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David Peetz
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Researcher, FASSA. Employment relations; labour markets; economics; pol science; gender; climate & finance; science; birdies. Carmichael Fellow at Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute, but views mine. Meanjin (Brisbane) & Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). .. more

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 9h
The damage this visit would do to the Jewish community in Australia is just awful to contemplate.

At a time when we should be embracing social cohesion, expressing sympathy and demonstrating empathy, we’re inviting someone who epitomises the opposite of all that?
damonyoung.com.au Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 20h
Isaac Herzog. Gosh, that name's familiar.

Is that the same Herzog who justified the collective punishment of Palestinians? "It’s an entire nation out there that is responsible. This rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved, it’s absolutely not true."

Surely we wouldn't welcome *him* here.

Reposted by Christopher Wright, David Peetz

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 18h
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"
The dark arts - The Shot
The ideology of the Israel lobby in Australia is this - burn it to the ground rather than ever allow an opposing voice.
theshot.net.au

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 19h
Gosh, I wonder who’s next?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States

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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 20h
Isaac Herzog. Gosh, that name's familiar.

Is that the same Herzog who justified the collective punishment of Palestinians? "It’s an entire nation out there that is responsible. This rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved, it’s absolutely not true."

Surely we wouldn't welcome *him* here.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
But perhaps distinguish between the motivations of Trump and of the Trump administration.

A narcissist with dementia can be influenced by people with greater strategic insights.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
Vale Rob Hirst. He was also great when drumming for the Backsliders.

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Robbie Buck @robbieb.bsky.social · 1d
So sad to hear this news. What an extraordinary musician and a beautiful human. Vale Rob.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Breaking: Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies aged 70
Rob Hirst was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023.
www.abc.net.au

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 1d
If someone wrote this a year and a bit ago, some would have laughed at it as crude, cruel satire. Others would have just laughed it off.

Now, nobody's laughing. Almost.
jonathanpienews.bsky.social Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 2d
This isn't satire. No jokes. This is the President of the United States telling Norway that he's going to take Greenland from Denmark because Norway didn't give him a peace prize.
This isn't Orange Man Bad. This is Orange Man Mad.

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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 2d
This isn't satire. No jokes. This is the President of the United States telling Norway that he's going to take Greenland from Denmark because Norway didn't give him a peace prize.
This isn't Orange Man Bad. This is Orange Man Mad.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 2d
I don’t know if it’s true, but it deserves to be.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 2d
You have to read the last paragraph.

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Tom @tomgj.bsky.social · 2d
Board of Peace

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 2d
Conference “Low Pay: What is to be done?"

Sydney, Tuesday 27 January.

Not just a Greek chorus tracing the tragedy of low pay, but also exploring what initiatives and possibilities exist to lessen its incidence and effect.

Contact Di Kelly [email protected]

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 2d
50 years ago today, Don Dunstan held back a tidal wave at Glenelg 😂
Who remembers that?
This piece is from the 40th anniversary but has the details ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01...
Four decades since Don Dunstan vowed to hold back Adelaide tsunami
It is 40 years since Adelaide made global headlines for surviving a tsunami which never came, the doomsday prediction made by a clairvoyant driven by religious belief. Then premier Don Dunstan turned ...
www.abc.net.au

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 2d
“We know Mr Trump is looking to take over a cold, remote, largely uninhabited island. Here’s a chance to snap up two,” a spokesperson for the deal said.

Read more:
theshovel.com.au/2025/01/08/a...

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 3d
Indeed, November 2026, not the presidential election in 2028, will be the moment that decides the future of the USA for decades to come — and plausibly, the future for the rest of us as well.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 3d
Gaining absolute power doesn’t really depend on maintaining popular support.

Sure, you have to get to the top by getting that support, but once there further success depends on destroying and remaking institutions in your image.

Institutions that would make the files relevant won’t exist..

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 3d
No similarity to Nazi Germany in the 1930s whatsoever.

For one thing this guy wasn’t wearing a yellow star.
jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 3d
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.

Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:

Reposted by Naomi Klein, Steve Peers, David Peetz , and 5 more

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 3d
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.

Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 3d
“Having facilities at Pine Gap and North West Cape, and unimpeded access to many other facilities, is not enough. We need to own the place. The whole island is vital to our defence. Oh, and it’s got some nice minerals too.

But until then, we’ll tell you we love you."

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 5d
Will be handy at GP time.

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Jennifer Crawford @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social · 6d
Just so you know, in real life Greenland is approx. the same size as Western Australia.
Mercator projection of the world map.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 6d
That is a subtle difference.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 7d
The Hate Speech bill is about control, not protection. It's dangerous
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 8d
Comment by the Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week from 2019 – 2022.

theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Why is a Labor Premier silencing a writer?  - The Shot
For many Adelaideans, Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) is the highlight of their year. A glorious six days when the Pioneer...
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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 8d
A well-known member of the advisory committee of the Jewish Council of Australia: 'Many years ago the former premier Don Dunstan touted Adelaide as the “Athens of the south”. Now South Australia’s tourism slogan could be “Welcome to Moscow on the Torrens”.'

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Patrick A. Jansen, David Peetz, Dana R. Fisher

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11d
A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.

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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 11d
A nice triad of warnings.