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@brettparris.bsky.social

PhD in economics (Monash) and DPhil in religious ethics (Oxford). Yoga teacher. Working on spirituality, ethics, politics, development, climate, and Al (he/him)

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Just going to leave this here.

16.09.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"The Worst War I've Ever Witnessed" | James Elder, UNICEF Spokesperson
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics: Leading "The Worst War I've Ever Witnessed" | James Elder, UNICEF Spokesperson

An excellent interview with Australian @UNICEF.org spokesperson James Elder. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk on The Rest is Politics Leading @therestpolitics.bsky.social

youtu.be/NsAo2j6aih0?...
or:
open.spotify.com/episode/0BAu...

11.09.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC News and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation News organisations say local journalists are increasingly unable to feed themselves in Gaza, facing the same "dire circumstances as those they are covering".

Journalists in Gaza are starving. How have we come to this?
www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.07.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza A joint statement says the Israeli government's "siege" has left aid supplies "totally depleted".

There are no words, and it hurts like hell, but we mustn't look away. The perpetrators need our apathy.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

23.07.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is one uncomfortable truth that undoes the zionist lie that Judaism is inextricably linked with Israel.

If it was as they say, then Josh Burns, Julian Leeser, Dave Sharma, and all the other Jews that are and were in Parliament would be ineligible under Section 44.

15.07.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children, hospital says A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.

Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children, hospital says
Nasser hospital said one of Dr Alaa al-Najjar's children and her husband were injured, but survived. Graeme Groom, a British surgeon working in the hospital, said he had operated on her surviving boy.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.05.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Violent Israeli settlers under UK sanctions join illegal West Bank outpost Exclusive: Neria Ben Pazi and Zohar Sabah witnessed visiting base set up to drive Palestinians from homes

Violent Israeli settlers under UK sanctions join illegal West Bank outpost, 23 May 2025
Exclusive: Neria Ben Pazi and Zohar Sabah witnessed visiting base set up to drive Palestinians from homes
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

23.05.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is beyond obscene. As to Netanyahu's last point - deliberate starvation and targetting of civilians is a war crime, regardless of a regime's military objectives.

www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...

20.05.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who will be next? Gaza is disappearing, and so are my friends and colleagues The ceasefire brought small space to breathe, to begin processing the grief and piecing splintered lives together. But there was not really time to exhale at all.

Who will be next? Gaza is disappearing, and so are my friends and colleagues
Rachel Coghlan, 10 April 2025
www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/10/g...

11.04.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Americans are saying, "No one ever stood up for America". In fact, 40 different countries sent troops to help the US in that war in the aftermath of 9/11, including over 1600 troops from Ukraine.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-N...

#SlavaUkraini
#Ukraine

01.03.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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News Corp team confronted after alleged attempt to provoke staff at Sydney Middle Eastern restaurant Staff member at Cairo Takeaway in Newtown alleged she felt intimidated by a customer who entered restaurant with Daily Telegraph crew waiting outside

Disgusting, divisive, gutter "journalism" from News Corp - again.

News Corp team confronted after alleged attempt to provoke staff at Sydney Middle Eastern restaurant
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

14.02.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. YouTube

How is the IHRA definition of antisemitism being used to silence criticism of Israel? Prof. Ian Lustick (University of Pennsylvania) breaks down how this definition blurs the line between antisemitism and legitimate political debate.

12.02.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump and His Family Earned Millions From Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report Donald Trump and early investors have earned millions from $TRUMP coin whileΒ 813,294 wallets have registered $2 billion in collective losses.

Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.

Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.

Hello?

12.02.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5123    πŸ” 1855    πŸ’¬ 253    πŸ“Œ 106
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US aid freeze claims first victims as oxygen supplies cut off Seventy-one-year-old woman dies after being sent home from USAID funded hospital. Others die after hospitals close in refugee camps

A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was cut off when Trump announced his federal funding freeze.

12.02.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3442    πŸ” 1264    πŸ’¬ 249    πŸ“Œ 125
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.

How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65

Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

12.02.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 27712    πŸ” 11860    πŸ’¬ 868    πŸ“Œ 969
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White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest The White House said Elon Musk, the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting efforts, will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal s...

This US administration is such a toxic clown show πŸ™„ 🀑 Musk is a fox in the henhouse.
#ElonMusk #Trump

White House Says Musk Will Police His Own Conflicts of Interest
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

12.02.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

Conflicts of interest much?

Elon Musk's Business Empire
Scores Benefits Under Trump
Shake-Up
"Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

11.02.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Springtime for Scammers Financial predation now has friends in high places

Musk & Trump want to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It costs about US$758 million to run annually and has saved US consumers around $21 billion.

Springtime for Scammers
Paul Krugman
Financial predation now has friends in high places
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

11.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under Gaza takeover plan He says his proposed US takeover of Gaza would involve "building a permanent place" for the population.

"No right of return" for Gazan's under Trump's insane plan.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.02.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly right @neurorebel.bsky.social

10.02.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ebola Breaks Out in Uganda as US Halts Foreign Aid At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will Uganda fare without it?

Ebola Breaks Out in Uganda as US Halts Foreign Aid
By Nakisanze Segawa
@GlobalPress.bsky.social #USAID
"At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will Uganda fare without it?"
globalpressjournal.com/africa/ugand...

10.02.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stuck in Zimbabwe: African Refugees Grounded by US Executive Order Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump’s policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again.

Stuck in Zimbabwe: African Refugees Grounded by US Executive Order
By G. Masiyiwa
@GlobalPress.bsky.social #USAID
"Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump’s policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again."
globalpressjournal.com/africa/zimba...

09.02.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ugandans Fear Resurgence of AIDS as Health Clinics Close As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear.

Ugandans Fear Resurgence of AIDS as Health Clinics Close
@GlobalPress.bsky.social #USAID
"As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear."
globalpressjournal.com/africa/ugand...

09.02.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Without USAID Support, Refugees in Uganda Lose Food, Job Training Uganda hosts 1.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the largest number of any African country. But without US funding, basic services like food distribution are likely to end.

Without USAID Support, Refugees in Uganda Lose Food, Job Training
@GlobalPress.bsky.social #USAID
"Uganda hosts 1.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers ... But without US funding, basic services like food distribution are likely to end."
globalpressjournal.com/africa/ugand...

09.02.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World's richest man wants poorest people cut off from crucial US aid The US used to spend more on international development than any other nation, but with Donald Trump and Elon Musk freezing USAID funding, people on the other side of the world are already dealing with...

The deaths from the decimation of USAID have already begun.
"Staff from the International Rescue Committee came and gave an order to shut down the hospital immediately ... multiple patients who had been relying on oxygen support died."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

08.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well done @time.com - showing who the real power is behind Trump's failing presidency.
#MuskOwnsTrump

07.02.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Careful - if you don't support ethnic cleansing, you're anti-Semitic. πŸ™„

"Solving Gaza’s problem through migration means ... also signaling to West Bank Arabs that without a viable peace, their future might be similar. This – the antisemites must not agree to."

07.02.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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