But with no mechanism for enforcement of international law under the current might-is-right based order, nothing is going to be done about it

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 3d ago

US 'drug boat' strikes breach international law, could be crimes against humanity, UN report says

Q. 'An Australian-made component can be fitted to an F-35 fighter, flown by another country and used in a conflict thousands of kilometres away. So where does Australia’s responsibility end?' A. "That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun. www.deepcutnews.com/p/what-you-n...

What you need to know about the crossbench plan to stop Australia enabling genocide

The Red Lines Package is a sweeping suite of bills aimed at limiting Australia’s complicity in crimes against humanity.

deepcutnews.com

As a pragmatic centrist, I read the Niemöller poem differently. After each group mentioned I pencil in what percentage of the population they are, and if it’s a small number I cross off their names as disposable. Poetry is fine but math wins elections!!

I never want to hear anything about the coalition and One Nation being tough on crime ever again.

The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 6d ago

One Nation and the Coalition are pushing to retrospectively change the law under which Ben Roberts-Smith is being prosecuted, potentially exposing Australia to interest from the International Criminal Court. trib.al/a1L328n

According to the AIHW, in the 22-64 age group, people on income support payments accounted for around 3 in 7 (43%) people who died due to suicide. Even if you ignore the physical health impacts of poverty, our below-poverty payments and punitive mutual obligations systems are killing people.

The Australia Institute@australiainstitute.org.au · 7d ago

New data shows Australians on JobSeeker are up to 10 times more likely to die than those not on welfare support. Living in poverty has severe health impacts, and the JobSeeker rate is about 45% BELOW the poverty line. #auspol @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social

This really is worth a watch. A mother of mixed-race children in Piddington breaks down when thinking about the bigotry that's been revealed in her village. It's so awful to see how quickly the mask of politeness can fall off to reveal the evil face of racism beneath.

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · last wk.

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

Petition to have Pink removed from her role as a UNICEF ambassador. #FreePalestine c.org/VctxBKS2Cr

Sign the Petition

Remove Pink as a UNICEF Ambassador

c.org

True story.

Ben (Bee) Kahn@benkahncomics.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: Wyld Stallyns will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran

Proud to join our allies launching the Red Lines Package at Parliament yesterday – a suite of 4 bills that would ensure Australia doesn’t fund, arm, or invest in illegal settlements, war crimes, or genocide. As Jews we know too well what happens when the international community turns a blind eye.

Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.

"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans Care

Even conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said.

erininthemorning.com

Doesn't include any of the restrictions on trans people though. Of course the first and only thing they fix is adoption for wealthy gays and lesbians.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last wk.

Hungary's prime minister is planning legislation to roll back Orban's restrictions on LGBT rights, including restrictions on adoption by same-sex couples. www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

Zionist Federation of Australia discontinues lawsuit against Mary Kostakidis over Hezbollah social media posts

Antisemitism lawsuit dropped against former SBS newsreader

The racial discrimination case was launched in 2025 over social media posts about the Israel-Gaza war. 

abc.net.au

Some other relevant links: "There is No Consensus on Biological Sex", in the Wiley journal "Ecology letters" : tinyurl.com/ykfk32ak "The attack on trans existence demands our solidarity", by @lucyham.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/3f7waubj #auspol #trans #transgender #lgbtqia #lgbt

Collette Snowden@drcollette.bsky.social · 2w ago

For heaven's sake can someone print this, and distribute to every journalist and politician in the country - with all their staffers, and research services available, the continued ignorance is just wilful ignorance and deliberately divisive.

To everyone who posted those shitty, god awful "hah yeah well what would you do if this person used the women's room?" Rhetorical questions about trans men Well You're seeing now what "they would do" and what they're doing is not letting them use *any* bathroom

In July 2023, the eagle fell from his nest and broke his wing. His parents nursed him back to health. At the time, the RSPB called him the "miracle chick". The bird has been nicknamed Kinky by humans, and flies with a distinctive pattern.

Today’s Baseball Name is Max Wank

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today’s Baseball Name is Rusty Kuntz

Free advice to media outlets: You can assign trans people to write on trans-related issues.

Will a British ban on trade with Israeli settlements, 60 years too late and done only after at least 75,000 Palestinians were massacred, cripple the Israeli settler enterprise? No. But, Miliband's forceful break with decades of feigned ignorance, helplessness, and complicity is a watershed moment.

Ed Miliband has overturned decades of Foreign Office inertia on illegal Israeli settlements

Foreign secretary ends UK’s feigned helplessness with sanctions and description of Israel’s actions as ethnic cleansing

theguardian.com

Just a periodic reminder that I wrote a book about punk, feminism, social history and female fans of punk across 50 years...so if that sounds like your thing then you can get Rebel Grrrls wherever you get books! omnibuspress.com/products/reb...

Rebel Grrrls: The Real Story of Women and Punk

This is the untold story of how women shaped punk—and how punk shaped them. From the gritty streets of 1970s London to the sun-soaked beaches of 2000s California, this book captures the spirit of a mo...

omnibuspress.com

Iconic shot encapsulating euphoria of revolutionary summer of 1936, La Rambla in front of Boqueria market. Recently we've learnt it's by Barcelona photographer Antoni Campañà and her name was Ana Garbín and was 21. She died in exile in France, 1977, anarchist and Catholic. Colourised: JuliusBackmaan

Gippsland councillor and One Nation candidate Ben Lucas pleads guilty to health code violations

One Nation candidate pleads guilty in court to health code violation

A candidate for One Nation at the upcoming Victorian election has pleaded guilty to health code breaches in court.

abc.net.au

The List of Digitized Anarchist Periodicals (LIDIAP) is a fantastic resource for anyone working on anarchism. We have just added/updated periodicals from Scandinavia, incl. Arbetaren, Brand, Zenit, and Gateavisa. We are looking for contributors to cover France, UK, Japan, Spain. lidiap.ficedl.info

Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

22 black Americans have been found hanging from trees over the last 12 months ( with a high concentration of those in the south ) and not a single major news outlet is investigating this pattern. Not one

Watching the ALP work with the LNP and One Nation to vote that my daughter with Down Syndrome does not need funding to assist with living skills because they don't think they improve her health, wellbeing or safety

"GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-diverse persons at heightened risk of discrimination and exclusion." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UK: Revised Code of Practice risks institutionalising discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse persons, warn UN experts

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-divers...

ohchr.org

there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

My incomplete and imperfect list of Australian arts and cultural orgs accused of censoring or harming their own artists, cultural workers or audiences is now up to 80 orgs over the last 3 years alone. Here’s my latest update. Who have I missed? www.instagram.com/p/Db48C_foA6...

Additional context: the "grave" site is an ecologically significant area fans keep littering trash in. But I guess fans stopped them from building in that specific area, so they can keep trashing it instead?

Petra Erika Nordlund@pepurika.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ARE YOU KIDDING MEEEE