Joanna Mendelssohn

Two scenes. Scene 1: man beside corpse wrapped for burial with PRESS flak jacket on top, Netanyahu on other side. Man says, “Why did you kill him?”.Netanyahu replies, “Because he was Hamas.” Scene 2: same set up, man says, “How do you know he was Hamas?” Netanyahu says, “Because we killed him.”

Killing journalists.
My @smh cartoon.

These are concentration camps.

The Australian LNP spokeswoman said it is impossible to recognise Palestine as it does not have borders!
Israel has expanded its borders all over what was Palestine! Duh, Michaela Cash!

The standard Israeli talking point against recognition of Palestine as a state is that it would "reward terror".

The rogue state of Israel inflicts terror on Palestinians on a daily basis in the #WestBank and #Gaza.
And has done so for decades.

ANU academic accuses Julie Bishop of bullying and harassment Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen has used a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege Chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened her.

Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen has used a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege Chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened her.

Israel and Gaza, Held Hostage by Fundamentalism Benjamin Netanyahu may do to his country what its enemies have failed to achieve.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

So well said by Bono #Gaza #Palestine

Strands #527
“Spitting image”
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🔵🔵 as per usual had half the spangram early, but took ages to get the rest

Connections
Puzzle #793
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a struggle until completely rethought. Green was hardest

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@carljstevens.bsky.social Wordle 1,515 5/6*

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MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths

Another in a long, long, long and utterly indefensible list of war crimes

Israel Assassinates More Journalists To Hide Its Planned War Crimes The journalists are Hamas, the hospitals are Hamas, the UN is Hamas, the peace activists are Hamas, the demonstrations are Hamas, telling the truth is Hamas, human empathy is Hamas, objective reali…

caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/08/11/i...

the $2 million payout for Kathleen Folbigg is woefully inadequate. A payout in the range of $10–20 million would be more in line with similar high-profile miscarriages of justice, both proportionate to time spent incarcerated and to her unique suffering. @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social fix this now!!!

Al Jazeera report on four more journalists murdered in tents by Israel

All the cowards in the West pretending to be journalists while covering up this depravity for the last two years need to meet justice. RIP

Speers

Taking the total to 186 journalists killed since the genocidal war started. That is nearly two a week and all @senatorwong.bsky.social does is issue statements that she is ‘deeply concerned’ #auspol www.bbc.com/news/article...

Strands #526
“Find the remainder”
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Connections
Puzzle #792
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Albanese’s long game is paying off The consequences of the Trump tariff policies seem to finally be coming to a head. Economic figures from the United States suggest that not only has inflation begun to climb again, but that jobs growt...

Gotta love John Hewson. Always a voice of sanity

'Australia’s political leaders across the aisle need to accept that Trump’s America is a bigger threat to the West than China'
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21277/...

When the very pro-US cabinet minister, Richard Marles, is asked by David Speers what difference Australia recognising Palestine might make, he suddenly experiences a “technical snafu”, + ends up staring at the camera, looking remarkably like Tony Abbott when he was under pressure

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And we keep on being told about safe nuclear weapons ….

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Puzzle #791
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Good to see that @davidshoebridge.bsky.social’s patient explaining that selling component parts for Israel’s killer planes is contributing to the terror in #Gaza has led David Speers seriously interviewing the hopeless Marles on #Insiders #auspol

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The dictionary is a living, breathing and evolving record of how language is wrapped up in who we are as Australians. It is vital we protect it.

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How we revealed the truth about property auction guides Why a lack of price transparency, hidden listings and elusive sales data in NSW and Victoria ensure the property market remains heavily skewed in favour of real estate agents.

Almost like Nine has sold off its property advertising business and decided it can now reveal what a pack of malarkey it involves.
www.smh.com.au/national/how...

A one-off cut to student debt is welcome, but better would be students not racking up the debt at all. After 3 years the Gov still hasn’t axed the Morrison-era increase to fees, & no one is talking about fee-free courses which is what is really needed #auspol #politas