Em
@empressoz.bsky.social
Macro-dosing ☕️, 🥐, and Xanadu soundtrack until further notice. Psychotherapist, Dr of Psychology. Nature, Soul, the Arts, Each-Other. (Oz).
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"To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace."
PS. - Calgacus
PS. - Calgacus
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 AM
"To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace."
PS. - Calgacus
PS. - Calgacus
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Ghada Hatem-Gantzer built a center that centralized social, legal and medical assistance for women in one building. It was a labor of love that almost failed, but the project has become a revolutionary template in France for treating female victims of violence. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/w...
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Ghada Hatem-Gantzer built a center that centralized social, legal and medical assistance for women in one building. It was a labor of love that almost failed, but the project has become a revolutionary template in France for treating female victims of violence. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/w...
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
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Coming up on SBS
A Slovenian model with a penchant for plagiarism and rich narcissistic old men claws her way to power in the three hour bioepic Melania.
I shall be gluing my eyelids open with Tarzans Grip so I don’t miss a minute of that one
A Slovenian model with a penchant for plagiarism and rich narcissistic old men claws her way to power in the three hour bioepic Melania.
I shall be gluing my eyelids open with Tarzans Grip so I don’t miss a minute of that one
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Coming up on SBS
A Slovenian model with a penchant for plagiarism and rich narcissistic old men claws her way to power in the three hour bioepic Melania.
I shall be gluing my eyelids open with Tarzans Grip so I don’t miss a minute of that one
A Slovenian model with a penchant for plagiarism and rich narcissistic old men claws her way to power in the three hour bioepic Melania.
I shall be gluing my eyelids open with Tarzans Grip so I don’t miss a minute of that one
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January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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It's going to be particularly difficult for the Albanese govt to adapt to the new reality of a fascist Trump regime, and adjust our foreign policy accordingly
- when they are still pretending it's business as usual. #auspol
- when they are still pretending it's business as usual. #auspol
“Trump’s actions have broken all trust and America’s traditional allies must adapt to this new reality. The America we thought we knew is gone and it isn’t coming back.” - @emmashortis.bsky.social on the After America podcast
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts
📖 Read more: theaus.in/4quHFel
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts
📖 Read more: theaus.in/4quHFel
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM
It's going to be particularly difficult for the Albanese govt to adapt to the new reality of a fascist Trump regime, and adjust our foreign policy accordingly
- when they are still pretending it's business as usual. #auspol
- when they are still pretending it's business as usual. #auspol
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It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
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😍😍😍
My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle:
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
January 21, 2026 at 12:09 AM
😍😍😍
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I am so glad I didn't stay home!
Totally worth the drive!
It blew a gale which made it very difficult, but I persevered.
Aurora Australis near Truro, South Australia.
#aurora
Totally worth the drive!
It blew a gale which made it very difficult, but I persevered.
Aurora Australis near Truro, South Australia.
#aurora
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I am so glad I didn't stay home!
Totally worth the drive!
It blew a gale which made it very difficult, but I persevered.
Aurora Australis near Truro, South Australia.
#aurora
Totally worth the drive!
It blew a gale which made it very difficult, but I persevered.
Aurora Australis near Truro, South Australia.
#aurora
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January 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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The only two parties voting FOR the hate group legislation, Labor and the Liberal party, are spending the debate sledging it out over who is the bigger hypocrite and who supports the laws harder
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Liberals to pass government hate speech laws, Greens warn of impact on democracy
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are negotiating once again on what is left of the hate speech laws, in a parliamentary day dedicated to the passage of just two bills. All the day's events, as it happe...
live.thepoint.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
The only two parties voting FOR the hate group legislation, Labor and the Liberal party, are spending the debate sledging it out over who is the bigger hypocrite and who supports the laws harder
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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"I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written... because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable..."
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
"I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written... because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable..."
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
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The fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept impressing the same point on me: Israel has turned their land into a laboratory
The fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept impressing the same point on me: Israel has turned their land into a laboratory
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept impressing the same point on me: Israel has turned their land into a laboratory
The fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept impressing the same point on me: Israel has turned their land into a laboratory
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Let’s check in on the solar cosmic ray count at Mawson station following the big CME event and everything looks norm—
Oooooft.
🔭
Oooooft.
🔭
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Let’s check in on the solar cosmic ray count at Mawson station following the big CME event and everything looks norm—
Oooooft.
🔭
Oooooft.
🔭
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My mum would have passed away 31 years tomorrow. She was here 35 years ago so this visit connected us
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
My mum would have passed away 31 years tomorrow. She was here 35 years ago so this visit connected us
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Today is the first day of the last Lunar month of the Year of the Wood Snake. It's apt to see a water dragon first thing at the Botanic Gardens
January 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Today is the first day of the last Lunar month of the Year of the Wood Snake. It's apt to see a water dragon first thing at the Botanic Gardens
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Only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated, and the whole future is condemned to hopeless staleness.
- #CarlJung
- #CarlJung
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated, and the whole future is condemned to hopeless staleness.
- #CarlJung
- #CarlJung
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WOW! The level of detail in this edible creation is absolutely breathtaking. Larissa May has a phenomenal talent for translating intricate embroidery textures into stunning confectionery designs that I want to devour!
“Evil Eye Heart Cake”
#beautifulbizarre #evileyecake #cake #art
“Evil Eye Heart Cake”
#beautifulbizarre #evileyecake #cake #art
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
WOW! The level of detail in this edible creation is absolutely breathtaking. Larissa May has a phenomenal talent for translating intricate embroidery textures into stunning confectionery designs that I want to devour!
“Evil Eye Heart Cake”
#beautifulbizarre #evileyecake #cake #art
“Evil Eye Heart Cake”
#beautifulbizarre #evileyecake #cake #art
