Ali Brookes
@alibrookes.bsky.social
Feet firmly planted on the left. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung land. auspol tragic living off grid; enjoys playing with textiles, yarn, ink, and paper.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Recently MUP quietly released First Nations Writing: Meanjin 1977 to today. Co-editors Jeanine Leane & Dan Bourchier selected First Nations pieces published in Meanjin that represented "Writing about us, by us". Meanjin is gone but we're still writing/storytelling
www.mup.com.au/books/meanji...
www.mup.com.au/books/meanji...
www.mup.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Recently MUP quietly released First Nations Writing: Meanjin 1977 to today. Co-editors Jeanine Leane & Dan Bourchier selected First Nations pieces published in Meanjin that represented "Writing about us, by us". Meanjin is gone but we're still writing/storytelling
www.mup.com.au/books/meanji...
www.mup.com.au/books/meanji...
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Looking forward, in 2026 Sovereign Text Journal will become THE place for First Nations literarture - academic, fiction, poetry, non fiction + Managed by a dream team of First Nations writers, editors and experts in literature. #AusLit
www.sovereigntextsjournal.com/about
www.sovereigntextsjournal.com/about
About — Sovereign Texts: Journal of First Peoples Literature
www.sovereigntextsjournal.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Looking forward, in 2026 Sovereign Text Journal will become THE place for First Nations literarture - academic, fiction, poetry, non fiction + Managed by a dream team of First Nations writers, editors and experts in literature. #AusLit
www.sovereigntextsjournal.com/about
www.sovereigntextsjournal.com/about
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Migration is a human right.
Human beings are not the property of the state.
Capitalism is slavery.
Human beings are not the property of the state.
Capitalism is slavery.
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Migration is a human right.
Human beings are not the property of the state.
Capitalism is slavery.
Human beings are not the property of the state.
Capitalism is slavery.
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Designed in my brain with movable type, vintage printing plates and linocut, and printed on a tiny press by hand, taking five impressions to print each card. Each has unique details making them one-off.
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
Hi! Would you like some of my lovely Christmas cards?
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Designed in my brain with movable type, vintage printing plates and linocut, and printed on a tiny press by hand, taking five impressions to print each card. Each has unique details making them one-off.
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
Not just paid. Paid a wage reflecting the effort and time and other costs put into art practice.
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not just paid. Paid a wage reflecting the effort and time and other costs put into art practice.
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When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
The tech bros are not our allies
Guillotine worthy.
The bunker won’t save him
The bunker won’t save him
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The tech bros are not our allies
The State Library needs voices of support.
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
www.theage.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The State Library needs voices of support.
Lovely night sky in central Victoria.
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Lovely night sky in central Victoria.
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A group of men gathered outside of the NSW Parliament in Sydney yesterday to call for the inclusion of erectile dysfunction medication on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Neo Nazis Rally Outside NSW Parliament Demanding Affordable Erectile Dysfunction Treatment — The Shovel
“It’s time to rise up!” one man shouted over a megaphone before adding, “But it’s very, very difficult, given the price of prescriptions these days!”
theshovel.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A group of men gathered outside of the NSW Parliament in Sydney yesterday to call for the inclusion of erectile dysfunction medication on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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Late term abortions are deemed necessary by medical professionals... politicians politicking over such decisions are an abomination.
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Late term abortions are deemed necessary by medical professionals... politicians politicking over such decisions are an abomination.
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Hey! This has the wonderful Chris Hedges, recently censored off the National Press Club programme.
You might be interested in this:
All Eyes On Gaza Public Forum
Tue 21Oct25 6.30pm-8.30pm
Pitt St Uniting Church 264 Pitt St Sydney
Randa Abel-Fattah, Chris Hedges and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social.
#RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
share.google/jIKNFAx5r2M4...
All Eyes On Gaza Public Forum
Tue 21Oct25 6.30pm-8.30pm
Pitt St Uniting Church 264 Pitt St Sydney
Randa Abel-Fattah, Chris Hedges and @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social.
#RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
share.google/jIKNFAx5r2M4...
All eyes on Gaza: public meeting with Chris Hedges
Join us for a special forum and panel discussion with Chris Hedges, Antoinette Lattouf and Randa Abdel-Fattah
share.google
October 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Hey! This has the wonderful Chris Hedges, recently censored off the National Press Club programme.
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What do Palestinian Australians think of the Trump peace plan? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trumps-gaza-peace-plan-as-perceived-by-palestinian-australians #auspol
What do Palestinian Australians think of the Trump peace plan?
Irrespective of what Hamas’ decides, Trump’s peace plan is a bitter pill to swallow. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
johnmenadue.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What do Palestinian Australians think of the Trump peace plan? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/trumps-gaza-peace-plan-as-perceived-by-palestinian-australians #auspol
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...Penny Wong @senatorwong.bsky.social
+61 2 6277 7500 | [email protected]
- Australian Embassy in Israel
+972 3 693 5000 | [email protected]
Demand His Release Now!!
#FreeAbubakiRafiq #FreeGaza #FreePalestine
... 18b/🧵
+61 2 6277 7500 | [email protected]
- Australian Embassy in Israel
+972 3 693 5000 | [email protected]
Demand His Release Now!!
#FreeAbubakiRafiq #FreeGaza #FreePalestine
... 18b/🧵
October 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
...Penny Wong @senatorwong.bsky.social
+61 2 6277 7500 | [email protected]
- Australian Embassy in Israel
+972 3 693 5000 | [email protected]
Demand His Release Now!!
#FreeAbubakiRafiq #FreeGaza #FreePalestine
... 18b/🧵
+61 2 6277 7500 | [email protected]
- Australian Embassy in Israel
+972 3 693 5000 | [email protected]
Demand His Release Now!!
#FreeAbubakiRafiq #FreeGaza #FreePalestine
... 18b/🧵
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🧵Update: Thurs 2 Oct 04:30 AEST
6 Aussies & 3 NZ'ers in #GlobalSumudFlotilla
Australian Vessel WAHOO
At ~3.40am Aus.EST Samual Leason (NZ) posted 👇Insta.
Reports, Flotilla surrounded by Israeli military ships, most communication signals jammed, some have been boarded... 1/
6 Aussies & 3 NZ'ers in #GlobalSumudFlotilla
Australian Vessel WAHOO
At ~3.40am Aus.EST Samual Leason (NZ) posted 👇Insta.
Reports, Flotilla surrounded by Israeli military ships, most communication signals jammed, some have been boarded... 1/
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🧵Update: Thurs 2 Oct 04:30 AEST
6 Aussies & 3 NZ'ers in #GlobalSumudFlotilla
Australian Vessel WAHOO
At ~3.40am Aus.EST Samual Leason (NZ) posted 👇Insta.
Reports, Flotilla surrounded by Israeli military ships, most communication signals jammed, some have been boarded... 1/
6 Aussies & 3 NZ'ers in #GlobalSumudFlotilla
Australian Vessel WAHOO
At ~3.40am Aus.EST Samual Leason (NZ) posted 👇Insta.
Reports, Flotilla surrounded by Israeli military ships, most communication signals jammed, some have been boarded... 1/
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The West “recognizes” Palestine with one hand, while arming Israel’s genocide with the other.
September 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The West “recognizes” Palestine with one hand, while arming Israel’s genocide with the other.
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This is the Ad that #Newscorpse initially pulled despite that it was already paid for by the Jewish Council of Australia. #Newscorpse deny they pulled it, saying it was delayed due to internal processes. Sounds like BS, I’m pretty sure they don’t want ppl to see it. Plz share.
September 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This is the Ad that #Newscorpse initially pulled despite that it was already paid for by the Jewish Council of Australia. #Newscorpse deny they pulled it, saying it was delayed due to internal processes. Sounds like BS, I’m pretty sure they don’t want ppl to see it. Plz share.
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"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.“ ~ Joanna Maciejewska
September 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.“ ~ Joanna Maciejewska
Newcastle showed up
August 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Newcastle showed up