Kittylitter
@kittylitter.bsky.social
Mum & G/Mum, feminist, skinny-cino sipping progressive, social democrat. Hate neoliberal economics & trickle-up to big business. Want a people's revolution.
Unable to articulate the depth of my rage that he vandalized the moon. cbs12.com/news/local/a...
Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster that launched from Florida struck the surface of the moon early Wednesday, creating a new crater.
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Opinion | Politicians' double standards on the so-called "widow's tax" show that their real loyalty lies with those already in the housing market, writes Rachel Withers. www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/05/w...
Of course, widows with investment properties elicit more media sympathy than widows who rent
How much sympathy are we to have for 'widows with a negatively geared investment property'? A lot, it seems, as the media demands Labor move faster on the so-called 'widow’s tax'.
crikey.com.au
My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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#auspol thepoint.com.au/new/260805-i... The Reserve Bank is being urged to stop using interest rates as the primary lever to lower inflation, with Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss arguing “impoverishing millions” isn’t the only option available to the government.
‘Impoverishing millions’: Richard Denniss says the RBA needs to rethink how it fights inflation
The Reserve Bank is being urged to stop using interest rates as the primary lever to lower inflation, with Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss arguing “impoverishing millions” isn’t the only op...
thepoint.com.au
#auspol "...the anti-democratic connotations of the phrase could not be clearer. Genocide is the crime of all crimes. It’s not a matter about which, in the name of consensus, we should agree to disagree" "...a consensus imposed from above is not democratic" #fuckyoursocialcohesion #freepalestine
Why 'social cohesion' is a dangerous phrase in Australian politics – Jeff Sparrow
The establishment loves this phrase. But as Ed Husic found out, imposing consensus from the top isn't democracy – it's erasure.
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There is a lot we can do to help Australia’s native wildlife survive and recover from H5N1 bird flu. It will require far greater care and investment from governments than we’ve seen so far. theconversation.com/powerless-ag...
Powerless against bird flu? Not entirely. Here are 8 ways to help protect Australia’s birds and mammals
As lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.
theconversation.com
Caught giving false evidence, David Ossip tries dodging questions as Commr Bell demands he answer on his claim the Oct9 Opera House protest was held “before” Israel's military response. Toomey SC reveals Gaza was being hit by IDF airstrikes on Oct7.🙄 Another exposed witness.💥
How much of a snow flake do you need to be to scared of a word like gender? LNP seem to have the same brain worms infecting Trump www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap
theguardian.com
“Australians are not being investigated for hating Jews. They are being investigated for objecting to a genocide.” Andrew Brown on the Royal Commission into #Antisemitism #auspol michaelwest.com.au/royal-commis...
Royal Commission into Antisemitism a "$131 Million Whinge" - Michael West
Royal Commission into Antisemitism will not defeat antisemitism. It is a government buying absolution with $131m of public money
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Listen up ON & LNP ( whose members attend CPAC)voters . Hanson’s chosen media telling you what to think! “anything that divides people is wrong. We’re all born the same,bleed red blood,breathe the same air”Gina’s Hanson doesn’t work for you.Her toxic policies won’t just harm those you hate.#auspol
Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 2d ago"The politicians basically serve the rich, the wealthy, and their self-interest." Listen to this man in Nigel Farage's constituency.
#auspol Additionally, the commission heard a subsequent inquiry into the rally, including a forensic analysis of 200 hours of CCTV footage, could NOT find evidence of claims some had chanted "gas the Jews".
Maranoa Girl@maranoagirl.bsky.social · 2d ago2/ Deputy Commissioner McKenna said at no point did officers on the ground feel the protest was at risk of getting out of control. Today www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
#auspol michaelwest.com.au/royal-commis... "Apparently antisemitism simply fell from the sky. Fully formed. Immaculately conceived. Entirely unrelated to anything happening in Gaza. That is the finding Australia has pre-purchased for $131.1 million..."
Royal Commission into Antisemitism a "$131 Million Whinge" - Michael West
Royal Commission into Antisemitism will not defeat antisemitism. It is a government buying absolution with $131m of public money
michaelwest.com.au
Royal Commission into Antisemitism a “$131 Million Whinge” Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/royal-commission-into-antisemitism-a-131-million-whinge/
Disdain for major parties is part of the same movement with disdain for traditional media. You don't get to complain about the lack of civility when your first reaction to any criticism is shrieky accusations of bad faith
Mark Kenny@markgkenny.bsky.social · 2d agoConservatives once railed against the permissive society. As defenders of faith, family and flag, they lamented falling social standards and feared the loss of Judeo-Christian values. Now, their vulgar champions lead the descent
As we tonight watch David Crisafulli & Jarrod Bleijie pompously parade around the screen, in Brisbane between 1 July 2025 & 30 June 2026, there were 984 families, including 1,539 children, identified by name as homeless. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
More than 1,500 Brisbane children listed as experiencing homelessness
In the last financial year, 984 families, including 1,539 children, were identified as experiencing homelessness in data collated by Brisbane Zero.
abc.net.au
Albanese & Labor … so frustrating and lame. They’re definitely not governing in the interests of Australians. I would suggest a vote of no confidence. I expect to vote either #Greens or #Independent next election. #auspol
Deepcut News@deepcutnews.bsky.social · 3d agoAnthony Albanese – the great Australian sellout. From salmon to supermarkets, gas to gambling – we detected a pattern. Albanese consistently backs powerful lobbyists. www.deepcutnews.com/p/albaneses-...
A second Catholic-run Mater Hospital in Brisbane’s south is the state’s first new major public hospital in almost a decade, but religious policies mean it will not provide abortion, contraception or voluntary assisted dying services. mnth.ly/UYOFcq2
Bearing a loss
Political opposition to abortion is having unintended effects on involuntary end-of-pregnancy care, already suffering from limitations in the healthcare system
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What kind of country are we leaving for our daughters 😭 And why are our taxes subsidising this anti women, anti science propaganda #auspol
A stallion stood over the body of a dead mare in Kosciuszko for two hours. Her body was found after an aerial cull in the park. Our MP Emma Hurst has called the images absolutely grotesque. "We are calling for all lethal measures to stop immediately." #NSWpol #Kosciuszko #Brumbies #Horses #Auspol
Sad detail in national park photo highlights major split in Australia
The images were captured following a controversial aerial cull that has divided Australians.
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Good old Sydney
Twitter Exile@twitter-exile.bsky.social · 2d ago#PhillipBlair, an American anti-abortion preacher from #TorchOfChrist Ministries, boarded a packed Syd train at Martin Place & began lecturing passengers about sin, #jesus & unborn children. Commuters, led by #MalcolmFrawley (known as Book Man), repeatedly told him to shut up. #NoReligion #AUSPOL
The media have the power to make Hanson’s tyrannical attitudes and behaviour a central issue, and their failure to use this power has only emboldened her.
Media and political complacency is letting Pauline Hanson re-write the rules on accountability
theconversation.com
How Judaism vs Zionism Became a Global Identity Conflict. 19 May 2025 AIMN Editorial theaimn.net/how-judaism-...
How Judaism vs Zionism Became a Global Identity Conflict
Explore the stark differences between Judaism and Zionism and learn how politics, history, and ideology have distorted public understanding.
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Explosive allegations of betting inducements have been heard at a Senate inquiry into online gambling laws.
‘What drugs do you want’? Senate inquiry allegations reveal the murky dangers of betting inducements
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'‘Social cohesion’ has been bandied about for a long time: the Sydney Morning Herald declared it under threat as far back as 1851 ... But if you look at Proquest or other databases of AUS media, you find that, from about 2024, the term’s usage spiked massively.' www.deepcutnews.com/p/why-social...
Why 'social cohesion' is a dangerous phrase in Australian politics – Jeff Sparrow
The establishment loves this phrase. But as Ed Husic found out, imposing consensus from the top isn't democracy – it's erasure.
deepcutnews.com
Pauline’s Dream. She’s no PM, let’s face it Monte Dwyer reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/paulines-dream-shes-no-pm-lets-face-it/
