Reposted by CayteyaRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Before midnight, DOJ told Judge Kelly the press ban of CNN, MSNow, Politico is based on their National Security reporting. But examples are core First Amendment protected reporting. First howler: WH says it is b/c POLITICO reported GOP Convention was a political disaster. 491396419
Reposted by CayteyaTess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Read this thread by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the Special Rapporteur's conclusion: "reasonable grounds to believe" that the boat strikes "that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder" And then read our collection to understand why & what Congress can do about it 👇:justsecurity.orgCollection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, Operation Absolute ResolveCollection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues. 0187
Reposted by CayteyaProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 9928651193
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Vale Sam Neill Remembering the quiet genius of Sam Neill by Daryl Sparkes theconversation.com/remembering-...theconversation.comRemembering the quiet genius of Sam NeillSam Neill has died at 78. He was an actor who chose restraint and reason, embellishing his characters with a feeling of genuine realism. 000
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 11/07/2026“The meeting highlighted not just how other members of NATO have strategically and mentally regrouped since the shock of Trump's bellowing last year, but also what a stunning reorganisation of the geopolitical landscape is under way.” from Laura Tingle ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...abc.net.auTrump wanted NATO to be about him. Instead, it was about everyone elseTrump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else. 010
Reposted by CayteyaElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Point of this thread is not to minimize the colonial nature of the arrangement Rubio presides over or terrible consequences for Venezuela. But those are best analyzed by regional and IPE experts, and those who study colonialism. On top of all that, there are consequences for USFP and the world. 13312
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 07/07/2026▪️New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Australian Jonathan Swan on abc730 talking about their new book on the U.S president, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. youtu.be/2tqpOJMozKU?...youtu.beInside the second term of Donald Trump's presidency | 7.30YouTube video by ABC News In-depth 000
Reposted by CayteyaAnnika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 26/06/2026“Watergate pales in comparison to what we’re doing” is quite the thing to imply 401595329
Reposted by CayteyaTrue North Eager Beaver Media (he/him/Hey, Mr. Beaver, eh?) @trueeager.bsky.social · 26/06/2026That is incentive to vote Democrat. Just saying. Accountability is not persecution, Speaker Johnson 001
Reposted by CayteyaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The multimillionaire Nigel Farage rails against climate action, while gliding from one air-conditioned building to another. He knows that he and his ilk will suffer least. But he is prepared to sacrifice everyone else to the demands of his fossil-fuelled funders. So much for "the man of the people". 592250732
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Alreem Kamal, an international lawyer who works on corporate accountability in the Middle East, said: “The documented use of similar equipment in contexts such as Gaza means that companies cannot plausibly claim that they were unaware of the risks.” 👇🏽 000
Reposted by CayteyaKolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I don't know if any sitting president has ever said such a ghoulish thing about being responsible for a strike that killed over 100 kids. 63614
Reposted by CayteyaBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 12/06/2026An investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Libya. This adds Libya to the list of countries willing to accept what the Ukrainian government describes as “stolen” grain. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...bellingcat.comHeading Off: New Technique Helps Track Grain Smuggling Expansion to Libya - bellingcatHeading data contained in AIS information helped confirm the presence of ship in the Occupied Ukrainian Port of Feodosia before it travelled to Benghazi. 5337147
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 17/06/2026📚 The US-Iran 14 point MOU New York Times reporters annotated the agreement, which a senior official disclosed on Wednesday. #IranWar www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...nytimes.comA Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran 000
Reposted by CayteyaChris Pomfret @chrispomfret.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This Socceroo would not be possible under Hanson. Because she’d defund the SBS who inspired him, stop immigration from countries they don’t consider compatible where he fled, end multiculturalism and instead force a monoculture which doesn’t include him. We must expose her White Nationalism. 1288
Reposted by CayteyaLarissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I love this multicultural country. Pauline Hanson wants us angry, divided and scared of our neighbours. It’s an ugly, and racist, distraction. 915527
Reposted by CayteyaSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This #NPC event was as much a test of our mainstream political journalists as of Pauline Hanson. With a couple of honourable exceptions, they’ve failed miserably. #auspol 2227685
Reposted by CayteyaSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Hanson says we can't have social cohesion if people speak another language. Millions of Australians are proudly bilingual, raising kids knowing many languages while contributing to the country. Speaking Mandarin or Arabic at the dinner table never hurt anyone. Her speech did. 1112832
Reposted by CayteyaSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 17/06/2026If Pauline Hanson wants a 'monocultural' society she's come to the wrong place. This land has held the world's oldest living cultures for 65,000 years. We've built one of the most successful multicultural nations on earth. Her "one cultural umbrella" is division, not unity. 30413123
Reposted by CayteyaGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Posted at 1:56pm, got an email at 3:03pm from Jane Norman cancelling my membership of the press gallery 140797346
Reposted by Cayteyastranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The problem for Pauline Hanson is not being interrupted by a descending banner, it’s that the message on the banner is factually correct. #auspol #npc 36693198
Reposted by CayteyaJonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 17/06/2026i guess we now know that a rigorous interrogation by the fourth estate is probably not going to save us. 1736373
Reposted by CayteyaPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This should a tractor lot of attention *boom tish* 4465
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 17/06/2026📚 #NPC #auspol Hanson’s appearance today summary from Royce Kurmelovs ⤵️ 010
Reposted by CayteyaBen Peake @reddishraven.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Will be interested to see the tenor of the Op-Eds tomorrow. Whether they treat her as a serious alternative prime minister, a "good retail politician" or whether they actually quietly call her on some of her bullshit. 3167
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 15/06/2026▪️“The sweeping new regulations proposed by OMB would subject every federal research funding decision to political review. Peer review has never been formally binding, but this proposal would dramatically expand the power of political appointees to override expert assessments of scientific merit.” ⤵️ 000
Reposted by CayteyaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi: “This memorandum of understanding does not mean trusting the enemy. It has been drafted despite a lack of trust. “We will monitor the United States' implementation of its commitments.” 115232
Reposted by CayteyaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Iran has rejected Trump's offer of financial incentives not to respond to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Channel 12 reports. Trump can’t understand that there are people who don’t do anything for money. 14726117
Reposted by CayteyaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Israeli strikes in Beirut are jeopardising the emerging deal with Iran, a diplomat told Fox. They said the attacks were "a clear attempt" to undermine Trump's efforts Israel said the strikes were a response to “several days of Hezbollah attacks on Israeli civilians”. 1941674
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 14/06/2026“Israel is an obstinate nation that refuses to accept the positions of the international community – from allowing international supervision over its weapons stockpile to ignoring international law and flouting the decisions of international institutions.” 3/3. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...haaretz.comIsrael waged a war of annihilation. Now it wants everyone but itself to disarm | OpinionAs Israel Ignores the Sovereignty of Its Neighboring States, the Country Continues to Prove How Dangerous It Is to Leave Unrestricted Weapons and Armaments in Its Hands, and How Much It Endangers Regi... 020
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 14/06/2026“A country with exclusivity. This unbelievable phenomenon reached its peak during the war in the Gaza Strip. There Israel proved how dangerous it is to leave unrestricted weapons and armaments in its hands, and how much it endangers regional peace, international law and in particular humanity.” 2/3 100
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 14/06/2026📚🎁 “Such a country is dangerous. Most of the world still embraces it, or unfortunately allows it to do what no other country is allowed to: occupation, war crimes, genocide, apartheid and, according to foreign publications, even developing nuclear weapons.” From Gideon Levy 1/3 110
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 14/06/2026“Another way to look at it: If you gave someone $1 million every day since the birth of JC, they’d have about $741 billion, not including any interest. Elon Musk is much wealthier than that. (Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, recently used this stat to complain about the national debt.)” 👇🏽 000
Reposted by CayteyaSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026"The Zionist lobby and other voices who defend Israel could be taken more seriously if they would themselves critique the abuses of the Israeli government from the perspective of what politicians here rather loosely describe as 'Australian values'." #auspol pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...pearlsandirritations.comIsrael’s defenders should confront what is being done to PalestiniansAustralia’s sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers have drawn accusations of antisemitism, but criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians must not be confused with hatred of Jewish people. 12212
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 14/06/2026📚“That is what it looks like when a democracy spends years refusing to name what is happening to it. The infiltration. A foreigner of unimaginable wealth inciting against the danger of… foreigners.” - Alex Fein ⤵️ 001
Reposted by CayteyaThe Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Is Donald Trump the most corrupt president in history? This week, Rory and Alastair discuss how Trump is "looting" the government, and why nobody seems to be stopping it. + A&R talk to Vicky Spratt about how mainstream politics can win back the Gen Z vote. Link in the replies 👇 1212443
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“Netanyahu's approach is true to the right-wing populist playbook, but there's another reason he is relying on it so heavily this time around; his options are dwindling.” 🎁 Deflect, Attack, Play the Victim: Inside Netanyahu's Campaign to Stay in Power www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.comDeflect, attack, play the victim: Inside Netanyahu's campaign to stay in powerThe First Official Election Campaign Video From Netanyahu's Likud Party Treads Familiar Territory: Incitement and Division. But It Also Signals How the Prime Minister, Behind in the Polls, Intends to ... 010
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“The first official election campaign video from Netanyahu's Likud party treads familiar territory: incitement and division.” From Haaretz - Esther Solomon 1/2 100
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 21/05/2026“Such condemnable behaviour can never be tolerated and should be duly accounted for.” - Haaretz & Reuters 👇🏽 3/3 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.comWorld leaders summon Israeli envoys over Ben-Gvir Gaza flotilla activists videoAt Least Six Countries Summoned Their Israeli Ambassadors on Wednesday Following a Video Published by the Far-right National Security Minister, Showing Detained Members of an Intercepted Gaza-bound Fl... 011
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 21/05/2026“While the statements issued by Israeli government members distancing themselves from such disrespectful conduct are noted, rectifying steps should be taken immediately.” 2/3 100
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 21/05/2026📚 “The acts displayed by Minister Ben Gvir towards flotilla participants are utterly unacceptable and inconsistent with democratic norms and fundamental values of human dignity.” Haaretz reports 🎁 1/3 110
Reposted by CayteyaGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This is insanity: Trump's DOJ is about to "settle" his lawsuit against the IRS by creating a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off victims of Biden "weaponization." I talked to Jamie Raskin about this. It's even more corrupt than it first appears. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2105...newrepublic.comTrump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt TurnThe president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways. 13132251471
Reposted by CayteyaCNA - Channel News Asia (Unofficial) @cna-poster.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Decoding what was said and achieved - or not - over key issues at Trump-Xi summit - www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/c…channelnewsasia.comDecoding what was said and achieved - or not - over key issues at Trump-Xi summitChoreographed diplomacy, cordial optics and symbolic gestures defined the high-stakes Sino-US summit in Beijing, but whether these translate to concrete and lasting outcomes remains uncertain, say analysts. 012
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🎧 well worth a listen to #DemocracySausage podcast #auspol This week’s Episode: By-election tea leaves Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcasts. ⤵️ ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...ausi.anu.edu.auDemocracy Sausage Episode: By-election tea leaves | Australian Studies Institute 022
Reposted by CayteyaGlobal Legal Action Network (GLAN) @glanlaw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🚨Two years after they disappeared - where are Huda and Aisha Al Aqqad? A new investigation by GLAN+ @skynewsrss.bsky.social has revealed that Palestinian mother & daughter, Aisha Bakr Ahmed Al-Aqqad and Huda Mohammed Assouli Al-Aqqad were abducted by Israeli soldiers from Khan Younis in late 2023 🧵 122
Reposted by CayteyaBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 25/04/2026An issue I've wondering about for a while is the extent to which the Trump administration is trying to restrict access to commercial satellite imagery in order to obscure such damage from the US public as opposed to restricting access to Iran (which is reportedly receiving imagery from Russia). 315569
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Interesting read. “How the [royal] commission balances calls for tougher safeguards with concerns about democratic freedoms and political expression will be a defining test of its approach to both antisemitism and social cohesion.” From Talia Slonim www.haaretz.com/haaretz-expl...haaretz.comWhy Australia's national inquiry into antisemitism should get global attentionAustralia's Royal Commission – the First National Inquiry in the Diaspora Addressing Rising Antisemitism Following October 7 – Is Scheduled to Deliver Its Interim Findings on April 30. Haaretz Explain... 031
Cayteya @cayteya.bsky.social · 25/04/2026📚 “As with the U.S. Constitution, the UN Charter sharply limits recourse to force for very good reasons. We are currently witnessing the consequences of the failure of the President’s advisors and senior most lawyers to adequately convey these rationales ” ⤵️ 000
Reposted by CayteyaBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Orwell, Politics and the English Language: “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” 410344