Michael Mangold
@mikerdot
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Democracy, accountability, community, environment, heritage, public - land, education and broadcasting, the arts, social equity and equality, renewables.
Sydney, Gadigal land
Joined November 2014
Page 69 @Kasparov63 “Putin’s only goal is to stay in power and he has moved beyond needing cooperation with the free world to do that.” ‘Winter Is Coming’ @AllenAndUnwin 2015. https://t.co/IH0S5Kd4tD
#Putin
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Oh What A Feeling!🤬@Toyota_Aus 'Toyota Connected Services' can be disabled, call 1800 869 682. WRONG! When I called, 'Nick' told me to contact my dealer, but dealer knows nothing about this. 'Nick' says 'get the dealer to call him.🤪
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Did the Easter Bunny leave them for him to find? A leprechaun perhaps? Russia helps kill American forces, Ukraine helps save them. Putin gets called helpful, Zelenskyy gets called PT Barnum.
Trump: "So now we have low-cost interceptors effectively combating Iranian drones." I wonder which country with "no cards" gave them to you 🤔
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Extraordinary moment in Australian politics. The brilliant Robert Haupt asks an intriguing question of Gough Whitlam, a public figure with great intellect & skill with words. All the more interesting in light of today’s escalating conflict in Middle East #auspol #Israel #Lebanon
Australia's former Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam says that Australia's Israel lobby blackmailed his government into supporting Israel against Arab states in the Yom Kippur War (1973). Whitlam's government refused to be coerced and remained neutral.
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Brussels this morning. Out for a walk with my dog… and straight onto a crime scene.
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100 Year 5 students from western Sydney let their imaginations run and creative juices flow at a workshop that was delivered in a culturally unique way. The workshop was hosted at Kimberwalli and run by award-winning Aboriginal author Gregg Dreise. https://t.co/pECwQSBvOH
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Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
bbc.com
Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children has been visible from the outset, the UN says.
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Desperation for Iran's women's footballers, as coach says 'we are eager to come back' - My latest on the dire situation for Iran's athletes w @amandashalala @abcnews
https://t.co/eAtcIeEe0I
abc.net.au
There is an increasing sense of urgency among members of the Iranian Australian community who are desperate to hear from the women's team before they leave Australia, and fear for their safety if...
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Corporatised universities are engaging in repressive censorship to protect their brand, undermining democracy in Australia.
johnmenadue.com
A cancelled venue for a UN rapporteur’s appearance highlights how universities are increasingly restricting debate about Israel and Palestine under pressure over antisemitism.
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Belatedly SMH runs substantial analysis of NSW HDA merry go round, where developers get yet another go at lumping more cherries on their cake. Add 20 storeys or +250 apartments? No worries - just waive it along to next stage. Land speculation on steroids https://t.co/XhMut88Y1h
smh.com.au
At Concord West, 698 units have turned into 1300. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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'I've never experienced something so powerful, something so humanitarian for the Iranians from the Department of Home Affairs in Australia'. How the diaspora helped Iran's women's soccer athletes seek asylum. My latest for @abcnews w @amandashalala
abc.net.au
After the increasing urgency over the fate of Iran's women's football team over the past few days, the breakthrough came last night, when five players were able to seek independent advice.
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The wonderful @Ausiran_org have started this Gofundme to support the 5 Iranian footballers who have been granted asylum here in Australia. These brave women thought they were just leaving home for a few weeks to play a tournament, but now will have to start their lives again
gofundme.com
Five members of women’s national football team have recently … AUSIRAN LTD NGO and Charity needs your support for Support Five Women Footballers Seeking Safety in Australia
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Wildlife populations have plummeted 73% in 50 years- that’s why we should not be clearing critical habitat for any reason. It is not a climate solution to bulldoze, mine or clear it whether it’s for loggers, miners, property developers or critical minerals or energy. #RobbinsIs
We arent just witnessing a decline; we are witnessing an unravelling of the systems that make our air breathable and our soil alive. New data from the Living Planet Index confirms a terrifying reality: global wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% in just 50 years
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PFAS pollution still causing contamination 25 year after a tragic petrol tanker crash and fire. This occurred in a Central Coast drinking water catchment (Ourimbah Creek). Also habitat for Platypus. A detailed investigation by ABC's Fleur Connick ( https://t.co/AIfpG5ASnz)
abc.net.au
For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
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The Iran women's football team has been labelled 'wartime traitors' on Iran State Television. Why? Because they didn't sing the anthem in their first match of the @theafcdotcom Asian Cup. For those critics who doubted the stories on the pressure they were under, watch this...
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Can Australian customs deny them egress until such times as all women are taken into private room, individually, and it is confirmed they want to leave? Iranian women’s team: Players appear to signal for help as activists seek protection in Australia
smh.com.au
Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi has called on the Australian government to ensure the women’s safety
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‘I think the counter to Trump always has been and always will be civil society. A lot of the left wants social change to look like the French Revolution or Che Guevara. Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war.’ https://t.co/gAyj7yQsr6
nytimes.com
The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.
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The entire series of the remarkable documentary "Dancing with the Russian Bear" is now available in full on YouTube. Hosted by Prof. Katarzyna Pisarska, Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, this six-episode journey travels from Kyiv to Washington and Helsinki to Hiroshima to
youtube.com
"Dancing with the Russian Bear" exposes the years of Western misjudgment that led to the return of war in Europe. Hosted by security expert Katarzyna Pisarsk...
You can watch the full episode 3 of #DancingWiththeRussianBear, featuring Bill Browder, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and others, where we speak on sanctions and Russian frozen state assets in the link below
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Look at this brain drain. Thanks to neo-fascism in the US, bankrolled by Silicon Valley's oligarchs – EUROPE IS SO BACK 😂
There are now more tech workers going from the US to Europe than the other way around
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