Ann
@anneastern.bsky.social
Bad things happen when good men stay silent
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So you’re telling me a peaceful protest against genocide triggered a man who slipped through an ASIO watch list with links to ISIS who was allowed to own 6 guns in the Premier’s state to commit murder. Sounds legit
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So you’re telling me a peaceful protest against genocide triggered a man who slipped through an ASIO watch list with links to ISIS who was allowed to own 6 guns in the Premier’s state to commit murder. Sounds legit
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The great historian, @willdalrymple.bsky.social on Palestine:
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The great historian, @willdalrymple.bsky.social on Palestine:
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“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide
Solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from Jan to June”
China “will cut its carbon emissions by 10% in a decade” via wind & solar
www.science.org/content/arti...
#auspol
Solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from Jan to June”
China “will cut its carbon emissions by 10% in a decade” via wind & solar
www.science.org/content/arti...
#auspol
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide
Solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from Jan to June”
China “will cut its carbon emissions by 10% in a decade” via wind & solar
www.science.org/content/arti...
#auspol
Solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from Jan to June”
China “will cut its carbon emissions by 10% in a decade” via wind & solar
www.science.org/content/arti...
#auspol
Brilliant as always!
December 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Brilliant as always!
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Qld Premier David Crisafulli still refuses to commit to the Qld Coroner's recommendations from the Wieambilla inquest. Prior to Bondi, his ministers were meeting with firearms lobbyists. Qld LNP has collected more than $150k in donations from gun suppliers over 8 years. #qldpol
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Qld Premier David Crisafulli still refuses to commit to the Qld Coroner's recommendations from the Wieambilla inquest. Prior to Bondi, his ministers were meeting with firearms lobbyists. Qld LNP has collected more than $150k in donations from gun suppliers over 8 years. #qldpol
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😁🎄😁
The Christmas comeback we need this year
In Korean, if someone is being foolish you could ask them 니 머리는 장식이냐? It means “Is your head a decoration?”
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
😁🎄😁
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China is not a military threat to Australia. Acting as a proxy for an aggressive and declining US hegemony is the real danger, writes John Menadue. #auspol #China #AUKUS #IndoPacific
China has neither the intent nor the capability to attack us
Australia faces no credible military threat from China. The real danger lies in uncritical alignment with US strategy, fear-driven rhetoric and the steady erosion of national sovereignty.
johnmenadue.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
China is not a military threat to Australia. Acting as a proxy for an aggressive and declining US hegemony is the real danger, writes John Menadue. #auspol #China #AUKUS #IndoPacific
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The kids public primary school is 35ºC inside for the final assembly.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The kids public primary school is 35ºC inside for the final assembly.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has been pouring literally millions and millions into private school up the road so they can build a second music room.
But not an extra cent for us.
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Anthony Albanese has only himself to blame.
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Anthony Albanese has only himself to blame.
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Instead of an anti-racism expert, he chose to appoint a pro-Israel lobbyist, masquerading as 'envoy'.
While totally ignoring that important, evidence-based work done by the independent race discrimination commissioner.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Trump proposes new rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth https://aje.io/b6rlk4
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump proposes new rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth https://aje.io/b6rlk4
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Bondi tears.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Bondi tears.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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After the Bondi tragedy, public mourning has happened alongside flags, claims of representation and competing narratives. Sara Dowse writes on symbols, grief and unease.
#auspol #Bondi #PublicMourning
#auspol #Bondi #PublicMourning
A better symbol
After the Bondi massacre, grief was swiftly overtaken by politics. Public mourning and the misuse of symbols raise hard questions about solidarity, power and what genuinely brings light.
johnmenadue.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After the Bondi tragedy, public mourning has happened alongside flags, claims of representation and competing narratives. Sara Dowse writes on symbols, grief and unease.
#auspol #Bondi #PublicMourning
#auspol #Bondi #PublicMourning
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'Palestinian doctors are still creating, still resisting, still saving lives - one printed piece at a time.' https://aje.io/90x59r
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
'Palestinian doctors are still creating, still resisting, still saving lives - one printed piece at a time.' https://aje.io/90x59r
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Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
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Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
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this story is wild. My son sent me a clip of “the stomp” and I said wait that looks more Cronulla than hero. Lotta gaps are filled here. And the framing is… peculiar.
www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
Second Middle Eastern man tackled one of the Bondi gunmen but was then attacked himself
On the 14th of December, as an antisemitic mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach, several heroes emerged, most notably Ahmed al-Ahmed, a Muslim man of Syrian origin who courageousl...
www.sbs.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
this story is wild. My son sent me a clip of “the stomp” and I said wait that looks more Cronulla than hero. Lotta gaps are filled here. And the framing is… peculiar.
www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...
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New Zealand: Ban banned, temporarily: Transgender health group chalks up round-one puberty blocker win
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/a...
archive.ph/vjHPb
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/a...
archive.ph/vjHPb
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Ban banned, temporarily: Transgender health group chalks up round-one puberty blocker win
The Government’s new restriction on puberty blockers, due to come into force on Friday, has been temporarily foiled through an interim court order
www.nzdoctor.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
New Zealand: Ban banned, temporarily: Transgender health group chalks up round-one puberty blocker win
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/a...
archive.ph/vjHPb
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/a...
archive.ph/vjHPb
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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This is a most excellent read…
www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
I told a friend the world was trembling, then Bondi erupted
We were two Jewish men and two non-Jewish women, settling down for dinner in Bondi. Then the gunshots rang out.
www.smh.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is a most excellent read…
www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
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“to accuse the government of Australia or its prime minister of promoting and fuelling antisemitism is outrageous, ugly and unjustified.” - former Israel PM Ehud Olmert
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Australia is right to support a two-state solution: former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert
Benjamin Netanyahu had no right to claim Australia “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” that caused the Bondi massacre, writes Israel’s former prime minister.
www.smh.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“to accuse the government of Australia or its prime minister of promoting and fuelling antisemitism is outrageous, ugly and unjustified.” - former Israel PM Ehud Olmert
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...