Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social
Lake kayaker. Small-medium mountains OK too.
On Ngunnawal/Ngambri country - #Canberra, Australia.
Household cats are sucked in by progressive media. Views are theirs; sometimes mine.
On Ngunnawal/Ngambri country - #Canberra, Australia.
Household cats are sucked in by progressive media. Views are theirs; sometimes mine.
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Albanese has the nerve to talk about fires and floods, while his government runs headlong to open as many new gas fields and coal extensions as possible.
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Albanese has the nerve to talk about fires and floods, while his government runs headlong to open as many new gas fields and coal extensions as possible.
We are all Denmark.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Make America Go Away’: spoof Maga caps soar in popularity amid Greenland crisis
Red caps are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as Donald Trump ratchets up the pressure on Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 AM
We are all Denmark.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The cruelty is the point.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
New guidance from the Trump administration has stripped transgender people in ICE custody of safeguards against rape.
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Trump Strips Rape Protections For Trans People In ICE Custody - Star Observer
New guidance from the Trump administration has stripped trans people in ICE custody of safeguards against rape.
www.starobserver.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The cruelty is the point.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
"here we are yet again handing still more power to a plainly incompetent department and a security agency with big question marks over its priorities and judgment — with more funding for them likely to be rolled out in the May budget. If it’s not rewarding failure, it looks a lot like it." #auspol
We've regularly expanded the powers and funding of ASIO and Home Affairs. It hasn't kept us safe. Now we're doing it all over again, writes Bernard Keane.
Giving ASIO and Home Affairs ever more power and money hasn't stopped terrorism. Why do we think it will now?
Australia is on the verge of again rewarding failure by expanding further the powers of ASIO and the failed Home Affairs department. It hasn't worked before.
www.crikey.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 1:46 AM
"here we are yet again handing still more power to a plainly incompetent department and a security agency with big question marks over its priorities and judgment — with more funding for them likely to be rolled out in the May budget. If it’s not rewarding failure, it looks a lot like it." #auspol
It's getting to the point that the Sundowning Stalin will be the only person in the US who doesn't understand this.
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
It's getting to the point that the Sundowning Stalin will be the only person in the US who doesn't understand this.
"The fear & trauma gripping the Twin Cities comes in many forms. Reilly, the observer, shared how her children grew fearful for her safety after hearing about Renee Good’s murder by ICE.
...they said, ‘Mommy, we don't want you to get shot. You're a lesbian and they shot a lesbian'.”
...they said, ‘Mommy, we don't want you to get shot. You're a lesbian and they shot a lesbian'.”
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"The fear & trauma gripping the Twin Cities comes in many forms. Reilly, the observer, shared how her children grew fearful for her safety after hearing about Renee Good’s murder by ICE.
...they said, ‘Mommy, we don't want you to get shot. You're a lesbian and they shot a lesbian'.”
...they said, ‘Mommy, we don't want you to get shot. You're a lesbian and they shot a lesbian'.”
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Today we will see the clamouring of politicians, all desperate to appease the lobbyists of a foreign govt, blaming the “cultural left” for the human toll of hatred.
So I’m posting this to demonstrate what an Australian leader looks like
(cc @albomp.bsky.social - watch & learn)
#auspol
So I’m posting this to demonstrate what an Australian leader looks like
(cc @albomp.bsky.social - watch & learn)
#auspol
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Today we will see the clamouring of politicians, all desperate to appease the lobbyists of a foreign govt, blaming the “cultural left” for the human toll of hatred.
So I’m posting this to demonstrate what an Australian leader looks like
(cc @albomp.bsky.social - watch & learn)
#auspol
So I’m posting this to demonstrate what an Australian leader looks like
(cc @albomp.bsky.social - watch & learn)
#auspol
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Murdoch’s delusional weirdos still salivating over the fascist they installed
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Murdoch’s delusional weirdos still salivating over the fascist they installed
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
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?"
How power works in Australia, in one headline. #auspol
The NSW Premier's Department has fired an Aboriginal man after he displayed pro-Palestinian slogans on his guitar at a work event
www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-premie...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-premie...
NSW Premier's Department fires Aboriginal man over pro-Palestine slogans
Department secretary claims Jayden Kitchener-Waters showed "disrespect" for public service
www.deepcutnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM
How power works in Australia, in one headline. #auspol
Also something that the Australian political and media establishment refuses to acknowledge: the existence of anti-Zionist, pro-Palestine Jews.
Whenever mainstream media talks glibly of "the Jewish community", they are excluding those who absolutely oppose the Israel lobby.
Whenever mainstream media talks glibly of "the Jewish community", they are excluding those who absolutely oppose the Israel lobby.
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Also something that the Australian political and media establishment refuses to acknowledge: the existence of anti-Zionist, pro-Palestine Jews.
Whenever mainstream media talks glibly of "the Jewish community", they are excluding those who absolutely oppose the Israel lobby.
Whenever mainstream media talks glibly of "the Jewish community", they are excluding those who absolutely oppose the Israel lobby.
Those ungrateful Norwegians refused to give the Nobel Peace Prize to the Sundowning Stalin.
But in due course Putin will bestow The Order of St George - First Class, on Agent Trump, for services to the Russian Federation for Enabling the Disintegration of NATO.
But in due course Putin will bestow The Order of St George - First Class, on Agent Trump, for services to the Russian Federation for Enabling the Disintegration of NATO.
A Russian influence operation developed over more than a decade comes to near complete fruition, and Putin, the author of the operation, is absolutely ecstatic. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
The BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg analyses why pro-Russian government papers are full of praise for Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland.
www.bbc.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Those ungrateful Norwegians refused to give the Nobel Peace Prize to the Sundowning Stalin.
But in due course Putin will bestow The Order of St George - First Class, on Agent Trump, for services to the Russian Federation for Enabling the Disintegration of NATO.
But in due course Putin will bestow The Order of St George - First Class, on Agent Trump, for services to the Russian Federation for Enabling the Disintegration of NATO.
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Want to keep up with whats going on in parliament today but cant stand listening to it?
Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7
Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7
The Point Live: Crunch time for hate speech laws in parliamentary brinkmanship
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are negotiating once again on what is left of the hate speech laws, in a parliamentary day dedicated to the passage of just two bills. All the day's events, as it happe...
live.thepoint.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Want to keep up with whats going on in parliament today but cant stand listening to it?
Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7
Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7
The Australian govt ties us more closely into the US-Israel genocide network. #auspol
Spy company Palantir has won top-level Australian govt security clearance despite involvement in Gaza genocide. @sstephanietrann.bsky.social investigates #auspol
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"We kill enemies": Spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance - Michael West
Cybersecurity company Palantir has high-level Australian government security clearance despite its complicity in the Gaza genocide.
michaelwest.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Australian govt ties us more closely into the US-Israel genocide network. #auspol
So this is who Anthony Albanese has bound Australia to:
a delusional, narcissistic, petulant fool,
with the attention span of a goldfish,
the emotional regulation of a toddler, and
nuclear missiles in his shaky and unrestrained hands. #auspol
a delusional, narcissistic, petulant fool,
with the attention span of a goldfish,
the emotional regulation of a toddler, and
nuclear missiles in his shaky and unrestrained hands. #auspol
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
So this is who Anthony Albanese has bound Australia to:
a delusional, narcissistic, petulant fool,
with the attention span of a goldfish,
the emotional regulation of a toddler, and
nuclear missiles in his shaky and unrestrained hands. #auspol
a delusional, narcissistic, petulant fool,
with the attention span of a goldfish,
the emotional regulation of a toddler, and
nuclear missiles in his shaky and unrestrained hands. #auspol
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Back then, wannabe dictators either declared dictatorship or staged a coup. Today wannabe dictators use “electoral autocracy” — they come to power via elections but then hollow out the electoral system through voter suppression, banning rivals from running for office, intimidation, & other tactics.
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Back then, wannabe dictators either declared dictatorship or staged a coup. Today wannabe dictators use “electoral autocracy” — they come to power via elections but then hollow out the electoral system through voter suppression, banning rivals from running for office, intimidation, & other tactics.
"a fanatical xenophobe and white supremacist with the power of the federal government in his hands"
This is who is running our 'closest ally'.
And why the Australian govt cannot continue conducting foreign and defense policy with its fingers in its ears, and its head up Trump's arse. #auspol
This is who is running our 'closest ally'.
And why the Australian govt cannot continue conducting foreign and defense policy with its fingers in its ears, and its head up Trump's arse. #auspol
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"a fanatical xenophobe and white supremacist with the power of the federal government in his hands"
This is who is running our 'closest ally'.
And why the Australian govt cannot continue conducting foreign and defense policy with its fingers in its ears, and its head up Trump's arse. #auspol
This is who is running our 'closest ally'.
And why the Australian govt cannot continue conducting foreign and defense policy with its fingers in its ears, and its head up Trump's arse. #auspol
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According to the Times of Israel, missile signing Israeli president Herzog will be visiting Sydney on Feb 7.
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
According to the Times of Israel, missile signing Israeli president Herzog will be visiting Sydney on Feb 7.
If Keir Starmer has disappeared up Trump's arse,
he'll find that Anthony Albanese crawled up there first.
Notable that British journalists are at least trying to do what Australian mainstream hacks rarely do:
challenge their PM about the US 'relationship'. #auspol
he'll find that Anthony Albanese crawled up there first.
Notable that British journalists are at least trying to do what Australian mainstream hacks rarely do:
challenge their PM about the US 'relationship'. #auspol
Keir Starmer disappeared up Donald Trump's arse.
And he has nothing to show for it.
And he has nothing to show for it.
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
If Keir Starmer has disappeared up Trump's arse,
he'll find that Anthony Albanese crawled up there first.
Notable that British journalists are at least trying to do what Australian mainstream hacks rarely do:
challenge their PM about the US 'relationship'. #auspol
he'll find that Anthony Albanese crawled up there first.
Notable that British journalists are at least trying to do what Australian mainstream hacks rarely do:
challenge their PM about the US 'relationship'. #auspol
"I'm not the only journalist...who sees the hypocrisy, and no longer trusts the institutions that we built our careers within.
The new way forward is to build a direct line to audiences who are distrustful of both authority and the media class." @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
The new way forward is to build a direct line to audiences who are distrustful of both authority and the media class." @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
“The pro-Israel lobbyists wanted me to step away from the microphone… And what they inadvertently did was hand me a larger microphone.”
Antoinette Lattouf, a journalist fired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over an anti-genocide tweet, speaks with Mehdi.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/australias...
Antoinette Lattouf, a journalist fired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over an anti-genocide tweet, speaks with Mehdi.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/australias...
January 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"I'm not the only journalist...who sees the hypocrisy, and no longer trusts the institutions that we built our careers within.
The new way forward is to build a direct line to audiences who are distrustful of both authority and the media class." @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
The new way forward is to build a direct line to audiences who are distrustful of both authority and the media class." @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
"The government is already paralysed rhetorically: clinging desperately to the language of 'the rules-based order' and an alliance that has 'never been stronger'. That world is gone."
So Greenland is why Australia needs a new, independent foreign policy. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
So Greenland is why Australia needs a new, independent foreign policy. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Greenland is why Rudd’s DC replacement must be a diplomat
Trump’s Washington runs on proximity, power and unpredictability. Australia’s next ambassador must be chosen for clarity, skill and seriousness.
johnmenadue.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"The government is already paralysed rhetorically: clinging desperately to the language of 'the rules-based order' and an alliance that has 'never been stronger'. That world is gone."
So Greenland is why Australia needs a new, independent foreign policy. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
So Greenland is why Australia needs a new, independent foreign policy. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
"A good way to promote social cohesion in Australia would be to acknowledge that 95 per cent of us are immigrants, and to acknowledge the wisdom and law of the Indigenous people of Australia to whom the land was never ceded." #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
The Royal Commission must put social cohesion first
Social cohesion should be the starting point – not an afterthought – if we want to reduce racism, resentment and extremism.
johnmenadue.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"A good way to promote social cohesion in Australia would be to acknowledge that 95 per cent of us are immigrants, and to acknowledge the wisdom and law of the Indigenous people of Australia to whom the land was never ceded." #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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I presume we'll be seeing this sort of thing happening in Australia under your new "hate laws," @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social? Yes? Because the whole point of your new "hate laws" is to stop opposition to Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank? #auspol
January 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I presume we'll be seeing this sort of thing happening in Australia under your new "hate laws," @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social? Yes? Because the whole point of your new "hate laws" is to stop opposition to Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank? #auspol
"'Board of peace' charter doesn’t even mention Gaza. It reads as an attempt to build an alternative to the UN: a blunt instrument for Trump to exercise US power. In other words – here is a template, with Gaza merely acting as a trial run." @owenjones.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"'Board of peace' charter doesn’t even mention Gaza. It reads as an attempt to build an alternative to the UN: a blunt instrument for Trump to exercise US power. In other words – here is a template, with Gaza merely acting as a trial run." @owenjones.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In one sentence, this is why what passes for Australian foreign and defence policy is so stupid and dangerous. #AUKUS #auspol
Raving lunatic in his pajamas thinks he is Napoleon Bonaparte and the response of most world leaders is to kneel before him and offer to help him with his next military campaign.
January 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM