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Leah Galvin

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Disruptor, Churchill Fellow, friend to cats, mum of transgender daughter. Consultant> project/program manager/policy maker; food security/systems/policy/procurement and the environment; tennis fan. She/her Lutriwita/ Tasmania www.leahgalvin.com.au

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I've had multiple people message tonight about some Zio proganda fest on the ABC and I gotta say I'm pretty ok with having no idea what the fuck they were talking about. Just cut the cord already, why would you ever listen to habitually news that lies about genocide and war?

09.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0

When Trump claimed Iran bombed their own girls school, seems like a good follow up Q would be - β€œdid they bomb their own hospitals also?”

08.03.2026 09:57 πŸ‘ 1241 πŸ” 280 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 5910 πŸ” 3430 πŸ’¬ 285 πŸ“Œ 232

The United States murdered defenseless Iranians at Sea and left them to drown, which is a war crime. We seem to be doing a lot of war crimes nowadays. Maybe Pete hegseth needs to stand trial of The Hague

07.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 2898 πŸ” 685 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 39

kinda wild to realise that all the checks and balances of american democracy were really just thoughts and prayers all along

01.03.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

"Pre-emptive strike" is and always has been propaganda speak for "we started another war"

28.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4717 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29

It’s a dumb and naiive question, but how is it that our governments act in their interests, not ours?
What do we do about that?

28.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

Yep, he is a dud πŸ™„

28.02.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course they have πŸ™„

28.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Couldnt agree more Helen. Showers can be do soothing.

28.02.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the Jeffrey Epstein War

28.02.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 6853 πŸ” 1990 πŸ’¬ 634 πŸ“Œ 132
A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.

A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.

Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran?

Me neither.

Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.

28.02.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 12044 πŸ” 3496 πŸ’¬ 554 πŸ“Œ 178
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

28.02.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 23679 πŸ” 7119 πŸ’¬ 735 πŸ“Œ 406

Satire is so terrifying now

02.10.2025 09:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office

Sign to get Segal out

chng.it/9PZFMGwkg4

04.08.2025 09:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

A bit perplexed at the headlines about today’s #marchforhumanity saying β€œperilous” and β€œpolice feared the worst”. Surely the story is that, in spite of police fears, the march was peaceful, demonstrators full of goodwill and happily cooperated with police instructions to manage the huge turnout.

03.08.2025 08:10 πŸ‘ 1577 πŸ” 441 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 17

He is a climate change denier ! "Conservative family values" is code for all sorts of "othering" and discrimination, often. I suspect he is not Labor aligned at all.

03.08.2025 04:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Solidarity with everyone protesting in Sydney and Melbourne today. Thank you for standing up to prove to our government that this is not a fringe issue. Australians do not accept being forced to be complicit with this genocide.

#freePalestine #saveGaza #marchforhumanity #auspol #politas

03.08.2025 02:07 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Who is George Razay, sax playing doctor, opponent of Hobart stadium and new Bass MP? Dementia specialist, tap dancer, saxophonist, author, city councillor, veteran doctor, professor β€” George Razay has quite the resume. Now, he has added Tasmanian Member of Parliament to the list. Who is he, and what does he stand for?

Dementia specialist, tap dancer, saxophonist, author, city councillor, veteran doctor, professor β€” George Razay has quite the resume. Now, he has added Tasmanian Member of Parliament to the list. Who is he, and what does he stand for?

03.08.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She is also leading on points, so it won't hurt her in the race or rankings.

17.07.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#politas

15.07.2025 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Democracy Sausage A real-time crowd-sourced map of sausage and cake availability at Australian elections. It's practically part of the Australian Constitution. Or something. #demsausage

Democracy sausage sites are live. Time to pick your polling place for Saturday. #politas #tasvotes

democracysausage.org

16.07.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ˜¬πŸ™„

15.07.2025 05:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cotton as the base layer is fine unless you go out exercising in cold weather, because the cotton doesn't wick like wool does and can cause rashes/chafing (unfortunately I have first hand experience).

14.07.2025 07:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Note to governments: If you appoint a lobbyist to a publicly-funded official role, nothing they produce will have any credibility and neither will you.

10.07.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 487 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

That's an insult to dills

11.07.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back β€˜lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy laid bare as former deputy prime minister sends out clarion call on Facebook

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

How. Many. Times. Do. We. Have . To. Go. Through. This.

11.07.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 14