Judy Gonda
@jgonda.bsky.social
Retired nurse midwife and academic. I support climate change targets and humane treatment of refugees and vulnerable Australians.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Sadly, PlayLunch's outstanding song "Keith" sums-up a certain element in "laid-back easygoing" Australia perfectly. Enjoy. 🎶 youtu.be/7PTvxw4fc9M?...
PLAYLUNCH - Keith (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Playlunch
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December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Sadly, PlayLunch's outstanding song "Keith" sums-up a certain element in "laid-back easygoing" Australia perfectly. Enjoy. 🎶 youtu.be/7PTvxw4fc9M?...
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The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
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Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest.
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird
Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird
Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest.
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird
Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird
Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
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Zero emissions coal?
What the hell is that? 🤔
What the hell is that? 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Zero emissions coal?
What the hell is that? 🤔
What the hell is that? 🤔
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Makes more sense now
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Makes more sense now
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At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
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Every time I don’t think Auspol can get any stupider, I get proven wrong. A national conversation over whether the PM should apologise for wearing a t-shirt featuring a very popular band that’s been around for decades because of its name, is stupid, stupid, even for us
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Every time I don’t think Auspol can get any stupider, I get proven wrong. A national conversation over whether the PM should apologise for wearing a t-shirt featuring a very popular band that’s been around for decades because of its name, is stupid, stupid, even for us
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If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.
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Dunno if youse are across this... but it's forecast that in Sydney on Wednesday the temp will be 38C. (100 F)
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
October 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Dunno if youse are across this... but it's forecast that in Sydney on Wednesday the temp will be 38C. (100 F)
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
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I feel like this US "Civil War" we are stepping closer to is simply between those of us capable of empathy and sympathy for others, and those who are not.
You know, just like the last US Civil War.
You know, just like the last US Civil War.
October 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I feel like this US "Civil War" we are stepping closer to is simply between those of us capable of empathy and sympathy for others, and those who are not.
You know, just like the last US Civil War.
You know, just like the last US Civil War.
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Things you won’t hear when you become a carer:
• How are you holding up?
• What do you need?
• How can I help?
Things you will hear:
• “You seem fine.”
• “It all worked out in the end.”
• “You’re amazing — I couldn’t do what you do.” (…and yet they never offer to try.)
• How are you holding up?
• What do you need?
• How can I help?
Things you will hear:
• “You seem fine.”
• “It all worked out in the end.”
• “You’re amazing — I couldn’t do what you do.” (…and yet they never offer to try.)
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Things you won’t hear when you become a carer:
• How are you holding up?
• What do you need?
• How can I help?
Things you will hear:
• “You seem fine.”
• “It all worked out in the end.”
• “You’re amazing — I couldn’t do what you do.” (…and yet they never offer to try.)
• How are you holding up?
• What do you need?
• How can I help?
Things you will hear:
• “You seem fine.”
• “It all worked out in the end.”
• “You’re amazing — I couldn’t do what you do.” (…and yet they never offer to try.)
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A constitution is only as strong as the willingness of a nation’s institutions and people to uphold and enforce it. The document itself provides the framework for lawful governance, but it gains meaning only when its principles are actively maintained through the rule of law and civic accountability
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A constitution is only as strong as the willingness of a nation’s institutions and people to uphold and enforce it. The document itself provides the framework for lawful governance, but it gains meaning only when its principles are actively maintained through the rule of law and civic accountability
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The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.
That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.
Just utterly unbelievable.
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These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.
The Fear Factor
The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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I am convinced that no one else in the world can sit like a Frenchman. It is a way of being, mastered and deployed with the confidence of a people who have been sitting for thousands of years. I think it might have something to do with all the statues.
rick-morton.ghost.io/a-new-three-...
rick-morton.ghost.io/a-new-three-...
A New Three Laws of Motion
I night not tell you if I win the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, but there will be signs.
Ha ha, I'm fully kidding. I did win it. The news was everywhere anyway. I was a push notifi...
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October 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I am convinced that no one else in the world can sit like a Frenchman. It is a way of being, mastered and deployed with the confidence of a people who have been sitting for thousands of years. I think it might have something to do with all the statues.
rick-morton.ghost.io/a-new-three-...
rick-morton.ghost.io/a-new-three-...
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Pleasure And Pain
YouTube video by Divinyls - Topic
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October 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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@bruceshark.bsky.social
YOU ARE A GLOW IN THE DARK POCKET SHARK!!!!😍
YOU ARE A GLOW IN THE DARK POCKET SHARK!!!!😍
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
@bruceshark.bsky.social
YOU ARE A GLOW IN THE DARK POCKET SHARK!!!!😍
YOU ARE A GLOW IN THE DARK POCKET SHARK!!!!😍
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Amy Remeikis nails it!!!!
We have our Prime Minister about to head off to meet Trump to supposedly strengthen our ties with an ever increasing authoritarian United States
We have our Prime Minister about to head off to meet Trump to supposedly strengthen our ties with an ever increasing authoritarian United States
Trump’s treatment of journalists: ‘This is actual authoritarianism’
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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September 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Amy Remeikis nails it!!!!
We have our Prime Minister about to head off to meet Trump to supposedly strengthen our ties with an ever increasing authoritarian United States
We have our Prime Minister about to head off to meet Trump to supposedly strengthen our ties with an ever increasing authoritarian United States
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So at 19, I came home from work one afternoon, and my mother said she had cleaned the vase in my room. I had no idea what she was talking about until I went to my room and found the bong all clean, fresh water and flowers in the tubes. She never made a fuss about these things.
September 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So at 19, I came home from work one afternoon, and my mother said she had cleaned the vase in my room. I had no idea what she was talking about until I went to my room and found the bong all clean, fresh water and flowers in the tubes. She never made a fuss about these things.
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I know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button
September 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button