Jess Marnich
@jess-marnich.bsky.social
A child refugee living in Australia since 70s. Active, curious, resilient.
Here for news, facts, political & social commentary, satire, music, art
#MelbsWest #AgedCare #Health #SexualHealth
Views my own 🇨🇱 Spanish / 🇦🇺 English
Here for news, facts, political & social commentary, satire, music, art
#MelbsWest #AgedCare #Health #SexualHealth
Views my own 🇨🇱 Spanish / 🇦🇺 English
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Jess Marnich
@jess-marnich.bsky.social
· Feb 10
I’m often asked this question once someone speaks with me. The stuff I talk about must be a give away, or in summer when my skin is darker 😎 I’m happy to tackle it head on:
- what do you mean?
- where do I live now? or what’s my heritage?
What comes next is fascinating
(Can you guess the Q?)
- what do you mean?
- where do I live now? or what’s my heritage?
What comes next is fascinating
(Can you guess the Q?)
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Running America like a business is destroying us www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Running America like a business is destroying us
After working in every sector – corporate, local government, state government, Federal government non-profit, and business owner – I’ve had this discussion so many times. Pro-business advocates want…
www.dailykos.com
June 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Running America like a business is destroying us www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Delicious Butter Chicken Pie from The Bread Roll Shop in Ormond.
A nice treat after enduring a Pap smear at the GP 😑
A nice treat after enduring a Pap smear at the GP 😑
June 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Delicious Butter Chicken Pie from The Bread Roll Shop in Ormond.
A nice treat after enduring a Pap smear at the GP 😑
A nice treat after enduring a Pap smear at the GP 😑
Reposted by Jess Marnich
Been playing with some ideas and thoughts of how we start bringing connection back to our real communities.I don’t mean in sunshine and lollipops way, but in real, meaningful ways.Something small that might make some important connections for people who need it (which frankly is probably most of us)
June 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Been playing with some ideas and thoughts of how we start bringing connection back to our real communities.I don’t mean in sunshine and lollipops way, but in real, meaningful ways.Something small that might make some important connections for people who need it (which frankly is probably most of us)
This Fundraiser is a fun opportunity to meet other locals who may be open to support an independent community candidate for the inner west
Plenty to be done IRL
💥Trivia Night, Seddon
💥 Tues 16th Jun, 7-10pm
💥$20
#MelbsWest #VoicesOfInnerWest
events.humanitix.com/voices-of-th...
Plenty to be done IRL
💥Trivia Night, Seddon
💥 Tues 16th Jun, 7-10pm
💥$20
#MelbsWest #VoicesOfInnerWest
events.humanitix.com/voices-of-th...
Voices of the Inner West of Melbourne Pub Trivia Fundraiser
A Pub Trivia night to raise funds for Voices of the Inner West of Melbourne, a grassroots movement working to strengthen community participation in democracy.
events.humanitix.com
June 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This Fundraiser is a fun opportunity to meet other locals who may be open to support an independent community candidate for the inner west
Plenty to be done IRL
💥Trivia Night, Seddon
💥 Tues 16th Jun, 7-10pm
💥$20
#MelbsWest #VoicesOfInnerWest
events.humanitix.com/voices-of-th...
Plenty to be done IRL
💥Trivia Night, Seddon
💥 Tues 16th Jun, 7-10pm
💥$20
#MelbsWest #VoicesOfInnerWest
events.humanitix.com/voices-of-th...
I learnt to swim in a river (Rio Laja, Chile), have swum in the Murray River/Dhungala but swimming in Yarra River/Birrarung? Mmm
Join scientists, designers, community leaders on challenges & way forward
Mon 15th June
6 - 7:30pm
FREE
#RiversAreLife #Melbourne
events.humanitix.com/melbourne-co...
Join scientists, designers, community leaders on challenges & way forward
Mon 15th June
6 - 7:30pm
FREE
#RiversAreLife #Melbourne
events.humanitix.com/melbourne-co...
Melbourne Conversations: Swimmable Birrarung
Free event at Fed Square | Swimmable Birrarung
events.humanitix.com
June 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I learnt to swim in a river (Rio Laja, Chile), have swum in the Murray River/Dhungala but swimming in Yarra River/Birrarung? Mmm
Join scientists, designers, community leaders on challenges & way forward
Mon 15th June
6 - 7:30pm
FREE
#RiversAreLife #Melbourne
events.humanitix.com/melbourne-co...
Join scientists, designers, community leaders on challenges & way forward
Mon 15th June
6 - 7:30pm
FREE
#RiversAreLife #Melbourne
events.humanitix.com/melbourne-co...
¡Buenos días! Conditions at one of #MelbsWest’s ocean /open water swimming patches - def worth a swim. Yes, the water’s cold.
#SelfCare
#PortPhillipBay
#SelfCare
#PortPhillipBay
June 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM
¡Buenos días! Conditions at one of #MelbsWest’s ocean /open water swimming patches - def worth a swim. Yes, the water’s cold.
#SelfCare
#PortPhillipBay
#SelfCare
#PortPhillipBay
“On Sunday, about 180 community leaders from across Sydney packed into Salvation Army Parramatta for the Sydney Alliance Discernment Convention”
#CivilSociety #Multiculturalism
#Democracy
Combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#CivilSociety #Multiculturalism
#Democracy
Combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How grassroots organisations are combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video
About 180 community leaders from across Sydney packed into Salvation Army Parramatta for the Sydney Alliance Discernment Convention
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2026 at 6:18 AM
“On Sunday, about 180 community leaders from across Sydney packed into Salvation Army Parramatta for the Sydney Alliance Discernment Convention”
#CivilSociety #Multiculturalism
#Democracy
Combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#CivilSociety #Multiculturalism
#Democracy
Combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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One ocean.
From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all.
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean.
#worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation
From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all.
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean.
#worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation
June 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
One ocean.
From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all.
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean.
#worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation
From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all.
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean.
#worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation
“The whole thing has long since become a joke. The fact that nobody in the chamber seems particularly bothered to fix it is the joke’s most depressing punchline.”
Looking under the bonnet of Australian democracy.
#Auspol
More pls @aaronsmith 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 (vis Twitter)
x.com/aaronsmith/s...
Looking under the bonnet of Australian democracy.
#Auspol
More pls @aaronsmith 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 (vis Twitter)
x.com/aaronsmith/s...
x.com
June 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
“The whole thing has long since become a joke. The fact that nobody in the chamber seems particularly bothered to fix it is the joke’s most depressing punchline.”
Looking under the bonnet of Australian democracy.
#Auspol
More pls @aaronsmith 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 (vis Twitter)
x.com/aaronsmith/s...
Looking under the bonnet of Australian democracy.
#Auspol
More pls @aaronsmith 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 (vis Twitter)
x.com/aaronsmith/s...
¡Buenos días! Family vibes (all sorts & ages) & calm conditions today. Just beautiful.
#SelfCare
#OceanSwimming
#MelbsWest
#SelfCare
#OceanSwimming
#MelbsWest
June 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
¡Buenos días! Family vibes (all sorts & ages) & calm conditions today. Just beautiful.
#SelfCare
#OceanSwimming
#MelbsWest
#SelfCare
#OceanSwimming
#MelbsWest
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Jewish Violence Against Palestinians and Jews Alike Exposes Israel's Unraveling
- by David Issacharoff
#Israel
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
- by David Issacharoff
#Israel
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Jewish violence against Palestinians and Jews alike exposes Israel's unraveling
With State Backing, Settlers Can Ethnically Cleanse Palestinians at the Same Time as Tens of Thousands of Haredim Can Evade Military Service and Riot Outside a Supreme Court Justice's Home. After All,...
www.haaretz.com
June 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Jewish Violence Against Palestinians and Jews Alike Exposes Israel's Unraveling
- by David Issacharoff
#Israel
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
- by David Issacharoff
#Israel
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Local writer #JaneWong is launching a writing community group at @willylitfest with Writers Out West, Hobsons Bay next weekend.
“For writers from Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Black, Indigenous, and all non-European or mixed backgrounds: ….
1/..
“For writers from Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Black, Indigenous, and all non-European or mixed backgrounds: ….
1/..
June 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Local writer #JaneWong is launching a writing community group at @willylitfest with Writers Out West, Hobsons Bay next weekend.
“For writers from Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Black, Indigenous, and all non-European or mixed backgrounds: ….
1/..
“For writers from Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Black, Indigenous, and all non-European or mixed backgrounds: ….
1/..
@bsky.app is it possible for you to have a translation button for posts in other languages?
I’ve just unfollowed someone because he posts in German as I have no way of quickly translating his post.
Grateful for your comments or advice.
I’ve just unfollowed someone because he posts in German as I have no way of quickly translating his post.
Grateful for your comments or advice.
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
@bsky.app is it possible for you to have a translation button for posts in other languages?
I’ve just unfollowed someone because he posts in German as I have no way of quickly translating his post.
Grateful for your comments or advice.
I’ve just unfollowed someone because he posts in German as I have no way of quickly translating his post.
Grateful for your comments or advice.
Seems so tense online in Aus today - ppl misreading #AustraliaDay| #InvasionDay tweets/ posts & getting aggro. More than usual 🤷🏽♀️
We’re sorely missing a national narrative that brings ppl together today. One that’s real, doesn’t shy away from the horror & is hopeful.
Thoughts anyone?
We’re sorely missing a national narrative that brings ppl together today. One that’s real, doesn’t shy away from the horror & is hopeful.
Thoughts anyone?
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Seems so tense online in Aus today - ppl misreading #AustraliaDay| #InvasionDay tweets/ posts & getting aggro. More than usual 🤷🏽♀️
We’re sorely missing a national narrative that brings ppl together today. One that’s real, doesn’t shy away from the horror & is hopeful.
Thoughts anyone?
We’re sorely missing a national narrative that brings ppl together today. One that’s real, doesn’t shy away from the horror & is hopeful.
Thoughts anyone?
¡Buenos días! A day of reflection for me.
Have a good one, no matter where you are. W/permission
#InvasionDay
#AustraliaDay
#FirstNations
#Colonialism
#Immigrants
#Refugees
#Multiculturalism
#AustralianBeachCulture
#Peace
Have a good one, no matter where you are. W/permission
#InvasionDay
#AustraliaDay
#FirstNations
#Colonialism
#Immigrants
#Refugees
#Multiculturalism
#AustralianBeachCulture
#Peace
January 26, 2026 at 3:50 AM
¡Buenos días! A day of reflection for me.
Have a good one, no matter where you are. W/permission
#InvasionDay
#AustraliaDay
#FirstNations
#Colonialism
#Immigrants
#Refugees
#Multiculturalism
#AustralianBeachCulture
#Peace
Have a good one, no matter where you are. W/permission
#InvasionDay
#AustraliaDay
#FirstNations
#Colonialism
#Immigrants
#Refugees
#Multiculturalism
#AustralianBeachCulture
#Peace
“The anarchy that is emerging under Trump, in other words, is more chaotic. It is closer to the more primitive anarchy of the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes—a world of “all against all,””
An interesting long read.
An interesting long read.
Over the past year, Trump has gutted many of the United States’ advantages, including its strong scientific research base, and embraced extraction and corruption in their place.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... #Trump #Corruption
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... #Trump #Corruption
Trump’s Year of Anarchy
The unconstrained presidency and the end of American primacy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
“The anarchy that is emerging under Trump, in other words, is more chaotic. It is closer to the more primitive anarchy of the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes—a world of “all against all,””
An interesting long read.
An interesting long read.
¡Buenos días! Disconcerting to smell smoke brought in by the Westerly & have an orange tinge in the air. No matter how good the water is. Stay safe.
#VicBushfires #OceanSwimming
#SelfCare
#VicBushfires #OceanSwimming
#SelfCare
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
¡Buenos días! Disconcerting to smell smoke brought in by the Westerly & have an orange tinge in the air. No matter how good the water is. Stay safe.
#VicBushfires #OceanSwimming
#SelfCare
#VicBushfires #OceanSwimming
#SelfCare
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I'm in my 50s. It's now 2026. I had this stupid misunderstanding in my younger years that our leaders, local and abroad, were motivated to serve the people and make the world a better place. Nope. Their only motivation is serve themselves.
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I'm in my 50s. It's now 2026. I had this stupid misunderstanding in my younger years that our leaders, local and abroad, were motivated to serve the people and make the world a better place. Nope. Their only motivation is serve themselves.
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Very good work by @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social for @bostonreview.bsky.social on urban socialism. Emphasizes a key point for progressives: making the basis of change clear in a way tecnocratic liberals have always eschewed
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
Socialism in One City
The ultimate test for Mamdani’s vision will be successful governance—and so far, it appears to be working.
www.bostonreview.net
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Very good work by @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social for @bostonreview.bsky.social on urban socialism. Emphasizes a key point for progressives: making the basis of change clear in a way tecnocratic liberals have always eschewed
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
Reposted by Jess Marnich
On this day in 1984, we released a single called The Killing Moon. 🌙🐰
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
On this day in 1984, we released a single called The Killing Moon. 🌙🐰
I heard on the grapevine the Echuca Moama Triathlon Club put on another great #MurrayRiver / #Dhungala swim - the fab #WharfToWinery swim
Starts in Echuca & finishes at Morrisons Winery in Moama ❤️
Congrats - officials, organisers, swimmers & supporters
@thyrafarmer 👏🏽👏🏽
Starts in Echuca & finishes at Morrisons Winery in Moama ❤️
Congrats - officials, organisers, swimmers & supporters
@thyrafarmer 👏🏽👏🏽
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I heard on the grapevine the Echuca Moama Triathlon Club put on another great #MurrayRiver / #Dhungala swim - the fab #WharfToWinery swim
Starts in Echuca & finishes at Morrisons Winery in Moama ❤️
Congrats - officials, organisers, swimmers & supporters
@thyrafarmer 👏🏽👏🏽
Starts in Echuca & finishes at Morrisons Winery in Moama ❤️
Congrats - officials, organisers, swimmers & supporters
@thyrafarmer 👏🏽👏🏽
Reposted by Jess Marnich
’Burning Down the House is the closer, and as it explodes, it reminds us to watch out – you might get what you’re after. It’s a spectacular show. But the spectacle is nothing less than the incineration of the American dream.’
Review of David Byrne at Brisbane Entertainment Centre last night (first show of Oz tour). As good a piece of performance art as you're likely to get www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
David Byrne review – hope, humanity and dancing in a superbly paced and choreographed show
Solo songs and Talking Heads classics mingle in a spectacular performance that doesn’t pull any punches
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
’Burning Down the House is the closer, and as it explodes, it reminds us to watch out – you might get what you’re after. It’s a spectacular show. But the spectacle is nothing less than the incineration of the American dream.’
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Ladies and gentlemen may i introduce the real leader of the opposition in Australia. #Auspol.
Time to end AUKUS, remove US bases and chart an independent, principled and safe defence and foreign policy for Australia. Cringing in fear under the tattered US umbrella while it’s being used to beat up US allies is no longer a credible plan.
January 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Ladies and gentlemen may i introduce the real leader of the opposition in Australia. #Auspol.
¡Buen día! A slow recovery day in the shallows for me. Joyful summer day.
#SelfCare
#AustralianBeachCulture
#MelbsWest
#Melbourne
#Australia
#SelfCare
#AustralianBeachCulture
#MelbsWest
#Melbourne
#Australia
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
¡Buen día! A slow recovery day in the shallows for me. Joyful summer day.
#SelfCare
#AustralianBeachCulture
#MelbsWest
#Melbourne
#Australia
#SelfCare
#AustralianBeachCulture
#MelbsWest
#Melbourne
#Australia
Ocean swimmers in #Concón (near Valparaiso) #Chile come across pod of toninas (Chilean dolphins with white markings) near Playa de Conchitas.
😍
My swimming inspo today 🙂
From insta:
www.instagram.com/reel/DTiZH9A...
😍
My swimming inspo today 🙂
From insta:
www.instagram.com/reel/DTiZH9A...
Raymar Natación on Instagram
55 likes, 10 comments - raymarchile on January 15, 2026
www.instagram.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ocean swimmers in #Concón (near Valparaiso) #Chile come across pod of toninas (Chilean dolphins with white markings) near Playa de Conchitas.
😍
My swimming inspo today 🙂
From insta:
www.instagram.com/reel/DTiZH9A...
😍
My swimming inspo today 🙂
From insta:
www.instagram.com/reel/DTiZH9A...