Ashra 🍉
@ashra.bsky.social
Blood is compulsory. She/Her. Living on Darug country. Dancing the ME/CFS tango
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Video of a wall of cops chasing protestors in Sydney.
I hope Minns is happy with his ICE agents
I hope Minns is happy with his ICE agents
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Video of a wall of cops chasing protestors in Sydney.
I hope Minns is happy with his ICE agents
I hope Minns is happy with his ICE agents
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Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
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Guardian Australia reporter Jordyn Beazley filmed this video not long ago of police moving towards protesters down Elizabeth Street in the Sydney CBD following the rally at Town Hall.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Guardian Australia reporter Jordyn Beazley filmed this video not long ago of police moving towards protesters down Elizabeth Street in the Sydney CBD following the rally at Town Hall.
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
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the police presence at Town Hall is unfuckingbelievable. They are deep inside the station, stopping and searching people at the top of the stairs from the platform. Absolutely off the charts I have never seen anything like it and I have protested for over 40 years.
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 AM
the police presence at Town Hall is unfuckingbelievable. They are deep inside the station, stopping and searching people at the top of the stairs from the platform. Absolutely off the charts I have never seen anything like it and I have protested for over 40 years.
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As much as I agree that it’s obviously very important right now to put pressure on the admin to release the full Epstein files and prosecute all of the predators involved
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As much as I agree that it’s obviously very important right now to put pressure on the admin to release the full Epstein files and prosecute all of the predators involved
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
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Remembering Job Kudelka, his greatest one line single panel
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Remembering Job Kudelka, his greatest one line single panel
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every new tech has a hype cycle but only very rarely does it live up to the full promise of the hype. in fact it has only happened 7 times: agriculture, electricity, indoor plumbing, the printing press, the steam engine, penicillin, and air fryers. admittedly the last one had us all caught off guard
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
every new tech has a hype cycle but only very rarely does it live up to the full promise of the hype. in fact it has only happened 7 times: agriculture, electricity, indoor plumbing, the printing press, the steam engine, penicillin, and air fryers. admittedly the last one had us all caught off guard
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I don't have much to add to what has already been said about this piece (AI grifts are bad!! romance is about the human!! I hate this!!), but there's one detail I got stuck on - ironically, not an AI one.
Sex in a wine fermentation tank??? What are we doing???
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Sex in a wine fermentation tank??? What are we doing???
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
February 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I don't have much to add to what has already been said about this piece (AI grifts are bad!! romance is about the human!! I hate this!!), but there's one detail I got stuck on - ironically, not an AI one.
Sex in a wine fermentation tank??? What are we doing???
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Sex in a wine fermentation tank??? What are we doing???
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
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The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
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Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
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'What I do know is that I will leave this world without understanding why the international community chose to remain impassive while Israel perpetrated a genocide right before its eyes, broadcast live, minute by minute, massacre by massacre.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 AM
'What I do know is that I will leave this world without understanding why the international community chose to remain impassive while Israel perpetrated a genocide right before its eyes, broadcast live, minute by minute, massacre by massacre.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Minns:
"It's really important there's no clashes or violence on the streets in Sydney."
ENG translation:
"NSW Police are hereby authorised to smash your head in, just like they did Hannah Thomas.
You have been warned.
Sincerely,
Social Cohesion."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"It's really important there's no clashes or violence on the streets in Sydney."
ENG translation:
"NSW Police are hereby authorised to smash your head in, just like they did Hannah Thomas.
You have been warned.
Sincerely,
Social Cohesion."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
NSW Police given extra powers ahead of Israeli presidential visit
NSW Premier Chris Minns has told demonstrators planning to protest Israel President Isaac Herzog's visit to Sydney that there should be "no clashes or violence".
www.abc.net.au
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Minns:
"It's really important there's no clashes or violence on the streets in Sydney."
ENG translation:
"NSW Police are hereby authorised to smash your head in, just like they did Hannah Thomas.
You have been warned.
Sincerely,
Social Cohesion."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
"It's really important there's no clashes or violence on the streets in Sydney."
ENG translation:
"NSW Police are hereby authorised to smash your head in, just like they did Hannah Thomas.
You have been warned.
Sincerely,
Social Cohesion."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
dear god please do not let tumblr be down permanently, have pity on your children
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
dear god please do not let tumblr be down permanently, have pity on your children
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Tumblr is down. I feel like I’ve been locked out of my house.
February 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tumblr is down. I feel like I’ve been locked out of my house.
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Asimov's actions, and the tolerance-up-to-celebration of it, absolutely drove women out of field and out of fandom, and made it easier for others in the field, writers, editors and fans, to follow his lead for decades. Asimov pinching asses was not about his work. It kept women and their work out.
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Asimov's actions, and the tolerance-up-to-celebration of it, absolutely drove women out of field and out of fandom, and made it easier for others in the field, writers, editors and fans, to follow his lead for decades. Asimov pinching asses was not about his work. It kept women and their work out.
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“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
Exclusive: Israeli President to Make Official Australian Parliamentary Visit
The official parliamentary visit has not been made public by either the Australian or Israeli governments.
www.lamestream.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
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Exclusive: Israel's President is set to make an official trip to Australian Parliament next week. It has not been publicised by the Australian or Israeli governments. www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-is...
Exclusive: Israeli President to Make Official Australian Parliamentary Visit
The official parliamentary visit has not been made public by either the Australian or Israeli governments.
www.lamestream.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Exclusive: Israel's President is set to make an official trip to Australian Parliament next week. It has not been publicised by the Australian or Israeli governments. www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-is...
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Is every single writers festival in Australia going to choose to voluntarily self-destruct because the alternative of letting a Palestinian speak is just too unfathomably unthinkable
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Questions about Randa Abdel-Fattah inclusion in NSW writers festival
The NSW government makes contact with the board of next month's Newcastle Writers Festival about the inclusion of Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, the ABC understands.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Is every single writers festival in Australia going to choose to voluntarily self-destruct because the alternative of letting a Palestinian speak is just too unfathomably unthinkable
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site
None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘The People vs Robodebt’ won Best Documentary at the AACTA Awards
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
‘The People vs Robodebt’ won Best Documentary at the AACTA Awards
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Exclusive | The Albanese government is handing access to Australians’ biometric data and ID documents to US agencies like ICE, and not telling anyone. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents
www.crikey.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Exclusive | The Albanese government is handing access to Australians’ biometric data and ID documents to US agencies like ICE, and not telling anyone. @keanebernard.bsky.social reports.
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NSW extends protest ban to cover Herzog
In news that will not shock anyone (and was predicted in this blog earlier this morning) the NSW Police Commissioner is extending the protest restrictions for another 14 days.
live.thepoint.com.au
In news that will not shock anyone (and was predicted in this blog earlier this morning) the NSW Police Commissioner is extending the protest restrictions for another 14 days.
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Liberals, Nationals abort leadership moves amid talent deficit, reserve bank tipped to raise rates.
Parliament officially returns for 2026 with the Nationals and Liberals still in turmoil and unable to agree on a new leader, while One Nation continues to establish itself as the new conservative forc...
live.thepoint.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
NSW extends protest ban to cover Herzog
In news that will not shock anyone (and was predicted in this blog earlier this morning) the NSW Police Commissioner is extending the protest restrictions for another 14 days.
live.thepoint.com.au
In news that will not shock anyone (and was predicted in this blog earlier this morning) the NSW Police Commissioner is extending the protest restrictions for another 14 days.
live.thepoint.com.au