Australian cartoonists a beacon.
There's been some serious protest art in Australia over the last little bit.
There's been some serious protest art in Australia over the last little bit.
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Australian cartoonists a beacon.
There's been some serious protest art in Australia over the last little bit.
There's been some serious protest art in Australia over the last little bit.
Go you horses
Happy year of the fire horse
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Go you horses
As someone who spent a lot of time thinking about current account deficits in the late 20th century it makes me laugh at how little anyone cares about it these days.
Pitchford's 'consenting adults' it seems is now accepted, but it wouldn't surprise if the CAD made a public comeback.
#auspol
Pitchford's 'consenting adults' it seems is now accepted, but it wouldn't surprise if the CAD made a public comeback.
#auspol
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
As someone who spent a lot of time thinking about current account deficits in the late 20th century it makes me laugh at how little anyone cares about it these days.
Pitchford's 'consenting adults' it seems is now accepted, but it wouldn't surprise if the CAD made a public comeback.
#auspol
Pitchford's 'consenting adults' it seems is now accepted, but it wouldn't surprise if the CAD made a public comeback.
#auspol
The 'gift' that keeps on giving
D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
The 'gift' that keeps on giving
With AI I feel like we're at the 1993 equivalent of the Internet. No one was quite sure where we would end up. Some wrote about the utopian possibilities, others the dystopian ones.
A lot of fortunes will be won and lost but in 10 years we'll all be using it without thinking about it much.
A lot of fortunes will be won and lost but in 10 years we'll all be using it without thinking about it much.
February 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
With AI I feel like we're at the 1993 equivalent of the Internet. No one was quite sure where we would end up. Some wrote about the utopian possibilities, others the dystopian ones.
A lot of fortunes will be won and lost but in 10 years we'll all be using it without thinking about it much.
A lot of fortunes will be won and lost but in 10 years we'll all be using it without thinking about it much.
I approve this new word to describe something totally fucked.
Aukus (noun): pointless wastage of other people's money for reasons you're over-confident you'll never have to explain.
eg. "mum, someone did an aukus in the kitchen again I don't know I was upstairs"
eg. "mum, someone did an aukus in the kitchen again I don't know I was upstairs"
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I approve this new word to describe something totally fucked.
There really is no hope for Albo. The political figure he most resembles is John Howard not Gough Whitlam
"Albanese is cementing a legacy of cautious, centrist incrementalism at a time when he could be making reforms that would make a material difference in people’s lives, addressing the inequality and stacked deck that has plagued Australians for the past 30 years."
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
There really is no hope for Albo. The political figure he most resembles is John Howard not Gough Whitlam
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Gonna be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Trump can't steal the midterms.
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
Trump Can’t Steal the Midterms
The case for being vigilant without panicking.
www.thebulwark.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Gonna be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Reposted by Tom Conley
Presumably because the police feel they've done enough kettling, charging, pepper spraying and bashing to last them for a while, the restrictions that preserved public safety can now be lifted. What a relief.
Sydney's post-Bondi attack protest restrictions come to an end
The controversial laws grant police the power to refuse authorisation for public protests for up to 90 days after a terrorist incident, restricting demonstrations in certain areas.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Presumably because the police feel they've done enough kettling, charging, pepper spraying and bashing to last them for a while, the restrictions that preserved public safety can now be lifted. What a relief.
Just once I'd like to see Albanese chose the progressive side of an argument.
I think Labor will be shocked by the progressive abandonment of the party.
Even though they really are old school liberals I'd vote for any Teal over these Ayers Rock Conservatives
I think Labor will be shocked by the progressive abandonment of the party.
Even though they really are old school liberals I'd vote for any Teal over these Ayers Rock Conservatives
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Just once I'd like to see Albanese chose the progressive side of an argument.
I think Labor will be shocked by the progressive abandonment of the party.
Even though they really are old school liberals I'd vote for any Teal over these Ayers Rock Conservatives
I think Labor will be shocked by the progressive abandonment of the party.
Even though they really are old school liberals I'd vote for any Teal over these Ayers Rock Conservatives
Not just the US.
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Not just the US.
NEW: Australia's Department of Defence Cyber Warfare division has quietly signed the agency's biggest ever contract with controversial tech company Palantir.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
February 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has reportedly been fuming all weekend over how everyone keeps calling his administration the “Epstein Administration.”
February 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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🚨 🇺🇸🇮🇱THE FBI KNEW EVERYTHING AND DID NOTHING
Jeffery Epstein’s butler was caught in an FBI sting in 2009 trying to sell the client & victim list.
He detailed the entire operation, 17 years ago.
And the FBI did NOTHING.
Jeffery Epstein’s butler was caught in an FBI sting in 2009 trying to sell the client & victim list.
He detailed the entire operation, 17 years ago.
And the FBI did NOTHING.
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
🚨 🇺🇸🇮🇱THE FBI KNEW EVERYTHING AND DID NOTHING
Jeffery Epstein’s butler was caught in an FBI sting in 2009 trying to sell the client & victim list.
He detailed the entire operation, 17 years ago.
And the FBI did NOTHING.
Jeffery Epstein’s butler was caught in an FBI sting in 2009 trying to sell the client & victim list.
He detailed the entire operation, 17 years ago.
And the FBI did NOTHING.
Reposted by Tom Conley
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
Reposted by Tom Conley
Israeli children in the 1980s—long before October 7.
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Israeli children in the 1980s—long before October 7.
Murdered not suicide
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre.
Epstein had videos of high-ranking men who he recorded having sex with underaged women, so that he could use those videos as blackmail to get them to do things he wanted.
Epstein had videos of high-ranking men who he recorded having sex with underaged women, so that he could use those videos as blackmail to get them to do things he wanted.
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Murdered not suicide
Reposted by Tom Conley
Shameful, @albomp.bsky.social.
"as Angus Taylor ascended to the leadership of a riven & defeated political party, the Albanese government slipped out a handful of announcements on contentious climate & environment issues.
Excellent work, @adammorton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"as Angus Taylor ascended to the leadership of a riven & defeated political party, the Albanese government slipped out a handful of announcements on contentious climate & environment issues.
Excellent work, @adammorton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage
Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Shameful, @albomp.bsky.social.
"as Angus Taylor ascended to the leadership of a riven & defeated political party, the Albanese government slipped out a handful of announcements on contentious climate & environment issues.
Excellent work, @adammorton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"as Angus Taylor ascended to the leadership of a riven & defeated political party, the Albanese government slipped out a handful of announcements on contentious climate & environment issues.
Excellent work, @adammorton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Tom Conley
While Palestinian families dig their dead from rubble, Israelis cheer and mock on social media.
In Israel, genocide isn't a secret-it's a public spectacle. They film their celebrations, share their jokes, and wear their cruelty like a badge of honor.
In Israel, genocide isn't a secret-it's a public spectacle. They film their celebrations, share their jokes, and wear their cruelty like a badge of honor.
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
While Palestinian families dig their dead from rubble, Israelis cheer and mock on social media.
In Israel, genocide isn't a secret-it's a public spectacle. They film their celebrations, share their jokes, and wear their cruelty like a badge of honor.
In Israel, genocide isn't a secret-it's a public spectacle. They film their celebrations, share their jokes, and wear their cruelty like a badge of honor.
Reposted by Tom Conley
Carrie Prejean shuts Zionists down with sharp, logical questions.
The questions got her fired and caused her to be labeled as anti-Semitic.
The questions got her fired and caused her to be labeled as anti-Semitic.
February 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Carrie Prejean shuts Zionists down with sharp, logical questions.
The questions got her fired and caused her to be labeled as anti-Semitic.
The questions got her fired and caused her to be labeled as anti-Semitic.
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Tom Conley
A foreign policy for the working class is one where states collaborate to discipline capital instead of working with capital to discipline our democracies.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A foreign policy for the working class is one where states collaborate to discipline capital instead of working with capital to discipline our democracies.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
Cutting immigration as a deliberate goal is usually associated with hostility to recent inmigrants.
February 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Cutting immigration as a deliberate goal is usually associated with hostility to recent inmigrants.