Miriam Cosic
@miriamcosic.bsky.social
Journalist. International relations, political philosophy, war. Press freedom. Unions. Art, music, botany.
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It's hard to imagine how any peace negotiations could not include Ukraine and the EU ...
'EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.'
#Ukraine #peaceplan
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
'EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.'
#Ukraine #peaceplan
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
EU says any peace plan must consult Ukraine, Europe, doubts Russian intent
EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.
www.aljazeera.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It's hard to imagine how any peace negotiations could not include Ukraine and the EU ...
'EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.'
#Ukraine #peaceplan
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
'EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.'
#Ukraine #peaceplan
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.'
How M.B.S. Won Back Washington
- by Isaac Chotiner
#USPolitics #MBS #JamalKhashoggi
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How M.B.S. Won Back Washington
- by Isaac Chotiner
#USPolitics #MBS #JamalKhashoggi
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How M.B.S. Won Back Washington
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
www.newyorker.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.'
How M.B.S. Won Back Washington
- by Isaac Chotiner
#USPolitics #MBS #JamalKhashoggi
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How M.B.S. Won Back Washington
- by Isaac Chotiner
#USPolitics #MBS #JamalKhashoggi
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
'What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?'
A Recipe for Idiocracy
- by Rose Horowitch
#US #education
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Recipe for Idiocracy
- by Rose Horowitch
#US #education
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’
What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
'What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?'
A Recipe for Idiocracy
- by Rose Horowitch
#US #education
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Recipe for Idiocracy
- by Rose Horowitch
#US #education
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
This from @DavidShoebridge as well:
"The US should not be allowed to make Australia, complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right."
#AUKUS #PineGap #nuclearwar
"The US should not be allowed to make Australia, complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right."
#AUKUS #PineGap #nuclearwar
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This from @DavidShoebridge as well:
"The US should not be allowed to make Australia, complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right."
#AUKUS #PineGap #nuclearwar
"The US should not be allowed to make Australia, complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right."
#AUKUS #PineGap #nuclearwar
This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This from Sen. David Shoebridge:
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
'AUKUS submarines create nuclear waste-and they want to dump it on this Arrente land near - Alice Springs. The same US companies running Pine Gap want to turn this ancient salt lake into a global nuclear dump.'
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#AUKUS #nuclearwaste
Caught up with this from Bob Brown from a few days ago and it surprised me. Not the way I saw Graham Richardson...
#auspol #environment
#auspol #environment
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Caught up with this from Bob Brown from a few days ago and it surprised me. Not the way I saw Graham Richardson...
#auspol #environment
#auspol #environment
Irrational I know, but God it annoys me hearing ABC announcers, and the PM, repeating the word "Türkiye" over and over today. Just because Turks don't like how we say it in English.
As tho Germans suddenly demand we call them Deutschland. Or the English demand the French stop saying Angleterre ...
As tho Germans suddenly demand we call them Deutschland. Or the English demand the French stop saying Angleterre ...
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Irrational I know, but God it annoys me hearing ABC announcers, and the PM, repeating the word "Türkiye" over and over today. Just because Turks don't like how we say it in English.
As tho Germans suddenly demand we call them Deutschland. Or the English demand the French stop saying Angleterre ...
As tho Germans suddenly demand we call them Deutschland. Or the English demand the French stop saying Angleterre ...
"When you look at the term 'violence against women' ... Nobody is doing it to them. It just happens."
The political effect of the passive voice in gender relations....👇
#genderviolence
The political effect of the passive voice in gender relations....👇
#genderviolence
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"When you look at the term 'violence against women' ... Nobody is doing it to them. It just happens."
The political effect of the passive voice in gender relations....👇
#genderviolence
The political effect of the passive voice in gender relations....👇
#genderviolence
Am I the only person in the world - and yes, I write about art - who doesn't actually like the work of Gustav Klimt very much?
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
- by Sian Cain
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
- by Sian Cain
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auction
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Am I the only person in the world - and yes, I write about art - who doesn't actually like the work of Gustav Klimt very much?
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
- by Sian Cain
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
- by Sian Cain
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Metareview links decline in diet quality & 12 health conditions, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, depression and cancer
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
- by Jennifer Rigby
#health #food #diet #contemporarydiet
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
- by Jennifer Rigby
#health #food #diet #contemporarydiet
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Metareview links decline in diet quality & 12 health conditions, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, depression and cancer
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
- by Jennifer Rigby
#health #food #diet #contemporarydiet
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
- by Jennifer Rigby
#health #food #diet #contemporarydiet
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
- by Geoffrey Lehmann
#RobertGray #obituary #literature #poetry
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
- by Geoffrey Lehmann
#RobertGray #obituary #literature #poetry
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
Friend of 56 years and fellow poet Geoffrey Lehmann pays tribute to Robert Gray’s unrivalled talent.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
- by Geoffrey Lehmann
#RobertGray #obituary #literature #poetry
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
- by Geoffrey Lehmann
#RobertGray #obituary #literature #poetry
www.smh.com.au/national/a-g...
So saddened to hear of the death of Robert Gray, a superb poet and an absolutely lovely man. Vale ...
#literature #poetry
#literature #poetry
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
So saddened to hear of the death of Robert Gray, a superb poet and an absolutely lovely man. Vale ...
#literature #poetry
#literature #poetry
JFC, in 2025 people don't think to use earphones watching videos on a hospital ward?
I've gone public chasing the unit's expertise after comfortable private hospital experiences for cancer. And it's grim 😟
More tomorrow, when I'm more awake, on Albanese's demand that public hospitals downsize
I've gone public chasing the unit's expertise after comfortable private hospital experiences for cancer. And it's grim 😟
More tomorrow, when I'm more awake, on Albanese's demand that public hospitals downsize
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
JFC, in 2025 people don't think to use earphones watching videos on a hospital ward?
I've gone public chasing the unit's expertise after comfortable private hospital experiences for cancer. And it's grim 😟
More tomorrow, when I'm more awake, on Albanese's demand that public hospitals downsize
I've gone public chasing the unit's expertise after comfortable private hospital experiences for cancer. And it's grim 😟
More tomorrow, when I'm more awake, on Albanese's demand that public hospitals downsize
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“Australia’s commitment to net zero is not a political plaything or a virtue-signalling culture war trope. It is grounded in physics and is the compass that guides us towards a flourishing economy. Throwing it away has real consequences.”
#auspol #climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
#auspol #climatecrisis
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Yes, your energy bills have gone up. A phony culture war won’t bring them down
Some politicians may want to pretend that climate change isn’t happening. But the costs of not acting are only going to keep rising.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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This is a wonderful doco and I'll have to watch the film again now for the Xth time 🙋🏻♀️
On Michael Curtiz's stunning wartime drama, with cinematic commentary going right back:
Casablanca (1942) | “An Unlikely Classic: Behind The Scenes”.
#cinema
youtu.be/ED3l5fWzFio
On Michael Curtiz's stunning wartime drama, with cinematic commentary going right back:
Casablanca (1942) | “An Unlikely Classic: Behind The Scenes”.
#cinema
youtu.be/ED3l5fWzFio
Casablanca | An Unlikely Classic: Behind The Scenes | Warner Bros. Entertainment
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Entertainment
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This is a wonderful doco and I'll have to watch the film again now for the Xth time 🙋🏻♀️
On Michael Curtiz's stunning wartime drama, with cinematic commentary going right back:
Casablanca (1942) | “An Unlikely Classic: Behind The Scenes”.
#cinema
youtu.be/ED3l5fWzFio
On Michael Curtiz's stunning wartime drama, with cinematic commentary going right back:
Casablanca (1942) | “An Unlikely Classic: Behind The Scenes”.
#cinema
youtu.be/ED3l5fWzFio
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Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules.
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled....
michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules.
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled....
michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules - Michael West
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled.
michaelwest.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules.
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled....
michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules.
BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled....
michaelwest.com.au/bhp-liable-f...
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"Providers, not older people, are back in control. Ka-ching." Self-management better option than new aged care Support at Home package
Dr Sarah Russell investigates #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-se...
Dr Sarah Russell investigates #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-se...
Support at Home? First they came for the young people, now they come for the old - Michael West
"Self-management a best kept secret". Investigation of the government's new Home Care package finds 'ka-ching' for private providers.
michaelwest.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Providers, not older people, are back in control. Ka-ching." Self-management better option than new aged care Support at Home package
Dr Sarah Russell investigates #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-se...
Dr Sarah Russell investigates #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/aged-care-se...
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Indonesia remains unaligned militarily, signs treaty with Australia, suspicion lingers
Duncan Graham oped #WestPapua #auspol #China
michaelwest.com.au/indo-oz-trea...
Duncan Graham oped #WestPapua #auspol #China
michaelwest.com.au/indo-oz-trea...
Indo-Oz treaty. Pandering to Prabowo, ignoring unrest, West Papua - Michael West
Indonesians worry about undemocratic moves, failures of 'breakfast' policy, and faltering economy, Australia enters into unimportant treaty.
michaelwest.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Indonesia remains unaligned militarily, signs treaty with Australia, suspicion lingers
Duncan Graham oped #WestPapua #auspol #China
michaelwest.com.au/indo-oz-trea...
Duncan Graham oped #WestPapua #auspol #China
michaelwest.com.au/indo-oz-trea...
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
- by Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker
@theguardian.com #Britain #Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
- by Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker
@theguardian.com #Britain #Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
- by Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker
@theguardian.com #Britain #Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
- by Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker
@theguardian.com #Britain #Russia
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Tensions flare in Washington, D.C., as anti-Trump demonstrators assemble outside the White House at 6:00 PM GMT, demanding President Donald Trump's immediate resignation amid escalating controversies over policy decisions and governance. This surge highlights deepening national divisions
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tensions flare in Washington, D.C., as anti-Trump demonstrators assemble outside the White House at 6:00 PM GMT, demanding President Donald Trump's immediate resignation amid escalating controversies over policy decisions and governance. This surge highlights deepening national divisions
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PS- there is no law in this country requiring individuals to carry proof of citizenship, and last I checked, NC is not on the border.
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
PS- there is no law in this country requiring individuals to carry proof of citizenship, and last I checked, NC is not on the border.
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Arrests have begun in North Carolina based on profiling.
ICE needs to show clear ID before stepping onto private property and asking for proof of citizenship.
This homeowner is 🔥
ICE needs to show clear ID before stepping onto private property and asking for proof of citizenship.
This homeowner is 🔥
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Arrests have begun in North Carolina based on profiling.
ICE needs to show clear ID before stepping onto private property and asking for proof of citizenship.
This homeowner is 🔥
ICE needs to show clear ID before stepping onto private property and asking for proof of citizenship.
This homeowner is 🔥
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Another stunning photo encapsulating how far America has fallen
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Another stunning photo encapsulating how far America has fallen
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
Breaking News: Katie Wilson, a socialist newcomer, will be Seattle’s next mayor after the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, conceded.
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Breaking News: Katie Wilson, a socialist newcomer, will be Seattle’s next mayor after the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, conceded.
Reposted by Miriam Cosic
Imagine how fast global emissions could be falling if having an economy that centred human wellbeing rather than constant growth was allowed 🫠
(also a fair few of these countries have stagnant rather than falling emissions.....)
robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/
(also a fair few of these countries have stagnant rather than falling emissions.....)
robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine how fast global emissions could be falling if having an economy that centred human wellbeing rather than constant growth was allowed 🫠
(also a fair few of these countries have stagnant rather than falling emissions.....)
robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/
(also a fair few of these countries have stagnant rather than falling emissions.....)
robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/