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High school library worker, trying to encourage reading. Grandmother. Social justice. Living on Kaurna Land. LGTBIA rights. CIS female. Equity, equality and recognising that Western civilisation has a lot to answer for. Free Palestine
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Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too. It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Teen social media ban! Ban teens! Ban social media! Ban bans! All of it now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia’s kids are saved! The social media ban is here and all the teens are outside touching grass | First Dog on the Moon
(Vaping, shoplifting Labubus and getting bullied in person)
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Teen social media ban! Ban teens! Ban social media! Ban bans! All of it now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Pioneering Australia seaweed grower Sea Forest bought four tonnes of pure chemical bromoform - the chemical that limits methane in its products - during its early years. It won't say why.
I took at look at the company in this deeply reported story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
I took at look at the company in this deeply reported story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
Selling Seaweed: An Australian Green Startup’s Secret Chemical Insurance Policy
Sea Forest embodied the promise of green capitalism: grow seaweed, solve climate, get rich. It appears the company was playing with a stacked deck.
drilled.media
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pioneering Australia seaweed grower Sea Forest bought four tonnes of pure chemical bromoform - the chemical that limits methane in its products - during its early years. It won't say why.
I took at look at the company in this deeply reported story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
I took at look at the company in this deeply reported story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
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Dunno how this hasn't been picked up by the media yet but #BillC15 would remove the provision allowing libraries to send books to and fro by Canada Post at a cheaper rate. In Newfoundland about a quarter of the physical items signed out of libraries use this service! librarianship.ca/news/bill-c1...
Bill C-15 threatens Library Book Rate and free mailing of materials for people who are blind - news
librarianship.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Dunno how this hasn't been picked up by the media yet but #BillC15 would remove the provision allowing libraries to send books to and fro by Canada Post at a cheaper rate. In Newfoundland about a quarter of the physical items signed out of libraries use this service! librarianship.ca/news/bill-c1...
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Under a secretive billion dollar new deal, refugees in the Australian community are being ripped out of their homes and sent to Nauru.
"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1
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"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1
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December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Under a secretive billion dollar new deal, refugees in the Australian community are being ripped out of their homes and sent to Nauru.
"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1
www.instagram.com/reel/DSCEmf_...
"It's a wild escalation... Scenes similar to ICE'", says Ogy Simic of the @ASRC1
www.instagram.com/reel/DSCEmf_...
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How on earth did The Queensland Museum come to run a marketing campaign for a fossil fuel company whose operations are directly responsible for wrecking the Great Barrier Reef and destroying cultural heritage in the Torres Strait?
www.desmog.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.desmog.com/2025/12/07/e...
Exclusive: Shell Subsidiary Paid Queensland Museum More Than $10m to Shape Children’s Climate Education
The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.
www.desmog.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How on earth did The Queensland Museum come to run a marketing campaign for a fossil fuel company whose operations are directly responsible for wrecking the Great Barrier Reef and destroying cultural heritage in the Torres Strait?
www.desmog.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.desmog.com/2025/12/07/e...
Post 9/11 While the imperative to combat terrorism is undeniable, the methods employed by many government In sum, the global human rights situation in the post-9/11 era reflects a concerning trend toward increased repression under the guise of security www.hriui.com/en/revisitin...
Revisiting the September 11 Attacks: From Reactions to Human Rights Violations
Sahar Barati Borujeni PhD Student in International Relations, University of Isfahan A Retrospective of the AttacksOn September 11, 2001, nineteen
www.hriui.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Post 9/11 While the imperative to combat terrorism is undeniable, the methods employed by many government In sum, the global human rights situation in the post-9/11 era reflects a concerning trend toward increased repression under the guise of security www.hriui.com/en/revisitin...
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Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
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They're also claiming we can't let Australia miss out on the economic benefits of AI but what's weird is there are still no proven economic benefits. In fact an MIT study found 95% of organisations studied got ZERO return on their AI investments: www.axios.com/2025/08/21/a...
95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study
Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They're also claiming we can't let Australia miss out on the economic benefits of AI but what's weird is there are still no proven economic benefits. In fact an MIT study found 95% of organisations studied got ZERO return on their AI investments: www.axios.com/2025/08/21/a...
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This is my annual shameless Christmas plug . . . and please send any complaints about shameless Christmas plugs to management.
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Your attention please.
This is my annual shameless Christmas plug . . . and please send any complaints about shameless Christmas plugs to management.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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This is my annual shameless Christmas plug . . . and please send any complaints about shameless Christmas plugs to management.
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This is my annual shameless Christmas plug . . . and please send any complaints about shameless Christmas plugs to management.
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Just held my 10 day old grandson for the first time today. But if, as a fetus, it endangered my daughter in laws life, I wouldn't hesitate to support her decision to have an abortion. She has 3 other children that need her. The US is a truly awful country, and deserves to be treated as a pariah.
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
In the wake of widespread abortion bans, US prosecutors launch hundreds of cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Just held my 10 day old grandson for the first time today. But if, as a fetus, it endangered my daughter in laws life, I wouldn't hesitate to support her decision to have an abortion. She has 3 other children that need her. The US is a truly awful country, and deserves to be treated as a pariah.
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Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
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Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻
December 23, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻
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Mr Gideon Haigh on why the ongoing, incompetent and dull-witted enshittification of the State Library of Victoria is so heartbreaking, so stupid, and so dangerous. Please share. www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
An Institution Betrayed
GH on the State Library's post-literate plans
www.cricketetal.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Mr Gideon Haigh on why the ongoing, incompetent and dull-witted enshittification of the State Library of Victoria is so heartbreaking, so stupid, and so dangerous. Please share. www.cricketetal.com/p/an-institu...
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French journalists' unions file legal case against Israel over lack of access to Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/french-journalists-unions-file-legal-case-against-israel-over-lack
French journalists' unions file legal case against Israel over lack of access to Gaza
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Two French journalist unions filed a legal case against Israel in for obstructing the work of their journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, AFP reported om Tuesday.</p>
<p>The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the French Journalists' Union filed the complaint with the Paris anti-terror prosecutor's office last week, accusing Israel of "obstructing the freedom to inform" in a joint statement.</p>
<p>The complaint mentioned a journalist being pursued by around 50 Israelis armed with "guns, cans of petrol and sticks" while reporting in the West Bank, all in the presence of the Israeli army.</p>
<p>Israel has not allowed international journalists into the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in October 2023, except when embedded with Israeli forces.</p>
<p>IFJ general secretary Anthony Bellanger said, "For more than two years, the IFJ has been calling for the borders to be opened to the foreign press so that they can relieve our colleagues who are exhausted by two years of war."</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
French journalists' unions file legal case against Israel over lack of access to Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/french-journalists-unions-file-legal-case-against-israel-over-lack
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"These 12 organisations have declared 2025 to be the most violent year for Palestinians since the beginning of occupation in 1967"
Nour Odeh reports on Israeli raids and collective punishment across the occupied West Bank.
Nour Odeh reports on Israeli raids and collective punishment across the occupied West Bank.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"These 12 organisations have declared 2025 to be the most violent year for Palestinians since the beginning of occupation in 1967"
Nour Odeh reports on Israeli raids and collective punishment across the occupied West Bank.
Nour Odeh reports on Israeli raids and collective punishment across the occupied West Bank.
Just listened to this
and I'm not sure having only AI enthusiasts discussing this is balance. And greenwashing the energy and water use of data centres. We have plenty of overseas examples to know how tech bros can run rough shod over communities when it comes to making profits
and I'm not sure having only AI enthusiasts discussing this is balance. And greenwashing the energy and water use of data centres. We have plenty of overseas examples to know how tech bros can run rough shod over communities when it comes to making profits
Government reveals its AI plan, but is it enough? - ABC listen
The Australian government's new artificial intelligence plan has met with a mixed reception.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Just listened to this
and I'm not sure having only AI enthusiasts discussing this is balance. And greenwashing the energy and water use of data centres. We have plenty of overseas examples to know how tech bros can run rough shod over communities when it comes to making profits
and I'm not sure having only AI enthusiasts discussing this is balance. And greenwashing the energy and water use of data centres. We have plenty of overseas examples to know how tech bros can run rough shod over communities when it comes to making profits
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How to sit on a report for 2 years then ignore it's recommendations - a government guide.
No Favourites report (aka Jobs for Mates) gets the cold shoulder. #whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/after-27-mon...
No Favourites report (aka Jobs for Mates) gets the cold shoulder. #whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/after-27-mon...
After 27 months of secrecy, the 'Jobs-for-Mates' report lobs. What's the scam? - Michael West
After sitting on Lynelle Briggs' No Favourites report for 27 months, the Government finally decides to release the jobs-for-mates report.
michaelwest.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
How to sit on a report for 2 years then ignore it's recommendations - a government guide.
No Favourites report (aka Jobs for Mates) gets the cold shoulder. #whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/after-27-mon...
No Favourites report (aka Jobs for Mates) gets the cold shoulder. #whatsthescam #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/after-27-mon...
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Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
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The State Library of Victoria needs our support. If you've ever wandered through, attended one of their events or workshops, researched or studied there, or just sat on those magnificent front steps waiting to meet your mates, take two seconds to sign the petition: c.org/dJrnkfFhKW
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The State Library of Victoria needs our support. If you've ever wandered through, attended one of their events or workshops, researched or studied there, or just sat on those magnificent front steps waiting to meet your mates, take two seconds to sign the petition: c.org/dJrnkfFhKW
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Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
Adelaide lost the Grand sought alternativs, so are still subject to the noise, disruption and public transport delays inherent in closing off a big part of the city for the climate wrecking (seriously they're awful) BP vroom vrooms. If can hear the cars at 8.34pm then maybe Lenny Krawitz tomorrow.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Adelaide lost the Grand sought alternativs, so are still subject to the noise, disruption and public transport delays inherent in closing off a big part of the city for the climate wrecking (seriously they're awful) BP vroom vrooms. If can hear the cars at 8.34pm then maybe Lenny Krawitz tomorrow.
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Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing current president David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ but still signed the $2.5bn deportation deal, v @australia.theguardian.com w Ben Doherty.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nauru president accused in parliament of corruption siphoning off millions of Australian funding
Senate told Albanese government knew current president David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ but still signed the $2.5bn deportation deal
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing current president David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ but still signed the $2.5bn deportation deal, v @australia.theguardian.com w Ben Doherty.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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People cite this stuff as "NIMBY" but - it's not their backyard or even close to it? If anything this is an example of a perfectly reasonable town not caring about a perfectly fine battery project built on shitty land - the real problem is the deeper, systemic issue of Australian society / media
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
People cite this stuff as "NIMBY" but - it's not their backyard or even close to it? If anything this is an example of a perfectly reasonable town not caring about a perfectly fine battery project built on shitty land - the real problem is the deeper, systemic issue of Australian society / media