Pam F
@plfg.bsky.social
Dog lover, reader. Sometimes runner.
People … look at a politician’s eyes, and check their sense of humour… please!!!!
People … look at a politician’s eyes, and check their sense of humour… please!!!!
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I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
'We invited a homeless man for dinner - he stayed for 45 years'
The man was only meant to stay for a day.
metro.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no.
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
This is quite something.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...
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They say most suspensions are reversed, so what’s the harm?
But everyone who’s received that text message knows the harm starts there. Anxiety, stress, wasted time & energy. It starts even before that – submitting to mistreatment just to avoid the text.
Ty @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.
But everyone who’s received that text message knows the harm starts there. Anxiety, stress, wasted time & energy. It starts even before that – submitting to mistreatment just to avoid the text.
Ty @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Exclusive: As jobseekers continue to have payments suspended, advocates call for the regime to be stopped until it’s proven to be lawful
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They say most suspensions are reversed, so what’s the harm?
But everyone who’s received that text message knows the harm starts there. Anxiety, stress, wasted time & energy. It starts even before that – submitting to mistreatment just to avoid the text.
Ty @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.
But everyone who’s received that text message knows the harm starts there. Anxiety, stress, wasted time & energy. It starts even before that – submitting to mistreatment just to avoid the text.
Ty @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.
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STUNNING. And so shameful.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz hurls a barrage misinformation about Cuba and gets cut off:
“This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.”
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz hurls a barrage misinformation about Cuba and gets cut off:
“This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.”
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
STUNNING. And so shameful.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz hurls a barrage misinformation about Cuba and gets cut off:
“This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.”
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz hurls a barrage misinformation about Cuba and gets cut off:
“This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.”
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Ken Burns (yes, that one) has pointed out recently the obvious parallels between our current politics and another Frank Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946).
Yes, the American people, in their infinite wisdom, have elected to live in Pottersville, rather than in Bedford Falls.
Yes, the American people, in their infinite wisdom, have elected to live in Pottersville, rather than in Bedford Falls.
September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ken Burns (yes, that one) has pointed out recently the obvious parallels between our current politics and another Frank Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946).
Yes, the American people, in their infinite wisdom, have elected to live in Pottersville, rather than in Bedford Falls.
Yes, the American people, in their infinite wisdom, have elected to live in Pottersville, rather than in Bedford Falls.
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It’s Israel’s blatant holocaust and genocide against the people of Gaza.
They are crimes against humanity. They are war crimes. They are illegal. They are against international law, rules based order, humanity, common decency.
Murderers. Israel is an apartheid terrorist nation.
They are crimes against humanity. They are war crimes. They are illegal. They are against international law, rules based order, humanity, common decency.
Murderers. Israel is an apartheid terrorist nation.
Yesterday, Israel dropped a bomb so powerful it vaporized a
the aid warehouse in North Gaza killing 2 humanitarian workers and obliterating baby formula, vegetables, rice, oil, and firewood meant for hungry families
This was not “collateral damage.”
It was the deliberate destruction of mercy itself
the aid warehouse in North Gaza killing 2 humanitarian workers and obliterating baby formula, vegetables, rice, oil, and firewood meant for hungry families
This was not “collateral damage.”
It was the deliberate destruction of mercy itself
August 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It’s Israel’s blatant holocaust and genocide against the people of Gaza.
They are crimes against humanity. They are war crimes. They are illegal. They are against international law, rules based order, humanity, common decency.
Murderers. Israel is an apartheid terrorist nation.
They are crimes against humanity. They are war crimes. They are illegal. They are against international law, rules based order, humanity, common decency.
Murderers. Israel is an apartheid terrorist nation.
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NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
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Authors withdraw from Bendigo Writers Festival over anti-Palestinian 'censorship'
Festival organisers sought compliance with controversial definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel
www.deepcutnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
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While Susssan Ley and Andrew Hastie squabble over the opposition leadership, Labor should cancel AUKUS, reform negative gearing and make billionaires pay some tax.
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
While Susssan Ley and Andrew Hastie squabble over the opposition leadership, Labor should cancel AUKUS, reform negative gearing and make billionaires pay some tax.
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“I entrust you with Palestine, the jewel in the crown of Muslims, the beating heart of every free person in this world.”
August 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“I entrust you with Palestine, the jewel in the crown of Muslims, the beating heart of every free person in this world.”
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Fascism spreads when fascists see fascism being accepted elsewhere.
Every country that hasn’t protested US excess is partly responsible for allowing fascism to grow.
Australia is one of the worst offenders.
#AusPol
Every country that hasn’t protested US excess is partly responsible for allowing fascism to grow.
Australia is one of the worst offenders.
#AusPol
India police raid on Delhi migrants shows stark inequalities
An upscale Indian suburb is rounding up some of its most marginalised residents, saying they are illegal immigrants.
www.bbc.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fascism spreads when fascists see fascism being accepted elsewhere.
Every country that hasn’t protested US excess is partly responsible for allowing fascism to grow.
Australia is one of the worst offenders.
#AusPol
Every country that hasn’t protested US excess is partly responsible for allowing fascism to grow.
Australia is one of the worst offenders.
#AusPol
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No one still supporting Israel deserves a role in public life.
Everyone still supporting Israel rejoices in the murder of children.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Everyone still supporting Israel rejoices in the murder of children.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Netanyahu aims to fully control Gaza despite warnings of mass death
Israeli PM needs security cabinet to approve plan amid opposition from aid agencies and families of hostages
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
No one still supporting Israel deserves a role in public life.
Everyone still supporting Israel rejoices in the murder of children.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Everyone still supporting Israel rejoices in the murder of children.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.
It's utterly mad.
These people are the opposite of terrorists.
THEY WANT PEACE.
The police know they're not terrorists.
The government knows they're not terrorists.
Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
These people are the opposite of terrorists.
THEY WANT PEACE.
The police know they're not terrorists.
The government knows they're not terrorists.
Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.
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Our grandkids are going to be flabbergasted looking back on this. Is a genocide happening? Yes. Are the people carrying it out murdering aid workers and starving children? Yes. Are they being aided by the US? Yes.
And yet all anyone talks about is the motives and tactics of the people opposing it.
And yet all anyone talks about is the motives and tactics of the people opposing it.
July 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our grandkids are going to be flabbergasted looking back on this. Is a genocide happening? Yes. Are the people carrying it out murdering aid workers and starving children? Yes. Are they being aided by the US? Yes.
And yet all anyone talks about is the motives and tactics of the people opposing it.
And yet all anyone talks about is the motives and tactics of the people opposing it.
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Gosh, good thing our supposedly left-wing government didn’t create a special position in public life expressly for this person as part of its big push for ‘social cohesion’.
That would have been pretty daft.
That would have been pretty daft.
🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
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Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group "Advance" - The Klaxon
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
theklaxon.com.au
July 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Gosh, good thing our supposedly left-wing government didn’t create a special position in public life expressly for this person as part of its big push for ‘social cohesion’.
That would have been pretty daft.
That would have been pretty daft.
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Granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee: 'I never thought I'd see Israel committing such crimes' jrnl.ie/6741950
Granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee: 'I never thought I'd see Israel committing such crimes'
Ria Czerniak-LeBov says Israel’s actions in Gaza are anathema to every Jewish value she was raised with.
jrnl.ie
June 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee: 'I never thought I'd see Israel committing such crimes' jrnl.ie/6741950
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Tonight we saw an example of the risks associated with the most dangerous force on earth—the egos of old men. Concentrations of weapons grade self-interest and face-saving led to the destruction inflicted in Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Tonight we saw an example of the risks associated with the most dangerous force on earth—the egos of old men. Concentrations of weapons grade self-interest and face-saving led to the destruction inflicted in Iran.
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So, it turns out we're treating fascism just like we've been treating climate change:
– ignore warnings of experts
– buy into bullshit "alternative explanations"
- read "don't worry" media op-eds
– deny it will really be that bad
– start seeing major evidence
– hope somebody does something
– ignore warnings of experts
– buy into bullshit "alternative explanations"
- read "don't worry" media op-eds
– deny it will really be that bad
– start seeing major evidence
– hope somebody does something
June 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So, it turns out we're treating fascism just like we've been treating climate change:
– ignore warnings of experts
– buy into bullshit "alternative explanations"
- read "don't worry" media op-eds
– deny it will really be that bad
– start seeing major evidence
– hope somebody does something
– ignore warnings of experts
– buy into bullshit "alternative explanations"
- read "don't worry" media op-eds
– deny it will really be that bad
– start seeing major evidence
– hope somebody does something
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My god AI has gotten good. Just saw a clip of Benjamin Netanyahu decrying the barbarity of bombing hospitals.
June 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My god AI has gotten good. Just saw a clip of Benjamin Netanyahu decrying the barbarity of bombing hospitals.
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Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dozens killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run ministry says
The UN human rights chief said Israel's
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...