Brian Hobby

Dad, husband, tech maven, elec eng, theatre light & sound design

[Brian Hobby @BrianCHobby]

@RonniSalt @PressClubAust I still can’t see NPC without thinking non-player character, which the press club is doing a great job of imitating at the moment

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Israel is not doing "self-defense" in Lebanon. They're invading Lebanon. They are not the victims, they are the aggressors.

Framing their brazen invasion as self-defense means you're not an objective reporter, you're a propagandist for the Israelis.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Israel has killed 1000 Palestinians in Gaza since the 'Ceasefire' was announced.

Oh and in case you are wondering the Palestinians have killed ZERO Israelis.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

You’ve been whitewashing Israel’s genocide against Palestinians for almost three years, what did you expect?

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This’s not a military vehicle, this is an ambulance that Israel deliberately targeted in Lebanon.

Israel deliberately targeted 162 ambulances, killing 130+ paramedics and first responders, and injuring 400+ in 100 days, since March 2—an average of 2 killed every day for almost 100 days.

This violates international humanitarian law and a war crime under the Rome Statute, but international law clearly doesn't apply to Israel.

[Shaun King @shaunking]

The government of Lebanon just filed a formal complaint with the United Nations because Israel sprayed tens of thousands of pounds of poisonous cancer causing chemicals all over Lebanese farm lands.

If you still think this has ANYTHING to do with Hezbollah you're stupid.

[Michael T. Lester @MichaelTLester]

Today, Israel's Defense Minister announced Israel will not withdraw from land it seized in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza. Is anyone surprised?

In Lebanon alone, Israel now occupies 770 square miles of territory. Nearly one-fifth of the country. They pushed the border 6 miles north and kept going.

There is a law against this. A clear one.

UN Security Council Resolution 242 states explicitly that territory cannot be acquired by force. It was passed unanimously in 1967 because of Israel. Israel had just seized the West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai, and the Golan Heights in the Six Day War.

The resolution written to stop Israel from keeping land it took by force is now being violated by Israel keeping land it took by force.

Israel is a member of the United Nations. It is bound by Resolution 242. It is bound by Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity of any state.

This isn't complicated. The law exists. Violation is clear. And the country providing Israel diplomatic cover at the UN, the country that has vetoed more Security Council resolutions on Israeli conduct than any other, is the United States.

The past just keeps repeating itself, and we're the ones that keep making it possible.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

Israel: *ignites regional war*
Israel: *never abides by ceasefire agreements*
Israel: *bombs southern Lebanon every day*
Israel: *openly sabotages US negotiations with Iran*
Israel: *begins bombing Beirut*
Iran: *bombs Israel*
Zionists: They attack us because of our religion 😢

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Two years of lying about bombing hospitals in Gaza – supposedly to target "Hamas control and command centres" underneath – has really paid off.

Now Israel bombs Lebanon's hospitals and doesn't even need to pretend there's a military rationale.

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

#AUKUS is a textbook example of the sunk cost FALLACY - a cognitive bias that sees people continue to pursue a project when it no longer makes sense, simply because they’ve already invested significant time, money and effort into it. #OnlyYOURMoney #auspol https://t.co/uJDpi9pNqH

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Banning gambling ads to protect young Australians is not a left vs right issue.

We’re seeing yet again vested interests control of the major parties meaning the Australian people lose.

MPs across the Parliament support stronger action on gambling ads. If there was a conscience vote on a full ban, as was recommended by the Murphy Review, it would pass.
https://t.co/t1bvEhdk47

[Solo Monk @JJKALE2]

Did you know that Australia runs a factory 24hrs a day manufacturing explosives for Israel's atrocities?

@AlboMP tried to hide this "explosive" story from us - David Milner @shot_au found his signature all over it.

There is nothing "non-lethal" here.

https://t.co/0yTQ14htlU

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Ya'll remember when the US set up a coup operation and kidnapped the President of Venezuela and his wife, stole a shit ton of oil, and then put the money in an offshore account, or have y'all already forgotten with all the other dystopian shit distractions???

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Falling vaccination rates for measles is human stupidity at its finest. Source: https://t.co/LwE2n70Vx1

[Brian Hobby @BrianCHobby]

@Earth1stlinda2 @ChristineMilne @MurrayWatt @AlboMP @AustralianLabor

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

This is Israeli occupation rebranded as a “ceasefire.”

[Penny Allman-Payne @senatorpennyqld]

Labor's welfare compliance system isn't just morally reprehensible, it's operating illegally. And we've known this for a long time! Their "once-in-a-generation reforms" (lol) mean nothing if the architecture of this punishing system remains.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

“Many see as illegal”

BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL. The West Bank is Palestinian territory OCCUPIED by Israel. Every settlement is illegal.

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

The Govt has committed to buying 3 US Virginia Class subs, without first negotiating a price🤦‍♂️. Yesterday it was revealed they also haven't negotiated a warranty for the second-hand subs🤦‍♂️. Would officials personally buy a car like that? No! #dumb #OnlyYOURMoney #AUKUS #auspol