The fake news will say I said what I said in the previous sentence.

How soon till the Trumpist regime puts pressure on these global tech companies to report on and police criticism made *outside* the US?

Being technologically dependent on the US makes us all vulnerable to the US's fascist urges.

We urgently need our own tech infrastructure.

#killswitch

Simultaneous posts about the economy.

She destroyed Adelaide Writers’ Week by, let’s see, oh yes, being invited

The most corrupt pro-Putin president in US history endorses the most corrupt pro-Putin leader in Europe.

Two frames. 1. Lib Party Room, members huddled around table, one says “We have no policies, no principles, no vision, no credibility, no gravitas, no consistency, no popular appeal…” 2. Same scene, another says, “You’re right - Angus Taylor is the leader who best represents us.”

If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.

I would love to wake up and not have to think about children being murdered and abused by those who claim to be victims but that’s still the world we live in.

Spot on! 🩷

Impeach, arrest, and prosecute them all. Anything less is being complicit.

Victorian Governor Margaret Gardner greets Isaac Herzog. Via ABC News

I just learned the Governor of Victoria is Margaret Gardner.

This is her greeting a heinous war criminal who cheerfully autographed bombs that killed children.

It’s lovely that we have these leaders in our community, someone to look up to and emulate.

#VicPol

#AusPol

Hey, Propaganda Barbie:

We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.

Ever.

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.

I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.

Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.

We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.

This is something significantly bigger and scarier.

MAGA accounts shared an altered video depicting Bad Bunny as unable to actually sing. The video turns out to be fake.

Some of our staff were at the Sydney rally last night and report that the degree of police brutality was terrifying and unhinged.

We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.

Huh. Almost like absolutely everyone saw this coming from the minute the government invited the Israeli head of state and told Sydneysiders they couldn't protest about it.

Another win for Social Cohesion™

Horrified.

#HerzogVisit

"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

Pew Research Institute (2023):

• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.

Gotta say, the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week gives me some hope for Australia's ability to navigate this.

A great loss for the literary community, but writers/thinkers/audiences aren't going to stand for the bullying and pressure.

Unclear when the politicians are going to figure it out.

Few words.
My @smh @theage cartoon

It really does amaze me that NewsCorp think they deserve better than “fuck off”.

Why is a Labor Premier silencing a writer?  - The Shot For many Adelaideans, Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) is the highlight of their year. A glorious six days when the Pioneer...

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I find these moments are opportunities to examine the most amazing things in our lives - ourselves.

Stay inquisitive. Enjoy the reflection. Continue to be a light in the darkness.

❤️

Noting today’s apology in the SMH, I feel it important to say that I stand with @cathywilcox.bsky.social & @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
#auspol
Australian’s should be governed by Australian not foreign interests. All, irrespective of faith, have a right to free speech & protection from hate speech.