Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.

We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.

Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol

Every single moment of his life is a disappointment to life.

Senator Kelly & his fellow veterans are American patriots.

Their video simply reiterated the Uniform Code of Military Justice's requirement to only carry out LAWFUL orders.

Not surprising that Secretary Talk Show Host doesn't know that.

CIA didn’t need to interfere in undemocratic coup against Whitlam’s government - the Queen & her Aussie representative did it #Unlawful

The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom The point.com.au

An excerpt from Senator Fatima Payman's brilliant essay from @australiainstitute.org.au latest book, "A Time For Bravery".

Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
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I couldn't care less about Pauline Hanson's latest antics.

The real concern is that Sussan Ley looks up to her as some kind of role model. Her entire term of leadership has been defined by trying to out-Pauline Pauline. #auspol

Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.

Axed AG tells how Labor really changes the Constitution Despite Labor’s longstanding appetite for constitutional reform, former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus now points to a different path: bold, nation-shaping change without the need for a referendum.

Andrew Fraser: “The notion of Constitution reform is not dead within the current Labor Government, but, even with a burst of enthusiasm from the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of Gough Whitlam, it won’t be controversial and it won’t be quick. Mark Dreyfus.”

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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.

The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.

It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.

Textbook corporate greed.

Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital, as Russia launched Shahed drones and Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv and other cities overnight on Nov. 25.

⚡️ Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital as Russia launched Shahed drones & Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv & other cities on Nov. 25.

„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.

Gambling ad ban would pass parliament with conscience vote, Labor MP says Macarthur MP Mike Freelander believes the multi-partisan support for restricting gambling advertising means the reforms will "get there" eventually.

72% of Australians support a total ban on gambling ads.

It’s been 881 days since the Murphy Report recommended that Parliament ban gambling advertising.

30% of Australian children aged 12 to 17 gamble - they lose nearly $20 million every year.

Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.

He’s scrambling.

Burqa Ejected From Senate for Bringing In Pauline Hanson — The Shovel “Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category"

“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category"

Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...

Collingwood @admcollingwood 田 Date joined January 2017 • Account based in Europe Veritied since Since August 2024 > 1 username change Last on January 2017 Connected via Eastern Europe (Non-EU) Android App

This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.

Gina Rinehart puts blowtorch on Rio Tinto, BHP over net zero spending Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.

So now it’s clear who the Liberals are representing. Not the farmers, not business and tech but billionaire Gina Rinehart.
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In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack A rubber bullet to Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi’s leg signals media freedom in the US is again under attack.

"the language once reserved for autocracies and failed states has begun to appear in assessments of the US.

Civicus, which tracks declining democracies, recently put the US on its watchlist, alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Serbia and Pakistan."
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Lords - what is it with the pitch? 2023 what is it with the new from old ball change? #WTC2025 😏😏😏😏😏🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️😏😏 The jolly old English

Can you still eat those meals delivered in a box if they sit on the doorstep for 3 days? 😏 Robert Irwin irks #ProcessedFood #RipOff

SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."

Greg’s productivity wishlist - The Australia Institute The Albanese Government has made improving productivity central to its second term agenda, but how can it make a difference without throwing workers under the bus?

Latest Dollars & Sense pod is up in which I moan about not being invited to the productivity shindig

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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Yep don’t buy the media spin that “this is good politics for Trump”

Most people hate chaos.

Trump’s checklist for establishing fascist government (Part III) 'Federal officers appear to have deliberately targeted journalists who were doing nothing more than their job covering the news.'

From a spate of law enforcement actions against political opponents to increasing violence against journalists, Crikey continues the (long) process of ticking off Trump's fascism checklist.

I feel like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh survived the Air India plane crash bc of where he was sitting. 11 A is right by the exit door, him being able to jump out makes that much more sense as well