Jill Biddington

Sanctions, Recognition & Peace for Palestine We call for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, including the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of I...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/re...

First time American Pie ever made me cry (aside from Madonna covers)

“No war and no peace”: Gaza’s ongoing suffocation Palestinian journalist Rita Baroud reflects on visiting the rubble of her family home and a Ramadan that feels like anything but.

Worth reading !
“No war and no peace”: Gaza’s ongoing suffocation: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

He doesn’t inspire anything in me except maybe the use of expletives!

IFJ publishes 2024 annual report on journalists and media staff killed / IFJ The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published its 34th annual report on journalists and media staff killed, covering the year 2024. The report documents the deaths of 122 media profe...

IFJ releases report that documents the deaths in 2024 of 122 media professionals across the world, including 14 women journalists. bit.ly/ifj-2025

Monopoly Chance cards. Top one says 'You make a fortune insider trading bank shares.' Bottom one says 'Do not pass go. Do not become PM.'

#auspol
#InsiderTrading
Do not pass go and do not become PM.

Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk Dozens of demonstrators lie down in government office building to warn against dismantling foreign aid agency Fired USAid employees and advocates for people with HIV staged a protest in a Capitol office building on Wednesday, warning that Donald Trump’s…

Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk

Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work

💔 This is what the devastating impact of Trump's suspension of foreign aid looks like.

Wah K’ler Paw, a 30-year-old refugee from Mae La camp on the #ThaiBurmaBorder, died on 16 February after not receiving kidney dialysis.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#aidfreeze #USAid

Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

“I’m going to say to NIH scientists: God bless you all. Thank you for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., November 2023

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Should the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale be left empty? | Fiona Katauskas It’d certainly make a statement

Stick it up your arts- my #VeniceBiennale cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Art and silence.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

On one hand, all lefty boomery types do is talk about News Corp. On the other hand, we still don’t really talk enough about it. Every single prominent act of McCarthyist censorship over the past 15 months in the arts or media has begun with an article in The Australian.

LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. LabourStart is the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement.

USA: Christmas strikes at Amazon and Starbucks - full coverage on LabourStart www.labourstart.org/news/country...

I dont feel more biased than before about the ABC programming but I definitely feel more frustrated and disappointed with what appears to be lower news quality standards. This is not a reflection of journalists but of management. I share many of the concerns in this article.

Haha happened faster than I thought, not gonna lie

There is a huge campaign needed globally to support the continuation of the Treaty in NZ. Please read and share.

Anyone active in work rights won’t be surprised about this very sobering report but the crucial job for us is what do we do to change the exploitation of those with least rights.

Even if we educate others on the real impacts of exploitation we can start informed action.

2/2. It won’t help if we live in our political bubbles and shout to those outside. We believe that it will get worse, but we can’t rely on “The sky is falling” messages and we have to be ready to organise and seek out others who organise for change and not be mere commentators.

The world has always been disturbing if we are committed to equity, justice and peace. It doesn’t help that we are a minority and aren’t easily tricked into believing spin and divisive tactics.

Is this our Horror Movie?

Right now, we are challenged and feeling weary. But what will we do

Here is my stand on Te Tiriti as a 5th Gen pakeha. When the treaty was written and signed 1. White, European settlers were a tiny minority.

No but maybe it is okay they are transparent

Stop the Treaty Principles Bill - TOITŪ TE TIRITI!! In 1835, 189 years ago, a gathering of great chiefs of Aotearoa signed He Whakaputanga with representatives of the British Crown. Five years from that date, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed between Māo...

Petition here:

Sydney to London flight emissions can be halved depending on route, plane and seating Carbon footprint of an average passenger can vary widely depending on stopovers, plane models and even seating arrangements

I guess this is a bit geeky but I enjoyed reading the details that we need to know to reduce our carbon emissions.