Amelia Chappelow

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

“The government will establish a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms – the largest buyback since the Howard government initiated one in 1996,” the Australian PM said.

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Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives The Australian state of Victoria has taken a historic step towards reconciliation, passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners. After two days of debate, the upper house of Victoria’s parliament passed the statewide treaty bill without amendment by 21 votes to 16, just before 9pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

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Omg this is amazing

Writers, we need your voices. As Nina Simone said, an artist’s duty is to reflect the times in which we live. AI can’t do it. It’s up to us.

Summer goth begins!

Whoa

Please donate, people! It’s for a great cause! Thank you!

Laura Tingle exits press gallery after 40 years with parting shot on News Corp’s election ‘irrelevance’ The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: much ado for the Mail

“There’s just no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do”

Laura Tingle's observation is not so much "a parting shot", as a statement of fact.

The tragedy is that so many of her colleagues still suck up to #MurdochGutterMedia. #auspol
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I got similar feed back on my thesis back in the day, so I focussed more on my job in radio, and turns out I’m a great writer! Congrats to you!

I’m sensing (as a new American citizen) that Wisconsin is famous for cheese

LISTEN, then Repost, Repost PLEASE!

Man wearing a fez, traditional Turkish dress in black, and gas mask stands defiantly before a row of riot cops with helmets and shields.

Police officer sprays a man wearing a fez, traditional Turkish dress in black, and gas mask in the face with some kind of riot control weapon. The officer’s arm emerges from the left side of the frame.

Man wearing a fez, traditional Turkish dress in black, and gas mask stands defiantly before a row of riot cops with helmets and shields as a police officer sprays him directly in the face with a riot control weapon.

Man wearing a fez, traditional Turkish dress in black, and gas mask stands defiantly in front of a row of riot cops with helmets and shields with his arms extended.

In Turkey, mass protests continue in response to Erdogan arresting a political opposition leader.

You can read more here (gift link):
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Incredible photos by Ümit Bektaş:

In my mid 20s would take my cart “PAM” I called her, into the market in China Town on my lunch break, such a cheaper way to shop

Can wait to read this! My Libby app has a 12 week wait right now so hanging in there

If a friend from abroad asked me about traveling to the US right now, I world advise against it. That’s where we are as a society two months in to Trump 2.0.

I’m sorry but this is what I think when I hear a “trumpet of patriots”:

Not Just Tesla: Global Boycott Grows on All U.S. Goods Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t the only thing that will wreck the U.S. economy.

Consumers across the world are boycotting American products in protest of literally everything Donald Trump is doing.

Just placed a hold on it! 25 weeks wait for the audio book, happy to wait!

Mahmoud Khalil being arrested by men in teeshirts as his pregnant wife watches helplessly

They're scrubbing every facet of US history and not enough people are aware / care.

Please tell everyone you know that they are doing this. I promise you that they won't stop because it's all done arbitrarily. They're actively changing who is White again. Your paleness won't protect you.

I agree, it was so funny!

Make sure you call Reuters and let them know what you think about the Trump administration!

1-917-791-0816

Oof that sure is a graph

“Pack it up, Shane”

I love the ABC but this is such a bore to read.

Time to get one!

Earthquake for us in West LA but didn’t wake the kids

2"x4" block that reads "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR ELON. DID YOU? Call Congress: reps.fyi"

1 x 1 5/8" block that reads: "NO KINGS. Call Congress: reps.fyi"

Took 5 min today and whipped up simple designs in Canva. Sized to fix 2 x 4" and 1 x 1 5/8" mailing labels. Print them by the sheet and stick them up: lampposts, parking meters, sidewalks. (Just don't be a jerk.)

Remind people this isn't normal & they're not alone, and encourage them to act.