Kristin
@krismd.bsky.social
On Dharawal land. Lifetime awareness &advocacy for those suffering injustice beginning with apartheid in the 60s. A Good Samaritan Sister for 30 years, teacher, principal, managed counselling centre for women affected by DV now build community around roses
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/4W4DqUyCdXwfE
ABC: Stand with your journalists
An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.
getup.to
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I just signed this open letter to the ABC. getup.to/4W4DqUyCdXwfE
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
www.theguardian.com/australia-news
It appears that the Coalition want to be able to retain the hate speech that fits their purpose- so often their various members have picked on various ethnic groups in an unjustified way to divide and score political points.They criticise but have no just solutions
It appears that the Coalition want to be able to retain the hate speech that fits their purpose- so often their various members have picked on various ethnic groups in an unjustified way to divide and score political points.They criticise but have no just solutions
Senior Liberals urge colleagues to vote against Labor’s hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack
Opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-news
It appears that the Coalition want to be able to retain the hate speech that fits their purpose- so often their various members have picked on various ethnic groups in an unjustified way to divide and score political points.They criticise but have no just solutions
It appears that the Coalition want to be able to retain the hate speech that fits their purpose- so often their various members have picked on various ethnic groups in an unjustified way to divide and score political points.They criticise but have no just solutions
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China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
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Sensodyne is owned by Haleon. The Google AI overview has this (presumably incomplete) list of Haleon brands: "Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum, Tums, Flonase, Nexium, Nicorette, Panadol, Theraflu, Robitussin, Excedrin, Emergen-C, and Voltaren".
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Sensodyne is owned by Haleon. The Google AI overview has this (presumably incomplete) list of Haleon brands: "Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum, Tums, Flonase, Nexium, Nicorette, Panadol, Theraflu, Robitussin, Excedrin, Emergen-C, and Voltaren".
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The Bondi Beach terror attack: 15 dead
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
The Bondi Beach terror attack: 15 dead
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
Royal Commission
National Day of Mourning.
Port Arthur Massacre: 35 dead
Australian Women Murdered:
2024: 105. 2025: 77.
No Royal Commission
No National Day of Mourning.
Are some Australian lives more precious than others? 🤔 #auspol
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Palestine is not a single issue. If a politician supports the use of overwhelming violence against a civilian population abroad, they’re telling you what they think is acceptable to use against you at home.
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Palestine is not a single issue. If a politician supports the use of overwhelming violence against a civilian population abroad, they’re telling you what they think is acceptable to use against you at home.
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The number of sponsors for this Friday's 6pm protest rally at Town Hall has grown handsomely. (Some I can't make out at all). Pride in Protest is a boost.
January 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The number of sponsors for this Friday's 6pm protest rally at Town Hall has grown handsomely. (Some I can't make out at all). Pride in Protest is a boost.
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We've taken the most acute cases of toxic masculinity, given them guns, and turned them loose on our streets. This is only going to get worse. #FuckIce
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
We've taken the most acute cases of toxic masculinity, given them guns, and turned them loose on our streets. This is only going to get worse. #FuckIce
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Neoliberalism is alive and well under the @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
Why do we pay scam artists eye-watering amounts of money to outsource services that should be provided in-house using properly paid employees? The entire point of a government is to run stuff.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years
Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero tax
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Neoliberalism is alive and well under the @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt
#auspol
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Trump on the limits of his power: “My own morality. My own mind.”
Yet our govt aims to render Dan Duggan to the US after 3 yrs in prison and no charges.
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the 'global rules based order'
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/rendering-an...
Yet our govt aims to render Dan Duggan to the US after 3 yrs in prison and no charges.
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the 'global rules based order'
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/rendering-an...
Rendering an Australian citizen to the corrupt regime of Donald Trump - Michael West
The Albanese Government wants to render Australian citizen Dan Duggan to the corrupt authoritarian regime of Donald Trump.
michaelwest.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Trump on the limits of his power: “My own morality. My own mind.”
Yet our govt aims to render Dan Duggan to the US after 3 yrs in prison and no charges.
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the 'global rules based order'
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/rendering-an...
Yet our govt aims to render Dan Duggan to the US after 3 yrs in prison and no charges.
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social on the 'global rules based order'
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/rendering-an...
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Amid reports that Israel has killed more than 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate cited the ghastly number of deaths as evidence that Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Amid reports that Israel has killed more than 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate cited the ghastly number of deaths as evidence that Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years
It’s time to stop privatisation of government services that have deteriorated and cost far more
It’s time to stop privatisation of government services that have deteriorated and cost far more
January 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years
It’s time to stop privatisation of government services that have deteriorated and cost far more
It’s time to stop privatisation of government services that have deteriorated and cost far more
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Randa Abdel-Attah is the author of eleven very popular all inclusive non-discriminatory books. randaabdelfattah.com
However the Adelaide Writers Festival have banned her b/c of the "cultural sensitivity"* of AUs Zionist community.
oxford-review.com/the-oxford-r...
So buy a book instead of a ticket.
However the Adelaide Writers Festival have banned her b/c of the "cultural sensitivity"* of AUs Zionist community.
oxford-review.com/the-oxford-r...
So buy a book instead of a ticket.
randaabdelfattah.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Randa Abdel-Attah is the author of eleven very popular all inclusive non-discriminatory books. randaabdelfattah.com
However the Adelaide Writers Festival have banned her b/c of the "cultural sensitivity"* of AUs Zionist community.
oxford-review.com/the-oxford-r...
So buy a book instead of a ticket.
However the Adelaide Writers Festival have banned her b/c of the "cultural sensitivity"* of AUs Zionist community.
oxford-review.com/the-oxford-r...
So buy a book instead of a ticket.
urbanwronski.com/2026/01/06/l...
An excellent article
An excellent article
Labor’s Bondi Backflip: When Fear Trumps Justice
Anthony Albanese’s surrender to a Bondi Royal Commission reveals a political system that prioritises spectacle over justice. But as diverse communities unite to demand real accountability, the ques…
urbanwronski.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
urbanwronski.com/2026/01/06/l...
An excellent article
An excellent article
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Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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Five years later, America is in crisis
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Five years later, America is in crisis
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Five years later, America is in crisis
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