Anna among the weeds

Goodbye Twitter. Hello Bluesky. Hope the mood is better here (I’ll do my best to add, not subtract).

Hey google please describe dystopia

Dear @news.abc.net.au, could you ALL please take a deep breath re analysis of sparse verified facts about an attack on an MP less than 24 hours ago, in the midst of a formal investigation. And posting high school photos of a 46yo suspect - breathe deeply. Think ‘relevance’ and ‘sensationalism’…

I'd filed a Hanson/ Lambie cartoon for today but it seemed a bit tin eared with what's happened in Indi so I did a new, last minute one this morning. I had a few ideas about division & dark days but thought I'd focus on something that's bringing people together instead. Here's to Helen Haines.

The erasure.

Who decides whose suffering matters? https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-09-21/478401/ #Auspol

'He sucked the joy of ignorance out of the room by naming the harm, the harm we are all being made complicit in, and he was punished.' Macklemore pays the price for killing the joy of ignorance on Palestine ~ Yuki Lindley independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby, and courage won Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/

the depths of this depravity are almost indescribable. Thankfully @boganintel.bsky.social found the energy. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

The Shot has the right to "self-defence"

"Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster" | My latest op-ed for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rage against the machine? Just why are people shifting to One Nation and other angry alternatives? It is not what you think. A terrific discussion here. Check it. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...

Choices. My @smh cartoon.

Everywhere. My @smh @theage cartoon.

A valediction. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Slop. My @smh @theage cartoon.

The Segal State, Part 2: the mask, the children, the money and the answer Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/the-segal-state-part-2-the-mask-the-children-the-money-and-the-answer/

The Segal State: the office Australia never voted for Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/the-segal-state-the-office-australia-never-voted-for/

A brilliant explanation from Laura. Jim Chalmers will study this. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/burnham-farage-grievance-politics-hanson-uk-prime-minister/107004586?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

If anyone is wondering, I don't use generative AI. It offers me nothing useful creatively and nothing trustworthy as research. The environmental impact is appalling and the companies who developed it stole copyright intellectual property knowing that is illegal. GenAI is dishonest at every level.

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The Israel lobby gets the royal treatment"

Stolen goods. My @smh @theage cartoon.

More women have been killed by male violence since 2020 than all Australians killed by shark attacks, terrorism and one punch attacks combined in the last 25 years.

New: The false material and bad-faith arguments presented by Jillian Segal against the ABC and SBS draw attention to deeper flaws in the royal commission

Breaking: Jillian Segal faces risk of lock up & could be in breach of the Royal Commission Act if she doesn’t “correct the record” on false claims made at the RC, legal experts warn. Penalty: Up to 5yrs jail Correct the record & resign. www.deepcutnews.com/p/jillian-se...

The Jewish Council calls on the Australian Government to demand Dr. Abu Safiya's immediate release from life threatening Israeli detention. See full statement at: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/07/jewi...

Amnesty International has called for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya to be released from Israeli prison for months. His life and health are at risk after horrific detention and abuse. Australians who worked in Gaza have told me how doctors are targeted. Australia must call for his release.

Elyas Abu Safia says his father Hussam can barely breathe or speak after more than 555 days in Israeli prison.

“The punishment doesn’t have to be a finding against you. The process itself becomes the punishment.”

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.

It seems likely that this will be looked back on as the last chance the once dominant Liberal Party had to defend its liberalism. Yet it refused, appeased, surrendered

For the past two and a half years, the Albanese Government has weaponised 'social cohesion' to silence dissent and punish voices it finds inconvenient. Education resources should help children challenge all racism equally and to speak out against injustice.

That isn’t social cohesion. That is creating a hierarchy of racism where some victims are seen as worthy and others are seen as an afterthought. We’ve seen this pattern over and over again. The budget included more than $600 million in Antisemitism measures, but did not mention Islamophobia once.

'Social cohesion' is a fantasy when the Government imposes hierarchies of racism. This so-called Social Cohesion Education Hub includes 24 resources on Antisemitism but just two on Islamophobia and one on First Nations hate.

Baffle no more. My @smh @theage cartoon.

In which @skyelark.bsky.social absolutely drops the hammer on Nick Caters utterly shite op-Ed in The Oz about migrants speaking English. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...

This is Karl. Don't be like Karl. Karl is a fully cooked Cooker. #AusPol

Flattening out modern, diverse Australia. What a dismal, unpatriotic mission.

Me on Hanson at the Press Club.http://inside.org.au/once-a-liberal

Read some of the powerful testimony we gathered from JCA supporters as part of our submission provided to the Royal Commission over the weekend. The full submission is available at: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/06/jewi...

Are you ok Jai - blink twice if you need help. Sharp? Please explain. 🤷🏼‍♀️ www.news.com.au/national/pol...

Hanson is a massive whinger. Anyone worried about her should be finding ways to talk to the people who listen to her. Highlighting just how much of a massive whinger she is and always has been

MEAA condemns the continuing treatment of journalist Sarah Martin by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Journalists must be able to do their job without fear of intimidation, exclusion, or personal attack. This is a moment for us to stand together and hold the line on press freedom. meaa.io/3SbzRlK

Fair to say this was written in anger, frustration and despair. The NDIS cuts, and the way they are being done, are cruel. They cannot be supported. www.deepcutnews.com/p/health-min...

If your life turns ugly goes bad place a strawberry in your mouth let a sweet delicate taste soften your pain wander off with a new spring in your step. @sonnetsmith.bsky.social‬ #strawberry #WildWalkPrompt #prompt #writesky #blueskypoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub