David Cross says he will "never work with" any of the 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' production crew again: "They were doing sh*tty things on purpose, I don't know what to tell you [...] They were just so awful to me.

Disappointed but definitely not surprised to hear this about Alvin 😔

BREAKING: Over 150 veterans protest the war in the United States Capitol building. The largest veterans protest against the war in Iran.

Palantir is known to have provided technology that facilitated the Gaza genocide. They are facilitating mass ICE kidnappings in the US. These actions alone should trigger a review of Australian contracts. This latest manifesto only adds to the concern.

Palantir is embedding itself in other Australian institutions from Coles, to Rio Tinto. Westpac, our military cyber unit, the Australian Signals Directorate, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC, which handles Aussies’ sensitive financial information.

Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.

Defence has handed Palantir more than $26 million in contracts since 2013, including a $7.6m deal awarded without competitive tender to its Cyber Warfare Division. Palantir staff are embedded in Defence. How the hell did Labor let these wolves inside?

Petrol costs and MOS Hi everyone - I am a reporter with Guardian Australia. I often write about Centrelink and have chatted with some of you for other stories. Do you have to use your car because there is no PT in your area? Do you have to do MOs right now? Would you feel comfortable chatting for a story? Please message me here or email: cait.kelly@theguardian.com

Do you have to use your car because there is no PT in your area? Do you have to do "Mutual" Obligations right now? Would you feel comfortable chatting for a story? contact @caitkelly.bsky.social

(cait rules btw)

How should we respond as Moneyland works to screw us ever further into submission? The ultra rich are crushing living standards and protest rights. There is a parallel in the brutality against Palestinians and in America's gulags. We do not have long to challenge the trajectory.

My lovely friend posted this with “Unmissable, essential reading”.
Give it a go.
#Auspol #NZpol

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What would happen?
In Twenty five years??
If childhood vaccines disappeared???
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

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

Spain says Israel applying ‘Gaza strategy’ in Lebanon Spain’s foreign minister said Monday that Israel is applying the same military strategy in southern Lebanon as in Gaza, while insisting it cannot maintain normal relations with the European Union a…

Spain says Israel applying ‘Gaza strategy’ in Lebanon

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned the war being waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, describing it as “madness”.

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Japan issues rare special advisory over chance of more powerful quake The government issued the advisory to residents of 182 municipalities from Hokkaido to Chiba, urging them to be ready to evacuate at any moment.

Authorities have warned of an even larger earthquake hitting northeastern Japan, after a magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of Iwate on Monday, triggering tsunami across a broad swath of the area.

a concert backdrop that says over 30 universities destroyed in iran against black and white picture of rubble

backdrop that says last standing university in gaza against a black and white image of al-israa university

giant three screen stage backdrop showing footage of the bombing of a university in gaza

The Strokes played Coachella against a backdrop listing all the world leaders that had been assassinated by the CIA, a count of the number of universities bombed in Iran, and footage of the bombing of the last university in Gaza

Grannies For Action: Jobseeker Payments Need To Rise People on jobseeker are relegated to live in poverty in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Come and hear from people living on Jobseeker payment.

Hey Adelaide folks if you’re not busy on Wednesday night you’re more then welcome to join us for a discussion about jobseeker events.humanitix.com/grannies-for...

Modern high yield crops on which we depend only produce that yield with several rounds of fertiliser application. A big proportion of that fertiliser can’t get out of the Middle East now. Millions of people are going to starve as a result of Bibi & Trump’s war.

We are extending the deadline for submissions to the 25th anniversary zine to August 15! Send us your remixes, your poems, your photography, links to your songs. We want to highlight the messy, creative, playful, political live experiences of our community!

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Queensland, democratic one day, draconian dictatorship the next.

Protesters arrested at pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane Protesters have been arrested for chanting and displaying a phrase banned in Queensland at a rally in Brisbane on Saturday.

Queensland returning to the days of Joh Bjelke-Petersen like a dog to its vomit.

#AusPol

An independent just won the by-election for Newcastle Mayor. Greens second and Labour a distant third.

Ex NBN News Presenter Gavin Morris takes over from another Independent who had to resign for serious health reasons. This shows structural change.

Big changes in a Labor stronghold.

the president of the united states is personally looting the treasury to the tune of literally billions of dollars and that he is not being immediately removed from office and tried for high crimes against this country is a devastating indictment of every part of our political system

Air Contaminant Proposed Allowable Emission Rates (tpy) PM 738.97 PM10 738.96 PM2.5 738.96 VOC 329.34 NOX 1,086.58 CO 830.13 SO2 244.86 H2SO4 299.00 NH3 820.71 Formaldehyde 25.25 HAPs 144.43 CO2 13,871,124.49 CH4 394.22 N2O 26.11 SF6 0.05 CO2e 13,890,275.01

estimates of emissions

Another day, another massive #Petrotech fossil-fuelled data centre.

The "Kilby power plant", 2.7 GW of fossil gas, will be pumping out 14 megatonnes of CO2-e a year (about 4.3 million combustion cars worth).

He’s. Not. A. Black. Child.
#AdultTimeAdultCrimeUnlessWealthyAndWhite

I think one of the hardest realisations I’ve had is having to accept just how much some people enjoy seeing other people suffer.

“Paramedics have become direct targets, pursued relentlessly in a blatant violation that confirms a total disregard for all norms and principles established by international humanitarian law.”

And Israel will keep committing these war crimes while governments like Australia's do nothing. #auspol

INTERVIEW - Lebanon displacement crisis ‘one step too far,’ UN official warns More than 1.2 million displaced as Israeli attacks push Lebanon to brink, UN official Imran Riza says | Anadolu

Y’all are NOT understanding the scale of wreckage Israel has done in #Lebanon ❗️❗️

More than 1.2 million displaced as Israeli attacks push Lebanon to brink, UN official Imran Riza says www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Do read this and remember what it signifies: the monetisation of blackmailing the three constitutionally mandated checks and balances of powers of government by overlooking the private interests of a capitalist economy

Lawyer Nick Hanna and the Palestine Action Group celebrating outside court today

NSW's fascistic anti-protest laws, enacted after Bondi and to allow Isaac Herzog, a war criminal, to tour without opposition, have been defeated in court today. The Appeals court found the laws "impermissibly burden" implied constitutional rights. From the river to the sea.

The entire issue with the NDIS is that a generation of Australians (including almost everyone working in the political media) have become indoctrinated to believe the private sector is more efficient than the private sector.

Privatize disability care? What *could* go wrong???