Simmi Manya
@simmimanya.bsky.social
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How Journalists Created Sympathy for a Rapist. This superb piece by @sherelemoody.bsky.social is essential reading. Australia has a sexist & misogynistic custom: defending & excusing horrific acts by men against women & children. #DV #VAW #journalism australianfemicidewatch.org/2025/12/06/h...
HOW JOURNALISTS CREATED SYMPATHY FOR A RAPIST - The RED HEART Campaign
When a man murders a woman, journalists ctrl f on their electronic thesaurus to dredge up every negative word available to slut shame, victim blame, erase,
australianfemicidewatch.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How Journalists Created Sympathy for a Rapist. This superb piece by @sherelemoody.bsky.social is essential reading. Australia has a sexist & misogynistic custom: defending & excusing horrific acts by men against women & children. #DV #VAW #journalism australianfemicidewatch.org/2025/12/06/h...
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I’m not the first and won’t be the last but this hit the nail right on the head. We talk a lot about how upsetting and bewildering it is to see people who should know better acting like this, unapologetically. I don’t get it and maybe, like my Bluesky mates, that’s a good thing. Great read as always
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m not the first and won’t be the last but this hit the nail right on the head. We talk a lot about how upsetting and bewildering it is to see people who should know better acting like this, unapologetically. I don’t get it and maybe, like my Bluesky mates, that’s a good thing. Great read as always
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Thank you for this. Thank you to everyone here. Including the lawyers 😉
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you for this. Thank you to everyone here. Including the lawyers 😉
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I work as a casual roady and it leads to me being on hold with Centrelink for about 2 hours a month. I don't have set hours. Whatever I report for one week, they always assume will be the same for ever more. I tell them that my hours are random, and they literally cannot record this fact.
December 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I work as a casual roady and it leads to me being on hold with Centrelink for about 2 hours a month. I don't have set hours. Whatever I report for one week, they always assume will be the same for ever more. I tell them that my hours are random, and they literally cannot record this fact.
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Our public museums & libraries now staggering to survive under boards forcing disastrous cuts, full of ex-politicians & rich business mates, taking spaces of experienced, dedicated people. Fed ALP suppresses official report on how bad it is - then, arrogant & peevish, refuses to stop doing it.
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Our public museums & libraries now staggering to survive under boards forcing disastrous cuts, full of ex-politicians & rich business mates, taking spaces of experienced, dedicated people. Fed ALP suppresses official report on how bad it is - then, arrogant & peevish, refuses to stop doing it.
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Trump's America.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Trump's America.
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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The rapist 'hung his head', his mum 'sobbed', his girlfriend 'fainted in shock'. ALL today's news reports humanise the rapist and his family. I have no idea how the victim responded. Do you know how hard it is to get a rape conviction? And media sympathy is STILL with the rapist. WTF?
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The rapist 'hung his head', his mum 'sobbed', his girlfriend 'fainted in shock'. ALL today's news reports humanise the rapist and his family. I have no idea how the victim responded. Do you know how hard it is to get a rape conviction? And media sympathy is STILL with the rapist. WTF?
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Shocking wrong decision to proceed with Hobart stadium. So many reasons why not to proceed. Stop! Go back! Wrong! Crazy!
Now that Hobart is getting a fancy stadium that will never recoup its costs, you know what they can do next? Bid for the Olympics! 🤣🤣
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Shocking wrong decision to proceed with Hobart stadium. So many reasons why not to proceed. Stop! Go back! Wrong! Crazy!
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Antarctica had their 3rd warmest September on record, then their warmest October on record, and then had their warmest November on record. Overall is was easily the warmest Spring (Sep-Nov) on record. What could go wrong?!?
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Antarctica had their 3rd warmest September on record, then their warmest October on record, and then had their warmest November on record. Overall is was easily the warmest Spring (Sep-Nov) on record. What could go wrong?!?
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Definitely not the preferred outcome of the Trump admin, so we will see what the reaction is from the government.
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Definitely not the preferred outcome of the Trump admin, so we will see what the reaction is from the government.
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For those paying mind, as we discussed on @pivotpodcastofficial recently, there has been a definite fuck that guy feel to this deal related to the threat of Trump blocking anyone but his cronies like the Ellisons from owning all the juicy bits. You could feel the spines growing again. bit.ly/44NVrQs
Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
For those paying mind, as we discussed on @pivotpodcastofficial recently, there has been a definite fuck that guy feel to this deal related to the threat of Trump blocking anyone but his cronies like the Ellisons from owning all the juicy bits. You could feel the spines growing again. bit.ly/44NVrQs
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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“If a house is uninsurable, it is unmortgageable.” – Dr Richard Denniss
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“If a house is uninsurable, it is unmortgageable.” – Dr Richard Denniss
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Fossil fuels are making climate change worse – and ordinary Australians are paying the price.
✍️ Add your name to the call for a national climate disaster levy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
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More context.
A: NACC expedited on 18 Jan 2024, based on HA request.
B: Corrupt COS punted from Foster's office on 6 February 2024...timing based on the NACC request.
All very circular!
A: NACC expedited on 18 Jan 2024, based on HA request.
B: Corrupt COS punted from Foster's office on 6 February 2024...timing based on the NACC request.
All very circular!
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
More context.
A: NACC expedited on 18 Jan 2024, based on HA request.
B: Corrupt COS punted from Foster's office on 6 February 2024...timing based on the NACC request.
All very circular!
A: NACC expedited on 18 Jan 2024, based on HA request.
B: Corrupt COS punted from Foster's office on 6 February 2024...timing based on the NACC request.
All very circular!
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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This is a very curious post.
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is a very curious post.
‘Doctorow’s proposals for recreating a good internet – one that combines the autonomy and choice of the old internet with the mass scale of the current shit internet – are fourfold: competition, regulation, interoperability and tech-worker power.’
theconversation.com/how-the-inte...
theconversation.com/how-the-inte...
How the internet became enshittified – and how we might be able to deshittify it
The internet offered a world of connection and cooperation. What we got was a world of ruthless monopolies and oligarchs.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
‘Doctorow’s proposals for recreating a good internet – one that combines the autonomy and choice of the old internet with the mass scale of the current shit internet – are fourfold: competition, regulation, interoperability and tech-worker power.’
theconversation.com/how-the-inte...
theconversation.com/how-the-inte...
‘Advocates have been sounding the alarm for years about the increasingly brazen activities of IRGC affiliates on Australian soil, including … intimidation of dissidents and threats to family members in Iran as a result of Australia-based political activism.’
www.theage.com.au/national/fiv...
www.theage.com.au/national/fiv...
Five years on, Australia is calling out the thugs who jailed me for what they are
Last week I quietly marked the fifth anniversary of my freedom from prison in Iran. November 25 was on the surface a day like any other, but to me, this date is more significant than my birthday.
www.theage.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘Advocates have been sounding the alarm for years about the increasingly brazen activities of IRGC affiliates on Australian soil, including … intimidation of dissidents and threats to family members in Iran as a result of Australia-based political activism.’
www.theage.com.au/national/fiv...
www.theage.com.au/national/fiv...
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How about some robo-credit then, centrelink
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
How about some robo-credit then, centrelink
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44,000 Australians overpaid Centrelink but only 303 got their money back, estimates hears
www.sbs.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
‘When describing the far right, some media outlets reach for softening descriptors such as “populist”, “controversial” or “anti-establishment”, avoiding more accurate terms like “racist” or “authoritarian”.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
How the media is helping to normalise far-right views
Global media does not simply cover far-right politics from a critical distance, it also helps define what counts as politically acceptable.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
‘When describing the far right, some media outlets reach for softening descriptors such as “populist”, “controversial” or “anti-establishment”, avoiding more accurate terms like “racist” or “authoritarian”.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...