Please interact if you can see this. The only ask is five dollars. The ONLY ask. Is five dollars! That you make weekly/monthly! It’ll help Mohamed, his siblings, & their disabled parents who are boiling in a tent. Give/find their link here: chuffed.org/project/hope...

Contempt is an offence under the Royal Commissions Act 1902. It's not enough to kindly ask people to not engage in racism when that racism is being egged on by the press. The Commissioner should refer those responsible to the AFP. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Commissioner rebukes claim pro-Palestinian groups tried to 'hijack' hearing

The royal commission on antisemitism has hit back at comments from a prominent member of the Jewish community who accused pro-Palestinian groups of attempting to "hijack" the inquiry using "clickbait ...

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It was always strange to call the genocide in Gaza a war, but it's even more bizarre when there is a ceasefire and Israel has killed 1200 Palestinians since then. Even if the Guardian doesn't want to use the term genocide "war" doesn't capture one sided slaughter of civilians

Besides being Canberra icons, it’s a lot harder to destroy these than the heritage 1930s wooden bus shelters like the one on Schlich St, Yarralumla that mysteriously burned down in 1993 just after someone built a huge house opposite it whose lake views it obstructed 👀 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

'Icon of our history': Canberra bus shelters added to heritage register

Canberra's bus shelters were described as "concrete monstrosities" when installed in 1975 but have since been noted for their brutalist architectural style and functionality.

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I mean this in the unkindest possible way: Musk and Trump are the type of people who’d put an ad across the moon

Stumbled across an account on TikTok that just seems to be posting videos of people’s worst moments: mental health episodes, psychosis, drug use - all Melbourne based. The account has thousands of followers. It’s not a compassionate account: the non-consensual images are posted as entertainment

If you catch a Hurstbridge train between Greensborough and Montmorency Stations you’ll pass a row of businesses on Para Road. Most are dilapidated, some permanently closed - and one, conspicuously, is gleaming and thriving. There’s profit in genocide and if you push back, they’ll throw away the key.

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Arson attack on Victorian defence manufacturer Lovitt Technologies investigated as ‘far-left terror’

Mama pseudoscorpion & her cute baby high in the mountains of Montana. Mama is half the size of a grain of rice. These harmless micro arachnids have no stinger, but can deliver venom to prey via their pincers. Also, they can walk backward. Also, you probably have them in your house. #BugSky 🐙🌿

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

“Palestinians on Tuesday buried 112 members of a single clan killed in Israeli air strikes in November 2023, after their remains were recovered from beneath the rubble last month.” www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-fa...

Gaza families bury 112 people recovered nearly three years after Israeli strikes

Remains recovered from beneath the rubble renew grief for families still searching for thousands missing in Gaza

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On a rail replacement bus, but with a twist! (The inside of the bus stinks)

You will not believe how many roads I've subsidized that I've never driven on!

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

How can we crowd fund this?!

Dr swift parrot@teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 2d ago

Huge property for sale in Tasmania in core swift parrot breeding habitat if there’s any philanthropists out there seeking to protect some birds and bush! Lake Leake is an important site for parrots but the broader landscape is being savagely logged www.realestate.com.au/property-lif...

GIRL SNAKE CATCHER. she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows SHE JUST GRABS THEM (The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)

Please hire my partner so we can move somewhere that’s not Boston! (Also my partner is very smart and experienced):

Sifa ID 🪿@sifa.id · 2d ago

Check out D Scarnecchia's path so far on Sifa 📄 @scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz

this man equivocated and sanitised the fact that Elon Musk sieg heiled, twice, at the second Trump inauguration. He also falsely claims that standing with Palestinians in the genocide is antisemitic. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

'Get this right': Top US Jewish leader's stark warning for Australia

The leader of one of the world's most high-profile Jewish organisations says Australia faces a crucial test on how it tackles the rise of antisemitism.

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i personally don't think child molestetion should be required to play volleyball

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

all water is classic water

Didn’t want to embarrass the person who posted this by quoting it but I wish Thomas Violence was on BlueSky so that he could appreciate that someone has kindly and thoughtfully and with admirable sincerity anonymised his pseudonymous screenname and his profile picture of the actor Michael Stuhlbarg:

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

sounds like now is a good time for non fascists to visit and support camp sovereignty in melbourne www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Police hunt for offenders after alleged assault on Camp Sovereignty

Victoria Police are investigating an allegation of assault at Camp Sovereignty with a 37-year-old victim treated for facial injuries.

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🚨FAT BANDICOOT SNOOTING IN THE DRIVEWAY ALERT🚨

Last week I visited Tim Young at his farm in Norfolk. He and his family have been tracking the rainfall on their Norfolk farm since 1976, and the data shows the last six years have seen two-thirds the amount of rain compared with previous years. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable

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Ralph Carr named as Melbourne businessman found guilty of rape

Breaking: Ralph Carr named as Melbourne businessman found guilty of rape

A suppression order has been lifted on identifying celebrity agent Ralph Carr as the Melbourne businessman found guilty of rape last month.

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my neighborhood 7-11 closed a couple years ago and tried to reopen but couldn’t get the permit approved because there’s a preschool next door and 7-11s sell alcohol (the previous permit was grandfathered in). i saw a fence going up around the lot recently and looked up what was moving in: a gun shop

Minister confirms first bird flu mass mortality in Australian wildlife

Bird flu mass mortality points to 'significant losses' for wildlife

The first mass mortality of Australian wildlife from the deadly H5 bird flu has been confirmed in greater crested terns found on an island off South Australia's coast. 

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Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

'1/2 of all trees surveyed were dead, most with signs of dieback.' The loss of the snow gums will be as significant as loss of the Gt Barrier Reef. But we just got 2 more knockbacks from enviro funders - we can't get anyone interested in funding this issue. themountainjournal.com/2026/08/03/s...

Snow gum survey at Mt Stirling reveals disturbing loss of trees

During the month of August, Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join a series of surveys to help determine the health of snow gum forests. Snow gums are the iconic vegetation species of the …

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