Good collection of Dismissal-related stories. open.substack.com/pub/truenort...

After Ragnarök, the Josh Frydenberg will return and cleanse the earth. theconversation.com/view-from-th...

"Tesla shareholder approve one trillion dollar pay deal for Elon Musk."

Okay, great. Or not great.

One of the best arguments for politicians keeping pronouncements about their "faith" to themselves is that it allows them to avoid presenting as hypocrites. Stop pretending there is anything Christ-like in your incrementalist, centrist neoliberalism.

"Which is why I am dedicating an episode of my NYTimes podcast to the topic." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...

This is so true. People like Bolt hate actually existing Australia. Always have.

Does Albanese do selfies with socialists or just fascists?

“Modern neo-Nazis crave attention and publicity. They see journalists as ‘useful idiots' in this regard, and they celebrate even the most critical coverage because it inevitably leads to a surge in membership applications.” ASIO Chief, Mike Burgess (paywalled) www.afr.com/policy/forei...

Not left. Not Right. Stupider.

Cool? No. Normal? Yep.

Sauron says what?

Don't tell Sussan Ley that kids all over the world are dressing up as death and going door-to-door asking for lollies.

Dumb will tear us apart, again

Btw, the Mellon Auditorium has a 22,000 sq ft neoclassical ballroom 8 mins from the White House that the govt helped restore in 2022. Total Trump aesthetic. Knocking down the East Wing has nothing to do with building a ballroom. Building a ballroom has nothing to do with building a ballroom.

They are just Nazis to their bones

Dad, what's a metaphor?

Trump just did this totally in-character and predictable thing and I'm just, like, totally shocked.

Trump clearly building the ballroom for the benefit of his popularly elected successor.

Lol, hard for young 'uns to understand maybe but post-war, "anti-Nazi" was as close to a universal view as you might ever see. It's why so many are STILL in denial about what Donny is doing. It feels impossible.

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Don't tell me one of our institutions is actually fighting back against rightwing bullshit?

Fantastic review

Melbourne: ever helpful

Every Beavis finds their Butthead www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Looking forward to seeing the new Spinal Tap movie

I love the smell of hallucinogens in the morning

To be able to say stuff like this with impunity is as good an indication as any of how the media & almost democratic institution has failed over decades. Forget comparisons with 1930s Germany: this is the key aesthetic of a genuine American fascism. Not coming or threatening, but fully in place.

The natural party of lobbying

God almighty. And THEY are accusing HIM of politicising the Club. FFS.

"I guess there was a gap in the market," he added, "because we torment everyone else."

You scoff, but this is how we got Medicare. Sorry, I meant AUKUS

Kind of makes blindingly obvious the truth of all capitalism, doesn't it? It relies utterly on paying as littlle as possible, or not paying at all, for labour.

Worth a read for more detail on the #npc cancellation. www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-na...

These elites of Australian journalism do their industry no favours. Then again, most of our political class have forgotten what it is to be, not just accountable, but transparent and professional too.

Andrew Hastie's dull attempt to put beetroot on a Maga burger. Or something. open.substack.com/pub/tdunlop/...

Unlike fascism

Could that be because the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism?

What a pathetic decision.

Why isn't this idiot sanctioned by the Senate for this dangerous nonsense?

Little reminder that what comes after Trump is much, much worse.

If they really want a "tactical retreat" for "white people", I hear America is nice at the moment. Off you go.

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. That goes for all of us, but especially those, who by their rank, have a leadership role." --David Morrison

Quite inspiring

A mere 2500-word ABC puff piece on rightwing extremist Andrew Hastie. The sort of balanced, professional reporting that has helped turn America into the democratic powerhouse of moderation and reasonableness we know today.

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What happened to the separation of Kirk and State?

ChatGPT prompt: create the most embarrassing image imaginable of a world leader having a selfie with Donald Trump. Make both of them grin like cats passing razorblades.

Hastie is the next-in-line, post-Howard, cut-out, wannbe empty suit with nothing original or worthwhile to offer. He'll be carried aloft by the rightwing media and presented as THE GOLDEN ONE for as long as they can maintain the illusion. The party death he is worried about ⬇️ has already happened.

Mitch has been waiting for this moment www.youtube.com/shorts/tqOkW...