Vikkik88
@vikkiak.bsky.social
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"No organisation that preaches hate should have access to any government money under any circumstances," he said.
So every religious school that vilifies LGBTQI+ people gets their funding completely cut off right? Right?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
So every religious school that vilifies LGBTQI+ people gets their funding completely cut off right? Right?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Sending army to protect Sydney's Jewish community 'not off the table'
Sydneysiders can expect to see more police officers carrying long-armed guns in the weeks ahead, with the premier not ruling out sending troops to protect the Jewish community.
www.abc.net.au
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"No organisation that preaches hate should have access to any government money under any circumstances," he said.
So every religious school that vilifies LGBTQI+ people gets their funding completely cut off right? Right?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
So every religious school that vilifies LGBTQI+ people gets their funding completely cut off right? Right?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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“Targeting a forage fish upon which our marine ecosystems rely is an environmental crime. It has been stated that the fish caught are to be used as feed for the factory fish farms around Tasmania, which are themselves an environmental disaster. It’s lose, lose.”
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/gove...
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/gove...
Government Sneaks Sardine Policy In Before Xmas - Tasmanian Times
Gavin Pearce, Minister for Primary Industries and Water has released a policy paper for a new sardine fishery and the subsequent opposition from environmental advocates. Measnwile the Bob Brown Founda...
tasmaniantimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“Targeting a forage fish upon which our marine ecosystems rely is an environmental crime. It has been stated that the fish caught are to be used as feed for the factory fish farms around Tasmania, which are themselves an environmental disaster. It’s lose, lose.”
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/gove...
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/gove...
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"It does not need a visit from a President of a country judged to have committed genocide in Gaza, a man who oversees a government which uses famine as a weapon of war, has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinians—and has refused to end the illegal occupation."
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johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"It does not need a visit from a President of a country judged to have committed genocide in Gaza, a man who oversees a government which uses famine as a weapon of war, has slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinians—and has refused to end the illegal occupation."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...
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I am SO late to this but this @emdashsanders.bsky.social piece (edited by @emorwee.bsky.social) is great: a deep dive into Exxon's use of dodgy CCS promises to justify fossil gas fuelled power stations to run data centres
A set of keywords that makes me click so hard my mouse shatters into pieces 💥
A set of keywords that makes me click so hard my mouse shatters into pieces 💥
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
www.exxonknews.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am SO late to this but this @emdashsanders.bsky.social piece (edited by @emorwee.bsky.social) is great: a deep dive into Exxon's use of dodgy CCS promises to justify fossil gas fuelled power stations to run data centres
A set of keywords that makes me click so hard my mouse shatters into pieces 💥
A set of keywords that makes me click so hard my mouse shatters into pieces 💥
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial www.commondreams.org/news/washing...
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial | Common Dreams
The Washington Post editorial predictably ignores research showing that a single-payer system would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and tens of thousands of lives—each year.
www.commondreams.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial www.commondreams.org/news/washing...
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial www.commondreams.org/news/washing...
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial | Common Dreams
The Washington Post editorial predictably ignores research showing that a single-payer system would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and tens of thousands of lives—each year.
www.commondreams.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Bezos-Owned Newspaper Bashes Medicare for All in Christmas Day Editorial www.commondreams.org/news/washing...
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In other news, expecting Trump will distance himself, Greenland has changed its name.
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In other news, expecting Trump will distance himself, Greenland has changed its name.
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South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
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The NACC has defied the odds by going back-to-back 🏆🏆
After another year of doing absolutely nothing, congratulations on retaining Stranger’s Useless Govt Agency Award.
Consistency is key 👍
After another year of doing absolutely nothing, congratulations on retaining Stranger’s Useless Govt Agency Award.
Consistency is key 👍
And the Australian 2024 Useless Government Agency Of The Year award goes to . . . . .
*drum roll*
the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Yaaay!! Well done @strangerous.bsky.social for judging the #NACC the supreme winner out of a crowded field of incompetent, taxpayer-funded duds.
#pfffft
*drum roll*
the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Yaaay!! Well done @strangerous.bsky.social for judging the #NACC the supreme winner out of a crowded field of incompetent, taxpayer-funded duds.
#pfffft
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The NACC has defied the odds by going back-to-back 🏆🏆
After another year of doing absolutely nothing, congratulations on retaining Stranger’s Useless Govt Agency Award.
Consistency is key 👍
After another year of doing absolutely nothing, congratulations on retaining Stranger’s Useless Govt Agency Award.
Consistency is key 👍
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Exclusive: Internal documents reveal Meta pursued a yearslong strategy to bring more teens to Instagram even after critics said it wasn’t safe.
Leaked documents show Instagram’s plan to win back teens
Instagram has pursued a yearslong strategy to win teens back to the app after its critics said the platform wasn’t safe for them, documents obtained by The Post show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Exclusive: Internal documents reveal Meta pursued a yearslong strategy to bring more teens to Instagram even after critics said it wasn’t safe.
Lina Khan ‘Scouring New York City Laws’ to Help Zohran Mamdani Drive Down Prices www.commondreams.org/news/lina-kh...
Lina Khan ‘Scouring New York City Laws’ to Help Zohran Mamdani Drive Down Prices | Common Dreams
Khan and members of her team are reportedly "dusting off a little-used 1960s price-gouging statute" in an effort to bolster the mayor-elect's affordability push in New York City.
www.commondreams.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Lina Khan ‘Scouring New York City Laws’ to Help Zohran Mamdani Drive Down Prices www.commondreams.org/news/lina-kh...
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cou...
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests | Common Dreams
"This decision means I can finally focus on my asylum case, not on the ICE officers who might be waiting for me outside the courtroom door,” said the plaintiff in the class action suit.
www.commondreams.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cou...
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cou...
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests | Common Dreams
"This decision means I can finally focus on my asylum case, not on the ICE officers who might be waiting for me outside the courtroom door,” said the plaintiff in the class action suit.
www.commondreams.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Federal Judge Halts Trump's 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Immigration Court Arrests www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cou...
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Ideally, an oversight mechanism should be established to ensure that these autonomous weapons and drones will not reach outlaw military militias and rogue regimes.
Congress Must Review an Autonomous Weapons Deal Between UAE and US Companies
There is a serious concern that these autonomous weapons could end up in the arms of the UAE-backed militia and regimes in the Middle East, which would fuel ongoing wars and cause great harm.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ideally, an oversight mechanism should be established to ensure that these autonomous weapons and drones will not reach outlaw military militias and rogue regimes.
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A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must give due process to the Venezuelan nationals it deported without criminal charges to El Salvador's notorious torture prison CECOT.
Judge Rules Trump Must Give Due Process to Venezuelans Sent to El Salvador Torture Prison
"This ruling makes clear the government can't just send people off to a brutal foreign prison with zero due process and simply walk away," said an ACLU lawyer representing the men.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must give due process to the Venezuelan nationals it deported without criminal charges to El Salvador's notorious torture prison CECOT.
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"Forty percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care—the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded—are missing."
Israel's Continued Blockade on Medical Supplies Worsening 'Destruction' of Gaza's Health System
The healthcare system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse due to Israel's blockade and attacks on medical facilities. Thousands are waiting for treatment outside Gaza, with many dying while waiting for security clearance.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Forty percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care—the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded—are missing."
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A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
'Devastating': Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines
“Antipersonnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate weapons that take a disproportionate toll on civilian lives, oftentimes long after conflicts end," said the group's director for Europe and Central Asia.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
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Supreme Court Deals Trump Major Loss on Illinois National Guard Deployment
Supreme Court Deals Trump Major Loss on Illinois National Guard Deployment
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to lift a restraining order on his National Guard deployment in Chicago. Court rules Trump admin did not meet statutory requirements.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Supreme Court Deals Trump Major Loss on Illinois National Guard Deployment
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One critic said the VA policy shift "endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we've long warned: Trump and his allies won't stop until they've imposed a national abortion ban."
'Dangerous and Cruel': Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion Even for Rape and Health Risks
Defenders of reproductive rights denounced President Donald Trump's
administration for quietly imposing an abortion ban at the US Department
of Veterans Affairs based on a legal opinion from a deputy assistant
attorney general.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
One critic said the VA policy shift "endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we've long warned: Trump and his allies won't stop until they've imposed a national abortion ban."
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"While the rich get richer, workers are struggling, and your decision to cut workers' paid vacation is making the problem worse," @sanders.senate.gov tells Walgreens owner Sycamore Partners.
Sanders Slams Private Equity Scrooges Ending Paid Holidays for Walgreens Workers
"While the rich get richer, workers are struggling, and your decision to cut workers' paid vacation is making the problem worse."
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"While the rich get richer, workers are struggling, and your decision to cut workers' paid vacation is making the problem worse," @sanders.senate.gov tells Walgreens owner Sycamore Partners.
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On BYD's fossil fuel cars: bsky.app/profile/keta...
An older ref but says the same on China's growing EV sizes: bsky.app/profile/keta...
An older ref but says the same on China's growing EV sizes: bsky.app/profile/keta...
BYD pivoting to selling even bigger fossil-fuelled wanktanks in Australia
I mean it's nice their CEO isn't throwing Nazi salutes but they have the worst human rights abuses in their supply chain of the lot.
www.drive.com.au/news/byd-sha...
I mean it's nice their CEO isn't throwing Nazi salutes but they have the worst human rights abuses in their supply chain of the lot.
www.drive.com.au/news/byd-sha...
December 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
On BYD's fossil fuel cars: bsky.app/profile/keta...
An older ref but says the same on China's growing EV sizes: bsky.app/profile/keta...
An older ref but says the same on China's growing EV sizes: bsky.app/profile/keta...
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
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They survived the bombs and bullets, but many lost an arm or a leg when M23 fighters seized the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo nearly a year ago.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
They survived the bombs and bullets, but many lost an arm or a leg when M23 fighters seized the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo nearly a year ago.
u.afp.com/S8qx
u.afp.com/S8qx