Posts by BinChicken@rants.au
(DIR) Post #AUQpETm2Vf2SH06sYy by BinChicken@rants.au
2023-04-08T04:42:39Z
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Access to abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after competing rulings by two judges within minutes in United Stateshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/abortion-pill-mifepristone-access-conflicting-rulings/102202534The USA is sliding further into a state of theocratic fascism.Fascism can move with awful speed to take away women's rights to safe healthcare. Here's a timeline:- In 2000, the FDA accepted science and approved Mifepristone, a medicine that's been used around the world for years for safe abortions.- In 2012, Thomas O Rice was appointed by Barack Obama as a US District Judge.- In 2019, Donald Trump gave Matthew Kacsmaryk a lifetime appointment as a US District Judge.- Now, within minutes of each other, Matthew Kacsmaryk put a hold on approval of mifepristone, and Thomas O Rice ruled to protect continued access to mifepristone. I worry that this issue will head to the Supreme Court, and the outcome will be regressive because SCOTUS is stacked with judges appointed by the GOP.#ProChoice #WomensRights #Mifepristone #Abortion #Healthcare
(DIR) Post #AWNHOcTM9klMU5Jo9I by BinChicken@rants.au
2023-06-05T04:08:44Z
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Today's a good day to remember the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre of 4 June 1989.These photos serve as a reminder that sometimes you need to be fed-up with your government, and brave like Tank Man, also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel. This unidentified Chinese man stood in front of a column of Type 59 tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989.#TankMan #TiananmenSquare #June4 #Democracy #HongKong #China #HumanRights
(DIR) Post #AdPmuCNOE6t1dqnuIi by BinChicken@rants.au
2023-12-18T06:42:51Z
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Interesting summary of survey data about influenza, COVID, and other communicable respiratory illnesses in Australia during 2023.This info is from https://info.flutracking.net/ —there's more info on the FluTracking website, and details on how to sign-up to the voluntary survey to help their research.I've made a transcription of infographic and put it in the image alt-text.#Australia #FluTracking #COVID #Flu #Influenza
(DIR) Post #AhmAGl2GvSJ3mM115k by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-05-11T01:48:06Z
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I'm a huge fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, but this year I'm boycotting Eurovision.Eurovision has always been political. Its purpose is political by seeking to unite Europe with the power of love of music over the power of hate and war. In previous years, I celebrated the overt shows of support for Ukraine, LGBTQIA people, and other oppressed people.But this year, the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have chosen ignore calls for BDS and allowed Israel to enter, and they have chosen to ban other participants from showing even support of the people of Palestine.If you think the Eurovision Song Contest has chosen an appalling stance on this issue, you're not alone. The Israel singer was booed off stage, and there have been a record number of protests against Eurovision inside the auditorium, outside this year's venue in Malmö, and in many participating countries around the world.#EurovisionSongContest #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 #BoycottEurovision #BoycottEurovision2024 #BDS #FreePalestine #Palestine #Genocide #Gaza #Israel #Rafah
(DIR) Post #AhmAMXHCziyIqLl04m by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-05-11T01:58:51Z
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@Tooden Right, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) likes to say "Leave politics out of it" but this year they have chosen to side with a genocidal regime.When they banned Russia after it invaded Ukraine, I applauded their decision. But when Israel invaded Palestine, they're fine with that. It's a mockery of their own principles.
(DIR) Post #AhugMbB7EuIAk4f0gS by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-05-01T07:39:59Z
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Bruce Lehrmann set to appeal Federal Court defamation judgmenthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-01/lehrmann-defamation-costs-hearing-federal-court/103789518Justice Michael Lee has tossed Bruce Lehrmann's hat back into the lion's den and granted him permission to re-enter the lion's den for his hat all over again.#BruceLehrmann #Lehrmann
(DIR) Post #AjXVjjZEtcXtTKa5D6 by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-07-03T02:28:15Z
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@futurebird This is worth a lot of money to mine owners, who are then happy to donate to the GOP if it protects their business interests.In Australia, we just a government ban this sort of thing come into effect a few days ago. It was announced about a year ago and had a generous phase-out period to cover work in progress.https://www.dewr.gov.au/engineeredstone#:~:text=Australia%20is%20banning%20the%20use,stone%20benchtops%2C%20slabs%20and%20panels.The change was championed by unions who were looking-out for the occupational health & safety of workers. It's a serious issue for people manufacturing and installing engineered stone benchtops in kitchens. Their long-term health is worth far more than a quick buck for the mining industry.
(DIR) Post #AlQ0ONVuKa0uXMuzAW by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-08-28T03:26:12Z
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(DIR) Post #AnUFJXMpH7L1WjZxJ2 by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-10-29T04:04:59Z
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Trump thinks he's a mastermind and expert at manipulating people so he gets what he wants. He calls it making a deal.Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are both performing bizarre, reputation-destroying stunts to impress Trump. They've both met with Trump in recent days to talk about money, their respective businesses, and playing with rockets (SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively). They're both hoping Trump wins the presidential election, and they in turn will win some twisted sort of loyalty test so they can get lucrative presential favours from Trump for the next four years.The truth is that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are both stupidly rich and stupidly stupid.#Trump #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #Musk #Bezos #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics
(DIR) Post #Ao9f8eq1WJNMtcwzUO by BinChicken@rants.au
2024-11-17T23:43:58Z
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Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones arrested in Sydney amid alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences investigationhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/alan-jones-arrested-police-over-alleged-indecent-assault/104612940There's been a lot of allegations against RWNJ radio shock-jock, Alan Jones over the years. Some of them have been made by former workmates. Earlier this morning, when I heard that Alan Jones had been arrested, I thought it was going to be because of that angle. But, as details of this arrest come to light, they add another horrifying dimension: he's being investigated by the Child Abuse Squad.For decades, Alan Jones has been untouchable because he has friends who are rich, powerful, politically connected (all the way up to a former Prime Minister), or high-up in the NSW Police force -- but I'm starting to wonder if his defence by his old boys network is crumbling because they're old, retired, or deceased. It's time Alan Jones faces legal consequences. This is long overdue, and his victims deserve justice.#AlanJones #CSA #ChildSexualAbuse #SexualAbuse #AusPol
(DIR) Post #ArFql6dLsSDvPOfvY8 by BinChicken@rants.au
2025-02-18T03:01:15Z
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RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressantshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/kennedy-rfk-antidepressants-ssri-school-shootings/Robert F. Kennedy, Jr has been planted by Trump in the role of Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.He wants to slash scientifically-established medication, hospital treatment, financial benefits, and government programs for people with these conditions:- Chronic illness.- Autism.- ADHD, and medication including Adderall and Ritalin.- Asthma.- Obesity.- Multiple sclerosis.- Psoriasis.- Mental illness such as depression and anxiety, and SSRI medication including Prozac and Zoloft.RFK Jr says wants people who live with chronic illness such as those listed above — who often require daily preventative medication, a professional carer/assistant, or an assistive device for their daily functioning and to maintain their quality of life and sense of dignity and autonomy — to be stripped of their treatment and put into in "Wellness Farms" for "three or four years if they need it".This is the sort of inhumane mistreatment of people requiring medical care that happened in the USSR and still goes on today in North Korea. It should not happen in the USA.This move by RFK Jr is going to destroy childhoods, ruin families, cause people financial ruin, and for some people it will cost them their life.#USPol #RFKJr #Trump #ChronicIllness #ChronicDisease #Autism #ADHD #Adderall #Ritalin #Asthma #Obesity #MultipleSclerosis #Psoriasis #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Depression #Anxiety #SSRIs #Prozac #Zoloft
(DIR) Post #AthXSfbaidPN9itYYK by BinChicken@rants.au
2025-05-02T02:49:53Z
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I reckon that after you vote at tomorrow's Federal Election, you should be constitutionally entitled to a Democracy Sausage. https://democracysausage.org/federal_election_2025/Money you spend at the sausage sizzle, cake stall, or coffee cart usually goes to the local charity, school, or community organisation hosting the voting centre (eg: my local primary school).Big shout-out to the wonderful people who maintain the Democracy Sausage website. 👏#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #DemocracySausage
(DIR) Post #Au8kTZaJ8MyRRcyQ76 by BinChicken@rants.au
2025-05-16T04:12:34Z
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Tim Wilson "Shitting Bricks" About Goldstein Election Result(Headline has been updated to reflect reality)https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/16/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-appeal-verdict-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18#block-6826b2d98f0862c2eaa33f18I heard from my sources that approximately 2/3 of international postal votes are for Teal independent Zoe Daniel. She needs just 258 votes to beat smarmy RWNJ candidate Tim "Freedom Boy" Wilson. 474 votes are yet to be counted, plus 50-100 estimated to arrive before the cutoff midnight tonight.#AusPol #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #ZoeDaniel #TimWilson #GoldsteinVotes
(DIR) Post #AuH7nlS4RpMQtpCOkC by BinChicken@rants.au
2025-05-20T04:16:36Z
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I, for one, live for this chaos of RWNJ fools in the LNP experiencing humiliating failure due to their own incompetence and handing a big win to shitposters on AusPol.#AusPol #PeterDutton #PeterDuttonIsNotAMonster #FuckOffDutton #DavidLittleproud #SussanLey #LNP #AusVotes #AusVotes2025
(DIR) Post #B2SHkvcuApCs2cmG2a by BinChicken@rants.au
2026-01-19T21:28:00Z
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@futurebird This is an issue that gets little consideration or political glamour, but is actually a really big deal for the livability of a city. It's up there with public transport and libraries, in my opinion. NYC has so many residents and people commuting for work, and it's such an important travel destination that it should be a priority.Too many times, politicians (particularly conservative and "economic rationalist" types) want to cut costs, or invoke the ick-factor against a group they hate (I've lived in places where closing public toilets was cited in the war against drugs or to keep kids safe from LGBTQIA+ people), or do outrageous hostile social-engineering against homeless people, and so they proudly choose to under-fund or close public toilets. It's a short-sighted move because it degrades public amenity and sanitation, and has flow-on effects for restaurants, bars, and other local businesses.On the other hand, good accessibility and around-the-clock availability of public toilets makes life safer, easier to plan for, and more comfortable for minorities, women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. And, yes, homeless people, because they're a fact of life that cannot be solved by hoping they'll simply disappear if you're cruel enough to them. I'm seeing this announcement by Zohran Mamdani as a sign that he treats people and their basic needs with respect.