I think the last major party politician who actually stood up to power rather than working on its behalf was Bill Shorten. And he was definitely Robinson Crusoe.

The days of politicians in the major parties standing up for what is right, & working on the side of the people have long disappeared.

The Tech Journalist Banned from Twitter for Criticizing Fascism, Palantir, & the Broligarchy

Palantir published a 22-part manifesto outlining its authoritarian agenda. The masks are off. It's time to purge America of these broligarchs.

With @gilduran.com

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Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'

Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire' https://aje.news/niqwe0

Defund, don’t debate – the playbook for silencing dissent The closure of the Grace Tame Foundation exposes a troubling pattern – dissent isn’t debated, it is defunded through pressure applied behind the scenes.

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New Australia Institute research shows that the Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing Australian gas than the Australian Government!

"They're taxing our gas. There's no reason we can't."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

The gas ripoff. Japan collects more on our gas than we do - Michael West The Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing its imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government does from exporters.

So cowed by the foreign gas lobby .. the failure of successive govts is so epic that the Japanese tax *our* Australian gas more than we tax the foreign multinationals which export the stuff
#auspol #TAI @kimwingerei.bsky.social
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Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.

Real heroes who I choose to think about on Anzac Day instead of glorified modern day SAS war criminals #auspol

Minns doubles down on ‘rational’ anti-protest law despite NSW’s highest court ruling it unconstitutional Greens criticise premier’s ‘extraordinary attack’ on judiciary and urge him to accept he ‘got it wrong’

NSW anti-protest public assembly restriction declaration struck down as unconstitutional but Premier Chris Minns is carrying on with it.

Anything we in Qld can do/say to help try to change his mind? We know all about making bad decisions. #nswpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

British universities paid security firm to ‘spy' on pro-Palestine students Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

80cm tsunami observed, warning issued off Iwate, Hokkaido and Aomori | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News A strong earthquake has struck Northern Japan. Tsunami warnings and advisories are in effect.

“The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an alert for a potential mega-quake in northern Japan. They say there is an increased probability of a mega-quake along two deep-sea trenches in the Pacific Ocean. The alert covers 182 cities and towns from Hokkaido to Chiba.”

Middle East crisis live: ceasefire under pressure and talks in doubt as Iran threatens to ‘retaliate’ to US seizure of ship Donald Trump said on Sunday that US marines had taken custody of a vessel that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian ports

Scroll down until you see this headline. The article describes a disgusting, barbaric practice .
..."IDF demolishing homes in Lebanon, paying bulldozers based on how many building are destroyed."...
#auspol #uspol #Lebanon

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Australia news live: NSW Greens accuse Minns of ‘extraordinary attack’ on judiciary after he doubles down on anti-protest law Follow live

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... #News #Auspol #NSWpol Minns behaviour is Trump like

“No More Mr Nice Guy ”says the dangerous disgusting autocrat Trump. He is more a psychopathic gangster than a “ leader of the free world”.
Our politicians must stop appeasing this danger to humanity. Grow a backbone and call him and his regime out!

Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression.

Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism-or-anti-zio... #Auspol

⭕️ Israel’s Land + Resource Grab in Lebanon Israel’s military says it has defined a “forward defense line” inside southern Lebanon, where it intends to hold and operate inside Lebanese territory, with the goal of clearing and controlling a strip of land. Journalist @cbonneauimages notes the area includes access to the sea and Lebanon’s offshore gas reserves. ➤ Around five brigades, backed by naval forces, are deployed south of this line. ➤ Their stated mission is to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and prevent attacks on northern Israeli towns. But massive demolitions and razing of structures has been ongoing in these lands since the ceasefire just a few days ago ➤ The move is intended as part of a broader strategy to create a buffer/security zone several kilometers inside Lebanon, keeping Hezbollah pushed further north.

See new posts Conversation courtneybonneauimages @cbonneauimages In case anyone is confused about what this is: This illegal Israeli occupation map includes the sea, coincidentally where Lebanon’s gas and oil fields are. This is and always has been a land and resources grab.

⭕️ Israel’s Land + Resource Grab in Lebanon

Israel’s military says it has defined a “forward defense line” inside southern Lebanon, where it intends to hold & operate inside Lebanese territory, with the goal of clearing and controlling a strip of land.

Journalist Courtney Bonneau notes the area...

If James Baldwin and Ursula Le Guin were prescribed reading, I might believe we'd build a better world.

Boots on the ground
Boots on the ground

So the police can gather to hassle anti-genocide protesters anywhere we go, but Neo Nazis set up a *booth* outside this football game to distribute material, recruit without confrontation from the police. 🤬
#auspol

Israel's right-wing activists are not happy that the world is turning against the country. Their fightback isn't pretty. The rhetoric that helped enable the Holocaust is increasingly being used by Republican congressmen against Muslims. The stronger the criticism of Israel becomes, the more dangerous their language.

The far right have had an Islamophobia Industry since the 90s for oil & Israel. The fact that even good mate Tucker is encouraging the turn against Israel means the engine is being cranked up on the machine. Early 2000s “AnTi-sHaRiA” nonsense is back to give 🇮🇱 aid

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Hate comments are so funny and entirely devoid of reality. Oh yeah sorry, ig opposing genocide is antisemitic. My bad, Am Yisrael Chai. We should fund even more baby murder.

No fr though, antisemitism is evil. But being anti zionist is moral. I hate the country, not the ethnicity or religion.

The only positive to come from all this child murder and land theft is that nobody gives a flying fuck what Zionists think any more. Their online abuse is just desperate and amusingly feeble.

"Premier Chris Minns must decide whether to proceed with the next restrictions he planned to impose on protests."

No.

He must publicly apologize for a flagrant violation of democratic rights on behalf of the Israel lobby, and resign. #nswpol

Crisafulli is playing a dangerous game here. Dangerous for the clients of MurriWatch, but more dangerous for him. Aboriginal people are sick of being treated like 3rd class citizens and will fight back, violently if we have to.

An anti Zionist Jewish man just got arrested in Brisbane at the pro Palestinian rally

Israel Has Just Fucked Themselves Bigly Iran just proved it can flip the switch on the global economy. And the only thing keeping that switch in the "on" position is Bibi not bombing Lebanon. Good luck with that.

"Here’s the bit nobody on American cable news wants to explain to the cattle: the tap is back on conditionally. And one of those conditions is that Netanyahu, the war criminal Prime Minister of Greater Spreadsheet-istan, has to stop dropping bombs on Lebanon 1/2 ifloz.substack.com/p/israel-has...

Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...

A comprehensive, devastating description of Israel’s deliberate annihilation of the conditions of life in Gaza

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap that it makes a profit selling it on to other countries!

Add your name to the call to impose royalties on all gas exported from Australia ✍️ nb.australiainstitute.org.au/collect_gas_royalties

You want to see bravery, you look to the paramedics working in Palestine and Lebanon. The lives of any one of these guys is worth more than the lives of the entire US and Israeli government members combined.