In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?

This is Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social at her most brilliant best. Jo is a former Adelaide Writers' Week director, and this article beautifully sums up her fury at the needless destruction of one of Australia's most world famous arts events. @theshot.net.au theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

We could have paid teachers at any time. We could have simply offered a dignified wage to do any of the work we need done at any time. San Fransisco could be clean right now. It was always a matter of political will.

Little Nemo in Slumberland from January 13, 1907.

“School administrators are reaching out directly to parents to let them know they can keep their children home, according to district emails being circulated by parents and educators.”

Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday? You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW) That is quite disgraceful www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Increasingly clear this bill should be voted down. Nothing this extreme should be rushed through parliament like this, especially when the genesis is just to appease pro-Israel lobby. Looks like the Coalition won’t support, so question is will Greens reject or cave as usual and bail out Labor.

leftist plan to increase the birthrate: - universal health care - free child care - better paid family leave - better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear" ok i did it www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...

It's "culturally unsafe" to have a Palestinian Aus author advocate against the systematic slaughter of hundreds of thousands of her people, but it's "a good thing" for the president of apartheid Israel, which has committed daily massacres and mass starvation for 2yrs, to visit us. Unbearably racist.

"Malinauskus was regularly agitating for Abdel-Fattah’s cancellation... Eventually, the board relented. They had seen what had happened at Bendigo, and they did it anyway." New: On the background to the Adelaide Writers' Week debacle, and the involvement of Premier Malinauskas.

A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about

Right, so Malinauskis' meddling in #adelaidewritersweek has cost his state $62 million in revenue, 9 weeks before the state election. Cumuppence! #auspol

one of the bitter ironies is that he's describing the actual behavior of the IDF

Looking forward to every identity group getting its own militia

When this blows over I might have to share some of the emails I’ve received over the days which really make me wonder why I am the one accused of hatred. There is deep unresolved trauma being spewed by some of these people and we cannot consent to living according to their warped reality.

Will there be calls for a Royal Commission into Islamophobia? Will Grant Hackett get involved? Will community leaders blast the Albanese government for not listening to the Islamophobia envoy? Will Pauline Hanson be castigated by Sky for causing this, as Mehreen Faruqi was castigated over Bondi?

No notes All the power and love to @cathywilcox.bsky.social

How many times have I argued that Trump was using white identity politics to consolidate power only to be told by the pundit class and “objective” journalists that the failing of the left was its continuous embrace of identity politics while they were completely blind to whiteness as an identity?

A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins. DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?

We are sick of hearing about “responsible” budgets from the treasurer. This is not responsible. There is no justification for denying people support they need for a decent life.

the last time i heard about anyone i personally know being pickpocketed was here in naarm/melbourne - often voted the world's most liveable city, where crime rates are relatively low

Last week I was telling Ben Joravsky about the fiscal arc I'm following with this administration: - pulling money from social safety net programs for "emergency" and "enforcement" purposes - directly targeting Blue state intergovernmental transfers - shifting dollars from services to private profit

Today's new episode of The Tonearm Podcast features vibraphonist, marimbist, and composer Patricia Brennan discussing her stunning new album 'Of The Near And Far' on which she uses constellations as the foundation for compositions that blend jazz, classical, and post-rock … #JazzSky

Just a reminder that research from social scientists and historians for years has shown that the modern conservative movement can be largely traced to racial integration. See Kevin Kruse’s book “White Flight” for one of the best example of this work. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Revolutionary Song https://collections.artsmia.org/art/136410/

My buds and I are still sending free whistles in quantities of 100-2000 anywhere in the country! whistlerequests @ proton . me

Join #RealHeroes against #Fascism and #Genocide, #Australia - #auspol.

The Adelaide Writers Festival now wrecked by the Adelaide Festival Board, half of which was appointed late last year: a marketing executive; a former politician; a local councillor/real estate agent; an airport manager; a lawyer; a media consultant; and a banker. Another public arts takeover fiasco.

Not one person has lost their job or been forced to apologise for supporting Israel’s genocide. You can support the mass murder of Muslims & you will never be in danger of losing your job in media or politics or the arts or business or education. Suggest Israel are wrong, & you will be targeted.

Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me #Archaeology

David Bowie died ten years ago today so here is a photo of him in Japan looking cool as the current Berlin winter.

The first mix I put up wasn't 1859, it was 2016 - and as it open's with Bowie's death it seems like a good time to re-post it (it does sporadically get lighter after that, I promise!) - Still very happy with this one, more so than 2017 or 2018 for example. centuriesofsound.com/2017/01/09/2...

the issue is instrumentalisation of antisemitism allegations to silence criticism of Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Royal Commission TORs legitimise baseless accusations, inflated claims, and outright fabrications. michaelwest.com.au/antisemitism...

Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:

Unfortunately for Malinauskas, the internet remembers. Instagram user beccilove dug out this quote from a few years ago.

4/ Old mate says:

3/ Pretty sure Yanis Varoufakis is the winner of Most Dramatic response thus far:

Apart from the obvious -- Christiane Amanpour, Jacinda Ardern, Matt Bevan, Tina Brown, Annabel Crabb, Ian Dunt, Sarah Ferguson, Richard Fidler, Greg Sheridan, David Speers et. al. -- who are the two-dozen or so schmucks still performing? www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...

Prison guards are flocking to ICE jobs and frankly this makes sense. Those of us who have been anti-prison organizers for decades have been saying that fascism already existed within prisons/jails. Our best teachers for how to survive fascism are incarcerated people.

/5 Not everyone can do this to help. But there are lots of things to do. If you want, please respond to this with ideas of how to help: how to defy Trumpism, and support America, by defying evil, by helping the least of us, by looking out for your neighbor (in the Good Samaritan sense). Ideas?

Happy 13th birthday to the most essential artwork of the current era, @kcg.bsky.social ‘s “This is fine,” to all those who celebrate.

There honestly cannot be a satire cutting enough to make fun of Americans. What the fuck do you mean the highest colonial ideal you could imagine was a parking lot with McDonald's on both sides

I frequently remind people that when given the chance, Republicans held DOZENS of hearings about Benghazi, knowing full well that it was nothing that would result in nothing, but it forced the media to discuss a right-wing buzzword for months on end. Dems think that stuff is petty, but it’s strategy

we need a 'why are you surprised?' label

This, in part, is what i mean when i say "all the worst people have realised that magic is real." "That which i tell you 3 times is true" isn't just about literal repetition, but about ingraining a grove into the mind— a fact of perception made into reality by the confirmation of mutilple frames.

Renter without air-conditioning or insulation here. Landlords have no interest in making homes liveable. They’re just after the money. That must change. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Bushfires across VIC on Friday, as the state endures catastrophic fire weather. The effect of the incoming westerly wind change can be seen on the Big Desert fire in the north west - a narrow fire front suddenly becoming a broad one.

"A number of artists have turned in credible – and occasionally even great – covers of Beatles classics. Here are five notable Beatles covers. (And no, nothing here from the ‘70s Sgt. Pepper movie. Blecch!)" The 5 notable covers of The Beatles: