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DrJuliaI

@durridgere.bsky.social
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💦hydrogeologist, educator, ecologist, ecotourism operator. Works with nature, supports urgent action on climate change, just stop digging it up Lives on Wiradjuri country

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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 6h
“By refusing to take the community seriously and by hiding from public discussion on issues such as AUKUS, Labor has disenfranchised its natural constituency.”
pearlsandirritations.com
Labor should not take Green preferences for granted
Labor’s primary vote is weakening while Green preferences remain crucial in close contests. Albanese’s hostility to the Greens may become increasingly difficult to sustain.
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
High Court has upheld Mt Pleasant ruling …Congratulations to Wendy and Tony for great win in High Court today…Great to get some good news for a change!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine
Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scientific tool to measure how emissions from every new coal project will lead to warming of the planet and cause damage across eight areas, from loss of crops to heatwave deaths in Europe #nonewcoal theconversation.com/we-can-final...
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also agree with David Shoebridge- our governments behaviour not naming the real aggressors and war makers, sabotages the international legal system - the ICC UC we do not deserve a seat on the security council
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Joel Jenkins @boganintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Civility politics has essentially created silence, it oppresses us into not saying anything" @AmyRemeikis gives a excellent critique of 'civility politics' in Australia. Link: youtu.be/ygmOIVV6QMk #auspol
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Act Now: Invest 1% For Nature. Take action here: 30by30.org.au/act-now-for-...
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Act now for Nature Funding - 30 by 30
Less than 0.1% of Australian tax dollars are spent on nature. It’s nowhere near enough. Australia is the only wealthy country on the global list of deforestation hotspots. No other country has sent more mammals to extinction. Our iconic animals like Tasmanian devils and quolls face growing threats like habitat loss, invasive species, and bushfires. The Government’s commitments to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 and to prevent
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Whoever approved this needs to Answer these questions
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Esteemed author Richard Flanagan delivered a powerful speech at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas warning of a new McCarthyism, accusing Israel of "seeking to silence" Australians with the slur of antisemitism. We have published the full text of the speech.👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/segals-pla...
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The new McCarthyism: Gaza and Australia – Richard Flanagan
This is the full text of a powerful speech Flanagan delivered at the the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 22
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Don’t let Israel define antisemitism Sign this Petition from Jewish Council rejecting the IRHA definition of anti-semitism-
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Jewish Council of Australia on Instagram: "✍️Add your name ✍️ Pro-Israel groups are pressuring Australian governments and institutions to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which would prohib...
4,212 likes, 191 comments - jewishcouncil on August 20, 2026: "✍️Add your name ✍️ Pro-Israel groups are pressuring Australian governments and institutions to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social "Our politics is a farce and you’re paying for the tickets"
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Our politics is a farce and you’re paying for the tickets - The Shot
Those of you not into torturous, pantomime-level political inquisitions may not have been following recent events at the NSW Independent...
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Australians view China more favourably than the US, a Pew Research poll shows. Favourable views of the US slumped to 24% of Australians, with China climbing to 31% – above the US for the first time. www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
deepcutnews.com
Australians view China more favourably than US, poll shows
Australian views of the US have declined sharply since 2023
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Never experienced a jot of antisemitism" - Jewish Australian Judith Treanor who attended 'countless protests' but was excluded from Royal Commission (like many critics of Israel) #auspol @sstephanietrann.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/jewish-peace...
michaelwest.com.au
Jewish peace protestor to Royal Commission: "Never experienced a jot of antisemitism" - Michael West
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell rejected claims pushed by the Israel lobby that pro-Palestinian groups "hijacked" this week's protest
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
“Discrimination, unequal treatment, only becomes visible through comparison. … The Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Anti-Racism Framework calls for consistency across all forms of racism”
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Amy nails it again.. where Albanese is going wrong. ‘In controlling his caucus, confusing a lack of dissent for the right way, Albanese seems to think he should also control how people feel.’
thepoint.com.au
Albanese can barely say Hanson’s name. Eventually, he’s going to have to enter the fight
Hanson, who Albanese barely names let alone fights, is enough to attract those who are tired of Labor not having the fights that matter. In the absence of anything to believe in, people turn to anger ...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Shameless - a good description of Minns actions on many fronts
thepoint.com.au
Carbon offsets and the 'shameless' koala park plan, explained
Australia’s climate policy is back in the spotlight after the 'shameless' New South Wales Government was given the greenlight to use carbon credits to help fund its long-promised Great Koala National ...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A withering highly amusing exposè of how the war in west asia is going - it’s not pretty but definitely worth a read
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IRAN'S ABOUT TO SEND TRUMP TO PLATFORM NUMBER FUCKED
47 years of digging, 5 months of bombing, 3 weeks of oil. The catastrophically stupid arithmetic of a man who cannot read a map.
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Help LTG and the Hunter community raise their voice to halt this mega coal mine HVO expansion funded by multi national fossil fuel companies- we can’t afford to fuel more Climate more flood-damaged roads, bridges, and mega fires- stop digging up the Hunter valley
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HVO Appeal
The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is right now deciding whether to approve Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) - the largest coal mine proposal the state has ever seen. If approved, the project...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great line from Amy sushi train journalism – just grabbing what comes round as it passes thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Don’t look here, look over there: The dangerous game that unites our politicians
So much of our politics is a distraction. And deliberately so. Fake fights over nuclear – no one in mainstream politics actually believes nuclear would ever happen, but both Labor and the Coalition ar...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
great article Amy “Australia has a history of letting industry agree to policy before moving forward with implementing anything”. to many egs of this weakness in govt policy - letting industry set the agenda (eg coal companies write own conditions & plans after projects and expansions are approved)
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‘AI with a little boxing kangaroo sticker’: PM misses mark on ‘inevitable’ technology
It says a lot about who holds control in today’s world by how we talk about AI. The “inevitability” that surrounds the AI conversation – as in, there is no choice but to just adopt this technology, so...
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Leaderlike. My @smh cartoon.
Single frame. Albo at a desk in a dark room with “OFFICE OF AI” on door, hunched up looking at laptop, says, “How do I deal with AI?” Response in computer speech comes: “That’s a great question, Anthony! I can see you really want to do the smart thing in spite of all the risks, climate implications and likely human cost. I can help you look past those inconveniences and focus on producing optimal outcomes for my owners while making you sound responsible and leaderlike. How does that sound?”
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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 15/07/2026
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
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Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This is a beautiful heart warming story that shows as Australians what we can offer humanity - compassion and kindness www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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Two religions, one friendship group and a whole lot of kindness
When a group of Jewish mates decided to support a newly arrived Muslim family, all of their lives would change. Together they have flipped expectations about religion and friendship.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A 1998 open letter from 4 PM's to all Australians is worth a read again today. More here #auspol > snarkygherkin.substack.com/p/from-1998-...
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This week's #SundayShot is up! Unfortunately we lost panellist Soaliha Iqbal early due to technical issues (she'll be back next week, inshallah) but happily @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social always has lots to say....particularly about the Govt's ongoing FOI bastardry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJn8...
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When Freedom of Information Costs $150,000 - July 5 - Rex Patrick
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
DEA’s Executive Director, Dr Kate Wylie, writes about climate change as a 'health emergency' in the latest issue of MedicSA. Read the full article on pages 22-25 here: www.flipsnack.com/BA5C9EB569B/...
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Baffle no more. My @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Intro: “Baffled at how a racist grifter who’s been flogging her schtick for 30 years with minimal success has suddenly shot to prominence? I present: A PLEASE EXPLAINER”
Series of illustrations: “THE STRATEGIST” Steve Bannon saying “Flood the zone…” “THE MODEL” Trump saying “Fake News murderers and rapists drill baby drill…” “THE BILLION/TRILLIONAIRE PLATFORM-OWNING HATE-SPEECH-LOVING AMPLIFIER (et al)” with Elon Musk performing the Nazi salute; “THE VESTED INVESTOR” with Gina Rinehart holding a toy bulldozer saying “BRRRRRRRRR”; “THE PRODUCT” Pauline Hanson saying, “Trashy journalist no good Muslims trans insurgency climate hoax”; “THE INDONESIAN BOT FARM* (and Vietnamese and Indian) Pumping out AI content and disinformation to boost Hanson and attack her political opponents”; “THE AVERAGE PUNTER” bloke looking at his phone which is pinging, saying “She seems authentic…”
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Alex Fein calls ON out for what it is ……a foreign infiltration of our democracy….by.. billionaires, platforms, and transnational political networks rather than embassies does not make it less foreign, less coordinated, or less corrosive. And is Not immigration… thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au
It's time to call it what it is: Foreign Interference
If a hostile state ran this sort of operation to swing our vote, we'd call it foreign interference. It's time we did.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Don't threaten us with a good time Ted www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Why this answer proves our politicians and reality are miles apart
Like the lackey to an '80s movie bully, the Coalition can’t stop punching itself in the face. Ted O’Brien’s answer is more proof.
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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I have spent the past five years collecting evidence of grave violations of international law in Gaza and the West Bank. All states, including Australia, must respond to these atrocities
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Australia has a legal obligation to act in response to Israel’s crimes. Here’s how | Chris Sidoti
I have spent the past five years collecting evidence of grave violations of international law in Gaza and the West Bank. All states, including Australia, must respond to these atrocities
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Hagatha @Hagatha42.bsky.social @hagatha42.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"It is shameful, the Australian government needs to take action" #auspol
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Health costs of emissions from fossil fuels is major - think of a city without fumes and noise - go electric
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Destroying the Kimberly- say No stop Texas tycoons and Australian billionaires exploiting this region- sign this petition to Minister Watts
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
…”I will be free with all these prisoners”
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Free Marwan Now on Instagram: "BREAKING: Activists unveil Marwan Barghouti statue in Parliament Square Today, activists unveiled a new statue of Marwan Barghouti in Parliament Square, but were then i...
107K likes, 1,280 comments - freemarwannow on June 3, 2026: "BREAKING: Activists unveil Marwan Barghouti statue in Parliament Square Today, activists unveiled a new statue of Marwan Barghouti in Parl...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“This is morally reprehensible and unacceptable to all Australians who believe in human rights and the protection of innocent lives.” …making a bunch of terrible people extremely rich in the process’
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Exposé of the double standards on the Gaza genocide “How will history regard the government of Albanese, Chalmers, Marles and Wong? ..Australia refused to condemn the raft of war crimes committed by Israel”. Nick Feik theconversation.com/friday-essay...
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Friday essay: How to Sell a Genocide exposes the double standards of reporting on Gaza
Almost all major human rights organisations agree the destruction of Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet liberal news outlets still do not use the word.
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mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social @mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Is this is what our Government deems as acceptable 'predicted recovery' — 90 generations of debt? Learn more at mdeg.org.au 👇 #water #NSWpolitics #CoalMining #WaterRights #ClimateAction #Mudgee #CoalFreeNSW #CommunityNotCoal #SaveTheDrip #datacenter #cleanwater www.instagram.com/reel/DY0itc3...
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Mudgee Campaigner on Instagram: "Three coal mines north of Mudgee cover 300 square kilometres of landscape. But the footprint on the map isn't the full story. Dewatering — the continuous pumping of g...
1 likes, 0 comments - mudgeecoalalert on May 26, 2026: "Three coal mines north of Mudgee cover 300 square kilometres of landscape. But the footprint on the map isn't the full story. Dewatering — the ...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Catch 22? A problematic definition of antisemitism pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/05...
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Catch 22? A problematic definition of antisemitism
The greatest single cause of the recent rise of antisemitism in Australia is the behaviour of Israel, which the Australian Government has not condemned.
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
“..seen this playbook before — in Iraq, in Libya, in Venezuela, and in other sites of manufactured consent for illegal war across the world. “ then there is the hypocrisy that China is an imminent threat to Taiwan progressive.international/wire/2026-05...
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"Trump is manufacturing consent for the invasion of Cuba."
Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International
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mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social @mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Three coal mines. One ancient water system. Zero cumulative government assessment. #MudgeeCoalAlert #SaveTheDrip #auspol #Groundwater #NSWpolitics www.instagram.com/reel/DYlT9WQ...
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Mudgee Campaigner on Instagram: "The Drip has survived every drought since 1915. It's fed by ancient groundwater systems that also sustain the Goulburn River and catchments on both sides of the Great ...
0 likes, 0 comments - mudgeecoalalert on May 20, 2026: "The Drip has survived every drought since 1915. It's fed by ancient groundwater systems that also sustain the Goulburn River and catchments on b...
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mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social @mudgeecoalalert.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
www.linkedin.com/posts/mudgee...
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#mudgeecoalalert #nswpolitics #climateaction #stopcoal #netzero #coalmining #climatechange #fossilfuels #netzeronsw #nsw #mudgee #wiradjuri #climatecrisis #actonclimate #australiaclimate #coalfreensw…...
NSW just released a new coal strategy — and kept the door open for mine extensions. For communities near Mudgee, that's not abstract. It's three mines, all seeking to expand on Wiradjuri land: 🔴 Wi...
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DrJuliaI @durridgere.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
‘The upsurge in antisemitism, and the conduct of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, ….are plainly connected. The weaponisation of antisemitism by the Zionist lobby hides the genocide pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/05...
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The weaponisation of antisemitism by the Zionist lobby hides the genocide
In a personal submission to the Antisemitism Royal Commission, P&I founder John Menadue argues that it is impossible to separate increasing rates of antisemitism from the way Israel has conducted its ...
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "The royal commission into the hurt feelings of genocidal psychopaths"
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The royal commission into the hurt feelings of genocidal psychopaths - The Shot
Over 7400 submissions have flooded into the taxpayer-funded Royal Commission into Antisemitism. The hearings are dominated by sworn evidence from...
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