@sandrajwatson.bsky.social
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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So if you have a samsung phone before 2017. There's no way knowing. That you can test your phone, in ringing up the triple zero emergency phone number, without being fined for that call.
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So if you have a samsung phone before 2017. There's no way knowing. That you can test your phone, in ringing up the triple zero emergency phone number, without being fined for that call.
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The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
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Whoohoo! Look what I’ve got! Can HIGHLY recommend these as an excellent Christmas gift for discerning family members or treat for yourself. Bloody love these anthologies. They’re both fantastic entertainment and a great historical resource. Keep the love of political cartoons alive!
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Whoohoo! Look what I’ve got! Can HIGHLY recommend these as an excellent Christmas gift for discerning family members or treat for yourself. Bloody love these anthologies. They’re both fantastic entertainment and a great historical resource. Keep the love of political cartoons alive!
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Gough - It’s Time
Albo - I checked with the US, mining companies, fossil fuel companies, the commercial media, the AFL, NRL, and exclusive private schools and they all said it isn’t time, so shut up you radical lefties
Albo - I checked with the US, mining companies, fossil fuel companies, the commercial media, the AFL, NRL, and exclusive private schools and they all said it isn’t time, so shut up you radical lefties
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Gough - It’s Time
Albo - I checked with the US, mining companies, fossil fuel companies, the commercial media, the AFL, NRL, and exclusive private schools and they all said it isn’t time, so shut up you radical lefties
Albo - I checked with the US, mining companies, fossil fuel companies, the commercial media, the AFL, NRL, and exclusive private schools and they all said it isn’t time, so shut up you radical lefties
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Jfc, at once completely disgusted and totally unsurprised. Lucky they weren't climate protectors hey, or ex greens politicians, they get gaoled or punched in the face by cops instead
The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Police allowed Nazi rally outside NSW parliament
More than 60 people attended Saturday morning’s rally after notifying police more than a week ago. The police commissioner said he had no idea it was going to happen.
www.smh.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Jfc, at once completely disgusted and totally unsurprised. Lucky they weren't climate protectors hey, or ex greens politicians, they get gaoled or punched in the face by cops instead
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Be a hater. It is the way.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Be a hater. It is the way.
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"The party that once championed its environmental credentials...is now protecting the expansion and profits of fossil fuel giants at the expense of both people and the environment." @eddyjokovich.bsky.social #environment #ClimateCrisis #auspol
newpolitics.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
newpolitics.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The big betrayal of the environment
Unless Labor finds a way to improve environmental protections it might find that no amount of political spin can protect a government that has lost its way on environmental issues.
newpolitics.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"The party that once championed its environmental credentials...is now protecting the expansion and profits of fossil fuel giants at the expense of both people and the environment." @eddyjokovich.bsky.social #environment #ClimateCrisis #auspol
newpolitics.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
newpolitics.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
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No media about this?
NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
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NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
.
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
No media about this?
NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
.
NSW Police investigated 14 incidents of alleged antisemitic attacks and found NO evidence of Iran or any other foreign agent acting in relation to the 14 alleged antisemitic incidences
The Minns and Albanese govts both exploited this falsehood to further their own agendas
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Peter Broelman in Canberra Times
October 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Peter Broelman in Canberra Times
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Former diplomat Lachlan Strahan used his memoir to criticise parts of the Coalition government's response to Solomon Islands' 2022 deal with China, while revealing some Australian officials pushed to impose "punitive" measures on Solomon Islands if it deepened security cooperation with China.
Diplomat's memoir gives an insider's look at Solomon Islands-China deal
Former diplomat Lachlan Strahan used his memoir to criticise parts of the Coalition government's response to Solomon Islands' 2022 deal with China, while revealing some Australian officials pushed to impose "punitive" measures on Solomon Islands if it deepened security cooperation with China.
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Former diplomat Lachlan Strahan used his memoir to criticise parts of the Coalition government's response to Solomon Islands' 2022 deal with China, while revealing some Australian officials pushed to impose "punitive" measures on Solomon Islands if it deepened security cooperation with China.
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the way they force the algorithm into every human interaction they can control. Like a pack of friendless creeps.
October 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
the way they force the algorithm into every human interaction they can control. Like a pack of friendless creeps.
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“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians,” says Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi. “Only about a thousand of them have actually been convicted of any crime."
The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal
“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians, in what it calls security prisoners or detainees,” says Sari Bashi, an Israel...
www.democracynow.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians,” says Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi. “Only about a thousand of them have actually been convicted of any crime."
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Excellent thread
Yep. When I left Murdoch and became a (then) unemployed freelancer, yes, I went on 'the dole' for a while.
I had to sign up for a Sarina Russo job agency and meet the mutual obligations crap. So we saw an opportunity to both 'flip the script' and continue being a journo.
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I had to sign up for a Sarina Russo job agency and meet the mutual obligations crap. So we saw an opportunity to both 'flip the script' and continue being a journo.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Excellent thread
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Read this by @davemilbo.bsky.social and this by @michellepini.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Read this by @davemilbo.bsky.social and this by @michellepini.bsky.social
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"Marr’s i/v style on this occasion—characterised by thinly veiled contempt—attempted to trap his guest with an embarrassing & clearly uninformed display which only reinforced all the points Hedges was making about Club Media’s lack of journalistic integrity."
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
David Marr interviews Chris Hedges for Club Media Mainstream
A former Media Watch presenter recently attempted to lecture Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges on what his role as a journalist should be, and it was embarrassing.
independentaustralia.net
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Marr’s i/v style on this occasion—characterised by thinly veiled contempt—attempted to trap his guest with an embarrassing & clearly uninformed display which only reinforced all the points Hedges was making about Club Media’s lack of journalistic integrity."
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
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It's explainers, op-eds, fact checks, pre-bunking, research and the blog, with plans for news features and investigative journalism as it grows. So it's not news, news, but what's going on behind and around the news, issues based, and what matters. And it's free. Hope to see you there x
Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
The Point
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It's explainers, op-eds, fact checks, pre-bunking, research and the blog, with plans for news features and investigative journalism as it grows. So it's not news, news, but what's going on behind and around the news, issues based, and what matters. And it's free. Hope to see you there x
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Why is Tony Armstrong described as a sports broadcaster and not a journalist? Important work
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen share.google/ck32u4n7lXqK...
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen share.google/ck32u4n7lXqK...
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen
Tony Armstrong considers himself a cynical person, which is why it's a somewhat ironic that he's emerged from his latest project with renewed optimism. The former AFL player has spent the past year re...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why is Tony Armstrong described as a sports broadcaster and not a journalist? Important work
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen share.google/ck32u4n7lXqK...
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen share.google/ck32u4n7lXqK...
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A snippet of information that our US friends may not know: in the 1980s Donald Trump applied for a casino licence in Australia. It was refused because after investigations it was found he was just a front man for the mafia.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...
Trump's bid for Sydney casino 30 years ago rejected due to 'mafia connections’
Cabinet documents reveal police warned NSW government about approving a 1986-87 plan to build city’s first casino in Darling Harbour
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A snippet of information that our US friends may not know: in the 1980s Donald Trump applied for a casino licence in Australia. It was refused because after investigations it was found he was just a front man for the mafia.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017...
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Dunno if youse are across this... but it's forecast that in Sydney on Wednesday the temp will be 38C. (100 F)
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
October 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Dunno if youse are across this... but it's forecast that in Sydney on Wednesday the temp will be 38C. (100 F)
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
It's OCTOBER! That's FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE!
Our Government and fossil fuel companies are determined to cook us alive! Boil the oceans. Kill our forests. Turn habitat to ash.🥺😩
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A story so awful you'd think it could only be fiction....
About people some of us elect to govern us. #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/10/18/l...
About people some of us elect to govern us. #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/10/18/l...
Linda Reynolds’ latest move
Imagine that a young woman is raped in your office. You are a minister and she is the most junior member of your staff. In the footage you see later, she is too drunk to put on her shoes. She walks ba...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A story so awful you'd think it could only be fiction....
About people some of us elect to govern us. #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/10/18/l...
About people some of us elect to govern us. #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/10/18/l...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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So it was all bull sh*t from Crisafulli #auspol
Queensland's police minister has apologised for the release of bungled data that overstated a reduction in the number of victims of crime in the state.
Queensland's police minister has apologised for the release of bungled data that overstated a reduction in the number of victims of crime in the state.
'More work to be done': Minister apologises for crime stats bungle
The Queensland government has apologised for releasing data that overstated a drop in the number of victims of crime.
www.abc.net.au
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
So it was all bull sh*t from Crisafulli #auspol
Queensland's police minister has apologised for the release of bungled data that overstated a reduction in the number of victims of crime in the state.
Queensland's police minister has apologised for the release of bungled data that overstated a reduction in the number of victims of crime in the state.