scarecrow

The straw man...

Tasmania is a great case study of how data centres in Australia are worsening climate change - No real plan for truly new renewable energy - Electrification of heavy industry struggles while big tech breezes through www.afr.com/companies/in...

The other 20% are named in the Epstein Files

US recently made a deal with South Korea to build nuclear submarines for them by... Mid 2030's That's 10+ years ahead of current AUKUS deal, deliveries est. late 2040's to 2060. Just when you think our ~$370bill AUKUS 'deal' couldn't be any shittier, it sure can #Auspol #AUKUS

FFS this is the guy who lost a war with Iran www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"nothing Trump, Hegseth or Rubio say can be believed as the President has brought Gothic levels of mendacity, corruption, explosive egomania & stupidity to US govt." Yet the Albanese govt lets these fascist clowns direct Australian defence policy. #auspol pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...

1/4 Australians can’t understand the risk we face from Pauline Hanson & ON without seeing that she is Gina Rinehart, with all that money plus Advance plus Atlas Network operations (plus support from Murdoch if her vote share firms up). The LNP too? #auspol open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...

This was the moment I knew for certain that 2026 was going to be a very bad foreign policy year for the United States.

a “special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance”. Simon Schama www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Good god this is a crazy interview. Listen as Scott Pelley describes how Bari Weiss wanted journalists at CBS to cover the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota. This is why we can’t have oligarchs running our news outlets, this is absolutely devastating.

Dictators dictate. Journalists must resist.

Trump meltdown, gets called out for lying, calls the reporter crooked and stupid, and runs away abruptly. Trump: "Your elections in this country are crooked! we are like a third-world country, your elections are crooked!" "Your" elections? "Your" country? 🤔

Nigel Farage Listens to the News

Unravelling Hanson's "woman of the people" schtick may be harder than you think. From simplistic sound bites drawing media focus, to attacking "gotcha questions" from the few journos not playing along, there are 101 ways to distract. At fault: our media landscape, 2nd worst in the world. #auspol

Trump has just told Albanese that he is not giving Australia any new submarines under AUKUS. I asked Defence how this can still be the 'optimal pathway'. The response is... interesting.

~2014 Abbott signed $40bill deal 12 new submarines from Japan ~2018 Turnbull dumped Japan $55bill deal France ~2021 Morrison dumped France $360bill 12 new subs US/UK $3.5bill paid in broken contracts - 2026, 3 Used subs next 16 yrs, new ones... late 2040-2060. i.e Fucking Never #Auspol #AUKUS

Donald Trump: Would you buy a secondhand submarine from this man? Kevan Porter, Alphington @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters

Pauline Hanson’s biggest supporters are Gina Rinehart, Lachlan Murdoch and Kerry Stokes. Between them they own the majority of the Australian legacy media market. Sure young people aren’t there but lots and lots of middle class people are.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... The Billionaires Party. She has already said the minimum wage shouldn't increase this year and workers rights need to be removed #Auspol

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Magaworldland in Bad Decline

Rereading the intro to “Multiculturalism” (1994): Amy Gutmann quotes Emerson, “each age must write its own books” because “citizens must think for themselves.” (p.17)

ironic foreshadowing?

this could be the showcase for the 250th celebrations - I'd sing there

me: changes the light fixtures in my house to energy efficient LED lightbulbs Jeff Bezos:

The president is a psycho

😂🤪

No wonder councils are unable to block their construction.

"No matter how much we may tell ourselves that AI is just a tool like spell-check, it isn’t. When we use AI to flesh out ideas, we lose the most important part of the writing process: thinking." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The White Trash House

Did you know that in the history of the US, no sitting chief justice has faced articles of impeachment? That is, until now. Let’s clear out the rot—starting at the top. Tell Congress to get behind Rep. Cohen’s articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Roberts:

And still, representing this country…

Thank you, Rep Joyce Beatty! Nobody else tried to do it. I appreciate it very much!👏👏👏

Just fuckingdiealready would you…

BREAKING: For the 59th time since early March, Trump says he's close to a deal with Iran

Privatisation. Union busting. Wage suppression. Tax cuts for the rich. Welfare cuts for the poor. Service cuts for everyone else. After 70 years of this shit, you’re still paying a third of every dollar you earn to prop up a system that taxes billionaires an effective rate of 1.9% on their assets.

No help here

are there no race hate laws in America at all? Does America still have a functioning legal system?

No surprise. The Zionist - Liberal party - Advance - Atlas Network connections solidify in Segal's office. All enabled with public funds by a spineless Labor PM who couldn't say no to the Israel lobby. #auspol www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

Don’t want data centers in your community? Make plans to vote in the elections this November *only* for candidates who don’t want data centers.

Sonny Rollins, colossus of the saxophone, has died at 95 Rest In Power! #Pinks #USDemocracy www.npr.org/2026/05/25/5...

It’s quite funny running a court case these days, to observe that the punters watching on YouTube and posting their thoughts on Reddit are comprehending what’s going on far more acutely and accurately than most of the media

Love it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.

Not even Australian owned corporations... @australianlabor.bsky.social Tell them to pay up or fuck off. They will not leave.

Elmu's found water on Mars!

36/ 🥁🥁🥁 Now comes the moment of truth: the 🇺🇳 UNGA vote to adopt the resolution as tabled by Vanuatu! And what a success: ✅ 141 in favour, ❌ 8 against, 🙊 28 abstention... 🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝! 🎉

2/ This is an important moment for the rule of law and climate diplomacy - particularly in the current geopolitical context. The resolutions concludes a diplomatic process initiated by the UNGA in 2023... 🔗 📑 here is the link to the draft resolution tabled for adoption: docs.un.org/A/80/L.65