Mark Goudkamp

Refugee activist, EAL/D teacher, unionist, socialist, and lover of film, food, frothy beverages & surf. Views expressed are my own.

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

When you come home to Australia, Border Force asks if you have been hiking recently. Surely they can ask if you joined a foreign military.

https://t.co/Xf3xjeHlOc

[The Chaser @chaser]

"These state of the art vessels also double as a hat," said Defence Minister Marles

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

I’ve been banned from the UK. I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I’ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon and Palestine because the US and its allies like the Labor Government are allowing them to.

Israeli fighter jets require Australian made parts to drop its bombs. As long as the Albanese Government allows these exports it is part of the war

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

You can read the whole deluded statement here, including where it highlights how Australia is racing to spend $8 billion of our money to build the US a nuclear submarine base off Perth by 2027 https://t.co/oTS3DJyz7U

[Labor Against War @LabAgainstWar]

"Richard Marles is selling the fact he’s been dudded - forced to take dodgy Pete Hegseth’s second-hand subs - as ‘significant savings’.” 1/3

“AUKUS overhaul: No new Virginia sub for Australia” https://t.co/5JaAOryeAO

[Mark Goudkamp @markgoudkamp]

@JudyWoodma6447 @DiWoolley1 Totally

[Nick Riemer @NickRiemer1]

I read all 756 pages of transcripts from Australia's antisemitism Royal Commission - an invaluable source for understanding how pro-Israel politics is being constructed and defended at the moment, rhetorically, ideologically, emotionally. Thanks to @OverlandJournal for publishing

[Sol Queen @koryzma0529]

@SenatorWong Then why the hell aren’t you helping Australian citizens who have humanity in their soul WONG

[David Shoebridge @DavidShoebridge]

Four years into this Labor government and we can see what they are all about. Super profits for gas corporations, cuts to people on NDIS, billions more for war and AUKUS and changes to negative gearing and property taxes that only make inequality worse.

[Larissa Waters @larissawaters]

There’s nothing for renters, nothing for homelessness services, and nothing new to build housing - except defence housing for US and UK troops under AUKUS.

But wealthy property investors get to keep their tax handouts.

[The Chaser @chaser]

"If anything changes, I will be forced to raise it by the exact amount I already will be" he said to the media.

[Penny Allman-Payne @senatorpennyqld]

This is Labor's "responsible" budget:

❌More for US wars
❌More for coal and gas
❌$59 million a day for private schools
❌NDIS slashed
❌No renter support
❌No lift in welfare payments
❌Growing aged care wait times

Hate to see what "irresponsible" would have looked like.

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Failure to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it continues to commit genocide in Gaza, unlawful occupation and apartheid against Palestinians, is an act of cowardice and double standards. #HumanityMustWin

Read more: https://t.co/1XDnwGOY7n

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A documentary exposing Israel's attacks on Gaza's hospitals and the killing of 1,700 Palestinian medics won Best Current Affairs at the BAFTAs.

During the acceptance speech, filmmakers criticised the BBC for initially funding the film but dropping it.

[PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 @OnlinePalEng]

On International Mother's Day, remember that a Palestinian mother loves her children just as much as you do.

📸: chalkersofnaarm

[Eli Erlick @EliErlick]

JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person, Dr. Q Manivannan, in the Scottish Parliament

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

As the world looks elsewhere, Israel continues to exterminate Palestinians in Gaza. Days in days out. Shame on complicit western media and all complicit governments.

[Simon Harris @SimonHarrisMBD]

I’m really bloody confused now. A few weeks ago, I heard plenty of experts on TV, radio and social media saying that between 400 and 500 seats for The Greens would be ‘a great result.’ Then, we had ‘retweetgate’ and all of the hoo haa that came with it, and countless people were screaming from the rooftops that @ZackPolanski had ballsed things up bigly - apparently the Green vote would collapse like a flat-pack IKEA bookcase thrown together after ten cans of Stella.

With almost all councils in England having declared, the total number of seats rests between 400 and 500 (as predicted for ‘a great result’) and may rise further. Their projected national vote share is also in second place behind Reform and ahead of all the other parties at 18%.

The Greens also have the second-highest rise in seats behind the Reform juggernaut. They’ve gained four councils, two mayors, gone from eight Scottish Parliament seats to thirteen, and picked up two seats in The Senedd.

All things considered, how the hell could this be considered a ‘failure,’ unless of course you’ve got your head lodged firmly up your own bottom?

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

‼️ RESULT | Rumworth (Bolton Council)

🟢 Grn: 50% (+44)
🔴 Lab: 35% (-20)
➡️ Ref: 10% (+10)
🟠 Lib: 3% (+1)
🔵 Con: 3% (-33)

Green GAIN from Labour (+/- vs 2022)