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U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

Three months ago, the US was bombing Iran. Now Trump has cut a deal to engage in refoulement - deporting Iranians back to where they fear persecution. How utterly evil.

How the fuck do we live in a world where the same women, black people and LGBTIQA+ people threatened with extreme violence by Charlie Kirk if they didn’t conform to his foul fascist views are now AGAIN being threatened with extreme violence simply for not adequately mourning his death?

#NewsCorpse

The aftermath of Utah is looking all too reminiscent of Horst Wessel.

Typical Trump - puffing himself up using a poor analogy. In “Apocalypse Now”, Kilgore destroys a village with napalm so his soldiers can go surfing.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.

“Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children,” @petridishes.bsky.social writes on the state’s elimination of vaccine mandates. “No price is too high to pay in this pointless war.”

Here’s a comment that isn’t fake: Homophobia isn’t cool, Dogg. This is how you want to be remembered?

I know this sounds crazy, but shouldn’t the Secretary of Energy know something about energy?

Orange is the new black

If you are at a rally called and organised by neo-Nazis wadareya exactly?

Your periodic reminder that these blokes knew how to deal with Nazis.

And here we have the leader of the NSN speaking at the March for Australia Rally in Melbourne

If you see the Eureka Stockade flag today, know that Raffaello Carboni, an Italian immigrant who helped create the flag, said:

"I call upon all diggers, irrespective of colour, religion or creed, to salute the Southern Cross as a refuge for all the oppressed from all nations on earth." #auspol

No conviction for whistleblower Boyle. Reform urged after ordeal - Michael West Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided jail with no conviction recorded after a seven-year ordeal, punished for doing what was right.

7 year ordeal over for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is finally over w no conviction recorded. Severe need to fix #auspol WB laws.
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Denmark summons US charge d’affaires over alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status – Europe live Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says any attempt to interfere in kingdom’s internal affairs is unacceptable Opening the press conference, Merz says he wanted to revive the tradition of cabinet discussions on security to show the issue is treated seriously and to “send a signal” to EU and Nato allies. Merz says before the meeting, they met with Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Alexus Grynkewich, to discuss the military situation. Continue reading...

Denmark summons US charge d’affaires over alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status – Europe live

📢 Journalists in Brussels read out the names of the 219 Palestinian journalists and media workers killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023. We don’t forget them! #SupportPalestinianJournalists

Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’ The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ‘rare honesty and courage’

Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’

Tasmanian salmon farms expansion plans on pause as Liberals order review The Tasmanian government will halt marine expansion of the salmon industry in local waterways while an independent review is ordered, an announcement that comes as the minority government prepares to face a hostile return to parliament this week.

The Tasmanian government will halt marine expansion of the salmon industry in local waterways while an independent review is ordered, an announcement that comes as the minority government prepares to face a hostile return to parliament this week.

YouTube video by withMEAA Stop Killing Journalists

Killing journalists is a war crime. Since October 2023, 265 journalists and media workers have been killed globally - of these, 174 were Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza. These are their names…

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

#Palestine: "After smearing Gaza's journalists with unproven allegations of being 'terrorists', Israel has killed five @aljazeera.com staff. The deliberate targeting of journalists is a war crime. Israeli leaders must be held accountable" says #IFJ General Secretary @abellanger.bsky.social.

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

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Anas Al-Sharif pictured with his two young children that he is holding. They are all smiling.

Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him.

Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated:

RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal

Unions stood up for the right to protest and for humanity and won: the judge has ruled the protest can go ahead, despite the objections of the NSW Police.

"The enterprise is so mad" Late-night thoughts on the haunted house of politics

“I genuinely think if you took a normal person and put them in Parliament, they would be horrified by the kind of micro bullying, bad behaviour and lack of knowledge. It's tribal. It's a game. It's, can I stick it to the opposition? The enterprise is so mad.”

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Tsunami threat alert issued by NOAA/PTWC following a magnitude 8.0 quake close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. https://www.tsunami.gov/?p=PHEB/2025/07/29/25210002/1/WEPA40

Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii after M8 earthquake off Russia The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the earthquake struck at 1:25 p.m. HST off the east coast of Kamchatka.

Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii after M8 earthquake off Russia #HNN #HINEWS #HawaiiNews

Israel conducts airstrike in Iran The extent of the Israeli operation is not yet clear.

🚨 BREAKING: Israel strikes Iran

Sirens activated across Israel.

Israel declares a home front emergency, citing an imminent missile and drone attack.