The January 6 flag I find unsettling but this is just so embarrassing. Just a sad old man working himself up into a lather over some culture war bullshit he saw on a Facebook bait post. Send his ass to The Villages like every other New Jersey Boomer and be done with it.

“In Veterans’ Affairs, it takes up to six months to train the specialist staff responsible for overseeing claims. And so, the previous government’s use of labour hire ended up being a disaster for the department and veterans.”

Amal Clooney announces the conclusions of the Panel of Experts in International Law, convened by Karim A. A. Khan KC to advise on Int'l Criminal Court arrest warrant applications for crimes in Israel and Palestine. Read her Financial Times oped. ft.com/content/aa2089…

This is a *very* small thing, but some folks have criticized Amal Clooney for not speaking publicly about Gaza. This is why.

Shout out to Kevin plus legends Elizabeth Wilmshurst and Theodor Meron (who I recently met and introduced himself as 'Ted').

Dominic Thiem not done at Roland Garros just yet. Comes from a set down to get into the 2nd Round of Roland Garros Qualifying.

yougov poll on public support for jobseeker being lifted

There’s no spinning this one: Israel’s President and Minister of Defence are formally accused at the ICC of *exterminating* Palestinians in the course of a starvation campaign

Thinking about those Republicans who thought they were Don Corleone and threatened severe consequences to the ICC judges *and their families* if they issued a warrant for Netanyahu.

How could this happen??? The 6 ex-PMs said Israel promised to be good!

Please no.

Hmmm

Controversial Israeli weapons company awarded $917 million Australian army contract abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2… via ABC Australia

We've now reached the logical endpoint of policing protest speech on Australian campuses, with a major university banning students from chanting the phrase 'out, out, Israel out'. This is political censorship, in almost its purest form.

'As well as crimes against humanity of extermination'

#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
icc-cpi.int/news/statement…

Julian Assange wins high court victory in case against extradition to US theguardian.com/media/article/…

Damn university students

#BREAKING : The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ab.co/4bJHTGV

Hello folks, if you want to come work with me, we're hiring a senior frontend engineer in Sydney, shitposters preferred - jobs.ashbyhq.com/magicbrief/3a1…

BREAKING: Iranian state television has reported that there is 'no sign of life” at the crash site of a helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/2…

Just because powerful people believe something doesn’t make it right.

Spending $3.5 billion on the Energy Bill Relief Fund is an innovative, and likely effective, policy response, writes Richard Denniss.

Read now in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald > smh.com.au/business/the-e…

#auspol #Budget24