Linda Simonis retweeted
We lost because you and Trump and Marco are egregious people who have said and done horrible things. You bullied a 9 year old rape victim on the trail, you joked with gay Jesse about Husted’s ass while ignoring the sincere question of a young women, you said immigrants were the scourge of our nation, you said your proudest moment was denying Ukraine aid as we see every month the little faces of now dead children, you lied about hospital translators, lied about every thing, expressed no remorse for the victims of ICE murders, no remorse for the hundreds of children Stephen Miller is torturing in ICE detention, and again just lied and lied and lied, about the war, the economy, mostly about Democrats. The biggest lie of all is that you serve Jesus, when you’re really just a shithead.
Linda Simonis retweeted
Today’s independent AUKUS Public Inquiry, led by Peter Garrett, found that the submarine timetable is likely unachievable, that successive governments have concealed AUKUS’s true costs and risks, and that Australia could be left without an effective submarine capability.
Linda Simonis retweeted
There is no longer any meaningful media coverage of what is happening in Gaza! After Israel deliberately killed journalists and destroyed most media institutions and news channels, the truth has been silenced, and reporting what is happening here has become an extremely dangerous task, almost impossible to carry out.
We are trying, with every ounce of strength we have, to bring the world the reality of what we endure every single day: bombardment, targeted attacks, displacement, starvation, and horrific massacres. We are trying to document what is happening and keep Gaza's voice alive, despite the enormous dangers surrounding us،
But the most terrifying reality is that we now fear for our lives simply for filming what is happening, publishing a news report, or exposing a crime to the world! We no longer fear bombardment alone; we have also come to fear that telling the truth itself could cost us our lives،
Only a few of us remain, still trying to make Gaza's voice heard around the world. That is why we urgently appeal to you: please do not abandon us. Share our social media accounts as widely as possible.
These accounts are not merely social media pages; they are our last remaining voices and our only window through which we can show the world the killing, destruction, starvation, massacres, and genocide we are enduring.
DO NOT ALLOW OUR VOICES TO BE SILENCED. DO NOT LET THE TRUTH BE BURIED ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO RISK THEIR LIVES TO REPORT IT. HELP US MAKE GAZA'S VOICE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD BEFORE WE LOSE THE LAST PLATFORMS WE HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
Shadow health minister sponsors gambling giants, and Labor and Libs falling over each other to sponsor polluters.... yep, about right.
MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Linda Simonis retweeted
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Linda Simonis retweeted
Scoop - this could save the Australian govt millions in resources. Just in case Jillian Segal, Albo, et al were wondering where the rise in anti-lsrael sentiment is coming from.
It's not caused by the ABC or SBS or progressives or anybody else.
It's driven by lsrael itself.
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Linda Simonis retweeted
Gutted to see our national science organisation keep losing talented scientists & expertise built up over decades.
A further 86 FTE positions cut in the lead up to Christmas, is devastating for those impacted, our community + sovereign capability.
Short-term thinking at its worst. We need to ⬆️ our scientific capacity & R&D spend to confront the challenges facing us.
canberratimes.com.au/story/9…
Join me in calling for the government to save our CSIRO: davidpocock.com.au/save_our_…
Linda Simonis retweeted
The occupation never misses an opportunity to demolish Palestinian homes. Demolitions began following a shooting incident in Hebron, and the occupation is now threatening to demolish the entire neighborhood and forcibly displace its residents.
Linda Simonis retweeted
Today is not an ordinary day.
Today marks the anniversary of the loss of my son, Rakan.
My little boy, who came into this world after five years of waiting, lived for only nine months, and then was taken from us in a single moment under the bombardment.
On October 9, 2023, at around 2 a.m., I returned from my work as a journalist through the fire and destruction, only to find that my family was buried beneath the rubble… and Rakan was among them.
I cannot describe what it feels like for a father to search through the rubble for his child, or how a heart can accept that the little face that once filled our home with life will never come back.
Three years have passed… and I still find myself looking for him in the details of my life.
In my children’s laughter, in children’s toys, and every time I hold a child in my arms.
I once thought time would make the pain easier. Instead, it has only taught me how to carry it.
And today, as I hold Yaman in my arms, I feel that Rakan is still with me in another way.
Yaman is not a replacement for him, and he never could be.
Every child has a place in their father’s heart, and Rakan has a place that no one can ever take.
Rakan…
You were only nine months of my life, but you left behind a lifetime in my heart.
You left this world so young, but your memory grows with me every day.
May God have mercy on my son Rakan and make him among the birds of Paradise. May He reunite me with him one day, in a place with no bombardment, no fear, and no separation.
I miss you, Rakan… more than words could ever express.
Linda Simonis retweeted
So far, the Israeli occupation forces have forcibly displaced around 250 Palestinian families from their homes in Hebron, without allowing them to take their belongings or vehicles, except for a suitcase of clothes, ahead of the planned demolition of their homes.
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John Menadue:
AUKUS: Australians paying to defend the US homeland
pearlsandirritations.com/pos…
'Secrecy is the hallmark of AUKUS. At no stage in the negotiations was the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade involved. It was deliberately excluded. Not only was DFAT excluded, but the Department of Defence was also largely excluded. A former deputy secretary of Defence, Hugh White, said that AUKUS is “barking mad, this won’t work”.
'The Australian government also misleads us that Australia will retain legal command over our AUKUS fleet. Nuclear submarines are technologically complex machines. We do not have the domestic-industrial base to maintain them alone. If we were to assert Australian control, contrary to US wishes, Washington could simply withhold critical spare parts and specialised software. Without US logistical support, the AUKUS fleet would be inoperable. Furthermore, to track Chinese submarines, the RAN would have to rely on highly classified US satellite networks, undersea sensor grids, and data relay systems. If Australia chose to act against US strategic interests, the US would immediately cut off all that support. Our AUKUS submarines would become dead assets.'
'Richard Marles is digging us deeper and deeper into this quagmire. He glories in photographs taken with himself and the weirdo secretary of war, Hegseth, in the Pentagon. These are dark days for the assertion of our national interest. And very dark days if you are a friend or ally of the United States. And all the legacy media, without exception, have failed to seriously examine AUKUS.'
Linda Simonis retweeted
Australian chess champion Heather Richards boycotted Israel at the 46th chess Olympiad this week ✊🏻 🇵🇸 She said:
"I am not playing. I am participating in the sporting boycott of Israel. Russia is currently banned from competing in the chess olympiad due to the invasion of Ukraine. Israel should be banned from the chess olympiad.
I am doing this because Israel is committing a genocide.
The chess olympiad is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with over 200 countries competing this year. Letting Israel participate in major sports events allows them to engage in sportswashing of their reputation and to project an image of normality to the world while they commit genocide and apartheid.
Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 2023, over 21,500 of which are children. There have been almost 1,400 fatalities since the “ceasefire”. At least 21,000 children have been disabled. Israel’s own internal documents state that the civilian deaths are about 83% of all deaths.
In 2025, the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In 2026, they also found that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children as part of their genocidal and atrocity crimes in both Gaza and the West Bank.
The International Court of Justice has issued arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity for Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers. Israel should be banned from all sporting events just like apartheid South Africa was.
I oppose genocide. I oppose the Israeli apartheid which denies Palestinians basic rights and dignity. I oppose the illegal occupations of the Palestinian territories as per the ruling of the International Court of Justice.
I stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people."
