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19 Tasmanians have received indefinite bans from entering any of the state's public native forestry estate — an area covering 812,000 hectares.
It follows protests against native logging near Takayna/Tarkine, but most of the protesters live locally, and say the bans will impact their lives.

It may not be on the news radar in the English-speaking world, but the turbulence sweeping parts of Africa is the biggest challenge to French influence on the continent in 60 years.

Civilian governments backed by Paris have been toppled in military coups and Russia has wasted little time in taking advantage. The Wagner group was infamous for doing Russia's bidding across Africa, but now a new organisation loyal to Vladimir Putin is infiltrating the region's coup belt.

ABC News Australia - Norman Hermant reports.

Footage aired by the Japanese broadcaster NHK shows a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, apparently trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido. At least 10 were seen poking out of a small gap in the surface and struggling for air.

The UK and the United States have launched air strikes against Iran backed Houthi rebels according to the Reuters news agency.

Everyone else is posting it, so I wanted to get in on this historical moment as well ... couldn't help it.

#Trump #mugshot

edit : I never remember my hashtags.

I'm incensed that #Australia has dropped it's perjury case against Amber Heard over the importation of her dogs Pistol and Boo in 2015.

When all that shit went down I was living in a #DV relationship and I was already very suspicious that #Johnny was being abused by #Amber. The marked deterioration in his health, and other poor decision making since meeting her, was crystal clear and a mirror to my own situation which scared me. It was sickening watching Cluster B's around the world celebrate his decline, while Amber's smiles just got wider as she radiated with the attention brought by her marriage to #Depp - a valuable source for the narcissistic #supply she endlessly craves.

Johnny is a seasoned professional who was visiting Australia for work, as he had done many times before. He was severely injured by #Heard during his stay here. I would not be at all surprised if that fight was about her illegally bringing the dogs into the country without his prior knowledge, and her wanting him to lie about it. It was obvious, to anyone paying attention, that Johnny was making excuses for his abuser's deliberate and unlawful actions, in the infamous Customs hostage video where they both "apologised".

Seeing the terrifying harsh reality of Johnny's deterioration laid stark before me, and feeling the mental and physical repercussions from being targeted by spousal abuse for two decades, I was motivated to separate from my husband soon after all that went down. I was happy to hear of their divorce. I was triggered, but not surprised, by her efforts at #triangulation after the split, pretending to represent victims of domestic violence.

She lied about all these things and continues to avoid any real consequences, never needing to concede any responsibility or remorse for her actions or behaviour. Victims of abuse just want to end the ordeal ... they want No Contact ... they certainly don't want to send messages provoking their abusers. I'm sick of textbook #narcissists being allowed to get away with shit over and over again, and their (willfully) ignorant flying monkey's who enable abusers to continue their mistreatment and manipulations of others. #Enough is Enough.

Metal music video about the overwhelming feelings we have for our cats.

Cute Aggression

Sorry if it's a repost.