Michael Swanson
@affablehygge.bsky.social
Lawyers to birds, for birds and by birds.
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It's hate speech.
PHON is a registered Hate Group along with Australian Christians Lobby.
PHON is a registered Hate Group along with Australian Christians Lobby.
Was just rummaging around for quintessential, anti-Semitic hate speech. Is there anything worse than this? ⬇️
Pauline Hanson: "𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒔?"
When will charges be laid?
#auspol
tinyurl.com/bd8urmff
Pauline Hanson: "𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒔?"
When will charges be laid?
#auspol
tinyurl.com/bd8urmff
Hanson condemned for wild 'no good Muslims' claim
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been accused of seriously misunderstanding Islam after an extraordinary anti-Muslim rant.
tinyurl.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
It's hate speech.
PHON is a registered Hate Group along with Australian Christians Lobby.
PHON is a registered Hate Group along with Australian Christians Lobby.
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The campaign to silence voices opposed to the Israeli govts genocide, starvation, and apartheid against Palestinians continues. The Murdoch rags promote hypocritical attacks on Grace Tame while ignoring the horror of the IDF reducing Gaza to rubble and slaughtering civilians.
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The campaign to silence voices opposed to the Israeli govts genocide, starvation, and apartheid against Palestinians continues. The Murdoch rags promote hypocritical attacks on Grace Tame while ignoring the horror of the IDF reducing Gaza to rubble and slaughtering civilians.
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The latest rabid, rancid, racist denunciations of Muslim Australians by Pauline Hanson are unambiguously #hatespeech. As so many decry “anti semitism” actual or perceived, how is Hanson not buried in opprobrium? She practises the most cynical of opportunistic politics. Will #AngusTaylor condemn her?
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 AM
The latest rabid, rancid, racist denunciations of Muslim Australians by Pauline Hanson are unambiguously #hatespeech. As so many decry “anti semitism” actual or perceived, how is Hanson not buried in opprobrium? She practises the most cynical of opportunistic politics. Will #AngusTaylor condemn her?
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The work of The Rind Hajab foundation in bringing IDF soldiers to account.
They were very present in Aus when Herzog was here and are working to name the 502 people that served in the IDF from Aus.
They were very present in Aus when Herzog was here and are working to name the 502 people that served in the IDF from Aus.
February 18, 2026 at 5:44 AM
The work of The Rind Hajab foundation in bringing IDF soldiers to account.
They were very present in Aus when Herzog was here and are working to name the 502 people that served in the IDF from Aus.
They were very present in Aus when Herzog was here and are working to name the 502 people that served in the IDF from Aus.
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Meanwhile IDF soldiers come and go as they please....
"The truth is, allowing people to return to Australia who left our country to join a reprehensible, violent terrorist organisation like ISIS does pose a risk to Australians."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"The truth is, allowing people to return to Australia who left our country to join a reprehensible, violent terrorist organisation like ISIS does pose a risk to Australians."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Meanwhile IDF soldiers come and go as they please....
"The truth is, allowing people to return to Australia who left our country to join a reprehensible, violent terrorist organisation like ISIS does pose a risk to Australians."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"The truth is, allowing people to return to Australia who left our country to join a reprehensible, violent terrorist organisation like ISIS does pose a risk to Australians."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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In The new series
«IN SEARCH OF PALESTINE» reporter, Matthew Cassel, shows how Palestinians in The West Bank get their life disrupted by the occupation.
في السلسلة الجديدة «بحثًا عن فلسطين»، يُظهر المراسل Matthew
الفلسطينيين في الضفة الغربية بفعل الاحتلال.
«IN SEARCH OF PALESTINE» reporter, Matthew Cassel, shows how Palestinians in The West Bank get their life disrupted by the occupation.
في السلسلة الجديدة «بحثًا عن فلسطين»، يُظهر المراسل Matthew
الفلسطينيين في الضفة الغربية بفعل الاحتلال.
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
In The new series
«IN SEARCH OF PALESTINE» reporter, Matthew Cassel, shows how Palestinians in The West Bank get their life disrupted by the occupation.
في السلسلة الجديدة «بحثًا عن فلسطين»، يُظهر المراسل Matthew
الفلسطينيين في الضفة الغربية بفعل الاحتلال.
«IN SEARCH OF PALESTINE» reporter, Matthew Cassel, shows how Palestinians in The West Bank get their life disrupted by the occupation.
في السلسلة الجديدة «بحثًا عن فلسطين»، يُظهر المراسل Matthew
الفلسطينيين في الضفة الغربية بفعل الاحتلال.
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'The group was celebrating a significant milestone yesterday. The state upper house had just passed the Vicarious Liability Act unopposed, effectively reversing a High Court decision that meant churches in VIC cannot be sued for the actions of one of its priests.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Catholic church can now be sued for paedophile priests' actions in Victoria
A bill reversing a High Court decision that found the Catholic Church could not be sued for the actions of a priest passes unopposed through Victoria's upper house.
www.abc.net.au
February 18, 2026 at 5:35 AM
'The group was celebrating a significant milestone yesterday. The state upper house had just passed the Vicarious Liability Act unopposed, effectively reversing a High Court decision that meant churches in VIC cannot be sued for the actions of one of its priests.'
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Imagine thinking it's a good time to shit on Lakemba while all of Sydney plans to hit up the amazing food and atmosphere at Ramadan Nights
It's wild to me the media keeps printing articles about how Hanson has her finger on the pulse
It's wild to me the media keeps printing articles about how Hanson has her finger on the pulse
February 18, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Imagine thinking it's a good time to shit on Lakemba while all of Sydney plans to hit up the amazing food and atmosphere at Ramadan Nights
It's wild to me the media keeps printing articles about how Hanson has her finger on the pulse
It's wild to me the media keeps printing articles about how Hanson has her finger on the pulse
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UN Israel lobby group created fake Francesca Albanese video...
UN Israel lobby group created fake Francesca Albanese video
Zionist lobby group - UN Watch - is credibly accused of faking a video cited by European governments as reason to remove Francesca Albanese
www.thecanary.co
February 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
UN Israel lobby group created fake Francesca Albanese video...
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Albanese famously said he believes in the Rabbitohs, the Catholic Church and the ALP.
Which of these three organisations is known for its “you make your bed” teachings?
Oh, it was the his sainted mother who taught him this? The one who relied on the generosity of the state?
Albanese is a shark.
Which of these three organisations is known for its “you make your bed” teachings?
Oh, it was the his sainted mother who taught him this? The one who relied on the generosity of the state?
Albanese is a shark.
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Albanese famously said he believes in the Rabbitohs, the Catholic Church and the ALP.
Which of these three organisations is known for its “you make your bed” teachings?
Oh, it was the his sainted mother who taught him this? The one who relied on the generosity of the state?
Albanese is a shark.
Which of these three organisations is known for its “you make your bed” teachings?
Oh, it was the his sainted mother who taught him this? The one who relied on the generosity of the state?
Albanese is a shark.
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This headline sucks . Should be.
Traditional owners won't accept big hole stuffed full of forever chemicals as rehabilitated site
Traditional owners won't accept big hole stuffed full of forever chemicals as rehabilitated site
February 18, 2026 at 6:41 AM
This headline sucks . Should be.
Traditional owners won't accept big hole stuffed full of forever chemicals as rehabilitated site
Traditional owners won't accept big hole stuffed full of forever chemicals as rehabilitated site
This was also one of the dumbest things ever said on TV in Australia.
I think every journalist framing this statement by Hanson as a “partial apology” should look up what apology means and realise this doesn’t even come close. This is a refusal to apologise and laying more offence on. Hanson is an absolute outrage and should be condemned.
February 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
This was also one of the dumbest things ever said on TV in Australia.
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You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
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Don’t forget, when Pauline drops racist bombshells into the media for everyone to react to, she’s now being funded by Gina Rinehart, major contributor to racist propaganda group Advance and inspired by MAGA-guru Steve “flood the zone with bullshit” Bannon.
The offence is the point.
The offence is the point.
February 18, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Don’t forget, when Pauline drops racist bombshells into the media for everyone to react to, she’s now being funded by Gina Rinehart, major contributor to racist propaganda group Advance and inspired by MAGA-guru Steve “flood the zone with bullshit” Bannon.
The offence is the point.
The offence is the point.
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In the interest of full disclosure.
Bondi was not the worst massacre on this continent. 🖤💛💔
Bondi was not the worst massacre on this continent. 🖤💛💔
February 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
In the interest of full disclosure.
Bondi was not the worst massacre on this continent. 🖤💛💔
Bondi was not the worst massacre on this continent. 🖤💛💔
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The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
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February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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The treatment of returning IDF soldiers (illegal under crimes act) seems different.
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
ISIS vs IDF. Selective justice and the fall of Australian law - Michael West
Australians who went to fight for ISIS were prosecuted, their families vilified, while former IDF soldiers fighting for Israel walk free.
michaelwest.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The treatment of returning IDF soldiers (illegal under crimes act) seems different.
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
michaelwest.com.au/isis-vs-idf-...
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Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
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a/ Pauline is a racist idiot, or
b/ Pauline is not a person
There are no other possible conclusions.
b/ Pauline is not a person
There are no other possible conclusions.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
a/ Pauline is a racist idiot, or
b/ Pauline is not a person
There are no other possible conclusions.
b/ Pauline is not a person
There are no other possible conclusions.
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For those of you wanting more context for the Shadow Treasurer that Angus Taylor has chosen, his ideology & connections to foreign influence operations’ local offices, I gathered it here before the election. Note his behaviour as Human Rights Commissioner.
#Auspol
open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
#Auspol
open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
Tim Wilson and the Atlas Network: shadowy influences damaging Australia's democracy
In this election, Australians need to learn from New Zealand/Aotearoa. Don't vote Atlas.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
For those of you wanting more context for the Shadow Treasurer that Angus Taylor has chosen, his ideology & connections to foreign influence operations’ local offices, I gathered it here before the election. Note his behaviour as Human Rights Commissioner.
#Auspol
open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
#Auspol
open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...
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Where is it Albo? Australia's legal determination on Israel's genocide?
Kellie Tranter examines the legal risk
#ICJ #auspol #herzog
michaelwest.com.au/where-is-it-...
Kellie Tranter examines the legal risk
#ICJ #auspol #herzog
michaelwest.com.au/where-is-it-...
Where is it? Australia's legal determination on Israel's genocide? - Michael West
The Albanese Government has obligations under law to make a legal determination about Israel's genocide. Where is it? asks Kellie Tranter.
michaelwest.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Where is it Albo? Australia's legal determination on Israel's genocide?
Kellie Tranter examines the legal risk
#ICJ #auspol #herzog
michaelwest.com.au/where-is-it-...
Kellie Tranter examines the legal risk
#ICJ #auspol #herzog
michaelwest.com.au/where-is-it-...
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Changing colours. Today’s Age cartoon
February 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Changing colours. Today’s Age cartoon
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Angus Taylor has said multiple times that Labor let in half a million immigrants in one year. When he made this claim on ABC 7.30, Sarah Ferguson wasn’t having it. It’s a YES (and also a please remember this the next time Taylor repeats this claim) from us.
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Angus Taylor has said multiple times that Labor let in half a million immigrants in one year. When he made this claim on ABC 7.30, Sarah Ferguson wasn’t having it. It’s a YES (and also a please remember this the next time Taylor repeats this claim) from us.