Rob
@crigs.bsky.social
I am interested in Climate Change, SF (hard) environment, gardening, cooking, and beaches. In many ways an old school left social democrat but politically the climate emergency is my overarching political concern.
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"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Erasing history is an affront to the collective progress of human culture and thought"
Dr Leo K Killsback
"Erasing history is an affront to the collective progress of human culture and thought"
Dr Leo K Killsback
‘So shameful’: backlash as US national monuments conform to Trump’s rewrite of history
From Pennsylvania to Montana, the White House’s war on ‘woke’ has targeted US monuments that address topics like racism and Indigenous history
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Erasing history is an affront to the collective progress of human culture and thought"
Dr Leo K Killsback
"Erasing history is an affront to the collective progress of human culture and thought"
Dr Leo K Killsback
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
There are a lot of newish Bluesky accounts that think the best way forward in progressive American politics is to attack other progressives purity.
People who advocate a position rather than damning others are less likely to be bots.
It's a tiny nuance but listen for it.
People who advocate a position rather than damning others are less likely to be bots.
It's a tiny nuance but listen for it.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
There are a lot of newish Bluesky accounts that think the best way forward in progressive American politics is to attack other progressives purity.
People who advocate a position rather than damning others are less likely to be bots.
It's a tiny nuance but listen for it.
People who advocate a position rather than damning others are less likely to be bots.
It's a tiny nuance but listen for it.
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And then there’s this shameless garbage from Albanese, repeating the tired line that “people don’t want conflict brought here” while literally inviting the president of the “conflict” here. The utter contempt these people have for Australians is so glaring.
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
And then there’s this shameless garbage from Albanese, repeating the tired line that “people don’t want conflict brought here” while literally inviting the president of the “conflict” here. The utter contempt these people have for Australians is so glaring.
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As a side note, it’s funny to see so many of these emails with thirsty academics repeatedly enact Marx’s bit in the 1844 Manuscripts about the power of money. “Oh Mr Epstein, your house in New York is enormous and, unrelatedly, your questions at dinner were so intelligent, so insightful, so deep.”
![That which is for me through the medium of money - that for which I can pay (i.e., which money can buy) - that am I myself, the possessor of the money. The extent of the power of money is the extent of my power. Money's properties are my - the possessor's - properties and essential powers. Thus, what I am and am capable of is by no means determined by my individuality. I am ugly, but I can buy for myself the most beautiful of women.
Therefore I am not ugly, for the effect of ugliness - its deterrent power - is nullified by money. I, according to my individual characteristics, am lame, but money furnishes me with twenty-four feet.
Therefore I am not lame. I am bad, dishonest, unscrupulous, stupid; but money is honoured, and hence its possessor. Money is the supreme good, therefore its possessor is good. Money, besides, saves me the trouble of being dishonest: I am therefore presumed honest. I am brainless, but money is the real brain of all things and how then should its possessor be brainless? Besides, he can buy clever people for himself, and is he who has [In the manuscript: is. - Ed.] power over the clever not more clever than the clever? Do not I, who thanks to money am capable of all that the human heart longs for, possess all human capacities? Does not my money, therefore, transform all my incapacities into their contrary?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:myqic77tkmdhmaufgkvj43hr/bafkreidpuxbx764xh7vobavcnvs3v2lo5fnfi6dukfrmk3ygxmseznkyxi@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
As a side note, it’s funny to see so many of these emails with thirsty academics repeatedly enact Marx’s bit in the 1844 Manuscripts about the power of money. “Oh Mr Epstein, your house in New York is enormous and, unrelatedly, your questions at dinner were so intelligent, so insightful, so deep.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#Auspol
It's not just networking. What possible influence could be extracted by Epstein from a then out of work Ex-Australian PM? Why seek out Rudd? On one level it's as puerile as collecting all the Star Wars bobble heads. On another it's uncomfortably sinister.
#Auspol
It's not just networking. What possible influence could be extracted by Epstein from a then out of work Ex-Australian PM? Why seek out Rudd? On one level it's as puerile as collecting all the Star Wars bobble heads. On another it's uncomfortably sinister.
Rudd says he declined Epstein invitation after latest document dump
The newly released Epstein documents show the New York sex offender sought a wide-ranging network of political and financial contacts, including former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.
www.abc.net.au
January 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
#Auspol
It's not just networking. What possible influence could be extracted by Epstein from a then out of work Ex-Australian PM? Why seek out Rudd? On one level it's as puerile as collecting all the Star Wars bobble heads. On another it's uncomfortably sinister.
#Auspol
It's not just networking. What possible influence could be extracted by Epstein from a then out of work Ex-Australian PM? Why seek out Rudd? On one level it's as puerile as collecting all the Star Wars bobble heads. On another it's uncomfortably sinister.
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RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
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Calls have grown for an alleged homemade bomb – which was was thrown into the crowd at Perth’s Invasion Day rally – to be investigated as an act of terrorism
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Calls have grown for an alleged homemade bomb – which was was thrown into the crowd at Perth’s Invasion Day rally – to be investigated as an act of terrorism
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
Greens MP Sophie McNeill says authorities must “prioritise the very real and violent threat posed by the far-right” in WA
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Here is some more antisemitism
Vice President JD Vance was slammed online after appearing to commemorate the Holocaust without ever mentioning the words "Jew" or "Nazi."
Vance slammed for commemorating the Holocaust without a single mention of Jews
www.irishstar.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Here is some more antisemitism
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The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth was targeted and attacked with an explosive device.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo/Perth was targeted and attacked with an explosive device.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
The silence from the right has been deafening.
The same politicians who have spent the last month politicising violence are now nowhere to be found.
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Despite clearly being an attempt to terrorise First Nations communities and their allies, it’s not being investigated as attempted terrorism.
The Greens back First Nations elders calling out a double standard. The AFP must investigate this attack for potential terrorism offences.
The Greens back First Nations elders calling out a double standard. The AFP must investigate this attack for potential terrorism offences.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Despite clearly being an attempt to terrorise First Nations communities and their allies, it’s not being investigated as attempted terrorism.
The Greens back First Nations elders calling out a double standard. The AFP must investigate this attack for potential terrorism offences.
The Greens back First Nations elders calling out a double standard. The AFP must investigate this attack for potential terrorism offences.
Kinda surprised that it took over a year before we heard this defense from a Trump appointee.
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Kinda surprised that it took over a year before we heard this defense from a Trump appointee.
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Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
EVs Just Outsold Gas Cars In Europe For The First Time
Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
insideevs.com/news/785541/...
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Ordinary people, with the most to lose have taken on Trump. Not corporations, not (until this week) the Democratic party power brokers. The big tech companies are as fascinated with Trump as Leni Riefenstahl was with Hitler.
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Ordinary people, with the most to lose have taken on Trump. Not corporations, not (until this week) the Democratic party power brokers. The big tech companies are as fascinated with Trump as Leni Riefenstahl was with Hitler.
On the day after Australia Day.
A police search continues for a man who murdered his family in country NSW.
Police question a suspect accused of throwing an (un)explosive device into an Invasion Day rally in Perth.
Police have arrested a man in Sydney for inciting hatred at right wing rally.
A police search continues for a man who murdered his family in country NSW.
Police question a suspect accused of throwing an (un)explosive device into an Invasion Day rally in Perth.
Police have arrested a man in Sydney for inciting hatred at right wing rally.
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
On the day after Australia Day.
A police search continues for a man who murdered his family in country NSW.
Police question a suspect accused of throwing an (un)explosive device into an Invasion Day rally in Perth.
Police have arrested a man in Sydney for inciting hatred at right wing rally.
A police search continues for a man who murdered his family in country NSW.
Police question a suspect accused of throwing an (un)explosive device into an Invasion Day rally in Perth.
Police have arrested a man in Sydney for inciting hatred at right wing rally.
Of course Trump would throw them under the bus for implementing his policies. When he's in the dock after the fiasco of presidency his excuse will be "they followed my orders".
White House denies Homan sent to Minnesota because Noem lost Trump’s trust
White House denies Homan sent to Minnesota because Noem lost Trump’s trust
White House denies Homan sent to Minnesota because Noem lost Trump’s trust
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Of course Trump would throw them under the bus for implementing his policies. When he's in the dock after the fiasco of presidency his excuse will be "they followed my orders".
When the Trump presidency ends there will be a temptation to have things go back to normal. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. The US will have to work on itself. It will have to become more democratic and stop its bullshit exceptionalism at home and abroad.
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
When the Trump presidency ends there will be a temptation to have things go back to normal. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. The US will have to work on itself. It will have to become more democratic and stop its bullshit exceptionalism at home and abroad.
What's happening in Minnesota is on one level as American as apple pie. The death squad tactics deployed in Latin America were crafted and refined by covert US intelligence agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What's happening in Minnesota is on one level as American as apple pie. The death squad tactics deployed in Latin America were crafted and refined by covert US intelligence agencies.
Instead of boycotting the coming World Cup other teams should refuse to play the US team. Let Trump's America have a big fat meaningless win. You can be King of The World! But everyone hates your fucking guts.
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Instead of boycotting the coming World Cup other teams should refuse to play the US team. Let Trump's America have a big fat meaningless win. You can be King of The World! But everyone hates your fucking guts.