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Neo-Nazis bashed Indigenous people at #CampSovereignty and spat on the Aboriginal flag in a violent racist attack. ABC News reported it as a "brawl". Now imagine the media reports if a violent Muslim group had bashed white people and spat on the Australian flag. The media is complicit in #racism.
Astronomers have honoured David Bowie by registering a constellation in the shape of a lightning bolt, a nod to his Aladdin Sane persona. Formed from seven stars, it celebrates Bowie as the "Starman". #DavidBowie #Starman #Constellation #AladdinSane #SpaceOddity
Neo-Nazis led by Tom Sewell attacked Indigenous women and others at #CampSovereignty, and spat on the Aboriginal flag in an unprovoked violent race-hate attack. ABC News reports it as a "brawl". This is racist #journalism. #AntiImmigrationRally
Dear PM @albomp.bsky.social Will Bob Katter be censured for rptedly threatening a journalist with physical violence? Surely that reflects more poorly on the standards of Parliament than @greens.org.au Senator @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social holding up a sign protesting Israel's #GazaGenocide. π€ #auspol
It's so bloody blatant & sickening.
The wonderful @missyhiggins.bsky.social performed a special benefit concert on Sat 30Aug in Brisbane in support of HEAL, a charity that helps students from refugee backgrounds with their trauma recovery. π π healqld.com.au
It's not by me. It's by @vanbadham.bsky.social. I hope it's okay that we share it.
Journalist @milliganreports.bsky.social important piece for @themonthly.com.au "The True Legacy of the Rapist George Pell" is available online again. #CatholicChurch #religion #auslaw #justice #JournalismMatters themonthly.com.au/february-202...
For those saying the rallies on the weekend weren't racist, violent Nazi rallies. Really? They were though. And everyone knows they were. #auspol #AntiImmigrationRally #NoRoomForRacism
This item is excellent. My suggestion: β’ 1 egg, mix it with a fork β’ Add grated tasty cheese, shredded ham, salt & pepper, mix well. β’ Cover. Microwave for 1 minute. β’ Result: Perfect little omelette. π ebay.us/m/VPUW3D
Imagine the mainstream media's coverage if Senator Fatima Payman had threatened to punch a journalist for asking about her heritage. I expect we would've seen the trifecta of #sexism #racism & #Islamophobia. But an old conservative man? Aw, Bob's just being Bob. #auspol #BobKatter
After attending the US Open tennis match and snatching the hat from the boy, DrogBruk CEO Piotr Szczerek should go to a #Coldplay concert. #piotrszczerek #USOpen
Fun Fact: Liberal Leader Sussan Ley was born in Nigeria to English parents and grew up in the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates) and England before moving to Australia as a teenager. Yet she had no problem supporting Dutton's hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric. #auspol
Something that disturbs me greatly about the people who attended the anti-immigration rallies, expressed by them in on-camera interviews, is their mind-numbing ignorance of the facts on every single issue they raised: immigration, employment, housing, politics, multiculturalism, human rights #auspol
This ABC News piece on the anti-immigration rallies today refers to "Federal government frontbencher Amanda Rishworth" (not Govt Minister Amanda Rishworth?) Yet refers to "Shadow Attorney-General Julian Leeser". Is this #sexism or just anti-Labor phrasing? π€ #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Lisa Kudrow's laughter during her #Friends bloopers is an absolute delight. Enjoy. π πΊ youtu.be/jmEWC4DO8VI?...
Has the AJA condemned the literal Nazi rally tomorrow? Or still just the anti-fascist/pro-Palestine rallies every other week?
Warning: This @huffpost.com piece is deeply disturbing. It deals with the subjugation of women taught in so many evangelical Christian churches in the USA. #sexism #misogyny #DV #VAW #religion #Christianity www.huffpost.com/entry/christ...
Will the world do nothing, as Israel murders every Palestinian man, woman, child in Gaza? And murders every Palestinian journalist reporting this genocide? Then stay silent as Israel annexes a graveyard? Utterly obscene. π₯ #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
Many Americans online suggesting the solution to #USschoolshootings is for schools to employ armed retired US military to patrol the schools. They cannot imagine that the issue is people's access to guns. The UK, Australia and NZ had mass shootings and they changed their gun laws. #GunControlNow
Everyone knows that RFKjr's insane sackings at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) will lead to the USA causing the Zombie Apocalypse. Or at least millions of deaths in the USA. #USPolitics #UShealth #healthcare
"Me and mum, we used to run around and do some real bad shit. They got her. Now they're coming after us." Trailer for the new Leonardo DiCaprio film. Yawn. Is #MAGA the target audience? π₯
"It also forced all people ... to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads ... which is the name of the beast ..." β Revelation 13:16-17 Some people cheerfully choose to get the Mark of the Beast. #DonaldTrump #USPolitics #religion #Christianity
I can just imagine this scene: "I'm out of order, you're out of order, this whole courtroom is out of order!" Donald Trump, misquoting Al Pacino "And Justice for All" (1979) #USPolitics #USlaw #tariffs
JD Vance says he's prepared to become president "if, God forbid, a terrible tragedy happens." This the same JD Vance who's taken 8 vacations in the first 7 months of 2025?! If he can't cope with the non-existent workload of being VP, how would he cope as US President?! #USPolitics
I just realised that no one has reached out to me (in person or online) to invite me to attend the "March for Australia" rally on Sun 31Aug. ... Yay! π #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
JD Vance says he's prepared to become president "if, God forbid, a terrible tragedy happens." Why would he even say this? Will Trump view this as a threat? #USPolitics
Australia's expulsion of the Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi is the first expulsion of an ambassador from Australia since WW2. Yet the Albanese Govt is yet to sanction Israel despite the murder of 63,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Sickening. π #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #auspol #Iran
I thought we only had to be cautious on 26Jan to avoid the flag-waving "Love It Or Leave!" angry racist anti-immigration bigots. Be wary this Sunday 31Aug. So many TikToks with AI imagery like these π demanding the GG sack the govt for treason. I hope their crowd is tiny. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
I bet Pauline Hanson's annoyed. Dutton and Katter have stolen her whole racism, anti-immigrant hatred, coloniser/settler pride shtick. She should sue for copyright infringement. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism #MigrantsWelcome
Bob Katter cheerfully poses for a photo-op. #auspol #NoRoomForRacism
I wonder which Federal MPs will attend the anti-immigration racist hate rally on the weekend. And then angrily demand no one criticise them bc they were "just marching for Australia". π€ #auspol
In the past 24 hours alone, Israel has attacked: Palestine π΅πΈ Lebanon π±π§ Syria πΈπΎ Yemen πΎπͺ Israel is raining bombs on Yemen's capital, Sana'a, right now. #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristRegime
Given what's happening in the world today, I played #Skyhooks #HorrorMovie as a tribute to Shirl Strachan, who passed away 29Aug2001. πΆ #auspol #JournalismMatters #USPolitics #MinneapolisSchoolShooting #SlavaUkraini #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide youtu.be/XljmO_KPQaM?...
Given what's happening in the world today, I played #Skyhooks #HorrorMovie as a tribute to Shirl. πΆ #auspol #USPolitics #SlavaUkraini #FreePalestine youtu.be/XljmO_KPQaM?...
Thanks, Robbie Katter, for reminding us that your old man is well past mandatory retirement age, too frail & more than a bit too emotional to continue in public life as a politician. Telling us heβs 80 and easily triggered wasnβt the flex you thought it was. #auspol #qldpol
#OnThisDay Saddened to be reminded (how did I forget?) that Skyhooks' Graeme "Shirley" Strachan passed away on this day 29Aug back in 2001. When I saw online tributes today, I honestly thought he'd died today. π πΆ #Skyhooks
Katter is by some described as endearing. In my mind thereβs nothing endearing about him and he showed that yesterday. The sooner this man is out of politics the better. His reaction seemed to be one of disgust and like he was ashamed of his heritage. #Auspol
Rather pathetic for Bob Katter to be angrily boasting about his family having been in Australia "since the dawn of time" (140 years) without acknowledging or respecting Indigenous Australians who've been here for at least 65,000 years. #auspol #whitewashing #racism
Rather than getting angry about his Lebanese heritage, maybe Bob Katter could celebrate it with this t-shirt. π¦πΊ π±π§ #auspol #Australia #Lebanon
For international friends, one of our weirdest and longest serving politicians (has been an MP in state and federal parliaments for 50+ years) who is known for racism and white ethnonationalism, got upset at a journalist pointing out his Lebanese ancestry.
Looking forward to news reports, commentary & analysis by ABC News' new China correspondent Allyson Horn. #China #JournalismMatters
Fun fact: It is easier for a legally blind American to purchase and own a firearm in the USA than it is for them to be approved for and receive #disability and #Medicaid benefits, even in states which have stricter gun laws. #USPolitics #GunControlNow #healthcare #DisabilityCare
Bob Katter's family has been in Australia since the dawn of time. Contrary to current thinking by scientists, anthropologists, historians, and Indigenous Australians, the "dawn of time" was 140 years ago. #auspol #whitewashing #racism
"the best country in the world"? I find these infantile, faux patriotic, bogan nationalism posts nauseating. What's next? Will our PM tweet "Love it or leave!" I love Australia. I don't boast it's the "best country" bc it's not! We could be better in so many ways. #auspol #patriotism #nationalism
Two great Australians. @greens.org.au @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social and cricketer Usman Khawaja. #auspol #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael
I just read the news. ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle has walked out of court with no criminal conviction and no prison time. After eight long years! π’ #auspol #ATO #justice #whistleblower
A mother runs barefoot towards Annunciation Catholic Church Minneapolis after the shooting there during a school mass. I hope people have the same heartbreaking empathy when they see images of Palestinian parents cradling their children, murdered by Israel. π’ #MinneapolisSchoolShooting #GazaGenocide
I want to know the name of the "leading editor" or "leading journalist" who told Sharri Markson her Netanyahu interview was "outstanding". This is Trump-level narcissistic self-praise. #journalism #auspol
It's the professionalism and humility of Sky News' Sharri Markson that attracts me to her insightful, fair & balanced journalism.
Australia: obsequious vassal state to the malignant US Empire in its decline. #auspol #USPolitics
Excellent ABC #MediaWatch this week. @lintonbesser.bsky.social discussed 2GB Ben Fordham's misleading immigration figures, Sky News Sharri Markson's fawning interview w. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu & another example of AI-generated "journalism". #JournalismMatters iview.abc.net.au/show/media-w...
Beirut, Lebanon 26Aug25 presser, the US Special Envoy Tom Barrack warns Lebanese journalists not to become "chaotic, like animalistic" or he'd leave. He's dehumanising them. He then tells them to "act civilised, act kind, act tolerant"!!! This is insane. #USPolitics #Lebanon
Pro-gun groups are mobilising against gun laws, and celebrating the increase in guns in our community. We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety. Can you sign and share? βΆοΈ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
Baptist minister James Grote was arrested outside his church in London for holding a sign that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." As he was led away, he declared "I'm doing this for the people of Gaza. Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation." #UKlaw #GazaGenocide
In a year of protests across the world, a wave of AI-generated clips is distorting the reality of what actually occurred. Posts on Insta and FB have used fake AI-generated footage. Important report by @aapfactcheck.bsky.social's @soofiatariq.bsky.social. #protests www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ai...
"The important point for us is we're at here, where the boots are, not where the suits are." β Oppn Leader Sussan Ley Stumbling to speak English or deliver a believable pun given the Liberal Party represents billionaires and big business, I think they're representing the suits not the boots. #auspol
Latest @theguardian.com cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Iranian Ambassador to Australia has been expelled bc Iran was behind 2 antisemitic attacks in Australia. (No one killed or injured.) Israel has killed 63,000 Palestinians in #Gaza AND Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom! No expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador. No sanctions. Nothing! π #auspol
This was brilliant. #IfYoureListening #EastTimor #BaliboFive #TimorLeste #Palestine
Sunday's National March for Palestine β’ 50,000 in Brisbane (Qld Police say 10,000) β’ 100,000 in Sydney (NSW Police say 10,000) β’ 100,000 in Melbourne (Vic Police say 10,000) Can the police simply not count? Or are they deliberately underestimating crowd numbers? And if so, why? π€ #FreePalestine
Outstanding #IfYoureListening episode. @mattbevan.bsky.social explores the history of #EastTimor, the #BaliboFive, the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia, its journey to independence and statehood as #TimorLeste and the parallels of so much of this with #Palestine. youtu.be/aIDH7XbP29g?...
Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet" (1956) and Robot B9 from "Lost in Space" (1965-1968) were both designed by Robert Kinoshita. Robby the Robot also appeared in 2 eps of "Lost in Space": "War of the Robots" S1E20 & "Condemned in Space" S3E1. π₯ πΊ
Thank you for sharing this. π
Israel has killed at least 20 people, incl. 5 journalists, in a βdouble tapβ strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza in which one bombing was followed by another to kill first responders β the so-called βdouble tap.β #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
The Albanese Labor Govt has just passed legislation allowing it to build homes for US troops stationed in Australia AND for foreign arms companies' weapons contractors! What's next?! Homes for IDF troops on holiday?! #auspol greens.org.au/news/media-r...
Completely agree with Have You Been Paying Attention's Ed Kavalee. Toni Pearen can do no wrong. Bring her back to host whatever TV show she wants to host. Or release new music. She is brilliant. #MoreThanEnough πΆ #HYBPA
The Rolling Stones should sue Kristi Noem. #PaintItBlack #BorderWall #USPolitics
Actual screen-shot from a video on the official White House Tik Tok account. Trump looks like a confused elderly man being given a tour of an aged care facility for people with dementia. #USPolitics
Journalists @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social & @janfran.bsky.social of @ettemedia.bsky.social at the March for Palestine in Sydney today. The t-shirts list the names of journalists murdered by Israel. #IsraelMurdersJournalists #JournalismIsNotACrime #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
My wow moment during the Sydney March for Palestine today, I could hear a Mum walking behind me explaining my sign to her child. She explained that Israel wouldn't allow foreign journalists into Gaza to report, and that Israel was killing the Palestinian journalists still there. π₯ #FreePalestine
One million women and girls in Gaza are facing starvation. Women are boiling food scraps to feed their children. With no access to sanitary pads, women and girls are using scraps of tent to manage their period. β UN Women #FreePalestine
Have Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio joined ICE yet? π #USPolitics
Sussan Ley, Federal Liberal Leader. Australia's alternative PM. No, srsly. #auspol
If you're a white Australian, please go to the correct rally next Sunday! Palestine Action Group's Pro-Palestine Anti-Fascist Rally! Sun 31Aug25 1pm Hyde Park North Defend First Nations and Immigrants. Oppose the "March for Australia" Nazis. #FreePalestine #NoRoomForRacism
Nationwide March for Palestine today. #IsraelMurdersJournalists art series by artist Mandy King. ArtworkByMandyKing on Insta. π¨ #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine π΅πΈ resonantdeaths.square.site
Nationwide March for Palestine Sydney So many powerful signs. #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol
I bear an important message: #IsraelMurdersJournalists Artwork by Mandy King (on Insta) π¨ Nationwide March for Palestine Sydney #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol #JournalismIsNotACrime
Nationwide March for Palestine Sydney Powerful signs reminding us that #IsraelMurdersJournalists. Artwork by Mandy King (on Insta) π¨ #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol
Nationwide March for Palestine Sydney Powerful signs reminding us that #IsraelMurdersJournalists. Artwork by Mandy King (on Insta) π¨ #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol
Powerful banner at the Nationwide March for Palestine in Sydney. #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #auspol
Yes! Jodie Whittaker was superb as the Doctor but the planning and the scripts for 13, 14 and 15 have been poor. Plus, how do you do 3 60th Anniversary Specials and only feature 1 incarnation of the Doctor. 3 specials: it could've been a multi time period, multi Doctor story.
Quality television makes good use of talented actors. Neil Patrick Harris was utterly wasted in #DoctorWho bc of a poorly-written character and an utterly rubbish script. He was outstanding in #DexterResurrection bc of a brilliant character and a tight, intelligent script.
Former AUS PM @turnbullmalcolm.bsky.social sums-up Trump perfectly. #USPolitics
Big Backyard Quiz on SBS NITV. Hosted by Narelda Jacobs & Steven Oliver! Stream free on SBS On Demand share.google/mv8hGZWflwjX...
Being against mail-in ballots is being against our Troopsβ right to vote. For generations, we have cast ballots by mail, dating back to the Civil War. Denying that right is a betrayal of service, and yet another way Trump disrespects those who serve. GET STICKER: shop.votevets.org/products/vot...
Rumours Donald Trump is to star in a #WeekendAtBernies remake. #USPolitics
I expect Ghislaine Maxwell's performance piece (sorry, I meant DOJ interview) will see her released via a Presidential pardon very shortly. #USPolitics #justice
When your Russian animatronic "President Trumpski" life-size doll starts to decay so badly, people take photos and begin to ask questions. Always check the warranty before purchase. #USPolitics
Can we please stop saying "too many lives have been lost in Gaza". Lives aren't being "lost". This is no natural disaster or tragic accident. Israel has MURDERED 62,000 Palestinians (men, women, children, babies). Israel's own military data indicates a civilian death rate of 83%!!! #GazaGenocide
Exactly.
Every single time I see a video clip from the tv series #TheWestWing featuring DulΓ© Hill as Charlie Young, I desperately want Aaron Sorkin to create a modern reboot with Charlie Young as the US President. Please. π #USPolitics
When all this turns to shit, there'll be FBI agents, DC National Guard members, ICE agents & police all excusing their trampling of human rights, the law & due process by claiming "The President told me to. I was just following orders." Pfft. In fact, the truth is they WANT to do this. #USPolitics
Thank you. Reposted. π
Reminder: Sunday 24 August 2025 Nationwide March for Palestine Brisbane Queen's Gardens 1pm #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #EndArmsTrade
Reminder: Sunday 24 August 2025 Nationwide March for Palestine Sydney Hyde Park North 1pm #auspol #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #EndArmsTrade
Reminder: Sunday 24 August 2025 Nationwide March for Palestine Please join a rally near you. #auspol #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael #EndArmsTrade
On the ABC News website, scrolling and scrolling, searching for news on Gaza β nothing offered. When I search Gaza, this is the first article to appear. The first NINE paragraphs present the views of the IDF. #journalism
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