Josh Bornstein
@joshbornstein.bsky.social
Employment and industrial relations lawyer, Author ‘Working for the Brand: how corporations are destroying free speech’ Scribe, 2024👇,tribunal member. Anti-fascist.
https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/working-for-the-brand-9781761381041
https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/working-for-the-brand-9781761381041
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Josh Bornstein
@joshbornstein.bsky.social
· Jun 26
If you want to understand how the ABC ended up in this god awful cluster fiasco, harming the careers of @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social , Stan Grant, Emma Alberici, Yasmin Abdel Magid, Andrew Probyn, Nick Ross & the many that you don’t hear about, I explain it in my recent book:
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I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
It’s Time to Roast Starbucks | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
All I can say is that his wife must be a saint.
She was a model, I was on drugs. We were in love, but our marriage didn’t last
The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando talks about some of the most important women in his life, and why he once spent eight months celibate.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
All I can say is that his wife must be a saint.
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
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'The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.'
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
'The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.'
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Une idée whose temps est venu.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Une idée whose temps est venu.
WTAF
The Bureau of Meteorology’s new website was rushed out – years overdue and almost $47 million over budget – despite testing scores falling below the standard for release. Read more: satpa.pe/GSlS9rm
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
WTAF
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The world has been witnessing the dreadful toll of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Trump’s ceasefire agreement has little resolution for lasting peace.
‘Any agreement that doesn’t include Palestinians is not a plan for lasting and genuine peace in the region.’
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol #gaza
‘Any agreement that doesn’t include Palestinians is not a plan for lasting and genuine peace in the region.’
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol #gaza
October 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The world has been witnessing the dreadful toll of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Trump’s ceasefire agreement has little resolution for lasting peace.
‘Any agreement that doesn’t include Palestinians is not a plan for lasting and genuine peace in the region.’
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol #gaza
‘Any agreement that doesn’t include Palestinians is not a plan for lasting and genuine peace in the region.’
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol #gaza
Legend
September 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Legend
Has Portland been conquered already ?
September 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Has Portland been conquered already ?
Cancel culture is a source of censorship, no ? First there is pressure to censor and then a decision to censor.
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Cancel culture is a source of censorship, no ? First there is pressure to censor and then a decision to censor.
More power to your arm Karen
Karen Attiah, a Washington Post opinion writer fired this month for her social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, has filed a grievance arguing that she should have been allowed to share her views on news events under the company’s labor agreement and social media policy.
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
More power to your arm Karen
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Trump donor Larry Ellison’s Oracle will oversee TikTok’s algorithm.
His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.
When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.
When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump donor Larry Ellison’s Oracle will oversee TikTok’s algorithm.
His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.
When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.
When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
For those who argue the Right has just discovered cancel culture, there are 2 words to consider: Anthony Fauci.
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For those who argue the Right has just discovered cancel culture, there are 2 words to consider: Anthony Fauci.
Absolutely. Corporations wield an extraordinary censorship power.
September 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Absolutely. Corporations wield an extraordinary censorship power.
more corporate cancel culture
It's not just Jimmie Kimmel. Per Newsweek & other outlets, at least 33 people, including pilots, teachers, professors, & government employees, have been fired, suspended, or placed on leave over posts about Kirk’s death. If it happens to you, fight back: see your lawyer, & post it here. #ProudBlue
September 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
more corporate cancel culture
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Brisbane Folk: come along and hear from Executive Committee member, Bart Shteinman at this event we're pleased to co-host! events.humanitix.com/should-anti-...
Should anti-semitism be exceptionalised or should we combat all forms of racism together?
Hear diverse community leaders discuss racism; antisemitism and legitimate criticism of Israel; and Palestinian rights. Fellowship/supper will follow the Q&A.
events.humanitix.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Brisbane Folk: come along and hear from Executive Committee member, Bart Shteinman at this event we're pleased to co-host! events.humanitix.com/should-anti-...
Ordinary People knocked my sox off.
September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ordinary People knocked my sox off.
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No-one was MAKING staff go to this session. If anyone felt unsafe hearing about children’s health during war, they could have just …. chosen not to attend.
It was obviously cancelled to ensure NO-ONE would talk about it.
It was obviously cancelled to ensure NO-ONE would talk about it.
Again and again: free speech silenced at the behest of an organised pro-Israel lobby group by weak-kneed management.
If people don’t stand up to this pressure there won’t be a single institution left in which anyone can talk about the genocide in Gaza.
If people don’t stand up to this pressure there won’t be a single institution left in which anyone can talk about the genocide in Gaza.
Complaint letter emerges after Melbourne hospital’s decision to cancel ‘children and war’ panel angers staff
Exclusive: Letter to CEO argued event would pose a risk of ‘moral injury, vicarious trauma and harmful workplace behaviours’ to staff and patients
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
No-one was MAKING staff go to this session. If anyone felt unsafe hearing about children’s health during war, they could have just …. chosen not to attend.
It was obviously cancelled to ensure NO-ONE would talk about it.
It was obviously cancelled to ensure NO-ONE would talk about it.
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“More than 20 million Australians in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide could swelter through deadly heatwaves of more than 44 degrees stretching across 1.72 million square kilometres if temperatures rise by 3 degrees.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘Like a Mad Max movie’: How hot it will really get in ‘unliveable Australia’
Parts of Australia would become unliveable if Australia’s temperatures rise by three degrees.
www.smh.com.au
September 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“More than 20 million Australians in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide could swelter through deadly heatwaves of more than 44 degrees stretching across 1.72 million square kilometres if temperatures rise by 3 degrees.”
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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“Calling people a fascist is dangerous, violent rhetoric.” ...
Here's a compilation of Trump doing precisely that:
ht: @micaherfan.com
Here's a compilation of Trump doing precisely that:
ht: @micaherfan.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Calling people a fascist is dangerous, violent rhetoric.” ...
Here's a compilation of Trump doing precisely that:
ht: @micaherfan.com
Here's a compilation of Trump doing precisely that:
ht: @micaherfan.com
That’s a big call. Always dangerous to underestimate his idiocy.
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
That’s a big call. Always dangerous to underestimate his idiocy.
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Judges and barristers in England and Wales who bully and harass junior colleagues benefit from a 'culture of impunity' and a complaints system that penalises victims, a damning review has found. on.ft.com/4mP2Rdf
September 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Judges and barristers in England and Wales who bully and harass junior colleagues benefit from a 'culture of impunity' and a complaints system that penalises victims, a damning review has found. on.ft.com/4mP2Rdf
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Once more for the commuter set.
September 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Once more for the commuter set.