Mandy Stefanakis
@mstefanakis.bsky.social
Writer, composer, researcher(PhD in Music). Climate Choir Melbourne. 🕊️
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No more illusions: people everywhere are waking up to the harsh reality of what Israel really is.....👏👏👏👏👏
February 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
No more illusions: people everywhere are waking up to the harsh reality of what Israel really is.....👏👏👏👏👏
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Just discovered $3 billion in extra nuclear sub spending between May and December $15.4B → $18.6B
Where's the $3 billion going? Defence: "Take it on notice"
That's enough money to build 10,000s public homes but for Defence it's pocket change they lost down back of the couch.
Where's the $3 billion going? Defence: "Take it on notice"
That's enough money to build 10,000s public homes but for Defence it's pocket change they lost down back of the couch.
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Just discovered $3 billion in extra nuclear sub spending between May and December $15.4B → $18.6B
Where's the $3 billion going? Defence: "Take it on notice"
That's enough money to build 10,000s public homes but for Defence it's pocket change they lost down back of the couch.
Where's the $3 billion going? Defence: "Take it on notice"
That's enough money to build 10,000s public homes but for Defence it's pocket change they lost down back of the couch.
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Defence says its a 'benefit to our nation' to have people leave Defence to join US arms dealers.
I am not so sure.
I am not so sure.
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Defence says its a 'benefit to our nation' to have people leave Defence to join US arms dealers.
I am not so sure.
I am not so sure.
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Interaction?
𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕?
The woman was assaulted by the Police, @australia.theguardian.com.
There were witnesses on the ground.
Stop the whitewashing. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence
𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕?
The woman was assaulted by the Police, @australia.theguardian.com.
There were witnesses on the ground.
Stop the whitewashing. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence
February 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Interaction?
𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕?
The woman was assaulted by the Police, @australia.theguardian.com.
There were witnesses on the ground.
Stop the whitewashing. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence
𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕?
The woman was assaulted by the Police, @australia.theguardian.com.
There were witnesses on the ground.
Stop the whitewashing. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence
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Not blocking a road, not marching. Just performing sunset prayers
The obfuscating, gaslighting, reality-denying doublespeak from Minns & NSW Police leadership is deeply disrespectful & sickening
The obfuscating, gaslighting, reality-denying doublespeak from Minns & NSW Police leadership is deeply disrespectful & sickening
Sheikh who led prayer at Sydney protest against Herzog says police were ‘unhinged and aggressive’
Any officers who acted unlawfully should face prosecution for actions, Muslim groups say
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Not blocking a road, not marching. Just performing sunset prayers
The obfuscating, gaslighting, reality-denying doublespeak from Minns & NSW Police leadership is deeply disrespectful & sickening
The obfuscating, gaslighting, reality-denying doublespeak from Minns & NSW Police leadership is deeply disrespectful & sickening
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We need to turn the temperature down, says guy who turned it up
'Turn the temperature down': Albanese defends invitation to Herzog after protests – video
Albanese says there is a need for people to engage with both sides and that 'the debate is not advanced by people thinking it’s like a football team, where you have to support 100% one side or the oth...
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We need to turn the temperature down, says guy who turned it up
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The Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia and Muslim community groups have hit out at comments from morning show host Karl Stefanovic that Muslims who were attacked by NSW Police while praying outside Sydney Town Hall may have been “baiting police”.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/islamophob...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/islamophob...
Islamophobia Envoy slams Karl Stefanovic's suggestion praying Muslims were 'baiting' police
'TODAY' host's comments 'utterly misleading' and 'reinforce harmful assumptions'
www.deepcutnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia and Muslim community groups have hit out at comments from morning show host Karl Stefanovic that Muslims who were attacked by NSW Police while praying outside Sydney Town Hall may have been “baiting police”.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/islamophob...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/islamophob...
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“Was it you who issued the edict to foment violence or someone else in the chain of command?
After 5 hours in a police cell with no offer of water or medical attention for my various injuries I was released without charge - I’m a 76 year old filmmaker & journalist,“
#Auspol
After 5 hours in a police cell with no offer of water or medical attention for my various injuries I was released without charge - I’m a 76 year old filmmaker & journalist,“
#Auspol
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
“Was it you who issued the edict to foment violence or someone else in the chain of command?
After 5 hours in a police cell with no offer of water or medical attention for my various injuries I was released without charge - I’m a 76 year old filmmaker & journalist,“
#Auspol
After 5 hours in a police cell with no offer of water or medical attention for my various injuries I was released without charge - I’m a 76 year old filmmaker & journalist,“
#Auspol
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Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
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Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters? - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
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And yet in Melbourne - with similar size crowd where we were blocking a major city intersection for over an hour, then marching - it wasn't like that. I'm pretty sure a similar mix of people were protesting Herzog in both cities. Spot the difference then.
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
And yet in Melbourne - with similar size crowd where we were blocking a major city intersection for over an hour, then marching - it wasn't like that. I'm pretty sure a similar mix of people were protesting Herzog in both cities. Spot the difference then.
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Another brilliant cartoon from Cathy Wilcox.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Another brilliant cartoon from Cathy Wilcox.
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social cohesion..
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
social cohesion..
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Zali Steggall points out the consequences of inviting Isaac Herzog given the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestine was 'highly foreseeable'
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Zali Steggall points out the consequences of inviting Isaac Herzog given the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestine was 'highly foreseeable'
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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" I will continue to condemn any suggestion that Israel and Australia are siblings who share the same values. We most clearly do not."
Brilliant letter from George Browning. . .
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Brilliant letter from George Browning. . .
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning
Proposals to legislate new antisemitism definitions raise hard questions about identity, equality before the law, and why Australia continues to avoid confronting its most entrenched forms of racism.
johnmenadue.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
" I will continue to condemn any suggestion that Israel and Australia are siblings who share the same values. We most clearly do not."
Brilliant letter from George Browning. . .
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Brilliant letter from George Browning. . .
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
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Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Remind me: was this the company that stole my work?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
And the work of thousands of other writers?
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Shame on Labor.
Shame on the NSW Police.
The Greens remain in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful protesters who turned out across the country yesterday to say Australia stands against genocide.
Shame on the NSW Police.
The Greens remain in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful protesters who turned out across the country yesterday to say Australia stands against genocide.
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Shame on Labor.
Shame on the NSW Police.
The Greens remain in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful protesters who turned out across the country yesterday to say Australia stands against genocide.
Shame on the NSW Police.
The Greens remain in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful protesters who turned out across the country yesterday to say Australia stands against genocide.
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Wow, strong turnout.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Wow, strong turnout.