Labor could be setting an example - be an exemplar of modern democracy, caring , compassionate, fair, good taxes, and putting up good arguments against the neocons…. Like I said … they could … with such a majority they could set the narrative …. but they don’t 😞

“The MAGA crowd is made of dumb people — like, SUPER dumb people. And they fall for it.” For my @wired.com feature debut, I talked to Sam, a guy who made thousands of dollars on Instagram by scamming MAGA men with Emily Hart, an AI generated, Trump-loving influencer. www.wired.com/story/ai-gen...

This is true. No one wants to admit COVID still exists or ever existed. Quite incredible. Where are the huge conferences dedicated to COVID, like there still is for HIV?

With the leak to the NYT of their internal notes to each other, I hope the conservative justices on SCOTUS are currently *very* paranoid about talking to each other. Because at least one of them is (or has staff who is) indiscreet and disloyal. Keep looking over your shoulders, fascists!

40 Jahre nachdem Margret Thatcher Großbritannien in eine Ruine verwandelte, will die Merz-Regierung Deutschland mit den gleichen Methoden und auf die gleiche Weise entkernen. Rente, Krankenversicherung, Bildung, Kultur, NGOs: Wer nicht zu den Reichen gehört, weil er nichts erbte, ist selbst Schuld!

The Australian Greens are calling on the government to audit every Palantir contract across Government and particularly in Defence, Home Affairs and intelligence agencies and table the findings in Parliament. The public has a right to know the full scale of the risks and the sell out.

"We had a ceasefire before October 7th". No, honey. You had no ceasefire since Zionism was invented, and you'll never have peace until Zionism is abolished. #FreePalestine #GazaHolocaust

Das ist die explizite Aufkündigung des Sozialstaatsprinzips: #Merz: „Die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung allein wird allenfalls noch die Basisabsicherung sein für das Alter. Sie wird nicht mehr ausreichen, um den Lebensstandard zu sichern.“

On Palantir’s manifesto, their AI fantasies, and how Silicon Valley billionaires think they are the new Guardians of the Universe. tdunlop.substack.com/p/the-softwa...

According to the data we are currently seeing the lowest level of daily COVID infections that we have seen in years: 217,000 new daily infections, and though I know this is good news, I can’t help but feel that 217,00 new daily infections is still very bad news.

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

John Roberts' wife is not the only Supreme Court spouse to shake down people with business before the court to give bribes. Ginni Thomas has a "consulting firm" (AKA a PO Box for checks) to funnel money to Clarence. #Corruption

The media blackout of Jared Kushner's historic, ongoing corruption scandal.. #filth #media popular.info/p/the-media-...

‘How dare The Atlantic accuse me of drinking on the job. I’m gonna sue you as soon as I find some Tylenol and a couple Bloody Mary’s…’

“Since the attempt on his life, Trump has show [sic] no interest in investigating what really happened. He never mentions it, it’s as if it never happened, except when he tells us, he took a bullet for us.” trib.al/lQLk7Xb

We are 7 weeks into the most egregious stock market manipulations of our lifetime. Orchestrated by a crooked president and his underlings. Billions siphoned via false proclamations of ceasefires and peace talks. With the criminals in charge, every day is a crime spree.

The new head of the Australian military is taking his first international trip to the US as part of the $375 billion AUKUS scam. While there, he will be the keynote speaker at a $ 5,000-a-head corporate event run by former Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne. The system is rigged.

Talking about shooting yourself in both feet: making sure that you elect the party of putin's guy who didn't go to a single debate or interview, who is known to have said that, if he comes to power, Bulgarians do not need to "worry about politics anymore." Hello more corruption, goodbye democracy.

Sein Portal Nius hetzt gegen Migranten, trans Menschen und verbreitet völkisches Gedankengut. Was Julian Reichelt bei »Bild« begonnen hat, setzt er nun fort, finanziert von einem Multimillionär.

#auspol Australia put a social media ban on teens, yet did nothing at all about X being a literal csam production and distribution website

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the country's meteorological agency (JMA) says.

Israel is "PROHIBITED" by the US from bombing Lebanon, says Donald Trump. It underlines a basic fact: Israel's genocide and war crimes could be stopped at any moment by any US president.

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security.

New report just out from @investigate-europe.eu: Microsoft and DigitalEurope (a tech lobby group) decided they don't EVER want anyone knowing the energy consumption of individual data centres So they lobbied successfully to get their own wording copy-pasted into regulations in the EU.

In some parallel universe these articles could actually be good critiques of the gross private corporations that enshittify the living hell out of the charging process for no reason other than their own dirty profits but that would mean an ABC journalist critiques corporate power and capitalism 🫠

No previous American president, in any era, of any party, would have tolerated a drunken, erratic, absent FBI chief www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

If you needed a twitter thread to learn that Palantir is a fascist company, that's okay with me, but you could also have read Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social already last year inthesetimes.com/article/pala...

Free public transport in Luxembourg. Within five years, tram passengers increased fivefold, from 6.2 to 31.7 million between 2019 and 2024. Passenger numbers rail: from 25 to 31.3 million, bus increased by 20,000 passengers per day to 145,000 daily commuters. www.voisins-nachbarn.eu/de/raumordnu...

I don't normally like messing with great art but I liked this! Happy Sunday Friends!🙏😂

Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.

The left would have us believe that all cultures are equal. But in reality, some produce marvels while others turn out AI slop and descend into cocaine-fueled fascism. by Alex Karp

Dafür das wir mit der B-Elf spielen,geht das aber ziemlich einfach hier gegen diesen Championsleague-Aspiranten. #fcbvfb

Das Ding ist halt: das ist die B- bis C-Elf, die hier gerade den Vierten der Liga und wahrscheinlichen Pokalfinalisten mit überschaubarem Aufwand kurz und klein schießt. 👀 #fcbvfb

trying to convince someone I don't have a drinking problem when I am literally currently drunk

Trump and Infantino are two peas in a rotten pod: They’re both greedy, corrupt international leaders who lie to get what they want, flout the rules, and gouge everyday people. trib.al/xVPHLgY

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

My kids have measles, I can't afford gas, and I'm going to be dead within 2 years now that the CDC cancelled funding for the mRNA treatment that might have save my life. But at least now we have Secretary of War who is a Pulp Fiction fan.

In Österreich ist mit Gift verseuchter Hipp-Brei der Sorte »Karotten mit Kartoffeln« aufgetaucht. Produkte in Deutschland sind laut Behörden bisher nicht betroffen.

Pete Hegseth furious that now people think Kash Patel can outdrink him.

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

Australia's 2 largest supermarkets face mounting scrutiny over their continued sourcing of Atlantic salmon from Macquarie Harbour, where salmon farming is hurtling the skate towards extinction, Instead of acting, Coles & Woolies are having quiet chats about how to manage the PR.

Kein Witz: Das postet die CSU heute während die Literpreise für Sprit auf Rekordniveau sind und sich der Konflikt in Iran wieder zuspitzt. Zusammen mit dem Satz: "Ab jetzt gilt wieder der Wettbewerb der besten Antriebstechnologien."

I wrote this skeet as a hypothetical and then 24 hours later 🫠

More upbeat chat than usual this week, on account of a few good things happening! Great guests with @paulbongiorno.bsky.social and @auspoldaily.bsky.social. It's a low bar, but it'll make you less angry/dumb than Insiders.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

The #SundayShot is up! Show favourites Alex Fein (@auspoldaily.bsky.social) & @paulbongiorno.bsky.social join us to celebrate recent court interventions to protect our democracies. Plus @punterspolitics.bsky.social’s Citizens’ Lobbyist. Please subscribe to our channel 🙏. youtu.be/tGrzI5kgGzY?...

“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.” www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

Fucking hell. Fake maga influencers flooding social media. I guess cuz so many of the real ones are jumping ship? (gift article)