Vanessa Cavasinni

Canadian Prime Minister @MarkJCarney's speech at Davos is quite brilliant. Without vitriol or exaggeration, he outlines the harsh new world that Trump is leading us all toward. Here's the full text; much recommended: globalnews.ca/news/11620877/…

Politics rarely leads. The most important social and political change has, and by design must, always come from the people. Unfortunately, it takes too long, as politics resists, media condemns. As history shows, everyone has something to protect, a reason not to be brave. Sometimes, it happens faster, because something triggers the masses. A threshold is reached. People can’t stand anymore. They take to the streets, risk themselves, choose what is right over what is safe, the zeitgeist shifts, and politics responds. There were extensive anti-apartheid protests in Australia over 40 years, for example, spanning from the late 1940’s through the 1980’s. The 1971 South African Springbok rugby union tour of Australia sparked widespread protests across the country. Activists disrupted matches, blocked team movements and led marches, resulting in arrests, a state of emergency in Queensland, and the cancellation of a planned cricket tour. Eventually, Australia applied sanctions and in some ways, led. Today, we are immensely proud of the role we played. The patterns are not new. They just repeat. Those Australians carried a fierce love, the kind that doesn’t back down, the kind humanity most needs. Standing against genocide, apartheid, illegal occupation, the deliberate starvation of children and for all innocent people is never wrong. Doesn’t matter where it is. It is confronting, yes, irrespective of the media framing or power dynamics of today, Australia will take immense pride that 300,000+ people chose to confront mass injustice, protect innocent children, support international law, commit to shared humanity and demand a just peace. Unfortunately, it’s not enough. It’ll take many more. The children of Gaza will need you, too.

Israel is no longer just an occupying force. It is a rogue state dragging the world to the brink of annihilation. From Gaza to Tehran, its mission is chaos, domination and terror, and the world watches, complicit and afraid to speak. This isn’t just about Palestine anymore. This is about global stability. A nation armed to the teeth, shielded by Western silence, and hell-bent on war. How many more lives must be lost before we admit it Israel is the threat Israel is the aggressor Israel is the spark lighting the fuse to World War 3 History will remember who remained silent. History will remember who fuelled the fire. Speak now. Or explain later why you said nothing while the world burned.

@simonhill1894 Yes please!

Would anyone like my hand-written (old school!) crib sheet from my last GF? If there’s any interest, I’ll choose a name at random & send it on to you.

if it weren’t for women, Australia wouldn’t have a single gold medal right now and the fact that we have 8 is a testament to what happens when you invest in women’s sport. the women have dominated headlines, medal tallies and the events that Australians have woken up to watch.

Superstar

CEASEFIRE NOW.

HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.

I’m terrified of the news I will wake up to about civilians in Rafah. How much terror must people endure? I keep thinking about the university students. Having to shoulder the weight of giving a shit about humanity. Trying to initiate change, because the grown ups refuse to

Never stop being furious that our government believed propaganda and lies and stopped it in the first place

The whiplash between the individual and the global concerns! This is such an amazing summary of why a lot of us feel like we’re going crazy on a daily basis.

My column on Christian Horner - Keeping Up With The Carkrashians theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire now. We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire now. We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire now. We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire now. We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire now.

I’m begging you to care more about today than tomorrow. Begging you to realise no one else is coming to save the day or redeem what you did or failed to do in this moment. Stop invoking history. Invoke yourself. The onus is on you. On me.

@ShannonGaitz And this is all pre-merge! The level of game play is a thrill for the fans.

Week 1: Both tribes flip on the cool kids Week 2: Those ruling factions start to falter, beginning two parallel cold wars Week 3: Those groups go to war against each other & actually break I love #Survivor: Alternate Universes #SurvivorAU

this is the best piece of content on the entire internet

Imagine going on the news to protest and cry about how traumatic it is that your kid’s school is going co-ed, when there are actually kids being blown to smithereens right now

@SquigglyRick To suggest that co-ed = less diversity is…quite the argument 🤔

One of the most incredible twitter threads I've read. Full of science, childhood, mystery, graphic design, serendipity, and much else. It's a novel, even a poem. #ZOOZVE