AthenaMinnelli
@athenasappho.bsky.social
Writer, producer of theatre, maker of dark comedy.
Queer woke lefty feminist, activist.
Raised by drag queens in 90's clubs.
Selling my soul in retail to pay the rent.
Ageing and raging in 🇦🇺
Queer woke lefty feminist, activist.
Raised by drag queens in 90's clubs.
Selling my soul in retail to pay the rent.
Ageing and raging in 🇦🇺
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Meanwhile in Australia, one of the wealthiest nations per capita, decades of policy failure are increasing #homelessness and #inequality. #auspol
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Meanwhile in Australia, one of the wealthiest nations per capita, decades of policy failure are increasing #homelessness and #inequality. #auspol
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NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED OR EVEN IMAGINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
October 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED OR EVEN IMAGINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
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Happy No Kings Day, America. It couldn't happen at a better time.
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Happy No Kings Day, America. It couldn't happen at a better time.
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In my little fantasy world, he falls out of a high window in Trump Tower and lands on Rupert Murdoch.
Or vice versa. I’m not that fussy
Or vice versa. I’m not that fussy
August 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In my little fantasy world, he falls out of a high window in Trump Tower and lands on Rupert Murdoch.
Or vice versa. I’m not that fussy
Or vice versa. I’m not that fussy
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David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret Pomeranz
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David Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’
David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At The Movies with fellow critic Margaret Pomeranz, has died aged 85.
Born in the English town of Trowbridge in 1939, Stratton was sent to live with his grandmother in Hampshire during the second world war. An avid filmgoer, she took Stratton to the cinema almost every day, which changed his life. In the 2017 documentary David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, Stratton said he watched “at least one” film he hadn’t seen every day, and had seen more than 25,000 films in his life. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
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NASA has helped humanity touch the stars, been admired by generations of people around the world, and is the number one showcase for US technology and innovation. It is so incredibly devastating and myopic to dismantle it.
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
NASA has helped humanity touch the stars, been admired by generations of people around the world, and is the number one showcase for US technology and innovation. It is so incredibly devastating and myopic to dismantle it.
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Instead of trying to pretend components for the F35 that we supply to Israel are not lethal weapon components when THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS the F35 is A LETHAL WEAPON, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social, time to get busy TAKING ACTION to stop Israel. #auspol #GazaGenocide
July 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Instead of trying to pretend components for the F35 that we supply to Israel are not lethal weapon components when THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS the F35 is A LETHAL WEAPON, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social, time to get busy TAKING ACTION to stop Israel. #auspol #GazaGenocide
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"Senator WONG: As part of the global F-35 supply chain, we contribute components and parts that are non-lethal in nature. (Time expired)"
Not sure how you get to such a place in life.
Not sure how you get to such a place in life.
July 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Senator WONG: As part of the global F-35 supply chain, we contribute components and parts that are non-lethal in nature. (Time expired)"
Not sure how you get to such a place in life.
Not sure how you get to such a place in life.
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It's not political to think people shouldn't be starved to death.
July 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's not political to think people shouldn't be starved to death.
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This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
July 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
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According to the ALP - this “diminished” Faruqi.
She will never have to sit with guilt that she was silent on genocide.
She spoke for millions with this gesture.
The ALP will have to face this. They should never forget what they did & what they failed to do.
@mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social ❤️
#auspol
She will never have to sit with guilt that she was silent on genocide.
She spoke for millions with this gesture.
The ALP will have to face this. They should never forget what they did & what they failed to do.
@mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social ❤️
#auspol
July 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
According to the ALP - this “diminished” Faruqi.
She will never have to sit with guilt that she was silent on genocide.
She spoke for millions with this gesture.
The ALP will have to face this. They should never forget what they did & what they failed to do.
@mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social ❤️
#auspol
She will never have to sit with guilt that she was silent on genocide.
She spoke for millions with this gesture.
The ALP will have to face this. They should never forget what they did & what they failed to do.
@mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social ❤️
#auspol
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we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
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It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
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Nothing demonstrates more that the “god” idea is just emotional immaturity than “god” believers.
They get totally butthurt by basic logic.
Their operating system seems designed upon logical fallacies. It’s all just an appeal to emotion.
Anything that threatens their social identity? Evil.
They get totally butthurt by basic logic.
Their operating system seems designed upon logical fallacies. It’s all just an appeal to emotion.
Anything that threatens their social identity? Evil.
July 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nothing demonstrates more that the “god” idea is just emotional immaturity than “god” believers.
They get totally butthurt by basic logic.
Their operating system seems designed upon logical fallacies. It’s all just an appeal to emotion.
Anything that threatens their social identity? Evil.
They get totally butthurt by basic logic.
Their operating system seems designed upon logical fallacies. It’s all just an appeal to emotion.
Anything that threatens their social identity? Evil.
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The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
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A man who sleeps with an “underage girl” is rap*ng a child and a ped0phile.
A man who participates in “forceful s*x” is actually called rap3, and being a rap*st.
For some reason predators want to ignore the terminology and reject who they are. Label them, shame them. Call them out.
A man who participates in “forceful s*x” is actually called rap3, and being a rap*st.
For some reason predators want to ignore the terminology and reject who they are. Label them, shame them. Call them out.
July 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A man who sleeps with an “underage girl” is rap*ng a child and a ped0phile.
A man who participates in “forceful s*x” is actually called rap3, and being a rap*st.
For some reason predators want to ignore the terminology and reject who they are. Label them, shame them. Call them out.
A man who participates in “forceful s*x” is actually called rap3, and being a rap*st.
For some reason predators want to ignore the terminology and reject who they are. Label them, shame them. Call them out.
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is. Like just when I worry things can’t get stupider, life finds a way.
July 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is. Like just when I worry things can’t get stupider, life finds a way.
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🚨 NEW via WIRED: Newly uncovered metadata reveals nearly 3 minutes were cut from the so-called “full raw” Epstein prison video released by the DOJ and FBI.
When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment.
Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment.
Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🚨 NEW via WIRED: Newly uncovered metadata reveals nearly 3 minutes were cut from the so-called “full raw” Epstein prison video released by the DOJ and FBI.
When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment.
Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment.
Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
July 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
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Stop travelling to America.
It’s not safe & your tourist dollars shouldn’t support fascism
If you’re American, stop going to Florida
They built a concentration camp in 8 days
They’ve opted to kidnap and detain thousands instead of housing the homeless, feeding the hungry & providing healthcare
It’s not safe & your tourist dollars shouldn’t support fascism
If you’re American, stop going to Florida
They built a concentration camp in 8 days
They’ve opted to kidnap and detain thousands instead of housing the homeless, feeding the hungry & providing healthcare
July 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Stop travelling to America.
It’s not safe & your tourist dollars shouldn’t support fascism
If you’re American, stop going to Florida
They built a concentration camp in 8 days
They’ve opted to kidnap and detain thousands instead of housing the homeless, feeding the hungry & providing healthcare
It’s not safe & your tourist dollars shouldn’t support fascism
If you’re American, stop going to Florida
They built a concentration camp in 8 days
They’ve opted to kidnap and detain thousands instead of housing the homeless, feeding the hungry & providing healthcare
Geezus. The internet really has fucked our brains.
July 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Geezus. The internet really has fucked our brains.
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A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
June 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
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An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.