The U.S. Federal ‌Aviation ​Administration said on Friday ‌it is issuing a series of warnings to airlines to ​exercise caution when flying over Central America and parts of South America, citing ‍the risks of potential military ​activities and GPS interference. (Reuters)

The rightwing war on Imaginary Communists is a thing to behold. It sidesteps the real history of 20th Century anti-communism which was a response to Moscow's geopolitical ambitions. Somehow the current crop of rightwing thinkers completely misses this point. #Russia.

Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...

SXSW Sydney has been cancelled

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will step down early as Australia’s ambassador to the US at the end of March, a year earlier than expected. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

A thought for the propaganda being used to motivate ICE officers in the US. www.kpbs.org/news/bo...

It’s a useful meme for ripping apart the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Why shouldn’t Pope Leo send an envoy to Silicon Valley to covert the tech bro pagans to Christianity?

I'm just glad white South African tech engineers and wannabe hillbillies from Ohio are way too smart to wreck the Constitutional order of the United States of America. They're also far too wise to be manipulated by geopolitical forces they don't fully understand.

Dear Liberals--Take The American Flag Back open.substack.com/pub/purpleam...

NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality. Our latest:

May all traitors to the US collaborating with Russia today meet a similar fate… Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

...Then the Trump people arrived on the scene knowing nothing of diplomacy, politics, security, or history—except this one article of faith: they were right, and their chief enemy was the American standing next to them.

A mystery trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall www.wsj.com/world/americ...

“Without Europe, the US will devolve further into antidemocratic populism. And without the US alliance, Europe will eventually be captured by the same processes.” america2.news/we-must-stan...

Denmark's progressive Prime Minister calls for more deportations

It’s no small thing that people in democratic societies are appalled by Trump’s reported invasion and kidnapping in Venezuela. That reaction isn’t weakness; it says something basic and decent about a lawful society itself. Violence is meant to be a last resort, not an opening move.

It’s no small thing that people in democratic societies are appalled by Trump’s reported invasion and kidnapping in Venezuela. That reaction isn’t weakness; it says something basic and decent about a lawful society itself. Violence is meant to be a last resort, not an opening move.

Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign. Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world. This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.

Trump says Nicolas Maduro has been captured and exfiltrated from Venezuela.

The US is illegally attacking another nation for no reason other than the mental and character defects of our President and his aides. Our military is carrying out those strikes apparently without hesitation. What we are doing is indefensibly, undeniably and deeply wrong.

Half the US population force fed the kind of lies Moscow made communists follow in the 1930s, except now they come from the White House propaganda apparatus.

New year, new war, and all the social media influencers piling on. Oh, and remember: war is peace. Hope Trump gets the Nobel for this one.

Venezuela: Loud explosions heard in Caracas (France 24)

Is it just me, or is the world Silicon Valley engineered for us dull and uninspiring, missing something fundamental about what it means to be human? Surely there’s more than this. Also, happy new year, everyone!

Nothing more tiresome than watching an American tax debate that is decidedly not about "how much is fair" (like a grown-up country) and more about "why do taxes exist at all?" like a libertarian pre-school class.

Some call it “engineer’s disease”, the tendency of individuals with an engineering mindset to think their problem-solving skills are universally applicable. Another word for it is arrogance.

Trying to ratio sitting judges and incite crowds against them? It's so clear Elon Musk doesn't share American democratic values.

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent www.smh.com.au/technology/s...

@bruces.bsky.social Some people describe Silicon Valley’s ailment as “engineer’s disease”, the tendency of individuals with an engineering mindset to think their problem-solving skills are universally applicable. www.theage.com.au/technology/s...

Some people describe Silicon Valley’s ailment as “engineer’s disease”, the tendency of individuals with an engineering mindset to think their problem-solving skills are universally applicable. www.theage.com.au/technology/s...

"Someday this Trump administration is gonna end"

Trumpism=the willful destruction of democratic meaning in the USA.

Attaullah Tarar accused “hostile countries,” including India, of spreading false claims that one of the two attackers was a Pakistani national. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

The concern of course is that by trying to fight extremism, the government walks itself backwards into a less tolerant, less liberal society.

Finnair is coming to Australia - opening a daily Melbourne-Helsinki route in October 2026.

In this podcast Megan McArdle compares the past couple decades of tech ascendency to the 1980s film "Revenge of the Nerds". Probably a bit more like the "Vengance of the Nerds" but still... www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/imp...

Britain on Tuesday launched a review into foreign financial interference in U.K. politics, after a British former member of the European Parliament Nathan Gill was jailed for taking Russian bribes. (AP)

Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o... #TheClash

Bondi gunman linked to IS, radical Sydney Islamic centre www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, a pilot said in an air traffic control recording. (Reuters)

2 found dead at Los Angeles home owned by director Rob Reiner: Sources abcnews.go.com/US/2-found-d...

"The 50-year-old father was shot by police and died at the scene. He was a licensed firearm holder who had six guns legally in his possession." Full coverage from the Sydney Morning Herald, here. www.theage.com.au/national/nsw... #bondiattack

Bondi (Australia) shooting live updates: Multiple casualties at Sydney beach, dozens of shots fired www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Looks like the smart guys in Silicon Valley have settled on an approach to Europe that the Kremlin can fully endorse. Genius.

Skydiver dangles from plane tail after parachute snags www.smh.com.au/business/con...

The Supreme Court is handing Donald Trump more power www.economist.com/un...

Another moment for the Republicans to normalize lawlessness www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...