kcarruthers
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Skeets forever! Sometimes I feel like being a revolutionary cat. PhD candidate at UTS Sydney. Nothing here is the opinion of my employer. I have always hated emdashes.
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NEW | The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin's continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base (DIB).
Read more here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
Read more here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
NEW | The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin's continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base (DIB).
Read more here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
Read more here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
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God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: pro-Israel activists go after ABC journalists John Lyons and Laura Tingle
A new email campaign is targeting the respected journalists for withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival
www.deepcutnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
God this is just unending. The pro-genocide lobby group delights in trying to destroy livelihoods and honest reporting.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...
Wow huge news: Researchers Identify Proteins that Spread Parkinson’s Pathology in the Brain #science
medicine.yale.edu/news-article/p…
medicine.yale.edu/news-article/p…
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Wow huge news: Researchers Identify Proteins that Spread Parkinson’s Pathology in the Brain #science
medicine.yale.edu/news-article/p…
medicine.yale.edu/news-article/p…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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As a Parkinson’s disease researcher who married an mGluR researcher, I know what we‘re discussing at dinner tonight! #Neuroskyence 🧪
Researchers Identify Proteins that Spread Parkinson’s Pathology in the Brain medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
#Parkinsons #neuroscience #neurology #science #NeuroSky
#Parkinsons #neuroscience #neurology #science #NeuroSky
Researchers Identify Proteins that Spread Parkinson’s Pathology in the Brain
Molecules found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain help traffic a misfolded protein into cells, leading to the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
medicine.yale.edu
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
As a Parkinson’s disease researcher who married an mGluR researcher, I know what we‘re discussing at dinner tonight! #Neuroskyence 🧪
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I would love this to be true, so, following @iwriteok.bsky.social's recently promulgated advice, I'll be sure to take a skeptical look at it
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discoveries of #microplastics throughout human body, from brain to blood, arteries to testes
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I would love this to be true, so, following @iwriteok.bsky.social's recently promulgated advice, I'll be sure to take a skeptical look at it
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Having watched horror escalating exponentially for the last two years in Gaza & the West Bank, I feel increasingly afraid when I see a person in Australia waving Israel's national flag, because that suggests to me that they support the mass murder & deliberate starvation of children.
#Auspol
#Auspol
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Having watched horror escalating exponentially for the last two years in Gaza & the West Bank, I feel increasingly afraid when I see a person in Australia waving Israel's national flag, because that suggests to me that they support the mass murder & deliberate starvation of children.
#Auspol
#Auspol
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0h boy, what a mess
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‘The band name is a direct reference to Nazi camp brothels…It is historical fact.
And yet Anthony Albanese has worn one publicly. Down airplane stairs. On camera. Smiling. No police interest. No public safety panic. No suggestion that Jewish Australians might feel intimidated’
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‘The band name is a direct reference to Nazi camp brothels…It is historical fact.
And yet Anthony Albanese has worn one publicly. Down airplane stairs. On camera. Smiling. No police interest. No public safety panic. No suggestion that Jewish Australians might feel intimidated’
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
0h boy, what a mess
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‘The band name is a direct reference to Nazi camp brothels…It is historical fact.
And yet Anthony Albanese has worn one publicly. Down airplane stairs. On camera. Smiling. No police interest. No public safety panic. No suggestion that Jewish Australians might feel intimidated’
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‘The band name is a direct reference to Nazi camp brothels…It is historical fact.
And yet Anthony Albanese has worn one publicly. Down airplane stairs. On camera. Smiling. No police interest. No public safety panic. No suggestion that Jewish Australians might feel intimidated’
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Frightening.
Oppressors tool kit.
UK here we come.
Oppressors tool kit.
UK here we come.
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Frightening.
Oppressors tool kit.
UK here we come.
Oppressors tool kit.
UK here we come.
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Go to jail for hurting somebody's feelings? A political tweet? Andrew Brown - prosecuted for wearing a 'F*** Israel' t-shirt writes on draft Antisemitism Bill and Albo's t-shirt
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison. - Michael West
Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill.
michaelwest.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Go to jail for hurting somebody's feelings? A political tweet? Andrew Brown - prosecuted for wearing a 'F*** Israel' t-shirt writes on draft Antisemitism Bill and Albo's t-shirt
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...
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Everything that the junta say against their enemies is psychological projection
[Psychology Today: Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object]
[Psychology Today: Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object]
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Everything that the junta say against their enemies is psychological projection
[Psychology Today: Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object]
[Psychology Today: Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object]
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No Adelaide Writers Week for me. I can’t in any good conscience now appear at a festival seeking to mute a very necessary public conversation … Randa Abdel-Fattah is an important voice. Here’s something I published from her on, guess what, Palestinian marginalisation. meanjin.com.au/latest/the-g...
The Great Palestinian Silence
It seems everyone is tweeting about freedom of speech. So let me tell you a story about freedom of speech and the exceptional case of Palestine. In the days leading up to Israel’s proposed annexati…
meanjin.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
No Adelaide Writers Week for me. I can’t in any good conscience now appear at a festival seeking to mute a very necessary public conversation … Randa Abdel-Fattah is an important voice. Here’s something I published from her on, guess what, Palestinian marginalisation. meanjin.com.au/latest/the-g...
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BREAKING: New York AG shuts down pro-Israel extremist group Betar US for biased harassment and threats of violence toward Arabs, Muslims and Jews.
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/b...
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/b...
New York Attorney General Shuts Down Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
New York AG Letitia James shut down the pro-Israel group Betar U.S. for biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
theintercept.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
BREAKING: New York AG shuts down pro-Israel extremist group Betar US for biased harassment and threats of violence toward Arabs, Muslims and Jews.
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/b...
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would be forced to close its New York operations in a settlement announcement.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/b...
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Just saw this photo from Detroit protests (left) and it brought back memories . Photo to the right is from Maidan , people preparing food for protesters in Kyiv in winter 2013-2014 during Maidan Revolution
We all have much more in common than we think
We all have much more in common than we think
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Just saw this photo from Detroit protests (left) and it brought back memories . Photo to the right is from Maidan , people preparing food for protesters in Kyiv in winter 2013-2014 during Maidan Revolution
We all have much more in common than we think
We all have much more in common than we think
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Axios: What to know about the world's great climate collapse www.axios.com/2026/01/13/c...
What to know about the world's great climate collapse
"We've gone from over-indexing it to zero-indexing it," S&P Global's Dan Yergin says.
www.axios.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Axios: What to know about the world's great climate collapse www.axios.com/2026/01/13/c...
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He just rejected Ms Adler's position outright. He didn't refute a damned thing. The word 'refute' implies that a considered argument was successfully advanced, and this dickhead is just saying ,"nope".
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM
He just rejected Ms Adler's position outright. He didn't refute a damned thing. The word 'refute' implies that a considered argument was successfully advanced, and this dickhead is just saying ,"nope".
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The irony though is the Israeli president who has been accused of rascists comments gets an open arms welcome to Australia in a few weeks. Something is wrong here!
January 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The irony though is the Israeli president who has been accused of rascists comments gets an open arms welcome to Australia in a few weeks. Something is wrong here!
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Gunther Fehlinger says if the US annexes Greenland, every American base in Europe—from Germany to Italy to Romania—would be confiscated, ending decades of U.S. military power on the continent.
pine gap should go first
pine gap should go first
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Gunther Fehlinger says if the US annexes Greenland, every American base in Europe—from Germany to Italy to Romania—would be confiscated, ending decades of U.S. military power on the continent.
pine gap should go first
pine gap should go first
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guys i know it's a complex multifaceted issue but
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
guys i know it's a complex multifaceted issue but
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“We will ban GROK.” Okay but the AI chat bot is not the only problem, it is the thousands of pedos who are using it to create CHILD PORN on that platform which is entirely unregulated because its owner is BFFs with a pedophile President.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“We will ban GROK.” Okay but the AI chat bot is not the only problem, it is the thousands of pedos who are using it to create CHILD PORN on that platform which is entirely unregulated because its owner is BFFs with a pedophile President.
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I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
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"The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against Palestinians in the West Bank"
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54042
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54042
WCC calls EU to impose sanctions and arms embargo on Israel | ICN
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations agai...
www.indcatholicnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against Palestinians in the West Bank"
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54042
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54042
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When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is | Jonathan Liew
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A literary festival in Australia was canceled on Tuesday in a dramatic implosion that began when organizers disinvited a Palestinian Australian author, saying her presence was not “culturally sensitive” after a mass shooting that targeted Jewish Australians. Nearly 200 writers withdrew in protest.
Adelaide Writers’ Week Canceled After It Disinvited Palestinian Australian Author
Organizers said her presence was not “culturally sensitive” after a mass shooting that targeted Jewish Australians. Nearly 200 other writers withdrew in protest.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A literary festival in Australia was canceled on Tuesday in a dramatic implosion that began when organizers disinvited a Palestinian Australian author, saying her presence was not “culturally sensitive” after a mass shooting that targeted Jewish Australians. Nearly 200 writers withdrew in protest.