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.
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...
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
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
One of the most interesting aspects of contemporary media discourse is the way that massive popular displays of support for pro-Palestinian and pacifist positions are just ignored by mainstream media. The Gathering for Gaza gig in Melbourne was huge
Fantastic crowd at A Gathering For Gaza Naarm / Melbourne Australia 👏👏👏 💪 #AgatheringForGaza #FreePalestine ✊ 🕊️
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
One of the most interesting aspects of contemporary media discourse is the way that massive popular displays of support for pro-Palestinian and pacifist positions are just ignored by mainstream media. The Gathering for Gaza gig in Melbourne was huge
We get more than enough from News Corp, Nine and ABC platforming Israel lobbyists as if they represent all Australian Jews.
Would be great, @australia.theguardian.com, if you got more views from @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social and other bodies who are not aligned with a genocidal foreign power.
Would be great, @australia.theguardian.com, if you got more views from @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social and other bodies who are not aligned with a genocidal foreign power.
Sorry @australia.theguardian.com but this person is certainly not my leader and (as a Jew) extremist Zionist lobby groups like the ECAJ certainly don't represent me either.
I've fixed it for you.
#auspol
I've fixed it for you.
#auspol
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
We get more than enough from News Corp, Nine and ABC platforming Israel lobbyists as if they represent all Australian Jews.
Would be great, @australia.theguardian.com, if you got more views from @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social and other bodies who are not aligned with a genocidal foreign power.
Would be great, @australia.theguardian.com, if you got more views from @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social and other bodies who are not aligned with a genocidal foreign power.
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
BREAKING: Iran has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Minneapolis and urged ICE to not harm protesters x
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
BREAKING: Iran has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Minneapolis and urged ICE to not harm protesters x
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
Dear Jarvis Cocker: The Premier of SA is desperately seeking to use you. Having trashed the Adelaide Writers’ Week by vilifying a fellow author, he now wants YOU & PULP to lend him a hand to offer bread & circuses – a Pulp concert to mitigate the cultural desert he created. Will you help him?
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Dear Jarvis Cocker: The Premier of SA is desperately seeking to use you. Having trashed the Adelaide Writers’ Week by vilifying a fellow author, he now wants YOU & PULP to lend him a hand to offer bread & circuses – a Pulp concert to mitigate the cultural desert he created. Will you help him?
🧵, especially:
"There are existing powers to ban neo-Nazis and other groups that incite violence. We have repeatedly asked why these powers have not already been used against neo-Nazis and not had adequate answers."
Labor failing to review current law confirms this latest effort is performative.
"There are existing powers to ban neo-Nazis and other groups that incite violence. We have repeatedly asked why these powers have not already been used against neo-Nazis and not had adequate answers."
Labor failing to review current law confirms this latest effort is performative.
Labor are still trying to get the Coalition to support dangerous proposals to amend the Migration Act and allow the Home Affairs Minister to ban organisations and criminalise membership of those organisations. These changes are bad and the Greens stand with the community to oppose them.
January 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
🧵, especially:
"There are existing powers to ban neo-Nazis and other groups that incite violence. We have repeatedly asked why these powers have not already been used against neo-Nazis and not had adequate answers."
Labor failing to review current law confirms this latest effort is performative.
"There are existing powers to ban neo-Nazis and other groups that incite violence. We have repeatedly asked why these powers have not already been used against neo-Nazis and not had adequate answers."
Labor failing to review current law confirms this latest effort is performative.
"Mr Bradley said the premier had accepted media claims Abdel-Fattah's statements were 'racist, antisemitic and hateful' without checking 'any of the allegations about her'."
And when those media claims are largely driven by News Corp, providing a megaphone for the Israel lobby...
And when those media claims are largely driven by News Corp, providing a megaphone for the Israel lobby...
South Australia's premier told the Adelaide Festival board it would open itself to "accusations of hypocrisy" and "legitimate public ridicule" if it did not cancel the appearance of Randa Abdel-Fattah from Writers' Week.
Author's appearance would cause 'legitimate public ridicule', premier told board
South Australia's premier told the Adelaide Festival board it would open itself to "accusations of hypocrisy" and "legitimate public ridicule" if it did not cancel the appearance of Randa Abdel-Fattah from Writers' Week.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 AM
"Mr Bradley said the premier had accepted media claims Abdel-Fattah's statements were 'racist, antisemitic and hateful' without checking 'any of the allegations about her'."
And when those media claims are largely driven by News Corp, providing a megaphone for the Israel lobby...
And when those media claims are largely driven by News Corp, providing a megaphone for the Israel lobby...
Reposted by Simon Rosenberg
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷
"Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard"
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
by @amyremeikis.bsky.social
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future. 26Feb2026 #auspol #AusHistory #politics #BookSky
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Was going to launch this at Adelaide - but will now be Canberra in March. I suck at promotion, but it’s open for pre order at wherever you get your books (and you can ask your library for it too) 🩷