Irene Lomis
@irenelomis.bsky.social
Humanist, avid reader, dog-lover. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
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Someone should ask Josh who was in Government when asio dismissed the younger shooter as a person of concern. Or who pushed to make it harder to prosecute antisemitic speech by trying to change Section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act against the wishes of the Jewish community.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Someone should ask Josh who was in Government when asio dismissed the younger shooter as a person of concern. Or who pushed to make it harder to prosecute antisemitic speech by trying to change Section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act against the wishes of the Jewish community.
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Looks like a Royal Commission is on the cards. Terms of Reference will be important. Will it:
•Examine the role of religious extremism in a secular society?
. The impact of Israeli genocide, imperialism, and apartheid on domestic politics?
. The influence of Israel on MPs?
•Examine the role of religious extremism in a secular society?
. The impact of Israeli genocide, imperialism, and apartheid on domestic politics?
. The influence of Israel on MPs?
December 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looks like a Royal Commission is on the cards. Terms of Reference will be important. Will it:
•Examine the role of religious extremism in a secular society?
. The impact of Israeli genocide, imperialism, and apartheid on domestic politics?
. The influence of Israel on MPs?
•Examine the role of religious extremism in a secular society?
. The impact of Israeli genocide, imperialism, and apartheid on domestic politics?
. The influence of Israel on MPs?
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Minns fails to understand that real democracy requires concerned citizens demonstrating against inhumanity, genocide, apartheid, colonialism and misuse of power. A Labor Premier must not sacrifice democratic rights on the altar of ill informed, short term, knee jerk reactions.
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Minns fails to understand that real democracy requires concerned citizens demonstrating against inhumanity, genocide, apartheid, colonialism and misuse of power. A Labor Premier must not sacrifice democratic rights on the altar of ill informed, short term, knee jerk reactions.
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Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Welcome to my Australian rom-com advent calendar! If you're Australian and want to read local, or from overseas and want to broaden your horizons, I've got you covered.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Welcome to my Australian rom-com advent calendar! If you're Australian and want to read local, or from overseas and want to broaden your horizons, I've got you covered.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
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Some has been worse than others, but the essential through-line among all of them is just shrugging off the fact that THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS LED TO THE ATTACKS as if that question is so tiny and irrelevant it can be fully ignored
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December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some has been worse than others, but the essential through-line among all of them is just shrugging off the fact that THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS LED TO THE ATTACKS as if that question is so tiny and irrelevant it can be fully ignored
archive.ph/7t5VL
archive.ph/7t5VL
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Every single political journalist in Australia right now is saying siome variation of this:
"While there's nothing to indicate the pro-Palestine protests led to the Bondi attacks, Albanese is still facing the toughets test of his prime-ministership and has been held responsible for the deaths"
"While there's nothing to indicate the pro-Palestine protests led to the Bondi attacks, Albanese is still facing the toughets test of his prime-ministership and has been held responsible for the deaths"
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Every single political journalist in Australia right now is saying siome variation of this:
"While there's nothing to indicate the pro-Palestine protests led to the Bondi attacks, Albanese is still facing the toughets test of his prime-ministership and has been held responsible for the deaths"
"While there's nothing to indicate the pro-Palestine protests led to the Bondi attacks, Albanese is still facing the toughets test of his prime-ministership and has been held responsible for the deaths"
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Also: the NSW Police authorised a nazi rally (“Abolish The Jewish Lobby” etc) in front of NSW parliament 6 weeks ago.
But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly
But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly
December 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Also: the NSW Police authorised a nazi rally (“Abolish The Jewish Lobby” etc) in front of NSW parliament 6 weeks ago.
But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly
But it’s the bridge protesters calling for a ceasefire that are the problem? Srsly
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If the NSW authorities want to figure out who is promoting antisemitism they should start by looking in their own backyard. Vile.
'A shocking display of hatred': Nazi chants targeted after police-approved parliament rally
A neo-Nazi demonstration outside New South Wales parliament has sent shockwaves through Sydney's Jewish and multicultural communities. The state government has been criticised after it was revealed th...
www.sbs.com.au
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If the NSW authorities want to figure out who is promoting antisemitism they should start by looking in their own backyard. Vile.
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Tommy Robinson gets embarrassed in Dubai.
It's so funny, he gets banged to rights.
It's so funny, he gets banged to rights.
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Tommy Robinson gets embarrassed in Dubai.
It's so funny, he gets banged to rights.
It's so funny, he gets banged to rights.
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Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist
Full release available at the link in our bio.
Full release available at the link in our bio.
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist
Full release available at the link in our bio.
Full release available at the link in our bio.
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Howard reminded Australians that creating unity is vital during times of national grief, but turning people against each other for political gain is often easier.
theshovel.com.au/2025/12/19/h...
theshovel.com.au/2025/12/19/h...
Howard Reassures Australians That No Matter How Divided We Feel in This Moment, He Can Always Divide Us More — The Shovel
John Howard has moved to calm a tense and fractured nation, reassuring Australians that while the current levels of social, cultural and political division may feel unprecedented, he remains available...
theshovel.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Howard reminded Australians that creating unity is vital during times of national grief, but turning people against each other for political gain is often easier.
theshovel.com.au/2025/12/19/h...
theshovel.com.au/2025/12/19/h...
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Since Bill is back in the news today...
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thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Since Bill is back in the news today...
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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This is what has played out: a massive widespread push to criminalise anti-genocide protest and university pro-palestine movements. Assessment of kindergartens (!!)
Supported by politician who did gun control in the 90s, who is urging against gun laws. Racist politicians given red carpet by media
Supported by politician who did gun control in the 90s, who is urging against gun laws. Racist politicians given red carpet by media
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is what has played out: a massive widespread push to criminalise anti-genocide protest and university pro-palestine movements. Assessment of kindergartens (!!)
Supported by politician who did gun control in the 90s, who is urging against gun laws. Racist politicians given red carpet by media
Supported by politician who did gun control in the 90s, who is urging against gun laws. Racist politicians given red carpet by media
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“The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has opposed the proposed changes to protest laws.
Timothy Roberts, the council’s president, said: “We cannot have a ‘summer of calm’ and ‘togetherness’ with a government eroding our democratic freedoms.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Timothy Roberts, the council’s president, said: “We cannot have a ‘summer of calm’ and ‘togetherness’ with a government eroding our democratic freedoms.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies after Bondi shooting
Pro-Palestine activists, some Jewish groups and civil liberty campaigners criticise NSW Labor for ‘eroding our democratic freedoms’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has opposed the proposed changes to protest laws.
Timothy Roberts, the council’s president, said: “We cannot have a ‘summer of calm’ and ‘togetherness’ with a government eroding our democratic freedoms.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Timothy Roberts, the council’s president, said: “We cannot have a ‘summer of calm’ and ‘togetherness’ with a government eroding our democratic freedoms.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Have they tried ringing up all the people they fired and replaced with ChatGPT?
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Have they tried ringing up all the people they fired and replaced with ChatGPT?
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By Hiroshi Yasuda:
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
By Hiroshi Yasuda:
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journo Chris Hedges and I discussed "blowback" from the ongoing Gaza genocide, the shocking Bondi attack & that "interview" w David Marr.
Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
In this special Indy Eye podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins Michelle Pini to discuss
independentaustralia.net
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning journo Chris Hedges and I discussed "blowback" from the ongoing Gaza genocide, the shocking Bondi attack & that "interview" w David Marr.
Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
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NEW EPISODE: The space between peace and war
☠️ Europe's choice on Ukraine: be galvanised or paralysed
😎 How spies are waging their own war on us
🧞 Inevitable pantomime references
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@annettedittert.bsky.social
☠️ Europe's choice on Ukraine: be galvanised or paralysed
😎 How spies are waging their own war on us
🧞 Inevitable pantomime references
🎧 SPOTIFY open.spotify.com/episode/1Qn9...
🍏 APPLE podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
@annettedittert.bsky.social
The Space Between Peace And War
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December 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
NEW EPISODE: The space between peace and war
☠️ Europe's choice on Ukraine: be galvanised or paralysed
😎 How spies are waging their own war on us
🧞 Inevitable pantomime references
🎧 SPOTIFY open.spotify.com/episode/1Qn9...
🍏 APPLE podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
@annettedittert.bsky.social
☠️ Europe's choice on Ukraine: be galvanised or paralysed
😎 How spies are waging their own war on us
🧞 Inevitable pantomime references
🎧 SPOTIFY open.spotify.com/episode/1Qn9...
🍏 APPLE podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
@annettedittert.bsky.social
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Ronnie Salt: “At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals on a Bondi footbridge who suddenly turned our country into something it isn’t. Or perhaps it is, and we simply haven’t noticed. We only notice what we must in this ugly billionaires’ world of unceasing noise.”
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Ronnie Salt: “At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals on a Bondi footbridge who suddenly turned our country into something it isn’t. Or perhaps it is, and we simply haven’t noticed. We only notice what we must in this ugly billionaires’ world of unceasing noise.”
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Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
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Don’t look back in anger - The Shot
I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
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theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Have a quiet think. Let it be a guiding lesson for you
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
Whatever regretful comments you may have made in your life, whatever actions you wish you could take back, let your benchmark for the lowest of the low be using the deaths of 15 people for the relaunch of your political career
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The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The idea that changing a definition to include criticism of Israel as being anti-Semitic and cracking down even further on anti-genocide protests would have in any way made anyone safer is madness. That the Coalition have so comprehensively jumped to blame here is insanity. Who is this speaking to?