Shameful collapse of new limits on gun ownership framed once again as "stop the wrong people getting guns". Mass shooters at Queen & Hoddle Sts, Strathfield Plaza, Port Arthur, Christchurch, Bondi were all "law abiding gun owners" before they weren't.

I've noticed US commentators during #WorldCup2026 often saying "yards" not metres. The only countries still clinging imperial measures are US and those progressive hubs Myanmar & Liberia. FIFA, tell them to get their act together pls. Here are some imperial holdouts simonchapman6.com/2023/05/22/i...

All Tesla supercharging cables at Heatherbrae 9n Pacific Highway cut by vandals. Many alternatives within 10km

So when our grandparents overdose & die because they didn’t understand how many tablets to take because no interpreter or can’t call an ambulance when having a heart attack & die, will One Nation take responsibility for their deaths, I’m being serious. neoskosmos.com/en/2026/07/0...

Australians will pause at 11am tomorrow to observe a minute’s silence, in order to reflect on the hardships endured by rich men who sabotaged their careers on purpose in order to generate maximum media coverage and victimhood status.

"Belgium’s four goals will remain on record, but have been reclassified as ‘exhibition goals'" Read the full article: theshovel.com.au/2026/07/07/usa-through-to-final-eight-after-fifa-agrees-to-overturn-loss-to-belgium/

Belgium players mocking the US and Trump's meddling in the World Cup by doing the Trump dance after scoring the 4th goal against the USMNT

"I'm a great athlete"

#WorldCup2026 #Trump #Hubris

Highly recommend "Hostage" by a colleague Mimi Nichter, a 50 year delayed account of her being hijacked on a plane from Israel to NYC. Particularly strong on how the experience opened her eyes to the plight of landless Palestinians www.miminichter.com I devoured it in a day.

Why RCTs on nicotine replacement therapy (incl vaoes) are wildly different to the ways that smoker use these products in realworld settings. simonchapman6.com/2026/07/03/v... bsky.app/profile/did:...

FIFA. Fix It For America.

For most of us, seeing the Klan 2.0, a.k.a. Patriot Front, march through Washington, D.C., unchallenged by authorities overshadowed any celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. My ancestors lived through this. And no one today can say with a straight face that racism is behind us.

If we want to clean up Trump’s mess and prevent future Trumps from taking power, we must make major changes to our broken political system. Here are the 10 reforms necessary to get anything done.

Trump today: "I'm a good athlete".Boundless, stupefying narcissism. Clueless laughing stock of the world

BREAKING: FIFA announces Trump to referree US-Belguim game; Barron, Eric & Kushner in US team, Cup reshaped as Trump bust, & 12% levy on all tickets to go to Trump charities.

🇪🇺 #Lobbying: Nearly 3/4 of Dutch submissions to an #EU consultation on stricter #tobacco rules were written by a tobacco company’s #AI tool and submitted as apparent individual responses. Most were traced to tobacco company Philip Morris International nltimes.nl/2026/07/05/d...

Trump trying to make US 250th anniversary all about him. Can you imagine anywhere but an authoritarian regime like North Korea or Russia where people would suffer this?

It continues: A new FDA panel on peptides will include doctors and pharmacists with deep financial ties to the growing industry, to reconsider the safety and effectiveness of peptide injections, which have previously been deemed too risky for FDA approval. apnews.com/article/pept...

With Argentina & Capo Verde 2-2 & 15mins away from penalty shootout, here's the tiny nation's most famous singer Cesaria Evora with "Partida" (match) Let's do it Capo Verde! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dW...

Just published my 200th blog (306,000w), which have drawn 175,200 hits from 123,800 readers. Latest looks at how vaping advocates inflate claims about quit success rates & the many problems in claiming RCTs reflect real world results. simonchapman6.com/2026/07/03/v...

If you read that #vapes are 100% more effective than other ways of quitting, how are such figures calculated & why are they almost always highly misleadng? A long blog looking at all the ways that randomised trials differ from 'real world' attempts to quit #smoking. simonchapman6.com/2026/07/03/v...

If you thought ABC 4 Corners' look at chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in AFL was disturbing, think about boxing where highest points are rewarded for direct hits to the head & knockouts = the peak outcome that crowds bay for. Here's my proposed solution theconversation.com/codswallop-h...

Nailed ut Naomi

If you thought ABC 4 Corners' look at chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in AFL was disturbing, think about boxing where highest points are rewarded for direct hits to the head & knockouts = the peak outcome that crowds bay for. Here's my proposed solution theconversation.com/codswallop-h...

“The best question posed was how her call to pull out of the UN would invalidate Australia’s shipping and aviation treaties. She had no idea.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is why they hate renewable energy, unlimited almost free Energy is terrible. When that is how you make all your money.

Bible section on "den of robbers/thieves in the temple" to be rewritten as Christian Bros sell real estate worth millions for $1 to avoid compensating abuse victims. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Love the English & Scottish World Cup fans who are singing special words about Trump/Epstein to Andy Stewart's classic "Donald where's your troosers?"

You'd think that Angus Taylor would want to celebrate 10% of his community owning a Cheaper Home Battery and slashing their power bills.  Instead, he wants to scrap the program entirely.

Trump's Mini-Me the odious Farage, attacks @who.int via campaign linked to vaping lobbyists who predictably won't reveal funding. goodlawproject.org/farages-camp...

I'm a lifetime Labor voter, but the gvt's gambling ads 'reforms' due in parliament this week are truly pathetic half-pregnant gestures which deserve to fail. simonchapman6.com/2026/04/09/f...

Every time I see #TimWilson trying to position himself as a moderate Liberal, I remind myself of his rapacious years as an anti-regulatory hothead for the #IPA. See examples here simonchapman6.com/2026/06/28/p...

"Prohibition doesn't work," prattle the #tobacco industry's mouthpieces every time some restriction on selling addictive, deadly products is proposed. @simonchapman.bsky.social suggests nobody misses the "freedom" to get cholera or buy lead paint: simonchapman6.com/category/blog/ #publichealthsky

Sarah Martin has been absolutely all over the grift that is One Nation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.

"Prohibition never works!" Oh really? 150 examples where it does. My blog simonchapman6.com/2026/06/28/p...

To help celebrate DRP Congo's historic entry into the next round of the #WorldCup, here are my 50 favourite Congolese rumba tracks for your party! open.spotify.com/playlist/3xI...

An important critique that should be compulsory reading for anyone who views Aotearoa New Zealand's vaping regulation as a model to adopt.

"Prohibition never works!" Oh really? 150 examples where it does. My blog simonchapman6.com/2026/06/28/p...

Our response in @addictionjournal.bsky.social to a hyperbolic critique of Australia's track record in tobacco control which over-eggs N Zealand as the way for a vape-led plunge in smoking, when other nations w liberal access vape policies don't match onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Just came upon this adage: "a lie can travel always around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on". Very apposite today.

Countdown begins before Pauline Hanson uses this in parliament to prove #TheABC has ledt wing bias. Cartoon by Lindsay Foyle

The planet’s climate is unraveling before our eyes - yet corporate capitalism continues the fossil fueled destruction: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Raf Epstein calls out blatant favouritism media gives Pauline Hanson “She could never say ‘show me the good Jews” “She says that about Muslims” “If she said that about Jews there’d be a discussion on this couch whether or not she should be prosecuted under hate laws”💥🎯 #auspol

Martian: please explain "click bait"? Earthling: the star footballer is not moving clubs. He has bought a new house.

Just perfect country music from Nikki Lane www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8aQ...

This should be interesting in so many ways, not only is a councillor selling illegal smokes, the council says their code of conduct is voluntary. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

NSW Health has now closed 313 illegal tobacco stores, for 90 days with 168 currently closed. All stock confiscated. Repeat offenders are being prosecuted with fines up to max $1.54m & gaol of up to 7 years New closures are published each Friday afternoon. www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Page...