Danielle Binks
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Soooooo ... I've started a Substack (y'know, in case the social media oligarchs and fascists get so bad that I have to delete some places)

I'll be discussing Books/Publishing/Culture/Me.

Hey - it could be worse; I could be starting a podcast! 😅 substack.com/@daniellebinks
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Author • Agent • Creative-Writing Teacher • https://linktr.ee/DanielleBinks
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amunicipalfox.bsky.social
This frog is your FRIEND
He fights for FREEDOM
Person in a frog costume faces down ICE agents
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sababausa.bsky.social
The history books having to explain cartoon frog = fascist, inflatable frog = anti-fascist…
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Alfred Nobel invented/patented dynamite. Whilst still very much alive, he read an accidental premature obituary of himself that described him as “merchant of death“ and it has long been assumed that he created the Peace Prize as a way to change his narrative.

www.history.com/articles/did...
Did a Premature Obituary Inspire the Nobel Prize? | HISTORY
Dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel never explained why he created the Nobel Prizes in his 1895 will, but he may have been...
www.history.com
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.
daniellebinks.bsky.social
NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic

Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests #nswpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic
Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests
www.theguardian.com
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rachelwithers.bsky.social
Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
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Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?

Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is rising

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?
Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is rising
www.theguardian.com
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daniellebinks.bsky.social
Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is the most ghoulish and pointless “think tank” we have. Everything they suggest is utterly horrifying.

“The state that could gain from a new convict era in Australia” #AusPol

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The state that could gain from a new convict era in Australia
A record 44,400 people are in the nation’s jails. A plan has emerged that would allow at least one state to make money as a result of overcrowding elsewhere.
www.smh.com.au
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“Skunk water” that IOF used against the Global Sumud Flotilla was developed by them and purchased by most western nations to use against their own citizens.

Most despicable anti-protest, inhumane weaponry comes from Israel and is tested against Palestinians.

www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Who, What, Why: What is skunk water?
Police departments in the United States are reported to have bought a foul-smelling liquid developed in Israel to repel protesters. What is it and how is it used?
www.bbc.com
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Every Zionist who told Greta Thunberg “go to Gaza then! See how they treat you!” … she tried, and it’s Israel who are torturing and assaulting her.

Every accusation is a confession.
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
"In the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, American voters sympathized with Israelis over Palestinians, with 47% siding with Israel and 20% with Palestinians. In the new poll, 34% said they sided with Israel and 35% with Palestinians." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
Chart showing that 40 % of Americans believe Israel is intentionally killing civilians in Gaza and only 16% believe it is unintentional