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Dentist, New Zealander, parent. Currently living on Dharrawal land, NSW, Australia.

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Sánchez: “You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.

“We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.”

07.03.2026 11:55 👍 2740 🔁 748 💬 26 📌 60
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social cohesion..

10.02.2026 06:01 👍 155 🔁 74 💬 3 📌 0
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Ranginui Walker: Te Tiriti and the abyss of meaning If you read one piece of writing today, make it this....

Ranginui Walker: Te Tiriti and the abyss of meaning

05.02.2026 17:38 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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smile more..

05.02.2026 06:04 👍 165 🔁 84 💬 10 📌 8

Universities, of all places, should embrace different opinions and the vigorous exchange of ideas, not enact authoritarian actions at the behest of outside players who seek to stifle criticism.

04.02.2026 21:38 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

This was rafah before.

General view of Palestinian homes and buildings in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 9, 2020. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib

03.02.2026 06:27 👍 54 🔁 42 💬 1 📌 1
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NSW protest restrictions extended ahead of Israel president's visit The NSW Police commissioner announces restrictions on protests will be extended, ahead of planned demonstrations against the upcoming Sydney visit of Israel's president.

A little bit more authoritarian with your democracy, sir?

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

03.02.2026 07:06 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
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"Someone got to the Minister". How fossil politics buried emissions data - Michael West Why did the Albanese Government eliminate billions of tonnes of fossil fuel carbon emissions from public view. Rex Patrick investigates.

@albomp.bsky.social’s Govt is behaving like an unfaithful partner – engaging in a net-zero loving relationship with the community from wake-up to brekkie but then leaving the house for work to engage in an evil emissions affair with the fossil fuel industry. #auspol

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Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlords
Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlords Artificial Intelligence is here, and it's changing the world. But when it comes to climate change, whether those AI changes are going to save us or doom us depends heavily on who you ask. I take a…

This is SUCH a good @climateadam.bsky.social video - the quotes here from tech CEOs are beyond belief. I didn't even know about a bunch of these......go watch:

30.01.2026 07:45 👍 135 🔁 78 💬 4 📌 11

Anyone agree?
Pretti Good song by Bruce

29.01.2026 01:04 👍 58 🔁 26 💬 3 📌 0
1  COLDEST 100  |  Pauline Hanson  |  YMCA  (2008)
1 COLDEST 100 | Pauline Hanson | YMCA (2008) YouTube video by Oz Kitsch

COLDEST 100: 2026 EDITION
1. YMCA (2008)
Pauline Hanson
#coldest100 #hottest100
youtu.be/d4Ms4nXOiNU

24.01.2026 05:56 👍 53 🔁 24 💬 20 📌 11
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23.01.2026 05:47 👍 80 🔁 33 💬 3 📌 2
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Science Under Siege And why saving science is saving democracyThe other night I fired off a quick tweet about the Albanese Government allowing CSIRO to shed another 350 scientists and research staff. The comments, forwar...

If we let CSIRO and public research wither, we make it easier for the loudest and richest voices to define “truth”.

I wrote about it here.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/science...

22.01.2026 22:41 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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The Coldest 100 returns to Bluesky this Saturday with 100 Australia-adjacent musical oddities, atrocities and curiosities. Listen at your own peril ☠️ #coldest100 #hottest100

22.01.2026 02:40 👍 98 🔁 39 💬 5 📌 6
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Gregory Andrews It’s not just Australia's supermarket shelves that are dominated by US corporations. From ride-sharing and fast food to online shopping and social media, many of the biggest brands are those of dodgy ...

Time I made more of an effort to "rationalise" my spending

www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/10-us-c...

22.01.2026 02:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...

Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social, please read 👇this speech👇 from the @CanadianPM on the rupture in the world order.

“You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

#auspol

21.01.2026 07:19 👍 110 🔁 38 💬 10 📌 3
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so..no Nobel?

20.01.2026 06:08 👍 127 🔁 59 💬 4 📌 6
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What actually happened on January 26? January 26 is one of the most debated dates in Australia’s history. Often described as the nation’s birthday, the day marks neither the formal founding of the colony nor the creation of the Commonweal...

In anticipation of the upcoming long weekend
www.sbs.com.au/language/eng...

21.01.2026 02:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

‘We are horribly embarrassed that our appeasement of the fascists in the White House has been shown up by this incomer who mistook statutory guarantees of independence for meaning just that.’

19.01.2026 06:35 👍 23 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant."
~Martin Luther King 1964 Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

19.01.2026 03:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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18.01.2026 17:46 👍 15502 🔁 5364 💬 380 📌 233
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greenland..

18.01.2026 06:23 👍 411 🔁 157 💬 31 📌 19
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My research helped invent Ozempic — then male scientists took all the credit The work of the biochemist Svetlana Mojsov was instrumental in the development of the diet drugs that are now slimming the world. She tells Aimee Donnellan about her 40-year fight for recognition

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

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“When I look at this picture I think about the five white human men who didn’t get into Starfleet Academy. What if one of them was a James Kirk, a James Leyton, an Arnold Kodos? That’s the kind of question the Civil Rights Division should be asking,” remarked Assistant A.G. Dhillon.

17.01.2026 00:08 👍 452 🔁 62 💬 20 📌 6

I'd like to know what former MPs and Senators are now employed with Defence Companies involved with AUKUS. Also what current Politicians have been promised roles in AUKUS in the future?

17.01.2026 00:54 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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I’m Calling It. Time for a New NATO | The Tyee The ‘New Alliance Treaty Organization’ could offer real protection from what’s brewing in the US.

I'm Calling It. Time for a New NATO via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

15.01.2026 17:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
~ Martin Luther King

15.01.2026 02:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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like clockwork

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