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FIFA has just delayed a decision on a Palestinian bid to suspend Israel from international soccer until after the Paris Olympics, claiming that both parties had requested more time to submit their positions.
What happened to the damn ceasefire everyone believed would happen?
If you think you've seen the depths of Israel's barbarism, think again.
Commentary on the Aaron Bushnell incident...
"If the Israeli assault stopped today, and we decided to hold a funeral every single day for each Palestinian killed in the last eight months, it would take us 100 years to honor them all."
The Palestinian speaker at the UN Security Council highlights the devastating toll of casualties among Palestinians resulting from the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
No peace on stolen lands
The colony will fall, what will you do?
April 15th will see actions in most cities across so-called Australia. Get involved!
Video credit @a15actions @sub.media
Palestinos asesinados por Israel en la Franja de Gaza. No es guerra, ES GENOCIDIO. ¡NO SON NÚMEROS!
Palestinians murdered by Israel in the Gaza Strip. It is not war, IT IS GENOCIDE. THEY ARE NOT NUMBERS!
"It is often said that the nation-state is concerned with the fate of the common people. This is not true.
Rather, it is the national governor of the worldwide capitalist system, a vassal of the capitalist modernity which is more deeply entangled in the dominant structures of the capital than we usually tend to assume: It is a colony of the capital.
Regardless how nationalist the nation-state may present itself, it serves to the same extent the capitalist processes of exploitation. There is no other explanation for the horrible redistribution wars of the capitalist modernity.
Thus the nation-state is not with the common people – it is an enemy of the peoples.
Relations between other nation-states and international monopolies are coordinated by the diplomats of the nation-state.
Without the recognition by other nation-states none of them could survive. The reason can be found in the logic of the world-wide capitalist system. Nation-states which leave the phalanx of the capitalist system will be overtaken by the same fate that the Saddam regime in Iraq experienced or it will be brought to its knees by means of economic embargoes."
— Abdullah Öcalan
This one really sums it up for me
You know, with how strongly so many on Tumblr have reacted to the possibility of TikTok bans, I would have thought that the fact that both sides of Australian politics are planning to ban all social media for everyone under 16 would be something somebody would have at least mentioned:
Like, let us not forget that while social media can cause harm, it's also an important space for lots of kids to find information and support, especially queer kids, and/or kids with abusive families (among others).
Also, I feel like I shouldn't need to explain why "Think of the Children!" rhetoric isn't trustworthy, and why being required to submit your ID to corporations that make their money by selling data should be avoided at all costs. With the ammout of Australians who have been impacted by massive data breaches and leaks, the idea of being made to put even more of our personal information online is not an enticing one.
[Sangamon County, USA]
Sonya Massey called the police regarding a prowler.
They came over and murdered her.
They tried to cover it up, saying she was attacking them with a pot of hot water.
Deputy Sean P. Grayson was unaware that his partner had turned his camera back on.
This isn't bad apples. This is police.
The full video, in which you listen to him begin to coach the narrative they'd report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFun2GydGyU
"If the Israeli assault stopped today, and we decided to hold a funeral every single day for each Palestinian killed in the last eight months, it would take us 100 years to honor them all."
The Palestinian speaker at the UN Security Council highlights the devastating toll of casualties among Palestinians resulting from the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
If you're non-indigenous in Australia and you think you're an ally put your money where your mouth is.
I'm Keiran Stewart-Assheton, a traditional owner of Yuin Country and the President of the Black Peoples Union, a revolutionary organisation dedicated to advancing the cause of land back and First Nations sovereignty. The BPU has been leading the campaign for the progressive no vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum. We formed last year and have been working tirelessly to educate the public and advocate for our sovereign grassroots community organisers. Everything the BPU has done to date has been from our own pocket, despite us being in various states of poverty, homelessness and trauma ourselves. As the President, I desperately need to get my car fixed so that I can hit the road and visit different communities across the continent. We rely on the support from our allies in the community to help us have our voices heard - the yes campaign has millions of dollars backing it, whereas we only have each other. Please help me get my car fixed and get on the road - every dollar and share counts. It would make the biggest difference.
The settler-colonial troupe (US, Australia, Canada and UK) are coming together to suspend funding to UNRWA after ALLEGATIONS that some of its members were involved in Oct 7. Suspending aid to a vital aid organisation at a time where Palestinians are being deliberated starved and are dying of starvation. Yet these same countries will not do anything to hold Israel accountable, let alone prevent, for the horrors it’s been perpetuating the last 4 months. Absolutely depraved!!
Hi, For five months I've been trying to find a friend to create a campaign for me. I was even able to create a campaign through my friend Brooke Cole so that the campaign would be reliable and the donation would be protected for everyone. My children are living under bombardment in the war 😭 Please consider them your children and help them 🙏🙏 Stand by my side to save and protect my children. They haven't gone to school for a year 🙏😢😢 Donate to save my children's lives 🍉 🙏🇵🇸 We live in very difficult and desperate circumstances, and what is worst of all is that the fear that haunts me increases day by day. Help me provide them with basic life needs
"If the Israeli assault stopped today, and we decided to hold a funeral every single day for each Palestinian killed in the last eight months, it would take us 100 years to honor them all."
The Palestinian speaker at the UN Security Council highlights the devastating toll of casualties among Palestinians resulting from the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
favorite local anarchy poster, i see it in every single area of my state & even all the way up the top of the country. was thrilled to see it on @radicalgraff once or twice too! (spotted in Naarm, "au")
What about that time Australia hired a furry artist for the Olympics. Still better art than the ACT centennial hot air balloon.
2021: The Royal Australian Mint puts out a call for artists to submit portfolios of "Japanese style" cartoons, in preparation for a commemorative series of coins and artworks to be released for the Tokyo Olympics.
The campaign would have a cross promotional tie-in with Australia's largest supermarket, Woolworths where 24 million collectables themed on the artworks would be given away.
It wasn't until the final artist was selected that they realised the people at the Royal Australian Mint had somehow mistaken the anthropomorphised animal-humans that seemed popular on the internet for a popular children's cartoon franchise.
“They knew exactly what they wanted," explained the artist, "we worked together to make sure they got what they envisioned, I tailored what I made to their examples/feedback. They just didn’t know there was a word for it, basically, or that it was SO popular.”
Needless to say, when the artworks were released online people immediately called a spade a spade, headlines were made around the world, and the furry community expressed bemused joy that the Australian government had apparently just released an official fursona.
Unfortunately for those innocent soles that had planned the campaign, given they had just minted $24 million worth of furry coins they couldn't exactly scrap the whole thing, and they were forced to just push ahead while doing their best to ignore the large community of internet oddballs salivating at their every move.
Anyway, here's some of the art:
Here's some of the collectable cards given out free to kids by Woolworths:
