Chris Zappone
@chrizap.bsky.social
Senior journalist covering aviation @theage @smh / former digital foreign editor / Dark Shining Moment podcast
Naomi Osaka has sensationally withdrawn from the Australian Open www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis...
Australian Open live updates: Osaka stuns the tennis world, withdraws from the Australian Open ahead of clash with Maddison inglis
Follow all the latest from day seven at Melbourne Park, with the temperatures set to push the players and fans alike to their limits.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Naomi Osaka has sensationally withdrawn from the Australian Open www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis...
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo instructs agents and officers that they can enter a person’s home to arrest them without a judicial warrant, a move that immigration lawyers and advocates say violates the Constitution.(Wapost)
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 AM
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo instructs agents and officers that they can enter a person’s home to arrest them without a judicial warrant, a move that immigration lawyers and advocates say violates the Constitution.(Wapost)
A plane was forced to abort one pass of a landing attempt at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday evening after a man trespassed onto the runway about 11.35pm.
Man charged after allegedly trespassing on Melbourne Airport runway
Three flights were held up after a 25-year-old allegedly made his way onto the tarmac.
www.smh.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 AM
A plane was forced to abort one pass of a landing attempt at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday evening after a man trespassed onto the runway about 11.35pm.
The next cause of airfare price spikes isn’t even in your plane yet
The next cause of airfare price spikes isn’t even in your plane yet
As governments ramp up sustainable fuel mandates, travel-hungry consumers face a new cycle of price hikes. New research suggests they won’t pay.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The next cause of airfare price spikes isn’t even in your plane yet
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill. When are we as a nation going to start talking about that?
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill. When are we as a nation going to start talking about that?
Does anyone know where I can get a "NATO forever" T-shirt?
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Does anyone know where I can get a "NATO forever" T-shirt?
‘E-bike cowboys’ swarm Sydney northern beaches golf club
‘E-bike cowboys’ swarm Sydney northern beaches golf club
Mass rideouts of young riders on e-bikes have taken over public roads and golf courses as the government grapples with how to respond.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:21 AM
‘E-bike cowboys’ swarm Sydney northern beaches golf club
This is the engine of resentment afflicting Australia and many liberal democracies... "A growth in accumulated wealth is now outcompeting work incomes, undermining the dignity of work."
Why would you work hard? All some kids have to do is sit and wait
The economic and social effects of massive wealth transfers between generations are not being taken seriously.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
This is the engine of resentment afflicting Australia and many liberal democracies... "A growth in accumulated wealth is now outcompeting work incomes, undermining the dignity of work."
Why does Elon Musk share Russian propaganda narratives? ...ChatGPT responds chatgpt.com/s/t_696c...
January 18, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Why does Elon Musk share Russian propaganda narratives? ...ChatGPT responds chatgpt.com/s/t_696c...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is issuing a series of warnings to airlines to exercise caution when flying over Central America and parts of South America, citing the risks of potential military activities and GPS interference. (Reuters)
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is issuing a series of warnings to airlines to exercise caution when flying over Central America and parts of South America, citing the risks of potential military activities and GPS interference. (Reuters)
The rightwing war on Imaginary Communists is a thing to behold. It sidesteps the real history of 20th Century anti-communism which was a response to Moscow's geopolitical ambitions. Somehow the current crop of rightwing thinkers completely misses this point. #Russia.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The rightwing war on Imaginary Communists is a thing to behold. It sidesteps the real history of 20th Century anti-communism which was a response to Moscow's geopolitical ambitions. Somehow the current crop of rightwing thinkers completely misses this point. #Russia.
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Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs
Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs
Xi Jinping and Mark Carney mark a new “strategic partnership.”
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January 16, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets
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January 14, 2026 at 4:23 AM
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
SXSW Sydney has been cancelled
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
SXSW Sydney has been cancelled
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will step down early as Australia’s ambassador to the US at the end of March, a year earlier than expected. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Kevin Rudd stepping down as ambassador to the US
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has stepped down early as Australia’s ambassador to the US.
www.theage.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will step down early as Australia’s ambassador to the US at the end of March, a year earlier than expected. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
A thought for the propaganda being used to motivate ICE officers in the US.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A thought for the propaganda being used to motivate ICE officers in the US.
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It’s a useful meme for ripping apart the trans-Atlantic alliance.
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
It’s a useful meme for ripping apart the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Why shouldn’t Pope Leo send an envoy to Silicon Valley to covert the tech bro pagans to Christianity?
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Why shouldn’t Pope Leo send an envoy to Silicon Valley to covert the tech bro pagans to Christianity?
I'm just glad white South African tech engineers and wannabe hillbillies from Ohio are way too smart to wreck the Constitutional order of the United States of America. They're also far too wise to be manipulated by geopolitical forces they don't fully understand.
January 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I'm just glad white South African tech engineers and wannabe hillbillies from Ohio are way too smart to wreck the Constitutional order of the United States of America. They're also far too wise to be manipulated by geopolitical forces they don't fully understand.
Dear Liberals--Take The American Flag Back
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Dear Liberals--Take The American Flag Back
Quit Flying Upside Down Flags or Waving Other Nations'; This is Our Country, it's Our Flag Too
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Dear Liberals--Take The American Flag Back
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NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
May all traitors to the US collaborating with Russia today meet a similar fate… Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
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January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
May all traitors to the US collaborating with Russia today meet a similar fate… Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
...Then the Trump people arrived on the scene knowing nothing of diplomacy, politics, security, or history—except this one article of faith: they were right, and their chief enemy was the American standing next to them.
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
...Then the Trump people arrived on the scene knowing nothing of diplomacy, politics, security, or history—except this one article of faith: they were right, and their chief enemy was the American standing next to them.
A mystery trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall www.wsj.com/world/americ...
A Mystery Trader Made $400,000 Betting on Maduro’s Downfall
The person doubled down Friday with a final bet on Polymarket at 9:58 p.m., shortly before President Trump ordered the military to strike.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
A mystery trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall www.wsj.com/world/americ...