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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 2h

So Qatar is the 51st USA state - Canada turned out to be too messy and as for those pernickity Greenlanders...........

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 2h

Admitting total ignorance about Venezualan politics, I take back everything I expressed about this psychotic chick who won the Nobel Prize for Peace - they might as well have given it to Trump or Netanyahu.

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Laura76574 @laura76574.bsky.social · 6h

www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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@gfelljones.bsky.social @20244202.bsky.social · 4h

Australian strength and stability connected to sovereignty.

Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 5h

“Australia’s strength lies in its people’s willingness to speak up, not in the state’s power to silence them. The spread of anti-protest laws in Australia signals a democracy in decline, where truth is less welcome than conformity.”

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/anti-protest...

Why Anti-Protest Laws in Australia are Silencing Democracy

Anti-protest laws in Australia threaten the principles of freedom of speech and democracy. Discover how citizens can protect their rights to peaceful protest.

socialjusticeaustralia.com.au

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Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 4h

politizoom.com/miller-freez...

Miller Freezes On Camera After Screwup "Reveal", Gets Slammed As People Noticed

This column was a joy to write! It involves someone we love to hate, and he finally betrayed himself with it. That’s almost the best part. He did this to *himself*. Speaking the truth is

politizoom.com

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 3h

These excuses for government mouthpieces are the stink from unemptied pottiesunder the bed

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 4h

There is no question - a good 2 million I'd say - not just in Palestine itself but survivors of past Nakbas thrown in for good measure

'Do you know how many generations want revenge?' Gazans on future with or without Hamas

As Trump Seals a Deal to End the War, Gazans Describe an Organization That Still Enjoys a Chunk of Support as It Terrorizes the Populace, Provides Services and Is Not Yet Challenged by a Palestinian A...

www.haaretz.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4h

While U.S. troops miss paychecks and the government remains shut down…

- 🍊💩 is building a $5.5 billion beachside golf resort in Qatar
- GOP are approving a Qatari air force base on U.S. soil
- And MAGA’s “ 🇺🇸Firstcrowd is silent

You’re not watching foreign policy.You’re watching a foreign payday

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 4h

The Joys of Privatisation -

NDIS provider fined $2.2m after man killed walking into highway traffic

Proceedings began against the now-defunct provider following the death of a Queensland participant in 2023. The penalty is the highest civil sanction imposed on an NDIS provider to date.

www.abc.net.au

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 7h

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for “his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”.

He is one of the most distinctive, recognisable writers in the world today.

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 7h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials

Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

www.theguardian.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 10h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 7h

Um........... only thinking that now?

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 7h

Seriously and she said what?

Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 7h

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'"

Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'.

Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 18h

The NYT is absolute fucking trash.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 18h

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Fran Yule @fjyule.bsky.social · 17h

I remember seeing the video - wholesale slaughter - and everyone thinks Israel will keep to the peace deal?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17h

Hind Rajab should have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

A 5 year old trapped in a car and shot 355 times by Israel while they murdered the Paramedics who tried to help her.

This sacrifice should have ended Israel and the war.