egirrrlie
@egirrrlie.bsky.social
Love good journalism. Loathe regurgitated press releases. Pollies revolving - lobbyists evolving - gotta read OUTSIDE the lines these days 💧
Dear America
I guess its lucky you voted to keep Santa Claus and scrap action on #climatechange.
Never mind that Santa's elves can take a whole year to respond to emergency requests...
#Trumped
I guess its lucky you voted to keep Santa Claus and scrap action on #climatechange.
Never mind that Santa's elves can take a whole year to respond to emergency requests...
#Trumped
FRIEDMAN: Is it accurate that at least 80% of the calls that went to FEMA call centers on July 7 went unanswered?
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--
F: It's a yes or not question
RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers
F: That's not what the report says
July 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Dear America
I guess its lucky you voted to keep Santa Claus and scrap action on #climatechange.
Never mind that Santa's elves can take a whole year to respond to emergency requests...
#Trumped
I guess its lucky you voted to keep Santa Claus and scrap action on #climatechange.
Never mind that Santa's elves can take a whole year to respond to emergency requests...
#Trumped
We Australians need to keep reminding each other AND our pollies and media:
AUS DIDN'T vote for King Trump and his merry old regime of authoritarian carpetbaggers.
#auspol
AUS DIDN'T vote for King Trump and his merry old regime of authoritarian carpetbaggers.
#auspol
The nation’s highest court has frequently ruled in favour of Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential powers.
US Supreme Court says Trump can remove Democrats from consumer safety panel
The nation’s highest court has frequently ruled in favour of Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential powers.
bit.ly
July 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We Australians need to keep reminding each other AND our pollies and media:
AUS DIDN'T vote for King Trump and his merry old regime of authoritarian carpetbaggers.
#auspol
AUS DIDN'T vote for King Trump and his merry old regime of authoritarian carpetbaggers.
#auspol
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This is the most colonial ass shit. Health, education is crumbling in this country but we’re spending billions to re-industrialise US shipyards
July 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Has been appalling coverage by media in Australia . Read AlJazeera every morning . Feel like we live on a different planet
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Has been appalling coverage by media in Australia . Read AlJazeera every morning . Feel like we live on a different planet
Should never have taken this for the world's media to respond
Tomorrow’s Guardian front page
July 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The world's top court dealt a blow to Canada's attempts to downplay responsibility for climate change, with potentially massive financial consequences, @woodsideful.bsky.social reports.
Landmark court ruling a stark rebuke of Canadian position on climate change
The ICJ finding is a watershed moment in the fight against climate change that should send shivers down the spine of the fossil fuel industry, while threatening to upend the legality of Prime Minister...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The world's top court dealt a blow to Canada's attempts to downplay responsibility for climate change, with potentially massive financial consequences, @woodsideful.bsky.social reports.
Artificial intelligence hates the name? 🤣
President Donald Trump spoke at an artificial intelligence summit Wednesday, where he rambled about not liking the name "artificial intelligence."
'Can't stand it': Trump demands new name for 'AI'
President Donald Trump spoke at an artificial intelligence summit Wednesday, where he rambled about not liking the name "artificial intelligence." After giving acknowledgments to notable people in the crowd, Trump bragged about his trade deal with Japan, under which Japan no longer pays tariffs on U...
bit.ly
July 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Artificial intelligence hates the name? 🤣
And in Britain, more than 800 lawyers say Israel is committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious violations of international humanitarian law in Palestine.
#WarCrimes
#HindRajabJustice
#GenocideByIsrael
#EthnicCleansingofPalestine
#ICJ #ICC
#WarCrimes
#HindRajabJustice
#GenocideByIsrael
#EthnicCleansingofPalestine
#ICJ #ICC
Zionist narrative under attack from pro-peace Jewish groups at antisemitism inquiry as Gaza genocide ramps up. Emma Thomas reports
#auspol #nswpol
michaelwest.com.au/albanese-ram...
#auspol #nswpol
michaelwest.com.au/albanese-ram...
Albanese ramps up Gaza rhetoric as Zionist narrative erodes - Michael West
Albanese is finally outraged at Israel aid blockade, the Zionist lobby is losing the argument in the NSW Parliament's antisemitism inquiry.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And in Britain, more than 800 lawyers say Israel is committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious violations of international humanitarian law in Palestine.
#WarCrimes
#HindRajabJustice
#GenocideByIsrael
#EthnicCleansingofPalestine
#ICJ #ICC
#WarCrimes
#HindRajabJustice
#GenocideByIsrael
#EthnicCleansingofPalestine
#ICJ #ICC
Netanyahu regime's bloody, grubby ILLEGAL land grab to continue!
Now we learn, they have agents in Australian Defence Forces! Where else? All Public Servants, court officers, police, intelligence, elected MPs MUST confirm first allegiance to Australia!
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Now we learn, they have agents in Australian Defence Forces! Where else? All Public Servants, court officers, police, intelligence, elected MPs MUST confirm first allegiance to Australia!
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Israel says West Bank operation will last for a year as it sends tanks to Jenin
Continued operation in Palestinian territory will leave 40,000 displaced people unable to return home
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Netanyahu regime's bloody, grubby ILLEGAL land grab to continue!
Now we learn, they have agents in Australian Defence Forces! Where else? All Public Servants, court officers, police, intelligence, elected MPs MUST confirm first allegiance to Australia!
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Now we learn, they have agents in Australian Defence Forces! Where else? All Public Servants, court officers, police, intelligence, elected MPs MUST confirm first allegiance to Australia!
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
What are Albanese & Dreyfus going to do to hunt and remove all who are 'loyal to Israel first' in the ADF?
How many foreign agents are in Police & Intelligence services?
#AustraliaVotes2025 Is Dutton too close to Israel interests?
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How many foreign agents are in Police & Intelligence services?
#AustraliaVotes2025 Is Dutton too close to Israel interests?
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian Defence Force officer stripped of security clearance over loyalty to Israel
Asio believed the man, anonymised as HWMW, was at risk of being exploited by the Mossad
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What are Albanese & Dreyfus going to do to hunt and remove all who are 'loyal to Israel first' in the ADF?
How many foreign agents are in Police & Intelligence services?
#AustraliaVotes2025 Is Dutton too close to Israel interests?
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How many foreign agents are in Police & Intelligence services?
#AustraliaVotes2025 Is Dutton too close to Israel interests?
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#MisenPlace for tyranny
The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
The Trump administration blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
#MisenPlace for tyranny
Definitely consider skipping the US if you are flying.
Choose countries that choose safety.
Choose countries that choose safety.
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Definitely consider skipping the US if you are flying.
Choose countries that choose safety.
Choose countries that choose safety.
The Taliban targeted libraries too...
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is "temporarily closed until further notice," according to its website.
JFK Library says it's 'closed until further notice'
The library, one of 16 presidential libraries, is overseen by the Office of Presidential Libraries.
www.wbur.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Taliban targeted libraries too...
Michael Biesecker writes:
"AI models from Microsoft & OpenAI were used by #Israel IDF to help choose bombing targets in #Gaza and #Lebanon, an AP investigation finds.
It’s one of the first times commercial #AI has been used in warfare"
apnews.com/article/isra...
"AI models from Microsoft & OpenAI were used by #Israel IDF to help choose bombing targets in #Gaza and #Lebanon, an AP investigation finds.
It’s one of the first times commercial #AI has been used in warfare"
apnews.com/article/isra...
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services.
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Michael Biesecker writes:
"AI models from Microsoft & OpenAI were used by #Israel IDF to help choose bombing targets in #Gaza and #Lebanon, an AP investigation finds.
It’s one of the first times commercial #AI has been used in warfare"
apnews.com/article/isra...
"AI models from Microsoft & OpenAI were used by #Israel IDF to help choose bombing targets in #Gaza and #Lebanon, an AP investigation finds.
It’s one of the first times commercial #AI has been used in warfare"
apnews.com/article/isra...
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And Laura Tingle showed just how much integrity and guts she has to go out on a limb for another journalist, not knowing if writing to the big boss so fearlessly would bring reprisals, retaliation and retribution her way
February 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
And Laura Tingle showed just how much integrity and guts she has to go out on a limb for another journalist, not knowing if writing to the big boss so fearlessly would bring reprisals, retaliation and retribution her way
If anyone thinks Musk/Trump/Cronies won't come after YOU TOO, you haven't been paying attention!
February 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
If anyone thinks Musk/Trump/Cronies won't come after YOU TOO, you haven't been paying attention!
Why Australia should be rethinking AUKUS
Trump has just thrown major allies and neighbours, Canada & Mexico, under a bus.
China is taking US to the WTO for unfair trade practices.
What will we be ordered to do to stay 'friends' with Trump's USA?
#auspol
Trump has just thrown major allies and neighbours, Canada & Mexico, under a bus.
China is taking US to the WTO for unfair trade practices.
What will we be ordered to do to stay 'friends' with Trump's USA?
#auspol
BREAKING NEWS: Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff.
Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China in new phase of trade war
Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Why Australia should be rethinking AUKUS
Trump has just thrown major allies and neighbours, Canada & Mexico, under a bus.
China is taking US to the WTO for unfair trade practices.
What will we be ordered to do to stay 'friends' with Trump's USA?
#auspol
Trump has just thrown major allies and neighbours, Canada & Mexico, under a bus.
China is taking US to the WTO for unfair trade practices.
What will we be ordered to do to stay 'friends' with Trump's USA?
#auspol
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Canadian Liberal Party leadership contender calls for 100% tariff on Teslas. www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war
Canada’s EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.
www.businesstoday.in
February 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Canadian Liberal Party leadership contender calls for 100% tariff on Teslas. www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...
Well well well. I'm sure Netanyahu will give a bullshit reason why.
Hamas says Israel has yet to permit the entry of the needed medical, relief, fuel and reconstruction supplies into Gaza as per the ceasefire agreement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/39hz7b
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/39hz7b
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Norway says it will arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country.
Yet another reason to love Norway.
Yet another reason to love Norway.
January 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Norway says it will arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country.
Yet another reason to love Norway.
Yet another reason to love Norway.
Holy flying f#*k!
Trump USA blends a nightmare version of Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory with an administration straight out of Lord of The Flies
Trump USA blends a nightmare version of Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory with an administration straight out of Lord of The Flies
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Holy flying f#*k!
Trump USA blends a nightmare version of Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory with an administration straight out of Lord of The Flies
Trump USA blends a nightmare version of Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory with an administration straight out of Lord of The Flies
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#insiders
Dutton spouting lies again. Most of the public servants newly employed are not in Canberra, and in any event, they are replacing far more expensive consultants. Add the other people who provide the front line Services.
Dutton spouting lies again. Most of the public servants newly employed are not in Canberra, and in any event, they are replacing far more expensive consultants. Add the other people who provide the front line Services.
February 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#insiders
Dutton spouting lies again. Most of the public servants newly employed are not in Canberra, and in any event, they are replacing far more expensive consultants. Add the other people who provide the front line Services.
Dutton spouting lies again. Most of the public servants newly employed are not in Canberra, and in any event, they are replacing far more expensive consultants. Add the other people who provide the front line Services.
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The US Agency for International Development’s website was off-line over the weekend as the Trump administration continues to review its future and the path forward for US foreign aid in general.
USAID Website Goes Dark With Future of US Assistance in Doubt
The US Agency for International Development’s website was off-line over the weekend as the Trump administration continues to review its future and the path forward for US foreign aid in general.
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The US Agency for International Development’s website was off-line over the weekend as the Trump administration continues to review its future and the path forward for US foreign aid in general.
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Ah well, so disgusted with this week's first episode back for 2025 that I have penned a formal complaint. We shall see how this goes. #Insiders #Complaint #auspol
February 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ah well, so disgusted with this week's first episode back for 2025 that I have penned a formal complaint. We shall see how this goes. #Insiders #Complaint #auspol