Helena Karter
@helenakarter.bsky.social
Proudly progressive Australian. Feminist. Atheist. Animal lover. Jewellery designer, former school teacher. Political junkie. Angry & frustrated by the US capitulation to fascism. No DM’s.
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While Ukraine was trying to bring about peace in coordination with our US and European allies, Russia was attacking Kharkiv last night.
Russia killed four people and injured at least 13 more, including two children.
Three residential buildings and an infrastructure object were set on fire.
Russia killed four people and injured at least 13 more, including two children.
Three residential buildings and an infrastructure object were set on fire.
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
While Ukraine was trying to bring about peace in coordination with our US and European allies, Russia was attacking Kharkiv last night.
Russia killed four people and injured at least 13 more, including two children.
Three residential buildings and an infrastructure object were set on fire.
Russia killed four people and injured at least 13 more, including two children.
Three residential buildings and an infrastructure object were set on fire.
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Unfortunately this can’t happen until 2028 when Democrats take power and Indict all these Corrupt Republican Criminals. However if We Americans want to see the investigations start early then Vote Democrat Only in the Midterms next November.👊👊🗳️🗳️🇺🇸😎
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Unfortunately this can’t happen until 2028 when Democrats take power and Indict all these Corrupt Republican Criminals. However if We Americans want to see the investigations start early then Vote Democrat Only in the Midterms next November.👊👊🗳️🗳️🇺🇸😎
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal: “The number of deaths in ICE detention is “unprecedented." I get notices about deaths in ICE detention and the number of deaths since Trump took office are really stunning."
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Rep. Pramila Jayapal: “The number of deaths in ICE detention is “unprecedented." I get notices about deaths in ICE detention and the number of deaths since Trump took office are really stunning."
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
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NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Absolutely right. And let’s be honest about the timing: every time accountability starts closing in on Trump: Epstein files, witnesses, reporting…suddenly there’s a brand-new “crisis” he manufactures to dominate the headlines. People’s lives aren’t a distraction tool.
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Absolutely right. And let’s be honest about the timing: every time accountability starts closing in on Trump: Epstein files, witnesses, reporting…suddenly there’s a brand-new “crisis” he manufactures to dominate the headlines. People’s lives aren’t a distraction tool.
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When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When student loan repayments bring in over three times more revenue than the petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT), it’s clear the system is broken.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
I welcome the govt’s 20% HECS cut, but there’s much more to do. Degrees are still too expensive, and this cut doesn’t help students starting this year.
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Ten months of this shit. Enough to make one scream, run stark naked in the streets, mount a revolution.
But we have to play the long game. In that long game, America learns from this catastrophe — and turns those lessons into
Ten months of this shit. Enough to make one scream, run stark naked in the streets, mount a revolution.
But we have to play the long game. In that long game, America learns from this catastrophe — and turns those lessons into
Sunday thought
The rot at the top
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November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Ten months of this shit. Enough to make one scream, run stark naked in the streets, mount a revolution.
But we have to play the long game. In that long game, America learns from this catastrophe — and turns those lessons into
Ten months of this shit. Enough to make one scream, run stark naked in the streets, mount a revolution.
But we have to play the long game. In that long game, America learns from this catastrophe — and turns those lessons into
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"I was embarrassed. I had been naively operating with a pre-ChatGPT mindset, still assuming a pitch’s ideas and prose were actually connected to the person who sent it"
Stunning investigation of how slop merchants are getting work into established media outlets
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Stunning investigation of how slop merchants are getting work into established media outlets
thelocal.to/investigatin...
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"I was embarrassed. I had been naively operating with a pre-ChatGPT mindset, still assuming a pitch’s ideas and prose were actually connected to the person who sent it"
Stunning investigation of how slop merchants are getting work into established media outlets
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Stunning investigation of how slop merchants are getting work into established media outlets
thelocal.to/investigatin...
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What tf are Labor doing
New: 100+ legal experts, welfare groups & academics demand the Minister bin an amendment, allowing police to cancel welfare payments for people who have not been found guilty of any crime
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
@tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social is trying to ram this amendment through today
Read more: archive.is/UHu9J
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What tf are Labor doing
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A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, adding that Russian naval activity around U.K. waters had increased by 30 per cent over the past two years.
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
U.K. navy intercepts Russian corvette and tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity
A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, adding that Russian naval activity around U.K. wa...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, adding that Russian naval activity around U.K. waters had increased by 30 per cent over the past two years.
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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AP: Of 614 immigrants arrested around Chicago, only 16 were “high public safety risks."
ACLU of Illinois: “None of this has quite added up. What was this all about? What did this serve? What did any of this do?”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
ACLU of Illinois: “None of this has quite added up. What was this all about? What did this serve? What did any of this do?”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
AP: Of 614 immigrants arrested around Chicago, only 16 were “high public safety risks."
ACLU of Illinois: “None of this has quite added up. What was this all about? What did this serve? What did any of this do?”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
ACLU of Illinois: “None of this has quite added up. What was this all about? What did this serve? What did any of this do?”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
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Barnaby Joyce faces tough decision: should he continue being irrelevant in National party or start being irrelevant in One Nation? #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Barnaby Joyce faces tough decision: should he continue being irrelevant in National party or start being irrelevant in One Nation? #auspol
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Trump’s Munich Moment on Ukraine shows relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/24/d...
The “very difficult choice” Ukraine now faces demonstrates the extent to which relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength.
The “very difficult choice” Ukraine now faces demonstrates the extent to which relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength.
Trump's Munich Moment on Ukraine shows relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength
Trump's demand for what is effectively a Ukrainian surrender to Russia demonstrates how foolhardy we are to rely on the United States, whose interests are very different to our own.
www.crikey.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Trump’s Munich Moment on Ukraine shows relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/24/d...
The “very difficult choice” Ukraine now faces demonstrates the extent to which relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength.
The “very difficult choice” Ukraine now faces demonstrates the extent to which relying on the US is now a weakness, not a strength.
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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It turns out the private companies contracted to improve the $92 million BOM website were Accenture and Deloitte. I hope this proves once and for all that private companies are ALWAYS more expensive than the government. What a total rip-off. 👎
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
It turns out the private companies contracted to improve the $92 million BOM website were Accenture and Deloitte. I hope this proves once and for all that private companies are ALWAYS more expensive than the government. What a total rip-off. 👎
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Over at the Daily Telegraph, they're scratching their heads as to why the former mining and steel producinv city of Gliwice in Poland is now 45% more prosperous than Darlington... and why it has new shiny infrastructure... without mentioning EU funds for urban and regional development...
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Over at the Daily Telegraph, they're scratching their heads as to why the former mining and steel producinv city of Gliwice in Poland is now 45% more prosperous than Darlington... and why it has new shiny infrastructure... without mentioning EU funds for urban and regional development...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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"Australia’s big climate win – stopping Korean coal mines" by @rodcampbell.bsky.social #PointLive
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The Point Live — Daily Updates
Stay updated with the latest from The Point.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"Australia’s big climate win – stopping Korean coal mines" by @rodcampbell.bsky.social #PointLive
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A must read from @anandwrites.bsky.social. This line —
“The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy” — is spot on. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy” — is spot on. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A must read from @anandwrites.bsky.social. This line —
“The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy” — is spot on. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy” — is spot on. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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WTF 🤬
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
WTF 🤬
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.