Joel Pollard
@smirkingelf.bsky.social
Become a lover of this world not a destroyer. Never stop seeking answers but more importantly learn to develop quirkier questions. :)
Interests-World Peace, Books, Earth Sciences, Cats and things that make you wonder.
Australian, no dm's
Interests-World Peace, Books, Earth Sciences, Cats and things that make you wonder.
Australian, no dm's
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www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
If this wasn’t by AlJazeera, I’d find it hard to believe.
“Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius”
If this wasn’t by AlJazeera, I’d find it hard to believe.
“Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius”
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
If this wasn’t by AlJazeera, I’d find it hard to believe.
“Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius”
If this wasn’t by AlJazeera, I’d find it hard to believe.
“Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius”
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The Sunday session with Randa Abdel-Fattah & Louise Adler has sold out (1100 seats sold in 4 days!). Seats are going fast but still some available for Rivers of Reason: Blak & Arab Writers in Conversation (free, bookings essential), where Randa is also speaking.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The Sunday session with Randa Abdel-Fattah & Louise Adler has sold out (1100 seats sold in 4 days!). Seats are going fast but still some available for Rivers of Reason: Blak & Arab Writers in Conversation (free, bookings essential), where Randa is also speaking.
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I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"
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Quite extraordinary evidence tonight from AFP Commissioner Barrett who revealed that she left no Acting Commissioner in place during her December Vanuatu trip when the Bondi Beach terrorist attack occurred.
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Quite extraordinary evidence tonight from AFP Commissioner Barrett who revealed that she left no Acting Commissioner in place during her December Vanuatu trip when the Bondi Beach terrorist attack occurred.
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Peter Lalor, pepper-sprayed, debunks the Herzog propaganda https://michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-pepper-sprayed-debunks-the-herzog-propaganda/ #auspol
Peter Lalor, pepper-sprayed, debunks the Herzog propaganda - Michael West
Sports journalist Peter Lalor was pepper-sprayed by NSW Police at the Herzog protest in Sydney. He debunks the propaganda.
michaelwest.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Peter Lalor, pepper-sprayed, debunks the Herzog propaganda https://michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-pepper-sprayed-debunks-the-herzog-propaganda/ #auspol
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If the intention was to make Isaac #Herzog feel at home by surrounding him with violent, racist thugs, then take a bow Chris #Minns. Turns out the IDF isn’t just a genocidal army, it’s a mindset....
Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters? - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Big shout out to Senator Shoebridge for standing up to the police brutality of last night's protesters ....vote Greens 💚 they dont invite genocide enablers to Australia
I asked the AFP what they are doing to ensure the violent policing we saw in Sydney yesterday isn't repeated when President Herzog visits Canberra tomorrow.
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Big shout out to Senator Shoebridge for standing up to the police brutality of last night's protesters ....vote Greens 💚 they dont invite genocide enablers to Australia
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I asked the AFP what they are doing to ensure the violent policing we saw in Sydney yesterday isn't repeated when President Herzog visits Canberra tomorrow.
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I asked the AFP what they are doing to ensure the violent policing we saw in Sydney yesterday isn't repeated when President Herzog visits Canberra tomorrow.
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Apolitical Zionism is big here now!
'No, they mean the other context. The other circumstances. The bullshit narrative spun for the compliant smoothbrains, happily inhabiting their “we’re the good guys” simulacrum of corporate media and obsequious, grovelling politicians to the Zionist project.' 👏🙏👏
'No, they mean the other context. The other circumstances. The bullshit narrative spun for the compliant smoothbrains, happily inhabiting their “we’re the good guys” simulacrum of corporate media and obsequious, grovelling politicians to the Zionist project.' 👏🙏👏
Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters? - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Apolitical Zionism is big here now!
'No, they mean the other context. The other circumstances. The bullshit narrative spun for the compliant smoothbrains, happily inhabiting their “we’re the good guys” simulacrum of corporate media and obsequious, grovelling politicians to the Zionist project.' 👏🙏👏
'No, they mean the other context. The other circumstances. The bullshit narrative spun for the compliant smoothbrains, happily inhabiting their “we’re the good guys” simulacrum of corporate media and obsequious, grovelling politicians to the Zionist project.' 👏🙏👏
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Israel is a terror state.
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Israel is a terror state.
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Protest against police violence, right now, outside Surrey Hills PS. Big. People very unhappy after last night's police riot.
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Protest against police violence, right now, outside Surrey Hills PS. Big. People very unhappy after last night's police riot.
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This is not the first time in recent years that Australia has invoked the ire of Amnesty International. First it was for inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, now it's because our police forces, sanctioned by our governments, beat up peaceful protesters. Our democracy, our free speech, is dead. ⚰️
@newseye.bsky.social Sydney, Australia.
@amnesty.org: "First Nations Peoples, Muslim elderly protesters = those subjected to police use of force, including the use of pepper spray, police on horseback charging into crowds, and officers boxing protesters in with no avenue to safely disperse.
@amnesty.org: "First Nations Peoples, Muslim elderly protesters = those subjected to police use of force, including the use of pepper spray, police on horseback charging into crowds, and officers boxing protesters in with no avenue to safely disperse.
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
This is not the first time in recent years that Australia has invoked the ire of Amnesty International. First it was for inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, now it's because our police forces, sanctioned by our governments, beat up peaceful protesters. Our democracy, our free speech, is dead. ⚰️
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Apparently 20%of the worlds land animals are ants. And half of them are in our house.
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Apparently 20%of the worlds land animals are ants. And half of them are in our house.
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''This kind of behaviour shouldn’t surprise us. For years it has been the reality for many in the First Nations and immigrant communities who have experienced targeting and brutalisation at the NSW Police force.''
A collection of first hand accounts of police brutality at Sydney's anti-Herzog protest
A collection of first hand accounts of police brutality at Sydney's anti-Herzog protest
On Monday night, thousands of Sydneysiders witnessed shocking police violence at a protest against the arrival of Israeli President and accused war criminal Isaac Herzog.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
''This kind of behaviour shouldn’t surprise us. For years it has been the reality for many in the First Nations and immigrant communities who have experienced targeting and brutalisation at the NSW Police force.''
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So the Jewish population has a different head of state than the rest of us🤔
Can Aboriginals have their own head of state too?
Maybe the Irish need their own head of state?
When will the Palestinians get a visit from their head of state?
Plz make this make sense #auspol
Can Aboriginals have their own head of state too?
Maybe the Irish need their own head of state?
When will the Palestinians get a visit from their head of state?
Plz make this make sense #auspol
Sadly amusing that it took Haaretz to pick up on this line by Albanese
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
So the Jewish population has a different head of state than the rest of us🤔
Can Aboriginals have their own head of state too?
Maybe the Irish need their own head of state?
When will the Palestinians get a visit from their head of state?
Plz make this make sense #auspol
Can Aboriginals have their own head of state too?
Maybe the Irish need their own head of state?
When will the Palestinians get a visit from their head of state?
Plz make this make sense #auspol
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Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social pressing the Minister in Estimates today: if the Future Fund already excludes weapons & tobacco, why not companies like Palantir that enable racial profiling & punitive tracking of immigrants?
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social pressing the Minister in Estimates today: if the Future Fund already excludes weapons & tobacco, why not companies like Palantir that enable racial profiling & punitive tracking of immigrants?
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“We saw officers throwing punches at protesters, largely unprovoked for the most part” — SMH reporters
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Our reporters were at the protest. This is the moment it turned violent
There were violent clashes between protesters and police in Sydney's CBD as punches were thrown, capsicum spray used, and 27 people arrested. Our reporters were in the thick of it.
www.smh.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
“We saw officers throwing punches at protesters, largely unprovoked for the most part” — SMH reporters
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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I think today we all need some pelicans.
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 AM
I think today we all need some pelicans.
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Funny how obsessed Australian politicians are with social cohesion when both the federal and state political spheres entirely revolve around finding issues to differentiate, wedge and create fights between parties.
Maybe take a look in a mirror and set a better example you stonking hypocrites
Maybe take a look in a mirror and set a better example you stonking hypocrites
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Funny how obsessed Australian politicians are with social cohesion when both the federal and state political spheres entirely revolve around finding issues to differentiate, wedge and create fights between parties.
Maybe take a look in a mirror and set a better example you stonking hypocrites
Maybe take a look in a mirror and set a better example you stonking hypocrites
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Opinion | Nothing says social cohesion like police brutality and state-sanctioned violence on the streets of Sydney, writes Bernard Keane.
Read it here: buff.ly/PWpsbHg
Read it here: buff.ly/PWpsbHg
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Opinion | Nothing says social cohesion like police brutality and state-sanctioned violence on the streets of Sydney, writes Bernard Keane.
Read it here: buff.ly/PWpsbHg
Read it here: buff.ly/PWpsbHg
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🚨 British journalist says nearly $50M was spent to push the word “famine” out of Gaza media coverage, warning that the digital space has become a battlefield where narratives, algorithms, and information warfare shape global public perception in real time.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
🚨 British journalist says nearly $50M was spent to push the word “famine” out of Gaza media coverage, warning that the digital space has become a battlefield where narratives, algorithms, and information warfare shape global public perception in real time.
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So far today I’ve heard both Minns and Albanese blaming protesters for the violence by breaking the law.
Let’s talk about both of them breaking the law by supplying asylum to a wanted criminal and refusing to honour their commitments to the United Nations by arresting Herzog. That’s grounds for
Let’s talk about both of them breaking the law by supplying asylum to a wanted criminal and refusing to honour their commitments to the United Nations by arresting Herzog. That’s grounds for
February 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
So far today I’ve heard both Minns and Albanese blaming protesters for the violence by breaking the law.
Let’s talk about both of them breaking the law by supplying asylum to a wanted criminal and refusing to honour their commitments to the United Nations by arresting Herzog. That’s grounds for
Let’s talk about both of them breaking the law by supplying asylum to a wanted criminal and refusing to honour their commitments to the United Nations by arresting Herzog. That’s grounds for
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"a spokesperson for NSW police told the ABC it was not aware of the incident"
cowards. like all bullies.
cowards. like all bullies.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “69-year-old woman is recovering in hospital with four broken vertebrae after a police officer allegedly pushed her down “very violently” & “without warning” at Sydney’s protest against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit.”
Minns thugs. No respect.
Minns thugs. No respect.
Woman, 69, in hospital with four broken vertebrae after interaction with police at Sydney Herzog protest
Jann Alhafny says she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate after she was allegedly pushed to the ground
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
"a spokesperson for NSW police told the ABC it was not aware of the incident"
cowards. like all bullies.
cowards. like all bullies.