Freeda Riviera
@freedariviera.bsky.social
Australian and US politics
Covid conscious
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.
Atheist
We are in a climate catastrophe
Covid conscious
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.
Atheist
We are in a climate catastrophe
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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What the frozen dinner looks like on the packaging vs what it actually looks like after you microwave it
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
What the frozen dinner looks like on the packaging vs what it actually looks like after you microwave it
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Madam Ambassador forgot her pantaloons. Again.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Madam Ambassador forgot her pantaloons. Again.
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“UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions and sexual violence.
...[and] also concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes."
And the west does nothing.
...[and] also concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes."
And the west does nothing.
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
“UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions and sexual violence.
...[and] also concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes."
And the west does nothing.
...[and] also concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes."
And the west does nothing.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad.
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad.
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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How long until Trump starts banning female journalists altogether ?
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
How long until Trump starts banning female journalists altogether ?
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#PublicHealth measures like ventilation and air filtration are a matter of urgency
"Chances that disease X will be an influenza virus are probably greater than for any other known pathogen group"
time.com/7324877/flu-...
"Chances that disease X will be an influenza virus are probably greater than for any other known pathogen group"
time.com/7324877/flu-...
As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?
Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and more.
time.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#PublicHealth measures like ventilation and air filtration are a matter of urgency
"Chances that disease X will be an influenza virus are probably greater than for any other known pathogen group"
time.com/7324877/flu-...
"Chances that disease X will be an influenza virus are probably greater than for any other known pathogen group"
time.com/7324877/flu-...
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This is an incredibly important graph and post which a large part of the climate science community is intentionally ignoring and trying to hide.
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Warning! This colorful chart is censored by IPCC - mailchi.mp/caa/warning-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/warning-th...
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is an incredibly important graph and post which a large part of the climate science community is intentionally ignoring and trying to hide.
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
Our climate is in a much more dangerous state than main stream climate scientists are willing to acknowledge.
Important:
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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Trusting @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social to deliver a genuine, effective environmental protection bill is like trusting the fossil fuel lobby to draft it.
🤔…Oh, but they did, didn’t they?
And like the toothless NACC, a sweetheart deal with LNP will see it passed into law
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social to deliver a genuine, effective environmental protection bill is like trusting the fossil fuel lobby to draft it.
🤔…Oh, but they did, didn’t they?
And like the toothless NACC, a sweetheart deal with LNP will see it passed into law
#auspol
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trusting @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social to deliver a genuine, effective environmental protection bill is like trusting the fossil fuel lobby to draft it.
🤔…Oh, but they did, didn’t they?
And like the toothless NACC, a sweetheart deal with LNP will see it passed into law
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social to deliver a genuine, effective environmental protection bill is like trusting the fossil fuel lobby to draft it.
🤔…Oh, but they did, didn’t they?
And like the toothless NACC, a sweetheart deal with LNP will see it passed into law
#auspol
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On hosting the next COP; "Clearly, the PM's heart was not in it at all. He has not attended a single one of the four climate summits that have taken place during his prime ministership."
LNP & Labor: a choice between climate-deniers or climate pretenders.
Australians deserves better. #auspol
LNP & Labor: a choice between climate-deniers or climate pretenders.
Australians deserves better. #auspol
Labor is trying to keep a low profile while the opposition fends off One Nation and Sussan Ley fights for her job.
Labor keeps a low profile while the opposition fends off One Nation
Labor is trying to keep a low profile while the opposition fends off One Nation and Sussan Ley fights for her job.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
On hosting the next COP; "Clearly, the PM's heart was not in it at all. He has not attended a single one of the four climate summits that have taken place during his prime ministership."
LNP & Labor: a choice between climate-deniers or climate pretenders.
Australians deserves better. #auspol
LNP & Labor: a choice between climate-deniers or climate pretenders.
Australians deserves better. #auspol
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A call for action to address long COVID in Aboriginal communities – Dr Andrew Nguyen @AMSANTaus
www.croakey.org/a-ca...
www.croakey.org/a-ca...
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A call for action to address long COVID in Aboriginal communities – Dr Andrew Nguyen @AMSANTaus
www.croakey.org/a-ca...
www.croakey.org/a-ca...
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The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
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What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
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An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.
‘Chaotic’ culture in UK government led to more COVID deaths, inquiry finds
An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.
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Human Rights Watch says Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 Palestinians from three camps in the occupied West Bank during “Operation Iron Wall”, calling it a war crime and urging investigations into senior officials, including PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
🔗: aje.io/w2wwey | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/w2wwey | #Infograph
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Human Rights Watch says Israel forcibly displaced 32,000 Palestinians from three camps in the occupied West Bank during “Operation Iron Wall”, calling it a war crime and urging investigations into senior officials, including PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
🔗: aje.io/w2wwey | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/w2wwey | #Infograph
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