How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
One of the things bothering me about how people are responding to the Epstein files is that there are tons of conspiracies being created and spread about what’s in them, rather than people just believing the victims like they could have been doing for years now
as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies
When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.
Seeing people showing support at Bondi by wearing the Israeli flag shows how embedded the conflation of the Jewish diaspora and the state of Israel has become. Mourning the murder of 15 people while tacitly endorsing the genocide of 70,000 is deeply disturbing behaviour.
Just try to contemplate that those who marched in protest of such murders occurring (in much greater numbers) are now being blamed by the Liberal Party for the Bondi Massacre.
“Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
When Port Arthur massacre occurred #JohnHoward was blamed for being lax on guns and youth crime. #KimBeasley was Opposition Leader at the time and instantly made a public statement saying I STAND WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. #SussanLey take note.
Oh god, we're doing the "A test of his leadership" shite.
Which is always "look I, the journalist have no actual evidence, or fats to report, but hey, those vibes, feel those vibes, everyone in the gallery is just talking about the vibes."
Narrator: His critics can't be satisfied. The criticism is the ends, not the means, where ghouls compete to see who can climb atop a pile of dead bodies to shout the loudest.
In the past 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 12 killed (8 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 7 injured arriving at hospitals.
Just another day of the Israeli "ceasefire"
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Will the demand for an RC into racism, sexism & antisemitism include a root and branch investigation into Zionism, masculism & other foreign influences currently interfering in Australia's democracy, governments, institutions, values & way of life? Who benefits?
Sussan Ley is clearly so far out of her depth that she deserves to be sacked by her party, purely for her own good.
This is perhaps the most contemptible thing any political leader has ever said in this country.
The sooner she f*cks off to obscurity the better for Australia.
While in Opposition, Albanese backed the Jewish community against the LNP govt who tried to undermine them by weakening hate speech laws. In govt he’s given them the strongest protections a PM has ever implemented. Anyone booing clearly listens to too much of Sky News or the AJA
This is likely to be more useful than a Royal Commission. Specific, targeted, but some politicians love the impressive noise the RC makes.
But I think we know the outcome. ASIO, AFP, NSW Police fucked up.
#AusPol
#MelissaMacIntosh another manipulative photo op BL one arm shoulder hug display of ownership dominant, low level intimacy. Woman’s head leans away, discomfort & reluctance to hug. But Melissa comes in for a second hug. Woman places hand on forearm desires less intimacy. ‘Enough.’
Will the Australian news media now report the abuse being experienced by Muslim Australians after the media's fear-mongering rhetoric? Or the abuse experienced by Palestinian Australians simply for wearing a keffiyeh? Or Lebanese Australians? Will the PM speak out against THIS #racism? #auspol
lulz Ley is establishing a taskforce into antisemitism, extremism and counter terrorism.
To do what?
Her use of this tragedy to try to keep hold of her leadership has been pretty disgusting. She has been doing nonstop media milking it for all she can.
I fully support this statement released by the Palestine Action Group, in response to the murder of innocent Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach on Sunday. I am also deeply disturbed by the comments made by the Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal. #auspol#BondiBeachShooting
• You can oppose Zionism AND grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach
• You can oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza AND want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• You can want a #FreePalestine AND mourn the deaths of innocents. #BondiBeachShooting
3yo Palestinian girl Ahed al-Bayouk was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in southern Gaza's coastal area of Mawasi, near Khan Younis. Reported by Al Jazeera and the Times of Israel. IDF reports it this way. 👇 #IsraeliTerrorism#GazaGenocide#EndTheOccupation#FreePalestine
There is a stronger link between childhood trauma & addiction, than there is between obesity & diabetes. Two thirds of addicts report being abused as children.
That means the war on drugs is a war on traumatised people that just need help.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
And there it is.
(I listened to the audio and watched the video myself, and yes, that is *exactly* what the biographer said in this University of Cambridge address.)
Watch Hurricane #Melissa in #Jamaica in real time. Multiple street cameras in rotation showing conditions across the island. www.youtube.com/live/mCT5dMO...
I wonder is Sussan Ley has read this UN report, or any of several others from credible NGOs, that detail Israel’s use of sex crimes as a “method of war”, including against children?
#WATCH | In the heart of Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, a haunting image reveals widespread destruction, with temporary tents amidst the rubble of demolished buildings, highlighting the immense human suffering of the displaced.
(Eye on Palestine)
Folks are asking what to do about the One Special Boy's AI vids and whether they should share them:
MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.
This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.
New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...
NEW: Palestinians moving back towards Gaza City are being fired upon.
Israeli forces say the ceasefire does not exist until the government votes for it.
At least 8 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Essentially conditions have been reset to pre-October 7th meaning, Israel will continue to subjugate and abuse the population in Gaza but there will be a reduction in massacres and international coverage.
One of the Austs on the flotilla who was taken illegally & held by the Israel Govt - says the Aust Govt did not really support them. They were among the last to be released - & their release & deportation to Jordan was facilitated by other Govts.
What a betrayal 😞😡 #auspol
Trump: "The Democrats have no leader. They remind me of Somalia. I met the president of Somalia. I told him, 'you have somebody from Somalia who's telling us how to run our country. Would you like to take her back?' He said, 'No I don't want her!'"