I ask Congressman Larson to sign on to Congressman Jamie Raskin’s letter, calling on the Administration to do everything in their power to secure the release of Dr. Abu Safiya. #congress #palestine #healthcare #gaza

On Saturday, MSF doctor Abu Abed Mughaiseeb delivered an address to a packed crowd during the Message of Peace at All Together Now 2026. On stage, he made an urgent appeal for the release of all medical staff detained by Israel, including Dr Abu Safiya and our MSF colleague Dr Obeid.

‘It's sad that Indonesia, Malaysia, PNG are our closest neighbours, but Australians seem to know so little about them. I'm trying to show those threads of connection and flows between different parts of this region, because we are part of this region.’ Look forward to reading, it sounds fantastic.

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 9h ago

Omar Musa wins 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Heart of Darkness 'critique', Fierceland

Doubling their profits, so they can continue to wreak climate havoc. We must start holding governments accountable for facilitating all this. They are betraying us all. And for what? Another investment property? A chance to mingle with some of the most tedious people on Earth? #auspol

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 11h ago

War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits | First Dog on the Moon

Should Australian judges sit on courts in Singapore, a jurisdiction that enforces the death penalty? CPJP Ambassador Lex Lasry AM says no: "they bring a respectability to the court that it doesn't deserve, given that it executes people." 🎙️ Listen on Law The Podcast - link below! #DeathPenalty

In this episode, we unpack how the major global mainstream media outlets spurred on the far-right and obscured the real story behind the 50,000 Moroccans who entered Spanish territory… even though there were obvious red flags from the beginning. youtu.be/2_kTrxFSCOw

Morocco ‘migrant crisis’ debunked + boycott Daily Telegraph launch

In this episode, we unpack how the major global mainstream media outlets spurred on the far-right and obscured the real story behind the 50,000 Moroccans who entered Spanish territory… even though…

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Oh, nothing much, just a chat with Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma stars Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder bit.ly/4fE4w4w

Final girl thrills – Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games

The stars of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma talk horror heritage, queer filmmaking and their favourite final girls.

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If only someone had warned me about their warnings about the warnings. The system has broken down here somewhere, chaps.

Seraph@seraphism.bsky.social · yesterday

So the Sun is handily providing the right with content warnings about content warnings.

Robert Reich is 200% right when he says billionaires’ funding of US political candidates “shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. It’s an opportunity”. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Stink of Musk

It should cling to any candidate he's supporting

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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

👇🏽The rejection of the parties - worthy to listen to for Australian parallels

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Kushner is the ‘chief negotiator’ for Israel and Gaza and Iran; and for Ukraine and Russia. He is not an elected or appointed official. He’s a mafia operative who is Trump’s son-in-law, which is how authoritarian kleptocracies work... (1/2)" youtu.be/5r8mEzTdggk?...

"In Feb 2020 a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed, by a voice off-camera, to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words..." I am a black monster and my IQ is low.""

Ethical Necromancy@redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 2d ago

prior to AI generation's growth, people paid Africans over the internet to say dehumanizing and humilitating things www.bbc.com/news/av/worl...

Labor and the Coalition’s disgusting and cruel bipartisan approach to people seeking safety is now inspiring the UK far right, as it does Trump. A shameful legacy we need to dismantle.

No victimizer seems worthy of the industry’s protection. No level of artistic achievement makes putting up with horrific behavior worthwhile. But there are other reasons for this kind of industrywide strategic apathy. gift article from The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | Jared Leto and Hollywood’s Open Secrets (Gift Article)

Whispers can fester for years before anyone faces consequences. And the tactics celebrities use to escape scandal have completely changed.

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Activists in Glasgow gathered on Friday night for a two‑hour 'Release Doctor Hussam' event, calling on the UK Government to intervene over the prolonged detention of Palestinian paediatrician Dr Hussam Abu Safiya

Activists in Glasgow call for release of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya

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#auspol #USpol Corporations, responsible to nobody, using up the worlds resources and keeping people in virtual slavery. CADBURY looking at you, 😠 Guess what, these slave-drivers are a USA company, Parent Company: Mondelēz International (an American multinational). www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

'Behind that treat is human suffering': The chocolate industry's 'dirty secret'

For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality.

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Very disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.

At first glance seems bad for ‘social cohesion’ but—totally isn’t! These nuances can be difficult for govts and police though. How can something be disruptive but also justifiabe? Is it ever okay to protest if others don’t agree? If only there were experts to advise on these tricky matters. #auspol

stranger@strangerous.bsky.social · 2d ago

Victorians turn out in massive numbers to denounce Pauline Hanson’s “racism and fascism” — swarming her fundraiser to demand she get out of the state.💥 This should be the greeting she gets everywhere she peddles her hate. Well done Victoria. #auspol

Singapore was not okay with members of Massive Attack holding up a Palestinian flag and saying ‘Free Palestine’ during their recent concert there… because this kind of commentary could ‘undermine social cohesion‘. Sounds familiar, eh #auspol? www.malaymail.com/news/singapo...

Singapore issues warnings, bars Massive Attack duo from re‑entering after Palestinian flag display at concert

SINGAPORE, Aug 1 — British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a...

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An important piece by @roycerk2.bsky.social @deepcutnews.bsky.social Anthony Albanese Listens to Lobbyists Over Public Opinion From salmon to supermarkets, gas to Gaza to gambling, there's a pattern: Albo listens to power & wealth over public opinion. #auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/albaneses-...

Albanese keeps backing lobbyists over public opinion, our analysis shows

From salmon to supermarkets, gas to Gaza, the PM has consistently backed those with power and wealth

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Something I didn’t really needle in on here but is worth noting: They say they aren’t shredding rare books, but how do they know? A rare book isn’t always listed as such. Eg. a chapbook from a significant poet that didn’t get noticed when it was catalogued because the vendor didn’t know its history.

Stephanie Convery@gingerandhoney.bsky.social · 4d ago

Never not taking up an opportunity to write about rare books www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"What is Fascism?" The third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin today" A guest lecture by @marcishore.bsky.social re.bsky.social Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Full lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-fa...

An illustrative example of how AI seeks to control knowledge, and can only do this by destroying our access to alternatives. Whether you burn a book or pulp it, it has the same effect. Of all the malevolent dangers of AI, this is one of the biggest. #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed

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Hey babes 🖤 I know we all just paid rent, but we're officially just $10K away from paying off @bjcolangelo.bsky.social's surgery IN FULL. www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...

Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

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there is no "gap." he sees that "expansive future" only for White people, what is difficult to understand about this?

Nitish Pahwa@nitishpahwa.com · 5d ago

that being said, seems fitting she can't even bring herself to use the word "racist"

Monbiot is 💯 correct to tie this international attack on our freedoms & rights to supra-national billionaires & the junktanks they fund. Their greed will wreck us. Crushing the populace is crucial, a new feudal era. They don’t want their freedom to profit impeded by our desperate protests.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d ago

At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

They lied about the whole thing and now admit the contractor screwed up the Reflecting Pool installation. And because they were in a rush to indict to please Trump, they presented false evidence to a grand jury. meidasnews.com/news/doj-see...

DOJ Seeks to Dismiss Charges Against Olympian It Indicted for "Vandalizing" the Lincoln Memorial.

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Large crowds busked yesterday evening in Dublin in honor of Glen Hansard 🙏🏻🎶 RIP via conorpope on IG

On this day in 1913, suffragists from across the nation gathered in Hyattsville, MD, and drove together to the Senate to present a petition with 85,000 signatures. Anti-suffragists dismissed the event as “cheap advertising.” #WeTheMen

The pro-Netanyahu activists have gone from "any criticism of Israeli policy is anti-Semitic" to now enlarging that to "any criticism of AIPAC is anti-Semitic." Their desperation to silence critics of the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Christians & Muslims Palestinians is vile.