Nick Feik

We should be sympathetic to the horror borne by the dozens of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
But don’t ignore the *thousands* of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, including the civilians, women and children in “administrative” detention.
It’s a real giveaway.

🧵NEW: This is an unprecedented intervention.

Almost every single living, former head of the IDF, Mossad (Israeli foreign intelligence), Shin Bet (domestic intelligence) & Police Commissioner urges an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.

“This is an extremist government. It has taken us all hostage.”

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If Australian media was impartial, every single interviewee defending Israel would be asked whether they condemn this person/govt/sentiment. (Like every pro-Palestinian advocate is asked whether they condemn Hamas.)

Where is the reporting of this in Australia?
Where are the condemnations of it by Israel’s supporters?
It’s an Israeli minister stating his intention to genocide.

See you in The Hague mfer

Well done everyone!
The same makeup as the last TAS parliament - only the indie names have changed.
And it’ll be even less manageable for the duopoly, bc the indies lean more progressive.

I think the only way it could work is with serious philanthropic funding like Pro Publica etc.
However we currently don’t have the tax laws to support journalism in this way (without fancy footwork).

Does that includes a defamation defence fund?

1pm tomorrow, meet at Lang Park (near Wynyard Station) 🇵🇸

Apparently so

How Did Hunger Get So Much Worse in Gaza? Less food is going into Gaza now than during most other times in the war. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while heading toward aid sites. Many others are suffering from serious malnutrition,...

Spoiler alert: Israel is starving them

Despite the ridiculous headline, this is a very informative article.

Silence over Marinus Link deal defended, but it could cost Liberals government The Tasmanian government has released a summary of the business case for Marinus Link, a second undersea electricity interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria. The summary, released a day after the...

So corrupt.
The Rockliff govt signs a deal for Tasmania’s largest ever infrastructure project, in secret, while in caretaker mode.
The public should treat any details and explanations with extreme skepticism.

ABC statement on journalists in Gaza - About the ABC The ABC is the only Australian media organisation with a permanent presence in the region and we have repeatedly tried to get reporters back into Gaza

For two years the managers at nearly every news org in Australia, including the ABC, have said it is untenable for journalists to express opinions on how journalism should be conducted in Gaza, let alone criticise Israel.

Now ABC management do both of those things!

www.abc.net.au/about/media-...

Tell you what tho, instead of funding state schools, unis, public broadcasting, social services, arts and culture, let's increase the defence budget to better align with the deranged, fascist sex abuser who is destroying America.

Love to live in a time when the business models for serious media, arts and culture collapse in real time, while the surviving orgs destroy themselves trying to deny a genocide

The bleakest graphic imaginable

Tasmanian Labor's Winter boxed in by 'no deal with Greens' stance If Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter was hoping for an endorsement from voters, the recent election could hardly have gone worse — now, it is looking increasingly difficult for him to find a way forw...

Wow who could have foreseen seen this problem

Yes - as I’ve learnt and clarified

"For the last time, I didn't know anything about Jeffrey Epstein's pedophilia ring, we were just best friends for over a decade and then finally had a falling out when he stole this seventeen-year-old blonde girl from me. I trust that settles it."

People who know more than me say that this exemption refers to actual games sites like Roblox (incidentally: very dangerous for kids) rather than gambling sites (which continue to advertise to everyone).

Without hesitation, I’d put Roblox on the banned list. It’s an A1 example of everything they’re trying to prevent with these laws.

The minimum age obligation applies to:

1. services that fall within the broad definition of "age-restricted social media platforms"

UNLESS

2. those services have been excluded via Rules

The reference to gaming refers to online gaming (not gambling) that has chat functionality e.g. Roblox

Unsealed documents detail alleged Epstein victim’s recruitment at Mar-a-Lago The woman was allegedly recruited to give Epstein massages that often involved sexual activity.

They were recruited from Mar-a-Lago by Ghislaine Maxwell.

Ummm. .. wtf

Published 12 months ago

The FT View: The longer it has continued, the more it has borne the hallmarks of a vengeful assault by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to destroy the very fabric of Palestinian society. https://on.ft.com/3UBv3Us

“Meanwhile too many governments materially support the genocide in Gaza while silencing protest. Even as the tone of some official statements has become more critical of Israel in recent weeks, many states continue to supply Israel with weapons, shield Israeli leaders from intl arrest warrants…”
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As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities | Open letter Within weeks, 400 colleagues joined our organization. We say: it is not too late to save lives. End the genocide now

Srsly what would 400 scholars of genocide and Holocaust studies know about genocide

Police block pro-Palestinian protesters' bid for Sydney Harbour Bridge march The Palestine Action Group informed police of its intention to hold a March for Humanity on Sunday and said using the landmark would send a "powerful message" over concerns about mass starvation in Ga...

Crazy opinion I know, but the police who attack pro-Palestinian human rights activists should, in this case, get fcked.
Ignore them.

More gas. Labor amps it up past twenty fossil fuel approvals - Michael West Two more offshore oil and gas projects have been approved in the last 40 days, bringing Albanese's fossil fuel approval tally to 20.

Two more gas projects win Fed Environment approval in the last 40 days. They sure are locking it in
#auspol Zacharias Szumer reports
michaelwest.com.au/more-gas-lab...