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Byron Stol
@byronstol.bsky.social
Rusted On Socialist, Way Left of Labor, Queer 🏳️‍🌈, Atheist, Grumpy Old Bastard, Secular Humanist, Political Junkie, Male Survivor CSA SA FV, Mental Health Consumer, NDIS Participant. Wadawurrung Country, Victoria, Australia.
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"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".

Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.

While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Lost count of the number of shocking videos of police violence I've seen coming out of the Sydney protest against Herzog.
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Wholeheartedly agree with Hannah Thomas that NSW Premier Chris Minns should resign or be rolled by NSW Labor. Shame Labor Shame.
#BREAKING 🚨 Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas says NSW premier Chris Minns "is responsible for every single injury" at the Sydney march against Isaac Herzog

Protesters were pepper-sprayed and punches thrown, with Thomas saying it "felt like war being waged on us by police"
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Congratulations NSW on becoming a fascist police state under the control of Labor catholic zionist Premier Chris Minns. Slow clap 🙄
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Shocking footage from the Sydney protest against Herzog's visit. The police need to be held to account.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Heartened to see the huge turnout in Naarm
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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We've shut down the busiest pedestrian intersection in Naarm/Melbourne because our government invited a genocidal war criminal to our country
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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Just days prior, two outreach workers had raced against time in an effort to reach every homeless person in the bushland around Ballarat to warn them of what was coming.

According to Uniting, there are more than 200 rough sleepers in the Ballarat region that they know of.
Workers raced to warn homeless living in bushland of fires and heat
In the days leading up to an extreme heatwave hitting Victoria, outreach workers raced against time to alert as many rough sleepers in bushland as possible.
www.abc.net.au
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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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
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Well done Naam #auspol #Palestine
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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An absolute sea of people has gathered at Flinders Street Station in Naarm/Melbourne this evening. Tens of thousands saying loud and clear: HERZOG IS NOT WELCOME HERE! ✊🇵🇸
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Wish I was able to get to a protest against Herzog this evening. Thanks to everyone who is able to attend. Go well.
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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GENOCIDAL STATES ARE NOT MATES
#HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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The world is so much poorer for not having Jon Kudelka in it
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Vale Jon Kudelka - a brilliant artist who knew the power of comedy in holding truth to power, and effecting change. 

His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature - often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive. 

Australia has lost a great today.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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The NDIS changes have forced some people to be hospitalised, and led to regression of capacity for others; some fear being forced out of independent living into a group home. Others have said the changes have led to considering suicide or assisted dying www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come
Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
NSW Labor has lost the plot and been taken over by a bunch of brainwashed catholic zionists. Disgusting given what occurred with Premier Malinauskas intervening in the Adelaide writers' festival.

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 7:51 AM
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The Victorian state election will be held on Saturday 28th November. Victorian Socialists are running candidates across the state. Today, we're proud to introduce our candidate for Melbourne, Jordan van den Lamb (aka. @purplepingers.bsky.social).
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Welfare advocates urge Government to suspend Mutual Obligation requirements during extreme heatwaves (I mean they should be suspended completely, but...)

thepoint.com.au/news/260205-...
Welfare advocates urge Government to suspend Mutual Obligation requirements during extreme heatwaves
Welfare advocates are imploring the Australian Government to suspend mutual obligation requirements during dangerous heatwaves, arguing it is unnecessarily putting people’s lives at risk.
thepoint.com.au
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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Child abuse survivors want paedophile pay-out loopholes tightened

#LawReform #CSA #MaleSurvivor

While they welcome proposed law changes, advocates say more can be done to help victim-survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Child abuse survivors want paedophile pay-out loopholes tightened
While they welcome proposed law changes, advocates say more can be done to help victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in Australia.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Chris Sidoti, international human rights lawyer and current member of the UN Independent Commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, gave some very strongly worded interviews today on Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia. Worth watching.
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Full interview - Chris Sedoti on Isaac Herzog's planned visit to Australia - ABC News with Joe O'Brien 4/2/2026
Chris Sedoti on Isaac Herzog's planned visit to Australia - ABC News with Joe O'Brien 4/2/2026
YouTube video by Phil Eckert
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Chris Sidoti, member of the UN Independent Commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, says Herzog's visit should be cancelled. Or if he comes he should be investigated and potentially arrested. Under our criminal law as well as under international law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwRR...
#auspol
*Exclusive* UN Commissioner “President Herzog should be arrested" | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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How to know if you're experiencing #PTSD

#MentalHealth #Trauma #DV Domestic Violence #FV Family violence #SexualAssault
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
The 'red line' that distinguishes PTSD from other conditions
Louise was experiencing nightmares for five years before being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM