Haven't addressed it in my piece (should hv) but it's bizarre that we never consider the moral cost - to our ourselves and our principles - of just ignoring crimes against humanity.
Human rights aren't a thing?
International law doesn't matter anymore? Might is right?
As if it won't come back on us.
That describes the 1972 It’s Time campaign in a nutshell.
My rapist never went to court. He still raped me.
“While conducting operations intended to enhance the peacekeeping skills of our troops, a simple target acquisition error regrettably ended in the deaths of over 99.9% of Americans,” said Maj. Gen. Curtis D. Taylor
I’ve been asked to create a bespoke body image workshop for a college in response to the large number of teenage girls there privately obtaining GLP1s to attain an extremely thin body ‘ideal’. It is terrifying that they’re still being presented as a ‘wonder drug’ when latest research shows …
Was it a big wooden horse?
Good question. The minimum distance from the Iran coastline to the following places are:
Diego Garcia: 3800km
Darwin: 8600 km
Pine Gap: 9500km.
That's well outside of IRBM range.
How far away is Pine Gap?
THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside.
On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors.
She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.
I think the only people who actually believe that worn out old line are politicians these days.
"With its contempt for the humanities, Edge offered intellectually insecure reactionaries a pass. Without even opening a book, they could dismiss all of feminism, postcolonial theory and queer studies."
Cheap date.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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How the right wing Atlas Network is shaping your life in Australia, even if you've never heard of it
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Australia, 2015: Border Force tries to do random immigration stops in Melbourne, mob instantly gathers and tells them to fuck off. They do. 1/
Oh Octavia Butler you saw it all way ahead of time didn’t you? Want to know what happens next read the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Talents.
God is Change
It’s also quite the grift. Or a protection racket. An invite to join an “exclusive” $1000,000pa board where any and all decisions are subject to veto by The Chairman, one DJ Trump. And if you refuse the invite?
Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
Here’s my cri de coeur. When did good governance and the common weal drop off the agenda? Can we have it back please? theconversation.com/no-power-no-phone-no-rad...
When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
I write about the Adelaide Writers' Week debacle for @theshot.net.au.
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Grass roots.
My @smh cartoon.
🚨Nine Jewish groups are urging the Government to reject Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report", saying it's an attack on Australia's "democracy" and "freedoms" – benefitting the state of Israel.
Segal must be given zero powers, they warn. Explosive...
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Today @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social succeeded in establishing new powers to cancel Centrelink payments before conviction.
Thanks @senatorthorpe.bsky.social @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social @davidpocock.bsky.social @pennyallmanpayne.com for trying to stop this dangerous law.
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