Dazed n Bemused
@dazednbemused.bsky.social
Knitter. Lawyer. Feminist. Football tragic. Nerd. Neurospicy. Tasweigan. Fed up with lots of things.
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To the tens of thousands of Fenians who just came out to see Kneecap at Fed Square Narrm in 35-degree heat….fair play 🔥🔥👏
March 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
To the tens of thousands of Fenians who just came out to see Kneecap at Fed Square Narrm in 35-degree heat….fair play 🔥🔥👏
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NSW Police: “the caravan was never going to cause a mass casualty event”.
AusMedia: lets repeat the lies that powerful white men told about the caravan based on leaks to AusMedia and broadcast opinions of the same powerful white men on a situation they got completely and utterly wrong.
AusMedia: lets repeat the lies that powerful white men told about the caravan based on leaks to AusMedia and broadcast opinions of the same powerful white men on a situation they got completely and utterly wrong.
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
NSW Police: “the caravan was never going to cause a mass casualty event”.
AusMedia: lets repeat the lies that powerful white men told about the caravan based on leaks to AusMedia and broadcast opinions of the same powerful white men on a situation they got completely and utterly wrong.
AusMedia: lets repeat the lies that powerful white men told about the caravan based on leaks to AusMedia and broadcast opinions of the same powerful white men on a situation they got completely and utterly wrong.
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The ABC has spent over $1.1 million fighting me for 14 months. This isn't about five shifts or just me—it’s about a strong, independent, and accountable ABC.
If you can chip in for my legal fees, I’d be truly grateful.
LATTOUF v ABC
www.gofundme.com/f/antoinette...
If you can chip in for my legal fees, I’d be truly grateful.
LATTOUF v ABC
www.gofundme.com/f/antoinette...
Donate to #WeStandWithAntoinette solidarity fund, organized by Lauren Dubois
#WeStandWithAntoinette
Antoinette Lattouf, a respected media personality, was fi… Lauren Dubois needs your support for #WeStandWithAntoinette solidarity fund
www.gofundme.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The ABC has spent over $1.1 million fighting me for 14 months. This isn't about five shifts or just me—it’s about a strong, independent, and accountable ABC.
If you can chip in for my legal fees, I’d be truly grateful.
LATTOUF v ABC
www.gofundme.com/f/antoinette...
If you can chip in for my legal fees, I’d be truly grateful.
LATTOUF v ABC
www.gofundme.com/f/antoinette...
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Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice, in South Africa’s genocide case.
www.hrw.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
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Great to see ABC 4 Corners coverage of the mess at the Australian War Memorial. They didn’t note, however, that while the AWM received $500m to renovate, our other nat. Cultural institutions barely have enough money to carry out their statutory responsibilities:
apple.news/AIgxmM59kQwO...
apple.news/AIgxmM59kQwO...
Fears Australia's solemn war memorial risks becoming a 'Disneyland of war' — ABC News
Will a massive $550m expansion of the Australian War Memorial allow it to evolve or destroy what makes it special?
apple.news
March 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Great to see ABC 4 Corners coverage of the mess at the Australian War Memorial. They didn’t note, however, that while the AWM received $500m to renovate, our other nat. Cultural institutions barely have enough money to carry out their statutory responsibilities:
apple.news/AIgxmM59kQwO...
apple.news/AIgxmM59kQwO...
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"it should not be accepting money from merchants of death"
Current and former Australian War Memorial board members have close ties to global weapons corporations.
And see no problem with sponsorship from war profiteers. #4Corners #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Current and former Australian War Memorial board members have close ties to global weapons corporations.
And see no problem with sponsorship from war profiteers. #4Corners #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
'Dirty money': Outrage over war memorial taking money from weapons makers
The national symbol for Australia's fallen soldiers has taken large sums of money from weapons makers, a move former staff call "inappropriate".
www.abc.net.au
March 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"it should not be accepting money from merchants of death"
Current and former Australian War Memorial board members have close ties to global weapons corporations.
And see no problem with sponsorship from war profiteers. #4Corners #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Current and former Australian War Memorial board members have close ties to global weapons corporations.
And see no problem with sponsorship from war profiteers. #4Corners #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Murdering Gully at Emu Creek - one of the many sites of the Frontier Wars.
The Australian War Memorial has refused to recognise that conflict as a war.
But still has a display on Ben Roberts-Smith. #4Corners #FirstNations #auspol
The Australian War Memorial has refused to recognise that conflict as a war.
But still has a display on Ben Roberts-Smith. #4Corners #FirstNations #auspol
March 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Murdering Gully at Emu Creek - one of the many sites of the Frontier Wars.
The Australian War Memorial has refused to recognise that conflict as a war.
But still has a display on Ben Roberts-Smith. #4Corners #FirstNations #auspol
The Australian War Memorial has refused to recognise that conflict as a war.
But still has a display on Ben Roberts-Smith. #4Corners #FirstNations #auspol
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Tune in to ABC, 4 Corners, tonight for an investigation into the $550 million redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial.
The AWM must be a somber reminder of the costs of war, not a sales pitch by arms manufacturers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The AWM must be a somber reminder of the costs of war, not a sales pitch by arms manufacturers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Critics slam weapons makers' war memorial funding as 'disgusting'
The national symbol for Australia's fallen soldiers has taken large sums of money from weapons makers, a move former staff call "inappropriate".
www.abc.net.au
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Tune in to ABC, 4 Corners, tonight for an investigation into the $550 million redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial.
The AWM must be a somber reminder of the costs of war, not a sales pitch by arms manufacturers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The AWM must be a somber reminder of the costs of war, not a sales pitch by arms manufacturers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Every part of what Musk says is wrong. The reality is that undocumented workers pour about $26 billion in payments into Social Security with no expectation of a return. Non-citizens subsidize citizens, and that does not magically allow them to vote.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
March 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Every part of what Musk says is wrong. The reality is that undocumented workers pour about $26 billion in payments into Social Security with no expectation of a return. Non-citizens subsidize citizens, and that does not magically allow them to vote.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
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The way people act like they won’t actually cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security gives similar vibes to when they acted like they wouldn’t actually overturn Roe
Stop underestimating them
Stop underestimating them
March 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The way people act like they won’t actually cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security gives similar vibes to when they acted like they wouldn’t actually overturn Roe
Stop underestimating them
Stop underestimating them
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This story is bananas.
"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This story is bananas.
"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
Highlight of opening of legal year dinner was watching Tas AG Guy Barnett (bloke who resembles a scarecrow) hit the dance floor with his wife.
Bless his heart. At least he appeared to be having a good time.
The epitome of white men can't dance. There was **an attempt** to bop to the beat...
Bless his heart. At least he appeared to be having a good time.
The epitome of white men can't dance. There was **an attempt** to bop to the beat...
February 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Highlight of opening of legal year dinner was watching Tas AG Guy Barnett (bloke who resembles a scarecrow) hit the dance floor with his wife.
Bless his heart. At least he appeared to be having a good time.
The epitome of white men can't dance. There was **an attempt** to bop to the beat...
Bless his heart. At least he appeared to be having a good time.
The epitome of white men can't dance. There was **an attempt** to bop to the beat...
She's a warning. Make an example out of her so mere plebs dare not speak out.
Which is FUCKING INSANE. And straight from the fascist play book.
Which is FUCKING INSANE. And straight from the fascist play book.
Wait a sec, the White House went after Selena Gomez for crying about the deportations?
February 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
She's a warning. Make an example out of her so mere plebs dare not speak out.
Which is FUCKING INSANE. And straight from the fascist play book.
Which is FUCKING INSANE. And straight from the fascist play book.
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Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"
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what are the odds this investigation finds a few un/der-employed white males, offered cash to do some damage and plant “anti-semitic sentiment” at the scene (with words so unfamiliar they wrote it down), dynamite they lifted from a road-building or mine site, and then abandoned along with the job.
January 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
what are the odds this investigation finds a few un/der-employed white males, offered cash to do some damage and plant “anti-semitic sentiment” at the scene (with words so unfamiliar they wrote it down), dynamite they lifted from a road-building or mine site, and then abandoned along with the job.
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“it is also designed to create fear in the community” says Albanese which is an odd claim to make about an abandoned caravan known only to local residents and the police they alerted 10 days ago.
January 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“it is also designed to create fear in the community” says Albanese which is an odd claim to make about an abandoned caravan known only to local residents and the police they alerted 10 days ago.
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now we are broadcasting the opinions of zionists on how police should do an investigation [that has been running for 11 days] and what police should tell the public [after a leak to the Daily Telegraph].
January 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
now we are broadcasting the opinions of zionists on how police should do an investigation [that has been running for 11 days] and what police should tell the public [after a leak to the Daily Telegraph].
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reucassel just said this abandoned caravan feeding frenzy was brought on by a leak to the murdoch press.
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
reucassel just said this abandoned caravan feeding frenzy was brought on by a leak to the murdoch press.
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So when Dutton called for the public release of information re this terrorist attempt, as a former police officer he knew doing so would compromise the investigation. Was he attempting to get the terrorists let off? Is he a closet Nazi? #auspol
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/n...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/n...
Caravan probe 'compromised', police warn
Police say their investigation into the discovery of a caravan packed with explosives has been compromised by the leak of the information.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
So when Dutton called for the public release of information re this terrorist attempt, as a former police officer he knew doing so would compromise the investigation. Was he attempting to get the terrorists let off? Is he a closet Nazi? #auspol
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/n...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/n...
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Trump didn’t choose RFK Jr because he thought he was the best person for the job, as RFK keeps saying today. Trump trashed him repeatedly last year. But Trump’s internal polling showed he needed RFK’s voters to win. That is the sole reason he picked him - politics, not health.
January 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump didn’t choose RFK Jr because he thought he was the best person for the job, as RFK keeps saying today. Trump trashed him repeatedly last year. But Trump’s internal polling showed he needed RFK’s voters to win. That is the sole reason he picked him - politics, not health.
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RFK Jr trying to distance himself from the antivax movement is like Bob Seger denouncing old time rock and roll.
January 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
RFK Jr trying to distance himself from the antivax movement is like Bob Seger denouncing old time rock and roll.
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Attention Press, Attention Journalism, Attention News Media:
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
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RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Attention Press, Attention Journalism, Attention News Media:
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
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Catherine Cortez Masto just casually exposing that RFK Jr. has no idea what HHS does or how it works.
January 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Catherine Cortez Masto just casually exposing that RFK Jr. has no idea what HHS does or how it works.
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How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?