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"The extraordinary power of the corporate establishment is not just over our economy and political life, it is over our imagination and our ability to envision a different kind of world." ~ Bernie Sanders
#BernieSanders2020
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"The slow-motion erasure: of the occupied West Bank, where Israeli "bulldozers, armed settlers, night raids and stolen water are erasing Palestinian life." trib.al/U7cesiS
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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck off the South Australian coast this morning. Although too small to cause a tsunami from sea floor rupture, earthquakes of this magnitude in other parts of the world have triggered underwater landslides that have caused tsunami waves.
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If you're following the NACC hearing now this is the FOI I'm referring to nacc.gov.au/sites/default/fi…
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Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns bbc.in/4yN2ntf
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No matter who wins Israel's elections, Palestinians are unlikely to see much change in policy. "The opposition is very much like Netanyahu," says @dianabuttu.
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Those aren't ears on this nudibranch's head — they're "rhinophores!"
These ear-like structures help these sea slugs detect chemicals in the water and can be smell or taste receptors.
Learn more about unusual ocean animals like this one at oceana.ly/4BtwGba
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Sırbistanlı öğrencilerin seçim kazandıran programı burada!!! Üç slogan altında toplanan 11 maddelik bir programları var. Temel felsefeyi de şöyle özetlemişler:
Yalnızca iktidardaki kişileri değiştirmek değil, siyasi gücün tekelleşmesine, devlet kurumlarının ve yurttaşların yaşamının iktidarın kontrolüne girmesine imkân veren kuralları değiştirmek.
I. Slogan: "Ya Sırbistan ya mafya"
Hedef: Yolsuzlukla mücadele, hesap verebilirlik ve bağımsız kurumlar
1-Bağımsız yargı: Mahkemeleri ve savcılıkları siyasi baskıdan kurtarmak; yolsuzlukları soruşturacak özel bir savcılık polisi kurmak. Polis teşkilatını organize suç bağlantılarından arındırmak.
2-Haksız kazanılmış servete el koyma: Kamu görevlilerinin mal varlıklarını araştırmak; yolsuzlukla edinilen servetleri geri almak. Görevini kötüye kullanan ve insan haklarını ihlal eden kamu görevlilerini hesap vermeye zorlamak.
3-Şeffaf kamu ihaleleri: Devlet sözleşmelerini ve ihaleleri kamuoyuna açmak; özellikle gizli anlaşmaları ve yüksek maliyetli altyapı projelerini denetlemek.
4-Özgür medya: Kamu yayıncılığını ve medya düzenleme kurumunu siyasi denetimden kurtarmak; ayrımcılık ve nefret söylemiyle mücadele etmek, yayın lisanslarını yeniden düzenlemek.
II. Slogan: "Bilgi güçtür"
Hedef: Liyakat, eğitim ve bilgiye dayalı ekonomi
5-Kamuda liyakat: Siyasi kadrolaşmaya son vermek; kamu kurumlarının ve şirketlerinin yönetimine partiye sadık kişileri değil, uzmanları getirmek.
6-Eğitim reformu: Eğitimi siyasetten arındırmak, eleştirel düşünmeyi ve çağdaş eğitimi geliştirmek; ilk ve ortaöğretimde ücretsiz ders kitabı sağlamak.
7-Bilgiye dayalı üretim: Üniversitelerle üretim dünyasını buluşturmak; araştırmayı, yenilikçiliği, yerli girişimcileri ve çiftçileri desteklemek. Ucuz işgücüne dayalı ekonomik modelden uzaklaşmak.
III. Slogan: "Sırbistan bizimle büyüyor"
Hedef: Çalışma hayatı, ekonomik bağımsızlık ve sosyal haklar
8-İş güvencesi: Belirli süreli iş sözleşmelerinin azami süresini 24 aydan 12 aya indirmek; çalışanların güvencesizliğini azaltmak.
9-Tekellerle mücadele ve gıda güvenliği: İthalat lobisinin piyasa üzerindeki hâkimiyetini kırmak; tarım arazilerini ve su kaynaklarını korumak.
10-Ulaşılabilir konut: Genç aileler, öğretmenler ve sağlık çalışanları için uygun fiyatlı kiralık ve satın alınabilir konutlar sağlamak.
11-Her köye doktor: İlaç fiyatlarını düşürmek, kırsaldaki sağlık merkezlerini yeniden açmak ve ülkenin her bölgesinde temel sağlık hizmetlerine erişimi sağlamak.
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“Non-government schools receive billions of dollars in public funding every year. Australians are entitled to expect that public money doesn’t pay for discrimination that would be illegal anywhere else.” | Allegra Spender trib.al/CjqtCaZ
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Slate on the shameful Biden Gaza mess thanks to a morally corrupt circle of close advisers whose inaction coloured the behavior of an Australian government cowed into not speaking up @Slate slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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Meanwhile, they've acted on NONE of the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendations for legislative reform in over 3 years, including to restore the normal statute of limitation of 6 years to social security debts.
Why wouldn't they do that? This is why.
xitter.cf/maximumwelfare/status/…
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James Packer has been revealed paying an “undisclosed benefit” to lawyers of Netanyahu who is facing court for taking bribes from Packer, all allegedly.
“The payments should be urgently investigated to determine whether Netanyahu was receiving an undisclosed benefit from Packer as the law firm defends the Israeli prime minister over allegations he unlawfully accepted expensive gifts from Packer between 2014 and 2016.”
“James Packer paid law firm Hadad Roth Shenhar $1.8m amid Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption case”
smh.com.au/world/middle-east…
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The @BBCNews correspondent describes Netanyahu as 'slick, experienced, media-savvy'.
How about: 'subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza'?
BBC 'News' = propaganda by omission.
The BBC’s Middle East correspondent frames the Israeli elections as Netanyahu against “leftist” and “centrist” figures like Eisenkot, whom she describes as “softly spoken” and “lowkey”.
What she leaves out is that he’s a former general and the architect of the Dahiyeh Doctrine, which calls for disproportionate force and deliberate targeting of civilians and their infrastructure.
In what world is that left wing?
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IDF forcibly removes 2,231 Palestinians from West Bank city, deputy mayor says haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
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David Shoebridge asks Don Farrell if he’s aware the Sumud Flotilla was trying to provide aid to starving Palestinians.
Farrell rambles, starts talking about a book he read on Hitler’s “shocking treatment of the Jews”
Shoebridge “Minister I’ll draw you back to my question…” 🙄
Israeli military breaks silence on purported feud with Benjamin Netanyahu abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/i…
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This is an extraordinary story. A jaw-dropper.
Exclusive: Billionaire James Packer has paid at least $US1.25 million ($1.78 million) to the Tel Aviv law firm also defending Benjamin Netanyahu against allegations the Israeli prime minister corruptly received benefits from the Australian businessman and other wealthy supporters a decade ago. smh.com.au/world/middle-east…
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Thai 7-Eleven worker goes viral for speaking 7 languages
A 48-year-old 7-Eleven assistant store manager in Bangkok has caught the attention of social media users for his ability to communicate in seven languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Indonesian, German and Burmese.
Known as Tony, or Phi Tho to his colleagues, Teerawat Wanichkam has worked at the convenience store for more than three years. He says his language skills help him welcome international customers and give them a positive impression of Thailand.
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Australians are buying health products and services online faster than our regulators can keep up: commercial telehealth, weight-loss prescribing and now largely unregulated injectables. Our emergency departments are already seeing more and more anaphylaxis, and other serious health issues related to these agents.
In August, I wrote to the Health Minister calling for a parliamentary inquiry into telehealth services and online prescribing of peptides, medicinal cannabis, Ozempic, and other medications.
Today’s reports highlight how urgently we need that sort of inquiry, and why its scope should cover all of the online healthcare market.
theage.com.au/national/victo…
