Simon Rosenberg

We'll say it again: "social cohesion", to those who chant it, means maintenance of the status quo which privileges them, and silencing of everyone else. In the mouth of a Labor MP, it is an expression of the deepest hypocrisy.

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Please tell us again how protesters against a visiting war criminal are the threat to “social cohesion”…
Note that free-to-air radio gave neoliberal think tanks minutes to spruik their “free enterprise” messaging in the era when Atlas Network partners were turning 🇦🇺 economy American. Now ⬇️
#auspol

‘Social cohesion’ a paternalist construct of politicians who believe free expression is acceptable - providing it conforms to their narrative

Awesome footage …An eagle hunting down a drone.🦅💙😎

What does justify a royal commission is the actions of the NSW government and NSW Police in the lead-up to and events of last night in the Sydney CBD. Any internal investigation will have no credibility.

And you can bet that Australian conservatives [aka the radical right] are studying this closely. #auspol

“Why is Australia still supporting Israel?”

#tamepunk speaks

Full speech here www.instagram.com/reel/DUjt_ag...

Social Cohesion Enforced by 3,000 Police With Pepper Spray — The Shovel NSW police have used pepper spray, helicopters, horses and blockades as part of a new program designed to bring the community together.

The Government rejected criticism that the new social cohesion measures were restricting free speech.

“Not at all. We celebrate free expression – provided that the expression is silent, pre-approved and happening somewhere else."
theshovel.com.au/2026/02/10/s...

The Jewish Council of Australia has faced sustained attacks and silencing efforts by the Israel lobby.

These "are part of a broader strategy to redefine Jewishness as political loyalty to the Israeli state. Dissent, and you become a traitor or impostor."

Must read [no paywall].
archive.is/eNuS5

Hebrew media report preparations to enforce death penalty law against Palestinian prisoners Hebrew media have reported that the Israel Prison Service has recently begun special preparations to enforce a death penalty law against Palestinian prisoners accused by Israel of carrying out or p…

Hey @albomp.bsky.social - you OK with Israel mass executing Palestinian prisoners?
Will you mention it to your good friend President Herzog over a cup of tea?

Should I stop asking questions because 'social cohesion'?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-heb...

"To pretend that the old order still exists is naive and incredibly dangerous.

It feels like the Australian public is ahead of the government on this. Their view is; 'this is not the America we've known, or the ally we can trust'."

Ben Doherty on the insanity of #AUKUS and much more. #auspol

"You cannot disconnect the actions of the state of Israel.
And President Herzog is the president of that state."

Thank you Zali. #auspol

"Calls for 'social cohesion' are a form of power speech, in which the powerful attempt to dictate what those with less power can legitimately say.
...When governments use power speech, however, it comes with the backing of state-sanctioned violence."

Minns has smashed his own lie. #nswpol #auspol

YouTube video by Middle East Eye What do we know about Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Israel? | Real Talk

"What were Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Israeli intelligence?

Drop Site News journalist Murtaza Hussain joined Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk in December to delve into Epstein’s lesser-known ties to powerful figures inside Israeli political and intelligence circles."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-VG...

Man in green hat at a protest yesterday in Australia holds up a sign that says “Jewish solidarity; free Palestine”

#australia

Zali Steggall points out the consequences of inviting Isaac Herzog given the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestine was 'highly foreseeable'
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...

🎯💥.

Jess, if I may suggest one more question for #MussoliniMinns:

Why was there so much police violence at the Sydney protest compared to everywhere else around the country?
Could it be anything to do with you? #nswpol #auspol

Questions I wish the media would ask NSW Premier @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social #auspol

At any other time, these "extrajudicial killings" [state murders] would bring down very senior people.

"The paradox of billionaires using their money to campaign against elites has become a staple of populist politics. The AEC’s Transparency Register is invaluable, but much more is needed"

Political funding disclosures should be real time.
Likely see Rinehart directing big $ to One Nation. #auspol

Seems that Minns and his vicious police have taken lessons from Trump and ICE. #nswpol

It's all so very Joh Bjelke-Petersen, isn't it.

Violent Police brutality under the auspices of a draconian, authoritarian regime.

You should resign in disgrace, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. Today. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcomeHere

Single frame, press conference of David Littleproud and Sussan Ley at lecterns marked NATS and LIBS, 4 Australian flags behind them. Lecterns are on a small podium, and the classic cartoon saw is cutting around Sussan Ley’s lectern. Littleproud and Ley touching hands and Littleproud says “Solid as.”

Reunited.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

This one feels particularly relevant today.
Vale Jon Kudelka.

Huh. Almost like absolutely everyone saw this coming from the minute the government invited the Israeli head of state and told Sydneysiders they couldn't protest about it.

Another win for Social Cohesion™

State repression on behalf of Israel is going global.

A couple days ago Antisemitism Czar, Jillian Segal, met with the UK Attorney-General.

They compared notes on approaches on "effective" legislative and policy responses.

🙄🤢

Police use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit, with MP alleging officers threw punches Grace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as NSW Labor backbencher says police reaction ‘totally over-the-top’

So why was there so much police violence at the Sydney protest compared to everywhere else around the country?

The answer is simple: Chris Minns. #nswpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"As the evening wore on, the brutality escalated. Dozens upon dozens were arrested. Protesters were dragged across pavement, punched, kicked, restrained. This was not reactive policing. It was proactive force."