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I am heartened by all the solidarity shown to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I am heartened by all the solidarity shown to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
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"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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DEVASTATION
"Flames aren't the only killer for animals during bushfires.
Victorian bushfires continue to burn, with one carer warning the real toll on wildlife may only emerge in the weeks ahead."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
#AusPol #VicPol #SpringSt #BushfiresVic #Animals #Wildlife #Climate
"Flames aren't the only killer for animals during bushfires.
Victorian bushfires continue to burn, with one carer warning the real toll on wildlife may only emerge in the weeks ahead."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
#AusPol #VicPol #SpringSt #BushfiresVic #Animals #Wildlife #Climate
'It'll get worse': Flames aren't the only killer for animals during bushfires
Victorian bushfires continue to burn, with one carer warning the real toll on wildlife may only emerge in the weeks ahead.
www.sbs.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
DEVASTATION
"Flames aren't the only killer for animals during bushfires.
Victorian bushfires continue to burn, with one carer warning the real toll on wildlife may only emerge in the weeks ahead."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
#AusPol #VicPol #SpringSt #BushfiresVic #Animals #Wildlife #Climate
"Flames aren't the only killer for animals during bushfires.
Victorian bushfires continue to burn, with one carer warning the real toll on wildlife may only emerge in the weeks ahead."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
#AusPol #VicPol #SpringSt #BushfiresVic #Animals #Wildlife #Climate
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Here comes the prancing Zevil hate campaign to target principled writers who have withdrawn from the AWW in protest to its censorship of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-... #StopIsrael #IsraelFascism #AdelaideWritersWeek #auspol
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-... #StopIsrael #IsraelFascism #AdelaideWritersWeek #auspol
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
www.deepcutnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Here comes the prancing Zevil hate campaign to target principled writers who have withdrawn from the AWW in protest to its censorship of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-... #StopIsrael #IsraelFascism #AdelaideWritersWeek #auspol
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-... #StopIsrael #IsraelFascism #AdelaideWritersWeek #auspol
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"I want antisemitism confronted. I want it named and addressed with urgency. But I do not want it treated as a political tool, a justification for silencing dissent or expanding state power in ways that will ultimately harm us all." 💥 #auspol
"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"I want antisemitism confronted. I want it named and addressed with urgency. But I do not want it treated as a political tool, a justification for silencing dissent or expanding state power in ways that will ultimately harm us all." 💥 #auspol
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"Albanese’s X account then posted a video from the same press conference on X. People in the replies attempted to prompt Grok to make an image of the prime minister in a bikini"
Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site
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Anthony Albanese condemned X’s AI chatbot Grok generation of sexualised images of women and children as “abhorrent”, but don’t expect the prime minister – or seemingly any politician in Australia – to stop using the site any time soon.
Albanese condemned the use of generative AI to exploit or sexualise people without their consent, saying on Saturday that Australians deserved better. He added that the online safety regulator would look into it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Albanese’s X account then posted a video from the same press conference on X. People in the replies attempted to prompt Grok to make an image of the prime minister in a bikini"
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I was recently reading about the making of the (terrible) Star Trek Nazi Planet episode and the nice 1960s writer was like, "I just wanted to explore this incomprehensible thing that happened, how could a society do this to itself" and buddy I doubt you are still alive but here we are
This exactly. U.S. and European culture uniformly showing the villainy of the Nazis, and the heroism of the leaders and the millions of volunteers on the Allied side—Evelyn Waugh, Kurt Vonnegut, James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn!—every film, every TV show, every thriller in the bookshop. And now this?
It's weird thinking about all the history classes where we were sold ideas about decency, inclusiveness, democracy etc. Even if they were aspirational simplifications of nuanced history, I can't believe how many people were like, 'No. The Nazis were cool, slavery is good, ethnic cleansing is good.'
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I was recently reading about the making of the (terrible) Star Trek Nazi Planet episode and the nice 1960s writer was like, "I just wanted to explore this incomprehensible thing that happened, how could a society do this to itself" and buddy I doubt you are still alive but here we are
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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America is a racist, fascist autocracy, kakistocracy.
Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off #usnews
Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off
Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense.
www.live5news.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
America is a racist, fascist autocracy, kakistocracy.
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"[I]ncrease in drilling could lead to an additional 4,232 oil spills and dump an extra 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters."
"The calculation is based on average spill rates from pipelines and platforms from 1974 to 2015."
#Alaska #USA #FossilFuels #Water #Climate #Animals
"The calculation is based on average spill rates from pipelines and platforms from 1974 to 2015."
#Alaska #USA #FossilFuels #Water #Climate #Animals
Green Group Warns Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Risks 4,000+ Additional Oil Spills
The Center for Biological Diversity estimates that Trump's new five-year offshore drilling plan could release over 12 million gallons of oil into ocean waters around the US.
www.commondreams.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Penny Wong hosting the Reichsmarschall but shaking her head so people know she doesn't agree with him.
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Penny Wong hosting the Reichsmarschall but shaking her head so people know she doesn't agree with him.
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Louise Adler sets out powerfully how the Adelaide Writers Week debacle was not a one-off.
But part of a dangerous anti-democratic pattern of efforts by the Israel lobby, the Murdoch media, and their political supporters to cancel Palestinian voices and silence dissent. #abc730 #auspol
But part of a dangerous anti-democratic pattern of efforts by the Israel lobby, the Murdoch media, and their political supporters to cancel Palestinian voices and silence dissent. #abc730 #auspol
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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So the wind is really bad in Gaza it’s destroying tents and knocking over buildings. If you are looking to help someone today is a good day to do it ❤️
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
So the wind is really bad in Gaza it’s destroying tents and knocking over buildings. If you are looking to help someone today is a good day to do it ❤️
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Jeez, Tony Abbott was going to speak at the event???
"I think when we look back on this history we will see a masterclass in poor governance, an act of cultural vandalism, a moment when 180 writers said, 'We will not support censorship. We will not support the denigration of one particular writer,'" Ms Adler told 7.30.
Louise Adler unloads over reputationally 'trashed' Adelaide Writers' Week
The former Adelaide Writers' Week director takes aim at lobby groups and the SA Premier during an intense appearance on 7.30 in which she says the event's reputation has been "trashed".
www.abc.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Jeez, Tony Abbott was going to speak at the event???
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On the one hand, good for Ukraine. On the other, if this is now a regular weapon of war, we're all in trouble...
1/ Ukrainians are said to be funding their war effort by systematically fleecing billions from Russian citizens and businesses through online and phone scams. It's a hidden front of a hybrid war that employs both kinetic means on the battlefield and hacking on the home front. ⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
On the one hand, good for Ukraine. On the other, if this is now a regular weapon of war, we're all in trouble...
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Black Death’s in custody since the recommendations of the RC into Black Death’s in Custody were released: 600. No voice to parliament and no national day of mourning. #auspol
The Bondi Beach terror attack: 15 dead
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Black Death’s in custody since the recommendations of the RC into Black Death’s in Custody were released: 600. No voice to parliament and no national day of mourning. #auspol
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Politicians and people who only loosely can be called “journalists” have attributed meaning to Dr Abdel-Fattah’s words that are just so far away from her actual words. You don’t have a right to “cultural safety” if you think Palestinian children should be blown up — it’s absurd.
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Politicians and people who only loosely can be called “journalists” have attributed meaning to Dr Abdel-Fattah’s words that are just so far away from her actual words. You don’t have a right to “cultural safety” if you think Palestinian children should be blown up — it’s absurd.
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Cultural safety according to “The Australian” and the Albanese government they lead by the nose
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Cultural safety according to “The Australian” and the Albanese government they lead by the nose
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Dear God, there are so many other brains you could break blood vessels in to better the world and reduce suffering.
My dear friend @sheilawilliams.bsky.social is ill and has been hospitalized with a brain aneurysm.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Dear God, there are so many other brains you could break blood vessels in to better the world and reduce suffering.
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I think I was in Year 7 when Randa Abdel-Fattah's first book 'Does My Head Look Big in This?' came out.
It was one of the very first YA books in this country to represent a part of the Australian Muslim experience. She has contributed to the fabric of modern Australia.
It was one of the very first YA books in this country to represent a part of the Australian Muslim experience. She has contributed to the fabric of modern Australia.
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM
I think I was in Year 7 when Randa Abdel-Fattah's first book 'Does My Head Look Big in This?' came out.
It was one of the very first YA books in this country to represent a part of the Australian Muslim experience. She has contributed to the fabric of modern Australia.
It was one of the very first YA books in this country to represent a part of the Australian Muslim experience. She has contributed to the fabric of modern Australia.
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If religious texts are going to be exempt, this text is going to be very useful.
"Alas, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him." Isaiah 1:4. #AusPol
"Alas, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him." Isaiah 1:4. #AusPol
January 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM
If religious texts are going to be exempt, this text is going to be very useful.
"Alas, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him." Isaiah 1:4. #AusPol
"Alas, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him." Isaiah 1:4. #AusPol
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"This is not about protecting communities. It is about disciplining speech. Teaching citizens to pre-censor. To understand that some political opinions are now too dangerous to wear in public."
Andrew Brown on the dangerous overreach of the Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. #auspol
Andrew Brown on the dangerous overreach of the Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. #auspol
Go to jail for hurting somebody's feelings? A political tweet? Andrew Brown - prosecuted for wearing a 'F*** Israel' t-shirt writes on draft Antisemitism Bill and Albo's t-shirt
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison. - Michael West
Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill.
michaelwest.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"This is not about protecting communities. It is about disciplining speech. Teaching citizens to pre-censor. To understand that some political opinions are now too dangerous to wear in public."
Andrew Brown on the dangerous overreach of the Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. #auspol
Andrew Brown on the dangerous overreach of the Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. #auspol
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Things the Bondi RC could examine to aid our public discourse:
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
For over two years now we've been having the same argument over what constitutes antisemitism. Is it possible that the royal commission could actually contribute meaningfully to the public dialogue?
Could the Bondi royal commission actually be good for our public discourse?
Probably not, but imagine finally having a substantive national conversation about what constitutes antisemitism.
www.crikey.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Things the Bondi RC could examine to aid our public discourse:
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
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As Rachel acknowledges, it may well be difficult getting these things high on the agenda at the Bondi RC.
But we have no choice, if we are to overcome the forces of darkness.
And the big response to the "spineless cancellation" of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invite to the AF gives grounds for hope.
But we have no choice, if we are to overcome the forces of darkness.
And the big response to the "spineless cancellation" of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invite to the AF gives grounds for hope.
Things the Bondi RC could examine to aid our public discourse:
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
-The difference between antisemitism and anti-zionism, and why it is dangerous to conflate them
-The impact of Israel's conduct on perceptions of Israel, and by extension Jewish people, due to the unfair conflation of Israel and Judaism
For over two years now we've been having the same argument over what constitutes antisemitism. Is it possible that the royal commission could actually contribute meaningfully to the public dialogue?
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 AM
As Rachel acknowledges, it may well be difficult getting these things high on the agenda at the Bondi RC.
But we have no choice, if we are to overcome the forces of darkness.
And the big response to the "spineless cancellation" of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invite to the AF gives grounds for hope.
But we have no choice, if we are to overcome the forces of darkness.
And the big response to the "spineless cancellation" of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invite to the AF gives grounds for hope.