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.
This 🧵.
BBC management should explain to Rutger Bregman if that offending line was censored because they believed it was factually incorrect.
And if not, are they just demonstrating "the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."?
BBC management should explain to Rutger Bregman if that offending line was censored because they believed it was factually incorrect.
And if not, are they just demonstrating "the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This 🧵.
BBC management should explain to Rutger Bregman if that offending line was censored because they believed it was factually incorrect.
And if not, are they just demonstrating "the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."?
BBC management should explain to Rutger Bregman if that offending line was censored because they believed it was factually incorrect.
And if not, are they just demonstrating "the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."?
While Pauline Hanson does obnoxious stunts, the Coalition is about to dredge up a migration 'policy' that will dog-whistle up the same racist undercurrents.
And rather than naming it for the socially divisive sludge it is, most mainstream media will pretend it's one 'side' of a 'debate'. #auspol
And rather than naming it for the socially divisive sludge it is, most mainstream media will pretend it's one 'side' of a 'debate'. #auspol
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts
While banning the burqa might play with the Sky After Dark audience, it is miles from a broad concern among punters
Nearly 30 years after she first entered politics with a firebrand maiden speech about Asian immigration, Pauline Hanson remains a committed fringe dweller, with narrow political interests and bad instincts.
Suspended from the Senate on Tuesday, her decision to don a burqa in the chamber a day earlier badly disrupted proceedings and drew near universal condemnation. It is only the fifth time since 1901 that a seven-day suspension has been put in place, and the first time since 1979. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
While Pauline Hanson does obnoxious stunts, the Coalition is about to dredge up a migration 'policy' that will dog-whistle up the same racist undercurrents.
And rather than naming it for the socially divisive sludge it is, most mainstream media will pretend it's one 'side' of a 'debate'. #auspol
And rather than naming it for the socially divisive sludge it is, most mainstream media will pretend it's one 'side' of a 'debate'. #auspol
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Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
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I am really losing patience with Americans who treat their elected officials like celebrities they have to defend, instead of representatives they have to hold responsible. Grow the fuck up. Millions of lives are at stake.
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I am really losing patience with Americans who treat their elected officials like celebrities they have to defend, instead of representatives they have to hold responsible. Grow the fuck up. Millions of lives are at stake.
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This is so good. It mightn't save the world, but it'll save species and ecosystems... and is a perfect antidote to climate anxiety and despair.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is so good. It mightn't save the world, but it'll save species and ecosystems... and is a perfect antidote to climate anxiety and despair.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Blood for oil, again. They are not even hiding it.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Blood for oil, again. They are not even hiding it.
"We need to focus on the systems that create poverty, instead of stigmatizing people for being disadvantaged by them."
And while Labor may condemn racist scapegoating of migrants by One Nation and LNP far right,
their failure to fix poverty and housing/tax policy is exacerbating such sentiments.
And while Labor may condemn racist scapegoating of migrants by One Nation and LNP far right,
their failure to fix poverty and housing/tax policy is exacerbating such sentiments.
Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman
Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman
Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism
Racism and economic insecurity can have a close relationship in this country. That is most apparent when Australia finds itself pulled into another so-called “debate” about migration. This is usually sparked by populism or attempts to blame complex issues like housing affordability on our annual migrant intake.
Across the country, recent rallies and commentary are blaming migrants for a range of woes, from the cost of living to housing supply. Politicians from various sides made similar claims prior to the last federal election. We’re seeing a rise in far-right parties platformed on anti-immigration rhetoric and racism. This rhetoric feeds on genuine economic concerns but ignores the structural forces driving economic insecurity and undermines the right to dignity, security and equality for all. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"We need to focus on the systems that create poverty, instead of stigmatizing people for being disadvantaged by them."
And while Labor may condemn racist scapegoating of migrants by One Nation and LNP far right,
their failure to fix poverty and housing/tax policy is exacerbating such sentiments.
And while Labor may condemn racist scapegoating of migrants by One Nation and LNP far right,
their failure to fix poverty and housing/tax policy is exacerbating such sentiments.
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
Thank me.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank me.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Here's a cartoon from a few years ago about ole Pauline
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Here's a cartoon from a few years ago about ole Pauline
"Trump & Hegseth are looking to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for joining a video message with Democratic congressional veterans reminding soldiers that they can reject illegal orders"
Someone ask Albanese whether he still thinks Australia has "shared values" with such dangerous clowns. #auspol
Someone ask Albanese whether he still thinks Australia has "shared values" with such dangerous clowns. #auspol
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are looking to potentially court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for joining a video message with Democratic congressional veterans reminding soldiers ...
Hegseth Helps Trump Take Revenge on Democrats for Message to Troops
The revenge crusade is beginning with Mark Kelly.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"Trump & Hegseth are looking to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for joining a video message with Democratic congressional veterans reminding soldiers that they can reject illegal orders"
Someone ask Albanese whether he still thinks Australia has "shared values" with such dangerous clowns. #auspol
Someone ask Albanese whether he still thinks Australia has "shared values" with such dangerous clowns. #auspol
"X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
As Charlie says "A rational response to all of this would be for people to log off."
As Charlie says "A rational response to all of this would be for people to log off."
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
As Charlie says "A rational response to all of this would be for people to log off."
As Charlie says "A rational response to all of this would be for people to log off."
An important time to recall that Viola Ford Fletcher's memoir is titled "Don't Let Them Bury My Story"
- precisely what the racist Trump regime is trying to do.
- precisely what the racist Trump regime is trying to do.
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
An important time to recall that Viola Ford Fletcher's memoir is titled "Don't Let Them Bury My Story"
- precisely what the racist Trump regime is trying to do.
- precisely what the racist Trump regime is trying to do.
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Same punishment @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social got for holding up a sign saying "Gaza is starving. Words won't feed them/ Sanction Israel"
the Senate has overwhelmingly voted to censure Pauline Hanson for her burqa stunt
Motion passed 55 to 5 - only One Nation and Ralph Babet voted against
Hanson will be barred from overseas parliamentary delegations
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Motion passed 55 to 5 - only One Nation and Ralph Babet voted against
Hanson will be barred from overseas parliamentary delegations
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Same punishment @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social got for holding up a sign saying "Gaza is starving. Words won't feed them/ Sanction Israel"
To reinforce Senator Faruqi's point,
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
To reinforce Senator Faruqi's point,
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
it was Coalition Senators who voted overwhelmingly for a 2018 motion "It's OK to be white"; a slogan with well-known white supremacist origins.
That was only a few months after Pauline Hanson's first burqa stunt. #racism #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...
“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category.” #racism #auspol
theshovel.com.au/2025/11/25/b...
theshovel.com.au/2025/11/25/b...
Burqa Ejected From Senate for Bringing In Pauline Hanson — The Shovel
“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category"
theshovel.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Senate rules clearly forbid the use of theatrical devices and cheap stunts, and Senator Hanson’s entire career falls under that category.” #racism #auspol
theshovel.com.au/2025/11/25/b...
theshovel.com.au/2025/11/25/b...
"Housing affordability has never been worse in Australia"
Because housing and tax policy has never been worse.
If Labor keeps tinkering at the edges,
and driving up prices with stupid measures,
they will hasten more #poverty, #inequality and #homelessness. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Because housing and tax policy has never been worse.
If Labor keeps tinkering at the edges,
and driving up prices with stupid measures,
they will hasten more #poverty, #inequality and #homelessness. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Extraordinary' housing values crush home ownership dreams
Home prices have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past five years, with more than a decade now needed to save for a standard 20 per cent deposit for a house in most capital cities, according to a ne...
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"Housing affordability has never been worse in Australia"
Because housing and tax policy has never been worse.
If Labor keeps tinkering at the edges,
and driving up prices with stupid measures,
they will hasten more #poverty, #inequality and #homelessness. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Because housing and tax policy has never been worse.
If Labor keeps tinkering at the edges,
and driving up prices with stupid measures,
they will hasten more #poverty, #inequality and #homelessness. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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"Bravery has a place inside Parliament ... Sometimes it’s found in building consensus across political divides; sometimes in standing apart when conscience outweighs party loyalty."
Fatima Payman on crossing the floor, in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Fatima Payman on crossing the floor, in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Bravery has a place inside Parliament ... Sometimes it’s found in building consensus across political divides; sometimes in standing apart when conscience outweighs party loyalty."
Fatima Payman on crossing the floor, in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Fatima Payman on crossing the floor, in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Just heard Social Servives Minister Tanya Plibersek on #RNBreakfast accusing journalists of being “obsessed” with banning gambling ads.
If only the Albanese government was not so obsessed with sucking up to the gambling, sports and media lobbies. #auspol
If only the Albanese government was not so obsessed with sucking up to the gambling, sports and media lobbies. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just heard Social Servives Minister Tanya Plibersek on #RNBreakfast accusing journalists of being “obsessed” with banning gambling ads.
If only the Albanese government was not so obsessed with sucking up to the gambling, sports and media lobbies. #auspol
If only the Albanese government was not so obsessed with sucking up to the gambling, sports and media lobbies. #auspol
Thank you, Ed Husic.
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Our gas, our prices’: Ed Husic breaks ranks with Labor to demand an end to ‘profiteering’ by exporters
Labor MP backs independent’s call for cheaper energy on the east coast by forcing producers to sell cheaper fuel for Australian use
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you, Ed Husic.
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
But would be great if Labor MPs could advocate sensible policies *before* they were kicked out of Cabinet. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will they be required to wear yellow stars?
Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Will they be required to wear yellow stars?
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xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
"The Liberal Party’s new energy policy recycles discredited claims and fossil fuel talking points, undermining public trust and delaying the essential task of real action."
Helped along by mainstream media's uncritical reporting of Liberal disinformation. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Helped along by mainstream media's uncritical reporting of Liberal disinformation. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Senate committee on disinformation should look into the Liberals' energy policy: It is full of it
The Liberal Party’s new energy policy recycles discredited claims and fossil fuel talking points, undermining public trust and delaying the essential task of real action.
johnmenadue.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The Liberal Party’s new energy policy recycles discredited claims and fossil fuel talking points, undermining public trust and delaying the essential task of real action."
Helped along by mainstream media's uncritical reporting of Liberal disinformation. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Helped along by mainstream media's uncritical reporting of Liberal disinformation. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
"Jacob Silverman outlines how Silicon Valley produced our modern-day Bond supervillains, their pathway towards radicalization, and how they’re abusing their wealth to manipulate the system to achieve their racist and authoritarian endgame."
The Gilded Rage: How Musk and Silicon Valley Will Destroy Us
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Silicon Valley tech bros, flush with ungodly sums of money, are aggressively inflating economic bubbles, gobbling up industries, and funding hatemongers as they pursue authoritarian control.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Jacob Silverman outlines how Silicon Valley produced our modern-day Bond supervillains, their pathway towards radicalization, and how they’re abusing their wealth to manipulate the system to achieve their racist and authoritarian endgame."
"What ties these situations together is the utter lack of critical distance from sources on the part of these writers [and] the apparent disregard for the primary journalistic mission of representing the public"
@sulliview.bsky.social on ethics failure.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/three-ugly...
@sulliview.bsky.social on ethics failure.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/three-ugly...
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
margaretsullivan.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"What ties these situations together is the utter lack of critical distance from sources on the part of these writers [and] the apparent disregard for the primary journalistic mission of representing the public"
@sulliview.bsky.social on ethics failure.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/three-ugly...
@sulliview.bsky.social on ethics failure.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/three-ugly...