Spacekat9
@spacekat9.bsky.social
Forever wandering with the 3 Amigos/ cats...living on the unceeded lands of the Darumbal Nation
"If you are accustomed to privilege, ewuality feels like oppression"
"If you are accustomed to privilege, ewuality feels like oppression"
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Spacekat9
@spacekat9.bsky.social
· Aug 1
Climate target malpractice
As the Albanese government prepares to announce Australia’s 2035 climate target, pressure is mounting to show greater ambition. A cut in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75 per cent below 2005 lev...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Great Labor Emissions Greenwash
Polly Hemming 🙏
Albanese needs to listen to climate experts, not fosdil fuel lobbiests
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21223/...
Polly Hemming 🙏
Albanese needs to listen to climate experts, not fosdil fuel lobbiests
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21223/...
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Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military while others in the region are asked to reduce their defensive capabilities.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military while others in the region are asked to reduce their defensive capabilities.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
Araghchi spoke at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, an event focusing on geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
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Colour us shocked
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Colour us shocked
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Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Summary of Peter Hartcher article in Nine
😂😂😂😂
A guide for Aucklanders keeping watch for yellow-legged hornets:
1. “Hmm, is this stripy waspy thing a hornet?” = not a hornet
2. “JESUS EFFING C what the F is that MONSTER, that’s he biggest wasp I’ve ever SEEN, NO Jaden KEEP AWAY, shit I think it has yellow legs” = hornet
1. “Hmm, is this stripy waspy thing a hornet?” = not a hornet
2. “JESUS EFFING C what the F is that MONSTER, that’s he biggest wasp I’ve ever SEEN, NO Jaden KEEP AWAY, shit I think it has yellow legs” = hornet
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 AM
😂😂😂😂
Yep.
Wrap it in whatever glib phrase they want, but the act, or lack of action, & the harm caused will outlast the spin
Wrap it in whatever glib phrase they want, but the act, or lack of action, & the harm caused will outlast the spin
We can talk about Overton Windows and the structure of politics, the distortion of power by billionaires and mega-corps, but in the end these decisions go to the character and honesty the politicians who make the final decisions. They know what they are doing. It’s unconscionable. No excuses.
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Yep.
Wrap it in whatever glib phrase they want, but the act, or lack of action, & the harm caused will outlast the spin
Wrap it in whatever glib phrase they want, but the act, or lack of action, & the harm caused will outlast the spin
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Large section of Australian public thinks Albanese ‘crazy’ for inviting Herzog to Australia
February 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Large section of Australian public thinks Albanese ‘crazy’ for inviting Herzog to Australia
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every press gallery parrot is demanding opponents of the Herzog visit say if they think Herzog should be welcome here.
- Only traditional owners have cultural authority to welcome visitors.
- No.
- Only traditional owners have cultural authority to welcome visitors.
- No.
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 AM
every press gallery parrot is demanding opponents of the Herzog visit say if they think Herzog should be welcome here.
- Only traditional owners have cultural authority to welcome visitors.
- No.
- Only traditional owners have cultural authority to welcome visitors.
- No.
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if there are concerns for public safety when Herzog is here after 2.5 years of peaceful protests against his genocidal state then maybe Herzog is the problem.
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 AM
if there are concerns for public safety when Herzog is here after 2.5 years of peaceful protests against his genocidal state then maybe Herzog is the problem.
Anyway- thoughts to the Australian Palestinian community.
Forced to watch a man, accused of inciting the genocide of their people & culture, welcomed by Australian governments.
Their mourning, and how the invite might effect their community, has been dismissed.
A dark stain indeed
Forced to watch a man, accused of inciting the genocide of their people & culture, welcomed by Australian governments.
Their mourning, and how the invite might effect their community, has been dismissed.
A dark stain indeed
February 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Anyway- thoughts to the Australian Palestinian community.
Forced to watch a man, accused of inciting the genocide of their people & culture, welcomed by Australian governments.
Their mourning, and how the invite might effect their community, has been dismissed.
A dark stain indeed
Forced to watch a man, accused of inciting the genocide of their people & culture, welcomed by Australian governments.
Their mourning, and how the invite might effect their community, has been dismissed.
A dark stain indeed
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"They are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns." Ben Bohane visits the West Bank, finds apartheid
michaelwest.com.au/the-west-ban...
michaelwest.com.au/the-west-ban...
The West Bank. Israel's atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind - Michael West
While the world's focus is on Gaza atrocities, Israel continues supporting illegal settlements, intimidation and apartheid in the West Bank.
michaelwest.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
"They are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns." Ben Bohane visits the West Bank, finds apartheid
michaelwest.com.au/the-west-ban...
michaelwest.com.au/the-west-ban...
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Isaac Herzog, special guest of the Australian government this week, is in the Epstein files.
It appears he went to the pedo rape torture island, alongside Ehud Barak, former Israeli PM, in 2014, long after Epstein’s conviction and outing as a predator.
It appears he went to the pedo rape torture island, alongside Ehud Barak, former Israeli PM, in 2014, long after Epstein’s conviction and outing as a predator.
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Isaac Herzog, special guest of the Australian government this week, is in the Epstein files.
It appears he went to the pedo rape torture island, alongside Ehud Barak, former Israeli PM, in 2014, long after Epstein’s conviction and outing as a predator.
It appears he went to the pedo rape torture island, alongside Ehud Barak, former Israeli PM, in 2014, long after Epstein’s conviction and outing as a predator.
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Dear President Herzog, To ‘reverse the brainwash’ (a Murdoch headline re your visit) please ask Netanyahu to allow full access to Gaza/West Bank for all journalists. Please explain the almost total destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, housing, hospitals, schools + 70,000 ‘collaterally’ killed.
February 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Dear President Herzog, To ‘reverse the brainwash’ (a Murdoch headline re your visit) please ask Netanyahu to allow full access to Gaza/West Bank for all journalists. Please explain the almost total destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, housing, hospitals, schools + 70,000 ‘collaterally’ killed.
To be clear: I do not share the racist values as represented by the elected President of the USA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live
Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
To be clear: I do not share the racist values as represented by the elected President of the USA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
Exclusive: Israeli President to Make Official Australian Parliamentary Visit
The official parliamentary visit has not been made public by either the Australian or Israeli governments.
www.lamestream.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
🤞🤞
Rip the bandaid off
Don't grandfather it.
Don't shop-front it.
Remove all CGT- clean, surgical, applies to everyone
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rip the bandaid off
Don't grandfather it.
Don't shop-front it.
Remove all CGT- clean, surgical, applies to everyone
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With a majority, a chaotic opposition and the eager Greens, Labor has a rare chance to take on the housing crisis | Tom McIlroy
Labor lost two elections with a policy to rethink capital gains tax. But now may be the perfect time to strike
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
🤞🤞
Rip the bandaid off
Don't grandfather it.
Don't shop-front it.
Remove all CGT- clean, surgical, applies to everyone
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rip the bandaid off
Don't grandfather it.
Don't shop-front it.
Remove all CGT- clean, surgical, applies to everyone
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Typically balanced & insightful article by #laurartingle on the serious mistake of inviting anyone from the murderous Israeli Govt to Australia.
National protests on Monday
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
National protests on Monday
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Herzog's Australia visit unfortunately links two previously separate events
Unravelling the threads of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment will require both more political courage and more community tolerance than we have seen to date.
www.abc.net.au
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Typically balanced & insightful article by #laurartingle on the serious mistake of inviting anyone from the murderous Israeli Govt to Australia.
National protests on Monday
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
National protests on Monday
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
Why do govt scrimp on supporting children?
Increasing/enforcing the PRRT & getting rid of CGT on properties might provude some extra pennies
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22531/...
Increasing/enforcing the PRRT & getting rid of CGT on properties might provude some extra pennies
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22531/...
Autistic children and revisions to the NDIS
As more details emerge of the government’s plan to divert autistic children from the NDIS, the agency administering the scheme is still fighting to have support cut for adult participants.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Why do govt scrimp on supporting children?
Increasing/enforcing the PRRT & getting rid of CGT on properties might provude some extra pennies
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22531/...
Increasing/enforcing the PRRT & getting rid of CGT on properties might provude some extra pennies
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22531/...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“Oh it’s just money, no real impact tho, it’s just such a small amount…”
Because people on Centrelink payments *survive on small amounts* assholes
Because people on Centrelink payments *survive on small amounts* assholes
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
“Oh it’s just money, no real impact tho, it’s just such a small amount…”
Because people on Centrelink payments *survive on small amounts* assholes
Because people on Centrelink payments *survive on small amounts* assholes
I'm taking part in research.
One question: do you ever hate people & want to avoid them?
"Of course I do. I'm over 50. Being grumoy is expected"
One question: do you ever hate people & want to avoid them?
"Of course I do. I'm over 50. Being grumoy is expected"
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I'm taking part in research.
One question: do you ever hate people & want to avoid them?
"Of course I do. I'm over 50. Being grumoy is expected"
One question: do you ever hate people & want to avoid them?
"Of course I do. I'm over 50. Being grumoy is expected"
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One thorny question this does raise is: who is the dumbest Labor state Premier? Very tricky to draw a distinction between Mali and Minns 🤷
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
One thorny question this does raise is: who is the dumbest Labor state Premier? Very tricky to draw a distinction between Mali and Minns 🤷