These monsters from the Valley act as if their own perspective is the organising principle of reality. They flatten the world until it reflects their own image back at them, and they call it order. They recast dominance as necessity, exclusion as clarity, cruelty as truth-telling. What they are building is not just a politics, but a way of being in which other lives appear as obstacles, or worse, as background.

On Palantir’s manifesto, their AI fantasies, and how Silicon Valley billionaires think they are the new Guardians of the Universe.
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The assertion that Zionism is essential to Jewish identity is misleading for several reasons. Judaism is a monotheistic religion at least 3,000 years old, whereas Zionism began as a secular-led political movement in the late 19th century.

The Software Reich On Palantir’s manifesto, its AI fantasies, and how the billionaires are positioning themselves as the new Guardians of the Universe

The Software Reich
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Can't think of a single inspirational modern day Labor figure capable of leadership at the moment, with or without charisma, Steven Miles comes closest.

It is sad that for too many Australians when they want to look for ambition in the Labor Party, they have to turn to a history book. #auspol

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says he’s “reviewing” charges from the unwelcome Herzog visit after the court ruled his anti-protest laws unconstitutional.

Save the taxpayers' money and drop them now, Mal. The court has spoken. #auspol #nswpol

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO

This is the level of instability in the White House.

Too polluted?

Staged assassinations, wife of supreme court judge participant in January 6th, Epstein Files, rogue drunk FBI director, director of department of war reciting Pulp Fiction as a prayer...

This isn't normal, America!

There is no going back to something. The experiment failed and is over.

#RIP🇺🇲

Nothing About This Dystopia Feels Natural Reading by Tim Foley:

Nothing About This Dystopia Feels Natural
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Senate Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources | 21/04/2026 YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal

. @richarddenniss.bsky.social opens by pointing out that the Japanese govt actually raises more revenue from Australian gas than does the Australian govt!
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I've been an atheist since god knows when but now I'm beginning to believe the end is nigh for the purpose of getting it right next time.

Why is the USA incapable of removing an obviously insane and incompetent President?

50% Hubris, 50% Ignorance / Stupidity...They genuinely believe in their own exceptionalism.

What is RSV? And why should older Australians have this free vaccine? We all know the risks of influenza and COVID for older people. But a third virus, RSV, can also land you in hospital. A free vaccination aims to reduce this risk.

What is RSV? And why should older Australians have this free vaccine?
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Both the US and Iran are firing on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Are both sides acting lawfully? Using force against a ship during a blockade is only lawful under certain conditions. A naval expert explains.

Both the US and Iran are firing on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Are both sides acting lawfully?
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Headline from the AFR "Time to end welfare for the wealthy, says big business"

You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No?
You mean the CGT discount? No?
You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No?
You mean the free gas for multinationals? No?
You mean the failure of the PRRT? No?
You mean the tax dodging trusts? No?
You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No?

No you mean the NDIS FFS

Ossoff: "How does American politics really work? It's coin operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money ... all of this gave rise to a depraved president who exploits this rot to empower and enrich himself"

NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts To rein in spiralling costs, the government aims to cut the scheme’s growth rate from 10% to about 5% annually.

NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts
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Queensland's speech criminalisation bill passed the parliament on Thursday, 5 March 2026. YouTube video by Qldaah

Qld & NSW have different parliamentary systems. NSW Premier Chris Minns recently referenced Qld on speech criminalisation. The behaviour we saw here in Qld in its creation was disgraceful & no way to inspire law making. Qld Labor remains opposed. #nswpol youtu.be/tBIkcQPWuCg

A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

A scheduled hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial on Monday was postponed over “security-diplomatic reasons,” delaying his return to the witness stand, according to a late Sunday report by The Jerusalem Post.

Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260420-net...

New detection tech could make AUKUS submarines obsolete Chinese researchers have developed a new gravity-based detector that could be used to find submarines and render the proposed AUKUS submarine redundant.

New detection tech could make AUKUS submarines obsolete johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

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Why hasn't 1 Republican or media member ever asked Trump why he sends his flunky son in law crackhead&Steve Witkoff to negotiate world peace when A:Neither 1 knows jack shit abt diplomacy B:Neither knows wtf they're doing C:Neither of these fkn idiots were elected or Senate confirmed. D:fuck Trump!

You can’t rush peace: the fatal flaws in the US–Iran talks The collapse of recent US–Iran talks highlights how flawed negotiation design – not just substance – can doom peace efforts from the start.

You can’t rush peace: the fatal flaws in the US–Iran talks johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

As warnings mount over Trump, Cuba pays the price A renewed US oil embargo on Cuba is deepening hardship on the island, reflecting a long-standing pattern of intervention driven as much by ideology as strategy.

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Duniam contradicts Taylor on Coalition immigration policy Recent comments from Coalition Shadow Immigration Spokesperson Jonno Duniam expose inconsistencies in the party's immigration policy, raising questions about feasibility, cost, and intent.

Duniam contradicts Taylor on Coalition immigration policy johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...