You get why the people who believe in this weird nonsense are constantly demanding we "respect" their "faith" (not them, their "faith", and their decision to "believe in" it) - they're well aware their beliefs are inherently difficult to respect.

And to the rusted ons who still vote for this duplicitous feeble fascist government wake TFU Rusty’s are part of the problem

Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.

The disgusting Susssan Ley - short may her miserable time as leader of the LNP be - in parliament yesterday, using a condolence motion for Bondi to push the despicable lie that protests for Palestine and against the genocide by the state of Israel were somehow to blame for the ISIS killers.

Not the main point of this but Miranda Devine is a former Australian News Corp columnist who I always, always knew would end up doing PR for a fascist regime, but I definitely did not expect it to be for this one

Imagine the guts it takes to get pulled over once with guns drawn then keep doing it anyway. Legendary stuff here

Outsiders need to understand that if you’re observing ICE it’s an inevitability you’ll get threatened like this eventually. They led me back to my house again today in a really scary situation, which I did at least record and can share later if there’s interest. But that’s less scary than this.

“They just kept repeating, we don't do attorney visitation.”

Reminder to progressive voters that Labor doesn't represent you, as it cuts a deal with the Libs instead of the Greens to avoid extending vilification protections to cover non-Jewish groups. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

There's nothing grassroots about this. Imagine how ON woild be polling if the grifters didn't have the relentless backing of the biggest media company in the country. Sky every night is basically shilling for these malevolent liars and crooks. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Episode 197 "Everything's Going So Well!" (feat @nickcarrcomedy.bsky.social) now up on your favourite podcast app and at www.wellmaywesay.com/podcast/2026...

DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee. In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.

Here's the data showing that Victorian policies to deter investors have reduced rents. Here are all the real estate industry bullshitters to try to claim that what would really help is more investors (like the other states with rents continuing to skyrocket). www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Ah, so the US doesn't want to be the world's "police", it quite openly wants to be its dictator.

I see trump is using Israeli mentality when it comes to his bid to take Greenland #auspol #USpol youtu.be/KNqozQ8uaV8?...

The far right will never stop their campaign to help their far right genocidal mates in the Israeli government, and here's more of their shameless bullshit

If we had actual journalists in this country they'd ask Albo: As you're adopting a new definition of anti-Semitism, please clarify does it include - criticism of Israel? - protests against genocide in Gaza? - condemnation of the IDF killing children? - criticism of the apartheid system in Israel?

“You can’t speak at our festival because of something that had nothing to do with you” is going to be *such* a useful precedent for our fruitful future, where our arts events become Content Festivals run by Atlas and AIJAC/AIPAC

Cool so in addition to snatching up Venezuelan First Ladies out of their beds at night, ICE agents are now shooting American mums in the face in broad daylight. Trump’s America is a dystopian hellscape.

As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi. A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.

Anthony Albanese could surrender leadership of the Labor Party to Josh Frydenberg and The Australian would still run stories condemning him for not doing enough. It's a fight, Mr Albanese, not a good-faith negotiation. Get out of the mainstream media bubble and fight back.

america as we knew it is gone that’s not rhetoric, it’s fact aukus just ties us to the cadaver, and robs us blind in the process we need go ditch it now #auspol #aukus

Please, for the love of god and my aching brain: “…[T]he procedures and protections of the criminal justice process take precedence over every other part of the legal system. Until that process is completed, pretty much nothing else can happen.” Pretending an RC is appropriate is madness. #AusPol

I am extremely lucky to work with good people like Amy.

We have to come back and do an episode this week, don't we

Another aspect of the state that's just about cruelty and punching down - how we treat the families (including children) of incarcerated people. Unnecessarily nasty, and the victims have committed no crime. www.latrobe.edu.au/news/article...

Fine, waste the public money on a silly Bondi Royal Commission, but - terms of reference are limited to Bondi attack and - appoint Justice Stewart to run it. theconversation.com/australian-l...

And Segal self-identifies as a Zionist so she is not an appropriate person to represent non-Zionist Australian Jews.

2/ Jewish Groups warn Australia not to accept or Advance Segalism. theklaxon.com.au/segal-threat...

Funny that the same people who opposed FN people having a Voice are fine with unelected groups being given public funding and power to promote interests of the far right

This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

In the neoliberal age, the Royal Commission has become a primary mechanism for the ritualistic denial of responsibility, serving to manage public outrage, absorb political pressure, and create an illusion of decisive action. #auspol theaimn.net/the-theatre-...

And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.

Aboriginal Deaths In Custody at worst levels since 1990’s. Deaths of women from #FamilyViolence has been horrendous for decades and no Royal Commission’s? How about wait until the police actually fully investigate Bondi and Courts do their thing.

I cannot emphasise enough how Australia's political and media class are destined to enact the worst outcomes (authoritarianism, race hate, violent suppression) to the Bondi terror attacks, even as the broad population generally supports the least-bad outcomes (community-building, gun control etc)

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/

We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.

Maybe Trump is a very cleverly disguised Skynet creation. Imagine the fun it had making it an almost implausible combination of the things it despised most about humanity. Maybe Trump was designed as a massive insult to humans and a bit of an indictment for us to consider before, you know

McCormack has always been a loon. It's a real embarrasment to Wagga he's still their MP. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Ah, of course the right wing Allan government in Victoria is also trying to ban protests against genocide. It's impossible for an ethical person to vote Labor. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

You'd think there might be some politicians in our 151 seat parliament willing to speak up for not just human rights in Palestine but the very obvious constituency of progressive Australians who the Maga right and their media cheerleaders are trying to silence. That's a very big constituency.

Still had a Conway song on my phone from the first Triple J hottest 100 CD. No longer.

Aussie Music fans... I have sad news. Deb Conway is a psychotic zionist?

Someone should ask our Albanese if his new visa tests, using an absurd definition of "anti-Semitism" that includes criticism of Israel, will also ban his namesake from visiting Australia again. She does keep criticising the genocide, which is not okay to criticise any more apparently.

According to today's media and politicians, these hundreds of thousands of decent Australians standing up for human rights are actually despicable "anti-semites" who practically pulled the trigger at Bondi. An entire media and political class is demonising us all. Why are we quietly copping this?

Do we have any politicians or leaders on the left in Australia? Cos Maga are exploiting dead bodies to demand a massive assault on civil liberties, in particular banning protests, and the ALP is rushing to fold to them as quickly as possible and I can't see the Greens or anyone else pushing back.

300,000 Sydneysiders protesting genocide and war crimes by Israel, four months ago. The NSW Premier wants new laws to criminalise this, shoved through quickly before Xmas, just to appease the pro-genocide right on Sky. He needs to be hit with overwhelming outrage immediately.

AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.