HASAN: “Everyone is already doing ‘CaN @abdulelsayed.bsky.social uNitE the Dems’? That Q is really: can he get the people/consultants who work only for pro-🇮🇱 candidates to shut the fuck up about him being a ‘TeRrOriSt’ long enough to consolidate the base + beat Mike Rogers?”

"Labor will be forced to make major changes to its planned crackdown on online gambling advertising..." "crackdown" @tommcilroy.bsky.social ? If only. It was a pissweak package, which ignored evidence from Peta Murphy's committee. The PM's aim was to not upset gambling, sports & media lobbies.

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 10h ago

Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

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Greenpeace welcomes renewed solar push, urges global leadership away from fossil fuels

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release SYDNEY, Wednesday 5 August 2026 – Greenpeace has welcomed Minister Chris Bowen’s commitment to expanding Australia’s solar discount at his National Press Clu...

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"most of the media, most of the time, provides a platform for people who say things that have the effect of serving capital, whether or not they are true, whether or not they are coherent, whether or not they may hasten disaster." Fossil fuels are deadly, but more profitable than renewables.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h ago

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...

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

You could say Abdul El-Sayed won despite $64 million being spent against him… one may also wonder if he won *because* of it

“If you need a $60 million crutch, you probably can’t be elected on your own terms,” El-Sayed said at a debate last week in Detroit. And I wonder how many Dem voters ditched Stevens *because* she was bankrolled by genocide enthusiasts?

onion person@junlper.beer · 11h ago

he ran against the full force of the zionist establishment and won. unbelievable victory

“'The world is watching you right now', said Greenblatt in a fairly dramatic and disingenuous manner. Fact is, the world is watching Israel, its actions, and the hollow and hypocritical words of anyone like him. No Hasbara budget will change that." Meanwhile, his Israel lobby's support is tanking.

Joel Jenkins@boganintel.bsky.social · 13h ago

Most Australians have Israel fatigue. No stark warning or Royal Commission will change it. My latest piece: 'Greenblatt’s warning and the same old noise' #auspol open.substack.com/pub/joeljenk...

"The airline is also considering future fees including a guarantee that planes will have wings and a premium fee for those who want to make sure their pilot has had any training."

The Chaser@chaser.com.au · 12h ago

“Those who choose to not sit inside will be subject to an additional leg room fee.” chaser.com.au/business/jet...

The Israel lobby is so used to arrogantly making shit up and having governments adopt it as policy, no questions asked. So they didn't expect the Commissioner holding them to account. And thanks to their chutzpah, an investigation into antisemitism highlights Islamophobia. #auspol

cha0s@anatolkirichenko.bsky.social · 15h ago

Ayup! abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/bondi-antisemitism-royal-commission-virginia-bell-hijack-claim/106997564

The number of older women experiencing #poverty and #homelessness might be increasing. But Australia's political and media class are focused on the *really important* housing issue: widows with investment properties. #inequality #HousingCrisis #auspol

ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 14h ago

Get financial assistance? Move forward. Feeling unsafe? Back you go. For older women facing housing insecurity, navigating the ups and downs can be like a game of snakes and ladders.

"Conservative politicians and media finally found a sympathetic face for their pathetic outrage over negative gearing reforms — who doesn’t care about widows? At the end of the day, their real concern here is still for landlords, and this protected species’ right to a tax break on their investment."

Crikey@crikey.com.au · 14h ago

Opinion | The Liberal Party's sympathy for widows with an investment property knows no limit. But it seems that sympathy doesn't extend much further, @rachelwithers.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/05/w...

It's not just Miller. He is just the current face of the GOP's culture of misogyny and abuse.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 20h ago

🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:

The story here is not so much that some Labor MPs are going harder on #gambling reforms, but that they are doing so publicly. Hopefully, more will show spine, and the "discipline" that Albanese imposes on caucus [aka coercive control] will crumble. #auspol

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · yesterday

Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations

John Sheehan@jsheehan901.bsky.social · 20h ago

OMG, I am so happy to see this pre-emptive strike by @djrothkopf.bsky.social against what will surely come out of the mouths of our conservative biased media and the milquetoast Dems like Carville & Co. Beautifully said. Diversity is a strength. A must-read. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

As well as Elbit Systems, "companies such as Thales and BAE Systems, have also participated in the attempted extermination of the Palestinian people. This reveals the staggering level of assistance so-called ‘Israel’ has received from Western nations." #GazaGenocide

The Canary@thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 20h ago

Ireland's Israel-free jet sparked media outrage, but boycotting the genocidal settler-colony means accepting sacrifice.

Hey @albomp.bsky.social - tell us again why the Australian govt is tying its foreign and defence policy to this stupid, dangerous and increasingly flailing regime? #DitchAUKUS #auspol

Angry Donkey News@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 20h ago

Host: Top military commanders warn that the U.S. has gone through a dramatically high amount of key weapons in just the past 6 months during the war with Iran. Inventory levels are now dangerously low. x.com/i/status/208...

They’re using AI to justify slashing and offshoring even more Australian jobs and the Government is standing by and watching it happen. Ask yourself who profits from this? We need a system that delivers for the 99% who need jobs not the 1% who live off profits.

"This is not a ceasefire: it’s the same structural violence under a different name. ...a continuation of the genocide calibrated to be violent enough to keep Palestinians suffering daily, yet silent enough to avoid triggering international outrage." #GazaGenocide www.deepcutnews.com/p/five-point...

Five points that show the Gaza genocide hasn't stopped

It's just been recalibrated, says Médecins Sans Frontières

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Every Australian govt - Labor or LNP - has continued to approve new fossil fuel developments, and has made heatwaves worse. #ClimateCrisis #auspol

Bold Politics@boldpolitics.bsky.social · 2d ago

Every new oil and gas project makes the heatwaves worse.

"Expect everything blamed but the war." And more specifically, everyone blamed except the Netanyahu regime and Israel's local lobby who deliberately align Judaism with genocidal Israel. And in so doing, greatly increase the risk of antisemitism and undermine 'social cohesion'. #auspol

Michael West@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 20h ago

“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...

Here's a prominent US Democrat doing his own fact-finding in the #WestBank. Meanwhile, Australian Labor party MPs & Senators look the other way. And legacy media journos faithfully push Netanyahu's hasbara. #auspol

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.social · 20h ago

In the occupied West Bank, 14 year-old Aws al-Nasaan was killed in a school shooting. Then, the Israeli army fired tear gas at students. His principal told me the police never even talked to anyone at the school. They have no reason to believe the killer was brought to justice.

Peter Greste is 🎯, but doesn't go far enough. This is not just about Hanson's dislike for some 'unfriendly' media outlets. It's a deliberate effort to further undermine public confidence in fact-based journalism that could hold her to account. Her tactics are straight from Trump and MAGA. #auspol

🦎 Jen - It's the Stupid People, Stupid 🐝@jennifereccles.bsky.social · 21h ago

If Hanson is deciding between those she likes and those she doesn’t, between publications branded “friendly” and those marked “hostile”, between “good media” and “bad”, it risks tarnishing those who are allowed inside the One Nation tent as being on “their side”.

By invoking Judaism to justify genocide, "Israel is generating the exact hostility it claims to fight". In Australia, if the royal commission is serious about antisemitism, the toxic role of the Netanyahu regime and Israel lobbyists must be spotlighted. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

Israel is losing America – and endangering Jews

Israel’s war in Gaza has eroded support across the US political spectrum, while Netanyahu’s claim to act for all Jews risks fuelling the very anti-Jewish hostility Israel says it opposes.

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The Australian parallels are worth noting. Of course, One Nation is not [yet] in a position to build a dictatorship. But nor was MAGA 10 years ago. And our mainstream media political reporters also tend to be stupid, fearful or complicit. #auspol

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · yesterday

Mainstream reporters can see MAGA is building a dictatorship. They don't tell the public because their newsroom leaders: A) hope irrationally that everything will fix itself B) fear being punished by fascists and/or C) are in league with fascists. That’s why they pretend this is normal “politics.”

We should be inherently suspicious of any companies that profit from war and exacerbate the #ClimateCrisis. We need to throw out any politicians who support such killer corporations.

Julia Leggs📎I'm🏳️‍⚧️&🇬🇧.I support🇺🇦NATO🇺🇳💙 I'm in the UK🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.🇬🇧Veteran@julialeggs.bsky.social · yesterday

BBC News - BP profit highest since 2022 as Iran war pushes up oil price - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good old Sydney

Twitter Exile@twitter-exile.bsky.social · yesterday

#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