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Miriam Cosic
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Journalist. International relations, political philosophy, war. Press freedom. Unions. Art, music, botany.
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'She wants to use her experience as a member of the one per cent to draw attention to the increasing rate of wealth inequality worldwide, and the excesses of the super-rich.'

The Austrian heiress giving away her entire fortune
- by David Marchese

#wealth
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Dirty, disgusting money': The heiress giving away her entire fortune
When Marlene Engelhorn inherited tens of millions of dollars from her grandma, she felt she had two choices: do something about it, or confirm she was "full of sh*t".
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Deadly tropical storms ravage South East Asia and Sri Lanka

The death toll has risen to more than 600

#weather #storms
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yEqD...
Deadly tropical storms ravage South East Asia and Sri Lanka | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
m.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Activists stop three ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle, demanding Albanese govt cancel planned fossil fuel projects and tax existing operations at 78%
- by Jordyn Beazley

#auspol #climate #protest
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle
Australian campaigners demand Albanese government cancel planned fossil fuel projects and tax existing operations at 78%
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Australian universities are confronting a firestorm: loss of foreign students, layoff of academics, underpayment of staff and radical changes to domestic university fees.

Why is our university sector in so much trouble?

#RadioNational #RearVision
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Australian universities in crisis - ABC listen
Australian universities are confronting a firestorm, the loss of foreign students, the lay-off of academics, the underpayment of staff and radical changes to domestic university fees. Why is our univ...
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
'As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.'

US documents indicate plans to keep troops in the Caribbean through 2028
- by Sam Biddle, Nick Turse

#USPolitics #Caribbean
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Wonderful 1977 New Yorker essay on Tom Stoppard by Kenneth Tynan

“Essential to remember (he) is an émigré. A director who has staged several of his plays told me the other day, ‘You have to be foreign to write English with that kind of hypnotized brilliance.’”

www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
Tom Stoppard, Withdrawing with Style from the Chaos
From 1977: For the playwright, art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself, an absurd mosaic of incidents and accidents.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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RIP Tom Stoppard. With the Russians returning Europe to the barbarism of the Cold War here is his Professional Foul, a great play on the need to confront tyranny honestly
Play of the Week - Professional Foul (1977) by Tom Stoppard & Michael Lindsay-Hogg
YouTube video by Play For Forever
youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Tom Stoppard and his brilliantly creative mind have gone.

Vale ...

#writing #theatre #film
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Detailed and deeply sourced reporting by WSJ investigative team. Essential background

"They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors to the dividends."

#USPolitics #Russia #Ukraine
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"

Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
🚨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 “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
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
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
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...
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
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.
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
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
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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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
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...
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
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
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
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
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
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...
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
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
"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"
‘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
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
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
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
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...
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