Since the headline is a bit confusing, the NYT is reporting that on the same day we hit the girl's school in Minab, we also sent a missile full of tungsten steel pellets at a girl's volleyball tournament hundreds of miles away in Lamerd. Twenty one dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

Some thoughts about writing stuff, in no particular order (this might be a long-ish thread): 1. When Old Man's War came out (2005), lots of people read it and assumed I was conservative, because of its subject matter, and sub-genre, me being a white dude from Ohio, and other various factors.

1/ The US attempted to send several Iran-bound bombers to an Italian air base without prior authorisation and was refused permission by the Italian government while the aircraft were in flight. The news comes a day after Spain disclosed it was refusing US military overflights. ⬇️

There will be no #AUKUS submarines. America has no capability to build any meaningful marine vessels be it merchant or navy ships let alone ones to give away to small middle power countries like Australia #auspol www.cbsnews.com/video/collap...

Scoop: AFP snapped an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt that incensed the White House—resulting in complaints to news agency and its ultimate removal from the wire service. We found the photo in question and have the behind-the-scenes story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karoline-l...

My son sells drones for agricultural use here in OZ. Up Griffith way a few days ago, farmers were most reticent to spend on new equipment, uncertain of world events. Trump's ill-fated foray into Iran hits us here in more ways than we can imagine.

Dr Hillel ‘Hasbara’ Newman uses his #NPC platform to claim that Israel is - a beacon of democracy - the always innocent victim of unprovoked attacks - scrupulously careful to avoid Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese casualties. And I have a bridge over the Litani River to sell you.

Absolute shit being uttered by the Israeli Ambassador at the National Press Club. Disgusting lies and filth. Every journalist there should walk out.

I'm curious, who the #NPC is meant to be for, if they platform this lying bigot ? #AusPol

Apparently, a broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter. Gift Link giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The Senate just stool up an inquiry into a gas tax. Of note, the Government supported the inquiry’s establishment. #auspol

Fucking ridiculous. This comes from too much exposure to UK and US anti-trans stories. There are no ‘bathroom laws’ in Australia. The mischievous terf that complained should have been ignored. The security guard actions elevated her mere discomfort about the trans women’s actual needs.

🧵 #AusPol

The frilled lizard is an iconic Australian reptile because of their utter fearlessness. Their scientific name, Chlamydosaurus kingii, translates to 'King cloaked lizard' & you can see why. They're one of a few modern lizards that can accurately be called bipedal, running upright on hind legs.

The new policy makes many assertions - men have advantages over women in sports, all contact sports are more dangerous for women than men, etc but there are few explanations or proofs given. FWIW, the proposed solution was dropped in 2004 because it didn't work defector.com/ioc-reinstat...

best No Kings sign I’ve seen today

www.ft.com/content/4f09... Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait.

Women dressed as Handmaids march at No Kings in Nashville while holding signs of the men named in the Epstein Files. We won’t forget. We won’t rest until every file is released and every pedophile predator is prosecuted.

WAR DON'T SEX CRIMES HIDE CRIMES

If you didn't get why people are angry or wary of conflating anti Israeli state actions and words with antisemitism, well here's a perfect illustration, straight from the source. @albomp.bsky.social does this look familiar to you

Defence Minister admits that Australia’s Wedgetail aircraft in the UAE is sending information direct to the US Combined Air Operations Centre that controls US airpower across the Middle East. This is not defensive, it’s critical to US attacks across Iran. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

This is my Australia not right wing racists

Welcome to America #NoKings

Prisoner number 804: the plot to erase Imran Khan. It's one thing to remove a PM from office, as happened to the former cricketer in 2022. But it's another thing to try to eradicate the most famous person in Pakistan's history. pulitzercenter.org/stories/comm...

Is that the same two weeks as the infrastructure plan, the new healthcare plan etc ?

Washington Post reporters called the White House. Their phones showed ‘Epstein Island.’ archive.md/https://www....

Pege Hegseth's chief of staff tried to block the promotion of a black female combat veteran because, as the article notes, "President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events" in Washington DC

It's not merely that Pete Hegseth behaves as a racist and war criminal, it's that he's also speedrunning the Stalinist military leadership purges *and* the inevitable next war that exposes why you maybe don't want to ideologically purge your military leadership

You're gonna see people sharing this as proof that RAM demand will now drop, but it's more a sign that the markets don't understand anything. RAM manufacturing capacity has been pre-booked, and there isn't some magical change coming out of this research anytime soon www.ft.com/content/e4e1...

Premium Newsletter: How much of the AI bubble is real? In an analysis of every major AI data center project, the majority are theoretical or behind schedule. Their customers (AI startups) burn $3+ per dollar of revenue, with no possible path to profitability. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-how-...

Do you live in New South Wales? He’s an article for you michaelwest.com.au/groomed-capt...

What is the expert panel advice to the Crisafulli government to justify criminal prosecution of children as adults in Queensland? It's met 9 times but the Crisafulli government refuses to publicly release in full that advice with all submissions flagged confidential. #qldpol

I'm currently receiving 'at home' care after a breast amputation for cancer. Diagnosis, hospital admission, surgery, post op care at home, communication all brilliant!!! Cost? $0. Thank you Australia & thank you Gough. (& ty Bob for reinstating after Fraser dismantled the original Medibank

So if the Police make me anxious can I have them arrested? #auspol #qldpol

Whose children are most likely to 'cause anxiety' to smug, white 'I'm not racist, but ...' colonisers? #QLDVotes2028 #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

NYT: The FBI director forwarded sensitive FBI emails to his personal Gmail account. Here's why that's not a problem like it was for the email lady.

What a load of fucken shit is this! Lawyers to trash a garbage, useless law! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Something else about this (and yes, what I’m about to describe is under the paywall… paying for journalism helps keep it alive) piece We’d confirmed that in recent days Trump has been making snide, genuinely annoyed comments in private about jd vance and tulsi, that they weren’t warmongering hard…

The ancient scrolls tell us that, in the Before Time, a president's admission that his administration had not considered the obvious likelihood of the war widening when they first attacked Iran would lead to immediate congressional hearings.

Taking money from an insurance company, while fronting high profile programs, undermines everything ABC stands for.

Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? I'd forgotten about it www.techdirt.com/2026/03/27/t...

This is the government Australia is giving billions to for mythical submarines. A cashed-up, culty, disorganised crime racket.

Yesterday I came across an article Leigh Sales wrote on Thursday when the ABC was on strike. It is one of the worst commentary pieces on Australian political-economic history I've read. It was clear no one of quality was around to check her work or prevent it from being published. 1/13

This is just to say, rationing always happens, it's just done by price and it's always, always, always the poorest among us who pay the most. Can't afford to fill it up, always at the mercy of the fluctuating price and at a certain point, you just have to forego.

There it is again … a feeling that in a past life I was someone named Shirley MacLaine. Gary Larson, The Farside

Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? I'd forgotten about it www.techdirt.com/2026/03/27/t...

JD Vance reveals what he thinks UFOs are [tl;dr he thinks they are demons] www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-revea…

You work too hard not to give us your money. #TheOnion

Perfect from @cathywilcox.bsky.social