the bloodied hands that slaughter innocents will wag their fingers and lecture you on manners and morals

The inquisition comes for Randa Abdel-Fattah The Joint Committee Report into campus antisemitism was released a few weeks ago, and as this blog noted, ‘perhaps the most repulsive’…

'The question Australia now faces is this: should a Palestinian have her life and career ruined, for the crime of opposing the genocide of her own people?'

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From Creative Australia to Sydney writers’ festival, the direct threat facing the arts is coming from within | Louise Adler In this adapted extract from What’s the Big Idea? Louise Adler looks at the failure of Australian cultural leaders shying from risk and artistic vision – and letting the tail wag the dog

Excellent article but I'd add a counterpoint. Most professional artists I know are timid and risk averse themselves, gripping to safe ground with white knuckles. Collectively it's an indictment on local culture www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our narrative is rogue larrikans, but our foreign policy ceiling is subservience #aukus

Stormzy deleting 🇵🇸 posts so his Maccas brand deal is sanitised is disappointing.

Not only does it add ick to everything he stands for, and that's a lot, but he's RICH. In no scenario does he need it.

It looks like such poor judgement.

So much GOES WITHOUT SAYING needs to be said SUPER FUCKING LOUD

America loudly boasting about ethnic cleansing has not come out of nowhere. It's been ushered in by all the corporate, media and political class.

Hysteria's quivering hand.

How many ppl have been fired in Australia's entire history for making Muslims 'feel' unsafe? Serious question.

Khawaja's gram story in pic

Even tho chatgpt etc has been around for a minute, we still have little idea how extreme the ai leap is going to be, and it feels like it's on our doorstep

Hard #coys

Never thought I'd see the day where leading Jewish groups defend someone giving a Nazi salute.

Never thought I'd see democratic countries openly supporting genocide and cracking down on ppl objecting to it.

We are wading deeper into more dangerous waters.

Aust Jewish Association and Anti-Defamation League

Extremist zionists like AJA and ADL want proximity to power. Rushing to excuse Musk's nazi salute while calling for govt to crack down on anti-genocide protests. Shameless frauds.

Small group of Novacastrians who turn up every week and keep the heart beating here for 🇵🇸

Every one of these lives lost will not be forgotten. The decision to pursue genocide has made the world a far more dangerous place.

Palestinian voices silenced: 14 months of ABC’s RN Breakfast Coverage - Pearls and Irritations The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is widely regarded as one of the most trusted brands in Australian media. This trust is underpinned by the ABC’s editorial policies. Among these policies,...

"In total, Israeli guests were featured 92 times versus 40 Palestinians."

Damning of @PatsKarvelas johnmenadue.com/palestinian-...

Good. This is how it works. Apply pressure. Show some spine.

Why would a "left" govt not treat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism equally? Why does one get a commissioner and millions and the other an afterthought and a roundtable? Why is one group less important than the other?

Is it any wonder you always see 🇦🇺 flags at 🇮🇱 gatherings here?

They know the only popular angle is appealing to hatred.

Islamophobia.

A lot of Jewish ppl genuinely believe Islamophobia is not an issue here, despite 25 years of it swelling up like a chronic injury. Aussies don't feel aligned with Israel AT ALL, but they do with Islamophobia.

Govts win elections on it.

Fascinating thing about this is that it suggest the absolute dominance (97% in 2023) of anglo music in our charts leaves us susceptible to homogenisation. What does it mean for us if majority of what we consume is 🇺🇲?

Down, and Under Pressure: The Decline of Local and... The global consolidation and platformitisation of recorded music have attracted attention to changes in local artist representation in national...

For anyone interested in the paper this data comes from sciendo.com/article/10.2...

North American artists had 46.8% of chart share from 2000-2016, then 59% til 2022 and 75% in 2023.

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While the US seems to be loosening its grip on global power, it still stampedes culturally (at least, in oz). Power is more than military might.

Australia's music singles charts are made up of an average of 94.8% anglo music (from UK, USA and Aust).

The % of Aust music in this?

10.5%

Source: Tim Kelly 2024

Followed. Pursued. Questioned.

You fought 'that' war? You'll refuse to talk about it. Paranoid.

You're told you're a hero by the same ones that sent you there but the shame follows you from PM to AM. It never washes off. The faces haunt you. The children. Cold blood.

Every soldier participating in this genocide will be haunted to their graves. Warmaking politicians can't protect them from their dreams and memories. No peace in a flood of anguish. Doors will be knocked. Numbers called. Stories published. Forever.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will begin an indefinite general strike tomorrow, demanding the immediate resignation of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Kids laughing, parents cheering, flags waving, multi-million dollar tanks, weaponised drones and missiles grinding thru the city

In Seoul recently, trying to make sense of the friendly surface of this military parade where everything on show is inherently ultra-violent