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« The actor Pedro Pascal has attacked author JK #Rowling on X, calling her a “heinous loser”.
Pascal responded to a comment reporting the words of activist Tariq Ra’ouf in an Instagram video, in which he urged people to #boycott Rowling’s work.
“It has become our mission as the general public to make sure that every single thing that’s Harry Potter related fails … because that awful disgusting shit, that has #consequences.” »

Poke @Jeanneadebats

Pedro Pascal calls JK Rowling a ‘heinous loser’ in wake of supreme court gender ruling theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/

The Guardian · Pedro Pascal calls JK Rowling a ‘heinous loser’ in wake of supreme court gender rulingBy Catherine Shoard
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Day 24 cont ⚕️💉💊

“But speaking of gambling, #gambling is a behaviour where #people don’t think of the #consequences. And what this (#Labor) #government has done is gambled the #taxpayers’ money of Australia”

“We understand that the other side has a good heart, that they want to make #medicines cheaper. But to recklessly, recklessly cut the profits of small business owners, the #pharmacies working extremely hard, some of them have told me they’ve gone down to 30-40%. That gambling-like behaviour is simply not on.” — #ScottYung

Piss off Scotty, leave our Pharma alone.

#AusPol / #Medicare / #pharmaceuticals / #PBS / #Liberal / #Bennalong / #LNP / #Nationals / #CCP / #LiberalPartyChineseYouthCouncil / #JohnHoward / #XiongmingXie <theguardian.com/australia-news>

the Guardian · Greens campaign signs defaced with offensive graffiti – as it happenedThis blog is now closed

We seemingly recognise the threats posed by climate change which will include mass migration (for survival's sake) - but this ‘study' recognises a large number will suffer - and of course it will be the poorer members of our society. Large numbers of poor dispossesed people - I can't wait!

theguardian.com/environment/20

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

The Guardian · Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research showsBy Graham Readfearn
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GOP Senator Slams Republicans for Being “Afraid” of Elon Musk

Senator Lisa Murkowski has some harsh words for her party.
newrepublic.com/post/192950/li

"Senator Lisa Murkowski called out the #tech oligarch in a #press conference... She criticized the mass firing of #federal employees and freezing of federal #funding...

She told reporters... that she knows her willingness to criticize #Musk will likely come with #consequences."

Oh, no. Apparently Musk's doggy thing is causing the Tesla brand to implode, and his core investors are shitting themselves because of worldwide protests and cancellations from motor shows. This sounds terrible 🍿 #tesla #musk #sowingReaping #consequences
theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalledBy Dan Milmo

"In 1873, the Dominion of #Canada established the North-West Mounted #Police (#NWMP), an organisation that would play a pivotal role in the country's westward expansion. This expansion, while facilitating #European settlement, had far-reaching #consequences for the #Indigenous populations who had long inhabited these lands.

As Canada grew, the NWMP evolved into what is now known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (#RCMP)...."

aljazeera.com/features/longfor

Al Jazeera · ‘Trying to kill us off’: Canada’s Indigenous deaths at the hands of policeBy Brandi Morin