turnleft2024
@turnleft8.bsky.social
left wing, decolonial feminist, 🍉, vegan, science, scifi, #auspol, there is no planet B
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Actress Natalie Portman was visibly emotional on the red carpet, shedding tears over ICE raids.
'What Trump, Kristi Noem, and ICE are doing to our citizens and to undocumented people is
outrageous.
'What Trump, Kristi Noem, and ICE are doing to our citizens and to undocumented people is
outrageous.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Actress Natalie Portman was visibly emotional on the red carpet, shedding tears over ICE raids.
'What Trump, Kristi Noem, and ICE are doing to our citizens and to undocumented people is
outrageous.
'What Trump, Kristi Noem, and ICE are doing to our citizens and to undocumented people is
outrageous.
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This is a f***ing disgrace. Our future fund much divest from all unethical entities including military industrial complex corporations.
Palantir is evil.
Palantir is evil.
Revealed: Australia’s Future Fund now owns $100m+ of Palantir — the controversial tech firm powering Trump’s deportations and the Israeli Army’s operations in Gaza. Cam Wilson reports.
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
This is a f***ing disgrace. Our future fund much divest from all unethical entities including military industrial complex corporations.
Palantir is evil.
Palantir is evil.
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Herzog signed a bomb to be dropped on innocent civilians and children.Claimed all Palestinians were “unequivocally” responsible for Oct 7 . He accused critics of the Gaza genocide of cowardice, intimidation and hypocrisy. He was specifically named in the ICJ order.
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Herzog signed a bomb to be dropped on innocent civilians and children.Claimed all Palestinians were “unequivocally” responsible for Oct 7 . He accused critics of the Gaza genocide of cowardice, intimidation and hypocrisy. He was specifically named in the ICJ order.
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Nation confident in ability to guess the alleged bomber’s race based on lack of ‘terrorist’ label chaser.com.au/general-news...
Nation confident in ability to guess the alleged bomber's race based on lack of 'terrorist' label – The Chaser
While the dictionary may suggest that terrorism is when anyone uses unlawful violence for political means, many understand that the application of the term becomes impacted by 'other factors'...
chaser.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Nation confident in ability to guess the alleged bomber’s race based on lack of ‘terrorist’ label chaser.com.au/general-news...
this will be the protype
exported by israel and US to countries all over the world
exported by israel and US to countries all over the world
The Board of Peace plans to build a prison camp in Rafah (they call it a city) for 25,000 Palestinians, where the prisoners will be monitored 24/7 & every aspect of their lives will be controlled by Israel.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
this will be the protype
exported by israel and US to countries all over the world
exported by israel and US to countries all over the world
this will make housing more affordable, cities more liveable, the climate less kill-y, people happier, healthier, educated ? will it ?
Record temperatures, bushfires, meh fire up those data centres that use stonks of water and require a shit tonne of electricity
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor to fast-track data centre approvals as OECD flags energy strain
The global body said the cloud computing boom meant Canberra would need to make additional efforts to meet its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target.
www.afr.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 AM
this will make housing more affordable, cities more liveable, the climate less kill-y, people happier, healthier, educated ? will it ?
Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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"I have watched our politicians ignore our trauma over the slaughter of tens of thousands and the systematic attempts to erase a people, and I have learnt that our victims are the wrong type of victim. And now we are told that displays of our anguish are offensive—"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Reflections of an Arab Australian on the new 'hate speech' laws
Australia’s new hate speech laws are landing in a climate of deep mistrust and unequal public empathy. When grief, protest and solidarity are treated as threats, social cohesion becomes a hollow promi...
johnmenadue.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"I have watched our politicians ignore our trauma over the slaughter of tens of thousands and the systematic attempts to erase a people, and I have learnt that our victims are the wrong type of victim. And now we are told that displays of our anguish are offensive—"
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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Inviting a president accused of genocide in the ICJ is one hell of a way to build "social cohesion" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Inviting a president accused of genocide in the ICJ is one hell of a way to build "social cohesion" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
the only way i can tell the difference between israeli "settler" violence in the west bank and ICE gestapo in Minneapolis is the snow on the ground, the images are otherwise interchangeable
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM
the only way i can tell the difference between israeli "settler" violence in the west bank and ICE gestapo in Minneapolis is the snow on the ground, the images are otherwise interchangeable
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So…. Why is it not treated the same way as anti-Zionist rhetoric and reported as anti social #hate speech?
Opinion | "Islamophobic rhetoric does not remain rhetorical ... It signals to media commentators and online trolls that Muslims are fair game, that suspicion is patriotic, and that our pain is collateral," writes Ramia Abdo Sultan.
Scott Morrison’s Islamophobic rhetoric tells racists their hatred merely echoes a national concern
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 5:20 AM
So…. Why is it not treated the same way as anti-Zionist rhetoric and reported as anti social #hate speech?
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Is anyone surprised?
“There was no statement from Sussan Ley. No lectern‑thumping outrage. No accusations that this was the prime minister’s fault. No ex-prime ministers outraged at the rise of hate directed at Aboriginal peoples. There was just mute indifference…”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
“There was no statement from Sussan Ley. No lectern‑thumping outrage. No accusations that this was the prime minister’s fault. No ex-prime ministers outraged at the rise of hate directed at Aboriginal peoples. There was just mute indifference…”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
Opinion | Had an Aboriginal protester been accused of violence toward a mainstream civic crowd, the country would have erupted, @mrdtjames.bsky.social writes.
The muted response to the Perth bombing exposes a pattern of national indifference
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Is anyone surprised?
“There was no statement from Sussan Ley. No lectern‑thumping outrage. No accusations that this was the prime minister’s fault. No ex-prime ministers outraged at the rise of hate directed at Aboriginal peoples. There was just mute indifference…”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
“There was no statement from Sussan Ley. No lectern‑thumping outrage. No accusations that this was the prime minister’s fault. No ex-prime ministers outraged at the rise of hate directed at Aboriginal peoples. There was just mute indifference…”
#AusPol #AnotherDayInTheColony
go Elon, go
A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C
A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C
The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.
The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be 6% larger than Earth. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 AM
go Elon, go
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So we have a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism who won't comment on literal Nazis marching through the streets.
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
So we have a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism who won't comment on literal Nazis marching through the streets.
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
And we have a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia who won't comment on the abhorrent islamophobia being pushed by Morrison.
What are these Special Envoy's doing exactly?
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The US has gone rogue… AGAIN.
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The US has gone rogue… AGAIN.
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Brian Allen
Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
Now Scotland’s Greens are calling for real consequences; including evicting
Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
Now Scotland’s Greens are calling for real consequences; including evicting
January 29, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Brian Allen
Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
Now Scotland’s Greens are calling for real consequences; including evicting
Scottish officials say two people were taken from Scotland in the middle of the night by the U.S. military, despite a direct order from Scotland’s highest court that they remain in the country.
Now Scotland’s Greens are calling for real consequences; including evicting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
When that Man is Dead and Gone (irving berlin, 1941) - Protest song against Hitler, this version is more recent
When that Man is Dead and Gone (irving berlin, 1941) - Protest song against Hitler, this version is more recent
When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)
YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...
When that Man is Dead and Gone (irving berlin, 1941) - Protest song against Hitler, this version is more recent
When that Man is Dead and Gone (irving berlin, 1941) - Protest song against Hitler, this version is more recent
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You think you've seen a lot of lies already, but you ain't seen nothing yet
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM
You think you've seen a lot of lies already, but you ain't seen nothing yet
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AUS mainstream news media:
A white man:
• didn't throw a bomb, he threw a
"device intended to explode"
• at an #InvasionDay rally crowd
NOT attempted mass murder, it took days to call it a "potential terrorist attack"
• can't report his identity due to "concerns for HIS safety"
🤔 #auspol #journalism
A white man:
• didn't throw a bomb, he threw a
"device intended to explode"
• at an #InvasionDay rally crowd
NOT attempted mass murder, it took days to call it a "potential terrorist attack"
• can't report his identity due to "concerns for HIS safety"
🤔 #auspol #journalism
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 AM
AUS mainstream news media:
A white man:
• didn't throw a bomb, he threw a
"device intended to explode"
• at an #InvasionDay rally crowd
NOT attempted mass murder, it took days to call it a "potential terrorist attack"
• can't report his identity due to "concerns for HIS safety"
🤔 #auspol #journalism
A white man:
• didn't throw a bomb, he threw a
"device intended to explode"
• at an #InvasionDay rally crowd
NOT attempted mass murder, it took days to call it a "potential terrorist attack"
• can't report his identity due to "concerns for HIS safety"
🤔 #auspol #journalism
POSIWID
Purpose Of a System Is What It Does
Purpose Of a System Is What It Does
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 AM
POSIWID
Purpose Of a System Is What It Does
Purpose Of a System Is What It Does
retaliation
arent we supposed to be "friends"
sounds less like "friendship" and more like "vassal" #auspol
arent we supposed to be "friends"
sounds less like "friendship" and more like "vassal" #auspol
Chinese ambassador hints at retaliation over Port of Darwin
China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, questions the Albanese government's ethics in wanting to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 AM
retaliation
arent we supposed to be "friends"
sounds less like "friendship" and more like "vassal" #auspol
arent we supposed to be "friends"
sounds less like "friendship" and more like "vassal" #auspol
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Haven't heard any condemnation of Scott's religious bigotry from our 'Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia'...
Or did I miss something?
#Auspol
#SocialCohesion
Or did I miss something?
#Auspol
#SocialCohesion
Opinion | Scott Morrison has claimed “Islamic institutions” need to be held to account for “radicalised extremist Islam”. This Islamophobic rhetoric will only embolden the racists in this country, writes Ramia Abdo Sultan.
Scott Morrison’s Islamophobic rhetoric tells racists their hatred merely echoes a national concern
If we are serious about safety and the community coming together, we must stop outsourcing fear to Muslim communities and start confronting the real drivers of violence.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Haven't heard any condemnation of Scott's religious bigotry from our 'Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia'...
Or did I miss something?
#Auspol
#SocialCohesion
Or did I miss something?
#Auspol
#SocialCohesion
teena mcqueen... some kind of liberal party heavy weight
Aus voted out Dutton
@lucyham.bsky.social shows it still lurks #auspol
Who's that between Gina + Phon? Hope it's not my MP 😱
Gina's dad stated: solution to the *aboriginal* problem was to poison their water + breed 'em out.
substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3526487&post_id=180970031
@lucyham.bsky.social shows it still lurks #auspol
Who's that between Gina + Phon? Hope it's not my MP 😱
Gina's dad stated: solution to the *aboriginal* problem was to poison their water + breed 'em out.
substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3526487&post_id=180970031
MAGA politics being fostered in Australia and the UK
There are many parallels between the growth of Nigel Farage's Reform in the UK and Pauline Hanson's One Nation. They deserve our focus.
substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:36 AM
teena mcqueen... some kind of liberal party heavy weight
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NEW: Australia’s sovereign wealth fund now owns more than $100 million worth of shares in Palantir, a controversial tech company that’s powering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts.
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
NEW: Australia’s sovereign wealth fund now owns more than $100 million worth of shares in Palantir, a controversial tech company that’s powering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts.