@AlboMP We could protect more kids if we spent 400 bilion on Australian citizens services and not on submarines we will never get from the USA. When are you going to put Australians first Mr Albanese?
Our hearts are broken that the case of the little girl missing in Alice Springs has had such a tragic ending. The girl, who the family has asked be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, was only five years old. She was just at the start of life's adventure. This is the tragic outcome we were all desperately hoping against.
No words can measure up to the immensity of the grief her family is going through. In their time of terrible loss, all Australians hold them in our hearts.
This is devastating for the whole Alice Springs community, which came together to find her. We wish them strength, and also to the police in their difficult work as they pursue answers and, ultimately, justice.
May Kumanjayi Little Baby live on in every heart she ever touched.
Israeli army ordered evacuation of southern suburbs of Beirut: Residents of Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath neighborhoods - please head east towards Mount Lebanon on the Beirut-Damascus axis. Residents of Haret Hreik and Chiyah neighborhoods - you must move north towards Tripoli on the Beirut-Tripoli axis and east towards Mount Lebanon on the Metn Expressway. Beware, heading south is prohibited. Any southward movement could endanger your lives. Warning to residents of Beirut's southern suburbs - save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately https://t.co/R2waiETWJy
There is always hope when folks like Elizabeth Yao speak out. The despair comes from principals like that at Bell High School, who act no differently than those who would ban and burn books. https://t.co/xDbFDuGDLq
This outrageous action by Bell High School is not only a blatant example of #islamophobia but also a slap in the face of students who are globally aware and civic minded, especially your valedictorian Elizabeth Yao @bellbruins@BellStudCo
https://t.co/9bmZLdSBQ8
A Canadian highschool valedictorian was just suspended for including mention of the genocide Palestine is undergoing in their speech. Elizabeth Yao is currently suspended until the school board decides "what to do with her". 🧵 on what you can do to help.
Hello Everyone
So, This is a message to the people of India.
A horrifying incident has come to light — Where a male student studying in Allen Kota was brutally beaten by a mob with sticks while he watched helplessly as his sworn sister was physically and sexually harassed.
On my walk today, I encountered this anti-Sikh hate, a disturbing sign of the growing, coordinated efforts driven by a right-wing conservative agenda to vilify Sikhs and other marginalized communities in Canada.
We must condemn this hate in all its forms. #CanadaIsHome
Racial profiling and harassment is never acceptable and is a form of discrimination under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. If you believe you have experienced racial discrimination, the HRLSC can help: https://t.co/O7wtvFgx1n
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old)
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We still need approximately $882 to reach 14k 😭 Please help us achieve our goal of raising enough money to put Eileen out of this agony 😭😭😓
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https://t.co/y2x6VrcB6a
Everyone in the world needs to see this.
Note that this footage permits no room for "it was a mistake," showing repeated, specifically-targeted strikes on the unarmed and even wounded. The sort of behavior the ICJ explicitly forbid in the genocide ruling against Israel.
This New York Times article is mind-blowing and illustrates the insane extent to which America has escaped reality.
They literally blame China - of all countries - for the Middle East crisis, writing that "the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East shows how ineffectual Mr. Xi’s promotion of peace and tranquillity has been, and it’s coming back to bite China."
When everyone who lives in the real world understands that the root of the current issue is OBVIOUSLY Israel's decades-long occupation and progressive annexation of Palestinian land, with full US backing. And the detonator of the crisis was the Biden administration's efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia by sidestepping the Palestinian issue. The Palestinians were effectively put in a position where - in the words of Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet - they felt "alone and abandoned" and as a result "chose the Samson option" because "they felt that they had nothing to lose and this was the only way for them to show to the world 'you will not be able to create stability in this region if you will bypass Palestinians.'"
China did undertake its own normalization efforts - between Iran and Saudi Arabia - and this occurred without a hitch, entirely peacefully, and has held since. So much so that both countries just joined the BRICS together. So the fact is: China did improve peace and stability in the region substantially - reconciling the two historic enemies of the region was no mean feat - whilst America managed to trigger YET ANOTHER major war in the Middle East, creating untold human suffering and dramatic region-wide repercussions as we can see with Yemen. The contrast between both countries' respective impact on the region just couldn't be starker.
The article also makes the laughable claim that China should share America's "burden" (some significant "white man's burden" vibes overall in this article...) of keeping the Red Sea route open by fighting Ansar Allah (the Houthis). This is a complete misunderstanding of the situation, and of China. Almost no-one joined America in this effort - and especially not countries in the region - because everyone understands that what Ansar Allah is doing is a legitimate effort to put pressure on Israel to stop its assault on Gaza. Why on earth would China - who fully and openly agrees that Israel does need to stop its assault, and that Ansar Allah is imposing the blockade for that very purpose - side with America and thereby completely undermine its own diplomatic line?
The article's author claims that China should do so because "a prolonged regional crisis could heighten pressure on the Communist Party at home" but that betrays a complete misunderstanding of the Chinese public: the Chinese government would face enormous backlash if it suddenly decided to side with American imperialism for a military crusade in what would in effect be an action against the Palestinian cause, which is massively supported by the Chinese public. Especially: why do that when Chinese ships are actually NOT affected by the blockade, and thereby have been served a competitive advantage on a silver platter? It makes just about zero sense.
Lastly, cherry on this big cake of delusion that is this article, the author claims that "China’s seeming indifference to the Red Sea crisis reinforces the United States’ role as the world’s predominant power". The cringe is almost painful... The truth is that the Red Sea crisis, and the war on Gaza, is yet another immense blow to America's standing in the world and effectively relegates them to pariah status alongside Israel. Just look at the votes in the UN, or look who actually wanted to join "operation prosperity guardian" in the Red Sea: almost no-one is on America's side anymore, except maybe a handful of historic vassal states who can't do otherwise (and have joined mostly symbolically, without meaningful military participation).
And it's failing, big time: far from being "deterred" as was the stated purpose of the operation, Ansar Allah is actually stepping up its attacks. So far from showcasing America as "the world’s predominant power", it just showcases its weakness and the fact it's become utterly incapable of achieving just about anything, at home or abroad. The message this sends to the world is therefore that we've firmly entered a new phase, a multipolar world, where the US is but one power among many. And I'm afraid that the overwhelming perception - reinforced by these tragic events - is that America's influence on the world is very much for the worse, and therefore should be reduced.
This is the article, by the way, in case you want to have a good laugh: https://t.co/b3b7hAMCk5
Another immensely damning and horrific investigation by Israeli magazine @972mag that reveals "systematic abuse and torture by Israeli soldiers against all of the [Palestinian] detainees, civilians and combatants alike"
https://t.co/gj3krpxxAj
If you are not changed forever - forever - by what happened in the last 82 days, I don't want you in my life. This is the start of the rest of history.