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Christopher Wright
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Professor University of Sydney. Author of Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations (2015) & Organising Responses to Climate Change (2022)

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20h
Donald Trump's plan for Gaza includes everything but Palestinians.

We call that Ethnic Cleansing.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d
Vance on the economy:

"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d
There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away.

And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.

My latest for @liberalcurrents.com

www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
After Trump, the Flood
On the ending of things and the need for post-diluvian politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d
israelpalestinenews.org/genocide-res...
Genocide research institute acuses Germany of genocide denial
The Israel lobby in Germany has orchestrated a systematic denial of the genocide in Gaza by the government, politicians, and German mainstream media.
israelpalestinenews.org

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 1d
I’ve seen bits and pieces of his Davos tragedy.

It’s like someone took their demented grandfather to open mic night at the comedy club and just let him riff.

How damn embarrassing.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
Photographer @mostafabassim1 photographed this boy walking home alone with a snack being "randomly" approached by DHS. "After he was unable to produce documentation proving his citizenship, agents informed him that he was under arrest." He said, "Can I just go home?" Answer: No.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 2d
Carney predicates Canada’s strength on, among its other “capital talents,” being “an energy superpower,” and we all know what that means: Canada is a large producer of fossil fuels.

(I feel like I’m losing my mind.)

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So, Canada. Canada has what the world wants. We are an energy superpower. We hold vast reserves of critical minerals. We have the most educated population in the world. Our pension funds are amongst the world's largest and most sophisticated investors. In other words, we have capital talent. We also have a government with immense fiscal capacity to act decisively. And we have the values to which many others aspire.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d
Whether it's illegal to say it or not (?), Israel is quite clearly committing genocide in Palestine. The Australian government (but not the Australian people) is quite clearly supporting it. And our farce of a democracy is being further eroded so people don't speak this truth.

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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 2d
It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 2d
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"
The dark arts - The Shot
The ideology of the Israel lobby in Australia is this - burn it to the ground rather than ever allow an opposing voice.
theshot.net.au

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/U0fviLiM

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d
"Israeli prisons have turned into a network of torture camps," Yuli Novak, B'Tselem's executive director, told DW.

More Israeli crimes against humanity for Australian media to ignore.
www.dw.com/en/rights-gr...
Rights group warns on Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners
A new report has published harrowing testimonies by Palestinians who were released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, rights activists are worried that Israel is now considering th...
www.dw.com

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 2d
The “sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
King Trump’s latest threats around Greenland pushed global investors to shift exposure away from U.S.-centric investments.

The U.S. dollar index headed for its biggest decline since April. U.S. bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking.
'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
The 'sell America' trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
www.cnbc.com

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d
As the AI bubble bursts you are going to see lots of "sensible AI" guys who talk about "what AI can really do" to try and be the "smart guys in the room that can tell you the truth" so they don't have to explain why they spent years claiming LLMs were the future. can't wait

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3d
There has been some crap attempts by centrists trying to paint Zionism as just believing Israel should exist & favour a 2 state solution.

Bullshit. Either support genocide or criticise the Zionists who do. Don’t give me your bullshit “oh Netanyahu is bad but let’s not be mean about Zionists” crud.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3d
Good to have a final reminder that these laws are only about preventing people criticism Israel for committing genocide and have nothing really to do with hate (other than ensuring Zionists can continue to practice it)

live.thepoint.com.au
Major parties vote down LGBTIQ amendments Attempts from David Pocock, Jacqui Lambie, Tammy Tyrrell and Fatima Payman to have the laws at least extend protections to marginalised groups, including the LGTBIQ communities have been voted down by Labor and the Liberals. This was their amendment: (1) Schedule 1, item 10, page 8 (line 12), omit “distinguished by race, or national or ethnic origin”, substitute “distinguished by race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, disability, nationality, or national or ethnic origin, or because of the target person or target group’s personal association (whether as a relative or otherwise) with a person who is distinguished by any of those attributes”.

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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 3d
TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem.

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 3d
The purpose of the liberal rules-based order was not to constrain the actions of the United States. It was to lend legitimacy to a world system structured around US empire.

Trump has torn down this façade - what's left is the reality of naked imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The Law of the Jungle
The façade that once legitimised empire has collapsed. What remains is power without apology.
open.substack.com

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Osman Faruqi @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social · 3d
The Attorney General can’t rule out that accurately describing Israel as committing genocide could land you in jail for 15 years.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d
Mocking the UK. So much for Starmer’s conciliatory approach.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Shockingly, our "brilliant" NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before. The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING. Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.

There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.

And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 3d
Having read the draft of the Australian government's new "hate" legislation, the scope it gives the government of the day to restrict civil society is massive. It's very clear that it could be used to outlaw a Palestine Action-style organisation www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Hate laws to pass after Labor and Liberal deal
The Liberal Party struck an agreement with Labor to tighten the scope of a bill to ban hate groups, but the position of the Nationals is unclear.
www.abc.net.au

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jwwr @jwwr.bsky.social · 3d
Imagine your country gets invaded, your people are subjected to a rolling genocide for 180 years before the colonists even let you vote, 240 years later your Voice to parliament is rejected, then the first racial hatred legislation introduced by the colonial government isn’t even about you.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 3d
While the world sometimes seems metaphorically on fire right now, global warming is still progressing as well.

In 2025, global warming delivered the 3rd warmest year since measurements began. A modest step down from 2024's records, but still well above 20th century norms.

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Time series of annual average global mean temperature 1850-2025.

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 4d
Good morning.
What is normal is no more.
This is dystopian and it is our reality:
news.sky.com/story/politi...

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 4d
The absolute accuracy of this.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 4d
Every day Australians of clarity and conscience wake up determined not to be complicit. They do everything they can, wrecking their peace, risking vilification, because they know it's the humane reaction.

And every day they're let down by this sellout Mr Magoo fascist fluffer.
Trump asks Australia, Albanese to join Gaza 'Board of Peace' - ABC