Kate Doust

Happy World Down Syndrome Day! This child, with an extra chromosome, is valuable and worthy of life.

This is Sumaya. She has been locked up at home for 1556 days, banned from going to school or university by the Taliban. She pleads the world to listen. She begs Afghan girls to try & learn any way they can at home, so that they can rise and stand up for their basic human rights.

A huge win! 2.6 million Australians will benefit 🥳 after legislation passed the Senate on Thursday to protect penalty rates. Share if you support fair pay and protections for working families #penaltyrates #auspol #politas @SDAunion @AustralianLabor

Pope Leo XIV greets the world for the first time to grant his Urbi et Orbi blessing. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Successor of Peter by the 133 Cardinal electors on Thursday, May 8.

Late yesterday the Liberals buried this in their costings. Make sure you send this on to everyone you know.

DAY 1: Delegates officially opened #CWPWorkshop with remarks from CWP Vice-Chair @KateDoustMLC, Bahamas Senate President J. LaShell Adderley & Speaker Patricia Deveaux, then concluded w/ reception hosted by Governor-General of The Bahamas. #WomenInPolitics #Commonwealth #CWP2025

Ahead of #CWPWorkshop, @KateDoustMLC (Western Australia), @Sioned_W (Wales), Hon. Jameka L. Williams MHA (Turks & Caicos Islands), Hon. Susan Leblanc MLA (Nova Scotia) & Sharon Moses @CPA_Secretariat attended a sitting of the Senate of The Bahamas 🇧🇸, hosted by Senator Adderley

Hannah Arendt, a German historian and philosopher, warned of the dangers that persistent lying poses to society. She argued that the goal of constant falsehoods is not to make people believe specific lies, but to erode their trust in everything. When individuals are unable to discern truth from falsehood, it leads to a society where critical thinking and judgment are severely compromised. According to Arendt, this breakdown in discernment leaves individuals vulnerable to manipulation. Without the ability to question or analyze the information they receive, people become easy targets for those who seek to control them. As their capacity for independent thought fades, they fall prey to the power of falsehoods. Arendt believed that in such a society, the conditions for authoritarian rule are ripe. A population that can no longer make sound judgments is easily governed, as they lack the ability to recognize the truth or challenge false narratives. This makes them susceptible to exploitation by those who seek to dominate and manipulate. #drthehistories

What the hell does firebombing a childcare centre that OUR children go to in Sydney have to do with the plight of the Palestinians? Nothing. There is a ceasefire?! You NEVER cared about them - you just hate everything that is good and pure and decent in the world. Oh… and it won’t work… by the way… you are wasting your time.

Today, Kfir Bibas marks his second birthday as a hostage in Gaza. Kfir was kidnapped when he was just nine months old. We pray for the safe return of Kfir, his brother Ariel, his mother Shiri, and father Yarden. Let them go now.

A one minute truth bomb from Golda Meir. 50 years old and still absolutely relevant today. 1. Surrounded by Arab despots and tiny Israel is the problem? 2. Where was Palestine before 1967? 3. And if the 1967 borders are the key and so holy, why did the Arabs want a war in 1967?

This Iranian woman who lives in exile, is fed up with the anti-Israel useful idiots in the west who unknowingly promote their own destruction. Every pro-Palestinian in the west must see this, so please retweet this thread and follow @MaralSalmassi

Casting vote: Usually, the Speaker of the House of Commons abstains from voting. However, the Speaker can be called upon to use a casting vote in the event of a tie. By convention, the Speaker votes to maintain the status quo. #ParliamentBasics

This week @JohariAbdul_MY welcomed legislators from #Commonwealth jurisdictions including 🇲🇾🇮🇳🇸🇭🇧🇿🇬🇲🇰🇪🇿🇦🇸🇨🇲🇹🇦🇺🇵🇰 to the CPA Parliamentary Academy residency programme. Find out more about the programme and our online courses ⬇️ cpahq.org/parliamentary-…

Excellent paper , good read .

Thread of the most beautiful train stations on Earth 🧵 1. Antwerp, Belgium

So good. Anyone know this guy?? So good!

George Orwell b. 25th June 1903 Writer “Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”