Miri
@mir-cat.bsky.social
(she/her) Avid reader, procrastinator, and reluctant pessimist. Anti-genocide, anti-fascist, neurospicy LGBTQIA ally. Living on Wiradjuri land in Australia.
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Miri
@mir-cat.bsky.social
· Mar 2
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US
www.theguardian.com
Under the Rome Statute of the ICC, "[i]ntentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions”, is a war crime.
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#Gaza
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#Gaza
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There’s a sort of Dunning-Kruger effect happening where people who read widely, consider various perspectives, and put in effort to understand views they disagree with worry that they don’t do that enough, while people who don’t do any of that accuse others of being in a bubble and call it a day.
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There’s a sort of Dunning-Kruger effect happening where people who read widely, consider various perspectives, and put in effort to understand views they disagree with worry that they don’t do that enough, while people who don’t do any of that accuse others of being in a bubble and call it a day.
The man went around spouting hatred and hurting the marginalised. He was no hero, and he didn't do things "the right way".
Because, reminder, Charlie Kirk said gay people should be stoned. He called for a "patriot" to bail out the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer. If that's "politics the right way," then politics the right way apparently justifies and condones murder.
September 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The man went around spouting hatred and hurting the marginalised. He was no hero, and he didn't do things "the right way".
So much this...
The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
September 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
So much this...
I disagreed with John Howard on a huge range of things, but I greatly respect what he and Tim Fisher did in relation to gun control after the Port Arthur shooting. To weaken our gun laws is the wrong move.
#auspol
#auspol
New Tasmanian MP Carlo Di Falco wants to loosen gun laws and believes the Port Arthur shooting was politicised. But he rejects “conspiracy theories” about the massacre spread by a former party colleague.
New Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP distances himself from 'conspiracy theories on Port Arthur'
www.crikey.com.au
August 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I disagreed with John Howard on a huge range of things, but I greatly respect what he and Tim Fisher did in relation to gun control after the Port Arthur shooting. To weaken our gun laws is the wrong move.
#auspol
#auspol
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The Jewish Council was proud to join the hundreds of thousands of Australians marching on Sunday to demand action from our political leadership.
We demand an end to the genocide, today!
We demand an end to the genocide, today!
August 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Jewish Council was proud to join the hundreds of thousands of Australians marching on Sunday to demand action from our political leadership.
We demand an end to the genocide, today!
We demand an end to the genocide, today!
The NSW Government cut all funding to Wagga Women's Health Centre - almost half WWHC's annual budget.
Sign the petition calling on Premier Chris Minns & NSW Govt to fund WWHC, continuing vital work preventing domestic & family violence in regional communities.
Sign here chng.it/LGbLsMQLP4
#auspol
Sign the petition calling on Premier Chris Minns & NSW Govt to fund WWHC, continuing vital work preventing domestic & family violence in regional communities.
Sign here chng.it/LGbLsMQLP4
#auspol
Sign the Petition
Fund Wagga Women’s Health Centre: Domestic Violence is Preventable
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July 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The NSW Government cut all funding to Wagga Women's Health Centre - almost half WWHC's annual budget.
Sign the petition calling on Premier Chris Minns & NSW Govt to fund WWHC, continuing vital work preventing domestic & family violence in regional communities.
Sign here chng.it/LGbLsMQLP4
#auspol
Sign the petition calling on Premier Chris Minns & NSW Govt to fund WWHC, continuing vital work preventing domestic & family violence in regional communities.
Sign here chng.it/LGbLsMQLP4
#auspol
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Hi, I worked at USAID. 👋
Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.
Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.
"Airdrops will not reverse the deepening starvation," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X on Saturday. "They are expensive, inefficient & can even kill starving civilians. It is a distraction & screensmoke."
www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...
Israeli military says airdrops of aid into Gaza set to begin tonight amid increased starvation deaths
For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
www.cbsnews.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hi, I worked at USAID. 👋
Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.
Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.
It's nowhere near enough to prevent people dying of starvation. It's a PR stunt amidst a genocide.
6.25 grams of food per person. Six thousand two hundred and fifty milligrams.
One single, small bite of food.
One single, small bite of food.
July 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
It's nowhere near enough to prevent people dying of starvation. It's a PR stunt amidst a genocide.
July 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
July 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My Happiness! #fuckinglovethissong #Hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My Happiness! #fuckinglovethissong #Hottest100
I am surprised Thunderstruck isn't in the Top 10! #Hottest100
July 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I am surprised Thunderstruck isn't in the Top 10! #Hottest100
Wagga Women's Health Centre have had $600,000 in funding (approx half their budget) cut by the NSW Government.
“We have one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country." Programs that were working to address this stop on 31 August. #auspol #nswpol
regionriverina.com.au/apparently-t...
“We have one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country." Programs that were working to address this stop on 31 August. #auspol #nswpol
regionriverina.com.au/apparently-t...
'Apparently there's no more domestic violence in Wagga': Women's centre protests state funding cut | Region Riverina
Members and supporters of the Wagga Women's Health Centre have rallied in protest against the recently announced $600,000 funding cut…
regionriverina.com.au
July 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Wagga Women's Health Centre have had $600,000 in funding (approx half their budget) cut by the NSW Government.
“We have one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country." Programs that were working to address this stop on 31 August. #auspol #nswpol
regionriverina.com.au/apparently-t...
“We have one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country." Programs that were working to address this stop on 31 August. #auspol #nswpol
regionriverina.com.au/apparently-t...
I'm sad today. The world has lost another beautiful soul; the people who loved them are bereft. There is no blame in this poem, just a reminder to reach out if you need help. Someone can help you shoulder your burden. Take care of yourselves. Xx
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
July 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I'm sad today. The world has lost another beautiful soul; the people who loved them are bereft. There is no blame in this poem, just a reminder to reach out if you need help. Someone can help you shoulder your burden. Take care of yourselves. Xx
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Almost 72% of detainees had no criminal record. I realise that that's beside the point, and that no one should be treated like this, but it's worth noting.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied one of succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Almost 72% of detainees had no criminal record. I realise that that's beside the point, and that no one should be treated like this, but it's worth noting.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hands off our PBS! (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme)
I will fight tooth and nail on this one.
I will fight tooth and nail on this one.
Treasurer Warns of 'Very Concerning' US Tariff Threats as Trump Eyes 200% Pharmaceutical Levy #auspol https://bit.ly/44U8f8k
www.eveningpost.com.au
Treasurer Warns of 'Very Concerning' US Tariff Threats as Trump Eyes 200% Pharmaceutical Levy
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July 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Hands off our PBS! (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme)
I will fight tooth and nail on this one.
I will fight tooth and nail on this one.
The PBS is such an important part of the Australian health care system. If it is eroded, public health costs will rise (people will get much sicker, which costs more to treat, plus there is an economic cost in those people not being able to fully participate in society), and people will die.
“Regardless of what the US drug companies think of this practice, the Australian government has a sovereign right to design policy that benefits Australians," said @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social.
Our PBS is a national treasure, not an international trade barrier - The Australia Institute
Extraordinary new analysis from The Australia Institute reveals the prices Australians would pay if the US had its way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
australiainstitute.org.au
July 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The PBS is such an important part of the Australian health care system. If it is eroded, public health costs will rise (people will get much sicker, which costs more to treat, plus there is an economic cost in those people not being able to fully participate in society), and people will die.
The PBS cannot be allowed to be cut.
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is a national treasure. It gets the best price from US pharmaceutical corps, protecting us from exorbitant prices that US citizens pay.
Congrats to PM Albanese for consistently defending the PBS from Big Pharma.
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/our-pbs...
Congrats to PM Albanese for consistently defending the PBS from Big Pharma.
Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/our-pbs...
July 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The PBS cannot be allowed to be cut.
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It’s absolutely critical that the Albanese govt holds firm against the attacks on the PBS by US pharma. That includes protecting generics.
Affordable medicines are key to our universal health system.
Affordable medicines are key to our universal health system.
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s absolutely critical that the Albanese govt holds firm against the attacks on the PBS by US pharma. That includes protecting generics.
Affordable medicines are key to our universal health system.
Affordable medicines are key to our universal health system.
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Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."
June 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."
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In Australia, 26th May is #NationalSorryDay, when we acknowledge the pain and suffering of the Stolen Generations, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly taken from their families by the Govt. I wonder if the Libs & Nats would say they are sorry this happened. 😔 #auspol
May 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
In Australia, 26th May is #NationalSorryDay, when we acknowledge the pain and suffering of the Stolen Generations, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly taken from their families by the Govt. I wonder if the Libs & Nats would say they are sorry this happened. 😔 #auspol
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They can come into your home & if you fight them they will charge you for obstructing justice. No warrant is needed, they can just go in if they feel like it.
The gestapo are here people.
Are you gonna wait in at home waiting to be taken next?
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memo-...
The gestapo are here people.
Are you gonna wait in at home waiting to be taken next?
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memo-...
Secret Trump Memo Tells ICE to Break into Homes Without Warrants
The administration has been arresting people without a warrant for weeks.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
They can come into your home & if you fight them they will charge you for obstructing justice. No warrant is needed, they can just go in if they feel like it.
The gestapo are here people.
Are you gonna wait in at home waiting to be taken next?
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memo-...
The gestapo are here people.
Are you gonna wait in at home waiting to be taken next?
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memo-...