Amangu Yamaji woman, academic, researcher, queer, organiser. She/Her. Views are mine. Free Palestine.
Melbourne, Victoria
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A British woman was stopped by police at a train station and told she was under investigation after a passenger on a train reported feeling uncomfortable and alleged she had made comments referencing the Holocaust.
Police said they had received a text message alleging she had denied the Holocaust, and subsequently tracked her down and told her she was being investigated for a "racially aggravated public order" offence.
The woman, Fiona Rose Diamond, an activist with anti-Zionist views, said she was expressing political views about the political ideology Zionism.
She said she had just returned from an oncology appointment in London when she was met by British Transport Police at the station.
She also said she believed the timing and circumstances were not a coincidence.
The activist argued that anti-Zionism is increasingly being deliberately conflated with antisemitism in order to silence criticism of Israel and suppress dissenting political views in Britain.
"I am more than entitled to hold beliefs about a political ideology," she said in the video, adding that her grandfather was Jewish.
The incident has sparked renewed debate over free speech in the UK.
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
if you're having a private conversation in the UK and some Zionist overhears you and gets "uncomfortable" they can call the police and they will then come and arrest and charge you. This is a fascist Zionist regime working at the behest of Israel to criminalize its own people
A British woman was stopped by police at a train station and told she was under investigation after a passenger on a train reported feeling uncomfortable and alleged she had made comments referencing the Holocaust.
Police said they had received a text message alleging she had denied the Holocaust, and subsequently tracked her down and told her she was being investigated for a "racially aggravated public order" offence.
The woman, Fiona Rose Diamond, an activist with anti-Zionist views, said she was expressing political views about the political ideology Zionism.
She said she had just returned from an oncology appointment in London when she was met by British Transport Police at the station.
She also said she believed the timing and circumstances were not a coincidence.
The activist argued that anti-Zionism is increasingly being deliberately conflated with antisemitism in order to silence criticism of Israel and suppress dissenting political views in Britain.
"I am more than entitled to hold beliefs about a political ideology," she said in the video, adding that her grandfather was Jewish.
The incident has sparked renewed debate over free speech in the UK.
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
The planning committee that named La Trobe University rejected the name Birrarang, a word in the local Indigenous language, Woiwurrung, because it was considered "difficult to pronounce; not euphonious".
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
Israelis censor @ABCnews reporting of Iranian missile hits on Israel.
“Censorship rules” in Israel are barring the ABC’s Jerusalem correspondent @MathewDoran and other journalists from reporting on any direct hits on Israeli military targets by Iranian missiles.
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
Remember 'premptive strikes' are founded on colonial, orientalist tropes.
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Much of the world will agree with this, and it will be basis for rising Chinese soft-power in years to come.
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CHINA:
"The US is a war addict. Throughout its over 240-year history, it has been at war for all but 16 years.
The US has 800 overseas military bases in over 80 countries and regions.
The US is the main cause of international disorder, global turbulence, and regional instability."
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The statement on the 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 attacks on Iran by #NZ Govt is a disgrace. The Govt knows full well that international law has been breached even though negotiations were under way. It knows that 🇺🇸 walked away from the last nuclear agreement with Iran. Why the servility?
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Bombing Iran in the middle of negotiations, while starving Cuba, while genociding Palestinians, while threatening to invade Greenland… the US and Israel are the single greatest threat to humanity and it’s not even close. We are all forced to live in the nightmare they create.
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
🔴 Benjamin Netanyahu:
1995: “Iran is weeks away from a nuclear bomb”
2006: “Iran is days away from a nuclear bomb”
2012: “Iran is weeks away from a nuclear bomb”
2015: “Iran is days away from a nuclear bomb”
2108: “Iran is weeks away from a nuclear bomb”
2025: “Iran is days away from a nuclear bomb”
The Great Noticing Continues...
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
Have heard from an Iranian friend that her partner in Teheran has sent her a message. He is a leftist and is telling her that the US/Israelis are targeting a number of known leftists homes in Teheran and elsewhere in an attempt to make sure there's no opposition to their favoured candidate once they destroy the regime. What this reveals is the degree of penetration by Mossad in Iran. What it also means is that this is not going to be an easy occupation for the US and its Israeli buddies.
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Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!
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5A, a racist zionist organisation, lobbied La Trobe & BWF to remove the brilliant Dr @RandaAFattah, leading to the 'Code of Conduct'. this continual collusion between lobbyists and organisations to try to shut people down cannot be allowed to continue.
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More than half a dozen prominent authors and members of the Bendigo Writers Festival's curatorial team are pulling out of the event after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel. deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi…
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
more and more authors are withdrawing by the hour. this is what solidarity and standing up for our collective ability to speak the truth looks like.
More than half a dozen prominent authors and members of the Bendigo Writers Festival's curatorial team are pulling out of the event after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel. deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi…
Solidarity with @NickRiemer1 and @jkeaneSDN
Statement on the Zionist lawfare attack on @jkeaneSDN and me by Joseph Toltz, Ariel Eisner, Suzanne Rutland and Yaniv Levy.
Specious claims by Zionists that opposing genocide is antisemitic, and that redressing their alleged victimhood should be a priority, don't bear scrutiny.
Crystal McKinnon 🇵🇸 retweeted
For journalists looking for Iranian perspectives: here they are, smuggled through Iran’s Evin Prison, unequivocally denouncing Israeli/US aggression & foreign “regime change.” These women have been jailed for their work against the ruling class in Iran — one has a death sentence.
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Macquarie University is preparing to dismantle two foundational disciplines: Sociology and Politics. Under the current proposal, Sociology will no longer be offered as a major in the Bachelor of Arts, and 11 of the department’s 14 academics — including long-time colleagues I’ve known since my PhD days — are facing redundancy.
These are some of the most brilliant, dedicated, and compassionate educators I’ve ever known. Despite ongoing funding cuts and relentless pressure from senior management, they’ve continued to build rigorous, thought-provoking curricula that have empowered countless students.
Politics is also set to be scrapped entirely. Yes, in 2025, Macquarie University plans to shut down Politics — a staggering move in any context, but especially now. Among those affected is Dr Jumana Bayeh, the only Arab woman teaching Middle East politics in a politics department in Australia as far as I know.
The cuts don’t stop there. Macquarie’s world-renowned Ancient History department is facing a 50% staff reduction. Media Studies and Creative Arts will also be severely hit — areas where some of the most forward-thinking and creative academic work is being done.
This isn’t just an administrative shake-up. It’s an attack on disciplines that challenge, critique, and expose systems of power — fields that encourage students to think critically about the world around them. That’s no coincidence.
So where do 11 highly qualified sociologists go in a country where universities are making similar cuts across the board? And what happens to the students who still want to study Sociology or Politics — who want to understand society and participate in shaping it?
We are fighting this with everything we have. But we only have three weeks.
If you care about education, about critical thinking, about justice — please help us. Write to your local MP. Contact Macquarie University. Now is the time to act.