Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 7hopen.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...open.substack.comThe weight of witnessing the Gaza genocide - medics tell their storiesThis is an excerpt from a newly released book, The Weight of Witness, which includes testimonies from medics who worked in Gaza 022
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 7hopen.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...open.substack.comThe weight of witnessing the Gaza genocide - medics tell their storiesThis is an excerpt from a newly released book, The Weight of Witness, which includes testimonies from medics who worked in Gaza 022
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 11hpalestinewillbefree.substack.com/p/israel-tor...palestinewillbefree.substack.com‘Like a butchered animal’: How Israel tortures Palestinian detainees in its prisonsCruel treatment of Palestinian detainees has been one of the persistent features of the Israeli machinery of repression since the start of the genocide in the Gaza Strip. 001
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 11hpalestinewillbefree.substack.com/p/israel-tor...palestinewillbefree.substack.com‘Like a butchered animal’: How Israel tortures Palestinian detainees in its prisonsCruel treatment of Palestinian detainees has been one of the persistent features of the Israeli machinery of repression since the start of the genocide in the Gaza Strip. 001
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 13/10/2026false www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/end-...climatecouncil.org.auCall on the Federal Government to end the free ride for fossil fuels! - Climate CouncilJoin our call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key Federal Ministers to stand up to fossil fuel corporations and protect the interests of all Australians 031
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 13/10/2026false www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/end-...climatecouncil.org.auCall on the Federal Government to end the free ride for fossil fuels! - Climate CouncilJoin our call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key Federal Ministers to stand up to fossil fuel corporations and protect the interests of all Australians 031
Reposted by Heather F.bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"On October 14, 2026, Bendigo students Hamish Knight and Dylan Stockwell are organizing a major anti-Pauline Hanson rally outside the Bendigo Library at 2:00 PM." 32617
Reposted by Heather F.Crikey @crikey.com.au · 13/10/2026The public execution of Nidal Hasan corrupts not only the United States, but also the viewer, writes philosopher Tim Dean. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/13/n...crikey.com.auWhat’s wrong with public executions?Public executions reflect the willingness of the state to use violence against its own citizens. But they also corrupt the spectator, rekindling the darkest aspects of our nature. 1132
Reposted by Heather F.bystander1.bsky.social @bystander1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"This event, coordinated via the bendigostudentsagainsthanson Instagram page, marks the second significant youth-led protest in the regional Victorian city targeting the One Nation leader and her political platform"instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 274
Reposted by Heather F.Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Three weeks out from her election Trump has sent Federal agents in to raid US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. This is part of his attack on migrants, especially Somali migrants. We need to resist this racist authoritarian politics wherever it rises. Wrong in the US, wrong here too. 17495150
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 13/10/2026palestinewillbefree.substack.com/p/palestinia...palestinewillbefree.substack.com‘Cockroaches were crawling on my body’: Palestinian woman recounts abuse and degrading conditions in Israeli prison“Some of the girls would bleed from their bodies because of the intensity of the scratching. Boils and lesions also appeared on the bodies of some of the female prisoners, not merely itching.” 001
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 13/10/2026palestinewillbefree.substack.com/p/palestinia...palestinewillbefree.substack.com‘Cockroaches were crawling on my body’: Palestinian woman recounts abuse and degrading conditions in Israeli prison“Some of the girls would bleed from their bodies because of the intensity of the scratching. Boils and lesions also appeared on the bodies of some of the female prisoners, not merely itching.” 001
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026substack.com/@jonathancoo...substack.comJonathan Cook (@jonathancook)“Does Israel have a right to exist?” is a great gotcha question for use against the left. It strips out complexity and context to pose as a “straightforward” question that can only answered in the aff... 011
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026substack.com/@jonathancoo...substack.comJonathan Cook (@jonathancook)“Does Israel have a right to exist?” is a great gotcha question for use against the left. It strips out complexity and context to pose as a “straightforward” question that can only answered in the aff... 011
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millions kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/10/11/a...kangaroocourtofaustralia.com“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millionsJoe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Josh Frydenberg, Tony Abbott and Kevin Rudd have all raised their heads this week, still cashing in on their political connections, but the audacity of former federal treasu... 011
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millions kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/10/11/a...kangaroocourtofaustralia.com“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millionsJoe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Josh Frydenberg, Tony Abbott and Kevin Rudd have all raised their heads this week, still cashing in on their political connections, but the audacity of former federal treasu... 011
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Alan Kohler. A voice of truth and reason. Someone we could trust. Hope he will write a column with independent media. 030
Reposted by Heather F.Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 12/10/2026ABC appoints David Chau to replace veteran finance reporter Alan Kohlertheguardian.comABC appoints David Chau to replace veteran finance reporter Alan KohlerBroadcaster says Chau will be new finance presenter while Jessica Irvine has been appointed money correspondent * Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast David Chau will replace the retiring Alan Kohler as the ABC’s finance presenter on its 7pm news bulletins, the national broadcaster has announced. Kohler, a veteran finance journalist, announced his retirement last month after 31 years at the ABC. He will present his final finance segment on Wednesday night’s 7pm bulletins, the ABC said in a statement on Monday. Continue reading... 4586
Reposted by Heather F.The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 12/10/2026"Countries with higher tax rates report the highest levels of economic wellbeing, average income, life expectancy, education, and lower rates of inequality," writes Ebony Bennett. Read more: theaus.in/4zstXgn 310956
Reposted by Heather F.The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 12/10/2026"The key to keeping Australians safe is... AI companies, like other companies, need to pay for the harm that they cause." Sign the petition now to tell the government to stand firm and make Big Tech pay for the harms it inflicts on Australians: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/big-te… 18341
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026theintercept.com/2026/10/10/i...theintercept.comA C-Section in Shackles: A Palestinian Woman’s Harrowing Birth in Israeli DetentionDana Joudeh was denied proper food and medical care during her pregnancy in Israeli prison. She gave birth handcuffed to the operating table. 001
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 12/10/2026theintercept.com/2026/10/10/i...theintercept.comA C-Section in Shackles: A Palestinian Woman’s Harrowing Birth in Israeli DetentionDana Joudeh was denied proper food and medical care during her pregnancy in Israeli prison. She gave birth handcuffed to the operating table. 001
Reposted by Heather F.Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 11/10/2026substack.com/@jonathancoo...substack.comJonathan Cook (@jonathancook)One final, horrifying subtext to Miliband’s speech announcing a trade ban on the settlements should not go unremarked. In desperately trying to keep alive the West’s two-state solution, Burnham’s gov... 011
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 11/10/2026substack.com/@jonathancoo...substack.comJonathan Cook (@jonathancook)One final, horrifying subtext to Miliband’s speech announcing a trade ban on the settlements should not go unremarked. In desperately trying to keep alive the West’s two-state solution, Burnham’s gov... 011
Reposted by Heather F.IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Israeli Ambassador can go fark himself now, on Oct 7th and there ever after. This Zionist MFer should not be on Australian soil. This Labor Gov. are weak allowing him to stay, pandering to him and the Zionist Nazis in the Israeli Gov. #auspol 032
Reposted by Heather F.IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why do the Liberal Coalition think deceiving the #Australian electorate is a vote winner 🤔 tourist visas are already 3 years, they should know they approved thousands and thousands before they were booted from office #auspol 022
Reposted by Heather F.IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 08/10/2026So #Israel is holding a global far right convention in #NatCon. And our 🇦🇺Gov. Is grovelling to these fascist genocidal war criminals🤔 124
Reposted by Heather F.Lawyer Adam Houda @lawyeradamhouda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Jewish actor Wallace Shawn: "The israelis invaded someone else's territory, they took people's homes, & did many of the things the Nazis did to the Jews. You can't be more evil than what they're doing. They are doing things just as great as the Nazis did & in some ways worse." 153
Reposted by Heather F.ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 09/10/2026Victorian English language charity investigated over funding for white nationalist groupsabc.net.auVictorian language charity with $16m kitty has links to white nationalistsThe Victorian branch of the English-Speaking Union presents itself as a quaint charity dedicated to the English language and to promoting cooperation between English-speaking peoples. But an ABC NEWS Verify investigation has uncovered links between the organisation and white nati 01513
Reposted by Heather F.IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Wowzers money 💰 💰 💰 Gina Swinehart bought & sent in the Ecuador army against the locals, in their PR statement on the issue her puppet spokesperson used a whole paragraph campaigning on the Victorian election #SpringSt #auspol 011
Reposted by Heather F.IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 10/10/2026So Swinehart has another countries(Ecuador) military acting on her mining interests behalf We have been warned #auspol If her ON puppet wins in 🇦🇺 she'll be rounding up any indigenous folk who happen to be on any potential mineral deposits blocking her greed Don't underestimate these pigs 022
Reposted by Heather F.ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 11/10/2026Endangered Carnaby's cockatoos unveiled as Western Australia's newest big thingabc.net.auAustralia's next big thing unveiled in honour of conservation legendA WA town unveils an 11.5-metre sculpture designed to inspire the next generation of conservationists and tourists. 0277
Reposted by Heather F.Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Penny Wong has had 24 hours, but still nothing. No statement of concern, no raised eyebrow... and no late signing of this very reasonable joint statement of foreign ministers. The Australian govt's craven failure to say [let alone do] anything critical of the Trump regime is humiliating. #auspol 1919283
Reposted by Heather F.John Lewis @johnnol1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millions kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/10/11/a...kangaroocourtofaustralia.com“Australia has essentially a corruption free government,” says Joe Hockey, who is currently rorting AUKUS for $millionsJoe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Josh Frydenberg, Tony Abbott and Kevin Rudd have all raised their heads this week, still cashing in on their political connections, but the audacity of former federal treasu... 073
Reposted by Heather F.Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The people who screamed that children would be emotionally scarred by hearing a drag queen read “Jack and the Beanstalk” are OK with those same children watching Pete Hegseth’s livestream of a man getting his brains blown out by a bunch of guns. 23154261703
Reposted by Heather F.Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This fine-art photograph is titled "A Winter's Tale" (2021) by German photographer Guido Krüttgen. Set in the Alps, it features a striking black-and-white landscape: a snow-covered, winding mountain road disappearing into heavy fog. 313822
Reposted by Heather F.Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nothing to see here folks, just the world's largest democracy arresting over 1000 opponents of the ruling BJP.www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.orgIndia’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdownIndian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place. 11512
Heather F. @heather142886.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Australia unleashed the Murdoch’s on the world. Now it’s rapacious bitch Gina’s turn to destroy. Hope this can be stopped!!!! 020
Reposted by Heather F.angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The remote, mountainous Andean valley is renowned for ecological diversity. In fertile northern Ecuador, Zorrilla’s door into a refuge for hundreds or rare or endangered species, including brown-headed spider monkeys, spectacled bears and more than two dozen types of amphibians.smh.com.auA frog, a toad and Leonardo DiCaprio: Rinehart’s rainforest mine plan hits unusual problemsA matchbox-sized ‘dinosaur’ could be a mine-defeating miracle, say opponents of developments in South American cloud forest. 133
Reposted by Heather F.angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Gina Rinehart is there anything she doesn't want to destroy? 1011158
Reposted by Heather F.Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Such a treat to visit an Australian icon, genius polymath and very dear friend, Barry Jones AC yesterday, ahead of Barry turning 94 today. We talked science, research, climate, and politics. There was a bit to cover… 2251380
