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Juanita Hardy

@pikiran2ku.bsky.social

Australian on Narungga country. Thinker, leftie, proudly woke. Concerned about climate change, corruption & control of our information stream, inequality, corporate dominance & greed, political hypocrisy & cowardice. Love Indonesian language & culture.

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@kingkurt42.bsky.social · 21h ago

I think Elie Wiesel said it best: "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 23h ago

Ms. Rachel: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity…Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows." "If more than 20,000 white children were killed…everyone would be shouting…Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."

Ms. Rachel post: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity show that we won't be bullied into punishing people for supporting Palestine. Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows. A genocide is happening in Gaza. We all need to speak out against it. "If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · yesterday

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …
stranger@strangerous.bsky.social · 14h ago

Absolutely shameless Pauline Hanson refuses to apologise to First Nations people, doubles down on her vile attacks, spreads outright lies about kids being forced to learn Aboriginal languages, then when cornered scrambles into a weak "regret". So pathetic. A real coward.

Andy@vicozandy.bsky.social · 16h ago

Proponents of nuclear power need to learn about cost-benefit and how to choose actually affordable, reliable power. Nuclear power's costs have not been marked to market! This is true of commercial power, but especially for military subs, which are rotting in docks, too expensive to deal with.

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 23h ago

The decommissioned San Onofre nuclear power plant holds 3.6 million pounds of radioactive waste. Storm-driven erosion exposes California coast's vulnerability, reviving questions about storing nuclear waste 100 feet from the Pacific www.latimes.com/environment/...

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 23h ago

🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges

The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.

democracydocket.com

Dr Sally@drsally.bsky.social · 16h ago

Why do men who work in fossil fuel industries and mining in particular get to believe that they should be able to do this for 40 years with no changes in their work situation ever Everyone has to expect to work in a number of different jobs over their lifetime Why are these men so friggin special?

James Hughes@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 14h ago

Trump changes how the government counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak. Kennedy also spent nearly two decades at the helm of the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization, and he has repeatedly spread misinformation about vaccines. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak

CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases

theguardian.com

Tony Abbott (Not the onion eater)@tonyabb.bsky.social · 2d ago

Well, Australia’s excuse is “We shouldn’t cut off any avenues of constructive dialog with the Israeli government. Australia’s PM is a Zionist lapdog #auspol

🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh@tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 2d ago

@mark-carney.bsky.social ICJ just ordered Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories, stop apartheid and genocide. ICC issued arrest warrant for Israeli PM and Israeli Officials. UN Commission said Israel is committing genocide. WHY IS CANADA STILL TRADING WITH ISRAEL???

Tony Abbott (Not the onion eater)@tonyabb.bsky.social · yesterday

Apparently China already has more than 60 submarines and building. So if our 6 submarine hunters ever get built they are going to be taken out before denting the Chinese fleet.

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d ago

At $9 billion per obsolete boat only the UK arms dealer making them thinks the Hunter frigate is a good idea. We should scrap them now before billions more are wasted. The only naval ships that cost more anywhere on the planet are nuclear powered aircraft carriers.

Mocked up image of $9billion future Hunter frigate
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 19h ago

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

Pup Fiction@pupfiction.bsky.social · 2d ago

Don’t know if the statistic is available but it would be interesting to know the percentage of non-Australian born staffing in hospitals, aged care facilities and in home care services. Shoving that stat in the face of older One Nation supporters might be a wake up call re their immigration plan