With billionaires owning 17% of global gdp, up from 3% in 1980s, Piketty’s formula and prediction are holding true: Capital accrues more capital at an accelerating rate. No change = this gets a lot worse, including in Aus #auspol @australianunions.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Never a truer word spoken!
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John Oliver on Bari Weiss, from seven months ago. Weiss started at CBS around that time, a multiple of sackings and resignations later…J.Oliver prescient indeed youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ
People in China seem no more or less a threat, or friend than people in the US, yet we tilt towards continuing a dominance strategy at China’s doorstep. Is preserving a US-dominated region in Australia’s interests? No to #aukus find a cheaper and friendlier way #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Israeli Human Rights group, B’Tselem: In past 2.5yrs Israel has killed tens of thousands of children in Gaza & West Bank. The immunity it gets from international community has led to Palestinian lives as entirely disposable. #auspol @australianunions.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The JCA is totally correct, current sanctions not near enough: ‘The progressive Jewish Council of Australia urged the [Aus] government to go further and impose country-level sanctions against Israel, rather than against individual settlers and organisations.’ #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
You can say that again Gareth Gareth (:-) no to #aukus find a cheaper and strategically friendlier alternative #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Juliet Lamont was raped and tortured by Israeli soldiers. this is her story, told by Andrew Brown.
#gaza #flotilla #auspol #IDF
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“Experts say a war crime was committed” is what you write when it’s too scary to say “the United States committed a war crime.” The passive voice will be the death of us all