Sato Juniper

@satojuniper.bsky.social

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Perth, Western Australia I don't label myself or my outlook on life here, especially as my views and priorities may change over time. However, a longstanding tenet of mine is "Do as you would be done by", which works for me. Take me as you find me.

"What transphobes think trans women do": Woman peering under cubicle door. "What transphobes do": Woman peering under cubicle door
Donald Trump cutting in front of Queen Elizabeth.
Gary Larson cartoon: Dog leaning out of car talking to another dog. "Ha ha ha, Biff. After we go to the drugstore and the post office, I'm going to the vet's to get tutored!"
Two Rhode Island Red pullets, Sienna at back and Scarlet at front. Ruby, the pre-existing chook in the family, is behind the photographer (ie not in shot) having a very loud existential crisis.
Commentary from Caitlin Johnstone: "literally the funniest country that could possibly utter this criticism of another country's military spending". The commentary relates to an image of Marco Rubio, with a quote from him: "imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, Iran had spent that money helping the people of Iran. They would have a much different country.
Map of Iran surrounded by 45 US bases
Map of Iran surrounded by flags indicating US bases. Text says "IRAN WANTS WAR - Look how close they put their country to our military bases".
Image of Israeli "Spokeskid" Ben Carasso, who has been welcomed at Australian Parliament (and those of other nations, reportedly), and spoken with Parliamentarians, to advocate on behalf of children of Israel. Because apparently that's what's happening now in this country.
Image of a Sontaran (a character from Dr Who). Sontarans are a cloned race bred to fight a never-ending war. This one is a bellicose, but in many ways pathetic, lonely creature with no neck, a jaundiced complexion and a fixation on killing.
River (arrow) Sea
Image of Lowitja O'Donaghue. In the 1976 Australia Day Honours, she became the first Aboriginal woman to be inducted into the new Order of Australia founded by the Labor Commonwealth Government. The appointment, as a Member of the Order (AM) was "for service to the Aboriginal community". In 1982 she won an Advance Australia Award. O'Donoghue was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours for service to the Aboriginal community, and was named Australian of the Year in 1984, for her work to improve the welfare of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Image of Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Already active in the NAACP, Parks’ arrest became a key test case against segregation. The 381-day boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr., ended with a Supreme Court ruling desegregating buses. She continued her activism in Detroit and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal.
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"Alternative" Australian Values Statement by Sami Shah
Bondi Beach, September 2025. Man aggressively using Israeli flag as a screen, with another behind him waving an Australian flag. This group claimed that the beach belonged to them.
Australian kookaburra in tree thinking about what to have for second lunch.
Bracelet with Palestinian colours, watermelon motifs and beads with colours of the Aboriginal flag. This signifies that the wearer supports both the Palestinian people and the Indigenous people of Australia.
Bracelet with Palestinian colours, watermelon motifs and beads with colours of the Aboriginal flag. This signifies that the wearer supports both the Palestinian people and the Indigenous people of Australia.
Bracelet with Palestinian colours, watermelon motifs and beads with colours of the Aboriginal flag. This signifies that the wearer supports both the Palestinian people and the Indigenous people of Australia.
Cartoon showing ICC judge inviting Israeli soldier to defendant's chair, saying "Have your seat". The chair is on top of a huge pile of skulls. The date on the cartoon is 2019.
This is the Invasion Day crowd in Perth today after Forrest Place had been evacuated because a device had been seen to be thrown down near the stage, who waited patiently for a long time in Murray Street and then marched through the city as planned originally.
Design for new Australian flag. Lower third red, referencing the Indigenous flag, upper two thirds blue with white Southern Cross . The general design echoes that of the Indigenous flag while remaining distinct, and the colours, red, white and blue reference the existing Australian flag.
Link to information about submissions about the Bill
Invitation to submit feedback to Government on the draft legislation to be debated next week. Submissions are due by 4pm Thursday 15th December, to pjis@ph.gov.au or on the website aph.gov.au where there is more information.
Picture of publisher Morry Schwartz with text accusing Louise Adler of deliberately "wounding" Adelaide Writers Week by programming a Palestinian writer.
A thought experiment: In the absence of a definition of Islamophobia taking the IHRA definition and cutting and pasting or adjusting for Islamophobia - gives an interesting view. Part of an article on the Isalmophobia Zohran Mamdani was facing in his NYC Mayoral run. https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
A thought experiment: In the absence of a definition of Islamophobia taking the IHRA definition and cutting and pasting or adjusting for Islamophobia - gives an interesting view. Part of an article on the Isalmophobia Zohran Mamdani was facing in his NYC Mayoral run. https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
A thought experiment: In the absence of a definition of Islamophobia taking the IHRA definition and cutting and pasting or adjusting for Islamophobia - gives an interesting view. Part of an article on the Isalmophobia Zohran Mamdani was facing in his NYC Mayoral run. https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
A thought experiment: In the absence of a definition of Islamophobia taking the IHRA definition and cutting and pasting or adjusting for Islamophobia - gives an interesting view. Part of an article on the Isalmophobia Zohran Mamdani was facing in his NYC Mayoral run. https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
Table demonstrating what the definition of Islamophobia would be if treated according to the IHRA definition of antisemitism. From https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
Table defining Islamophobia according to the IHRA definition of antisemitism. From an article about Mamdani https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/mamdani-and-the-ihra-definition-of
Statement from @Marquelawyers about sub judice law and Royal Commission
Herbs and other plants in pots surrounded by netting or upturned hanging basket frames. Note the lawn in the background covered by mesh (to allow grazing but prevent death by scratching - ha great theory) but nevertheless mostly dead.
Response from Mark Carney to USA abduction of Venezuelan President Maduro
Large number of attendees with Israeli flags at Gold Coast "educational event"
Memorial to the victims of war and tyranny at the Neue Wache in Berlin. A grieving woman sits alone in a huge grey room cradling the body of her dead adult son.
Sepia-coloured etching of Afghan men and camel in the Australian desert. Artwork by Robert Juniper 1979
Target with arrow in bullseye
Old train station from which all the trains have left
graph showing flat net immigration from 2014 until massive fall in 2020, then compensatory increase followed by decline.
Portrait of Voltaire (maybe) with inscription: "If you want to know who controls you, look at who [sic] you are not allowed to criticize"
Flaming object descends onto boat in open ocean at night
People in Perth marching in support of the human rights of Palestinian people on a rainy night 5.09.25
Flag with lower third red for our red land, acknowledging Indigenous flag, and upper two thirds blue with Southern Cross
Nazi being arrested after alleged violent attack on FN women enjoys light moment with the arresting police officers.
Set of three oak nested tables, slightly dented and looking as though they have led a good life.
Tim Curry as FR Frankenfurter, Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sunset at Coral Bay, Western Australia. The Indian Ocean is just on the other side of the dunes.
Hind Rajab when she graduated from "senior kindergarten"
Two rainbow lorikeets peeping out of a tree hollow in Hyde Park Perth, having just chased away a pair of Wood Ducks many times their size who also wanted to nest in the site.
People gathered outside offices of the ABC in Perth to demonstrate support for Palestine and protest lack of coverage of Israel's targeted murder of journalists
Garden fence made from two lengths of weldmesh overlapped & fastened together, supported by galvanised posts, with plants growing on it.