Today marks #WomensDay. Let us renew our commitment to recognize the equal dignity of man and woman. Unfortunately, many women, from childhood onward, are still discriminated against and suffer various forms of violence. My solidarity and prayer go to them in a special way.
Bruce Springsteen resurfaces, again accuses Trump of being corrupt and treasonous:
“The America I love - that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years - is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.”
What’s your response?
When Franklin Joined Charlie Brown In 1968, It Turned A Simple Comic Strip Into A Civil Rights Milestone.
When Franklin joined Charlie Brown in 1968, it quietly turned a beloved comic strip into a civil rights milestone. Franklin was introduced to Peanuts at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, just weeks after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He was one of the first Black characters to regularly appear in a mainstream American comic without being reduced to stereotypes.
Created by Charles M. Schulz, Franklin wasn’t written as a lesson or a punchline. He was simply a kid — polite, confident, thoughtful — who talked with Charlie Brown, shared lunch with him, and later sat beside him in class. That simple act mattered. At a time when schools across the U.S. were still segregated or violently resisting integration, seeing a Black child and a white child treated as equals in a national comic strip was quietly radical.
Schulz faced backlash for Franklin’s inclusion, especially when he depicted Franklin sitting next to Charlie Brown in school. He refused to back down. By insisting Franklin remain part of the strip without stereotypes or fanfare, Schulz normalized what much of America still resisted: equality.
Franklin didn’t shout slogans or march in the streets — but his presence helped shape how a generation of children saw race, friendship, and belonging. Sometimes progress doesn’t arrive loudly. Sometimes it shows up in the funny pages.
When women get ahead, Australia moves forward.
And across healthcare, parental leave, wages and super, we’re making progress for women.
I’m proud to lead our nations first government with a majority of women.
Because our government and our country is better when it reflects modern Australia.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we came together to reflect on the progress we’ve made and the work to do.
Says the man who took Brian Houston, the Hillsong leader embroiled in allegations over his handling of his father’s child sexual abuse and who was forced to resign over his sexual harassment of women- to the White House.
Neil Young calls for boycott of all Trump-supporting companies.
“I’m trying to not support the companies that support the regime with huge donations, just to cover their own asses, while people are being shot on the streets of America.” https://t.co/GOWOd1x9cI
🚨NEW: Legendary musician Neil Young calls out Donald Trump: “I’m not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us…Something has to change this. We know what to do. Rise up!”
RETWEET if you stand with @NeilYoung against Donald Trump!
Geez, how good if Australia hadn’t spent 20 years of climate wars but accepted science & got prepared?
‘Newly released cabinet papers..were largely ignored by the Howard government, despite telling ministers..the rise was “unprecedented in human history”’ https://t.co/SV9qABr1uC
If you have John Howard, Bronwyn Bishop, Sussssan Ley, Tony Abbott, the Murdoch gutter media, Rowan Dean, Sky 'news' 2GB and Fraudenberg all calling for something you know it's bad no matter what it is.
He represents me and the vast majority of Australians that didn't sign your pathetic petition. That would be over 27,000,000 people that couldn't give a toss about your petition. #IStandwithAlbo 🍉🍉🍉
Higgins was in a terrifying situation, Reynolds should have recognised that feeling unsupported was a very normal reaction.
She should have found compassion, accepted Higgin's apology & moved on.
Instead her actions have convinced me Higgins was right to feel unsupported.
"How could it be done to you and your ancestors, and you turn around and do it to someone else?"
American Jewish actor and singer Mandy Patinkin called Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dangerous for Jews globally and denounced Israel’s war on Gaza.