Geoff Hammond
@geoffhammond.bsky.social
Retired academic (psychology/neuroscience).
What would they do if no one turned up?
These Karoline Leavitt "press conferences" are completely worthless propaganda full of shameless lies. They should be ignored by the media and all of us.
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
What would they do if no one turned up?
They would say that, wouldn't they?
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
They would say that, wouldn't they?
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Forced, rather than encouraged.
Australia encouraged universities to recruit more international students – then lifted offshore visa refusals. The mixed signals risk trust, revenue and long-term planning writes @RizviAbul #InternationalStudents #HigherEducation #MigrationPolicy #Universities #Australia
Rising student visa refusals clash with plans to boost enrolments
After encouraging universities to expand overseas enrolments, the government has overseen a sharp fall in student visa approval rates – leaving institutions uncertain and applicants frustrated.
johnmenadue.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Forced, rather than encouraged.
Stand your ground?
1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Stand your ground?
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Stephen King FTW omg
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Stephen King FTW omg
Impunity for slaughter, why not for corruption?
Benjamin Netanyahu has asked for a pardon while denying guilt and refusing to resign. Critics say this isn’t reconciliation – it’s a demand for impunity, writes @JuliaKConley. #Israel #Netanyahu #RuleOfLaw #Corruption #Justice #Politics
With Trump's support, Netanyahu requests pardon for corruption charges
“There is no such thing as a pardon request without an admission of guilt and without resignation,” said one journalist. “This is a demand for the surrender of the rule of law in Israel.”
johnmenadue.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Impunity for slaughter, why not for corruption?
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In Western Australia, news editors see record breaking high temperatures as a justification for bikini photos
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In Western Australia, news editors see record breaking high temperatures as a justification for bikini photos
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
Not an opportunity for good journalism to foster discussion on fate of our planet in relation to #climatechange
Every time
Brain dead humans
Hottest start to summer in #Perth on record
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It was definitely the brain.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It was definitely the brain.
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ICYMI 🧵
"This is the kind of 'criminal' Republicans want to remove from our country.
Hard working nurses who will be tortured and potentially killed once forced back into the arms of their persecutors."
The Trump regime is depraved and evil.
"This is the kind of 'criminal' Republicans want to remove from our country.
Hard working nurses who will be tortured and potentially killed once forced back into the arms of their persecutors."
The Trump regime is depraved and evil.
🧵This 58-year-old nurse from Maryland is seen being violently dragged along the ground by officials in Ghana.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
ICYMI 🧵
"This is the kind of 'criminal' Republicans want to remove from our country.
Hard working nurses who will be tortured and potentially killed once forced back into the arms of their persecutors."
The Trump regime is depraved and evil.
"This is the kind of 'criminal' Republicans want to remove from our country.
Hard working nurses who will be tortured and potentially killed once forced back into the arms of their persecutors."
The Trump regime is depraved and evil.
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“We live in one of the richest countries in the world... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care... so many of these things are unaffordable.” - Dr Richard Denniss
✍️ Sign our petition urging our parliament to launch an inquiry into AUKUS: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
✍️ Sign our petition urging our parliament to launch an inquiry into AUKUS: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“We live in one of the richest countries in the world... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care... so many of these things are unaffordable.” - Dr Richard Denniss
✍️ Sign our petition urging our parliament to launch an inquiry into AUKUS: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
✍️ Sign our petition urging our parliament to launch an inquiry into AUKUS: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
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A Rare Smile Captured in a 19th Century Photograph
A Rare Smile Captured in a 19th Century Photograph
Just look at this photo. Just look at this young girl’s smile. We know her name: O-o-be', according to the Smithsonian. And we know that she was a member of the Kiowa tribe in the Oklahoma Territory. ...
www.openculture.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A Rare Smile Captured in a 19th Century Photograph
The presidential pardon was always a bad idea, but has become much worse.
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The presidential pardon was always a bad idea, but has become much worse.
How can governments look away?
This is the truth they are desperately trying to hide…
There is no real press here to report what we are going through, no cameras to capture the pain, and no media outlets to show the world what is actually happening.
The destruction is indescribable. The rubble is everywhere. People live among
There is no real press here to report what we are going through, no cameras to capture the pain, and no media outlets to show the world what is actually happening.
The destruction is indescribable. The rubble is everywhere. People live among
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
How can governments look away?
The NYT being doubly cautious in its headlines, anxious to not cause offence:
December 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The NYT being doubly cautious in its headlines, anxious to not cause offence:
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WAR!
GOOD GOD!
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Exxon, BP, Shell, Miraim Adelson, Elbit, Raytheon, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
GOOD GOD!
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Exxon, BP, Shell, Miraim Adelson, Elbit, Raytheon, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning 'colonialist threat'
The US says it is fighting drugs smuggling, but Venezuela says Donald Trump's aim is to topple President Nicolás Maduro.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
WAR!
GOOD GOD!
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Exxon, BP, Shell, Miraim Adelson, Elbit, Raytheon, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
GOOD GOD!
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Exxon, BP, Shell, Miraim Adelson, Elbit, Raytheon, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Schumer’s concerned at the cost.
“President Trump’s reckless actions towards Venezuela are pushing America closer & closer to another costly foreign war,” (said) Senator Chuck Schumer www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u... A war that he will declare just in time for the 2026 mid-term elections. No Nobel Peace Prize for you, Spice Hitler.
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Schumer’s concerned at the cost.
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Victorian London street children
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Victorian London street children
Not a well-kept secret.
Anthony Albanese weds Jodie Haydon in secret ceremony
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/enterta...
Congratulations 🎉
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/enterta...
Congratulations 🎉
Anthony Albanese weds Jodie Haydon in simple ceremony
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married fiancé Jodie Haydon in a simple wedding ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Not a well-kept secret.
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Trump’s FBI Spent Nearly $1 Million on Redacting Epstein Files newrepublic.com/post/203762/... via @newrepublic.com
So much for the Epstein files ruining Trump's image.
So much for the Epstein files ruining Trump's image.
Trump’s FBI Spent Nearly $1 Million on Redacting Epstein Files
A new report reveals the FBI’s frantic “special redaction project” when they thought the Epstein files would be released.
newrepublic.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump’s FBI Spent Nearly $1 Million on Redacting Epstein Files newrepublic.com/post/203762/... via @newrepublic.com
So much for the Epstein files ruining Trump's image.
So much for the Epstein files ruining Trump's image.
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" .. there were 4,455 [noise] reports. And there were exactly zero penalties issued by police"
Bring on the noise cameras, writes @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/big-noise-br...
Bring on the noise cameras, writes @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/big-noise-br...
Big Noise. Bring on the noise cameras, now! - Michael West
Who’s game to take on Big Noise? It’s retail politics but such obvious retail politics it’s a wonder governments haven’t been game to act
michaelwest.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
" .. there were 4,455 [noise] reports. And there were exactly zero penalties issued by police"
Bring on the noise cameras, writes @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/big-noise-br...
Bring on the noise cameras, writes @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/big-noise-br...
And Purdue Pharma, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, ...
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And Purdue Pharma, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, ...
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Northwestern bent the knee, choosing to give in to extortion at the expense of academic freedom.
Among the provisions:
-Pay a big bribe
-Give the govt data on students
-Validate BS about "fighting antisemitism"
-Be cruel to trans students
What to do about Vichy universities (now, later, or both)?
Among the provisions:
-Pay a big bribe
-Give the govt data on students
-Validate BS about "fighting antisemitism"
-Be cruel to trans students
What to do about Vichy universities (now, later, or both)?
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Northwestern bent the knee, choosing to give in to extortion at the expense of academic freedom.
Among the provisions:
-Pay a big bribe
-Give the govt data on students
-Validate BS about "fighting antisemitism"
-Be cruel to trans students
What to do about Vichy universities (now, later, or both)?
Among the provisions:
-Pay a big bribe
-Give the govt data on students
-Validate BS about "fighting antisemitism"
-Be cruel to trans students
What to do about Vichy universities (now, later, or both)?