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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 15d

Rania has been deleted from Bsky. Her and her families ability to survive will be more difficult now. If you can, find one family to help, or donate a little to Rania, or share this.

By email she's explained Israel is bombing everywhere as revenge for recognition, & nowhere is safe

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is Rania from Gaza. Her husband’s in hospital. Two friends died at the same time. His cousin was shot in the stomach at a GHF site. Rania’s looking after 4 children, & her mother. She doesn’t have a large campaign, Bsky keeps deleting her account

❤️💕❤️Her link;
www.gofundme.com/f/6x7qqr-get...

Donate to A Mother’s Cry for Help, Save My Children to Have a Future, organized by Rania Oday

A Mother’s Cry for Help: Save My Children and Give Them a Future… Rania Oday needs your support for A Mother’s Cry for Help, Save My Children to Have a Future

www.gofundme.com

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Bill Bovingdon @williambovingdon.substack.com · 33m

Pricing carbon within the super system is not a moral or ethical gesture; it’s financial risk management. Markets will eventually reprice emissions reneweconomy.com.au/why-super-ne...

reneweconomy.com.au

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 10h

Very strange ..

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Rum Court Rules @courtrum.bsky.social · 13h

Las Vegas licence hearing turns nightmare for boss of Australian pokies giant

Regulators in the world's most influential gaming jurisdiction have dismissed a licence bid by the boss of Australia's Ainsworth Game Technology, branding him

" his "attitude stinks". "

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Las Vegas hearing turns nightmare for boss of Australian pokies giant

Regulators in the world's most influential gaming jurisdiction have dismissed a licence bid by the boss of Australia's Ainsworth Game Technology, branding him "arrogant", "misleading" and lacking in "...

www.abc.net.au

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ChildRapeSurvivor @childrapesurvivor.bsky.social · 12h

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Meet the Portland protest frog that started a movement

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 12h

Sorry Benjamin.. Zac is your surname

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 12h

It’s completely changed me Zac. I now select media & journalists with the aptitude of a seasoned cynic and no longer watch tv. I unashamedly have zero tolerance for genocide denial

Possibly.. the indoctrination Israelis and their enablers have been exposed to is worse than 1938-45 Germany?

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 1d

We cannot rest until the entire system of occupation and apartheid is dismantled and replaced with liberation. This is only the beginning. Free Palestine, from the river to the sea. #auspol #Palestine

Celebrate the ceasefire, but don’t forget: Gaza survived on its own

Western leaders now claim credit for peace, but Gaza’s survival belongs to its people alone.

johnmenadue.com

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 13h

Seven hundred and thirty four days later, 56,000 orphaned children (one or both parents), most children are malnourished.. the entire population is traumatised .. WHY. I mean seriously .. why. You can bet the real death count is probably at least 5x larger than 70,000, but it’s the vindictiveness..

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

This a good move.. a herd or a flock.. several frogs, a unicorn, polar bear, axolotl, raccoon peacock shark cat.. among 100 regularly dressed people..

Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 23h

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

'I Am Worried About My Community,' Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland

In Portland, a protester known for wearing a frog costume speaks out against the Trump administration's actions. Despite being targeted by federal agents, Todd remains committed to nonviolent resistance. How can we support those fighting for justice in our communities?

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

The Nobel prize committee has undermined their own standards in their choice. They should ‘reconsider’ their selection.

Seems to be the case.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 23h

Cair calls on Nobel Prize winner to renounce support for Zionism and fascism - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cair-calls-nobel-prize-winner-renounce-support-zionism-and-fascism

Cair calls on Nobel Prize winner to renounce support for Zionism and fascism

<article data-history-node-id="429974" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cair-calls-nobel-prize-winner-renounce-support-zionism-and-fascism" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cair-calls-nobel-prize-winner-renounce-support-zionism-and-fascism" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Cair calls on Nobel Prize winner to renounce support for Zionism and fascism</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">American</a> civil rights group on Friday called on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner to renounce her support for Zionism and fascism, including over her links to <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party and right-wing groups in Europe.</p> <p>Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.</p> <p>The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) said that they “strongly disagree” with the Nobel Prize committee’s decision to award the prize to Maria Corina Machado, who they said “delivered remarks at a conference of European fascists, including Geert Wilders and Marie Le Pen, which <a href="https://www.newarab.com/opinion/reconquista-christian-far-right-joins-zionism-neo-crusade" target="_blank">openly called for a new Reconquista</a>, referencing the ethnic cleansing of Spanish Muslims and Jews in the 1500s”.</p> <p>They said that if she failed to do so, they urged the Nobel Prize committee to “reconsider” its decision, saying that it had “undermined their own reputation” by selecting her.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cair-calls-nobel-prize-winner-renounce-support-zionism-and-fascism">Cair calls on Nobel Prize winner to renounce support for Zionism and fascism</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (Federico Parra/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2a201c3c-fa7a-4517-b1ad-f9dc91fdca86" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/US_Machado_Federico%20PARRA%20_%20AFP.jpg" width="5000" height="2812" alt="Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (Federico Parra/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (Federico Parra/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

Nooooo

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

The return of the KKK?

President Donald Trump is imposing a right-wing political ideology and practice that increasingly resembles what Christ Hedges has dubbed “Christian fascism.

johnmenadue.com

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 22h

American Meritocracy

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Update: Bari Weiss’s first pitch at CBS — a roundtable with Antony Blinken, Mike Pompeo, and Hillary Clinton that ended up being a virtual interview with Clinton & Condoleezza Rice — has about 150 viewers on YouTube.

Added with the 24/7 CBS stream, it’s just over 1200 viewers.

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

Christian Socialists are Reclaiming Religion from the Right

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 16h

For these Christians, religion is no opiate—it’s a profound call to action.

inthesetimes.com/article/chri...

American civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to a crowd of thousands in Washington, DC during the Prayer Pilgrimage on May 17, 1957.

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

They should all be in The Hague

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 15h

CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe because Barghouti could well become the "Palestinian Mandela" that he has been called, and unite people across Palestine, across factions, to oppose the occupation.

Israel wants the Palestinians divided.

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 14h

All I do now is swear.. they’re fuckin evil

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 22h

I’d also like to know why a possibly applicable word, ‘hypocrite’, while constantly applied to Greens, isn’t applied to Labor in Au .. also actively making climate change worse

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23h

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 22h

In 2022, #Labor promised stronger action to curb climate change.

Since then, according to the climate council in the Sat paper, they’ve approved coal and gas projects which will emit 6.5 billion tonnes of CO2.. or 15 years worth of Australia’s total emissions

They’re disgusting bastards #auspol

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure it’s as credible as once was, but, why would anyone think Trump could deserve a Nobel peace prize?

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 1d

The 13th largest military in the world is occupying and waging war on the people of Chicago.

“I think talking about this as an occupation is useful because it is so outrageous and abnormal,” says Jackson Potter, vice president of @ctulocal1.bsky.social.

The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago

As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.

inthesetimes.com

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 1d

Good ..

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 3d

After years of relentless organizing, @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social forced shipping giant Maersk to end business with Israeli settlements — a major win in the fight to make genocide support too costly.

Tyler Walicek reports on this meaningful change brought by activists.

Palestinian Youth Movement Vows to Make Genocide Support Too Costly for Maersk

Global activists aim to halt the Gaza genocide by interrupting the flow of arms to Israel.

inthesetimes.com

Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 1d

More ‘god drunk luna-cunts’

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 2d

A tearful Kim Robinson reports that God showed her that Charlie Kirk was rewarded with a horse ranch in Heaven and she saw "Charlie riding on a horse, with Jesus."

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate media should be held accountable for racism, dehumanising Palestinians & enabling genocide.

In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 1d

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows from ABC, @cnn.com and @nbcnews.com have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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