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Eithne
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Always was always will be
Living on Wiradjuri land
Ally to those seeking justice, equality, recognition, climate action & safety
Aspiring nemesis to those opposite.
Despise lies (aka misinformation) & those that weaponise them.
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · Dec 15
I'm not always ready to listen.
I may not be talking on phone,
I may not be writing or messaging,
I might look as though I'm ready..

But

I could be day-dreaming
I could be trying to recapture a word or memory
I might be savouring the silence

If I try to listen but fail, it's not personal.
Reposted by Eithne
imnotonfire.bsky.social
The shitty thing seems to be that this is being weaponised to make the BBC even more right wing. The wrong lessons are being learnt.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
efrl.bsky.social
As I was saying, questions remained, and now this perspective is presented.

'This was a #coup' claim some.

Another #conservative vs #liberal lobby group stoush?

#Political #lobbying infecting #BBC?

We've been there here in #Australia. #Lattouf

#BBC
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
efrl.bsky.social
Every picture tells a story.

'No Country for Old Men'

#LNP

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
New figures show Coalition's 'existential' millennial problem getting worse
As Liberals prepare to fly to Canberra to hash out their net zero stance, results from the Australian Election Study suggest those under 45 have continued to drift away from the Coalition.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
efrl.bsky.social
The problem isn't 'lack of beds' it's lack of staff.

Are hospitals concerned with the cost of wages when setting rosters?
They have to be aware of the numbers set for surgery.
Or,
Is the problem a lack of staff & is this problem driven by casualisation of workforce?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Heart surgery patients warn delays at public hospitals could cost lives
Ian Parker waited more than three months for urgent heart surgery that should have been done within 30 days. He was inspired to share his story after an ABC investigation.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
efrl.bsky.social
I usually feel safe while reading a #LauraTingle analysis.

I usually feel better informed after reading a @latingle.bsky.social
analysis.

This time, not so much.

What they did was not good but we see it done every night on #Sky et al.

#BBC #Trump #manipulation

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Why the BBC's issues go deeper than its 'doctoring' of Trump video
It is not US President Donald Trump who represents the biggest political threat to the BBC, but a leaked 8,000-word letter of complaint to the broadcaster's board motivated by "despair at inaction".
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
efrl.bsky.social
Clearly #racism & abuse of power by NSW Police.

#ChildAbuse under the guise of police checks.

"They would knock on the door, bang on the windows with their torches, shine torches through the windows. It was relentless,”

The people responsible must be fired.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
150 police visits in 20 months: Indigenous mother takes action after her boys subjected to ‘relentless’ checks
Exclusive: A family has launched a court case against NSW police alleging racial discrimination is behind excessive bail checks
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
efrl.bsky.social
Sounding way too familiar.
#ABC #Australia Coordinated #lobbygroups #interference

#BBC caves to dark, politically motivated interference.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
efrl.bsky.social
Why did they not just send #Trump a 'No' RSVP?
#Nadal #SerenaWilliams #Messi #Machado

Meanwhile, the usual suspects, shameless #sycophants like Bezo were given $50 food credits while citizens go w/out food #SNAP.

Obscene mockery of the don't haves.
#ABF #Miami

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Out-of-touch Trump talks up economy among sycophants and stars in Miami
President jets in to speak at ritzy American Business Forum as millions see their food aid slashed – crisis, what crisis?
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
efrl.bsky.social
My #predictive text is getting stupider rather than smarter.

Or, is it me?

🤔😵‍💫
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by Eithne
kazcooke.bsky.social
For those who will bear witness. For everyone who pretends there was benevolence from 'employers' & governments, and no slavery in Australia; who believes Tony Abbott's version of history. Debra Dank writes with beauty and anger of the truth we cannot dodge.
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: Debra Dank’s grandmother was a ‘drover’s boy’. Her stolen wages can’t be recovered
Stella Prize shortlisted author Debra Dank reflects on how her family’s lives were scarred by stolen wages and colonial violence – and on the complexities of apologies.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
efrl.bsky.social
Why are people so often surprised when I hold a mirror up to their incompetence?

I do it as gently as i can.

I really don't want to lower my expectations to that level of uselessness. 🤔😵‍💫
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Reposted by Eithne
davidshoebridge.bsky.social
Cairo Takeaway has always been more than a restaurant—they’re a community hub that’s never been afraid to stand for Palestinian rights.

Now they’re facing a defamation lawsuit. Legal costs are mounting and they need our support.

Donate chuffed.org/project/cair...
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
efrl.bsky.social
It's not radical #socialism,
It's not #communism,
It's not dangerous,

It's normal in many countries around the world.
It's just not normal in #America.

' ... Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism...'

#Mamdani

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
efrl.bsky.social
I had no idea you guys did this to #MichelleObama!

#America, you and your #journalists have been messed up for a long time.

#Trump and his high-end mates knew you were absolutely ripe for the picking.

#media fail.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Michelle Obama’s book details how the media’s fixation on her arms was used to ‘otherize’ her
The Look, a new photo book, aims to offer insight into how the former first lady used fashion as a tool for visibility and representation
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
efrl.bsky.social
Vice Chancellor Farrell & #LaTrobe Uni fall way too short in providing an explanation of their conduct ( aka blackmail? ).

In too many instances we hear of pressure exerted on Institutions by unnamed Jewish cohort.

It's time to name them. Expose their activities.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
FOI documents reveal lead-up to failed Bendigo Writers Festival
A founding director of the widely boycotted Bendigo Writers Festival says major sponsor La Trobe University pressured organisers into sending a controversial code of conduct.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
efrl.bsky.social
The extreme nastiness being deployed here against #Albanese is raising my suspicion that there is an unknown force who will benefit.

Of course there will be policies that fall short of the aims of a caring society.

While we should continue to press for better surely doable without this level hate.
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
efrl.bsky.social
Aircon yesterday, heatbag today.

#Spring NEVic 2025.
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Reposted by Eithne
johnmenadue.com
Gina Rinehart AO should review the Clean Your Room meme and extend her renowned philanthropy towards the impoverished Banjima people and remediate the mess her late father left behind. #auspol #fossilfuels
Clean your room
During 1937, Lang Hancock from the Mulga Downs pastoral station in Western Australia began mining and milling activities for blue asbestos (crocidolite) at the nearby Yampire Gorge.
johnmenadue.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
efrl.bsky.social
An exploration of the behaviours of SM #Algorithms by #PriankaSrinivasan

Equal parts fascinating and horrifying.

Much we suspect but this deep dive by Prianka reveals so much more.

Recommended reading. Knowledge provides some control.

#socialmedia #dark #Instagram

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I tried to outsmart the social media algorithm. Here's how it outsmarted me
Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened next.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
efrl.bsky.social
#Israel's military has shrunk, and they need more.

IOW too many soldiers have lost their lives since #Netenyahu's war against Palestine.

Many internal #Haradi factions unite to protest in huge numbers proving #Israel isnt united or peaceful under #Netenyahu.

Surrounded by wars of its own making.
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
efrl.bsky.social
This appears to be a more detailed report than those published in local press.

'200,000 ultra-Orthodox men block entry to Jerusalem in protest against serving in IDF '

#Orthodox #Protest #Conscription #UltraRW

www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thou...
200,000 ultra-Orthodox men block entry to Jerusalem in protest against serving in IDF
20-year-old man falls to his death after scaling unfinished building in construction site; protesters attack journalists, clash with Border Police
www.timesofisrael.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Reposted by Eithne
blublubba.bsky.social
The Chair should have shut this down. I find it hard to believe that a tirade impugning the character of councilors as children of the devil is in accord with standing orders for the conduct of council business.
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
efrl.bsky.social
#ClimbingVictoria members displaying extreme entitlement in their outrage over not being able to climb anything they want.

Would you put your footprints all over a Michelangelo sculpture?
Nah, didn't think so.

#Arapilesdyurrite #CulturalImportance
#Respect

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Rock climbers defy Parks Victoria requests to avoid Arapiles sites
Rock climbers are publicly urging others to ignore Parks Victoria's requests to avoid culturally significant routes at Mount Arapiles Dyurrite in western Victoria.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
efrl.bsky.social
These are the #facts about the new #AgedCare structures.

I agree with the Government approach as it goes some way to future-proofing aged care.

Welfare affordability relies on people who have financial assets paying more so those who don't are cared for.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
What will aged care fee changes mean for you? Here are the details
A new fee structure for aged care takes effect today. Find out what it will mean for you.
www.abc.net.au
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
efrl.bsky.social
Haha, don't even try to keep up!

As #PinkFloyd said way back then
'Leave the kids alone'

#slang

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Slang terms like ‘six-seven’ have no definition. But they’re loaded with meaning | Matthew Cantor
Older generations are demanding explanations of the viral phrase – but slang doesn’t have to make logical sense
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM