Daniel James
@mrdtjames.bsky.social
Yorta Yorta - Host of the Mission 3RRR FM. Co-host 7am podcast. thespencerstreetend.com.au
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[email protected] for story tips.
The Liberal Party is now a minor party.
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Liberal Party is now a minor party.
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This week's #SundayShot is up, people! @rachelwithers.bsky.social & @mrdtjames.bsky.social trawl over the week that was with @davemilbo.bsky.social & me, plus Prof @katemanne.bsky.social on the #EpsteinFiles & credible allegations of child rape against Donald Trump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkZ...
The Conspiracy is Real - February 8 - Rachel Withers, Daniel James, and Kate Manne
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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February 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
This week's #SundayShot is up, people! @rachelwithers.bsky.social & @mrdtjames.bsky.social trawl over the week that was with @davemilbo.bsky.social & me, plus Prof @katemanne.bsky.social on the #EpsteinFiles & credible allegations of child rape against Donald Trump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkZ...
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Good grief.
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Good grief.
Chernobyl is the greatest miniseries of all time.
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Chernobyl is the greatest miniseries of all time.
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JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos and jeers when he appeared at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, but American viewers would have been unaware of the reception. The boos were neither heard nor remarked upon during the NBC broadcast.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos and jeers when he appeared at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, but American viewers would have been unaware of the reception. The boos were neither heard nor remarked upon during the NBC broadcast.
A disgrace. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minns invokes special powers for NSW police to restrict protests during Israeli president’s visit
Thirteen state and federal NSW MPs appeal to police to allow planned march protesting against the visit
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
A disgrace. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
When victory as an adult, has no audience by Jacinta Parsons. open.substack.com/pub/thespenc...
When victory as an adult, has no audience
I ask you to bear witness
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
When victory as an adult, has no audience by Jacinta Parsons. open.substack.com/pub/thespenc...
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This week's #SundayShot features favourite guests @rachelwithers.bsky.social & @mrdtjames.bsky.social and an interview on the #EpsteinFiles with Professor of Philosophy at Cornell @katemanne.bsky.social.
Don't miss us at 9am AEDT on Sunday (and please do subscribe!)
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Don't miss us at 9am AEDT on Sunday (and please do subscribe!)
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This week's #SundayShot features favourite guests @rachelwithers.bsky.social & @mrdtjames.bsky.social and an interview on the #EpsteinFiles with Professor of Philosophy at Cornell @katemanne.bsky.social.
Don't miss us at 9am AEDT on Sunday (and please do subscribe!)
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
Don't miss us at 9am AEDT on Sunday (and please do subscribe!)
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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I was really lucky to be part of this conversation with the wonderful @mrdtjames.bsky.social and @tinamq.bsky.social about the silence around the attack on the Perth Invasion Day rally and the Australian mentions in the Esptein files:
open.spotify.com/episode/1y9c...
open.spotify.com/episode/1y9c...
Terrorism, Epstein And Other Fault Lines In Media-land
open.spotify.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I was really lucky to be part of this conversation with the wonderful @mrdtjames.bsky.social and @tinamq.bsky.social about the silence around the attack on the Perth Invasion Day rally and the Australian mentions in the Esptein files:
open.spotify.com/episode/1y9c...
open.spotify.com/episode/1y9c...
So it begins.
ABC journalists have been ordered to retain emails and not use disappearing message apps as part of the antisemitism royal commission.
ABC, SBS staff fear source safety after order to stop using disappearing messages when discussing Bondi or antisemitism
The media union says ABC and SBS staff have no clarity on whether the antisemitism royal commission will force them to give up their sources.
www.crikey.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
So it begins.
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Spin Cycle is back on @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight and we welcome @mrdtjames.bsky.social to talk about the flaccid media response to a bomb attack in WA on Invasion Day. Plus I think there’s been a bit of news over the last 6 weeks. With @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @theshufflediary.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Spin Cycle is back on @3rrrfm.bsky.social tonight and we welcome @mrdtjames.bsky.social to talk about the flaccid media response to a bomb attack in WA on Invasion Day. Plus I think there’s been a bit of news over the last 6 weeks. With @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @theshufflediary.bsky.social
Don't know why it's taken so long to be classified as such. But I'm glad that it now has.
Breaking: Invasion Day rally attempted bombing declared terrorist act
The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth's CBD last week is declared a terrorist attack by authorities.
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Don't know why it's taken so long to be classified as such. But I'm glad that it now has.
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Listen back: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Spoke to Senator Lidia Thorpe on The Mission last night after she crafted a rare moment of solidarity in parliament yesterday with her motion condemning the Perth pipe bomb attack. You can listen back here: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
Segments: The Mission: Lidia Thorpe on the Attempted Invasion Day Bomb Attack — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
For Daniel James' first broadcast of the year, he is joined by independent Senator Lidia Thorpe hours after she passes a parliamentary motion to condemn the attempted bomb on a Perth Invasion Day…
www.rrr.org.au
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Spoke to Senator Lidia Thorpe on The Mission last night after she crafted a rare moment of solidarity in parliament yesterday with her motion condemning the Perth pipe bomb attack. You can listen back here: www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/se...
Ready to be a DJ again.
*note the shades are only for impact.
*note the shades are only for impact.
February 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Ready to be a DJ again.
*note the shades are only for impact.
*note the shades are only for impact.
TONIGHT 7PM on the Mission. Change of plan, Senator Lidia Thorpe on her motion condemning the terror attack in Perth on Invasion Day, and Sissy Austin about National Take Back the Track Day. 102.7 FM in Naarm or rrr.org.au everywhere else on the planet. DO LISTEN!!
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
TONIGHT 7PM on the Mission. Change of plan, Senator Lidia Thorpe on her motion condemning the terror attack in Perth on Invasion Day, and Sissy Austin about National Take Back the Track Day. 102.7 FM in Naarm or rrr.org.au everywhere else on the planet. DO LISTEN!!
Please, I'm trying to stream the best community radio stations from around the world, and would like a recommendation for a good one to stream from London. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. x
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Please, I'm trying to stream the best community radio stations from around the world, and would like a recommendation for a good one to stream from London. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. x
I don’t mean to sub my journalistic colleagues, but there’s not a defection of National MPs to One Nation. It’s a defecation of National MPs to One Nation.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I don’t mean to sub my journalistic colleagues, but there’s not a defection of National MPs to One Nation. It’s a defecation of National MPs to One Nation.
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Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat
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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting donated $900,000 to rightwing political campaign outfit Advance last financial year, while Clive Palmer was the country’s largest single donor during the period, giving his own Trumpet of Patriots just over $53m.
New political donations data released by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday showed Hancock Prospecting made two donations in 2024-25 to Advance, worth a combined $895,000. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, latest political donations data shows
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Excellent piece from @mrdtjames.bsky.social here on the double standards around the media/political (non-)response to the Perth terrorist attack last week.
pca.st/episode/18dc...
pca.st/episode/18dc...
Daniel James on the Perth pipe bomb
At Forrest Place in Boorloo (Perth), on what this country officially calls Australia Day, around 2,500 people gathered to mark Invasion Day. They listened to speakers, held banners and, for a few…
pca.st
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Excellent piece from @mrdtjames.bsky.social here on the double standards around the media/political (non-)response to the Perth terrorist attack last week.
pca.st/episode/18dc...
pca.st/episode/18dc...
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The Vandal-ing continues at the State Library OF Victoria. Who needs DOGE when you've got this lot?
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The Vandal-ing continues at the State Library OF Victoria. Who needs DOGE when you've got this lot?
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
Don't let the State Library give our beloved indie café to a big player.
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