Treatment. My @smh @theage cartoon.

One day, out of nowhere, the news and government said "Trans people are a problem!" and the entire world collectively decided to make sure trans people never feel safe for a single moment of their entire lives.

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

One reason I hate death penalty cases is that capital punishment is incredibly stupid and irrational. It's cruel, expensive, and serves no deterrent effect. It's rarely imposed, except against a tiny minority of unlucky defendants—and in those cases, racism almost always plays a role. Just end it.

Labour lost almost four times as many voters to the Greens as they did to Reform UK in the local elections, according to new YouGov polling

This has all been pretty stupid hey. I broke down some of the more hysterical language being thrown at Labor’s tax changes, and what the right really means when they treat the reforms as an "assault". Because when you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression...

Le Monde points out that videos of this sort of mistreatment in the presence of Itamar Ben-Gvir are common on Israeli media, but haven't stirred international outrage till now. The difference? Now the people being abused aren't Palestinian, but European. Gift link. www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...

American Democracy Does Not Exist Thomas Massie has lost his congressional seat against a primary opponent whose Israel lobby funding made the race the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/american-d...

It's so funny how they're trying to tell us the Ben-Gvir video does not represent Israel's values after we just spent days consuming mountains of evidence that Israel tortures prisoners using trained rape dogs.

They're Not Mad At Ben-Gvir For Being Evil, They're Mad At Him For Being Honest Ben-Gvir is the perfect embodiment of the racist murderousness of both Israel and the western empire. He represents everything this twisted civilization has become. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/theyre-not...

here's today's post: "the January 6 rioters are about to get millions, and We the People can go fuck ourselves" — why do we even have laws, if some shithead gets to ignore them? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

Some retirees travel, others play golf, or garden but not us Nannas! We’re having a blast in the NSW Land & Environment Court & learning a whole new vocabulary *muck pile *wet holes *shot firers …sound a bit rude? not as rude as what Whitehaven Coal does when it lets off a big one…

Bit worrying that a state premier does not understand how income tax works.

Let's be clear; #homelessness is the direct result of decades of policy failure, including: - state govts flogging off public housing - neoliberal blind faith in the private market - C/w govts refusing to #RaiseTheRate, and - failure to fix key causes, such as family violence and #poverty. #auspol

"The situation in Gaza rarely reaches the mainstream media in the West anymore. It should, because the humanitarian crisis and ongoing Israeli aggression remains catastrophic." - Anthony Loewenstein #GazaGenocide antonyloewenstein.substack.com/p/on-not-for...

PAL PAC is thrilled to congratulate Representative @chrisrabb.com on his win in PA-03! This victory sends the unmistakable message to the Democratic establishment: the Democratic base wants a leader who unapologetically speaks up for Palestinian freedom!

In the process of demolishing every single public housing tower, Homes Victoria evicted a family, offered them a home that was boarded up, and another home that was infested with mice and cockroaches, then said oh you’re no longer public housing tenants now coz u said no so fuck you I guess

There was one on the ABC this morning bleating about how he “sacrificed” by not drawing a salary for the early years of his startup…so what did you live on motherfucker? How did you live???

There's a very specific late-capitalist archetype here: trust fund kids building personal brands around 'startup culture', hustle aesthetic, vapourware SaaS ideas, dropshipping, and performative antics aimed squarely at younger audiences who imagine themselves one lucky app away from escape velocity

58 children in the past week! What are countries like Australia doing to put pressure on Israel? They say there’s a ceasefire so that means they can do whatever they want?! Stop the insanity. #auspol

JUST POSTED: first in a new occasional series, Political Strength Training, this is a tour through some of the fascinating data we've accrued over the past few cycles of campaign work. However disastrous you thought the Democratic campaign approach to immigration was, it's worse. 🧵

Francesca Albanese is asked about Nicholas Kristof's article in the NYT detailing the sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, & she rightly points out this information was already widely available

"we lost this election specifically and ONLY because ONE particular group of people didn't support us, so we are going to spend every waking minute between now and the next election telling those people to eat shit and go fuck themselves and die" -The democratic party, on repeat, forever

the thing about the institutional apparatus of the dems is that it’s the biggest collection of losers we’ve seen in my lifetime. despite 2 governing trifectas in the last 18 years and the presidency for 12, they’ve overseen the return of segregationists and the end of bodily autonomy for women

Don't use Booking . com ‼️ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Highly targeted programs are the surest way to deliver bad outcomes for the people they claim to help. Yes “affordable” housing is a rort. The answer isn’t giving cash to people who live in it. It’s investing in public housing at scale so all types of people can live in quality public homes.

It’s time for Australia to move on from ‘affordable’ housing. inflectionpoints.work/articles/aga...

Sunday Shot this morning is me, @instanterudite.bsky.social, @grogsgamut.bsky.social, and Cheek Media's Kalila Welch as we break down the budget. Join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1iG...

I do think part of the Trump magic is that he basically exists entirely outside of the Overton window. So most people don't believe that he means what he says and make up a more acceptable interpretation.

Imagine getting this email on a Friday afternoon. I look forward to the "story". #womenwhowin

Chief Justice Roberts says the court isn't political. This week, six justices "read" 107 pages of legal briefing in 38 minutes and let Alabama gerrymander its congressional map mid-election. The stopwatch says otherwise.

Great explainer on how US media sold the Israeli genocide by the Electronic Intifada with Adam Johnson. It means revisiting all the lying tropes but it's refreshing to hear all the same. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4psd...

I stand in solidarity with Palestinians who are commemorating the Nakba today. The Israeli Government’s continuing genocide in Gaza is an extension of the Nakba, despite Palestinians having every right to self-determination and to live in peace. #auspol #politas

It's Not About "Blood Libel", It's About Narrative Control Israel is now saying it will sue The New York Times as Zionists continue their days-long freakout over the outlet’s reporting on the systemic rape of Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/its-not-ab...

what the actual fuck is going on with this loser fuck opposition party

New research shows that more people abandoned Labour because they were too tough on immigration - and because of their support for Israel - than because they were too soft on immigration.

The thing about Starmerism, such as it is (Labour Togetherism might be more accurate), is that unlike even Blairism - which was underpinned by neoliberal Third Way ideology - it is based on the idea you can have policies without politics. It's devoid of all principles and therefore of coherence.

apparently knowledge institutions that employ thousands of experts on racism, colonialism, and geopolitics did not conform to a specific form of words acceptable to this one tiny powerful lobby group who provide cover for a livestreamed genocide. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

JobSeeker is nearly $300 a week below the poverty line. Immiserating people on welfare is utterly immoral and makes it even harder for those who can work to find a job. We're sick of Labor crying poor when the 1% grow their wealth in their sleep. Tax the rich. Raise the rate.

This is a flat out horrifying article. It may be too much for some to read. But this should be documented, and we should know this is happening.

not to be a gentle troll but I reckon that in terms of sheer numbers, Sadiq Khan is mayor to more working class people than Burnham, so why he isn't considered as someone we should listen to on left-wing national politics is.....well I mean we know why it's happening, but still

We hope this post about orphaned negatives makes you gruntled. An ‘orphaned negative’ is a word that SHOULD feel like it has a related word, but doesn’t. ‘Nonchalant’ is an orphaned negative because there is no ‘chalant.’

No politician should ever be granted anonimity. It is literally their job to have opinions and to persuade people of them. They're not whistle blowers, they're just backstabbers. Nothing is this country is done transparently and it's yet another reason why people don't engage with politics.

the neg gearing policy is here. It will not even start until next year, carving out new builds, it is prospective, insists Jim, by which he means all the landlords will continue to cost us all over $20 billion annually for their property portfolios.

“We now have one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD,” writes Jane Caro in Rich Kid Poor Kid: The battle for public education. Read the full extract: https://theaus.in/4thfkci Preorder Rich Kid Poor Kid via the Australia Institute Press online store: https://theaus.in/4dqPTzd

Deborah Conway: My friends hate me and people are boycotting my music. Also Deborah Conway, disputing the large number of children being killed by Israel: "It depends what you call kids," she said. Cry us a fucking river, Deb. All the way to the sea. #auspol #BondiRC #GazaGenocide

On Budget night tonight, an exclusive group of Australia’s 1% will pay $110,000 to dine with Labor’s inner circle. The 1% pay a worker’s annual wage to sip champagne with the PM, while you read the news about NDIS cuts that pay for increased defence spending. It’s cooked.

You know, the thing you really should bear in mind, as Labour implodes with back stabbing and MPs clawing their way over each others corpses, is this is what our politicians and media smashed a middling socdem movement for.