social
The Australian public is getting pretty tired of this... the ABC should delete the emails and be done with it.

The Lattouf case cost the ABC $2.6mil, and she was a casual, five-day employee. Can you imagine how much more damage could be done if they take adverse action here?
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
The ABC News headline writer is doing an outstanding job of minimising any criticism of Israel.
• The headline: Israel limits aid
• The report: the Israeli Govt is refusing to allow caravans, temporary housing or building materials into the strip. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
January 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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fionakatauskas.bsky.social
Nice Wilcox book on the left
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
I hereby award C. Wilcox the inaugural Lola Montez Golden Whip Award for Most Comprehensive Response to a Press Representative, 2026. I mean, I think we may as well bestow it now, surely.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
Israeli quadcopter kills three in Gaza's Khan Younis; police chief slain
Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
I wonder if our mainstream news media will report the wonderful work being done by Sikh Volunteers Australia. Or if our political leaders will praise or thank their community spirit. Here's their FB page: www.facebook.com/share/1C7nWJ...
#SikhVolunteersAustralia #VictoriaBushfires #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
ABC
Creative Australia
SLV
SLQ
Bendigo Writers Fest
Sydney Theatre Co
MSO
NGA
Monash Museum of Art
Meanjin
Adelaide Writers Week…
nickfeik.bsky.social Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 11d
I wrote earlier about the catastrophic effects of pro-Israel pressure campaigns on our cultural institutions, but it seems no lessons have been learned

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On the other hand, the organised pro-Israel groups backgrounding journalists or haranguing ministers or board members have faced no consequences, despite the chaos they’ve caused. They haven’t been named or called to account in any way. It’s a perverse effect of the pressure-campaign tactics: only the victims of these attacks (the pro-Palestinian artists, writers, presenters) are put on public trial. More significantly, the damage to the institutions – the damage they have done to themselves in wronging these individuals – is not being discussed. There is a common fallacy that these institutions are protecting themselves when they hang individuals out to dry. Pressure campaigns rely on this notion when in fact the opposite is true: board members and chief executives made knee-jerk decisions under the pressure of a news deadline, thinking they’d dampen the threat, only to find the repercussions were much greater. Catastrophic, in fact.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
Apparently she has a culturally insensitive surname.
nickfeik.bsky.social Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 12d
Absolutely disgraceful from the Adelaide Festival.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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rachelwithers.bsky.social
Randa Abdel-Fattah uninvited from Adelaide Writers’ Week, because of Bondi, even though they "do not suggest in any way that Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s or her writings have any connection with the tragedy at Bondi." She just can't come anymore. Because Bondi.
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
Adelaide Festival Board Statement
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January 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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pbsnews.org
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender. https://to.pbs.org/3L6gDe9
Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades, but was frozen due to U.S. pressure during previous administrations.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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joneshowdareyou.bsky.social
Dr Assal Rad—

“Is a 5-year-old an imminent threat @apnews.com?

“For the love of God, “Israel says” is not journalism.”
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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aljazeera.com
During 2025, Israel continued systematic arrest campaigns of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.

#Infograph
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Israel extends Gaza occupation beyond ‘yellow line’ in north, bombs south https://aje.io/nb59mu
Israel extends Gaza occupation beyond ‘yellow line’ in north, bombs south
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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aljazeera.com
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.
Israel launches deadly strikes in Gaza in new ceasefire violations
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.
www.aljazeera.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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leftychris.bsky.social
Completely inappropriate for ABC Sport to run an interview during the cricket tea break with a spokesperson for athletes pushing for a Royal Commission. No other perspectives canvassed - just a platform handed to one side of the argument on a silver platter. Appalling.
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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babsflowers.bsky.social
OMG I can't believe all these wealthy high powered people trying to force the government to do what they want, instead of what our elected representatives want.
January 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
How about business leaders first institute all the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry?
AFR headline: "A National Crisis: Business backs Bondi royal commission"
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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beneltham.bsky.social
Sanctioned for being an international judge www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
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January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee camps. https://to.pbs.org/4q8d8Dg
Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes
Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee ca...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Israel kills over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza: Report https://aje.io/ooabxb
Israel kills over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza: Report
December 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM