Why experts suspect insider trading in the White House Anonymous accounts are placing big bets on prediction markets relating to the Trump administration with unbelievable accuracy and timing.

“It really stretches the limits of what you can believe a coincidence to be.” Listen to the latest episode of Cut Through now.
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Why experts suspect insider trading in the White House YouTube video by Crikey News

Lachlan Keller walks me through the White House insider trading scandals (plural!) on Polymarket. Hate everything about this tbh.

Watch on YouTube, listen on all the podcast eps. #auspol

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We are losing the sacred texts

This piece isn't a defense of his worldview. But we've now got a clear pattern of older, experienced broadcast journalists trying to make a 20-year-old man look dumb on camera for the sake of going viral. It's working!

Doesn't tell us much about the digital nihilism Clavicular represents tho.

Clavicular is a media lolcow The mainstream media is not really trying to understand troubled internet figure Clavicular. They're trying to provoke him for viral clips.

"The clips chosen by media outlets are rarely about the political shift we're told is the reason for interviewing Clavicular. Instead they document a swift kick, in the hopes we're entertained by the milk that leaks out."

The more you know about Clav, the sadder this whole thing is.

Of the many, many, MANY things wrong with this, what stands out most to me is that none of the Google Gemini features are in any way helpful and I can't see how they would help improve a journalist's productivity? Even for admin it's not very useful. Classic example of forcing the use case.

'Do the Murdoch media have to submit pitches?': Gov criticised for budget lock-up creator call-out In an email seen by Crikey, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher invite content creators to register for the 2026 budget lock-up with a 'short content proposal'.

Hannah Ferguson: “In order for new media to thrive, we need to escape, not replicate, the problems of legacy media. We need access to be equal and transparent ... We don’t want a selective process that favours the agreeable.”

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I reported on the "Expressions of Interest" form the government sent to a select group of content creators inviting them to "pitch" for access to budget lock up this year. After people like Hannah Ferguson of Cheek pushed back, they made changes.

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10/10 photo!

Sky News TRAITORS criticising true blue Aussies for exercising their god given right to have a crispy, ice cold pint!

Simply UN-Australian and an affront to REAL AUSSIE VALUES for the so-called elite Sky News presenters to attempt to CANCEL the working class tradition of going to the PUB 🍻

A quote by Rick Owens. It reads: "Working out is modern couture. No outfit is going to make you look or feel as good as having a fit body. Buy less clothing and go to the gym instead."

The proliferation of this quote is so interesting to me. It's often posted by right wing chuds who use it to defend conventional aesthetic ideas — such as the importance of having a lean, athletic body — but they don't really understand Owens's work.

Let's talk about it. 🧵

Rick Morton unpacks the NACC robodebt report YouTube video by Crikey News

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTJT... I never fail to be staggered by every part of this saga, and there is no better guide through it than @squigglyrick.bsky.social . Great interview by @crystaljane.bsky.social

NOMINATION INCOMING!!!

Rick Morton unpacks the NACC robodebt report YouTube video by Crikey News

Pod up! @squigglyrick.bsky.social talks about how covering robodebt radicalised him. Following the robodebt story absolutely did the same for me, I think for many around my age it will be a foundational political memory.

Watch on YouTube. Listen on Spotify, Apple, all the other places. #auspol

The media wants disabled people to be locked inside until they die - The Shot If you’ve had the misfortune of reading the Murdoch press or the Australian Financial Review at all in the past...

Here's @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social. "The media wants disabled people to be locked inside until they die"

my job here is done

Oscar winner Michael B Jordan 😭

Is he kind of... flopping? A bit? Weird vibe in that room whatever is going on

My godddddddd it's so good

The difficult truth Writing exclusively for Crikey, Grace Tame reflects on the prime minister calling her 'difficult', the media storm following her pro-Palestine chant, and which social causes do and don't ignite public...

"For the record, I don’t think Albanese is a bumbling misogynist. I think he’s a savvy political operator keen to appease Washington and Tel Aviv. It’s a badge of honour to weigh on his conscience." Let it absolutely fucking rip Grace! #auspol

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Gender, racial and politicial oppression is only ok when we and my pals do it 😎

We're lucky this guy (and the other tech right guys) say this out loud and plain.

Many experts (and the left broadly) have been explaining exactly this for years, and how damaging it is, but are constantly told it's a "reach" or putting words in their mouth.

Unfort too many still won't listen.

Does power always corrupt in Australian politics? YouTube video by Crikey News

Very timely convo with Jo Tarnawsky about the ways that power protects itself in our political system: "You don’t need to become the system, but you certainly need to know the waters that you’re wading in to be able to get any traction."

Watch on YouTube, listen on all podcast platforms.

#auspol

This is going to be EXCELLENT highly recommend backing it. Can't wait to read it @serrels.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com!

MrBeast competition to see who can make it through the Strait of Hormuz

Oooh!

i'm looking to talk to any australian pokemon fans for a piece i'm writing for guardian aus, especially anyone with memories of the first wave of Pokemania in Australia.

hmu!

70% of kids getting around social media ban, what is mobile phone 'coverage' and Anthropic v Trump Plus: I can't use the new Apple emojis in this title because it will break the newsletter

READ: thesizzle.com.au/p/70-of-kids-getting-aro...

Thank you Andy!