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Danielle Binks
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Danielle Binks @daniellebinks.bsky.social · Jan 23
Soooooo ... I've started a Substack (y'know, in case the social media oligarchs and fascists get so bad that I have to delete some places)

I'll be discussing Books/Publishing/Culture/Me.

Hey - it could be worse; I could be starting a podcast! 😅 substack.com/@daniellebinks
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Author • Agent • Creative-Writing Teacher • https://linktr.ee/DanielleBinks
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Brave of me, I know 😌
This painting is part of Norman Rockwell’s series on the Four Freedoms as laid out by President Franklin Roosevelt during his presidency. The other three are freedom of religion, freedom from fear, and freedom from want, all of which FDR said should be universal. This one represents freedom of speech. The meme is to include added text that’s sarcastically “brave” - in this case: Heated Rivalry is just okay. Like … it’s fine.
December 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.

One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
A year before alleged Bondi gunman Sajid Akram was permitted to have a gun, the NSW Firearms Registry granted a licence to one of the first men to be charged with anti-terrorism offences in Australia #AusPol www.theage.com.au/national/jih...
Jihad Jack trained with terrorists. Then NSW gave him a gun permit
A year before alleged Bondi gunman Sajid Akram was permitted to have a gun, the NSW Firearms Registry granted a licence to one of the first men to be charged with anti-terrorism offences in Australia.
www.theage.com.au
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Erika Kirk’s drama school churning out some empty vessels already …
rhysparton.bsky.social Rhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 1d
Sussan Ley: I’m going to give the most opportunistic, unhinged press conference to try and get political gain from the tragedy that is the Bondi shooting. I’m even going to Criticise Penny Wong for not crying enough.

Michael McCormack: most unhinged? Hold my beer.
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Despite that very misleading headline; “There is weaker support for a royal commission and a crackdown on protests … but the polling still shows more people are in favour of those measures than not.”

Love to know if the pollster called them “pro-Palestine” or “anti-genocide” protests too. #AusPol
Majority support royal commission into antisemitism, banning pro-Palestine marches In an exclusive poll, 48 per cent of voters said they would back a royal commission into antisemitism in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. A strong majority want tougher visa laws, and almost half say they would back a royal commission into antisemitism, exclusive polling has found “There is weaker support for a royal commission and a crackdown on protests – which have been hotly debated at the federal and state levels in the days since the attack – but the polling still shows more people are in favour of those measures than not.”
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Sydney’s queer bookstore ‘haven’ to close after 43 years: ‘This has never been about just selling books’

The Bookshop Darlinghurst has stood firm through the decades ... Today it shuts its doors for good

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Sydney’s queer bookstore ‘haven’ to close after 43 years: ‘This has never been about just selling books’
The Bookshop Darlinghurst has stood firm through the decades as laws and attitudes towards LGBTQI people have changed dramatically. Today it shuts its doors for good
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Free calls to Santa from payphones are a gift – and a reminder that public goods have a value beyond money www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Free calls to Santa from payphones are a gift – and a reminder that public goods have a value beyond money | Cressida Gaukroger
The cost of making an Australian public good like beaches, museums, transport and phones free or universal is marginal – while the benefits are immense
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Israel is weaponising Australia’s tragedy

— #friendlyjordies #AusPol

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Israel is Weaponising Australia's Tragedy
YouTube video by friendlyjordies
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December 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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beckjoinyourunion.bsky.social
This is excellent from #friendlyjordies on the LNP response to the Bondi tragedy and the apparent death of statesmanship and bipartisanship. #auspol
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Alex fled civil war into an Australian nightmare with no end. After 16 years, he could not bear it

He escaped violence and chaos in Sri Lanka only to get trapped in a labyrinthine immigration system, never to see his wife and children again #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Alex fled civil war into an Australian nightmare with no end. After 16 years, he could not bear it
He escaped violence and chaos in Sri Lanka only to get trapped in a labyrinthine immigration system, never to see his wife and children again
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
The Age - Fairfax News in general - now wringing hands over "the politics of tragedy" as though they didn't quote wanted war criminal Netanyahu's lunatic take about Australia recognising a Palestinian state, and carry water for the disgusting phoney press-conferences held at the vigil site. #AusPol
theage.nzcow.com The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 4d
📢 Pauline Hanson’s movement was already rising steadily. And, as the old political line has it, never waste a crisis.
Inside the rise of One Nation and the politics of tragedy
www.theage.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech grounds

Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attack #NSWPol #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech grounds
Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attack
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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In Andrew Bolt's infamous 2018 "tidal wave of immigrants column", he specifically singled out Jewish communities as 'part of the problem'

The idea that the far-right, anti-immigration parties and xenophobe media are going to protect the Aus Jewish community is absurd

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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Albo blamefest should now be derailed (probably won't be) - due to revelations Bondi Shooter bought 3 shotguns, from same gun store, but raised no red flag.
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-traged...
Bondi Shooter revelations leave blood on the hands of politicians, police, ASIO - Michael West
Guns are to blame for Bondi tragedy, not PM Anthony Albanese, peace protestors or Iran who are all being fingered in the frenzy of blame
michaelwest.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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elivalley.bsky.social
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December 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Sussan Ley is giving us Erika Kirk-levels of histrionics, in a performance nobody asked for … how contemptible. #AusPol
December 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Sussan Ley is clearly so far out of her depth that she deserves to be sacked by her party, purely for her own good.

This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.

The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
Screenshot of the AFR, featuring an utterly unhinged piece of shit in the guise of Susssssssan Ley giving a press conference. Headline: ‘I haven’t seen Penny Wong shed a single tear’: Sussan Ley’s extraordinary spray"
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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strangerous.bsky.social
Sussan Ley spent the press conference blaming the PM, then turned on Penny Wong. Totally over the top. Not a good look. Disgraceful. #auspol #bondi
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
daniellebinks.bsky.social
Anyone who places blame squarely and solely on PM Albanese's shoulders for the Bondi terror attack is doing a disservice to themselves, Australians, and Jewish safety. It was not his fault and to suggest as much is psychotic. The behaviour towards him at the Bondi vigil was disgraceful #AusPol
December 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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jewishcouncilau.bsky.social
Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi.

Add your name:

jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Chris Minns' protest ban in the wake of Bondi attacks is racist, authoritarian and must be resisted
@nickriemer.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/minns-protes...
Minns’ protest ban: breathtakingly racist, authoritarian, and must be resisted - Michael West
Chris Minns’ protest ban is not just authoritarian: it is breathtakingly racist and must be resisted, writes Nick Riemer.
michaelwest.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
A gentle reminder that the genocide and illegal activity by Israel in Palestine continues barely untroubled by a "ceasefire"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Yes, let's hear about gun laws from the person who thinks Port Arthur might have been a false flag op.
‘I fear for the future generations’: Pauline Hanson scolds ‘weak’ PM and Labor govt for blaming Bondi massacre on gun laws One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has recounted the “hatred” she encountered at the Bondi memorial for the “weak” Prime Minister who has blamed gun laws for the Bondi massacre. Australian senator suggests worst gun massacre was a conspiracy Pauline Hanson floats the idea the 1996 Port Arthur shooting, which left 35 people dead, was a false flag operation.
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
One of Ms. Weiss's suggestions was to include an interview with Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff and the architect of Mr. Trump's immigration crackdown, or a similarly high-ranking Trump administration official, two of the people said. Ms. Weiss provided contact information for Mr. Miller to the "60 Minutes" staff. Ms. Weiss also questioned the use of the term "migrants" to describe the Venezuelan men who were deported, noting that they were in the United States illegally, two of the people said. In her note, Ms. Alfonsi said that her team had requested comment from the White House, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security. "If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a 'kill switch' for any reporting they find inconvenient," Ms. Alfonsi wrote.
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM