Marcus@CrunchPoint
@crunchpoint.bsky.social
It's getting really hard to maintain a positive mindset about humans.
Ngunnawal Country.
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Ngunnawal Country.
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Melbourne and Sydney protests against the visit of Isaac Herzog showed how differently protest can unfold under different political decisions. Editor Catriona Jackson on power, protest, and democratic inconsistency. #PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Democracy #ProtestRights
When peaceful protest is allowed to work, democracy works
Melbourne’s mass protest against the visit of Israel President Isaac Herzog showed how large, diverse crowds can assemble peacefully when police exercise restraint and common sense. Sydney’s response points to a deeper failure of judgment about protest, power and democracy.
johnmenadue.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Melbourne and Sydney protests against the visit of Isaac Herzog showed how differently protest can unfold under different political decisions. Editor Catriona Jackson on power, protest, and democratic inconsistency. #PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #Democracy #ProtestRights
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To be clear, not one single person sincerely believes that "from the river to the sea" is a genocidal or antisemitic slogan. They're just pretending to believe that in order to get new laws passed which crush free speech that is critical of a genocidal apartheid state.
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
To be clear, not one single person sincerely believes that "from the river to the sea" is a genocidal or antisemitic slogan. They're just pretending to believe that in order to get new laws passed which crush free speech that is critical of a genocidal apartheid state.
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Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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If you’re unsure whether to build and champion legislation to improve the lives of Australians rather than corporate interests, l don’t want you for a PM.
Guessing a lot of voters who backed Labor because this was their policy platform feel the same.
And Paul Keating was right about AUKUS.
IMHO.
Guessing a lot of voters who backed Labor because this was their policy platform feel the same.
And Paul Keating was right about AUKUS.
IMHO.
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
If you’re unsure whether to build and champion legislation to improve the lives of Australians rather than corporate interests, l don’t want you for a PM.
Guessing a lot of voters who backed Labor because this was their policy platform feel the same.
And Paul Keating was right about AUKUS.
IMHO.
Guessing a lot of voters who backed Labor because this was their policy platform feel the same.
And Paul Keating was right about AUKUS.
IMHO.
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Omg. ACAB
Fuck them all.
Fuck them all.
Crikey was on the ground at the Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog. We captured the confusion about how and where protesters should leave the rally, beginning with a heated discussion between NSW Police and NSW Greens MPs.
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Omg. ACAB
Fuck them all.
Fuck them all.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Ending a national rental affordability scheme (NRAS) in a housing crisis without any obvious solutions hitting the ground in any way at all is literally a government investing in classist power trips over people they leave destitute. 🤬 #auspol #housing
Ending a national rental affordability scheme (NRAS) in a housing crisis without any obvious solutions hitting the ground in any way at all is literally a government investing in classist power trips over people they leave destitute. 🤬 #auspol #housing
Fears for thousands of renters as rental affordability scheme ends
Vulnerable and elderly residents in homes subsidised by the National Rental Affordability Scheme are staring down decade-long waitlists for social housing as the scheme draws to a close.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Ending a national rental affordability scheme (NRAS) in a housing crisis without any obvious solutions hitting the ground in any way at all is literally a government investing in classist power trips over people they leave destitute. 🤬 #auspol #housing
Ending a national rental affordability scheme (NRAS) in a housing crisis without any obvious solutions hitting the ground in any way at all is literally a government investing in classist power trips over people they leave destitute. 🤬 #auspol #housing
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4 Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli strike on Al-Nasr neighborhood in Gaza City
(M_shebrawy3)
(M_shebrawy3)
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
4 Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli strike on Al-Nasr neighborhood in Gaza City
(M_shebrawy3)
(M_shebrawy3)
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Yesterday Isaac Herzog tried to gaslight Australians, saying anyone arguing against his visit is also against Israel’s right to exist. He also openly rallied for support for Israel’s illegal invasion of Gaza.
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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I have been waiting over a year for the Department of Home Affairs to respond to a question about people seeking asylum sent to Nauru.
I asked how this could happen... it was taken on notice📱
I asked how this could happen... it was taken on notice📱
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I have been waiting over a year for the Department of Home Affairs to respond to a question about people seeking asylum sent to Nauru.
I asked how this could happen... it was taken on notice📱
I asked how this could happen... it was taken on notice📱
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Protest against police violence, right now, outside Surrey Hills PS. Big. People very unhappy after last night's police riot.
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Protest against police violence, right now, outside Surrey Hills PS. Big. People very unhappy after last night's police riot.
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NSW Police Minister saying to the people please don't antagonise the cops by, you know, exercising your basic human rights
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 AM
NSW Police Minister saying to the people please don't antagonise the cops by, you know, exercising your basic human rights
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Anatomy of an ABC news story: bury the lead to blur the reality.
WHO is calling for Grace Tame to be stripped of a well-deserved award?
Barnaby Joyce, Pauline Hanson’s new bestie, told Sky News but we don’t hear about it until paragraph 12 of this article.
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
WHO is calling for Grace Tame to be stripped of a well-deserved award?
Barnaby Joyce, Pauline Hanson’s new bestie, told Sky News but we don’t hear about it until paragraph 12 of this article.
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Call for Grace Tame to be stripped of AOTY title over intifada chant
Grace Tame accused Australia of being "a so called democracy" that punishes peaceful protesters, before chanting "from Gadigal to Gaza, globalise the intifada!"
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Anatomy of an ABC news story: bury the lead to blur the reality.
WHO is calling for Grace Tame to be stripped of a well-deserved award?
Barnaby Joyce, Pauline Hanson’s new bestie, told Sky News but we don’t hear about it until paragraph 12 of this article.
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
WHO is calling for Grace Tame to be stripped of a well-deserved award?
Barnaby Joyce, Pauline Hanson’s new bestie, told Sky News but we don’t hear about it until paragraph 12 of this article.
#AusPol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Not good enough Albanese! Pitiful response, talking about Hamas atrocitys without equal condemnation of Israels genocide. Labor needs a new leader and Premier Minns needs to go aswell. #auspol #herzog
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'Turn the temperature down': Albanese defends invitation to Herzog after protests
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Not good enough Albanese! Pitiful response, talking about Hamas atrocitys without equal condemnation of Israels genocide. Labor needs a new leader and Premier Minns needs to go aswell. #auspol #herzog
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"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
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Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters? - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
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We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM
We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
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Crisis? What crisis?
Govt's own docs prove that there was no "swarm" of FOI requests that required Australians' FOI rights to be restricted.
No wonder govt delayed 150 days before releasing.
@skyelark.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog: live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
Govt's own docs prove that there was no "swarm" of FOI requests that required Australians' FOI rights to be restricted.
No wonder govt delayed 150 days before releasing.
@skyelark.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog: live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Crisis? What crisis?
Govt's own docs prove that there was no "swarm" of FOI requests that required Australians' FOI rights to be restricted.
No wonder govt delayed 150 days before releasing.
@skyelark.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog: live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
Govt's own docs prove that there was no "swarm" of FOI requests that required Australians' FOI rights to be restricted.
No wonder govt delayed 150 days before releasing.
@skyelark.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social live blog: live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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A number of high profile zionist have unlimited access to Albanese to direct him and managed to convince him to call the RC.
Yesterday it was reported that Malandiri McCarthy has approached the Attorney Generals department ( not the PM, not the AG ) to request that racism against First Nations
Yesterday it was reported that Malandiri McCarthy has approached the Attorney Generals department ( not the PM, not the AG ) to request that racism against First Nations
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A number of high profile zionist have unlimited access to Albanese to direct him and managed to convince him to call the RC.
Yesterday it was reported that Malandiri McCarthy has approached the Attorney Generals department ( not the PM, not the AG ) to request that racism against First Nations
Yesterday it was reported that Malandiri McCarthy has approached the Attorney Generals department ( not the PM, not the AG ) to request that racism against First Nations
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TODAY! If you're in #Sydney try get to this protest that starts in about 2.5 hours after this was posted! #auspol #protest #isaacherzog #herzog #policebrutality #nsw #chrisminns
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
TODAY! If you're in #Sydney try get to this protest that starts in about 2.5 hours after this was posted! #auspol #protest #isaacherzog #herzog #policebrutality #nsw #chrisminns
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"The NSW government isn’t merely prosecuting protesters, it is inflicting 'social cohesion' through brute force and violence against people engaged in free speech."
When @keanebernard.bsky.social goes after "social cohesion":
When @keanebernard.bsky.social goes after "social cohesion":
a group of cartoon characters with the words stop it 's already dead written below them
ALT: a group of cartoon characters with the words stop it 's already dead written below them
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
"The NSW government isn’t merely prosecuting protesters, it is inflicting 'social cohesion' through brute force and violence against people engaged in free speech."
When @keanebernard.bsky.social goes after "social cohesion":
When @keanebernard.bsky.social goes after "social cohesion":
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social - you OK with Israel mass executing Palestinian prisoners?
Will you mention it to your good friend President Herzog over a cup of tea?
Should I stop asking questions because 'social cohesion'?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-heb...
Will you mention it to your good friend President Herzog over a cup of tea?
Should I stop asking questions because 'social cohesion'?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-heb...
Hebrew media report preparations to enforce death penalty law against Palestinian prisoners
Hebrew media have reported that the Israel Prison Service has recently begun special preparations to enforce a death penalty law against Palestinian prisoners accused by Israel of carrying out or p…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social - you OK with Israel mass executing Palestinian prisoners?
Will you mention it to your good friend President Herzog over a cup of tea?
Should I stop asking questions because 'social cohesion'?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-heb...
Will you mention it to your good friend President Herzog over a cup of tea?
Should I stop asking questions because 'social cohesion'?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-heb...
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Labor being so right wing in enacting state sanctioned violence that even the onion munching Mad Monk is heaping glowing praise.
This is where chasing the "sensible centre" (way over here on the right) has lead us.
If only there had been examples of what not to do, like in the UK or US.
This is where chasing the "sensible centre" (way over here on the right) has lead us.
If only there had been examples of what not to do, like in the UK or US.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Labor being so right wing in enacting state sanctioned violence that even the onion munching Mad Monk is heaping glowing praise.
This is where chasing the "sensible centre" (way over here on the right) has lead us.
If only there had been examples of what not to do, like in the UK or US.
This is where chasing the "sensible centre" (way over here on the right) has lead us.
If only there had been examples of what not to do, like in the UK or US.
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Anthony, Anthony, Anthony. Diversion does not advance social cohesion. You and your office, let alone your Party have flubbed it completely. Your new opposition is now the Australian people. Genocide is genocide. You and Marles are traitors to Australia. No catch.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Anthony, Anthony, Anthony. Diversion does not advance social cohesion. You and your office, let alone your Party have flubbed it completely. Your new opposition is now the Australian people. Genocide is genocide. You and Marles are traitors to Australia. No catch.
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Stand down, you do NOT govern for all Australians and you are bringing Trumpism to our country.
Step down, your position is untenable.
#auspol
Step down, your position is untenable.
#auspol
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Stand down, you do NOT govern for all Australians and you are bringing Trumpism to our country.
Step down, your position is untenable.
#auspol
Step down, your position is untenable.
#auspol