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Self reported use of a new toy therefore of dubious reliability. Any benefit probably one off. And I wonder how any time saved will be used for tangible social benefits v negative impact of increased data processing.

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

Just come across this really important article that gives a glimpse of some of networks of the mega-rich and the politically powerful. How much more don't we find out about?

www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

Secret Cargo: Inside Australia’s Covert F-35 Parts Pipeline To Israel 68 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia, leaked documents reveal.

SECRET CARGO: INSIDE AUSTRALIA’S COVERT F-35 PARTS PIPELINE TO ISRAEL  declassifiedaus.org/2025/10/01/s...

Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine Yet again, the government is handing taxpayer money to a company steeped in Palestinian blood: Elbit Systems. It's quite a contrast to Anthony Albanese's posturing on recognising Palestine.

Australia handed $10m to Israeli arms firm as Albanese recognised Palestine www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/25/e...

Is anyone able to point me to a fair/balanced summary of Charlie Kirk's comments or positions over the last few years? People I read are cherry picking a few things he's said or done, but it would be good to get a more representative picture of him. Preferably nothing behind a paywall. Thanks

The accumulated GHG levels & albedo loss mean that even if we do get rid of FF soon global heating will continue for decades. So planetary cooling needed IN ADDITION to emission reduction and carbon sequestration. Unfortunate but true. So let’s research geoengineering options now.

I find it extraordinary how Jews from the diaspora can move to Israel and suddenly believe that they have the right to kill and expel Palestinians whose families have been living in that land for very many generations. What extraordinarily heartless arrogance.

Ok, slightly better than the usual guff, but still doesn’t really do just to the positive side of a gradual reduction in population.

Keep trying. You never know who may be listening!

Yet another example of the importance of a Road User Charge on ALL vehicles, not just EVs, with benefits to the nation’s health, economy and environment. Perhaps the medical profession should be asked to join the call on better RUC policies?

Pro-Israel group lobbied La Trobe and Bendigo Writers Festival over Palestinian academic's institution A leaked letter reveals pressure from a pro-Israel group in the lead up to the Festival

And there you have it.

A leaked letter shows an astro-turf, pro-Israel group pressured Bendigo Writers Festival + LaTrobe uni.

The group claimed the inclusion of a Palestinian author was "antisemitic" and that organisers should "implement immediate measures".

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The fundamental difference is that agriculture recycles carbon already in the biosphere, where’s fossil fuels add to the atmosphere C that has been locked out of the biosphere for millennia.

Yet another indication that great artists are not necessarily deep political analysts, and are often given platforms on topics beyond their expertise

You’re clearly getting the wrong feeds here Genevieve.But why are you propping up X?

Thanks, very interesting

It’s an even sillier idea from an environmental perspective. I’m firmly in the anti pronatalist camp, But isn’t the main reason for expansion to catch up with demand?

The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach

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Should we believe the report that Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to asassinate Ayatollah Khamenei? Or is this unverified report an attempt to portray Trump as a moderating influence?

AFR headline: These 4 deductions could cut your tax by $121,400 These tax deductions could give someone earning $200,000 a refund cheque north of $44,000. And that’s before any charitable donations.

Telling that the first of these is superannuation contributions, and the second is the instant asset write-off.

The tax system really is rigged for the wealthy.

Ok, so there are a number of possible shipping routes, but all are vulnerable to disruption or blockage. Might there be benefits in deterring or at least increasing to costs to those bent on disruption? If so, are subs or undersea drones useful to do this?

I agree that a Chinese invasion is not plausible- they have many other better ways of dominating us if they wish to.But I don’t think you can discount blocking shipping lanes as easily as you do.

Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter The annual nationalist march shut down Palestinian majority areas amid attacks and large groups chanting racist slogans

This group of marchers may be the (large) right wing fringe, but reflects the fact that the core of Israeli society is deeply racist.

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Australia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception | Ed Husic We can and should be doing more to help the t million Palestinians struggling to survive

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What's your point John? Are you suggesting that the PRC isn't cutting cables or harassing fishing boats? Or that they're doing it but the tactics are unlikely to be effective? If it is occurring, it's presumably just part of a suite of actions to ramp up pressure on Taiwan.

Childcare is just the latest failure of Australia’s privatisation push. It’s time for an ideology overhaul | John Quiggin Even the Productivity Commission is backing away from the for-profit model. We need to ensure that our human services serve humans

Important article by John Quiggin, but I suggest that the issue goes beyond human services. We need to accept that in any sector a significant proportion of private businesses will always pursue profit far more than quality and public needs.
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Yet another tragic death among so many thousands demonstrating the murderous moral bankruptcy of the IDF and the Israeli Government

Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel The photographer was looking forward to her wedding when she was killed alongside five siblings in an attack on her family home in Gaza City

Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-photojournalist-fatima-hassouna-killed-israeli-strike-mourns

Shocked? The adjuncts are only 2 of UC’s 470 unsalaried appointments, and one is a Liberal. The one paid appointment was a competitive selection and the candidate has been out of politics for 6 years. Reads like a beat up to me.

I wish that were true. But sadly most of us are at times unreasonably selfish and thoughtless, and a small proportion are psycho- or sociopaths. So unfortunately a true anarchist society is as unrealistic as is human perfectibility. Let’s focus on practical (and generally incremental) improvements.🤞

Are you posting this approvingly? The unspoken implication here is that it refers to ALL humans - where the philosophy breaks with reality.