Tassie Devil
@tassiedevil.bsky.social
Slightly grumpy older dame living in southern Tasmania. Voracious reader of crime novels and occasional knitter. Politically left leaning. #auspol #politas
I have my criticisms of Albanese, but I back him on this. The atrocity in #Bondi was carried out by two specific individuals with a hateful, ideological agenda. I don't believe it was indicative of a broader anti-Semitic feeling in the general community.
Anthony Albanese insists his short, sharp review into the Bondi attack is enough. What can it examine and what is off limits?
Dennis Richardson will investigate the actions of security agencies and federal police. But critics argue only a royal commission can address the wider issue of antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I have my criticisms of Albanese, but I back him on this. The atrocity in #Bondi was carried out by two specific individuals with a hateful, ideological agenda. I don't believe it was indicative of a broader anti-Semitic feeling in the general community.
Ley: "We should live in a world where dictators and despots face justice for their crimes." Let's start with Trump and Netanyahu then. #Venezuela
Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Ley: "We should live in a world where dictators and despots face justice for their crimes." Let's start with Trump and Netanyahu then. #Venezuela
It's all very well for leaders like Albanese, Starmer, and Carney to use weasel words over the US action in Venezuela. "Maduro wasn't legitimate, he's a bad dude, blah blah." They can fence sit. What will they say if Trump does decide Greenland is his to take? Different ballgame then. #Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It's all very well for leaders like Albanese, Starmer, and Carney to use weasel words over the US action in Venezuela. "Maduro wasn't legitimate, he's a bad dude, blah blah." They can fence sit. What will they say if Trump does decide Greenland is his to take? Different ballgame then. #Venezuela
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January 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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I have zero confidence in the US administration of Venezuela. They haven’t demonstrated they can run their own country with any form of equality or even legality yet have the audacity to lecture others and invade for oil, all other reasons given are just lies to legitimise the invasion.
The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I have zero confidence in the US administration of Venezuela. They haven’t demonstrated they can run their own country with any form of equality or even legality yet have the audacity to lecture others and invade for oil, all other reasons given are just lies to legitimise the invasion.
2026 shaping up to be worse than 2025. Does anyone know if there's a giant fucking asteroid on the horizon?
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
2026 shaping up to be worse than 2025. Does anyone know if there's a giant fucking asteroid on the horizon?
Oh FFS! Now it's "sports stars." Is there no end to this bullshit?
'National crisis': Sports stars call for Bondi federal royal commission
More than 60 Australian sports stars, including Ian Thorpe, Jess Fox, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Newman, join public calls for a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism and the events that led up ...
www.abc.net.au
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Oh FFS! Now it's "sports stars." Is there no end to this bullshit?
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We will run Venezuela but first it’s nap time
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We will run Venezuela but first it’s nap time
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January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
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There’s almost something systematic - like a campaign, if you will - of co-opting group after group of supposedly influential people and drop-feeding them out over days to keep the topic on the front page.
And the paper is obliging.
And the paper is obliging.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
There’s almost something systematic - like a campaign, if you will - of co-opting group after group of supposedly influential people and drop-feeding them out over days to keep the topic on the front page.
And the paper is obliging.
And the paper is obliging.
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We’ve had the barristers and silks. The other day it was “business leaders”. Today it’s “sporting greats” who have signed an “open letter calling for a RC into antisemitism, radicalisation and the Bondi massacre”.
Who will be the next lot? Have we heard from the doctors yet? Surely…
Who will be the next lot? Have we heard from the doctors yet? Surely…
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
We’ve had the barristers and silks. The other day it was “business leaders”. Today it’s “sporting greats” who have signed an “open letter calling for a RC into antisemitism, radicalisation and the Bondi massacre”.
Who will be the next lot? Have we heard from the doctors yet? Surely…
Who will be the next lot? Have we heard from the doctors yet? Surely…
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The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
Oil smells so lovely first thing in the morning.
Trump's toppling of Maduro is fraught with risk - what happens next is unclear
Will the US push for elections or will it try to depose more members of the government, asks the BBC's Ione Wells.
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Oil smells so lovely first thing in the morning.
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
Why a Royal Commission into the Bondi tragedy isn't necessary.
Why a federal royal commission into Bondi isn’t the right option
A federal royal commission running parallel with the Richardson inquiry would create confusion, frustration and inordinate delay.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Why a Royal Commission into the Bondi tragedy isn't necessary.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Wonder what brought this on? #politas
Breaking: Helen Burnet quits Tasmanian Greens to sit on crossbench
The Clark MP says she knows the decision "will be disappointing for some" but is necessary for her to be "effective" in parliament.
www.abc.net.au
January 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Wonder what brought this on? #politas
No more than a 100mg aspirin is required to be taken daily for medical reasons. A full dose aspirin will lead to bleeding complications, maybe a haemorrhage that leads to death. Maybe he should take more than one daily. Thin that blood bigly.
Trump admits he applies makeup to his hands to hide bruises. He takes more aspirin than his doctors recommend — 325 milligrams a day — which causes him to bruise easily.
"…I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump says. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart."
"…I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump says. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart."
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
No more than a 100mg aspirin is required to be taken daily for medical reasons. A full dose aspirin will lead to bleeding complications, maybe a haemorrhage that leads to death. Maybe he should take more than one daily. Thin that blood bigly.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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