Allison O'D
@ally888.bsky.social
Music journalist in a past life. Now, an educator at TAFE. Australian.
Andy Burnham says he wants to release low-risk female prisoners early. I suggest he starts with these three women from Palestine Action who were jailed as “terrorists” for trying to stop the mass murder. #freepalestine #gaza #genocide
A human rights report accuses Israeli forces and contractors of removing and crushing Gaza’s rubble before investigators can examine for evidence of genocide, mass graves and unlawful killings, Brett Wilkins writes. #Gaza #Israel #Genocide
Israel accused of erasing evidence in Gaza
A new human rights report accuses Israeli forces and contractors of removing and crushing Gaza’s rubble before investigators can examine possible evidence of genocide, mass graves and unlawful killings.
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"Never experienced a jot of antisemitism" - Jewish Australian Judith Treanor who attended 'countless protests' but was excluded from Royal Commission (like many critics of Israel) #auspol @sstephanietrann.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/jewish-peace...
Jewish peace protestor to Royal Commission: "Never experienced a jot of antisemitism" - Michael West
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell rejected claims pushed by the Israel lobby that pro-Palestinian groups "hijacked" this week's protest
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#DonIllusion announces Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Framework 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Meanwhile…'Israel Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases’ 🧵🚩 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Palestinians in Gaza buried the remains of 112 people from two families murdered by apartheid Israel in November 2023 today. Many more victims are still under the rubble. RTÉ News did not see fit to report on this. #GazaGenocide Video Al Jazeera +
Treat incels as the violent extremists they are: “Misogynistic incel subculture — elements of which have become disturbingly mainstream — is a serious public safety threat.” An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
Treat incels as the violent extremists they are
Misogynistic incel subculture — elements of which have become disturbingly mainstream — is a serious public safety threat.
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Remembering Carolyn Jones (Apr 28, 1930 💖 Aug 3, 1983)
Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull ariving at a London court, in May, 1969. The pair had been arrested in a drugs bust (cannabis) at Jagger's Chelsea home earlier in the day. The photo shows them quite relaxed, despite facing court proceedings. They were both granted bail. Photo: Peter Kemp.
130-year-old Hitachi Tree, located in Moanalua Gardens on Oahu, Hawaii. Also known as the rain tree or monkeypod tree, it is famous for its massive umbrella-shaped canopy, which can reach over 40 meters (131 ft) in diameter.
Apparently, on Christian album covers in the ’60s, the only thing worse than the hair was the obliviousness to the lewd double entendres.
Environmentalist and author Tim Flannery exposed how carbon offsets are being used to excuse fossil fuel expansion in Australia's Biggest Book Club! Watch the full video here! ⤵️ youtu.be/BCVAWn5ZGMw
When enough rain falls in Maltahöhe, Namibia, millions of desert lilies bloom across the landscape for just a few days each year. This natural phenomenon briefly transforms the arid desert into a sea of flowers almost overnight. IG: @ earthpix
Declassified docs from the UK expose who is serving in Netanyahu’s military. 12,000 plus r Americans!
Tim Costello shocks the Senate after revealing a young man in prison who had his life turned upside down from gambling was being offered drugs & escorts by TAB & SportsBet as inducements “He was given escorts” & “asked, ‘what drugs you like?’” And we’re still just debating ads?
This mural is titled "New York Avenue". It was created by artist Jenna Morello. It’s on the Bywater Building in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo credit: Rueben Garcia. #streetart #art #mural #atlanticcity #newjersey #flowers
Capital One has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Org over the closure of 300+ bank accounts in 2021, writing now the bank's own filings & Trump businesses' allegations "make clear that Capital One closed Plaintiffs' accounts for anti-money laundering reasons." 😁
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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Netherlands Officially Lists Israel as a Security Threat The Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism has, for the first time, identified Israel as a state that tried to influence Dutch public opinion and political decision making. The report says Israel's Diaspora Ministry
It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.
Breathtaking courage and determination. Well deserved honor! Michael J. Fox will receive one of the Television Academy’s biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year’s Emmys “in recognition of his transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.”
Michael J Fox To Get Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Michael J. Fox has been tapped to receive one of the Television Academy's biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year's Emmy Awards.
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The Spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) is a large, vibrant red sea slug that swims by rippling its body like a flamenco skirt, stores toxic chemicals from its sponge diet for defense, and grows up to 60 or 90 centimeters long. Photograph from Coral Bay in Western Australia
The pink pigeon from Mauritius bounced back from near extinction through careful conservation. Original post
On this day in 1980, these legends met in London: Chrissie Hynde, Pauline Black, Debbie Harry, Poly Styrene, Viv Albertine and Siouxsie Sioux. 📸Chris Stein
