A first-day dissent—by a White House official on leave, before a full briefing—doesn’t read as data-driven debate. It reads as ideology. That alone can dent the perception of independence, and that perception is the Fed’s superpower.

Epic pollution, climate destruction for a demand that doesn’t exist. Either they will have to force demand or taxpayers will have to bail them out. Think about that.

The Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza was targeted with explosives, chemical agents and communications jamming off the coast of Greece, a violation of international law. The international community, including our government, must stand up to Israel and protect those on board.

Phone call from Mum, whose elderly friend called her after the episode aired to tell her she had a $14k debt and she just payed it and kept silent, because she didn’t know how to fight it

Just a reminder that these "pivotal votes" that the Democrats got in these recent special elections aren't pickups. They are pivotal seats that have been vacant for months because the Democrats who previously held them ran for office notwithstanding age and cancer diagnoses, then died in office.

Let me pause the episode here and just say this quote by Tudge is, in my personally held belief, bullshit. He gave Andi Fox’s Centrelink case details to a journalist to try to chill freedom of speech around the Robodebt issue

This is a fantastic health breakthrough.

“A senior foreign diplomat posted at the U.N. texts me,” Tharoor wrote,“‘This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?” Hes absolutely transparently stark raving mad. Trump’s UN adventure @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...

Just a reminder that no politician or bureaucrat has ever faced any charges for Robodebt

A lot of people worked for years to expose the scandal of Robodebt. But the big lie of ‘mutual obligation’ is still official policy in Australia. Until we treat people seeking help with respect, this stuff will continue

#airpollution - 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ fossil fuel facilities www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Historic ‘causes’ of #Autism

It's very strange that this is being covered as a funny story about the president of France having to call POTUS about not being able to get to his motorcade. Reverse the rules with our president in any other country and I'm sure it would be covered in a completely different way.

Shitting bull

Obama photographer Pete Souza posted this pic of Obama on that UN escalator… www.instagram.com/p/DO9GFjUEZi...

New Zealand prevaricates on whether to recognise Palestine as a state, or not. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

In perhaps related news, upon the Democratic victory in AZ special election tonight the U.S. House now has the needed 218 signatures on a discharge petition to force a floor vote on the release of the Epstein Files

Remember when Jimmy Kimmel told his audience to bomb the UN building? Oh wait. That was Jesse Watters today. Because an escalator stopped working while Trump was on it.

More than $2m for a panic-driven decision, which we've seen consistently in cases of silencing of workers who've spoken out against Israel's actions. Employers who have an attachment to principle, rather than perceived expediency, wouldn't make the same mistake.

israel is once again attacking civilian vessels

ICYMI - yesterday's cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com

Trump's UN speech was such an extraordinary combination of lies, delusions, narcissism, hatefulness, ignorance and lunacy that it could have been given by no other person than Trump. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-un-ad...

Maybe we could just do something about using fossil fuels... the climate crisis will cost us everything.

Most human food production will almost certainly have to move indoors or into the deep oceans to avoid catastrophic disruption from heatwaves, droughts, floods, fires, soil and water scarcity. @JulianCribb #auspol #climate #environment

NEW: California was on track to pass a law this year that'd bring a path out of prison for some survivors of domestic violence who've been convicted of harming their abuser. But the bill ended up dying in the state Senate as the session drew to a close this summer. Bolts reviews what happened:

"Cell phone images smuggled out of jails and prisons across the country reveal food that hardly looks edible, let alone nutritious. ...kitchen workers at prisons in Arizona, Oregon, and elsewhere reported seeing boxes of food that were served to prisoners marked: 'not for human consumption.'"

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

"last time i went after them they gave me $16 million dollars"

Justice Rangiah in his own words in Lattouf v ABC penalty decision. The broadcaster has been ordered to pay $150,000. I was previously awarded $70,000 for hurt and distress. ABC has spent in excess of $2 million on legal fees. The real cost to Aunty is immeasurable.

1/ Hi, I'm TProphet. I write the Telecom Informer for @2600.com. A lot of people have been asking me about www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... given that I'm somewhat knowledgeable in the area. Here's my take: I'm kind of astonished that this is public, and it isn't normal that it would ever be.

ironically colbert is going to have a field day with this one on his cancelled show that is still on the air until next year

Here's my 90 second tutorial on how to cancel Disney +. They've taken a 1 click cancellation process under Biden to a 5 step opt out process under Trump. bsky.app/profile/qasi...

Stephen Miran has outlined his case for massive rate cuts. The logic is utterly tortured—and bizarre. One explanation: He’s the president’s messenger. Another: He thinks his career benefits from flattering power. A third: He’s inhaled too many White House talking points. None inspire confidence.

Lifeblood. My @smh cartoon.

"The current UK attorney general is Baron Richard Hermer." "[A] friend of Starmer." He "has refused to consent to any prosecutions of Israeli soldiers." "In July 2023, he confirmed [..] that he has 'dear family members currently serving in the IDF.'" #UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

The funny thing here is that this is the most amazing advertising someone selling curses on Etsy could hope for.

From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.

NEW: Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found. By @emcahan.bsky.social

would anyone like my recommendations of gay romance books i really liked. i have a bunch up my sleeve now, they are pretty much all fairly raunchy historical fiction

“In a sign of how rushed the replacement process was, the Justice Department email announcing Halligan’s arrival misspelled her first name.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

From @tomredmemes.bsky.social

This is terrifying but necessary to watch. Speak now or they will forever hold your tongue. #MomSky

The idea that the combined MMR is dangerous but separately the vaccines are fine was created out of whole cloth by Andrew Wakefield, a disgraced former doctor who had a patent on a non-combined version of the MMR. We've known his research was bunk for almost 30 years.

Wire that fell on Sydney train causing commuter chaos was identified in 2020 as ‘beyond breaking limits’

They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦‍♂️

It's not a rejection of norms so much as a rejection of the internal checks that restrain the judiciary, and a repudiation of a basic, foundational premise of our whole system.