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.
"what may have been anecdotes and vibe is now confirmed by the stats – Australians have taken a look at Trump’s America and said thanks, but I’ll go elsewhere."
“Australian travellers have given the Trump presidency a resounding thumbs down,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
"what may have been anecdotes and vibe is now confirmed by the stats – Australians have taken a look at Trump’s America and said thanks, but I’ll go elsewhere."
Adam Price, the creator of the “Borgen” TV series said that had he pitched a story line to Netflix that an American president was vowing to get Greenland from Denmark, he “would have been laughed out of the pitching room.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Adam Price, the creator of the “Borgen” TV series said that had he pitched a story line to Netflix that an American president was vowing to get Greenland from Denmark, he “would have been laughed out of the pitching room.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
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Carsie Blanton 😎💙👏😂
"Elon Musk"
"Elon Musk"
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Carsie Blanton 😎💙👏😂
"Elon Musk"
"Elon Musk"
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We need strong protections to protect the work of artists, creatives and media workers to ensure the future of our culture.
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
We need strong protections to protect the work of artists, creatives and media workers to ensure the future of our culture.
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
The US is reaching pre-French Revolution levels of #inequality.
The Australian govt could continue down the American path, and give more fuel to One Nation and the far-right.
Or do the necessary policy reform.
If the govt is serious about 'social cohesion', *this* is where to focus. #auspol
The Australian govt could continue down the American path, and give more fuel to One Nation and the far-right.
Or do the necessary policy reform.
If the govt is serious about 'social cohesion', *this* is where to focus. #auspol
Mark Zandi: The K-shaped economy is becoming more K-shaped. That’s the message in our updated estimate of personal outlays by income group. The share of total outlays going to those in the top 20% of the income distribution—making over $175k per year nationwide—increased to nearly 60% in Q32025.
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The US is reaching pre-French Revolution levels of #inequality.
The Australian govt could continue down the American path, and give more fuel to One Nation and the far-right.
Or do the necessary policy reform.
If the govt is serious about 'social cohesion', *this* is where to focus. #auspol
The Australian govt could continue down the American path, and give more fuel to One Nation and the far-right.
Or do the necessary policy reform.
If the govt is serious about 'social cohesion', *this* is where to focus. #auspol
With criticism or admiration?
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 AM
With criticism or admiration?
1. These are concentration camps, whose purpose is ethnic cleansing and state terror.
2. Democrats not calling to abolish ICE are complicit with fascists.
3. Any govt who fails to condemn the Trump regime's behaviour at home and abroad is complicit with fascists.
That's you @albomp.bsky.social.
2. Democrats not calling to abolish ICE are complicit with fascists.
3. Any govt who fails to condemn the Trump regime's behaviour at home and abroad is complicit with fascists.
That's you @albomp.bsky.social.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
1. These are concentration camps, whose purpose is ethnic cleansing and state terror.
2. Democrats not calling to abolish ICE are complicit with fascists.
3. Any govt who fails to condemn the Trump regime's behaviour at home and abroad is complicit with fascists.
That's you @albomp.bsky.social.
2. Democrats not calling to abolish ICE are complicit with fascists.
3. Any govt who fails to condemn the Trump regime's behaviour at home and abroad is complicit with fascists.
That's you @albomp.bsky.social.
"A royal commission using the IHRA definition could call arts leaders...ask them if they've ever programed people who said Israel is an apartheid state, and publicly accuse them of being antisemitic.
In the wrong hands, this RC could give huge McCarthy hearing energy" @scottmitchell.bsky.social
In the wrong hands, this RC could give huge McCarthy hearing energy" @scottmitchell.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"A royal commission using the IHRA definition could call arts leaders...ask them if they've ever programed people who said Israel is an apartheid state, and publicly accuse them of being antisemitic.
In the wrong hands, this RC could give huge McCarthy hearing energy" @scottmitchell.bsky.social
In the wrong hands, this RC could give huge McCarthy hearing energy" @scottmitchell.bsky.social
"Labor has made us even more beholden to an administration with all the negative qualities of a mafia don and none of the redeeming qualities."
The Albanese govt pretends that everything is fine with #AUKUS and the US alliance, even though it's given up our sovereignty to a fickle fascist. #auspol
The Albanese govt pretends that everything is fine with #AUKUS and the US alliance, even though it's given up our sovereignty to a fickle fascist. #auspol
Donald Trump has once again demonstrated that no agreement with him is worth the paper it's written on, writes Bernard Keane. Yet Australia makes itself ever more reliant on him.
Australia stays silent as allies learn no Trump deal is worth a damn
Donald Trump has once again demonstrated that no agreement with him is worth the paper it's written off. Yet Australia makes itself ever more reliant on him.
www.crikey.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The phrase "board of peace" to cover for ethnic cleansing of Gaza
comes from the same colonialist spin merchants as
"non-lethal components" for the F-35s we help to bomb Palestinians.
comes from the same colonialist spin merchants as
"non-lethal components" for the F-35s we help to bomb Palestinians.
This is beyond the pale.
Trump's "board of peace" is a sham to formalise the genocide, and against all intl law. The Albanese govt has no right to make Australia complicit.
Trump's "board of peace" is a sham to formalise the genocide, and against all intl law. The Albanese govt has no right to make Australia complicit.
January 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The phrase "board of peace" to cover for ethnic cleansing of Gaza
comes from the same colonialist spin merchants as
"non-lethal components" for the F-35s we help to bomb Palestinians.
comes from the same colonialist spin merchants as
"non-lethal components" for the F-35s we help to bomb Palestinians.
If we had a government with integrity, courage and concern for Australia's future beyond the next election,
the urgent need to fix #inequality and #poverty would be driving the next Federal Budget. #auspol
the urgent need to fix #inequality and #poverty would be driving the next Federal Budget. #auspol
Australia now has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, a new report from Oxfam has found.
Oxfam says super rich should be taxed to tackle inequality
Australia now has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, a new report from Oxfam has found.
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If we had a government with integrity, courage and concern for Australia's future beyond the next election,
the urgent need to fix #inequality and #poverty would be driving the next Federal Budget. #auspol
the urgent need to fix #inequality and #poverty would be driving the next Federal Budget. #auspol
Our national embarrassment.
Trump & Hegseth sycophant Marles needs to explain how any dealings with the Sundowning Stalin is in Australia's interests.
Starting with the farce that is #AUKUS. #auspol
Trump & Hegseth sycophant Marles needs to explain how any dealings with the Sundowning Stalin is in Australia's interests.
Starting with the farce that is #AUKUS. #auspol
Trump is trying to sell Palestinian sovereignty for $1 billion per seat while Palestinians are still being bombed and starved under the so-called “ceasefire.”
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
This isn’t diplomacy, it’s profiteering off genocide. Australia better not touch this with a 10-foot pole.
January 19, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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In 2025, Israeli settlers, backed by the army, displaced rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank at unprecedented rates. It is part of Israel's escalating strategy to take control of as much of the territory as possible.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
The past year has seen an unprecedented displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank
In 2025, Israeli settlers, backed by the army, displaced rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank at unprecedented rates. It is part of Israel’s escalating strategy to take control of as much...
mondoweiss.net
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In 2025, Israeli settlers, backed by the army, displaced rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank at unprecedented rates. It is part of Israel's escalating strategy to take control of as much of the territory as possible.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
Like most other western leaders, Carney refers to the "humanitarian crisis in Gaza" and the need for "unimpeded aid flows", but not once does he mention "Israel".
As if they have nothing to do with the ongoing #GazaGenocide.
No wonder the apartheid rogue state has been getting away with murder.
As if they have nothing to do with the ongoing #GazaGenocide.
No wonder the apartheid rogue state has been getting away with murder.
PM Carney addresses a question about Trump’s invitation for him to join his “Board of Peace”
🎥 Credit CPAC Live / YouTube
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
🎥 Credit CPAC Live / YouTube
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Like most other western leaders, Carney refers to the "humanitarian crisis in Gaza" and the need for "unimpeded aid flows", but not once does he mention "Israel".
As if they have nothing to do with the ongoing #GazaGenocide.
No wonder the apartheid rogue state has been getting away with murder.
As if they have nothing to do with the ongoing #GazaGenocide.
No wonder the apartheid rogue state has been getting away with murder.
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that?
The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.
www.thejournal.ie
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
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Problem solved. 😜😂😂🤣🤣
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Problem solved. 😜😂😂🤣🤣
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January 18, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"I *do* expect integrity, courage, and moral clarity from Democratic officials who claim to be elected to oppose fascism. And when they fail in that duty and instead align with MAGA fascists...I will hold them accountable."
Precisely why Qasim's work deserves support.
Precisely why Qasim's work deserves support.
Across platforms, I lost thousands of subscribers this week.
I'm responding by doubling down on the articles that made them unsubscribe. I hold no ill will, but I also won't compromise on my values of justice.
Here's what happened, and why I hope you'll join me:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
I'm responding by doubling down on the articles that made them unsubscribe. I hold no ill will, but I also won't compromise on my values of justice.
Here's what happened, and why I hope you'll join me:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
Why I Lost Thousands Of Subscribers This Week
And how, as usual, I'm doubling down on my human rights advocacy to build a stronger community committed to absolute justice
www.qasimrashid.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"I *do* expect integrity, courage, and moral clarity from Democratic officials who claim to be elected to oppose fascism. And when they fail in that duty and instead align with MAGA fascists...I will hold them accountable."
Precisely why Qasim's work deserves support.
Precisely why Qasim's work deserves support.
Hedaya Al-Kafarna, 55, is living on the ground floor of a building that appears close to collapse.
Displaced from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza to Rafah, then Khan Younis, she has now ended up on the coast of Gaza City.
“Seven times we’ve been displaced, moving from place to place. Our life is...
Displaced from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza to Rafah, then Khan Younis, she has now ended up on the coast of Gaza City.
“Seven times we’ve been displaced, moving from place to place. Our life is...
January 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"Critics have been targeting Israel, the IDF and Netanyahu, not Jewishness or Jews. That’s not antisemitic."
But that clear distinction is cynically blurred by the Israel lobby, and vocal supporters in the media and political establishment.
Such as Malinauskas.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
But that clear distinction is cynically blurred by the Israel lobby, and vocal supporters in the media and political establishment.
Such as Malinauskas.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Gory sausage making at the Labor knackery
“Social coherence” is being invoked everywhere, but public trust is fraying. Political panic, rushed laws and weak leadership are deepening division, not repairing it.
johnmenadue.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Critics have been targeting Israel, the IDF and Netanyahu, not Jewishness or Jews. That’s not antisemitic."
But that clear distinction is cynically blurred by the Israel lobby, and vocal supporters in the media and political establishment.
Such as Malinauskas.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
But that clear distinction is cynically blurred by the Israel lobby, and vocal supporters in the media and political establishment.
Such as Malinauskas.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
The irrationalism of Israeli statecraft best demonstrated by the reactions across the political spectrum from the Zionist camp to the inclusion of Turkey and Qatar in the Gaza postwar consortium. These two countries are not really that anti-Israel but everyone from Netanyahu to Lapid is hysterical.
January 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The irrationalism of Israeli statecraft best demonstrated by the reactions across the political spectrum from the Zionist camp to the inclusion of Turkey and Qatar in the Gaza postwar consortium. These two countries are not really that anti-Israel but everyone from Netanyahu to Lapid is hysterical.
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
Submission from Anne Twomey on the Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill now up - it’s a must read for journalists and policy makers
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Submission from Anne Twomey on the Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill now up - it’s a must read for journalists and policy makers
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Quite the burn here too 🔥
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
The letter is awful on so many levels.
And a stark example of how "social cohesion" is used as a mealy-mouthed cover to silence those who dare to challenge the cosy status quo, by questioning racism against Palestinians, the Israeli rogue state, or the Israel lobby's advocacy for a foreign power.
And a stark example of how "social cohesion" is used as a mealy-mouthed cover to silence those who dare to challenge the cosy status quo, by questioning racism against Palestinians, the Israeli rogue state, or the Israel lobby's advocacy for a foreign power.
January 18, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The letter is awful on so many levels.
And a stark example of how "social cohesion" is used as a mealy-mouthed cover to silence those who dare to challenge the cosy status quo, by questioning racism against Palestinians, the Israeli rogue state, or the Israel lobby's advocacy for a foreign power.
And a stark example of how "social cohesion" is used as a mealy-mouthed cover to silence those who dare to challenge the cosy status quo, by questioning racism against Palestinians, the Israeli rogue state, or the Israel lobby's advocacy for a foreign power.
With LNP and One Nation distracted with squabbling over votes on the populist right and far-right,
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
After a month of the Coalition in full national security mode being as populist & political as they could be post-Bondi…their vote collapsed.
The LNP are not only way behind Labor but they’re now behind One Nation
The fight between Coalition & One Nation will keep them both out of power
The LNP are not only way behind Labor but they’re now behind One Nation
The fight between Coalition & One Nation will keep them both out of power
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
With LNP and One Nation distracted with squabbling over votes on the populist right and far-right,
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
would it be too much to ask that Albanese and Labor did a bit of...you know...at least slightly progressive policy reform? #auspol
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 AM