Maire
@mybelbel.bsky.social
Retired RN, lives in Oz Galibal/Bundjalung country, lefty, pro environment, pro workers' rights/unions. Love my garden, my cats, art, music.
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As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
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Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
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Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
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AUs National Emergency. Where is the RC into the daily physical, emotional, religious, verbal violence, male behaviour & gender inequality? In 2025 48 women & 16 children died thru DV & 40% of all injury hospitalizations in AU were women. Seems we over fall a lot. nextstepsaustralia.org.au/learn/
Quick facts about violence against women
Key statistics on violence against women from Our Watch, a national leader in primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia.
www.ourwatch.org.au
January 8, 2026 at 7:34 AM
AUs National Emergency. Where is the RC into the daily physical, emotional, religious, verbal violence, male behaviour & gender inequality? In 2025 48 women & 16 children died thru DV & 40% of all injury hospitalizations in AU were women. Seems we over fall a lot. nextstepsaustralia.org.au/learn/
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If you're going to do it, this is a good appointment
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Breaking: Former High Court justice to lead Bondi royal commission
A national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack is expected to be called by Anthony Albanese after weeks of pressure to establish the inquiry.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 5:21 AM
If you're going to do it, this is a good appointment
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
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If AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social wanted to know what's happening in Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem, he could've invited UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social to visit the Lodge. Instead he invites Israeli President Herzog, who signed bombs to be dropped on Gaza. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
If AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social wanted to know what's happening in Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem, he could've invited UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social to visit the Lodge. Instead he invites Israeli President Herzog, who signed bombs to be dropped on Gaza. 😠 #auspol #FreePalestine
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I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
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Endless lies 🤥
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Endless lies 🤥
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Happy new years from aus!
May all the corrupt people in power have justice and accountability held upon them for once
For once
Please
May all the corrupt people in power have justice and accountability held upon them for once
For once
Please
December 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy new years from aus!
May all the corrupt people in power have justice and accountability held upon them for once
For once
Please
May all the corrupt people in power have justice and accountability held upon them for once
For once
Please
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The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
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Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than ever
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
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When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
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I wrote this five years ago. Today we heard the screams. lithub.com/in-patriarch...
In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream: Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine
One of my favorite books when I was young was T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, and one of its central themes is the attempt of King Arthur to replace an ethos of “might is right” with someth…
lithub.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wrote this five years ago. Today we heard the screams. lithub.com/in-patriarch...
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In Yemen as in Gaza, bombs and starvation are stealing the lives of our children | Elham Al-Oqabi
In Yemen as in Gaza, bombs and starvation are stealing the lives of our children | Elham Al-Oqabi
As a mother living in Sana’a, I’ve seen how war devastates hopes, dreams and futures, and I share the desperation of Gaza’s mothers, says writer and human rights advocate Elham al-Oqabi
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In Yemen as in Gaza, bombs and starvation are stealing the lives of our children | Elham Al-Oqabi
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Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.