The Big Souvlaki
@thebigsouvlaki.bsky.social
Greek/Australian socialist. 60s child. Lover of politics, music, history, environment. We ALL have a right to exist on equal terms. No tolerance for bullsh*t.
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Bastards!
@theguardian.com, Can we stop calling them "Settlements". It makes them sound like benign explorers.
They are invaders... we should be using military words like "Forward Operating Bases".
They are invaders... we should be using military words like "Forward Operating Bases".
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Bastards!
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Sussan Ley is clearly so far out of her depth that she deserves to be sacked by her party, purely for her own good.
This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.
The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.
The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Sussan Ley is clearly so far out of her depth that she deserves to be sacked by her party, purely for her own good.
This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.
The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.
The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
I don't know what this was but it was not boxing.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Jake Paul’s artless spectacle robbed boxing of its democratic dream | Bryan Armen Graham
Netflix’s 300 million global subscribers got just what they wanted: to see a former YouTuber knocked out brutally
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I don't know what this was but it was not boxing.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
People. I give you the Yoooonited States of AmeriKKKa
JD Vance: "They are not sending their best. Omar Fateh was Ilehan [sic] Omar's candidate for mayor of Mogadishu-- I mean Minneapolis. Little Freudian slip there."
December 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
People. I give you the Yoooonited States of AmeriKKKa
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AUKUS Caucus
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AUKUS Caucus
How the AUKUS Caucus built a cargo cult and called it strategy.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
AUKUS Caucus
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An American beast. Tamed.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
An American beast. Tamed.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
If only Females or First People had a "Special Envoy" we may have seen some positive legislation to curb deaths. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
‘Hateful’ chants and flags to be banned as Islamic State claims it ‘inspired’ Bondi attack
The Pro-Palestine chant “globalise the intifada” will be banned under proposed legislation banning “hateful” slogans and symbols.
www.smh.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
If only Females or First People had a "Special Envoy" we may have seen some positive legislation to curb deaths. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Warms my heart to read this
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Warms my heart to read this
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Absolutely amazing visual representation of what life is like in fossil-fuelled Norway now - and from an article that just flat-out refuses to mention fossil fuels and Norway's role in extracting them and in doing so, worsening their burning for our own profit and gain.
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Absolutely amazing visual representation of what life is like in fossil-fuelled Norway now - and from an article that just flat-out refuses to mention fossil fuels and Norway's role in extracting them and in doing so, worsening their burning for our own profit and gain.
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
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If only our politicians would stop knee-jerking! We need leaders who can articulate the distinction between antisemitism (odious) and opposition to the policies of the current Israeli government (rational). It is crucial that they stop conflating the two. #auspol
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
On the need for a renewed democratic universalism - Overland literary journal
If we’re to emerge from this awful spiral, in which one form of identitarian chauvinism spurs the next, we’ll only do so on the basis of a very different politics: one that takes for granted the abili...
overland.org.au
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If only our politicians would stop knee-jerking! We need leaders who can articulate the distinction between antisemitism (odious) and opposition to the policies of the current Israeli government (rational). It is crucial that they stop conflating the two. #auspol
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
overland.org.au/2025/12/on-t...
"Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me, Mom, I'll be there" says Bruce
If by marching against genocide made me antisemitic, then the word 'antisemitic' has lost it's meaning.
Look for me, Mom, I'll be there" says Bruce
If by marching against genocide made me antisemitic, then the word 'antisemitic' has lost it's meaning.
Linking the march across the bridge to the massacre is disgusting and everyone doing so should be deeply ashamed of their giving tacit support for genocide
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack
Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me, Mom, I'll be there" says Bruce
If by marching against genocide made me antisemitic, then the word 'antisemitic' has lost it's meaning.
Look for me, Mom, I'll be there" says Bruce
If by marching against genocide made me antisemitic, then the word 'antisemitic' has lost it's meaning.
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David Pope Canberra Times
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
David Pope Canberra Times
This Govt is will tie itself up in knots trying to determine what is and what is not Hate Speech. It cannot even say what a 2 State Solution will look like. Leadership found wanting. Their dithering on everything will be their downfall. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
New hate speech laws cracking down on ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric will go to constitutional limit, Tony Burke says
Home affairs minister would not say whether specific phrases such as ‘globalise the intifada’ would be banned under proposed laws
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This Govt is will tie itself up in knots trying to determine what is and what is not Hate Speech. It cannot even say what a 2 State Solution will look like. Leadership found wanting. Their dithering on everything will be their downfall. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As we descend further into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Minns announces broad new laws to ban protests, claiming marches ‘unleashed forces that are not being contained’
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
As we descend further into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist
Full release available at the link in our bio.
Full release available at the link in our bio.
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Media release: Unity must guide the Government's response to Bondi attack, not divisive pro-Israel wishlist
Full release available at the link in our bio.
Full release available at the link in our bio.
Let's face it. Our neo-lib govts will not do anything tangible about the house prices being out-of-reach of young Australians lest it collapse the investment market for older Australians. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s 5% home deposit scheme makes it harder for low-income earners to buy, research suggests
Economists find Labor’s policy ‘generates inequality’ and could push up prices significantly
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Let's face it. Our neo-lib govts will not do anything tangible about the house prices being out-of-reach of young Australians lest it collapse the investment market for older Australians. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Albo's new laws to see Murdoch, Sky News A/D, the LNP, the IPA & Hanson behind bars:
🔹 Identify orgs who engage in #HateSpeech promoting violence or racial hatred.
🔹 Federal offence for serious vilification based on race and/or advocating racial supremacy.
#auspol #BondiBeach
🔹 Identify orgs who engage in #HateSpeech promoting violence or racial hatred.
🔹 Federal offence for serious vilification based on race and/or advocating racial supremacy.
#auspol #BondiBeach
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Albo's new laws to see Murdoch, Sky News A/D, the LNP, the IPA & Hanson behind bars:
🔹 Identify orgs who engage in #HateSpeech promoting violence or racial hatred.
🔹 Federal offence for serious vilification based on race and/or advocating racial supremacy.
#auspol #BondiBeach
🔹 Identify orgs who engage in #HateSpeech promoting violence or racial hatred.
🔹 Federal offence for serious vilification based on race and/or advocating racial supremacy.
#auspol #BondiBeach
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How will this work when, according to latest polls, 18% of the population supports One Nation ?
Oh ... I see, only hate speech targeted at a select few. 😉
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Oh ... I see, only hate speech targeted at a select few. 😉
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese announces new laws cracking down on hate speech and preachers of hate after Bondi beach attack
Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism after Sunday’s massacre in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
How will this work when, according to latest polls, 18% of the population supports One Nation ?
Oh ... I see, only hate speech targeted at a select few. 😉
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Oh ... I see, only hate speech targeted at a select few. 😉
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hmmm yeah .... nah ..... knee-jerk policy decisions are never a good idea and especially putting powerful weapons in the hands of extra-judicial homicidal maniacs. #nswpol #auspol
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...
Chris Minns open to arming Jewish security group with links to Israel
Former member tells Deepcut that the Community Security Group is a 'recruiting ground for Israeli intelligence'
www.deepcutnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hmmm yeah .... nah ..... knee-jerk policy decisions are never a good idea and especially putting powerful weapons in the hands of extra-judicial homicidal maniacs. #nswpol #auspol
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...