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Author: UNIVERSAL PREDATOR paperback & ebook available worldwide https://books2read.com/universal-predator Universal Medicine cult buster {Benhayon v Rockett (No 8) [2019] NSWSC 169}

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · Aug 24

Cookers were an inevitable offshoot of the New Age, but before cookers were a heap of twisted pseudo-spiritual cults like Universal Medicine. This is me reading my memoir 'Universal Predator' about the time its leader, Serge Benhayon, took me to court for defamation #cults youtu.be/mcqETL6UlA0...

Universal Predator - Esther Rockett reads the first 2 chapters of her memoir

YouTube video by Esther Rockett

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 52m

I give it 100 to 1 odds that Netanyahu will fabricate excuses to continue the Gaza ‘war’ (genocide). He’ll do anything to evade accountability apple.news/Aa-LPOHPjTjC...

Editorial | Two years, no accountability: A failed government clings to power as the nation pays the price — Haaretz

Two years have passed since the worst security disaster in Israel's history, yet those responsible continue to hold power. Two years have passed, yet 48 hostages, including one woman, are still langui...

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 5h

On the timing of the Israel Gaza deal - sustained public pressure on western leaders had to have them petitioning Trump to intervene. Public pressure works and we can’t let up until Palestine is truly liberated

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 6h

The notion that Palestinians can be depoliticised for the convenience of more powerful overlords and surrender their society to what is portrayed as ‘benign technocratic rule’ is fanciful. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...

The Trump Plan for Gaza

Podcast Episode · Ones and Tooze · 03/10/2025 · 49m

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1d

"The cease-fire halts the war and frees hostages, yet with no roadmap for Gaza's future – its borders, leadership or reconstruction – it risks becoming another short-lived lull in a conflict with no end in sight"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

A rushed Gaza cease-fire under Trump's pressure leaves the toughest questions unanswered

The Cease-fire Halts the War and Frees Hostages, Yet With No Roadmap for Gaza's Future – Its Borders, Leadership or Reconstruction – It Risks Becoming Another Short-lived Lull in a Conflict With No En...

www.haaretz.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 23h

"We want to go back to our home, but we don't have one"

Israel has damaged or destroyed over 90% of all homes in Gaza #GMB

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 6h

Let’s face it, Biden failed, repeatedly. Put no pressure on Netanyahu at all. Biden and the Democrats should take some responsibility for the calamitous toll on Gaza and also the West Bank

Jill Scott-Davies @llamalady.bsky.social · 19h

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

www.thetimes.com/article/1e78...

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 21h

Gift article

taxpayer subsidised pump & dump

“Big global investors have been anxiously awaiting the details of the bailout, which critics have said will benefit wealthy fund managers at a time when American farmers are struggling & the US government is shut down”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 18h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 17h

Damn, the ai-rights account was suspended 😆

Hurb Cherpley @hurbcherpley.bsky.social · 5d

lol. Lmao

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Tara Calishain @researchbuzz.bsky.social · 2d

#AI #backlash #advertising #NYC #GiftArticle

'Across the city, the ads have been defaced with graffiti ranging from hostile (“A.I. is burning the world around you”) to pleading (“make a real friend”). '

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...

A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls

www.nytimes.com

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

doomscroll break

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Rich Haridy @richharidy.bsky.social · 2d

92% of buildings destroyed
1 in 4 children severely malnourished
Hundreds of thousands killed or wounded
Almost all schools, hospitals & universities destroyed
89% of the water/sanitation networks damaged

Not patting anyone on the back for achieving a ceasefire now. There's not much left to bomb.

Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers

Israel has killed or injured more than 10 percent of Gaza's population over the past 24 months.

www.aljazeera.com

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 23h

Terrific book. Can’t recommend it highly enough

Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 23h

Then again, I’d prefer to sit as far as possible away from the intolerant pricks who hate kids

Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 23h

Have you read David Mikic’s bio of Stanley Kubrick. Absolutely fascinating focus on Kubrick’s portrayals of masculinity

Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 23h

Tawny Frogmouth currently miles ahead of the field 👀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Caustic Cover Critic @causticcovercritic.bsky.social · 1d

It's also importantly true that his work, in the midst of art, reaffirms the power of apocalyptic terror.

"The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
-- Mats Malm
The permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy on Thursday as the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Krasznahorkai.

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 1d

QLD just keeps on driving with the rear view mirror and undermining the climate.

“QLD’s energy minister will today unveil a..road map outlining the state's future energy needs, where the former Labor govt’s plan to scrap coal by 2035 will be "officially abolished"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Coal to stay in Queensland for decades, government says

Queensland's energy minister will today unveil a long-awaited road map outlining the state's future energy needs and is expected to announce a $400 million investment fund.

www.abc.net.au

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 23h

Insane story. ABC also looked at it earlier this year www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Naked, starved and watched by millions: Inside Japan's Truman Show 'hell'

Nasubi spent 18 months naked and alone in a room for a TV show. His story may seem extreme but it continues to serve as a cautionary tale about the pursuit of celebrity status, and the power of manipu...

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 1d

It didn’t work in the House of Mirth.
But if you think that’s bad, how’s getting invited for a drink and the bloody drink never materialises?

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see you back!

Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 1d

How very Trumpian: “Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – has been banned from attending Parliament House’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry.”

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – been banned from attending parliament house’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry. The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events. Continue reading...

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 1d

It’s such a fraud. Contemptuous of readers and literature itself.
It also shows in how many books dismally fail to match the hype

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Esther Rockett 🚀 @estherrockett.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Witkoff want Gaza to drop out of the news cycle, that is all. It’s strictly optics. They don’t give a damn about Palestinians

hookegb.bsky.social @hookegb.bsky.social · 1d

Gift Article (The Atlantic - October 09, 2025) "How far is the president willing to go to achieve his promised peace in the Middle East?" By Yair Rosenberg: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...