Notices by JillL (jilll@theblower.au)

#auspol You have to read quite a way into this story for the (rather meek) confession that the Israeli fans started the violence.

"Israeli soccer fans recount violent attacks in Amsterdam as city boosts police powers and bans protests after assaults"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/amsterdam-maccabi-tel-aviv-ajax-football-violence-anti-semitism/104580470?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

@CBSNews #uspol Are we arguing about the timing of trip over 30 years ago?

#Uspol lol. Vance wondering why Finland has fewer mental health problems than USA. Wait until he learns about democratic socialism!!😱

@Cmastication #uspol lol.😆

#auspol #NPC There it is.., NewsCorp wants Meta to leave Australia so it can have its own platform that it controls. Too bad about all the community groups and small businesses that rely on Meta.

#auspol #QT One of the benefits of having a strong crossbench of independents is that they use Question Time to ask real questions requiring real answers.

#auspol I don't recall any stories like this during the 9 years the LNP was in power. It was all "what cafe owners think".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-19/australians-share-their-thoughts-on-cost-of-living-budget/103861210?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

I mean, it's good to highlight the desperate plight of the poor. I just hope it continues once LNP get back in power.

In celebration of #worldbeeday ...

@mushroom_soup The good news is that half of all students are above the median. 😆

#auspol This is what happens when you try to turn academic institutions into businesses.

“It’s absurd and offensive that vice-chancellors are taking home more than $1m a year while two-thirds of the higher education workforce is employed insecurely,” Barnes said.

“The same people who have overseen $170m in wage theft are getting their already outrageous salaries increased. This is wildly out of step with community expectations [and] international comparisons.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/may/02/majority-of-top-university-bosses-in-victoria-earning-in-excess-of-1m-as-federal-government-vows-pay-crackdown

@taylorlorenz Singapore is near China, right? 😆