The fake news will say I said what I said in the previous sentence.

🧵Over the next week there are two rightwing conferences in Sydney. This weekend Tony Abbott leads the hate group-boasting Advance. Next week John Anderson leads the up-market version, Aspire. (Details below) Both are based on hysteria about culture/race suicide. Need to read this book to 💡 #Auspol

So good Rana bought two on the same day

Somewhat surprised to hear @elisewho.bsky.social do a promo for The Australian while listening to a TED Talks pod. Doubt she knows the deserved reputation of Rupert Murdoch's vanity mouthpiece. E.g. their targetting of outspoken women e.g. @yassmin.bsky.social TED should probably vet advertisers.

Way too GLAM adjacent for me. An “are we the baddies?” feeling. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Recently started using FB more often. It really is shit though.

Michaela Cash being a PoS on facebook. Why Zuck's algorithm thinks I will do anything except block this shit and think even less the bots and idiots who support this escapes me

Universities are hotbeds of wokeness, also futurecampus.com.au/2026/02/17/s...

Accuses? I think ‘notes’ is more accurate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

#jfc The consequences of ineffectual opposition and entrenched power a Victorian ALP shitshow 7am - Nick McKenzie on CFMEU corruption and Labor’s blind eye share.google/5rSkk5moq4qw...

Much to ponder in this from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

“Governments don’t like protest… they need protest to look inherently violent… so people start to second guess, to doubt” Crystal Andrews #SundayShot #TheShot #auspol

Hey SundayShotters does anyone know of a list of the things Trump has stopped data collection on because it made him looked bad? #SundayShot

I think the Libs are counting on manipulation to win elections (atlas network, AI,social media, MSM) because earning it with policy vision is actual work. #SundayShot

Dave mentions that 'they' have stopped doing Presidential approval data 'coincidentally' showed how bad Trump's rating is. So on brand #SundayShot

Not sure why we're surprised the Libs installed 'Taylor from central casting' when their whole shtick is optics not substance #SundayShot

As far as I can tell this only the second time Mansfield Town have beaten Burnley, ever seanelvidge.com/h2h?team1=Bu...

#farrer #by-election Last election results

Who today's ABC News AM email image alt text is really outdoing itself - like they took offence at me pointing out they didn't know who Sussan & Angus were yesterday. Everyone has a name and label - not necessarily the right one. Although I guess they could have pulled this from the 2016 archive.

How quickly they forget

Still taking....fish? ABC New AM alt text, I refuse to believe an AI would make this mistake, this is very human - will if I'm human that is.

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

Good to see the Israeli President’s non-political goodwill tour conclude with him telling protestors to go stand outside the Iranian embassy. He’ll be leaving us with so much unity and social cohesion we’ll all need a good lie down.

Australian University Census of Staff Wellbeing results are up. Yikes. #AusEdu

Nominating this for #talkingpictures - the only thing I miss about #insiders now that #SundayShot reigns supreme

ABC News AM alt text suggest they don't know who these people are #auspol

No more protesting thanks, that's it wrap it up it's not cohesive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

Angus Taylor having a rich manbaby sook #auspol

Pointless sign. It's a men's toilet. Of course I'm going to wet the floor

Oh, fuck. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

When Harry Met Sally

Australia’s response to Gaza shows how lobbying power can narrow political debate and recast criticism of Israel as antisemitism, with consequences for media freedom and public accountability, writes John Menadue. #PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #media #humanrights

By a former Israeli PM

Whoa! #rabbitohs

Also a not great for those who think the International Court Of Justice has any legitimacy and/or oppose genocide.

Dear Guardian, grasshoppers don’t chirp they stridulate

Clearly Nordi's hand is no longer able or permitted to throw #arssun

Dissapointed Trai didn't create some space for Nordi to pass to him #arssun

Oh cool, madueke subbed. Fewer headshots ;-) #arssun

Loved that Brobbey covered for Talbi on left wing and then outmuscled two attackers defending #arssun

Nordi and Diarra both a little frustrated by our slowness out of defence #arssun

Great work from Diarra #arssun that yellow frees up Brobbey a little.

From the COVID catio vault #caturday

[CW for the screenshot, CSAM] You know one way the American people might have been able to put a halt to all the child rape? By believing women about their rapes.

30,000 Colleagues Under The Sea #ManagementBuzzwordMovies

A wee helper on recycle bin night #cairns

I think the biggest threat to Australia’’s “conservative” parties is reality and their refusal to deal with it. For far too long forgoing policy and taking the lazy route to power, for power’s sake.

#auspol #Australia