I have attended the sentencing of John Ashby today, which will be featured in an article being published by The New York Times next week Before then I wanted to clarify some confusing reporting I've seen. The rape was religiously motivated by hostility against Muslims, although the victim was Sikh

"I see the Green vote as being ethnic minorities. Many who don’t speak English" - Nigel Farage to The Sun. The Greens are on 15-20% in the polls. Their national vote will be > 75% white British. It is significant for Farage to try to delegitimise both ethnic minorities & Green voters in this way

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "War pigs, the Albanese way"

The fossil fuel advocates always include the royalties in with the taxes, because, well they have to to make the figures look good. Royalties is the cost of them buying what they need to do business.

Jim Chalmers is likely busy trying to balance the books while centrists push for robbing Peter to pay Paul & avoid taxing Goliaths, but if he is the same man who stood for leadership in 2019 - might be time to check your “numbers”.

The PM wants you to know it's a difficult and uncertain time… for gas giants. Give me a break. Do you know who it's actually a difficult and uncertain time for? Us. Everyday Australians are currently being taxed more heavily than the greedy gas corporations.

He needs to go. Estimates showed the contempt these companies have for us. They are flooding the airways with false truths while we can see the actual numbers. Resign @albomp.bsky.social Go work officially for Santos, you already are. #auspol

I think Albanese is in a holding pattern Needs gas giants to support his government. Keep centre right voters. Can’t use majority to get more revenue. Needs gas giants to support his government. Keep centre right voters Can’t use majority to get more revenue. He’s not working for us. #auspol

Watchdogs say the previous CEO model suspiciously started slowing down immediately after the announcement chaser.com.au/business/app...

A detail everyone is ignoring or forgetting. Peter Mandelson masterminded Keir Starmer's reshuffle days before the scandal broke. That is, while he was the US Ambassador. This seems like quite an important detail!

The AFL needs to address why a vulnerable young man was put on the ground in what could have been a manic episode & Carlton should face sanctions. Players, officials, medical staff and even the coach interacted with Hollands & FAILED to have him benched & receive medical assistance. #auspol #afl

1977: Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, addresses the Queensland Parliament. His visit was sponsored by Gina Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, who wanted to use nuclear explosives to extract iron ore and create a new Pilbara harbour to accommodate massive ore ships

Alex Jones is alternating between being Not Mad Online about The Onion thing and accusing someone I’m not even clear is connected to The Onion of fraud for “stealing peoples identities”

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.

Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.

Like, for example, a Secretary of Defense citing a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction to promote wars of aggression.

Did he say “SeeSaw” instead of Ceasar? The faux pulp fiction piece is based on Ezekiel. Appeal to Ceasar, Act 25:17 "So when [they] came together here, I made no delay; the next day I took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.” - about Paul’s judgement. Does Pete want a man?

Ben Wiseman for Die Zeit.

What do you get if an idiot puts “Washington Square Arch”, “Arc de Triomphe” & “Brandenburg Gate” into an AI image generator. 👇 Whatever the Temu Neoclassical deformity this is. 110+ feet (33 metres) of faux gold embossed bullshit. With a knockoff Berlin Victory column with a weird Lady Liberty

A data analysis by @ettemedia.bsky.social shows just how insane the Australian campaign against Randa Abdel-Fattah has been. www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...

I've been leaked a letter from the Telegraph's new owners. It's now mandatory for the Telegraph's journalists to support Israel. And their new owner's record is deeply disturbing 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/at-the-tel...

Mate, if you think Pope Leo XIV is “very liberal” and “far left”, wait til you hear about Jesus. A Palestinian Jew who was close to a modern Marxist who said, "... it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Lefty Commie Christ

More power to his arm

THE DALAI LAMA IS WEAK ON MONETARY POLICY.

"Orbán’s Hungary has been the model for the global fascist assault on democracy. Maybe it can also serve as a model for its defeat." Important piece from Jason Stanley for Zeteo on the big story of the day:

THE POPE IS JUST SOME GUY FROM CHICAGO WHO WEARS A DRESS EVERY DAY AND NEVER WON A SINGLE ELECTION, LET ALONE THREE!!! WHY DOES ANYONE LISTEN TO HIM? WHAT MAKES HIM SO GOD DAMN SPECIAL ANYWAY?

Pedophilius Moronicus is bigly mad at the Pontifex Maximus for insisting on the teachings of Jesus.

Donald Trump launches extraordinary attack on Pope Leo calling him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’

whomst among us hasn't looked at a pope and thought, hmpf, weak on nuclear weapons

Vance was accompanied by 2 real estate tycoons. Witkoff once met with Russian govt figures without a translator. Not 1 person in the US delegation spoke Farsi, Urdu or Pashto, but Iran & Pakistan officials speak fluent English. They sent in stock brokers to fix a dam. Failure doesn’t cover it. 1/2

artwork attributed to Banksy, quote attributed to Utah Phillips

first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note

Good article on the situation talented and much loved artist extraordinaire @nordacious.bsky.social has been put into by repressive laws in Queensland

The Greens are the only political party that have the courage and morality to stand with Palestine as it's erased by supremacists. I find it odd, in that context, that they condemn Iran, Hezbollah, Houthis, etc. It's like they're only up for half the fight. It makes no sense.

For those who want to follow in Peter Murphy’s stead. www.pennywong.com.au/contact/cont... Office Details Level 4, 19 Gouger Street Adelaide SA 5000 PO Box 6237, Halifax Street Adelaide, SA, 5000 (08) 8212 8272 [email protected] Be polite.

This is at least the 12th Al-Jazeera journalist assassinated by Israel

I phoned Penny Wong's office and politely asked a staffer to let her know that I am "deeply concerned" by her cowardice, complicity and by the insincerity of her comments responding to Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Ph: (08) 8212 8272. Please be polite. #auspol #IsraeliWarCrimes #LebanonUnderAttack

Apparently he took the Iran cluster-fuck badly…

With the oil price fall yesterday, Santos and Woodside have taken a bit of a hit. So send them your thoughts and prayers and definitely not a 25% tax on gas exports.

Everybody feel better now?

As Jewish Australians, we are devastated to learn of the Israeli assault on Lebanon yesterday. We urge @albomp.bsky.social and Foreign Minister Wong to speak out against Israel's violent escalation and call on the Government to take decisive action by demanding an immediate ceasefire.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged Lebanon to refrain from being bombed

If they’re actually confirming the strait has been mined, then that’s a big deal. Once an area has been mined, you can never “prove” it’s been demined. Insurance companies don’t care about rhetoric or Trumpian assurances. If confirmed, insurance rates will remain sky high.

The Australian Government releases statement following latest (insert war crime here)

Here's me. "What the fuck was that?!"

It's always tricky, when talking about these conflicts, to determine who are the bad guys. Well let me tell you, Israel are fucking evil www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Could an Australian journalist publish a "Where Are They Now?" piece exploring the board memberships, consultancy roles, and other paid jobs of former AUS Govt ministers (both Coalition & Labor)? I wonder how many now have lucrative roles in industries over which they once had influence. 🤔 #auspol

Love to see this: A new poll conducted in Hungary has shown that JD Vance's visit to Budapest caused Putin puppet Viktor Orbán's party to LOSE 3% of its support. ⬇️