.@antloewenstein on weaponising anti-Semitism - interview with investigative journalist, author and film-maker Antony Loewenstein on Israeli football hooligans in Holland and the dangers of weaponising anti-Semitism.
@SenatorWongyoutube.com/watch?v=THMQcbkL…
"X is no longer a social-media site with a white-supremacy problem, but a white-supremacist site with a social-media problem," Charlie Warzel writes. theatlantic.com/technology/a…
"everyone will have to go through age verification process ", "Yes" said Labor Jenny McAllister
Albanese's Social media ban requires everyone's Age verification by Labor before you can access social media.
You will need Labors permission to access your accounts
#NoAgeBan
Who do we seek to persuade?
Wrote this interview with @WLouisUQ back in 2017 after #Trump was first elected and Pauline Hanson had done so well in Australian elections. Still has relevance I think.
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The tyrant doesn’t need a pretext for tyranny. And there is no point in appealing for justice when the oppressor intends on being unjust. True in Aesop’s time. True now
Thanks for sanewashing & normalising Trump, western media. You failed to honour basic journalism & delivered potential, indescribable chaos to the world. But hey, there’ll be plenty to write about. “Hold truth to power,” my arse.
Michael Wolff, the explosive chronicler of Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, has released what he says is a recording of Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019, discussing Trump’s then White House team in detail.
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'One of the greatest pieces of political analysis regarding American history ever.' Justin Pereira
The Forever War from @NickBryantNY tells the story of how America’s extreme polarisation is 250 years in the making.
Get your copy now.
It should not, and I would hope, will not come down to the debate. People need to look more deeply.
Why not invite Maddow onto your show?
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SA Libs want to amend state abortion law forcing those seeking a late abortion, which is rare & carefully managed, to have their pregnancy induced. That means a forced birth & a hard abortion ban past 28 wks. Abortion is a health issue. Keep your culture wars off our bodies.
"If you read only one book about America, what drives it and what pulls it apart, make it this excellent work by Nick Bryant." What a lovely review from @johnmenadue who calls The Forever War "masterful."
johnmenadue.com/the-forever-…
David Crisafulli to silence Indigenous Truth-Telling. The Qld LNP OL reiterated on Monday that he will repeal the Path to Treaty Act if he becomes premier in October. It's legislation he helped enact in 2023 but reneged on just 5 months later. #qldpolnofibs.com.au/crisafulli-to-…
America can’t escape the shadow of its history: Two different versions of the US are on the table, but both of them are captive to the past.
Nick Bryant is exceptional.
abc.net.au/news/2024-09-15/u…
Of all the schisms which cleave contemporary America, few are more stark than the divide between those who consider themselves to be victims of US history and those who fear they will be casualties of the country’s future.
My long read.....
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