Reposted by Richard BeanSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to tax gas? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to build public housing? Why doesn't Labor work with the Greens to end AUKUS? Greens are happy to be constructive about things that materially benefit the public. We are not a rubber stamp. 37518180
Reposted by Richard BeanGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Former head of the ECAJ writing in the AFR worried about "Who has the right to decide what we can see and therefore, think? Who are the gatekeepers of our culture, which forms the fabric of our society" 🤔 108820
Reposted by Richard BeanEtte Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ette Media, in partnership with mathematician and data analyst Dr Richard Bean, reviewed and analysed 42 interviews from ABC's 7.30 programme between mid-2022, when Sarah Ferguson began her stint as host, until the end of August 2026. We've made this article free to access. Read the deep dive below:ettemedia.comWar of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflictAn exclusive data analysis of interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias. 49847
Reposted by Richard BeanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 895254926032
Reposted by Richard BeanThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Headline is reminiscent of something I saw in News Corp. Accusation is reminiscent of something I saw on X. 4331092
Reposted by Richard BeanEtte Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We watched 42 7.30 interviews and one of the things we noticed was the language used to describe certain atrocities. The strongest and most graphic language was exclusively reserved for describing the killing of Israelis, a pattern we see in newsrooms around the world.youtube.comABC 7.30’s language for Israelis vs PalestiniansYouTube video by Ette Media 07655
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Former Green Beret tells me how the Iran war has destroyed morale within the military. "Folks don't want to do a career in the military any longer. We have an all-volunteer force with the buy-in of a conscript army." 12211
Reposted by Richard BeanBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Everyone with a phone can search for themselves Rafah on google maps and click satellite view and zoom in… 266
Reposted by Richard BeanYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For most of us, the recognisable companies on the blacklist will be Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Motorola Solutions & TripAdviser Link to the UN report on the database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank 👉 docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/19docs.un.orgDocument Viewer 47847
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Intervening diplomatically goes against Chinese instincts. But if there is a third and more devastating round of US-Iran war, whose economic shocks China no longer can insulate itself from, Beijing may be incentivized to intervene in a manner Washington may prefer to avoid. 0182
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Can't recall anything good ever coming out of this... BREAKING: Netanyahu flies to Abu Dhabi to meet Emirati president www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...timesofisrael.comNetanyahu flies to Abu Dhabi to meet Emirati president — report* * * 0214
Reposted by Richard BeanMicheál @nameless-weevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It got not one moment of examination here but the involvement of the UK in the war on Iran has highlighted that their national broadcaster has replaced journalism with poundshop newspeak, explaining to the proles that helping to bomb West Asia isn't participating in a war against it. 012
Reposted by Richard BeanMedia Lens @medialens.org · 02/03/2026BBC Weekend News last night. BBC correspondent Joe Pike outside 10 Downing Street: ‘In the last hour, the Prime Minister has accepted a request from the US to use British military bases to launch defensive strikes’. ‘Defensive strikes’: behold a new propaganda phrase. 1107
Richard Bean @elahieh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BBC still writing about “defensive strikes” in its own voice. Do the journalists even believe what they write? Pure state propaganda nonsense. The ABC takes after it. 000
Reposted by Richard BeanGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Oh joy, watching the ABC's flagship current affairs show where Sarah Ferguson ask s"Is there any proportion of the Palestinian people in Gaza who would welcome the chance to be relocated?" How about no, because there is no such thing an ok proportion of ethnic cleansing? #730 89942246
Reposted by Richard BeanAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026'Chaos is the point': Labor's giant One Nation error www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.au'Chaos is the point': Inside Labor's giant missteps on One NationLabor keeps failing to look at what it can do and is instead laser-focused on what One Nation is, hoping voters will remember it is a rabble. 2517485
Reposted by Richard BeanGavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 12/08/20262027, on the other hand, is going to blow apart the record for the warmest year. 🤷 417568
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“Trump’s entire premise for this war—that Iran is weak and as a result the U.S. can coerce it into capitulation—has proven false over and over again, yet Trump is unwilling to accept this,” said Parsi. “He’s looking for a knockout blow when there is none” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...nytimes.comNew Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in MideastAnalysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing ... 2135
Richard Bean @elahieh.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Who gets a seat on 7.30? All 620 Ferguson interviews 2022-26 by guest country: Israel 23 (19 officials), Palestinians 8, Iran 2 (both 2026), Russia 4 (3 anti-Kremlin), China 2. Nineteen Israeli official appearances. One Iranian official. Ever. #abc730 #auspol 055
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Discussed with @MarioNawfal whether the renewed war between the US and Iran has the properties that can make it a true forever war. We are not there yet, imo, but the trajectory is problematic... www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB5f...youtube.comREUTERS: IRAN PREPARING TO CLOSE RED SEA IF TRUMP HITS POWER GRID - w/ Trita ParsiYouTube video by Mario Nawfal 0103
Reposted by Richard BeanYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Interesting (& encouraging) research from @anasabherwal.bsky.social & @greggsparkman.bsky.social 'Combined signals of scientific and social consensus best mobilize action on societal challenges even if government and industry oppose' 👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1178
Reposted by Richard BeanMichael Dowling aka MeckeringBoy @meckeringboy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026UN report details ‘overwhelming’ scale of children killed in Gaza. It raises grave legal questions “report by UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, inc East Jerusalem & Israel… rejected outright by Israeli gov, documents harrowing child deaths.1/2 196
Reposted by Richard BeanAntoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026'Accuses.' 13234113
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026If you were surprised that Hillary Clinton penned an oped in @FT declaring her support for Trump's Gaza plan - that de facto allows Israel to annex most of the territory - then you haven't been paying attention for the past 25 years. 79237
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Important piece on critical developments in the world on Catholicism on Just War theory. The Church is increasingly moving away from Just War theory and back to its Christian roots: War is fundamentally antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest 04112
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The US-Iran MOU and the Israeli-Lebanese agreements are incompatible as I see them. If both are pursued, neither will be achieved. It appears the administration is working against itself, and Trump appears too disinterested in the details to recognize this. 65313
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Why Iran believes Israel will attack again before October Will Israel restart the war with Iran before the October elections? This is the consensus view emerging within Iran’s internal national security debate over the past week. Read on Substack: tritaparsi.substack.com/p/why-iran-b...tritaparsi.substack.comWhy Iran believes Israel will attack again before OctoberThe recent Israeli-Lebanese agreement and Hezbollah's unreported role in the previous war is leading Tehran to this conclusion 02311
Reposted by Richard BeanSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026There must be justice. The world cannot ignore the Israeli genocide in Gaza and people who committed it must be held to account. Essential accountability and solidarity work from the Australian Centre for International Justice. @rawanarraf.bsky.social 12265127
Reposted by Richard BeanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here? 927249718681
Reposted by Richard BeanNick Miller @nickdmiller.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Australian literally found a guy with a Porsche and a property portfolio to be the voice of the 'victims' of the budget 73461140
Reposted by Richard Beanmarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 12/05/2026Rupert's campaign against this budget will resonate extremely well with voters at the upcoming 1950 federal election 4037785
Reposted by Richard BeanSenator Lidia Thorpe @senatorthorpe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026While there wasn't much in Labor's budget for our people beyond the status quo, we did achieve some justice for Stolen Generation survivors. Under this change, redress payments for survivors will no longer be included in aged care asset testing. nit.com.au/12-05-2026/2...nit.com.auStolen Generations survivors to be exempt from aged care means testingStolen Generations survivors will be exempt from means testing in aged care in a federal budget measure welcomed by advocates.The government's $3.2 million budget announcement on Tuesday will exempt s... 17025
Reposted by Richard BeanBelinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Israel is attacking #SumudFlotilla boats in international waters near Crete. Rank piracy. Condemn this @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social #auspol 1112
Reposted by Richard BeanAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/04/2026full circle, "have you tried turning your country off and on again?"media.tenor.coma man sitting in front of a computer with a sign that says no smoking on the shelf behind himALT: a man sitting in front of a computer with a sign that says no smoking on the shelf behind him 2058198
Reposted by Richard BeanYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Good read on in-house content studios at news outlets (esp legacy media) & "native advertising—paid content that’s designed to resemble, and is often mistaken for, news coverage" 054
Reposted by Richard BeanPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Netanyahu: "Iran planned another Holocaust. It plotted to destroy us with nuclear bombs." Iran has no nuclear bombs. Israel has 200+. The only "another Holocaust" happening is in Gaza, with Israeli bombs. 🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯🤬🇮🇱 1571222539
Reposted by Richard BeanPurplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Kind of love that the conversation spoke about what we did in the past (squatted and built public housing) when there were rising encampments of people experiencing homelessness here: theconversation.com/homeless-cam...theconversation.comHomeless camps are rising as affordability falls. It’s a problem Australia has solved beforeIn the 1940s, tent cities and ‘shanty’ settlements appeared across Australia, as families struggled to find homes. The government acted then – and needs to now. 37028
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Told @cnn that Trump's focus on appearing as the winner is starting to become a threat to the negotiations. Instead of de-escalating the situation, Trump has not been able to resist mocking Iran and portraying Iranian restraint as a sign of weakness. This is self-sabotage. 03716
Reposted by Richard BeanAntoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 15/04/2026EXCLUSIVE: A data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by The Australian targeting Randa Abdel-Fattah. The paper has written more articles on her than Nine papers, Guardian, ACM papers & ABCNews online COMBINED www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...ettemedia.comETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australian’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- FattahA sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah... 6169109
Reposted by Richard BeanMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Ok. Who made this? 🤭😅🤣🤣 23385161823
Reposted by Richard BeanTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026MUST READ by @ahandjani: The War Will End With a Hormuz Toll Booth Iran will likely control the waterway. The question is whether diplomats find a way of making that workable. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/07/i...foreignpolicy.com 0239
Reposted by Richard BeanBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against these heretics 86108591746
Reposted by Richard BeanGlen @gergyl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The entire front area of Toowong Memorial Park is now a giant carpark for the Wests Rugby Union commercial operation there – all of it, including the 'closed' eastern end. That's what 20+ years of Liberal political party control of the Brisbane City Council does (back to Campbell Newman in 2004). 174
Reposted by Richard BeanOmar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Years now of calling for these murderers to stop killing everyone and start "respecting" the law - this would be evil and absurd by itself, but to do this while also arming the murderers and funding them and calling them your "friend" makes this a uniquely ghoulish exercise of propaganda. 214975
Richard Bean @elahieh.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Interesting word choices by Trump, both COME RETRIBUTION and COMPLETE VICTORY were Confederate Vigenère cipher code words in the final stages of the Civil War. I wonder how consciously he’s echoing this defeat. cryptiana.web.fc2.com/code/civilwa...cryptiana.web.fc2.com 110
Reposted by Richard BeanSouth Carolina Blue @wtkrad.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We deserve better South Carolina! 447103042929
Reposted by Richard BeanAlex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com 2228565192