@slimcharles.bsky.social
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Best of 2025: he left claims that to attack Zionism is to criticise an ideology; the right asserts that it is disguised antisemitism. One can find examples to support both claims, which underlines just how difficult a terrain this has become. #auspol #gaza #Israel #palestine
Best of 2025 - On Israel, Zionism and being Jewish
No political conflict contains as many journalistic minefields as that between Israel and Palestine.
johnmenadue.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Best of 2025: he left claims that to attack Zionism is to criticise an ideology; the right asserts that it is disguised antisemitism. One can find examples to support both claims, which underlines just how difficult a terrain this has become. #auspol #gaza #Israel #palestine
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Kudos to Louise Adler for her stand and her statement.
Kudos to Louise Adler for her stand and her statement.
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Kudos to Louise Adler for her stand and her statement.
Kudos to Louise Adler for her stand and her statement.
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X/grok is a tool for making and distributing material that harasses, demeans and sexualises women AND CHILDREN.
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
Australia's internet safety regulator has stepped up its pressure on Elon Musk's X amid its AI deepfakes scandal, demanding it explain how it's complying with legal requirements to detect and prevent CSEM. thesizzle.com.au/p/e...
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
X/grok is a tool for making and distributing material that harasses, demeans and sexualises women AND CHILDREN.
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
X/grok MUST be banned in Australia.
#auspol
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January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Why does "just following orders" ring such a bell? What distant historical moment am I remembering that from?
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Why does "just following orders" ring such a bell? What distant historical moment am I remembering that from?
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🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinians, including 5 children, the youngest 5 years old, in less than 24 hours by striking tents and homes sheltering displaced families across northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said today.
Since that...
Since that...
January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinians, including 5 children, the youngest 5 years old, in less than 24 hours by striking tents and homes sheltering displaced families across northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said today.
Since that...
Since that...
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A national disgrace.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A national disgrace.
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Hahahahaha
But true
But true
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Hahahahaha
But true
But true
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Chip Le Grand: Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is proof that the Suburban Rail Loop is a disaster.
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Chip Le Grand: Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is proof that the Suburban Rail Loop is a disaster.
Despite being approached by various groups to lend our support to a federal Royal commission into the Bondi tragedy we have decided to put our trust in the Australian government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Despite being approached by various groups to lend our support to a federal Royal commission into the Bondi tragedy we have decided to put our trust in the Australian government.
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We need to build trust, banning X is a must!
We have to ban X in #auspol for national security, social cohesion AND public safety reasons. X has not only platformed CSAM but also PROVIDED TOOLS to make the stuff. Want meaningful action after Bondi? Ban X. Ban the absolute social sewerage factory it is. @albomp.bsky.social - this is the time.
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
We need to build trust, banning X is a must!
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Delighted my article on Australia’s shameful education system (stealing resources from children of the poor to further advantage children of the better off) features in The Saturday Paper’s list of its best in 2025. Hope it also helps drives change. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
The segregation crisis in schools funding
In the Albanese government’s first term, Education Minister Jason Clare observed that Australia has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD. What is deeply shocking – though not surpr...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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Hate incidents toward Muslim women up ~200% since Bondi massacre www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Women wearing hijabs targeted in anti-Muslim abuse since Bondi attack
There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporti...
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hate incidents toward Muslim women up ~200% since Bondi massacre www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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So many hypocrites on antisemitism but the biggest for me is Tim Wilson who was called out by Jewish Australians for siding with Holocaust deniers in trying to repeal 18c of the Racial Dis Act. Wilson argued against “using the law to prosecute deniers.” www.australianjewishnews.com/new-commissi...
New commissioner calls for 18C axing – The Australian Jewish News
AUSTRALIA’S new Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson (pictured) has called for Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to be axed “in its entirety”.
www.australianjewishnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So many hypocrites on antisemitism but the biggest for me is Tim Wilson who was called out by Jewish Australians for siding with Holocaust deniers in trying to repeal 18c of the Racial Dis Act. Wilson argued against “using the law to prosecute deniers.” www.australianjewishnews.com/new-commissi...
All articles linked to deluge readers with the approved opinion. The complete absence of any alternative view or any informed analysis is inexcusable.
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
All articles linked to deluge readers with the approved opinion. The complete absence of any alternative view or any informed analysis is inexcusable.
The Fin Review coverage of Bondi has been remarkable in its partisanship. Article after article trumpeting one view: Albanese to blame, Teals to blame, bridge walk a disgrace, must have a royal commission.
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Fin Review coverage of Bondi has been remarkable in its partisanship. Article after article trumpeting one view: Albanese to blame, Teals to blame, bridge walk a disgrace, must have a royal commission.
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“I’m a scientist and health services researcher, not a political scientist”
Well Christina you do a bloody good job at the latter. I followed you on Twitter during covid but what you are doing now is so important. Most here would agree with every word but our leaders are tone deaf or in a stupor.
Well Christina you do a bloody good job at the latter. I followed you on Twitter during covid but what you are doing now is so important. Most here would agree with every word but our leaders are tone deaf or in a stupor.
I've written an end of year substack post about tracking Trump, where we are ending the year and some implications for Europe and for me personally...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
Personal reflections on a Trumpian 2025
The implications of a year in Trump's new America and why I started tracking Trump - and why I'm not stopping.
christinapagel.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“I’m a scientist and health services researcher, not a political scientist”
Well Christina you do a bloody good job at the latter. I followed you on Twitter during covid but what you are doing now is so important. Most here would agree with every word but our leaders are tone deaf or in a stupor.
Well Christina you do a bloody good job at the latter. I followed you on Twitter during covid but what you are doing now is so important. Most here would agree with every word but our leaders are tone deaf or in a stupor.
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I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
I didn't want to write this.
I don't want to write this.
I feel like I need to write something.
I am writing this.
I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience.
I am still writing this, ei...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
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Everyone has their favourite writers and commentators on particular topics. And when it comes to Australian politics, mine are very easy to nominate; Amy Remeikis, Dave Milner and Ronni Salt. If you're not familiar with their work, do yourself a favour, they're all outstanding.
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Everyone has their favourite writers and commentators on particular topics. And when it comes to Australian politics, mine are very easy to nominate; Amy Remeikis, Dave Milner and Ronni Salt. If you're not familiar with their work, do yourself a favour, they're all outstanding.
“The U.S. Navy will lead the design, along with me, because I’m a very aesthetic person,” Trump said. We can expect an equivalent of ‘The Homer’: youtu.be/EHGczDHTDpo?...
Homer Creates the Ultimate American Car
YouTube video by TehMontageFactory
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“The U.S. Navy will lead the design, along with me, because I’m a very aesthetic person,” Trump said. We can expect an equivalent of ‘The Homer’: youtu.be/EHGczDHTDpo?...
Out of all the coverage of Bondi by the ABC some still find room to complain. Shame on Sarah and Laura for doing their job! Pleased to see that the ABC had the courage to not give in to the extremists trying to shut down analysis.
ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks: Statement on Laura Tingle and Sarah Ferguson - About the ABC
The Bondi terrorist attack was a shocking and traumatic event for Australia and especially for the Jewish community
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Out of all the coverage of Bondi by the ABC some still find room to complain. Shame on Sarah and Laura for doing their job! Pleased to see that the ABC had the courage to not give in to the extremists trying to shut down analysis.
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A gentle reminder that the genocide and illegal activity by Israel in Palestine continues barely untroubled by a "ceasefire"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A gentle reminder that the genocide and illegal activity by Israel in Palestine continues barely untroubled by a "ceasefire"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...