Karen Black
@maisiemontnruby.bsky.social
Meanjin Person
Love discovering new stuff
And new ideas.
Love discovering new stuff
And new ideas.
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Lessons fr NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme incl #PayToDestroy
👎when devs only required to 'consider' the Mitigation Hierarchy, Avoid gets ignored & gov regulator has no clue
👎Trust managing offset obligations of devs has excessive flexibility & discretion
👎public effectively derisking private devs
👎when devs only required to 'consider' the Mitigation Hierarchy, Avoid gets ignored & gov regulator has no clue
👎Trust managing offset obligations of devs has excessive flexibility & discretion
👎public effectively derisking private devs
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Lessons fr NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme incl #PayToDestroy
👎when devs only required to 'consider' the Mitigation Hierarchy, Avoid gets ignored & gov regulator has no clue
👎Trust managing offset obligations of devs has excessive flexibility & discretion
👎public effectively derisking private devs
👎when devs only required to 'consider' the Mitigation Hierarchy, Avoid gets ignored & gov regulator has no clue
👎Trust managing offset obligations of devs has excessive flexibility & discretion
👎public effectively derisking private devs
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The surviving Palestinians in the "red zone" will of course remain imprisoned—persecuted and tortured and starving and dying among the devastation—at the behest of their oppressor, and Israel will continue to murder and kidnap Palestinians at will.
At least 680,000 dead, for this.
At least 680,000 dead, for this.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The surviving Palestinians in the "red zone" will of course remain imprisoned—persecuted and tortured and starving and dying among the devastation—at the behest of their oppressor, and Israel will continue to murder and kidnap Palestinians at will.
At least 680,000 dead, for this.
At least 680,000 dead, for this.
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The so-called "peace plan" will lock-in a new form of occupation under the guise of stabilization & reconstruction.
And this is what the genocide is all about. Illegally occupying the "green zone" where they'll build lavish homes, motels/hotels, retail for Israelis & tourists.
And this is what the genocide is all about. Illegally occupying the "green zone" where they'll build lavish homes, motels/hotels, retail for Israelis & tourists.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The so-called "peace plan" will lock-in a new form of occupation under the guise of stabilization & reconstruction.
And this is what the genocide is all about. Illegally occupying the "green zone" where they'll build lavish homes, motels/hotels, retail for Israelis & tourists.
And this is what the genocide is all about. Illegally occupying the "green zone" where they'll build lavish homes, motels/hotels, retail for Israelis & tourists.
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"If it weren’t so utterly tragic, it would be laughable. As Marx said, history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. Yes, the proposal is farce, yet Israel’s genocide is not. It is tragedy of the first order."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Trump’s ploy at the UN is American imperialism masquerading as a peace process
The Trump administration is pushing an Israeli-crafted resolution at the UN Security Council aimed at eliminating the possibility of a State of Palestine.
johnmenadue.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"If it weren’t so utterly tragic, it would be laughable. As Marx said, history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. Yes, the proposal is farce, yet Israel’s genocide is not. It is tragedy of the first order."
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.
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Trump is full of it - grocery prices are skyrocketing. Coffee at Aldi went up from $4.99 to $7.39. Wine went from $7.99 to $9.99. Ground Beef is $7.69 a pound. A dozen eggs are still $3.59 and a dozen free range eggs are up to $5.05. 16 oz of Butter is $3.69 and the list goes on.
Don’t be gaslit.
Don’t be gaslit.
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump is full of it - grocery prices are skyrocketing. Coffee at Aldi went up from $4.99 to $7.39. Wine went from $7.99 to $9.99. Ground Beef is $7.69 a pound. A dozen eggs are still $3.59 and a dozen free range eggs are up to $5.05. 16 oz of Butter is $3.69 and the list goes on.
Don’t be gaslit.
Don’t be gaslit.
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The murderous little piece of shit who kills Washington Post journalists, right? *That* crown prince?
That’s the one you’re honoring, yes?
That’s the one you’re honoring, yes?
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The murderous little piece of shit who kills Washington Post journalists, right? *That* crown prince?
That’s the one you’re honoring, yes?
That’s the one you’re honoring, yes?
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Reposted by Karen Black
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.
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Remember how everyone thought Hilary Clinton had overstepped the mark by calling Trump supporters deplorables and the media went on about it for weeks?
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Remember how everyone thought Hilary Clinton had overstepped the mark by calling Trump supporters deplorables and the media went on about it for weeks?
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🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
‘Pouring money into a trough’: Senior public servant blows whistle on allegedly ‘corrupt’ millions
The Home Affairs assistant secretary claims money was spent on overinflated contracts or for services that were never provided.
www.smh.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
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Michael is my neighbor and a wonderful, courageous person. When Nazis left anti-Semitic leaflets on people’s cars, he organized a neighborhood sign-making session and led people in posting the signs communicating our solidarity against hate.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Michael is my neighbor and a wonderful, courageous person. When Nazis left anti-Semitic leaflets on people’s cars, he organized a neighborhood sign-making session and led people in posting the signs communicating our solidarity against hate.
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These crooks are all getting incredibly wealthy from our suffering
Kristi Noem got $$$ from $220 million DHS Ad Contracts. GRIFT from kickbacks? www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
These crooks are all getting incredibly wealthy from our suffering
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I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going.
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going.
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
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David Pope in Canberra Timrs
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
David Pope in Canberra Timrs
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A draft report commissioned by the WA gov referenced "significant risks" from gas which were removed in the final version, according to the ABC.
"It really is climate denial for Roger Cook to suggest the more gas exports WA has, the better it is for the climate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"It really is climate denial for Roger Cook to suggest the more gas exports WA has, the better it is for the climate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A draft report commissioned by the WA gov referenced "significant risks" from gas which were removed in the final version, according to the ABC.
"It really is climate denial for Roger Cook to suggest the more gas exports WA has, the better it is for the climate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"It really is climate denial for Roger Cook to suggest the more gas exports WA has, the better it is for the climate."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Guardian analysis in August of the IDF’s intelligence data showed that by the reckoning of Israeli military officials, 83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians, a historic high for modern conflicts, though IDF disputed the analysis.
& still we supplied weapons
Guardian analysis in August of the IDF’s intelligence data showed that by the reckoning of Israeli military officials, 83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians, a historic high for modern conflicts, though IDF disputed the analysis.
& still we supplied weapons
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Guardian analysis in August of the IDF’s intelligence data showed that by the reckoning of Israeli military officials, 83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians, a historic high for modern conflicts, though IDF disputed the analysis.
& still we supplied weapons
Guardian analysis in August of the IDF’s intelligence data showed that by the reckoning of Israeli military officials, 83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians, a historic high for modern conflicts, though IDF disputed the analysis.
& still we supplied weapons
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Truth matters:
Weird headline from our ABC:
Weasel words:
“Israel says ceasefire & aid will resume after dozens killed in air strikes”
Should be:
*Israel minorly pauses ongoing #genocide after it murders dozens of innocents with illegal bombing airstrikes
#Gaza
Truth matters:
Weird headline from our ABC:
Weasel words:
“Israel says ceasefire & aid will resume after dozens killed in air strikes”
Should be:
*Israel minorly pauses ongoing #genocide after it murders dozens of innocents with illegal bombing airstrikes
#Gaza
Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza - ABC listen
Israel has said it will return to a ceasefire in Gaza, just hours after carrying out strikes in the territory.
Both Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of breaching the agreement, whi...
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Truth matters:
Weird headline from our ABC:
Weasel words:
“Israel says ceasefire & aid will resume after dozens killed in air strikes”
Should be:
*Israel minorly pauses ongoing #genocide after it murders dozens of innocents with illegal bombing airstrikes
#Gaza
Truth matters:
Weird headline from our ABC:
Weasel words:
“Israel says ceasefire & aid will resume after dozens killed in air strikes”
Should be:
*Israel minorly pauses ongoing #genocide after it murders dozens of innocents with illegal bombing airstrikes
#Gaza
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Dr Assal Rad—
"Israel killed 14-year-old Faris Odeh 25 years ago today. This photo was taken 10 days earlier.
"For decades, they’ve tried to convince you that children throwing rocks are the problem and not the occupying force that murders them."
"Israel killed 14-year-old Faris Odeh 25 years ago today. This photo was taken 10 days earlier.
"For decades, they’ve tried to convince you that children throwing rocks are the problem and not the occupying force that murders them."
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Dr Assal Rad—
"Israel killed 14-year-old Faris Odeh 25 years ago today. This photo was taken 10 days earlier.
"For decades, they’ve tried to convince you that children throwing rocks are the problem and not the occupying force that murders them."
"Israel killed 14-year-old Faris Odeh 25 years ago today. This photo was taken 10 days earlier.
"For decades, they’ve tried to convince you that children throwing rocks are the problem and not the occupying force that murders them."