Mona Lisa Melbourne
@monalisamelbourne.bsky.social
Against injustice and persecution. I stand with 🇵🇸 and against genocide.
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Medical research is good PR. But an investigation by @wendybacon1.bsky.social & Cathy Peters shows Australia's philanthropic hedge fund royalty profiteering from war crimes too
#HMI #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hmi-raising-...
#HMI #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hmi-raising-...
Philanthropy at war. Raising money for weapons ... and medical research too - Michael West
Hearts & Minds Investments (HMI), which tips profits into medical research, also invests in Israel’s human rights violations in Gaza.
michaelwest.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Medical research is good PR. But an investigation by @wendybacon1.bsky.social & Cathy Peters shows Australia's philanthropic hedge fund royalty profiteering from war crimes too
#HMI #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hmi-raising-...
#HMI #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hmi-raising-...
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I offer the chat bot my most enthusiastic contrafibularities for its pericombobulations.
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence.
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I offer the chat bot my most enthusiastic contrafibularities for its pericombobulations.
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Bring it on! The millennials are not the only ones. Older people with an upbringing of #community responsibility are horrified that this #government is trashing the lives of our grandchildren for short term money for foreign corporations. #auspol
Bring it on! Look after each other. Look after the planet. Help to place the best, most qualified, fair, intelligent, & empathetic people into leadership positions across government, the public sector & private enterprise. Turn the ship around. There is only one ship. 🌏 ⚖️ ♻️ 🌱 ☮️
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age
Millennials are bucking trends, becoming an increasingly progressive voting bloc and rewriting the long-held rules of politics, writes Isabella Higgins.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Bring it on! The millennials are not the only ones. Older people with an upbringing of #community responsibility are horrified that this #government is trashing the lives of our grandchildren for short term money for foreign corporations. #auspol
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This is very awesome. Mohamed Semra is now the Mayor of Maribyrnong
Need a good news story?
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This is very awesome. Mohamed Semra is now the Mayor of Maribyrnong
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IDF: "Ceasefire - what ceasefire"
meme via Pasal Pasal
meme via Pasal Pasal
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
IDF: "Ceasefire - what ceasefire"
meme via Pasal Pasal
meme via Pasal Pasal
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Australia has been afflicted with one of the most selfish & gutless prime ministers since federation.
Negative gearing is fuelling obscene tax free capital gains for some and soaring prices for those seeking to enter the housing market.
Now takes up to a decade to save deposit to buy a home
#auspol
Negative gearing is fuelling obscene tax free capital gains for some and soaring prices for those seeking to enter the housing market.
Now takes up to a decade to save deposit to buy a home
#auspol
Howard middle class welfare halved capital gains tax on investment properties.
Previously took average of 5 years for homebuyers to save a deposit…today, it’s 10.
This is an appalling legacy for current & future generations.
Stop being meek & gutless & address this obscene rort @albomp.bsky.social
Previously took average of 5 years for homebuyers to save a deposit…today, it’s 10.
This is an appalling legacy for current & future generations.
Stop being meek & gutless & address this obscene rort @albomp.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Australia has been afflicted with one of the most selfish & gutless prime ministers since federation.
Negative gearing is fuelling obscene tax free capital gains for some and soaring prices for those seeking to enter the housing market.
Now takes up to a decade to save deposit to buy a home
#auspol
Negative gearing is fuelling obscene tax free capital gains for some and soaring prices for those seeking to enter the housing market.
Now takes up to a decade to save deposit to buy a home
#auspol
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"many western states assumed [the ICC] would be used only against their enemies or powerless nations. That this assumption no longer holds is itself a measure of western decline. Waging a campaign against judges who apply the law consistently will not arrest that fall. It will accelerate it."
Where are the headlines about this?
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnis...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"many western states assumed [the ICC] would be used only against their enemies or powerless nations. That this assumption no longer holds is itself a measure of western decline. Waging a campaign against judges who apply the law consistently will not arrest that fall. It will accelerate it."
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#gaza #palestine #israel #zionism #ceasefire #killings #ethnic-cleansing
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction.
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction.
The New Kill Zone: Gaza's Borders after the 'Ceasefire'
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction. Starting on October 10, the first da...
www.counterpunch.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
#gaza #palestine #israel #zionism #ceasefire #killings #ethnic-cleansing
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction.
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction.
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More than 9,500 Palestinians remain missing as search efforts continue amid the widespread destruction caused by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, according to estimates by Gaza's Government Media Office.
#Infograph
#Infograph
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
More than 9,500 Palestinians remain missing as search efforts continue amid the widespread destruction caused by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, according to estimates by Gaza's Government Media Office.
#Infograph
#Infograph
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on this logic all the alleged rapists could be sacked without notice. So as to you know cut off their income based on “serious” allegations. Oddly nobody is proposing that employed rapists be punished without a guilty plea or guilty verdict.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
on this logic all the alleged rapists could be sacked without notice. So as to you know cut off their income based on “serious” allegations. Oddly nobody is proposing that employed rapists be punished without a guilty plea or guilty verdict.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Victoria has just the police a blank cheque to search you and everybody else in the Melbourne CBD.
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
Wtf? Vic police have declared the entire CBD a designated area for a period of 6 months.
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Definitely an overreach...
#VicPol
www.police.vic.gov.au/public-notic...
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Victoria has just the police a blank cheque to search you and everybody else in the Melbourne CBD.
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
"Police officers and protective service officers (PSOs) are empowered to search a person and anything in the possession or control of the person, or a vehicle, for weapons under the Act."
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#UNRWA #gaza #israel #aid #siege #blockade #palestine #crisis
UNRWA says that despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to prevent international staff from entering Gaza, leaving approximately 6,000 food trucks stranded at border crossings. Currently, only about 170 trucks are entering daily.
UNRWA says that despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to prevent international staff from entering Gaza, leaving approximately 6,000 food trucks stranded at border crossings. Currently, only about 170 trucks are entering daily.
Israel blocking aid as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens: UNRWA
UNRWA has issued a stark warning about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
www.presstv.ir
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups #SpringSt
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups #SpringSt
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups #SpringSt
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups #SpringSt
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“This is complete overkill by Victoria police to designate such a large area for six months... What it means is that a police officer or protective services officer can stop and search anyone, no questions asked, at any time in the CBD and its surrounds.”
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“This is complete overkill by Victoria police to designate such a large area for six months... What it means is that a police officer or protective services officer can stop and search anyone, no questions asked, at any time in the CBD and its surrounds.”
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Fucking hell 😳
Mossad calling: The Melbourne children’s pager party glorifying civilian deaths. Until we demand better, the normalisation of celebrating terrorism against civilians — as long as the “right” civilians are targeted — will continue on our own soil.
www.boganintel.com/p/mossad-cal...
www.boganintel.com/p/mossad-cal...
Mossad calling: The Melbourne children’s pager party glorifying civilian deaths
Until we demand better, the normalisation of celebrating terrorism against civilians — as long as the “right” civilians are targeted — will continue on our own soil.
www.boganintel.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Fucking hell 😳
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Palestinians decry Tel Aviv University for hosting INSS, who developed the so-called Dahiya military Doctrine calling for “the destruction of the national infrastructure, and intense suffering among the [civilian] population” www.instagram.com/p/DReWEzBEyx...
BDS Movement on Instagram: "Palestinians condemn Peter Beinart’s event at complicit Tel Aviv University in the midst of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Tel Aviv University:
🚫 Hosts the INSS, which devel...
77 likes, 3 comments - bds.movement on November 25, 2025: "Palestinians condemn Peter Beinart’s event at complicit Tel Aviv University in the midst of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Tel Aviv University: ...
www.instagram.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Palestinians decry Tel Aviv University for hosting INSS, who developed the so-called Dahiya military Doctrine calling for “the destruction of the national infrastructure, and intense suffering among the [civilian] population” www.instagram.com/p/DReWEzBEyx...
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Israeli forces arrest over 25 Palestinians in West Bank town of Azun - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-arrest-over-25-palestinians-west-bank-town-azun
Israeli forces arrest over 25 Palestinians in West Bank town of Azun
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Tuesday detained more than 25 young men during a raid in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.</p>
<p>Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the neighbourhoods of Al-Mansour, Al-Safha, Al-Ghanawi, Al-Muthallath, Al-Muntar, and Omar Al-Qasim Hospital and assaulted the residents, the report said. They later converted the home of a resident into an army outpost.</p>
<p>The sources said the Israeli troops are tightening their military measures around the town, erecting a military checkpoint, preventing the movement of residents, and closing the Jiyous Bridge road connecting Azzun and Tulkarm with an iron gate.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Israeli forces arrest over 25 Palestinians in West Bank town of Azun - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-arrest-over-25-palestinians-west-bank-town-azun
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Mehreen Faruqi blasts the Coalition after they fail in an attempt to remove Pauline Hanson’s name & “any consequence” for her from the censure motion to instead “talk in abstract terms” about respect.🙄
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Mehreen Faruqi blasts the Coalition after they fail in an attempt to remove Pauline Hanson’s name & “any consequence” for her from the censure motion to instead “talk in abstract terms” about respect.🙄
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
“This parliament drips now in racism”🔥 #Senate
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
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Israel/USA joined at the hip by $USD and weapons. #TheGazaMassacre is proceeding and will intensify as western powers comply with this sadistic depravity.
Dr Assal Rad—
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
“Killing dozens of Palestinians is not a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.
“It’s a massacre.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Israel/USA joined at the hip by $USD and weapons. #TheGazaMassacre is proceeding and will intensify as western powers comply with this sadistic depravity.
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When Israel violates Trump's ceasefire, the mainstream media calls it "testing" the ceasefire.
There is no circumstance in this or in any other universe in which Hamas could kill 24 Israelis and the media would reduce it to Hamas "testing" the ceasefire.
There is no circumstance in this or in any other universe in which Hamas could kill 24 Israelis and the media would reduce it to Hamas "testing" the ceasefire.
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
When Israel violates Trump's ceasefire, the mainstream media calls it "testing" the ceasefire.
There is no circumstance in this or in any other universe in which Hamas could kill 24 Israelis and the media would reduce it to Hamas "testing" the ceasefire.
There is no circumstance in this or in any other universe in which Hamas could kill 24 Israelis and the media would reduce it to Hamas "testing" the ceasefire.
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
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”[Trump] is running a crypto scam where he can receive millions of dollars anonymously. Meanwhile the DOJ has shut down the crypto investigations unit. Truly no corruption scheme like this in our history — at least out of the White House.”
@timmiller.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
@timmiller.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
”[Trump] is running a crypto scam where he can receive millions of dollars anonymously. Meanwhile the DOJ has shut down the crypto investigations unit. Truly no corruption scheme like this in our history — at least out of the White House.”
@timmiller.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
@timmiller.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
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Everything ISRAEL does is a crime against humanity but they don’t give a shit
and
the rest of the world is not giving a shit either
and
the rest of the world is not giving a shit either
Meanwhile, a new report from Human Rights Watch finds the Israeli government’s forced displacement of 32,000 Palestinians in three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Everything ISRAEL does is a crime against humanity but they don’t give a shit
and
the rest of the world is not giving a shit either
and
the rest of the world is not giving a shit either