“The Trump administration is expected to announce on Tuesday an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department, ending the agency’s role in supporting academics at elementary and high schools and in expanding access to college.” The authors of Project 2025 must be thrilled.

Who is the “piggy” that needs to go away? #Trump

Doritos is seriously deluded. Every few weeks the product is on sale at $2.50 Buy the home brand.

#CheapTreats #Aldi

In Australia there is a plan to regulate chat bots for dangerous content to children but not to protect anyone else - I am deeply concerned about the risks this will pose to many people including disabled and marginalised people and those experiencing mental health issues

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Your response please?

“ACOSS is calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates tomorrow amid clear signs of the labour market slowing.” theaimn.net/rba-must-cut...

Hoping that St Vincent's - a vitally important (publicly funded) institution in Australia will see fit to respond to these questions by @wendybacon1.bsky.social

Today’s ABC report shows fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation to delay climate action. From fake studies to AI content, the risks to trust and democracy are real. I’ve called for truth in political advertisement for years. We need legislation before the next election. #AusPol

My PM is refusing to include ALT text on his photos, despite repeated requests to do so. He is excluding blind and low vision users from his communications. A media professional, appointed by our PM, paid by us, is excluding blind and low vision users from the communications of our PM.

Commissioner Brereton told the public and parliament that his position with Defence was entirely honourary, now we know that is not true, that he is part of a chain of advice to Ministers and Defence.

Today, we honour the police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. We thank them for their service and dedication to protecting our communities.

The Labor Government has delivered the largest nominal improvement in the Budget in a single Parliamentary term.In dollar terms, we’ve made more progress on the Budget in three years than any government in history. #auspol #ausecon

Albo’s Audition #auspol ko-fi.com/hudsoncartoons

Donald Trump signs executive order that prohibits escalators stopping when he’s halfway up or halfway down. Paul Custance, Highett The Age, letters

You have the right to remain silent

Everyone loves Bird of the Year! And it's bgrk! (chicken noise) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump angered by ‘bad door’ at UN as White House vows to investigate malfunction.

One from the archives #auspol #USPolitics

Forgot to post my @australia.theguardian.com cartoon yesterday but here it is. It's a tad autobiographical too- yes I'm a wee bit Gary www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A reminder that combined vaccines in kids' immunisations have been proven safe for hundreds of millions of kids & babies for decades, worldwide. They don't overwhelm the immune system, just activate its natural response for protection. A lick from a dog is a comparable 'load' to the immune system.

My cartoon on Trump VS UN escalator

Cover me

Despite the subject I actually enjoyed this cartoon so you are legally required to enjoy it as well. Cheers! #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Other critics slammed the post the president posted and then deleted as “particularly insane” and “bizarre.”

⚡️Ukranian FPV drone destroys Russian Mi-28N helicopter, military says. The 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed the Russian helicopter near the village of Kotliarivka, in Donetsk Oblast.

Federal prosecutors are facing increasing pressure to quickly produce results in investigations aimed at President Trump’s perceived political foes, in some cases despite objections over the weakness of the evidence.

The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.

Here’s a rundown of potential and current federal law enforcement activity in Portland, Chicago and Memphis.

Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

Explosive allegations of conflict of interest, misconduct and a secret plan to strip sub-branches of their assets have been made about RSL New South Wales.

Kellie Tranter: ‘Australia is breaching its international obligations on weapons to Israel’ https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1439/analysis/kellie-tranter-australia-breaching-its-international-obligations-weapons-israel #auspol

Something went horribly wrong with this policy. theaimn.net/minister-but...

“Howard and Abbott’s legacies are not of protecting Australians, but of leaving us exposed – to predatory corporations, dodgy tribunals, and anti-democratic trade rules.” theaimn.net/when-governm...

The real Antifa: A legacy of fighting fascism https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-real-antifa-a-legacy-of-fighting-fascism,20197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #auspol

Man fined $34,000 for deepfake pornography of prominent Australian women in first-of-its-kind case

The Sumud flotilla receiving Spanish, Italian, and Greek naval support is the only piece of news out of the UN, out of anywhere, really, the last little while, that feels at all hopeful. Anglosphere leaders were predictably horrid this week, but serious countries are starting to do more than talk.

This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.

"With continued militarization of law enforcement, the United States is entering largely uncharted waters... But in other countries, including Chile and Argentina, this is familiar territory. There, established democracies broke down in the 1970s into military dictatorships."

Thailand to seek referendum on Cambodia border demarcation reut.rs/4nJ5ZYm

Now leading HuffPost:

Peter Navarro, a longtime adviser to President Trump, says time is running short to investigate the president's perceived political enemies.

The MAGGATS will reap what they sowed when they can no longer afford medicines. Beginning to think depopulation is the end game of this Trump regime.

Taking a break.

Two birds (they probably would) #Israel #Russia t.co/pwQVDLYzH2

Boreholes? A whole cartoon about boreholes? Whatever will they think of next? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Everyone's probably done this already, but fuck it! Let 100000 flowers bloom!

Jailbird