Janet
@xhali.bsky.social
Scientist and SciFi nut💫
Music, books, film and TV
Creeks and mountains, the beach
Living on Turrbal, Jagera and Yaggera lands
~ Personal views, especially around election time ~
she/her
Music, books, film and TV
Creeks and mountains, the beach
Living on Turrbal, Jagera and Yaggera lands
~ Personal views, especially around election time ~
she/her
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February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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Huge numbers out in Naarm/Melbourne right now for the second time this week to say the war criminal Isaac Herzog isn't welcome in our city! ✊🇵🇸
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Huge numbers out in Naarm/Melbourne right now for the second time this week to say the war criminal Isaac Herzog isn't welcome in our city! ✊🇵🇸
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Absolutely huge crowd in Melbourne right now.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Absolutely huge crowd in Melbourne right now.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
People from all backgrounds, ages and professions - united in opposition to genocide and war.
This is what social cohesion looks like.
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Huge numbers out in Naarm/Melbourne right now for the second time this week to say the war criminal Isaac Herzog isn't welcome in our city! ✊🇵🇸
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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Vivian Maier's (1926-2009) photographic self-portraits in mirrors, shadows, reflections, suggest her enigmatic persona, a shadowy presence behind her camera which enabled the capture of candid moments of life #WomensArt
February 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Vivian Maier's (1926-2009) photographic self-portraits in mirrors, shadows, reflections, suggest her enigmatic persona, a shadowy presence behind her camera which enabled the capture of candid moments of life #WomensArt
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I couldn't bring myself to watch Parliament today, I've seen more than enough sick shit to last a lifetime of late. Didn't need to have our complicity further proven, and I have no desire to witness yet another debasement ritual for Albanese.
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
I couldn't bring myself to watch Parliament today, I've seen more than enough sick shit to last a lifetime of late. Didn't need to have our complicity further proven, and I have no desire to witness yet another debasement ritual for Albanese.
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This made me ugly cry 😭
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This made me ugly cry 😭
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔
#auspol the federal government is doing wrong
Sophie Scamps MP:
"At the very time the Government is welcoming President Herzog into Parliament House, with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags, Israel is moving to extend the illegal occupation of the West Bank thus undermining the hope for a two-state solution."
"At the very time the Government is welcoming President Herzog into Parliament House, with the entrance being officially lined with Israeli flags, Israel is moving to extend the illegal occupation of the West Bank thus undermining the hope for a two-state solution."
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
#auspol the federal government is doing wrong
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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We need to turn the temperature down, says guy who turned it up
'Turn the temperature down': Albanese defends invitation to Herzog after protests – video
Albanese says there is a need for people to engage with both sides and that 'the debate is not advanced by people thinking it’s like a football team, where you have to support 100% one side or the oth...
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We need to turn the temperature down, says guy who turned it up
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Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social pressing the Minister in Estimates today: if the Future Fund already excludes weapons & tobacco, why not companies like Palantir that enable racial profiling & punitive tracking of immigrants?
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social pressing the Minister in Estimates today: if the Future Fund already excludes weapons & tobacco, why not companies like Palantir that enable racial profiling & punitive tracking of immigrants?
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Sadly amusing that it took Haaretz to pick up on this line by Albanese
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Sadly amusing that it took Haaretz to pick up on this line by Albanese
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We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM
We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Lenore Taylor, an awesome, thoughtful voice in the media landscape. I look forward to seeing her next career incarnation. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lenore Taylor, an awesome, thoughtful voice in the media landscape. I look forward to seeing her next career incarnation. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lenore Taylor resigns as Guardian Australia editor after 10 years of leadership
Australia’s longest-serving editor credited with transforming a fledgling news organisation into the fourth most-read news website
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Lenore Taylor, an awesome, thoughtful voice in the media landscape. I look forward to seeing her next career incarnation. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lenore Taylor, an awesome, thoughtful voice in the media landscape. I look forward to seeing her next career incarnation. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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As if Grace Tame would give a crap if her Australian of the Year title were removed.
As if it would stop her speaking.
Tame has dealt with real life things. She won’t be cowed so easily.
#AusPol
As if it would stop her speaking.
Tame has dealt with real life things. She won’t be cowed so easily.
#AusPol
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
As if Grace Tame would give a crap if her Australian of the Year title were removed.
As if it would stop her speaking.
Tame has dealt with real life things. She won’t be cowed so easily.
#AusPol
As if it would stop her speaking.
Tame has dealt with real life things. She won’t be cowed so easily.
#AusPol
Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Antisemitism Envoy admits she 'wasn't focused on' unequal protections in 'hate laws' seeking to protect only one religion. The bias isn't a bug it's a feature.
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"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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And what exactly is the massive police presence achieving apart from intimidation and inflammation? Premier Minns, do tell.
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
And what exactly is the massive police presence achieving apart from intimidation and inflammation? Premier Minns, do tell.
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Vale Jon Kudelka - a brilliant artist who knew the power of comedy in holding truth to power, and effecting change.
His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature - often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive.
Australia has lost a great today.
His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature - often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive.
Australia has lost a great today.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Vale Jon Kudelka - a brilliant artist who knew the power of comedy in holding truth to power, and effecting change.
His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature - often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive.
Australia has lost a great today.
His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature - often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive.
Australia has lost a great today.