Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
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Trade Unionist, Progressive, Australian, Feminist. Liberty, Equality, Solidarity. Homophobe/transphobe bigots can get stuffed. Not a pacifist but pro-peace. Anti-genocide. Born at 325.54 ppm. Kyoto was at 356.42 ppm. 2024 = 421.55 ppm.
The U.S. has used “virtually all” of its precision strike missiles during the war in Iran. Stockpiles on ATACMs and Precision Strike Missiles are almost depleted. And we have used about half of our Tomahawks, per new data circulating inside the administration.
A new round of inquiries may expose more than corruption and mismanagement. The deeper danger is what money, secrecy and insider access have done to public trust in politics and institutions, Jack Waterford writes. #auspol #Integrity #Corruption
The truth, forced out, is more damaging than coming clean
A new round of royal commissions and public inquiries may expose not only corruption and mismanagement, but the deeper erosion of public trust in politics, parties and institutions.
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There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has itself acknowledged that the #religion question used in the Census “may lead respondents to a particular response”. But you don’t have to be tricked by the leading nature of the question. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant is close to complete shutdown due to low water levels on the Danube The river just hit the lowest level in more than a century, amid an ongoing European drought and heatwave
"The only thing stopping Australia from introducing new taxes on the gas industry is the insecurity of our elected leaders." Read an excerpt from co-CEO Richard Denniss' latest Vantage Point essay 'More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia', in Crikey! #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
How do we reverse the #Enshitification of Australia? Everything is getting more privatised, kowtowing to lobby groups, more #RightWing,... WORSE. #VoteSocialist I guess, or as far as #LEFT as you can! #AUSPOL #Uni #HigherEducation #Education #ICAC #Privatisation #UOW #KordaMentha #Nationalise
Michael West@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · yesterdayDisturbing commercialisation of Australia's unis exposed at ICAC corruption investigation - VC job for lavish consultant deal at UOW. Adam Lucas & James Guthrie #auspol michaelwest.com.au/uni-of-wollo...
Russell Ellis: @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Vote. Vote 💙. #Michigan They want you to feel like you don't matter.
“Le commissaire australien à l'eSafety a enterré un rapport montrant que l'interdiction des médias sociaux aux moins de 16 ans n'a pas réduit l'utilisation des médias sociaux chez les adolescents, mais a abaissé la vigilance parentale. Nous avons fait des concessions sur notre vie privée pour rien.”
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 2d agoAustralia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
Actually, I also don't care if you ask LLMs to solve open problems for you and think you're making progress in math this way. (But no, you're not.) Just don't expect academia to care: 👉 if we want to ask ChatGPT, we can ask ChatGPT ourselves. 👈 •7/16
The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.
Another ex-serviceman was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Westminster Magistrates Court for saying “I support Palestine Action, and I urge you all to support Palestine Action.” He was among 152 arrested for a range of alleged crimes, facing up to 14yrs in prison.
The extraordinary figures are a result of a protest campaign involving holding signs that breach s13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 by displaying support for a proscribed group The protests were not anticipated when the ban was being considered, as a Counter Terrorism Policing report I obtained showed
Hundreds are signing up to escalate. Why? Because Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation. Saving lives is not terrorism. If you’re inspired to replicate this action, before doing so; go to wedonotcomply.org and read our Action Briefing Document. Here’s Mike:
“Pharmaceutical commentator Paul Cross said the nature of pricing negotiations meant it was likely more financially advantageous for AstraZeneca to supply Zoladex in Australia for free than create a low pricing precedent for other countries.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Pharmaceutical company bows to pressure, offers lifesaving drug for free
Breast cancer patients were considering removing their ovaries until the maker of Zoladex 3.6mg said they would give the drug away rather than list it on the PBS.
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Meta has aligned with far-right propaganda-as-news Newsmax, which I hope is destined for a fate similar to Infowars. I‘m off all Meta platforms. BOYCOTT META.
The DILETTANTE@demwar.bsky.social · 4d ago100% boycott of all Zuckerberg products. get off Facebook, Insta, WhatsApp now. www.qasimrashid.com/p/corporate-...
#auspol given the #RAAF is defending the #UAE at the moment, @larissawaters.bsky.social @annajhenderson.bsky.social @latingle.bsky.social I'm interested in what @senatorwong.bsky.social thinks of this aggressive stance:
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d agoNot all Gulf countries are pushing for de-escalation. Some, such as the United Arab Emirates, have lobbied Trump in recent days to take more decisive action against Iran, according to senior Gulf officials familiar with the discussion.
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
It would be easy to call this the “new normal“ but that’s incorrect. In actual fact, “normal” is going to keep getting worse and worse and worse. Just how bad it will get depends entirely on how fast & far we go on real, legitimate (not performative) #ClimateAction. We know how. It’s about will.
Nahel Belgherze@wxnb.bsky.social · 5d agoBordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
The UK gov is almost able to make protest untenable now. You can only protest if you are invisible. UK has made political prisoners of Grannies and church folk holding signs. The UK’s slide to illiberalism is better dressed than the US version, but it’s the same trajectory.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d agoIn April, the Starmer government passed an Act of Parliament enabling the police to shut down any protest they deem to have a “cumulative” impact on the community. The only protests that have ever succeeded are those with a cumulative impact. Effective protest is now illegal.
What I want for trans + people in the UK. The puberty blocker ban lifted. The toilet ban scrapped. Supreme Court ruling overtuned/made ineffective. An informed consent model for gender affirming care. Self ID. Non-Binary people legaly recognised. No trans + censorship in schools.
The more harm Big Tech does the more money it makes. If that is going to change, the federal government’s digital duty of care must allow those who are harmed- whether groups or individuals- to sue for compensation. My column for The Saturday Paper:
Israeli lawyer Yehuda Shimon calling for the complete extermination of the Palestinian people b/c he views one Jewish life as equivalent to 1M Palestinian lives. He said God has chosen them and the Bible authorizes all of the land as belonging to them. "That just sounds racist." "Yes, I know."
9. Now, major institutions cannot even criticize the groups responsible for this. Meanwhile, transgender people in the United Kingdom are watching groups cow in submission to these threats and are left wondering if there is anyone left they can turn to for help.
8. The capitulation of Amnesty International signals a bleak new era for transgender people in the United Kingdom. The country that once ranked first in Europe for LGBTQ+ rights now sits 22nd on the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, after 11 consecutive years of decline.