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the NYT laundering WH talking points because it won't do due diligence AND won't tell its readers who its sources are. just shameful.

Words cannot convey how utterly outrageous and absolutely appalling this is.

I got there bang on 1pm but was in a part of the march next to Wynyard on York st that never got to move at all. Still, people were calm, positive and cooperative, sharing umbrellas when started to pour.
I couldn't see far ahead so thought there might be around 5-10,000 people. Ha!

Government Alters Position on Gaza From “Gravely Concerned” To “Fuck, I Think We May Have Misjudged This” — The Shovel “Who knew so many people were against the idea of the Australian Government tacitly supporting the forced starvation and deportation of a marginalised population?”

“The Government thought that this was just some left-wing hippie niche issue on university campuses. But what they are quickly learning is that, surprisingly, quite a lot of Australians seem to be anti-genocide,” a senior staffer said.

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"We do not accept lessons in democracy from those who kill civilians. Athens, the capital of a democratic country, fully respects its visitors and supports its citizens' right to free expression. As the municipal authority of this city, we have demonstrated our active opposition to violence and racism, and we do not accept lessons in democracy from those who kill civilians and children standing in food lines, from those who cause the deaths of dozens of people in Gaza every day through bombs, starvation, and thirst. It is appalling that the Ambassador chooses to focus solely on graffiti (which is obviously removed), at a time when an unprecedented genocide is taking place in Gaza. Let me also inform the Ambassador that, over the past year, the number of Israelis granted a Greek Golden Visa has increased by more than 90%."

The Mayor of Athens has responded to the Israeli Ambassador to Greece who complained that he does not take action in response to graffiti that is anti-Israel and some which is anti-Jewish.

Here is the response form the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas:

who'da thunk?

Random thing: Starbucks lime refresher blended with coconut milk tastes kind of like a Splice.

I might have to do an essay called “The Straight Washing of Spock,” because people really don’t seem to understand the history of Kirk/Spock or its importance to sci-fi fandom. Roddenberry deliberately refused to define their sexuality, and Joanna Russ even argued that not knowing was the point—that in a better future, it wouldn’t matter. Making Spock explicitly straight in Strange New Worlds flattens all of that history.

NSW Police is putting out the story that this powerful event came perilously close to disaster.
NSW Police were the ones who made the mid-event decision to block the northern end of the Bridge, instead of having a plan to funnel protestors safely off it and to train stations on the north shore. 1/

Democrat Forrest Dunbar was on Nat Guard training in Poland and got personal leave, and bought his own ticket, to get back to AK and vote for the override.

If you are wondering why the special session was scheduled when he was in Poland, well, I'm thinking no one imagined he would do what he did

Andean condor, among the world’s largest flying birds,is renowned for its vast wingspan of up to3.3meters, allowing it to glide with almost supernatural grace across the Andean mountain range.Weighing as much as14 kilograms,this majestic bird can cover astonishing distances up to300 kilometers a day

Serious shout out to these reps because organizing at least 51 out of 62 people to do something that risks fines and threats of arrest is not nothing, especially now.

Red state reps go so hard. 💖

Tasneem's children.

Cooking over a makeshift fire.

My dear friend Tasneem in Gaza is struggling to keep her children fed. The civilians on the ground are enduring unimaginable suffering as the world watches. They rely entirely on our direct donations to survive.

Please give, if you can, to Tasneem and to others. ♥️

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Still from the 1941 film "Love on the Dole", with the unfortunate subtitle "She's a strange lassie's arsehole".

Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".

(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)

The sad part is that it looks like a very nice/gentle/affectionate rejection (that thing people insist is the right way) and even with this video I just know someone will find fault with women for rejecting randoms

Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history Australia needs a "massive reckoning" with the injustices of its own colonial past, human rights advocates say.

Australia needs a "massive reckoning" with the injustices of its own colonial past, human rights advocates say.

Poster reads, “Bombs & drones may break their bones, But words and chants offend me.”

Manchester streets speak back.

Hamas says open to aid for captives, demands ‘humanitarian corridors’ Hamas says ‘permanent’ safe passage for aid trucks must be established as six more Palestinians starve to death.

The UNSC will hold a special session on Tuesday to discuss captives held in Gaza after a request by Israel’s FM Gideon Saar, according to Israeli media.

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In Kyiv, World Central Kitchen teams are serving meals to first responders and families after a wave of deadly missile and drone strikes. Hear from our team on how they’re supporting families living under fire. #ChefsForUkraine

Mo has nightmares about Gaza. His dream is to open a children's hospital there Mohammed 'Dr Mo' Mustafa might only be a junior doctor from Perth, but he's got the ear of leaders from around the world as he tries to turn his dream of a children's hospital in Gaza into reality.

Mohammed 'Dr Mo' Mustafa might only be a junior doctor from Perth, but he's got the ear of leaders from around the world as he tries to turn his dream of a children's hospital in Gaza into reality.

Apple TV+ spends $1 billion on the perfect film, then burns it as a tax write-off Cupertino, CA- Apple TV+, the free-spending streaming service run as a ploy to lower its parent company's tax bill, announced today that it has financed, produced, and set fire to a monument of Americ...

Apple TV+ spends $1 billion on the perfect film, then burns it as a tax write-off

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I’m so relieved that a man is around to explain how rape and misogyny works to me. What a cunt.

It's been a highly enlightening time for seeing the ludicrous speed that greed is converted into cowardice.

‘Dehumanizing’: Inside the Broadview ICE facility where immigrants sleep on cold concrete An investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that immigration detainees have been held for days at the processing center in west suburban Broadview.

Give this a read. ICE’s Broadview facility was never designed to hold people overnight.

Now ICE is keeping people here in an overcrowded space, for days at a time, no beds, no showers, and little to no food.

When it comes to death in Gaza, apparently everybody has lost basic math skills. It was 39,000 killed by December 2023. Every building in Gaza is in ashes. You have seen footage of dead Palestinians every day since. You have seen verified footage of mass graves. Do the fucking math.

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Finish line in sight, and apartment applied for (application fees are such a scam)

I think the use of chatbots for stuff like this is intended to train people to use it to avoid everything that’s painful or hard. It can write the obituary, the breakup text, the complaint letter. It’s meant to separate humans from their difficult feelings. Seems bad.