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I’ve said this before, but my dad lost 4 siblings to polio & smallpox before the age of 10. They would be here today if they had access to vaccines. I wish we could trade those antivaxxers for my aunts & uncles.
As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt.
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
December 13, 2024 at 1:36 PM
I’ve said this before, but my dad lost 4 siblings to polio & smallpox before the age of 10. They would be here today if they had access to vaccines. I wish we could trade those antivaxxers for my aunts & uncles.
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Gallagher warns of robodebt repeat if public service is cut, but denies ‘scare-mongering’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gallagher warns of robodebt repeat if public service is cut, but denies ‘scare-mongering’
Finance, women’s and public services minister says Coalition’s promised cuts means ‘failures of systems’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Gallagher warns of robodebt repeat if public service is cut, but denies ‘scare-mongering’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.”
But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.
Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.
But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.
Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.
December 3, 2024 at 3:00 AM
The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.”
But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.
Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.
But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.
Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.
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Don’t ever forget, and never forget these faces and never ever VOTE for the LNP the party that brought you Robodebt….
I know if an ordinary citizen was responsible for 2000+ Deaths they would have been before the courts long ago….
I’m very disappointed in the powers to be …..
I know if an ordinary citizen was responsible for 2000+ Deaths they would have been before the courts long ago….
I’m very disappointed in the powers to be …..
Robodebt brought fear and misery to tens of thousands of Australians. Some killed themselves. Yet still these four arseholes escape untouched.
December 2, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Don’t ever forget, and never forget these faces and never ever VOTE for the LNP the party that brought you Robodebt….
I know if an ordinary citizen was responsible for 2000+ Deaths they would have been before the courts long ago….
I’m very disappointed in the powers to be …..
I know if an ordinary citizen was responsible for 2000+ Deaths they would have been before the courts long ago….
I’m very disappointed in the powers to be …..
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‘The abc has aired another interview riddled with falsehoods to deceive voters’
‘The crisis was reported as happening today –when, in fact it was several years ago – well before the Albanese Govt implemented the poverty-reduction measures’
Lies by omission
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
‘The crisis was reported as happening today –when, in fact it was several years ago – well before the Albanese Govt implemented the poverty-reduction measures’
Lies by omission
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
ABC News misleads on the economy and risks pushing more Australians into poverty
ABC presents old data from the previous Coalition Government as a 'new' cost-of-living crisis study.
independentaustralia.net
December 3, 2024 at 5:16 AM
‘The abc has aired another interview riddled with falsehoods to deceive voters’
‘The crisis was reported as happening today –when, in fact it was several years ago – well before the Albanese Govt implemented the poverty-reduction measures’
Lies by omission
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
‘The crisis was reported as happening today –when, in fact it was several years ago – well before the Albanese Govt implemented the poverty-reduction measures’
Lies by omission
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
More stories of torture by the Israeli Occupation Forces www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
December 3, 2024 at 10:28 AM
More stories of torture by the Israeli Occupation Forces www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Dinner guest. White faced heron.
December 3, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Dinner guest. White faced heron.
Norfolk Island hibiscus. Rainbow lorikeets make these trees sing.
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Norfolk Island hibiscus. Rainbow lorikeets make these trees sing.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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Correction to ABC story:
should read: "A journalist (just doing his job) who hasn't been at SMH for 8 years has asked the Future Fund questions of public interest regarding its legal risk of prosecution for financing war crimes"
michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-...
should read: "A journalist (just doing his job) who hasn't been at SMH for 8 years has asked the Future Fund questions of public interest regarding its legal risk of prosecution for financing war crimes"
michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-...
December 2, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Correction to ABC story:
should read: "A journalist (just doing his job) who hasn't been at SMH for 8 years has asked the Future Fund questions of public interest regarding its legal risk of prosecution for financing war crimes"
michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-...
should read: "A journalist (just doing his job) who hasn't been at SMH for 8 years has asked the Future Fund questions of public interest regarding its legal risk of prosecution for financing war crimes"
michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-...
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South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns
South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns
Aemo says it does not want to ‘directly control people’s rooftop solar’ but it may be necessary to reduce or cut off power gleaned from the sun
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The power grid in eastern Australia could experience “outage conditions” as soon as next spring unless states speed up actions to cope with surplus generation from solar panels on sunny days, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) has warned.
In a report released on Monday, Aemo called for an “emergency backstop” mechanism to ensure grid stability when households and other solar photovoltaic (PV) owners export excess electricity.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 AM
South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns
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lol I almost wish Christianity was accurate just to watch Jesus tell 90% of Christians to fuck all the way off and that they’re going to Hell due to being hateful bigoted assholes.
But it’s all bullshit so nvm
But it’s all bullshit so nvm
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
lol I almost wish Christianity was accurate just to watch Jesus tell 90% of Christians to fuck all the way off and that they’re going to Hell due to being hateful bigoted assholes.
But it’s all bullshit so nvm
But it’s all bullshit so nvm
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If you’re all about conservation speak the truth, loudly and frequently rsv.org.au/truth-for-bi...
Saving Australia’s Biodiversity Means Ending the Lies - The Royal Society of Victoria
Political expediency cannot defeat the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry. If we continue to change the atmosphere with greenhouse gases, the world will continue to warm, extreme weather and fi...
rsv.org.au
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 AM
If you’re all about conservation speak the truth, loudly and frequently rsv.org.au/truth-for-bi...
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Hat-tip to the Swiss voters 🇨🇭
Great news: Swiss voters are projected to reject government plans for an expansion of the national highway system with a 52% majority. This is an opportunity to prioritize climate change in Swiss transport policies.
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National highway expansion rejected by the people according to projections
The electorate rejects the expansion of six Swiss highway sections. This is shown by the projection by the research institute gfs.bern on behalf of SRG regarding the federal decree on the 2023 expansi...
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November 25, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Hat-tip to the Swiss voters 🇨🇭
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Ahead of the final sitting week for 2024, the government has not just withdrawn its bill aimed at curbing misinformation and disinformation, but says it won’t attempt to bring it back if re-elected.
View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising
Ahead of the final sitting week for 2024, the government has not just withdrawn its bill aimed at curbing misinformation and disinformation, but says it won’t attempt to bring it back if re-elected.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Ahead of the final sitting week for 2024, the government has not just withdrawn its bill aimed at curbing misinformation and disinformation, but says it won’t attempt to bring it back if re-elected.
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all you ever wanted to know about yet ANOTHER corrupt cog in the Trump machine www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. This would set...
www.citizensforethics.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:56 PM
all you ever wanted to know about yet ANOTHER corrupt cog in the Trump machine www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
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This is the POTUS in America 🇺🇸
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November 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
This is the POTUS in America 🇺🇸
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Beautiful illustration of where people are (and are not) concentrated
by Alasdair Rae
by Alasdair Rae
November 24, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Beautiful illustration of where people are (and are not) concentrated
by Alasdair Rae
by Alasdair Rae
Michael Moore on Biden and lost opportunities. www.michaelmoore.com/p/biden-goin...
Biden Going Out With a Bang
Dear Joe,
www.michaelmoore.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Michael Moore on Biden and lost opportunities. www.michaelmoore.com/p/biden-goin...
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My latest on the historic arrest warrants issued for Israel’s leaders. The fight is far from over. mondoweiss.net/2024/11/the-...
The ICC has finally issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The fight is far from over.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes committed in Gaza. As a result, the two wi...
mondoweiss.net
November 21, 2024 at 8:45 PM
My latest on the historic arrest warrants issued for Israel’s leaders. The fight is far from over. mondoweiss.net/2024/11/the-...
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This is fantastic. One need not adopt all 20 in one go. Among my favourites are items 3 (McMuskism) and 17 (scepticism). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 AM
This is fantastic. One need not adopt all 20 in one go. Among my favourites are items 3 (McMuskism) and 17 (scepticism). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘It’s a war of self-defense!’
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 AM
‘It’s a war of self-defense!’
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