Anne
@littlebrownbirds.bsky.social
Comms and advocacy, based in South Australia. Interests include homelessness & housing policy, progressive comms and cheering on the impending implosion of neo-liberalism.
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Doesn’t matter what The Age says; the fact is it’s taken money to publish hate speech
March 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Doesn’t matter what The Age says; the fact is it’s taken money to publish hate speech
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In news surprising absolutely no one, the wealthiest 10% own two thirds of all investment properties. @caitkelly.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In news surprising absolutely no one, the wealthiest 10% own two thirds of all investment properties. @caitkelly.bsky.social
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If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
March 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
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Anyway. Congratulations to Russia on winning the Cold War. The long game worked.
March 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Anyway. Congratulations to Russia on winning the Cold War. The long game worked.
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Dutton buys a new house every time the average renter has to move from their rental - almost every year.
February 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Dutton buys a new house every time the average renter has to move from their rental - almost every year.
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NEW: I was asked to start compiling a list of companies bending the knee to the Trump regime by ditching their DEI programs. Here you go! www.muellershewrote.com/p/companies-...
Companies Ditching DEI
Please feel free to reply with additional corporations! Let's name and shame them.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: I was asked to start compiling a list of companies bending the knee to the Trump regime by ditching their DEI programs. Here you go! www.muellershewrote.com/p/companies-...
We all need to be so vigilant about this sort of misuse of language, and calling it out & correcting it - especially when the media uncritically adopts the spin. This sort of bullshit is rife in Australia too, but we can all stop buying into it.
In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing."
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
February 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We all need to be so vigilant about this sort of misuse of language, and calling it out & correcting it - especially when the media uncritically adopts the spin. This sort of bullshit is rife in Australia too, but we can all stop buying into it.
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Why shoot someone on 5th avenue when you can kill so many more with a memo?
January 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why shoot someone on 5th avenue when you can kill so many more with a memo?
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Hard to believe but 18 years ago, I sent the great Alfonso Cuaron an advance copy of The Shock Doctrine and asked if he might be willing to write a blurb.
He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me.
Share with whoever you think it might help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me.
Share with whoever you think it might help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
January 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Hard to believe but 18 years ago, I sent the great Alfonso Cuaron an advance copy of The Shock Doctrine and asked if he might be willing to write a blurb.
He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me.
Share with whoever you think it might help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me.
Share with whoever you think it might help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
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It began in the 1980s when the generation who did not fight in WWII assumed power (or at least the plurality of voters). It saw the end of the post-WWII social contract, the start of neo-liberalism and disdain for learning. Coupled with the rise of Murdoch power pushing all 3.
Straight line to now
Straight line to now
The 80th year anniversary of the end of WWII will mostly be noting how long it took for Nazi views to become acceptable in the mainstream again.
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It began in the 1980s when the generation who did not fight in WWII assumed power (or at least the plurality of voters). It saw the end of the post-WWII social contract, the start of neo-liberalism and disdain for learning. Coupled with the rise of Murdoch power pushing all 3.
Straight line to now
Straight line to now
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A big misconception about Greenland is that since it’s labeled a Danish colony, its residents are just a bunch of white dudes named Kristian—which is extremely harmful and inaccurate.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A big misconception about Greenland is that since it’s labeled a Danish colony, its residents are just a bunch of white dudes named Kristian—which is extremely harmful and inaccurate.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
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I’ll never get over that all of this was avoidable and our kids could’ve had a better future had voters just made the obviously rational choice in November. It’s water under the bridge now. But what the fuck, people.
January 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I’ll never get over that all of this was avoidable and our kids could’ve had a better future had voters just made the obviously rational choice in November. It’s water under the bridge now. But what the fuck, people.
Is someone keeping a list of all the companies junking their DEI policies so we know who not to buy from? Or companies doing the right thing so we can support them? We need to be naming & shaming in a way that's easy to find and share.
January 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Is someone keeping a list of all the companies junking their DEI policies so we know who not to buy from? Or companies doing the right thing so we can support them? We need to be naming & shaming in a way that's easy to find and share.
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The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
January 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
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Australia is increasingly criminalising peaceful protests while allowing corporate lobbying to thrive.
As @jack-thrower.bsky.social writes - Protesting fines are expensive; lobbying is cheap. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/compare...
As @jack-thrower.bsky.social writes - Protesting fines are expensive; lobbying is cheap. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/compare...
January 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Australia is increasingly criminalising peaceful protests while allowing corporate lobbying to thrive.
As @jack-thrower.bsky.social writes - Protesting fines are expensive; lobbying is cheap. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/compare...
As @jack-thrower.bsky.social writes - Protesting fines are expensive; lobbying is cheap. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/compare...
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Not just some people, but all people—on Earth—must watch this video and share it as widely as possible.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not just some people, but all people—on Earth—must watch this video and share it as widely as possible.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
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Newly updated messaging guide on immigrant rights. Like all the research-backed resources we create, it's freely available and open source!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Newly updated messaging guide on immigrant rights. Like all the research-backed resources we create, it's freely available and open source!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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You’re going to see a lot of your favourites jump on the Trump et al bandwagon this time around in the name of ‘unity’ and ‘bringing people together’. Make no mistake - it’s not unity, it’s capitulation
January 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You’re going to see a lot of your favourites jump on the Trump et al bandwagon this time around in the name of ‘unity’ and ‘bringing people together’. Make no mistake - it’s not unity, it’s capitulation
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These most fancy-shaped of sea pancakes need our help:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
Tamania's Maugean skate's family can be traced back all the way to Gondwana 66mya. But they are now critically endangered & under threat from commercial salmon farming 🦑🌏🌿 #WildOz
📷 Jane Rucker/IMAS
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
Tamania's Maugean skate's family can be traced back all the way to Gondwana 66mya. But they are now critically endangered & under threat from commercial salmon farming 🦑🌏🌿 #WildOz
📷 Jane Rucker/IMAS
December 19, 2024 at 10:32 PM
These most fancy-shaped of sea pancakes need our help:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
Tamania's Maugean skate's family can be traced back all the way to Gondwana 66mya. But they are now critically endangered & under threat from commercial salmon farming 🦑🌏🌿 #WildOz
📷 Jane Rucker/IMAS
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...
Tamania's Maugean skate's family can be traced back all the way to Gondwana 66mya. But they are now critically endangered & under threat from commercial salmon farming 🦑🌏🌿 #WildOz
📷 Jane Rucker/IMAS
The cruelty of this is gobsmacking. I'd rather spend my time with a homeless person and their dog than a Moreton Bay councilor any day. People and their pets doing it tough need help and compassion, not punishment. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Queensland council bans pets for rough sleepers amid homeless crackdown
The City of Moreton Bay issues a blanket ban forbidding homeless people from keeping pets or publicly sleeping in vans.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
The cruelty of this is gobsmacking. I'd rather spend my time with a homeless person and their dog than a Moreton Bay councilor any day. People and their pets doing it tough need help and compassion, not punishment. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Australia’s housing affordability crisis is not that difficult to solve: increase supply and lower demand by ending the incentives that treat housing as an investment vehicle rather than someone’s home. Now if only we had a government brave enough to do it.
December 16, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Australia’s housing affordability crisis is not that difficult to solve: increase supply and lower demand by ending the incentives that treat housing as an investment vehicle rather than someone’s home. Now if only we had a government brave enough to do it.
This is so disturbing and disappointing. And so, so stupid.
Australia leads the world in arresting climate + environment protesters -->>
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
A new study shows more than 20 per cent of climate and environment protests in Australia lead to arrests, more than in the UK, Norway, and the United States.
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2024 at 1:06 AM
This is so disturbing and disappointing. And so, so stupid.
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Every single time Dutton wants to avoid something, he throws up a distraction. He’s dropped the migration cuts (after lobbying from the BCA), nuclear costings will be a joke and another senior front bencher is retiring. So: culture war
December 10, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Every single time Dutton wants to avoid something, he throws up a distraction. He’s dropped the migration cuts (after lobbying from the BCA), nuclear costings will be a joke and another senior front bencher is retiring. So: culture war
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Every news agency and org that fails to present it as “Israel’s prime minister - who is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity - has said it is “extreme” to call for Israel to comply with international law is failing
December 7, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Every news agency and org that fails to present it as “Israel’s prime minister - who is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity - has said it is “extreme” to call for Israel to comply with international law is failing
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This\ is, in at least one way, the most remarkable piece of art on earth. I think everyone should know the story of it.
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
December 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM
This\ is, in at least one way, the most remarkable piece of art on earth. I think everyone should know the story of it.
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...
So I made a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9_...