Anne-Maree Gray

I hope Albo realises he has lost the vote of many committed Labor voters on the Left. I want to see a landslide of votes for the Greens and principled Teal independents. I am utterly gutted by the cowardice and complicity of Albo's Labor, on so many essential issues incl. Gaza, environment. #auspol

Words

Truer words have never been spoken

Hundreds of People With ‘Top Secret’ Clearance Exposed by House Democrats’ Website A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web.

A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web. www.wired.com/story/hundre...

The Australian Cartoonists Association welcomes the decision of the federal Attorney-General, Michelle aRowland, to reject the Productivity Commission’s proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright laws, which would have handed them free rein to mine creative content to train their Artificial Intelligence models, without recognition or recompense for artists. We are glad the Albanese Government recognises the value and precarious of the creative industries and encourage their ongoing support of artists in all fields. Cathy Wilcox President ACA

A statement from me, on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association:

‘I’m happy and sad to see you’: The paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what...

A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what our survival has cost us.

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#Palestine #Israel

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Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.

It NEEDS mass pushback.

“Again and again this Government tries to treat genocide as a messaging problem rather than a fundamental matter of human decency and international law.”
- @davidshoebridge.bsky.social is spot on, as per usual.

Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.

When Trump said he would bring on a "New Golden Age," he was talking about his wallet.

Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy | CNN Politics The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a s

Trump wants to use the Navy to build $10B worth of migrant detention camps.

Let me get this straight: we "can't afford" to invest in public programs that make housing or healthcare more affordable — but we have endless funds to detain migrants and enrich defense contractors?

Here's an excerpt. This was a little think-piece-y amid this week's stampede of breaking news, but I hope you'll take a minute to read the whole column and tell me what you think

Secret UK-Israel military deal in place throughout genocide A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits.

Did you know❓

Britain signed a secret military agreement with the Israel Defence Forces in 2020.

Documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act now reveal that this agreement has not been modified amid two years of genocide in Gaza👇
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Well done, YOU, Bec!

Has Israel perhaps gone a teeny tiny step too far by vanishing this woman who was part of a flotilla taken on the high seas?

They look really good. Keep going♥

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It has now stopped in Cambodia — 40 hours — and Laos — 44 hours.

If it keeps following the route it did for ICE last month, there will be one more stop in Vietnam.

Think about everything you’ve done since about 4am on Friday. That’s how long these people have been shackled on a plane.

Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."

Federal Judges— or staff, but same-same— used "AI" to summarize & draft rulings, issued them w/o checking the work, leading to basic factual errors, & thus undermining the facticity & validity of the rulings entire.

Gee. Who Could Have Foreseen. *stares directly into the camera like in the office*

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

I love his utopian future story basically about how much he loves his own house. 🏘️

4.9 million pounds of frozen, boneless chicken have been recalled The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products it sold to restaurants, cafeterias and other foodservice outlets.

Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products it sold to restaurants, cafeterias and other foodservice outlets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.

Another example of Big Tech’s favourite line, “Move fast and break things.” The things they’re ok breaking evidently include airplanes in flight full of people.

A sane system would be regulating all the stupid, dangerous stuff like this. But Big Tech says that’s “anti-future,” right?

"And it’s not like people aren’t asking for things; capitalism just doesn’t have the ability to give them the things they are asking for. World peace. Affordable housing. Good health. Fast and efficient public transportation systems. Solutions to the various environmental catastrophes ..."

Fantastic article in which actual experts on AI and higher education cut through the nonsense surrounding the infinite garbage engines and expose a system captured by the techbro sales pitch. "A general ban is necessary, but nobody dares to say so."

Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense | Bill Hare Australians have an obvious interest in action against global warming. Focusing on gas instead of renewables for the energy transition risks sabotaging our future

#Auspol
Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense | Bill Hare
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/25/australia-fossil-gas-record-heat?CMP=share_btn_url

‘Absurdist leaps of logic’: Robodebt misused in FOI reforms I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, which mock the very idea of transparency, but seething especially about the justification for them,...

The dishonesty around the use of Robodebt in prosecuting the government’s Freedom of Information secrecy drive is galling in the extreme. I set out some facts that deflate the specious claims being used as cover. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

Bill Maher Slams Mamdani And Endorses Cuomo But Admits 'Maybe He Was A Little Too Handsy' The "Real Time" host also said Zohran Mamdani was born in a country "where they kill homosexuals" and brought up the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Always told liberals Bill Maher was a racist piece of shit, especially against Muslims and Arabs, and we were ignored for years.

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