Christ the fuckery is pervasive, hey

What are Trump and the "manosphere" trying to tell us with their public displays of testosterone? And what does it say about the U.S. in this moment? Some thoughts. (Let me know what you think in the replies.) https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-trumps-cage-match

They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.

After a peaceful night with no violence at the Bisalloy picket, it looks like Chris Minns and Labor have sent the so-called Public Order squad in. They are violently flinging protestors aside to ram their SUV’s through this morning. The picket holds.

This is an important win with Labor forced to restore the sunset clause. It’s clear though that they intend to work with the Libs to expand warrant less questioning and we will keep fighting them!

More great work from Sarah Martin on this - consistently going deeper which is why PHON is trying so hard to ban her www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This just sums it up so well. They don't want disabled people to live full lives or be part of the world, because to want that would be to acknowledge that it doesn't come easily or free and that makes people feel bad. Better to force disabled families back into hiding to suffer silently.

It's that time of year when I am going to be very annoying and ask for money to support anti-fascist radio. givenow.com.au/cr/yeahnahpa...

In Senate Estimates we asked hard questions of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism including how their approach is dividing communities - these questions and the responses are on my YouTube here www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xiF...

Volker Turk, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, warns that 'children are dying' as result of US oil blockade.

The newspaper-shaped object that presumes to call itself the Herald-Sun has AGAIN published a poll where it has failed to state the Green primary.

@davemilbo.bsky.social on his recently published scoop that two Australian factories are producing explosives for the IDF: “Not a single mainstream media outlet picked it up.” Let’s drop the fiction that non-indie media ‘speak truth to power.’ They are power’s megaphone. #SundayShot #auspol

As good as ever @davemilbo.bsky.social and special thanks for the extended footage of Uncle Robbie Thorpe. That speech could be a socialist political program, right there. Genocide and ecocide are the twin horns of colonialism. youtu.be/vI8mAq7J1dk?...

Opinion | "Old media can only afford, or be bothered, to offer up a desultory pretence of doing its job now. So be it," writes Gillham's lawyer Michael Bradley. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/04/j...

Correction, Pickering was not on Avi Yemini's podcast, he just went out to the "protest" outside the ABC Melb building and allowing himself to be interview by Yemini (for no good reason). Problematic is treating Yemini with any credence. Absolute joke. www.smh.com.au/national/cha...

Exposing Australia's, not only known complicity, but also making a profit, from genocide in Gaza. #Auspol By @davemilbo.bsky.social in @theshot.net.au theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

A protest at Victoria Trades Hall that led to eight activists being arrested has exposed long-running tensions between union leaders and rank-and-file members over the movement's response to the genocide in Gaza. www.deepcutnews.com/p/arrested-a...

They can’t point to a single instance of antisemitism by an arts organisation, while there are dozens of cases where official pressure has silenced pro-Palestinian voices. This is pure political intimidation by the govt and its official pro-Israel lobbyist.

this article oddly shoehorns the cost of our exhibition at the Biennale into a report of ASECA’s desire to control political expression in the Australian arts and culture sector, instead of the much higher cost, including vast executive time, of the pro-Israel lobby. www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

Oh fuck off. www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

The ICJ has ruled that govts and orgs are obliged not to lend any form of support to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. So I again implore the Aus Govt to take meaningful action to hold Israel to account. To do anything less makes us complicit. #politas #auspol

Abolish the Job Networks, re-establish the CES. Bring in a 90% retrospective income tax on the owners of the networks for being awful (legality of this might be suss, but hey, it will give them an incentive to do something else)

A few initial thoughts on James Hird's potential return as Essendon coach for Australian Community Media ...

This is evil collective punishment.

there is genuine ignorance among witnesses as well as a deliberate strategy to read hasbara into the public record at this Royal Commission. Fact checking can barely keep up with zionists reciting pro-Israel narratives - noble start from Deepcut here. www.deepcutnews.com/p/fact-check...

Laura Tingle points out that Israel seems less concerned about its beating, starving and sexual assault of prisoners than the fact the exposure of these actions is damaging its intl reputation

Treatment. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Human rights groups have warned Australia may become “a safe haven for persons alleged to have committed the most serious international crimes” unless the government investigates Australian-Israeli dual nationals who may have committed war crimes in Gaza. www.deepcutnews.com/p/afp-urged-...

The usual US playbook and hypocrisy…

Time to expel the Israeli ambassador? If not now, when?

Zohranist Mamdanism may not be your cup of tea but it's hard to argue he's not doing stuff. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

eyes on the flotilla needed now. www.youtube.com/live/2OnWKTg...

“It seems to be entirely lost on the government . . . that Australia’s natural gas does NOT belong to them. "Australia's natural gas resource belongs to ALL Australians." – Andrew Wilkie MP ✍️ Sign to support a 25% gas export tax ➡️ https://theaus.in/4eNfW5P

John Menadue, with years of senior government, business & journalistic experience behind him, made a cogent submission to the antisemitism Royal Commission. Let’s hope the Commissioner gives it due weight. #auspol

End ICE Abuse: Tom Morello Joins Immigrant Rights Protest in NYC

It's 31 years today we lost my big brother Steve Connolly at 36. He was a brilliant guitarist & songwriter who helped shape Paul Kelly classics like 'Leaps & Bounds', 'To Her Door' & 'Before Too Long'. He was funny, feisty, entertaining, occasionally infuriating & we’ll always love him. RIP Steve. ❤️

Matt Doran: “They are chanting some pretty vile, racist slogans. Things like "death to the Arabs" and “may your villages burn". “You can see some of the people who are here, they're more interested in trying to hide how they’re behaving than actually trying to justify their behaviour.”

Study Finds Israel Increased Attacks on Gaza After Halting Strikes on Iran

on Nakba day, Israelis celebrating the foundational hateful violence of the state.

What kind of justice is this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Incredible. No notes.

The response to this budget is further proof that the biggest whingers in our society are big business and the super-rich. If they think some trust fund kid not being able to negatively gear their 5th investment property is communism, wait 'til they hear what we've got in store!

Future Fund holdings in Palantir rose from $6,750,136 in 2023 to $165,307,100 in 2025. In 2020, former Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Mike Kelly was announced as Palantir’s Australian head ten days after retiring from Parliament for health reasons.

The fund’s holdings in Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems now total $8,658,722 — up from just $547,290 in December 2023. This is despite Elbit being placed on the fund’s blacklist in 2021. In December 2020, Elbit engaged former defence minister Christopher Pyne to lobby on its behalf.

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund drastically increased its investments in arms, tech and banking companies contributing to the Gaza genocide in 2025, risking “serious breaches of international law” according to pro-Palestine advocacy groups. www.deepcutnews.com/p/future-fun...

Treasurer urged to cut $260m+ of Future Fund investments in Israeli weapons & war crimes in Budget apan.org.au/treasurer-ur...

How can it be legal to steal poor people's stuff & force them to go kms away to get back their bedclothes, in winter? Family photos? Sanitary products? But not on weekends? Which Port Phillip councillors voted for this? Can't tell on the website. Not sure how to find out but I will. And I vote here.

UN calls on Israel to free two members of Gaza aid flotilla abducted in international waters and held without charge.

House Democrats Urge U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Acknowledge Israel’s Secret Weapons Program