He intends to establish control over the nation's capital so the next coup won't fail. It's as simple as that.

Well done to Josh Taylor for sinking the boot into the Productivity Commission's risible report on AI. Rubbish like this suggests it's well past time to abolish the Productivity Commission altogether. Put the funding into actual research, not this nonsense www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I'm heartsick at the IDF murders of so many fiercely brave reporters & photographers in Gaza. And I'm truly ashamed of so much of the Australian media which took so long to even admit a genocide is happening. Huge protests are not covered or literally minimised; headlines mince words to a paste.

A bit perplexed at the headlines about today’s #marchforhumanity saying “perilous” and “police feared the worst”. Surely the story is that, in spite of police fears, the march was peaceful, demonstrators full of goodwill and happily cooperated with police instructions to manage the huge turnout.

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In the end they will try to lock up every brown person in the country, whether they are a citizen or not. He will sign an executive order declaring himself president for life and the Supreme Court will uphold it 6-3. They will leave you no choice. They think so little of you.

Boomer Democrats need to make way for the next generations. The times require new blood, new thinking, new passions

Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

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In just 130 days, Elon... -Secured even more contracts -Derailed at least 40 fed investigations of his corporations -Gutted agencies that regulate his business -Installed loyalists throughout the government Elon has fallen out with Trump, but he got exactly what he wanted.

For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

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Two in 10,000: The vital context of animal welfare that the Guardian didn’t include We add the context to the story. Read more on the link below episode3.net/conversation...

Useful to talk about re vaccinations with the hesitant. It doesn’t overload an immune system; challenges it about the same amount as a dog lick or crawling on the ground. It’s important because it triggers natural immunity & works with the body. Breastmilk & good food won’t stop measles, polio etc.

I wonder how long it will take most people to realise that “AI” is the ultimate platform for the complete and comprehensive enshitification of every single product and service on the planet.

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.

Canadian election result, capped off by Poilievre losing his seats, reinforces the truism that everything Trump touches, dies.

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

I have a 31yo autistic son, and he is a delightful, caring person. Autism doesn’t excuse people behaving like total arseholes.

you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos

America needs to find a backbone. Fast.

ANGRY PROTESTERS: "We're going to ruin Cybertrucks!" TESLA: "Hold our beer."

Any politician who has to publicly promise he won’t roll back women’s rights is a politician no woman should vote for. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

And there it is. Always remember the US don’t have to give us anything for our $368bn. NOTHING. The dumbest procurement deal ever agreed to in Australian political history www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

While it's fun to watch Tesla stock take a nose dive, keep in mind that Elon doesn't give a shit. He's about to make billions in government contracts and kickbacks.

From an outsider looking in it seems to me that he is deliberately trying to anger the entire population so violence breaks out and he can declare martial law. No more elections or having to waste time with congress to pass laws. The new king will rule with an army led by his loyal sycophants.

party time!!

I've said it before and will say it again -- the Trump administration is not acting like one that fears democratic accountability next year or in 2028. Draw your own conclusions.

WTF with this headline in The Age?

Good. “Australia’s foreign policy is determined by Australia, and we stand, unequivocally, with Ukraine,” Albanese said this morning, calling Putin’s Russia an imperialistic regime. www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

‘Merit based appointments’ is really code for straight, white blokes, isn’t it? And in this country you can chuck in ‘private school educated’ for good measure.

Trump and Vance handle international diplomacy like gangsters. ‘You need to be more thankful…’ they say, holding a gun to your head. The US is rapidly becoming a pariah nation.

Trump and Vance needed to create an incident to provide a justification for their pre-planned abandonment of Ukraine now, then separation from NATO in the near future. That’s what that was all about, and that was always the way a second Trump term was going to go.

AUKUS is Australia’s first defence deal with Russia.

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

It’s a coup

Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true: 1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power 2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more 3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc 4) Not enough are

Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.  It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.

Spot on from Bernard Keane. Just about every mainstream media outlet, not to mention both major political parties, use fear, hate & division to get clicks or win votes. The cynicism & paucity of moral leadership in this country really sucks.

Don’t expect any midterms in 2026.

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"The Trump tariffs on our aluminium are a major test for the Albanese govt, could determine the election." FMD. Aluminium articles account for a bit over 1% of all our exports and just 13% of that goes to the USA. We really need to stop acting like pleasing Trump is vital to our economy

Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich. If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.