James McAlpine
@mymossvale.bsky.social
Superannuated educator. Still involved with public schools and supporting principals.
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I gave the 2025 Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture recently. It was about how Australia is failing its public schools & the vulnerable kids they increasingly enrol. I pull no punches. It will be broadcast on ABC RN Big Ideas at 8pm 25/11 and midday 26/11. Or via the app www.abc.net.au/listen/liste...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I gave the 2025 Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture recently. It was about how Australia is failing its public schools & the vulnerable kids they increasingly enrol. I pull no punches. It will be broadcast on ABC RN Big Ideas at 8pm 25/11 and midday 26/11. Or via the app www.abc.net.au/listen/liste...
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Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Not sure I have regretted anything less than cancelling my @washingtonpost.com sub
@washingtonpost.com editorial board has endorsed Trump’s idea to reoccupy Bagram air base. This is madness, and certainly evidence of that paper’s continuing obsequious fawning over the administration’s worst ideas.
September 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Not sure I have regretted anything less than cancelling my @washingtonpost.com sub
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The New York Times has become a pathetic newspaper. Their headlines “Trump says” are just press releases for Trump - stenography, not journalism. Without strong and brave journalism, democracy dies. It’s not often you see strong and brave journalism at the New York Times, particularly about Trump.
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The New York Times has become a pathetic newspaper. Their headlines “Trump says” are just press releases for Trump - stenography, not journalism. Without strong and brave journalism, democracy dies. It’s not often you see strong and brave journalism at the New York Times, particularly about Trump.
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People are talking about it...
August 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
People are talking about it...
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BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
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If these conferences are genuinely about combating antisemitism, what is the purpose of all the Israeli flags (at this & similar events)?
Possibly because the real goal is to conflate Judaism with Israel & Zionism, to ensure that nobody can safely criticise Israel, no matter what it does?
#Auspol
Possibly because the real goal is to conflate Judaism with Israel & Zionism, to ensure that nobody can safely criticise Israel, no matter what it does?
#Auspol
August 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If these conferences are genuinely about combating antisemitism, what is the purpose of all the Israeli flags (at this & similar events)?
Possibly because the real goal is to conflate Judaism with Israel & Zionism, to ensure that nobody can safely criticise Israel, no matter what it does?
#Auspol
Possibly because the real goal is to conflate Judaism with Israel & Zionism, to ensure that nobody can safely criticise Israel, no matter what it does?
#Auspol
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Definitely need the National Guard to quell this... insurrection of... line dancing?
The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE
June 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Definitely need the National Guard to quell this... insurrection of... line dancing?
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded biggest loss in its 118-year history. Legal bills helped blow a $3.3 million hole in its budget
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
Pianist furore leads to record losses for Melbourne Symphony
The discrimination suit bought by pianist Jayson Gillham after he was cancelled over pro-Palestinian comments helped inflict a record $3.3 million deficit on the orchestra in 2024.
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June 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded biggest loss in its 118-year history. Legal bills helped blow a $3.3 million hole in its budget
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
Concerts were postponed & members protested over its sacking of Gillham after he dedicated a song to killed Palestinian journos
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
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Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.
May 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.
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“See you in court.”
May 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“See you in court.”
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There aren't many things I'll wax lyrical about when it comes to Australia, but I will for our non-partisan Electoral Commission, compulsory voting, ease of voting (wkend elections with booths everywhere & early and postal too), and democracy sausage setup.
#AusPol #AusVotes2025 #AusElection2025
#AusPol #AusVotes2025 #AusElection2025
April 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
There aren't many things I'll wax lyrical about when it comes to Australia, but I will for our non-partisan Electoral Commission, compulsory voting, ease of voting (wkend elections with booths everywhere & early and postal too), and democracy sausage setup.
#AusPol #AusVotes2025 #AusElection2025
#AusPol #AusVotes2025 #AusElection2025
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The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
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The ACCC supermarket inquiry has revealed what we already knew: that Australia's big supermarkets have some of the highest profit margins in the world.
Their gain = your pain.
We've been saying this for years: high inflation was caused by big companies price gouging & taking extra profit. #auspol
Their gain = your pain.
We've been saying this for years: high inflation was caused by big companies price gouging & taking extra profit. #auspol
March 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The ACCC supermarket inquiry has revealed what we already knew: that Australia's big supermarkets have some of the highest profit margins in the world.
Their gain = your pain.
We've been saying this for years: high inflation was caused by big companies price gouging & taking extra profit. #auspol
Their gain = your pain.
We've been saying this for years: high inflation was caused by big companies price gouging & taking extra profit. #auspol
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
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He should also be remembered as the treasurer who encouraged the closure of Australia’s automobile industry.
For the record, Joe Hockey is a defence lobbyist who stands to make millions from defence contracts with the US and other allies. To just describe him in interviews as a former US ambassador and not his CURRENT vested interest role is not just irresponsible, it's lying.
March 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
He should also be remembered as the treasurer who encouraged the closure of Australia’s automobile industry.
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How the numbers were fudged.
Zionist Federation: "64% of students experienced antisemitism on campus
Academic Emma Thomas: "Framed another way .. 94% of Jewish students did not report antisemitism"
#auspol
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Zionist Federation: "64% of students experienced antisemitism on campus
Academic Emma Thomas: "Framed another way .. 94% of Jewish students did not report antisemitism"
#auspol
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Manufactured antisemitism. Universities relied on fudged numbers - Michael West
Australian universities adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism based on fudging the numbers
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March 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
How the numbers were fudged.
Zionist Federation: "64% of students experienced antisemitism on campus
Academic Emma Thomas: "Framed another way .. 94% of Jewish students did not report antisemitism"
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/manufactured...
Zionist Federation: "64% of students experienced antisemitism on campus
Academic Emma Thomas: "Framed another way .. 94% of Jewish students did not report antisemitism"
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/manufactured...
Let’s hope it’s May
Biggest question in #politics is will PM call on GG on Sunday when WA Election is over to call Federal Election for 12 April or will he ask Treasurer to deliver #Budget before Easter so he can hold #Election2025 in May. Starting to look like latter. Only PM knows.
March 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Let’s hope it’s May
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RFK Jr’s top spokesman at HHS resigns after just 2 weeks after reporting clashing with him about his response to the measles epidemic in Texas. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr.
Thomas Corry resigned over disagreements with the HHS secretary and his approach to the measles outbreak.
www.politico.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
RFK Jr’s top spokesman at HHS resigns after just 2 weeks after reporting clashing with him about his response to the measles epidemic in Texas. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
And it’s only minimum funding. No Scottish baronial libraries.
So it took decades of hard battling to get public schools minimum funding.
Finally our govts are going to do it.
But they plan to take ten years to roll it out.
Ten years.
Sorry - but I still think it all sucks
#schoolfunding
#SchoolingInAustralia
Finally our govts are going to do it.
But they plan to take ten years to roll it out.
Ten years.
Sorry - but I still think it all sucks
#schoolfunding
#SchoolingInAustralia
March 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And it’s only minimum funding. No Scottish baronial libraries.
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Rep. Jim Himes: Zelenskyy is watching 70,000 dead Ukrainians. Missiles are slamming into hospitals. This is what he’s seeing, and he comes to the Oval Office, and a reporter asks him why he’s not wearing a suit. And the effing VP wants him to say thank you…
March 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Rep. Jim Himes: Zelenskyy is watching 70,000 dead Ukrainians. Missiles are slamming into hospitals. This is what he’s seeing, and he comes to the Oval Office, and a reporter asks him why he’s not wearing a suit. And the effing VP wants him to say thank you…