@sasansandy.bsky.social
80 years and still learning, scientist, activist in past lives. Admire scholars, thinkers, artists, workers, and some politicians (of the non-craven type). AI free zone
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No worries, boys ... bring in the ICC police to do it. We'll wait ...
AFP confirms it won't arrest Israeli President Isaac Herzog amid calls for investigation
The Australian Federal Police has confirmed it has sought independent legal advice about how to handle the president of Israel's upcoming visit to Australia.
www.sbs.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM
No worries, boys ... bring in the ICC police to do it. We'll wait ...
Yes, pathetic
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Yes, pathetic
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Thinking of sending all my posts here to Jillian Segal before I publish them. Perhaps Bluesky could just let her moderate the whole site. Can't be too careful.
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Thinking of sending all my posts here to Jillian Segal before I publish them. Perhaps Bluesky could just let her moderate the whole site. Can't be too careful.
'The ongoing moral collapse of Labor as led by Anthony Albanese is a symptom of this bigger problem and also proof of concept. More than any other party in the world, Australian Labor were handed an opportunity after 2022 to take a different path and they have completely squandered it.'
"Hanson passes herself off as an 'ordinary' Australian but she is little more than a stalking horse for various economic elites, a strata to which she herself is desperate to belong. Hanson isn’t patriotic; she is entitled."
tdunlop.substack.com/p/one-nation...
tdunlop.substack.com/p/one-nation...
One Nation under Pauline
Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way
tdunlop.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
'The ongoing moral collapse of Labor as led by Anthony Albanese is a symptom of this bigger problem and also proof of concept. More than any other party in the world, Australian Labor were handed an opportunity after 2022 to take a different path and they have completely squandered it.'
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The sooner Australia substitutes "Jewish Community" with "Zionist Community" in every media and political message, the better. It is simply white supremacy hiding behind Jewishness. It needs to be called out and exposed for what it really is. Zionism = antisemitism.
#auspol
#auspol
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The sooner Australia substitutes "Jewish Community" with "Zionist Community" in every media and political message, the better. It is simply white supremacy hiding behind Jewishness. It needs to be called out and exposed for what it really is. Zionism = antisemitism.
#auspol
#auspol
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William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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‘The People vs Robodebt’ won Best Documentary at the AACTA Awards
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
‘The People vs Robodebt’ won Best Documentary at the AACTA Awards
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“The old principle is being gradually broken down, argued by many international lawyers that head of state immunity doesn’t apply to what are called atrocity crimes, that is genocide, war crimes” Commissioner Chris Sidoti
#Auspol #Genocide
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
#Auspol #Genocide
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 AM
“The old principle is being gradually broken down, argued by many international lawyers that head of state immunity doesn’t apply to what are called atrocity crimes, that is genocide, war crimes” Commissioner Chris Sidoti
#Auspol #Genocide
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
#Auspol #Genocide
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
This is a fabulous essay.
'What technology takes from us – and how to take it back'
Essential reading
'What technology takes from us – and how to take it back'
Essential reading
Can’t stop talking about this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece about the ways the tech industry has tricked us all into trading connection for convenience and how to break free of it. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is a fabulous essay.
'What technology takes from us – and how to take it back'
Essential reading
'What technology takes from us – and how to take it back'
Essential reading
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If you want to understand the philsophy/ideology/plan Tim is referring to, I explain in this post (see Group 3) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
If you want to understand the philsophy/ideology/plan Tim is referring to, I explain in this post (see Group 3) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Make fossil fuel polluters pay
Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year.
Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
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I also maintain, as I did then, that "social cohesion" is a meaningless phrase that vaguely nods at "getting along". In practice, it acts as a polite euphemism for white Australian anxiety about race relations and a clumsy tool for social control - roughly equivalent to "be nice to your sister".
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I also maintain, as I did then, that "social cohesion" is a meaningless phrase that vaguely nods at "getting along". In practice, it acts as a polite euphemism for white Australian anxiety about race relations and a clumsy tool for social control - roughly equivalent to "be nice to your sister".
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The year has really started now.
Aus Environment Minister considering new coal mines.
FFS. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/260205-...
Aus Environment Minister considering new coal mines.
FFS. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/260205-...
Glencore asks Murray Watt to sacrifice koala habitat for coal mine
Australia’s largest coal producer, Glencore, has applied to the Federal Government to extend its Hail Creek open cut coal mine, near Nebo in Central Queensland.
thepoint.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The year has really started now.
Aus Environment Minister considering new coal mines.
FFS. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/260205-...
Aus Environment Minister considering new coal mines.
FFS. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/news/260205-...
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My post on why blaming childcare subsidies (and govt spending generally) for inflation is absurd #OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Why blaming childcare for inflation is absurd
In the aftermath of the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise rates, the various parties that now make up the non-government side of things (“Opposition” feels far too a cohesive term) have taken to trying...
thepoint.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My post on why blaming childcare subsidies (and govt spending generally) for inflation is absurd #OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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It's only 10.30 and Penny Wong can't explain why we don't have the legal responsibility to arrest Herzog, CGT changes on the table, 3 indies voice concerns about what his visit will do to cohesion, Hanson is back after her senate suspension and the Libs/Nats are still a mess.
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Future of Coalition still up in the air, Labor facing internal 'discomfort' over Herzog visit.
The final day of this week's sitting still has the focus on what is happening outside the chambers, with Sussan Ley and David Littleproud still scrapping over the Coalition's future, while Ed Husic vo...
live.thepoint.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
It's only 10.30 and Penny Wong can't explain why we don't have the legal responsibility to arrest Herzog, CGT changes on the table, 3 indies voice concerns about what his visit will do to cohesion, Hanson is back after her senate suspension and the Libs/Nats are still a mess.
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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"History will remember this as the moment Australia blinded its own law, allowing returning IDF soldiers to pass unexamined and exposing fairness before the law as a deliberate lie."
Any journalists in this country diving in to get to the absolute bottom dregs of why our govt is sanctioning this?
Any journalists in this country diving in to get to the absolute bottom dregs of why our govt is sanctioning this?
ISIS vs IDF. Selective justice and the fall of Australian law - Michael West
Australians who went to fight for ISIS were prosecuted, their families vilified, while former IDF soldiers fighting for Israel walk free.
michaelwest.com.au
February 4, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"History will remember this as the moment Australia blinded its own law, allowing returning IDF soldiers to pass unexamined and exposing fairness before the law as a deliberate lie."
Any journalists in this country diving in to get to the absolute bottom dregs of why our govt is sanctioning this?
Any journalists in this country diving in to get to the absolute bottom dregs of why our govt is sanctioning this?
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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"weakened confidence"? I don't think anyone has had any confidence at all in the NACC since they failed to do anything about the actions of those involved in Robodebt.
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"weakened confidence"? I don't think anyone has had any confidence at all in the NACC since they failed to do anything about the actions of those involved in Robodebt.
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Bjorn Lomborg written op-eds for The Australian, appeared interviews Sky News Australia.
Lomborg is known for his controversial position as "climate policy sceptic" who argues for cost-benefit analysis approach to global issues. iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Lomborg is known for his controversial position as "climate policy sceptic" who argues for cost-benefit analysis approach to global issues. iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Controversial commentator Bjorn Lomborg's bushfire claim debunked
A controversial climate commentator who has questioned the link between this summer's bushfire season and climate change was set to speak in Canberra on Monday night, but a world-leading expert says Bjorn Lomborg's claims are based on misleading statistics. Dr Lomborg, a Danish political scientist, argues that while climate change is happening, it's not an emergency and governments should not panic when developing policies.
iceds.anu.edu.au
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Bjorn Lomborg written op-eds for The Australian, appeared interviews Sky News Australia.
Lomborg is known for his controversial position as "climate policy sceptic" who argues for cost-benefit analysis approach to global issues. iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Lomborg is known for his controversial position as "climate policy sceptic" who argues for cost-benefit analysis approach to global issues. iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Yes, very 'deeply meaningful' ..
Honestly I cannot believe the cognitive dissonance going on here
Honestly I cannot believe the cognitive dissonance going on here
Isaac Herzog will be a "welcomed and honoured" guest when he comes to Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says. Follow live.
Live: Israeli president will be a 'welcomed and honoured' guest, Marles says
Isaac Herzog will be a "welcomed and honoured" guest when he comes to Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Yes, very 'deeply meaningful' ..
Honestly I cannot believe the cognitive dissonance going on here
Honestly I cannot believe the cognitive dissonance going on here
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Australian aid workers were killed by Israel during Israel's genocide against Palestine.
Instead of proper mourning of those workers, the Australian government is rolling out the red carpet for the President of Israel.
Instead of proper mourning of those workers, the Australian government is rolling out the red carpet for the President of Israel.
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Australian aid workers were killed by Israel during Israel's genocide against Palestine.
Instead of proper mourning of those workers, the Australian government is rolling out the red carpet for the President of Israel.
Instead of proper mourning of those workers, the Australian government is rolling out the red carpet for the President of Israel.
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The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
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The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
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Anyone would think it was pro-Palestine protestors who were committing genocide, raping and murdering prisoners, starving an unarmed, coralled, beaten population, stealing their land and destroying their infrastructure. Wouldn't they?
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Anyone would think it was pro-Palestine protestors who were committing genocide, raping and murdering prisoners, starving an unarmed, coralled, beaten population, stealing their land and destroying their infrastructure. Wouldn't they?
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Let me see if I understand this...
The government can lower inflation, and thereby lower interest rates by cutting spending?
Meanwhile, $368 BILLION is being wasted on Morrison's brain fart, AUKUS.
NOW, THERE'S A SPENDING CUT THAT COULD BE EASILY HAD!
#auspol
#AUKUS will #FAUKUS
The government can lower inflation, and thereby lower interest rates by cutting spending?
Meanwhile, $368 BILLION is being wasted on Morrison's brain fart, AUKUS.
NOW, THERE'S A SPENDING CUT THAT COULD BE EASILY HAD!
#auspol
#AUKUS will #FAUKUS
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM