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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Oh no - oh NO - how I loved him!
Robert Redford gone!
Robert Redford gone!
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Oh no - oh NO - how I loved him!
Robert Redford gone!
Robert Redford gone!
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WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says
WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says
Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art
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The Western Australia government “put a very rosy spin” on a summary report of a project checking if pollutants from Woodside were damaging 50,000-year-old rock art, according to a private email sent by the lead scientist.
In an email released to the ABC, Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Project lead scientist Prof Ben Mullins, of Curtin University, said the WA government had “insisted” on writing the summary report, despite a contract saying that Curtin should write it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says
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George Nader is a man that has child abuse, child pornography charges dating back to 1985. He was convicted in the 1990’s for transporting child pornography. He was sentenced in 2003 for sexually abusing 10 boys. He pleaded guilty in early 2020 to flying a 14-year-old boy from Europe to the US
August 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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July 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"The worst part of institutions is not physical violence, obvious forms of abuse or neglect. It’s not even the experiences you don’t get to have. It’s the damage that is done right down to your soul, by living under the power of other human beings." Mel Baggs:
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/09/what...
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/09/what...
What Makes Institutions Bad — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
The worst part of institutions is the damage that is done right down to your soul, by living under the power of other human beings.
thinkingautismguide.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"The worst part of institutions is not physical violence, obvious forms of abuse or neglect. It’s not even the experiences you don’t get to have. It’s the damage that is done right down to your soul, by living under the power of other human beings." Mel Baggs:
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/09/what...
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/09/what...
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Autistic People Are Not New to This World: "We can’t both accept speculation that Darwin & Einstein were probably autistic & also claim that all autistic people used to be institutionalized, killed, or abandoned as changelings." @epballou.bsky.social at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/auti...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/auti...
Autistic People Are Not New to This World — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We can’t both accept speculation that Darwin & Einstein were probably autistic—& also claim all autistic people used to be institutionalized.
thinkingautismguide.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Autistic People Are Not New to This World: "We can’t both accept speculation that Darwin & Einstein were probably autistic & also claim that all autistic people used to be institutionalized, killed, or abandoned as changelings." @epballou.bsky.social at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/auti...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/auti...
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If Thailand's Constitutional Court orders Paetongtarn Shinawatra to step down as prime minister, who could take the reins next?
https://trib.al/2lrKK8T
https://trib.al/2lrKK8T
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
If Thailand's Constitutional Court orders Paetongtarn Shinawatra to step down as prime minister, who could take the reins next?
https://trib.al/2lrKK8T
https://trib.al/2lrKK8T
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A British guide to terrorism ...
meme via The eloquent quirk
meme via The eloquent quirk
June 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A British guide to terrorism ...
meme via The eloquent quirk
meme via The eloquent quirk
Excellent read re Orange mans obsession with Roman Empire .i dont think he realises the end was a disaster
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
www.theatlantic.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Excellent read re Orange mans obsession with Roman Empire .i dont think he realises the end was a disaster
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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"(AUKUS) has left us with media that doesn’t ... ask if Australia’s leaders think an action from an ally was legal, but instead whether or not we were part of the discussions America had ahead of dropping bombs on another country." - @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Our leaders must decide who they put first - Australians or Trump
Trump's bombing of Iran and our government's response shows rules only matter when America says they matter and Australia falls into line.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"(AUKUS) has left us with media that doesn’t ... ask if Australia’s leaders think an action from an ally was legal, but instead whether or not we were part of the discussions America had ahead of dropping bombs on another country." - @amyremeikis.bsky.social
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as close to 200 THOUSAND boxes of special food specifically for starving children sit idle in Rhode Island due to Trump’s funding and aid cuts. They are spending significantly MORE taxpayer money to do this than to just distribute the food.
A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as 185,535 boxes of special food for starving children are stacked in a warehouse in Rhode Island, paid for by American taxpayers. After shutting USAID, the Trump administration is just sitting on the boxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Opinion | ‘The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems’
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as close to 200 THOUSAND boxes of special food specifically for starving children sit idle in Rhode Island due to Trump’s funding and aid cuts. They are spending significantly MORE taxpayer money to do this than to just distribute the food.
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The absolute gall of the Nationals to be using internet connectivity as a policy condition & talking up the need for it in the bush - when it was their direct actions which caused the issues in the first place
& the negligence of the media not to point this out!! #auspol #insiders
& the negligence of the media not to point this out!! #auspol #insiders
May 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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53,901 pple,16,500 childrn bn killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war.Malnourishd mothers can't breastfeed babies.Killing & hurting innocent Palestinian women,childrn must stop.We urge #worldleaders to establish a permanent #ceasefire & adequate humanitarian aid in #Gaza
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
www.bbc.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
53,901 pple,16,500 childrn bn killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war.Malnourishd mothers can't breastfeed babies.Killing & hurting innocent Palestinian women,childrn must stop.We urge #worldleaders to establish a permanent #ceasefire & adequate humanitarian aid in #Gaza
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism' by Robert Chapman
can't recommend enough!
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism.' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes, taken from Pluto Press.
can't recommend enough!
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism.' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes, taken from Pluto Press.
May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
'Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism' by Robert Chapman
can't recommend enough!
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism.' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes, taken from Pluto Press.
can't recommend enough!
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism.' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes, taken from Pluto Press.
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May 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Someone with authority makes the decision to ALLOW their building to be inaccessible to people with disabilities. Or they make the decision to ensure their building IS accessible to people with disabilities. Fact. How the mainstream news media reports this truth matters. #auspol #disabilities
April 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Someone with authority makes the decision to ALLOW their building to be inaccessible to people with disabilities. Or they make the decision to ensure their building IS accessible to people with disabilities. Fact. How the mainstream news media reports this truth matters. #auspol #disabilities