Kevin Rennie
BoonWurrung/Bunurong country. Citizen journalist and blogger. Global Voices author http://globalvoices.org/author/kevin-rennie
BoonWurrung/Bunurong country. Citizen journalist and blogger. Global Voices author http://globalvoices.org/author/kevin-rennie
American who grabbed baby wombat from its mother not welcome down under
Apology by hunting influencer Sam Jones falls flat with Australian social media users
@mstdn.social
Australia's summer weather extremes bring wide-ranging natural emergencies
https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/03/australias-summer-weather-extremes-bring-wide-ranging-natural-emergencies/
Australia's summer weather extremes bring wide-ranging natural emergencies
Heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, storms and floods are destroying the continent
via @globalvoices
“McBride smiled at his supporters and motioned for calm before the appeal began…”
“In that respect he acted bravely and selflessly in what he saw as his duty as a soldier and the best interests of the #ADF,” — #BillNeild SC
#Australia / #WhistleBlower / #Afghanistan / #ExtrajudicialKillings <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/03/david-mcbrides-lengthy-prison-sentence-failed-to-take-into-account-brave-and-selfless-motivations-lawyers-argue-ntwnfb>
When it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
Thomas Zimmer @tzimmer_history , who has been really on target lately, has a good thread up:
We need to trust our eyes >>> https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/114099967857520689
"If what we see aligns with what we know and is also in line with an established track record, our default assumption should be that what is happening is actually what it looks like."
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s prediction of a rising East and a declining West is shared by odd believers amid Donald Trump’s isolationist policy
https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/03/chinese-president-xi-jinpings-prediction-of-a-rising-east-and-a-declining-west-is-shared-by-odd-believers-amid-donald-trumps-isolationist-policy/
‘I'm Still Here': The Brazilian story of forced disappearances by the military dictatorship
How to carry on when a loved one is taken one day and disappears forever?
Written by Fernanda Canofre @globalvoices #Oscars
'We stand with Ukraine ... We will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.'
Emphatic statement from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he campaigns for the looming federal election when questioned on Zelenskyy's visit to the Whitehouse.
Stand with Ukraine tonight.
Flood the Fedi with this image.
Boost any of these that cross your feed and feel free to download the image and post your own Slava Ukraini post.
EDIT: See reply below. You might also consider changing your profile header image. 🤔
h/t @wisegreyowl
Trump’s top environmental regulator is recommending the US government scrap its formal conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger the public, a move that would sweep away the legal foundation for regulations limiting planet-warming pollution from power plants, automobiles and oil wells https://www.bocvip.com/772980/trumps-top-environmental-regulator-is-recommending-the-us-government-scrap-its-formal-conclusion-that-greenhouse-gases-endanger-the-public-a-move-that-would-sweep-away-the-legal-foundation-f/ #environment
The most beautiful three-word phrase in the English language: Трамп — не навсегда.
I can easily believe dead bodies are just lying around in the Deep South and nobody really cares...
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‘American dream? No, Latin American dream.’ The poem that is capturing the hearts of immigrants
https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/15/american-dream-no-latin-american-dream-the-poem-that-is-capturing-the-hearts-of-immigrants/
Cook Islands and China sign partnership agreement amid transparency and security concerns
https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/17/cook-islands-and-china-sign-partnership-agreement-amid-transparency-and-security-concerns/
‘Embracing imperfection is key to artistic evolution': An interview with Iranian artist Sadegh Adham
https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/07/embracing-imperfection-is-key-to-artistic-evolution-an-interview-with-iranian-artist-sadegh-adham/
