Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts. And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...

it's time for "this week in stupid: December 6 edition," my every-Saturday round-up of the dumbest fucking shit that happened. Donny Convict wears it, Kash Patel snares it, and so much more... thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

BREAKING: At least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza City and northern areas as Israel continues attacks across the so-called yellow line truce demarcation. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p5c13r

Gaza home to most ‘child amputees in modern history’: UNRWA chief The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says nearly 42,000 people in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and nearly one-quarter of those are children. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

I love #Eurovision but I've not watched the SBS telecast since Israel began its #GazaGenocide. Please support boycott.eurovision.au as they urge SBS to cut the mic on genocide. Here's the link to their petition on Change.org c.org/cVkHXqCyLx #BoycottEurovision #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine

See ya, wouldn't want to be ya 👋🖕

One click takes you to a page to get started. “Start a Group. Bet together.” The seductive message is you’re a loser if you are not in a betting group with your mates. The effects are staggering. #auspol mnth.ly/fKP7fzZ

Brothers Fadi, 11, and Juma, 8, were killed by an Israeli drone while collecting firewood in Gaza. It's reported as the “latest test” of the ceasefire. How many “tests” does it take to become a violation? We presume all 352 Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were “tests” too?

The looting of aid in Gaza by "humanitarian rights organisations-backed Hamas" was -of course- actually by Israel, because Israel lies, Western media just prints it, and now a year later the rectification is published after the Palestinians are dead already. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Australia knows how to end gender-based violence. What we lack is the political will to make the fiscal decisions that match the crisis, writes Katherine Berney. womensagenda.com.au/latest/austr...

"The suspects were eliminated to remove the threat" The suspects: Fadi and Jumaa Abu Asi, aged 12 and 10, who crossed an imaginary yellow line and were bombed from the air by the IDF (Credit: Alon-Lee Green)

The latest grim news Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And still we have rustedon Laborstans bashing the Greens with well worn phrases gifted to them from fossil fuel funded think tanks & lobbyists. Dumb fuckers.

Petition to sign: The Australian government has become very secretive; they've changed the FOI laws to make it VERY difficult to get information. What are they afraid of? What are they trying to hide? #auspol Please sign & SHARE! Thanks getup.to/d8aNwFlCDddcP

'Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ has become the catch-cry of proud 'centrists' in Australia. But it’s time we admitted that the good has become the enemy of better…my piece in the weekend edition of @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Greens leader @larissawaters.bsky.social has the joined the #RisingTide blockade of the world's biggest coal port 💚 "We don't need anymore coal and gas"‼️

Just so I’m clear, the liberals want a review because they did nothing wrong, but senior liberals don’t want the review because it might show Scomo did nothing wrong too much. #auspol

BREAKING | Official figures for UK net migration show significant fall

It’s that time of the year again when Australian companies celebrate the fact that it’s almost the Friday after a pilgrim thanksgiving holiday in America by providing discounts to unrelated goods Well fuck that We’re raising our prices by 10% and donating the difference (+ an extra 15%) to charity

This affects over 900,000 people. What if they were Jewish, would we then have a solution? #RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren

Life of Palestinians before Oct 7th In 2022, Israel K!LLED journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian Christian and then attacked her casket live on TV

open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...? Amy Remeikis nails the dill-emmas of our time.

How ludicrous for Labor to cut $5 billion in public services during a cost of living crisis. Every six months the government pays around $5b in Fuel Tax Credits to mining corporations to burn fossil fuels. If Labor is going to cut spending, cut handouts to fossil fuel barons.

Fucking hell 😳

This anti-trans frathouse fuckmelon is on HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY? Our motherfucking media is useless. How do you NOT mention this when he's arguing against trans health care? And how do you print this fact here without immediately calling attention to his opposition to hormones for trans ppl?

Climate change is going to push global food inflation to extreme highs over the coming decade. Most people don’t realise how precarious most of agriculture globally is right now.

Kyiv is under missile attack. Multiple ballistic missiles, possibly three, have been launched toward the capital, with explosions already reported. Kalibr cruise missiles, are also incoming from the Kirovohrad region.

🇯🇲 Jamaica's Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday in a social media post. He was 81.

Today, singer-songwriter Jayden Kitchener-Waters will find out if he still has a job with the NSW Premier's Department. His alleged infringement was attempting to perform at a departmental event with pro-Palestine slogans written on his guitar. www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-premie...

The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture. 🔍 Zoom in…

BREAKING: The death toll in Gaza since the October 10 ceasefire began has risen to 318 Palestinians after seven more bodies were brought to hospitals across the enclave in the past 48 hours. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7gsnkj

FOR EURYDICE 🕊️ We remember Eurydice Dixon, who would have turned 30 last week. In the eight years since her murder, 719 women and children have also been murdered. We must all fight harder for change. #AusPol #AusPol2025 #GeorgiePurcell #WomensRights #VicPol #SpringSt

Seems relevant, actually.

Some good news

‘“The toxic salmon industry is polluting waterways & locking fishers and other industries out of public waters, Why has the Liberal Govt not instead demanded fish farm companies to destock salmon from diseased pens to manage disease outbreaks?”’ PLEASE EXPLAIN⁉️ pulsetasmania.com.au/news/700kg-o...

Imagine if someone, anyone come to think of it, said ‘he was controversial…things happen’ about Charlie Kirk. People got fired FOR QUOTING CHARLIE KIRK. Now Trump is totally dismissing the murder of a journalist, WITH EXACTLY THOSE WORDS. It’s fucking disgusting.

As @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social pointed out, when Abbott cut jobs at CSIRO it inspired protests on the street. Now that @albomp.bsky.social is cutting it even more dramatically, why isn't the response just as impassioned?

Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.

Israel continues to attack Lebanon on a near-daily basis in violation of a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.

.. Just saying nice synopsis? m.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...

Geezus. Looks like Palestine will now be under US Mandate. Just stepped back over 100 years.

"—police officers involved in investigating the killings had doubts about Clarke’s allegations that she had been a victim of domestic violence and coercive control—even after she was murdered." This is so typical of our "Police." #auspol #MVAW #MVAC www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#WATCH | Displacement is recurring in Gaza, but this time it’s caused by the rain that has flooded the tents of the displaced. (Osama Abu Rabee)

BREAKING: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says Israeli soldiers have fired at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in southern Lebanon. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bbojcn

Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte rescued tens of thousands from Nazi concentration camps with the White Buses mission. Later, he was shot by Lehi,a Zionist paramilitary group, for his efforts as the UN’s first mediator seeking peace in Palestine.His life shows how dangerous the path of peace can be

Trump’s ploy at the UN is American imperialism masquerading as a peace process https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11/trumps-ploy-at-the-un-is-american-imperialism-masquerading-as-a-peace-process #auspol

Heavy rain is worsening conditions for displaced families in Gaza, flooding their makeshift shelters.

Quarterly reminder:

🤣 funny but true