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Proud Baba. Author of four poetry collections and a novel. Now: The Nightmare Sequence (UQP, 2025). https://linktr.ee/OmarjSakr πŸ‡±πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·2170

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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 24072    πŸ” 7406    πŸ’¬ 884    πŸ“Œ 396

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 19165    πŸ” 4798    πŸ’¬ 229    πŸ“Œ 141
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Albanese, the Ayatollah, & Australia's Apartheid A masterclass in "turning the temperature down"

I wrote about the war on Iran, the racist colonial narratives that suffuse it, the rank obscenity and stupidity of it all but especially that of the Australian government’s response so far. sakr.substack.com/p/albanese-t...

07.03.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Thankfully, while America is in disarray because it is run by a decrepit rapist and pedophile in obvious cognitive decline, Israel has been clear about its objective: the destruction of Iran, a country of 90 million people. They are openly pushing a fantasy of "balkanising" Iran, carving it up into smaller and easier to dominate pieces. This is an apartheid regime run by pathological liarsβ€”every single week for the past two years they have lied openly and on the record-invested in a racist colonial feverdream of white supremacist domination over the "savage" indigenous populations. They have slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and violate international law as often and as easily as the rest of us breathe, and they are still referred to as a "friend", a partner, etc., while Iran is characterised only as a β€œbrutal regime".

In sum, America, having utterly failed to provide a legal basis for its illegal violence and having failed to achieve anything of actual value, is pursuing a white supremacist Christian crusade as its rationale, and Israel is happily riding the wave.
The question remains: why the hell is Australia backing this racist, colonial barbarity?

Thankfully, while America is in disarray because it is run by a decrepit rapist and pedophile in obvious cognitive decline, Israel has been clear about its objective: the destruction of Iran, a country of 90 million people. They are openly pushing a fantasy of "balkanising" Iran, carving it up into smaller and easier to dominate pieces. This is an apartheid regime run by pathological liarsβ€”every single week for the past two years they have lied openly and on the record-invested in a racist colonial feverdream of white supremacist domination over the "savage" indigenous populations. They have slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and violate international law as often and as easily as the rest of us breathe, and they are still referred to as a "friend", a partner, etc., while Iran is characterised only as a β€œbrutal regime". In sum, America, having utterly failed to provide a legal basis for its illegal violence and having failed to achieve anything of actual value, is pursuing a white supremacist Christian crusade as its rationale, and Israel is happily riding the wave. The question remains: why the hell is Australia backing this racist, colonial barbarity?

They went from β€œwe’re freeing the people of Iran” to β€œshit, ah, we need to get rid of their missile stock and the navy” to β€œthis is part of God’s plan to resurrect Christ and bring about the End” super fast. Meanwhile just a couple days” went to β€œ3-4 weeks” and now to β€œSeptember?”

07.03.2026 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Meanwhile, prominent Democrats like Senator Warren emerged from a classified briefing about the attack on Iran, saying they had gained no clarity whatsoever about why it was happening. "It's so much worse than you thought," she said. Senator Chris Van Hollen called the classified justifications "complete incoherence". And yet, our Foreign Affairs Minister feels comfortable asserting total faith in America and Israel's "intelligence". I've been saying this over and over: the contempt the Labor administration has for the Australian public is truly extreme. We have Lindsay Graham openly saying, "this is a religious war", and US soldiers complaining that they've been told that these strikes are part of "God's divine plan". One officer said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth". The NCO's complaint was filed on behalf of 15 troops, including 11 Christians, one Muslim, and one Jewish person.

Meanwhile, prominent Democrats like Senator Warren emerged from a classified briefing about the attack on Iran, saying they had gained no clarity whatsoever about why it was happening. "It's so much worse than you thought," she said. Senator Chris Van Hollen called the classified justifications "complete incoherence". And yet, our Foreign Affairs Minister feels comfortable asserting total faith in America and Israel's "intelligence". I've been saying this over and over: the contempt the Labor administration has for the Australian public is truly extreme. We have Lindsay Graham openly saying, "this is a religious war", and US soldiers complaining that they've been told that these strikes are part of "God's divine plan". One officer said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth". The NCO's complaint was filed on behalf of 15 troops, including 11 Christians, one Muslim, and one Jewish person.

I don’t know if you have been paying attention but the US has effectively gone full Christian Crusades on this war - it is explicitly religious, racist, and malignant, and not a single journalist in Australia has questioned our politicians about backing this war in light of this.

07.03.2026 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Penny Wong said she didn't know what the Israeli and US justification for the strikes was, what
"intelligence" they had; they had none. In the days that followed the strikes, wanted war criminal Netanyahu put out a gleeful video boasting that he has been trying to get a US president to take this action for 40 years. Trump characterised the attack as a liberation of the Iranian people, calling for them to take the streetsβ€”and they did, in the tens of thousands, chanting "Death to America"β€” subsequently, the US has revised its stated objectives several times. Marco Rubio claimed that the US had to do it, because Israel was going to attack without them, and that would lead to retribution against US assets, so in order to defend themselves against a future defensive action from Iran, the US had to attack first. Yes, it really is that stupid.

Penny Wong said she didn't know what the Israeli and US justification for the strikes was, what "intelligence" they had; they had none. In the days that followed the strikes, wanted war criminal Netanyahu put out a gleeful video boasting that he has been trying to get a US president to take this action for 40 years. Trump characterised the attack as a liberation of the Iranian people, calling for them to take the streetsβ€”and they did, in the tens of thousands, chanting "Death to America"β€” subsequently, the US has revised its stated objectives several times. Marco Rubio claimed that the US had to do it, because Israel was going to attack without them, and that would lead to retribution against US assets, so in order to defend themselves against a future defensive action from Iran, the US had to attack first. Yes, it really is that stupid.

Unfortunately, sometimes writing down what’s happening and what’s being said makes you feel insane. This is one such occasion.

07.03.2026 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
In my initial reaction, while ridiculing Wong's absurd statements, I also noted that it was highly unlikely that she was telling the truth about having no intelligence about the strikes, or being uninvolved in them, as a member of the Five Eyes alliance, and knowing as we all do about Pine Gap.
In the past two days, we have heard the following:
β€’ Australia did in fact have a role in providing intelligence to America and Israel.
β€’ Two American P-8 Poseidon planes arrived at
Perth's RAAF Base Pearce on Monday
afternoon and one military source claimed the arrival of the aircraft was "unexpected".
Australian and US officials refused to comment on the presence of the P-8s which are primarily used for reconnaissance but can also fire torpedoes or harpoon anti-ship missiles.
β€’ PM Albanese says we have deployed "military assets" to the region
β€’ Three Australian sailors were aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine when it torpedoed - and sank - an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka yesterday, killing over 80 people on board.

In my initial reaction, while ridiculing Wong's absurd statements, I also noted that it was highly unlikely that she was telling the truth about having no intelligence about the strikes, or being uninvolved in them, as a member of the Five Eyes alliance, and knowing as we all do about Pine Gap. In the past two days, we have heard the following: β€’ Australia did in fact have a role in providing intelligence to America and Israel. β€’ Two American P-8 Poseidon planes arrived at Perth's RAAF Base Pearce on Monday afternoon and one military source claimed the arrival of the aircraft was "unexpected". Australian and US officials refused to comment on the presence of the P-8s which are primarily used for reconnaissance but can also fire torpedoes or harpoon anti-ship missiles. β€’ PM Albanese says we have deployed "military assets" to the region β€’ Three Australian sailors were aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine when it torpedoed - and sank - an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka yesterday, killing over 80 people on board.

I’m aware that it’s a lot, but the speed of news at the moment is such that it’s important to slow down and lay out the various pieces so the full picture can emerge. And when you do, you realise the degree of bullshit we’re being fed by a craven and frankly evil elites in politics and the media.

07.03.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo

07.03.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6747    πŸ” 1276    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 47
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5303    πŸ” 2419    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 153
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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

06.03.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9852    πŸ” 4705    πŸ’¬ 559    πŸ“Œ 637

me: I’ll just lie down for 5 minutes
my body: ok we will now enter a mysterious state that is worse than sleep but also not rest

06.03.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 735    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

06.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13677    πŸ” 2976    πŸ’¬ 325    πŸ“Œ 185

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30301    πŸ” 7519    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 238

2/2 "The question remains: why the hell is Australia backing this racist, colonial barbarity?" @omarsakr.bsky.social #auspol

07.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Albanese, the Ayatollah, & Australia's Apartheid A masterclass in "turning the temperature down"

I wrote about the war on Iran, the racist colonial narratives that suffuse it, the rank obscenity and stupidity of it all but especially that of the Australian government’s response so far. sakr.substack.com/p/albanese-t...

07.03.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Albanese, the Ayatollah, & Australia's Apartheid A masterclass in "turning the temperature down"

1/2 "America, having utterly failed to provide a legal basis for its illegal violence and having failed to achieve anything of actual value, is pursuing a white supremacist Christian crusade as its rationale, and Israel is happily riding the wave."
sakr.substack.com/p/albanese-t...

07.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No for real though

06.03.2026 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

President Xi, my people yearn for newly constructed hospitals that aren't riddled with mold, we welcome you as liberators

06.03.2026 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

My father-in-law goes there often for his cancer treatment but I haven’t seen the children wards there

06.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Medical sources confirm a β€œwidespread increase in infections” across Gaza. The list reads like a medieval plague text:

Acute respiratory infections
Hepatitis A – from contaminated water and poor sanitation
Diarrheal diseases – more than 25 times pre-October 2023 levels
Scabies and lice – epidemic proportions in crowded shelters
Polio – re-emerged after 25 years, with a 10-month-old infant paralysed

Medical sources confirm a β€œwidespread increase in infections” across Gaza. The list reads like a medieval plague text: Acute respiratory infections Hepatitis A – from contaminated water and poor sanitation Diarrheal diseases – more than 25 times pre-October 2023 levels Scabies and lice – epidemic proportions in crowded shelters Polio – re-emerged after 25 years, with a 10-month-old infant paralysed

The Palestinian statement documented:

Depleted uranium – radioactive heavy metal that burns into respirable dust on impact
White phosphorus – chemical weapon that causes horrific burns and contaminates soil
Industrial chemicals and heavy metals from destroyed factories and military equipment

The Palestinian statement documented: Depleted uranium – radioactive heavy metal that burns into respirable dust on impact White phosphorus – chemical weapon that causes horrific burns and contaminates soil Industrial chemicals and heavy metals from destroyed factories and military equipment

There's a reason a lot of Palestinian accounts are posting about themselves or their family getting sick. And its not just cramped conditions, living in tents, malnutrition and poor sanitation. Its the remains of deadly weapons, and industrial waste from bombings.

theaimn.net/the-petri-di...

06.03.2026 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cancer patients die with mould infections at children’s hospital β€˜It’s obviously terrible and our condolences are with those families.’

You can read the article here: 7news.com.au/news/nsw-pre...

06.03.2026 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

That bothers me so much too. I just do not understand it. It is so dumb.

06.03.2026 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no I’m so sorry for your loss

06.03.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is heartbreaking, even more so because of how preventable it was. we know from covid how important it is to have proper ventilation and air filtration. the most vulnerable are continuing to be left to die because remodeling is more expensive than paying out some 'shut up' money

06.03.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This comes on the back of reports of multiple organ transplant patients dying at Prince Alfred Hospital due to mould. Our hospitals are moudly death traps but don’t worry everyone, Albanese is sending $380bn to America and gifting their pedophile rapist president a gold-plated figurine.

06.03.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Two kids with cancer died at Westmead Children’s Hospital due to mould in the wards. This is unacceptable and unbearable. Sorry is nowhere near enough

06.03.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.

05.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2869    πŸ” 1549    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 382

We have absolute confidence in the economic, institutional and I would also say moral strength of our country.

04.03.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Spanish PM Pedro SΓ‘nchez to Trump:

We are not going to be accomplices to something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values and interests, simply because of the fear of reprisals from some.

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Screenshot from Threads. Photo of Trump with a large mottled red mark on his neck behind his ear. User asks β€œDoctors of Threads. What the heck is that?” 

Daniela Caroeiro says: I have a PhD in immunology and I can tell you without a doubt, that right there is a pedophile.

Screenshot from Threads. Photo of Trump with a large mottled red mark on his neck behind his ear. User asks β€œDoctors of Threads. What the heck is that?” Daniela Caroeiro says: I have a PhD in immunology and I can tell you without a doubt, that right there is a pedophile.

10/10 no notes

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