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Dr Lilly Brown

@lilly-brown.bsky.social

Publishing, education, youth studies β€’ Gumbaynggirr [-o-] β€’ CEO of leading First Nations publishing house @magabalabooks.bsky.social β€’ opinions my own etc πŸ“Yawuru & Jugan Country

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Unsure how to report on this fresh absurdity? Translation: the U.S. and Israel, both nuclear powers who have already flattened Gaza, now claim a moral duty to 'preemptively' bomb Iran. Why? A sudden concern for international law and paranoia Iran might develop the very weapons they already have.

28.02.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 4

People really struggling with the idea that the Iranian government sucks but we shouldn't be bombing them can both be true, eh?

28.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7788    πŸ” 1147    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 92
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#SavioursOfWomen #Afghanistan #Iraq #Libya #Iran

28.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6

Come join me and the talented Ellen Van Neerven on Thursday 5th of March for this virtual in-conversation

26.02.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How beautiful is 'Muttonfish Magic'? 😍 Join Aunty Ruth Simms, Lucy Robertson and Jasmine Seymour in celebrating this deadly kids book πŸ“š

πŸ“… Saturday 21 February
πŸ•°οΈ 12pm
🏠 Better Read Than Dead, NSW
🎟️ FREE

Enjoy listening as Aunty Ruth read, followed by a language activity that speaks to the book!

19.02.2026 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

So beautiful ✨ Sydney folk - get to the launch if you can!

19.02.2026 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uncle Lionel Fogarty remembered as warrior poet for Country and justice WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.Last Thursday, award-winning Yugambeh poet, au...

nit.com.au/16-02-2026/2...

16.02.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve lost a legend. A survivor. A fighter. A beacon. A poet. Vale Uncle

His poetry in motion: 'Remember Something Like This', 2024

nit.com.au/16-02-2026/2...

16.02.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Israel restricts entry of aid into Gaza despite ceasefire deal, worsening humanitarian crisis
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Israel restricts entry of aid into Gaza despite ceasefire deal, worsening humanitarian crisis

"Israel is tightly restricting the entry of aid and basic supplies into Gaza...

On Sunday, 158 trucks entered the Strip but only 12 were carrying humanitarian supplies.

Under the ceasefire deal... at least 600 aid trucks were supposed to enter the Strip each day."

m.youtube.com/watch?v=KTsb...

16.02.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€’ Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians today.
β€’ The British Museum is removing them from history.
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." – George Orwell, "1984"
#IsraeliTerroristState #GazaGenocide #history #education #BritishMuseum

16.02.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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3yo Ali Hassan Jaber and his father Hassan Jaber were killed in an Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon. Israel claims it struck a Hezbollah β€œterrorist” in the attack but UN peacekeepers say it has not seen evidence of Hezbollah in the border region. #IsraelTerroristState #LebanonUnderAttack

15.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

THE GENOCIDE HAS NOT STOPPED. NOT FOR A SINGLE DAY.

Israel is a rogue apartheid state whose raison d’état is the extermination of Palestinians.

14.02.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty amazing stuff here in Senates, Wong says she was unaware that the chair of an organisation behind illegal settlements (something Australia is supposed to sanction) entered the country as part of Herzog's delegation.

DFAT eventually say the delegation was handled by PM&C not them.

12.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

"As long as the international community continues to repeat this mantra of a two-state solution, while not taking any action that could enable Palestinian territorial contiguity…we are going to live in a totally unrealistic fantasy"

That's Australia's policy on Israel & Palestine:
cowardly fantasy.

15.02.2026 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank The blunder that will imperil any Mideast peace.

Good article, stupid headline:

1. Israel is not "quietly" annexing the #WestBank. It's just that no-one is listening.

2. This is not a "blunder". It's a deliberate strategy by the Israeli regime to further choke off any chance of Palestinian independence.
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israe...

15.02.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

"Neonatal physiology does not bend to politics.

If formula is permitted to enter, it must be consistent.

The smallest bodies require the most stable systems.

That is not political. That is pediatric medicine.
#marcruffalo #doctorsagainstgenocide #msrachelforlittles"

13.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kalkadoon writer John Morrissey is an exciting new genre-bending voice in literature. From the author of the award-winning collection Firelight, read this exclusive work of short fiction, β€˜Magpie’, an unsettling, propulsive take on the colonial bush story. Read more: bit.ly/4auIVYm

13.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'They found her grave': The words a stolen boy waited decades to hear More than 100 Stolen Generations survivors have gathered in Canberra for the apology anniversary. The government is pledging new money to help them heal.

This the never ending tragedy of this colony.
A son here, never to see a mother again.
Multiply this by communities and by generations of the same shameful white govt and worker behaviours of forced removals.
#StolenGenerations
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

12.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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13 February marks the 18th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by policies of removal.

Pictured: 'Kunyi' (2021) by Kunyi June Anne McInerney.

13.02.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

as we mark 18 years since Closing the Gap was launched with the National Apology to Stolen Generations and their Descendants, know that police routinely target and brutalise Aboriginal people including children and then charge them with offensive behaviour, resist arrest, and assault police.

11.02.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next fight looms after Qld government loses appeal in battle for sacred springs Wangan and Jagalingou peoples await the state government's next move after a win in their fight to have alleged damage to a sacred site near a mine in Central Queensland investigated.

Adani, of course.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

11.02.2026 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Introducing Magabala's first titles of 2026! We're so excited to start the year with these incredible books:

πŸ–€ 'Wurnan, Sharing on Ngarinyin Country' by Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation

πŸ–€ 'Muttonfish Magic' by Aunty Ruth Simms and Lucy Robertson, illustrated by Jasmine Seymour

Congrats to all πŸ“š

11.02.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

β€œFour of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. β€œI looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

10.02.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12812    πŸ” 6987    πŸ’¬ 381    πŸ“Œ 868
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Israel undermines two-state solution while Herzog visits Australia While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".

Laura Tingle on the money as always.

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich: "We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".

10.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."

Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally

10.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 459    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10
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Another brilliant cartoon from Cathy Wilcox.

10.02.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
NSW cop tells harrowing story of getting a bit of pepper spray in his eye while spraying a child

NSW cop tells harrowing story of getting a bit of pepper spray in his eye while spraying a child

The NSW government claims everyone 'lacks context', so we spoke to an officer hear his story. chaser.com.au/general-news...

10.02.2026 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 449    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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BOOM! πŸ’₯

10.02.2026 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 256    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6
A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.

A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.

Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable

09.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9269    πŸ” 1318    πŸ’¬ 473    πŸ“Œ 258

People praying… PEOPLE PRAYING FFS

09.02.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0