The lead ACT Senate candidate for the Liberals has hammered Peter Dutton’s policy to slash 41,000 public service jobs in Canberra, calling the Coalition’s plan “unrealistic” and “not practical”.

The Republican Party is not a political movement – it's a criminal enterprise.

En direct, guerre à Gaza : au moins 30 personnes tuées vendredi matin par des frappes israéliennes, selon l’agence palestinienne WAFa

“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.” (h/t FreightWaves)

Instead of obsessing about Climate 200's crowdfunding to support candidates committed to saving our planet, maybe the media could focus more on Atlas Network's funding of individuals and organisations to promote climate denialism and undermine democracy to benefit the (very) privileged few?

The only strategy known to work against a fascist power grab is widespread and diverse pro-democracy organizing. We win by showing up for each other and with each other.

Still not convinced it's a genocide? Israel is a rogue state.

Someone just say immigration is good actually! Higher Education is good actually! Paying higher tax is good actually!

NEW from Axios: As criticism rose about tariffs, Trump would occasionally return to fuming about Waltz — who had nothing to do with that policy. "He just came to look at Waltz like he was bad luck, bad news," a White House official told Axios.

I’ll pay this. Very good. #auspol

I guess Angus doesn’t care that moving a department would cost a couple of hundred million.

En direct, guerre à Gaza : au moins 29 personnes tuées par des frappes israéliennes depuis la nuit dernière, selon la défense civile

Al Jazeera's Fault Lines and Close Up wins two Peabody Awards for its coverage of Israel's war on Gaza aje.io/adt2wr

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Vote Dutton, get Trump #auspol #Australia #politics

A second author has come forward to accuse Brooke Bellamy of reproducing one of her recipes. Cookbooks are big business – and no stranger to scandals.

Peter Dutton DOES NOT want people to see this

Skynews dark early just now: “ Time is running out for Anthony Albanese to make the case for re-election “ ???!!! 😳🤪😵‍💫

Noting Bridget’s strategically placed gold cross. Nothing if not subtle, the ol’ Bridget. 😂

What could possibly go wrong

New footage of the raging fires in occupied Palestine. #Gaza #Jerusalemfire

Maybe the children will have 2 dolls instead of 30 and maybe the dolls will cost a couple bucks more

Pam Bondi could not have been more excited about “signing death warrants” as she fawned over the record number of lawsuits Trump's administration was facing.

Things judges have to do in America in 2025

This. Is. How. You. Do. It.

Theia Chatelle— "I was in Kyiv last week to witness Russia's attack in-person. 12 dead, at least 100 injured. Frontpage news. "Today, Israel killed at least fifty Palestinians, and it's not even a headline."

BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service is now cooperating with immigration agencies to locate suspected undocumented immigrants via data from mail and packages.

Peter Dutton is so toxic to Chinese Australian voters that Liberal candidate, Scott Yung, is telling voters Dutton is “not going to be there forever” His mother is also telling people that “just because Scott gets elected doesn’t mean Dutton will” www.afr.com/politics/fed... #ausvotes #auspol

Been saying this and telling people for months now. And look for Topham Guerin’s part in the PR machinery. They were always going to play dirty, because they have the funds for it. Billionaires fund it but the world pays, in the end.

And here is his mobile:

For the second time in two years, the Melbourne Storm are being asked questions about the private dealings of powerful co-owner Brett Ralph. The Melbourne businessman’s position on the club’s board of directors has been cast into the spotlight after the NRL club’s Welcome to Country bastardry

@johnmenadue.com John Menadue founded Pearls & Irritations after a string of blazingly successful public appointments. With wife Susie's support, it's grown from a kitchen bench production to a national journal attracting readers hungry for integrity and intelligence. @palaceletters.bsky.social

Here's one for JK and all those whose brains have been broken by TERFdom.

Trump assistant Margo Martin gets on stage and says, "Trump 2028, anybody?"

We really need to do something about this Australia

Casar: If anyone ever doubted that Trump, Musk, Bezos, and the billionaires are all on one team, just look at what happened at Amazon today. Bezos immediately caved and walked back a plan to tell Americans how much Trump’s tariffs are costing them. Bezos who spent 40 million on Melania’s documentary

In a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade war, China’s Foreign Ministry posted to social media a striking video that calls on the international community to stand up to America’s “bully” leader.

your child will toil valiantly in the factory. it will be masculine. it will restore our national character. it will make america great again. oh my child? my child will run a lucrative rightwing podcast

Just when we thought Amazon might actually have a tiny sliver of integrity.

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"The most surprising thing is not that any of this happened, but that the American people have actually noticed." - more Will Bunch goodness