Miriam Cosic
@miriamcosic.bsky.social
Journalist. International relations, political philosophy, war. Press freedom. Unions. Art, music, botany.
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🚨Nine Jewish groups are urging the Government to reject Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report", saying it's an attack on Australia's "democracy" and "freedoms" – benefitting the state of Israel.
Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive...
theklaxon.com.au/22ti
Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive...
theklaxon.com.au/22ti
Segal “threatening Australia’s freedoms and democracy”, Jewish groups warn - The Klaxon
A group of Jewish organisations has labelled Envoy Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report" an attack on Australia's “democracy” and “freedoms”, and say it must be rejected.
theklaxon.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🚨Nine Jewish groups are urging the Government to reject Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report", saying it's an attack on Australia's "democracy" and "freedoms" – benefitting the state of Israel.
Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive...
theklaxon.com.au/22ti
Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive...
theklaxon.com.au/22ti
Staggering to think a US President is prepared to cede the Cold War to Russia
The Telegraph's report (51 minutes):
youtu.be/an_b-6I4xl0
The Telegraph's report (51 minutes):
youtu.be/an_b-6I4xl0
Exclusive: Trump hands Putin Ukraine’s occupied territories | Ukraine: The Latest
YouTube video by The Telegraph
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Staggering to think a US President is prepared to cede the Cold War to Russia
The Telegraph's report (51 minutes):
youtu.be/an_b-6I4xl0
The Telegraph's report (51 minutes):
youtu.be/an_b-6I4xl0
Telegraph report: Trump said to have sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Moscow with the expressed intention of offering Putin US recognition of occupied territories in return for a peace deal
#USPolitics #Russia #Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
#USPolitics #Russia #Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’
US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Telegraph report: Trump said to have sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Moscow with the expressed intention of offering Putin US recognition of occupied territories in return for a peace deal
#USPolitics #Russia #Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
#USPolitics #Russia #Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon
The PM becomes the first Australian leader to celebrate a wedding while in office with a private ceremony in Canberra, followed by a reception at his official residence, the Lodge
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The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has married his partner, Jodie Haydon, in Canberra, making him the first Australian leader to tie the knot in office.
The ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon, witnessed by a small group of close family and friends, including Albanese’s son, Nathan, and Haydon’s parents, Bill and Pauline. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon
I wonder if any Afghan women, who have zero civil or humanitarian rights, are being processed as refugees by the US. And does this mean their processing has stopped?
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
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Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
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Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I wonder if any Afghan women, who have zero civil or humanitarian rights, are being processed as refugees by the US. And does this mean their processing has stopped?
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
wapo.st/4iraNAf
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
wapo.st/4iraNAf
Arctic ice will no longer be year-round come 2030.
2030 is five years away.
This is terrifying.
Via an expert on RN's Science Show whose name I missed and whom I can't look up bc the ABC app is pretty useless ...
#ClimateCrisis
2030 is five years away.
This is terrifying.
Via an expert on RN's Science Show whose name I missed and whom I can't look up bc the ABC app is pretty useless ...
#ClimateCrisis
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Arctic ice will no longer be year-round come 2030.
2030 is five years away.
This is terrifying.
Via an expert on RN's Science Show whose name I missed and whom I can't look up bc the ABC app is pretty useless ...
#ClimateCrisis
2030 is five years away.
This is terrifying.
Via an expert on RN's Science Show whose name I missed and whom I can't look up bc the ABC app is pretty useless ...
#ClimateCrisis
😂
Albanese can’t hold back & calls out Sussan Ley’s absurd claims that it’s been a great year for the Libs
“The leader of the Opposition stood here just before & spoke about how good a year 2025 has been for them & how bad it’s been for us”
“Well, may that continue”💥 #HouseOfReps
“The leader of the Opposition stood here just before & spoke about how good a year 2025 has been for them & how bad it’s been for us”
“Well, may that continue”💥 #HouseOfReps
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
😂
Worth listening to: David Frum of The Atlantic on the Washington attack and Trump's America
Including how the hell a president gets to talk like Trump and be so openly corrupt
- with @NickBryantNY
#USPolitics
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Including how the hell a president gets to talk like Trump and be so openly corrupt
- with @NickBryantNY
#USPolitics
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Washington attack and Trump's America with David Frum - ABC listen
To discuss the Washington attack and the broader trajectory of the Trump presidency we’re joined by one of the most influential observers of American politics.
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Worth listening to: David Frum of The Atlantic on the Washington attack and Trump's America
Including how the hell a president gets to talk like Trump and be so openly corrupt
- with @NickBryantNY
#USPolitics
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Including how the hell a president gets to talk like Trump and be so openly corrupt
- with @NickBryantNY
#USPolitics
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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US President Donald Trump said his administration will 'permanently pause' migration from all 'Third World Countries,' following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House reut.rs/49EiIrv 1/4
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
US President Donald Trump said his administration will 'permanently pause' migration from all 'Third World Countries,' following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House reut.rs/49EiIrv 1/4
And remember, Australia started this in 2001.
'The Trump Admin is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.'
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
- by Sarah Stillman
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
'The Trump Admin is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.'
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
- by Sarah Stillman
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
And remember, Australia started this in 2001.
'The Trump Admin is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.'
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
- by Sarah Stillman
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
'The Trump Admin is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.'
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
- by Sarah Stillman
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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"public outcry mounts over the government’s response to a crisis that has hit about 2M people &left an entire southern city under water...
SE Asia is increasingly prone to floods...leading to disasters that are costing billions of dollars more each year in damage to roads, bridges, homes &farmland"
SE Asia is increasingly prone to floods...leading to disasters that are costing billions of dollars more each year in damage to roads, bridges, homes &farmland"
‘Desert island’: trapped Thais plead for rescue as floodwaters rise
The navy will deploy an aircraft carrier and deliver meals to help those in the flood-hit south, amid public outcry over chaotic relief efforts.
www.scmp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"public outcry mounts over the government’s response to a crisis that has hit about 2M people &left an entire southern city under water...
SE Asia is increasingly prone to floods...leading to disasters that are costing billions of dollars more each year in damage to roads, bridges, homes &farmland"
SE Asia is increasingly prone to floods...leading to disasters that are costing billions of dollars more each year in damage to roads, bridges, homes &farmland"
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Heavy rainfall has unleashed deadly floods across Southeast Asia, damaging crops and stranding tourists, with more downpours expected into early next week
Deadly Floods Hit Parts of Southeast Asia as More Rain Forecast
Heavy rainfall has unleashed deadly floods across Southeast Asia, damaging crops and stranding tourists, with more downpours expected into early next week.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Heavy rainfall has unleashed deadly floods across Southeast Asia, damaging crops and stranding tourists, with more downpours expected into early next week
Flight delays across Australia too ...
Airbus on Friday urged airlines to immediately address a software problem that could affect flight controls on thousands of its airplanes. The European airplane maker said a recent incident had shown that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.”
Airbus Orders Software Update for A320 Jets
The European airplane maker said a recent incident had shown that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.”
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Flight delays across Australia too ...
Hottest spring on record for Australia's east coast as dangerous weekend storms return ... 🤷🏻♀️
- by Tom Saunders
#climate #weather
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- by Tom Saunders
#climate #weather
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Hottest spring on record for east coast as dangerous weekend storms return
An ongoing heatwave along Australia's eastern seaboard will fuel further extreme weather this weekend, and its longevity is now breaking long standing records.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hottest spring on record for Australia's east coast as dangerous weekend storms return ... 🤷🏻♀️
- by Tom Saunders
#climate #weather
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
- by Tom Saunders
#climate #weather
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory
@washingtonpost.com #brain #phone
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@washingtonpost.com #brain #phone
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Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory
Checking your phone 110 times a day could signal problematic use. See how smartphone habits shape daily life.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory
@washingtonpost.com #brain #phone
wapo.st/4il4Y7e
@washingtonpost.com #brain #phone
wapo.st/4il4Y7e
Interview with eminent historian of central and eastern Europe, Timothy Snyder, about the war in Ukraine.
Recorded at the end of September 2024, before Trump came to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OZ...
Recorded at the end of September 2024, before Trump came to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OZ...
Interview with Timothy Snyder about the war in Ukraine
YouTube video by United24 News
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Interview with eminent historian of central and eastern Europe, Timothy Snyder, about the war in Ukraine.
Recorded at the end of September 2024, before Trump came to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OZ...
Recorded at the end of September 2024, before Trump came to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OZ...
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Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address | The Weekly Beast
Former 7.30 host takes Labor government to task for record on press freedom and pays tribute to Palestinian journalists. Plus: a roo in the news
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Trump at it again to a WH reporter: "Are you stupid? are you a stupid person?"
I constantly want to ask, "How does he get away with this?" But then, who is going to do what about it now?
#USPolitics
I constantly want to ask, "How does he get away with this?" But then, who is going to do what about it now?
#USPolitics
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump at it again to a WH reporter: "Are you stupid? are you a stupid person?"
I constantly want to ask, "How does he get away with this?" But then, who is going to do what about it now?
#USPolitics
I constantly want to ask, "How does he get away with this?" But then, who is going to do what about it now?
#USPolitics
'Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications'
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
- by Petra Stock
#climate #forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
- by Petra Stock
#climate #forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
'Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications'
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
- by Petra Stock
#climate #forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
- by Petra Stock
#climate #forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'If people don’t believe anything they read anywhere, then they won’t be motivated to argue, to discuss, or even to engage in politics.'
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
- by Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social #authoritarianism #reality
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
- by Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social #authoritarianism #reality
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
'If people don’t believe anything they read anywhere, then they won’t be motivated to argue, to discuss, or even to engage in politics.'
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
- by Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social #authoritarianism #reality
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
- by Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social #authoritarianism #reality
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Great interview with Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the new environment protection laws, "a long time coming".
A rare calm and respectful political conversation here.
#RNBreakfast #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A rare calm and respectful political conversation here.
#RNBreakfast #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says environment laws are 'a long time coming' - ABC listen
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says reforms to the nation's outdated environment protection laws are "a long time coming".
The Greens landed a deal with the government yesterday to pass overhauled...
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Great interview with Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the new environment protection laws, "a long time coming".
A rare calm and respectful political conversation here.
#RNBreakfast #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A rare calm and respectful political conversation here.
#RNBreakfast #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...