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Weapons of mass distraction v2.0. Fighting for peace. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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“Put the AUKUS on the ground, step away from the AUKUS”. Surely we have enough information now to judge that that alliance, for whatever reasons we may have entered it and previously expressed commitment to it, is surely now more danger to us and the world than any benefit it might have had.

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Citizen scientists uncovered swathes of native species habitat cleared across Australia, the majority on agricultural land, including at the edge of a World Heritage area. Bulldozing of 90,000 ha of bush = 320 Sydney CBDs. Deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia averages 32,000 ha a year. #auspol

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OH GOD

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These things happen all the time to people struggling – nobody cares | First Dog on the Moon

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As a teenager I played trombone and occasionally marched, (Salvation Army band). A straight march in the street doesn't take much skill or experience. Being out of time in a simple march is about will, not ability, but would be a fine protest if you were made to march and didn't respect the request.

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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

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Today's internet search "Fall of the Weimar Republic timeline": Hitler was made Chancellor 30-Jan-1933, and the enabling act was passed 23-Mar-1933.

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😢😢😢 therevelator.org/eastern-coug...

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These days I check the news each morning wondering what new craziness the Americans have come up with. And, good gods, without fail, I find new shit hitting the fan.

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2024 Economics Nobel was for work on the importance of strong institutions to long term prosperity. Institutions = government at all levels, universities, hospitals, police, journalism, courts, military, … Strong = stable, not corrupt, … USA is fast undermining its institutions and prosperity.

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If you condemn activists for civil disobedience because only peaceful protest is okay, ask yourself: how far does the state need to push before you think it’s justified? Because you know there’ll be no accountability for these cops, nor the others who have shot, beaten, and trampled people today.

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Striking down onto the head with a baton is deadly force but basically unavoidable when mounted. Walking your horse over someone also obviously risks being randomly deadly. (Plus inhumane risks to the horses.) Mounted police have no safe tactics for use and should be removed from service everywhere.

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I'm doom scrolling particularly badly, so I'm going to go have a beer and read a book down at the pub. People around me, and avoiding the news for a couple of hours.

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How soon can we ditch Border Force (Australian ICE equivalent)? Is there any doubt about the risks of a paramilitary organisation formed with the express intention of getting around the laws and limitations observed by the regular military and police?

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Seen a few comments that maybe they were aiming at the cameraman when the camera panned onto them, but check the wide angle view, given there are multiple others around her, and the police are in frame continuously, it's low or intentionally bounced and she's the most likely target.

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British photojournalist hit by non lethal rounds during Los Angeles protests. Nick Stern to undergo surgery for wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

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This piece raises a lot of questions, and not many answers, but I reckon that they are important questions and if you intend to do national climate advocacy - or have opinions on it - they are questions that you should have an answer to.

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And this is why the Order of Australia needs to be considered worthless or worse, an endorsement of destructive narcissism.

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In light of Crikey letting the cat out of the bag - to let us know that Scott Morrison will be receiving the Companion of the Order of Australia.. I thought I’d post an old article I wrote in 2021 on Morrison. This is exactly why he doesn’t deserve it. shiannonlc.wixsite.com/mysite-1/pos...

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Thinking of Los Angeles, remember that the very first thing that Australia's newly fledged Border Force (read ICE) did was to try out their brand new jackboots on Melbourne streets against Melbourne people ... until the people of Melbourne came out & put them back in their box #auspol #politics

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One lunch time between lectures in 1990 I bought two tapes, Sinead O'Conner, The Lion and the Cobra, and Sam Phillips, The Turning. Second hand impulse purchases, artists unknown to me. Friends, doors were opened in me that day.

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The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?

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Imagine being more concerned about people being too compassionate than about people being too cruel.

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One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

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NSW parliament bans new public-private partnerships for hospitals for acute care services. Privatisation has let us down and even small slow steps walking it back deserve wide recognition. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/...

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If we must have superannuation, then the tax concessions should have a ceiling, perhaps progressively tapered, which should be tied to multiples of the median income. If you want tax concessions on larger amounts, you're going to have to distribute the nation's wealth more widely.

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One thing I heard today from multiple people that I never thought about but now can't unthink it - "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" is the best "Star Trek" movie.

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