Cutting a third of the 15 scientists responsible for ACCESS - a vital computer simulation of earths climate system will impact policymakers both here and internationally The Labor party has become a partisan clutch of jack-booted cretins #auspol theconversation.com/csiro-is-cut...

Yeah, because climate change is definitely not something that has, and will continue, to impact Australia... www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Owen Jones: Ben-Gvir is the face of Israel www.owenjones.news/p/ben-gvir-i...

We are very far off the cliff, folks. @CBS should be avoided entirely. Shame on them.

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.

Even using the words “from the river to the sea”, or “stop the genocide” gets a stronger negative reaction from the zionists and our government than the actual & ongoing murder, starvation, ethnic cleansing of MILLIONS of Palestinians.

The Aussie Gaza flotilla captives (including Sam Woripa) have now been released from Israeli detention. Humanitarian civilians should not have to risk abduction, detention + military violence simply to deliver aid whilst Australia continues business as usual - no sanctions, continued weapons trade.

The further Putinisation of America. The government has TV shows which hurt the Dear Leader's delicate feelings cancelled.

OTD in 1948 operation Vesna began in Lithuania. 40,000 people were deported to Siberia and replaced by Russians. Imagine that kind of thing happening today. Imagine selectively opposing it.

Let’s not forget conservatives don’t believe in reparations for slavery but they do for white sesitionist rioters against their own country/democracy… The end of true patriotism.

Stephen Colbert has been one of the most thoughtful, funny, and genuinely decent people on television. I’ve always enjoyed his work — especially the Colbert Report. Here’s a clip from when I was a guest back in 2010.

Just wanted to let you know that the IRS has audited every president annually for decades now to ensure there was no corruption and the reason you didn't know that was because only one president found that to be a problem

OTD in 1935 Nazi German defence minister Werner von Blomberg renamed his department to "The Ministry of War".

why would we need to save the Great Barrier Reef again when magnificent Malcolm Turnbull saved it eight years ago by giving $443 million public dollars to a tiny tax avoidance set-up controlled by fossil fuel executives. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Feminism isn’t “men vs women.” It’s “everyone vs the idea that power belongs to one gender.” open.substack.com/pub/nakedlyd...

It should be explicitly clear from this presidential administration that we can no longer simply rely on decency from politicians and oligarchs. There MUST be laws that force them to be decent or they simply won't be.

Ben-Gvir, a key ally of Trump and Israel’s Minister of National Security, as well as leader of the far-right ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit party, posted a video of himself verbally abusing and mocking international human rights defenders while they were chained, forced to kneel, and abused.

Billionaires must be targeted with tax policy and antitrust policy not because it helps everyone else (though it does) but because their political power must be limited so they can't wreck the world the way they're currently doing

Not only is Trump the most corrupt president in U.S. history, you could make a persuasive case that about a dozen things he has done this term would earn him that title even if he’d done nothing else. And we’ve learned about two of those things just in the past week.

Subsidise? He doesn’t even pay tax, #elonmusk

The National Abortion Federation today released their report on violence and disruption in 2025. "2025 saw a consistent, intense continuation of the type of violence and harassment seen in recent years, with significant increases in numerous categories."

A government of shallow, glib sociopaths striving to get an "Attaboy" from other shallow, glib sociopaths.

Nothing makes someone look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find

Thomas Massie: “I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

what do you call it when the president steals an unfathomable amount of wealth from the treasury and then declares it illegal to investigate him

Along with an apology from the IRS, Trump's arrangement would also guarantee that the IRS would never audit any member of the Trump family ever again.

BREAKING: The Trump Justice Department has expanded the just-announced settlement of Trump's IRS lawsuit to include a pledge that the IRS will no longer pursue *any* claims it may have against Trump, his family members, and his companies over unpaid taxes.

So incredibly stupid, a government investing in fossil fuels and Israeli genoicide supporters hurt feelings, but not science and climate modelling. Astonishing that it would be even worse under the LNP/ONP. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Gazafication of Lebanon At least 3,020 Lebanese killed and 9,273 wounded since March 2, says Lebanese Health Ministry -Quds NN

"Over the last ten years, the population has increased by 16%, and the number of homes has increased by 19%." "The housing crisis wasn't caused by a drop in supply." @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

When did INSIDER TRADING become legal? It used to be a Federal crime with up to 25 years in prison. Mike Johnson said he needs to trade on inside information to pay his bills, like every other person in Congress. Law breaking Speaker of the House, third in line for the Presidency. CREEPY.

oh no not my private jet fortune.com/2026/05/16/n...

Never in the field of human endeavour has so much been fucked up for so many by so few.

"Why is Australia competing?" Wrong question. Why is Australia not boycotting? #GazaGenocide

Palestinians forced to demolish own homes to make way for Israeli theme park

Every single day he proves that he is a deranged maniac

One Nation policy to scrap SBS funding entirely, push ABC into regional-only role #auspol https://mumbrella.com.au/one-nation-policy-to-scrap-sbs-funding-entirely-push-abc-into-regional-only-role-923326?

Journalists stood by and watched as an ABC News crew was chucked out of a press conference by One Nation. Expect more brazen attacks on the media. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. “Truth Lies & Media” is live! ⚡️ Promo Match Frame Editing #auspol #NewsCorpse

That’s some headline

It's not possible for my empire to have problems. My courtiers are always nervously smiling and telling me everything is great

Opinion | The op-ed pages of The Australian are where people go when they've been ejected from various forms of polite society, writes Rick Morton. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/15/i...

There is nothing Trump won’t do to help Putin.

Politics positioned as a “fight” Just stop and think about that - do you or the country need fighting politicians during a time of multiple crises? How will that fix the issues we face? This is not a contest of ideas, it’s a fight Voters invited this mess - but this won’t solve anything

Won't see a headline like this in The Australian or on Skynews. #auspol

I am so sick of seeing the very worst people in our country just absolutely thriving.

“A cohort of entitled extremists who refuse to take responsibility for a genocidal position while presenting as a group of marginalised victims is hard to stomach.”

“Ordinary Australians may soon be forced to settle for owning only the house they actually live in." theshovel.com.au/2026/05/15/t...

Putin has taken revenge for his Victory Day parade humiliation in typical fashion by targeting Ukrainian civilians. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian dictator launched one of the largest bombardments of the entire war. Multiple Ukrainians were killed in the attack