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Goodbye Twitter.
Hello Bluesky. Hope the mood is better here (I’ll do my best to add, not subtract).
Hello Bluesky. Hope the mood is better here (I’ll do my best to add, not subtract).
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Am sure the government will be absolutely devastated that the social media ban will greatly limit the ability to organise things like the School Strike 4 Climate.
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Am sure the government will be absolutely devastated that the social media ban will greatly limit the ability to organise things like the School Strike 4 Climate.
An excellent piece on the social media ban - it captures my “simmering anger at the total mismanagement of a serious issue.”
Thank you Tim.
Thank you Tim.
The social media ban is the Platonic ideal of contemporary politics:
An ill-conceived, superficial "we must do something" response to a serious systemic issue
The real harm it will cause terrifies me
Can it inspire us to create a better politics?
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-social-m...
An ill-conceived, superficial "we must do something" response to a serious systemic issue
The real harm it will cause terrifies me
Can it inspire us to create a better politics?
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-social-m...
The social media ban and the end of politics
The Albanese government's teen social media ban, which came into effect this morning, is perhaps the Platonic ideal of contemporary politics.
It should make us all very angry. And then it should insp...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
An excellent piece on the social media ban - it captures my “simmering anger at the total mismanagement of a serious issue.”
Thank you Tim.
Thank you Tim.
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Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
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The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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"We have embedded or own military with a rogue military state who is committing war crimes; murdering survivors in the water...How can we persist with that?" @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
But the Australian political & media class is largely ignoring this critical issue. #SundayShot #AUKUS #auspol
But the Australian political & media class is largely ignoring this critical issue. #SundayShot #AUKUS #auspol
Another great shot of #SundayShot this morning - as always, insightful, respectful, and informative.
As Molly would say, “Do yourself a favour!”
@instanterudite.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
@davemilbo.bsky.social
youtu.be/wJq7Nnx-FZ4?...
As Molly would say, “Do yourself a favour!”
@instanterudite.bsky.social
@deniseshrivell.bsky.social
@davemilbo.bsky.social
youtu.be/wJq7Nnx-FZ4?...
The Sunday Shot - December 7 2025
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"We have embedded or own military with a rogue military state who is committing war crimes; murdering survivors in the water...How can we persist with that?" @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
But the Australian political & media class is largely ignoring this critical issue. #SundayShot #AUKUS #auspol
But the Australian political & media class is largely ignoring this critical issue. #SundayShot #AUKUS #auspol
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Great editorial today…
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Bruce Lehrmann’s big lie
Bruce Lehrmann is a liar. For years now, he has lied about the night he raped Brittany Higgins. He has made a small industry from this lie. He has sold it to television networks, in exchange for cocai...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Great editorial today…
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
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Dr Assal Rad—
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Dr Assal Rad—
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
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The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
❝ Act now and call on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian health workers. ❞
❝ Act now and call on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian health workers. ❞
Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
Act now to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
www.amnesty.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
❝ Act now and call on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian health workers. ❞
❝ Act now and call on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian health workers. ❞
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📌 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has now spent 320 days in Israeli detention after being seized during the army’s raid on the hospital last December. His family notes he is being unjustly held, and rights groups report he’s been denied medical care...
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
📌 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has now spent 320 days in Israeli detention after being seized during the army’s raid on the hospital last December. His family notes he is being unjustly held, and rights groups report he’s been denied medical care...
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What we think of neo-nazis
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
What we think of neo-nazis
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This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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"Whitlam wasn’t perfect. But he was big. He was brave. But mostly, he was rational. He bulldozed his way through the incrementalist policy that kept Australians small, and scared and ill-educated and insular because he knew the evidence was on his side." - @amyremeikis.bsky.social for The Point
Whitlam’s legacy is one of possibility and hope. He showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like.
Whitlam showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like. And 50 years later, you have to wonder – is it even possible to make Australia brave again?
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Whitlam wasn’t perfect. But he was big. He was brave. But mostly, he was rational. He bulldozed his way through the incrementalist policy that kept Australians small, and scared and ill-educated and insular because he knew the evidence was on his side." - @amyremeikis.bsky.social for The Point
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An era calling for courage over caution
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
An era calling for courage over caution
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Israeli authorities continue to illegally detain Palestinian health workers including Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Israeli authorities continue to illegally detain Palestinian health workers including Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
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ICYMI, this was an excellent interview with Chris Hedges.
Kudos to Dave for getting this exclusive.
But there is a key question arising that mainstream media pretend they don't have to answer:
Why are Australian journalists so scared to confront the truth about Israel and Palestine? #auspol
Kudos to Dave for getting this exclusive.
But there is a key question arising that mainstream media pretend they don't have to answer:
Why are Australian journalists so scared to confront the truth about Israel and Palestine? #auspol
I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Chris Hedges talks with Dave about journalism, censorship and empire
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
ICYMI, this was an excellent interview with Chris Hedges.
Kudos to Dave for getting this exclusive.
But there is a key question arising that mainstream media pretend they don't have to answer:
Why are Australian journalists so scared to confront the truth about Israel and Palestine? #auspol
Kudos to Dave for getting this exclusive.
But there is a key question arising that mainstream media pretend they don't have to answer:
Why are Australian journalists so scared to confront the truth about Israel and Palestine? #auspol
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Israeli courts have extended the arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Israeli courts have extended the arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
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Chris Hedges in conversation with @davemilbo.bsky.social on Gaza:
"You don't balance truth with lies".
#TheSundayShot
@theshot.net.au
"You don't balance truth with lies".
#TheSundayShot
@theshot.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Chris Hedges in conversation with @davemilbo.bsky.social on Gaza:
"You don't balance truth with lies".
#TheSundayShot
@theshot.net.au
"You don't balance truth with lies".
#TheSundayShot
@theshot.net.au
“Once again, Morrison is extraordinary in everything but merit.”
The Saturday Paper has some excoriatingly great editorials and this is one of them.
The Saturday Paper has some excoriatingly great editorials and this is one of them.
Editorial: Scott Morrison’s last and only meaningful acts in parliament were about securing his first opportunities outside it. AUKUS is less a security partnership and more a one-man superannuation scheme. satpa.pe/K2fKgAv
The one-man super scheme
Of all the things Scott Morrison does not understand, and the list is long and often embarrassing, somewhat in the shape of his prime ministership, China would rate very close to the top.
satpa.pe
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Once again, Morrison is extraordinary in everything but merit.”
The Saturday Paper has some excoriatingly great editorials and this is one of them.
The Saturday Paper has some excoriatingly great editorials and this is one of them.
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Listening to @abcnews radio news on the release of "Israeli hostages" and "Palestinian prisoners" and the "end of the war" and I'm really sick to death of this whitewashed pro-Israel biased shit that is genocide denial and dehumanizes Palestinians. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Listening to @abcnews radio news on the release of "Israeli hostages" and "Palestinian prisoners" and the "end of the war" and I'm really sick to death of this whitewashed pro-Israel biased shit that is genocide denial and dehumanizes Palestinians. #auspol #GazaHolocaust
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nobody panic but that is a tiny cygnet riding on the back of the adult swan!!!!!!!!!!!
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
nobody panic but that is a tiny cygnet riding on the back of the adult swan!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mosab Abu Toha—
"A Palestinian hostage who’s just been released was told his wife and children were slaughtered by Israel while he was held hostage.
"His youngest daughter was turning two years old on Oct 18, in five days.
"You will not see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT, WP, or other MSM outlets."
"A Palestinian hostage who’s just been released was told his wife and children were slaughtered by Israel while he was held hostage.
"His youngest daughter was turning two years old on Oct 18, in five days.
"You will not see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT, WP, or other MSM outlets."
October 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mosab Abu Toha—
"A Palestinian hostage who’s just been released was told his wife and children were slaughtered by Israel while he was held hostage.
"His youngest daughter was turning two years old on Oct 18, in five days.
"You will not see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT, WP, or other MSM outlets."
"A Palestinian hostage who’s just been released was told his wife and children were slaughtered by Israel while he was held hostage.
"His youngest daughter was turning two years old on Oct 18, in five days.
"You will not see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT, WP, or other MSM outlets."
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Laura Tingle. ABC. Analyses. The political theatre of Donald Trump's Middle East trip masks glaring questions about the peace plan.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The theatre of Trump's Middle East trip masks important questions
Donald Trump's unconventional and often haphazard approach to diplomacy means there are countless questions about what has driven him to date, and what might determine whether he stays engaged in the ...
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Laura Tingle. ABC. Analyses. The political theatre of Donald Trump's Middle East trip masks glaring questions about the peace plan.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!