Apothetes (he / him)
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Erik reads a lot, and puzzles about how culture works & sometimes doesn’t, but he is no scholar let alone scientist and seldom tests hypotheses.
🏳️🌈 Non-Indigenous, living on unceded Widjabul Wia-Bal | Bundjalung Country
🏳️🌈 Non-Indigenous, living on unceded Widjabul Wia-Bal | Bundjalung Country
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questions journalists should be asking SA Premier when he says he's been speaking with arts leaders/organisations: which literature organisations has he consulted with? Has Writers SA been contacted? What about some of the excellent small publishers in SA? Bookshops? SA First Nations Writers Group?
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 AM
questions journalists should be asking SA Premier when he says he's been speaking with arts leaders/organisations: which literature organisations has he consulted with? Has Writers SA been contacted? What about some of the excellent small publishers in SA? Bookshops? SA First Nations Writers Group?
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But remember, we can’t call them fascists because they haven’t labelled themselves that, so it would be unbiased to do so.
This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
But remember, we can’t call them fascists because they haven’t labelled themselves that, so it would be unbiased to do so.
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If you were part of the Robodebt class action settlement, you may be eligible for compensation. Registration for compensation ends in early March 2026. Make sure you’re registered. Contact Gordon Legal if you haven’t received a information document package from Services Australia
It is 2016. I am in an apartment in Balaclava, Melbourne, working on the issue of Robodebt
It is 2026. I am in Tungamah, assisting a client to register for compensation in the Robodebt class settlement
It is 2026. I am in Tungamah, assisting a client to register for compensation in the Robodebt class settlement
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
If you were part of the Robodebt class action settlement, you may be eligible for compensation. Registration for compensation ends in early March 2026. Make sure you’re registered. Contact Gordon Legal if you haven’t received a information document package from Services Australia
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"We have embedded a notorious US military surveillance company whose founder is a close ally of President Trump into the heart of our military at a moment in which the US is threatening to invade our NATO ally, Greenland"
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
"We have embedded a notorious US military surveillance company whose founder is a close ally of President Trump into the heart of our military at a moment in which the US is threatening to invade our NATO ally, Greenland"
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Nur ein Detail, aber das kennzeichnet das Palantir-Milieu:
"...Louis Mosley, the CEO of Palantir UK and the grandson of British fascist leader Oswald Mosley."
"...Louis Mosley, the CEO of Palantir UK and the grandson of British fascist leader Oswald Mosley."
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Nur ein Detail, aber das kennzeichnet das Palantir-Milieu:
"...Louis Mosley, the CEO of Palantir UK and the grandson of British fascist leader Oswald Mosley."
"...Louis Mosley, the CEO of Palantir UK and the grandson of British fascist leader Oswald Mosley."
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Crazy that the Australian media are on a month long national tantrum about social cohesion but I have to learn about this two days later on social media.
On Saturday, an imam and his wife were allegedly victims of a violent hate crime — forced off the road by another car, with attackers then getting out to assault the imam/threaten his wife.
ANIC put out a statement on Sunday arvo, noting rising islamophobia.
The media is just getting to it now.
ANIC put out a statement on Sunday arvo, noting rising islamophobia.
The media is just getting to it now.
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Crazy that the Australian media are on a month long national tantrum about social cohesion but I have to learn about this two days later on social media.
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"Together with my team, I spent around a year working on a historical investigation into how Russia prepared for the seizure of Crimea starting in the 1990s," writes Yevheniia Motorevska, Head of War Crimes Investigation Unit of the Kyiv Independent, in this op-ed.
When did Russia really begin its aggression against Ukraine?
That's the question most of you probably answered instinctively: in 2014, when Vladimir Putin, exploiting political instability and the change of power in Ukraine following the EuroMaidan Revolution, ...
kyivindependent.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
"Together with my team, I spent around a year working on a historical investigation into how Russia prepared for the seizure of Crimea starting in the 1990s," writes Yevheniia Motorevska, Head of War Crimes Investigation Unit of the Kyiv Independent, in this op-ed.
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I fundamentally cannot compute the push for a government level ban of X when the vast majority of government figures and the entire infrastructure of the progressive left that would push for a ban also spend their days doing volunteer work for Musk by providing free content to X to keep it alive
If Brazil can do it so can the UK - assuming they have the guts to ban paedophilia
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I fundamentally cannot compute the push for a government level ban of X when the vast majority of government figures and the entire infrastructure of the progressive left that would push for a ban also spend their days doing volunteer work for Musk by providing free content to X to keep it alive
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In this article SA Premier is incorrectly referring to a 2024 oped by Thomas Friedman, not Freedman. It was a dehumanising oped titled Understanding the Middle East Through the Animal Kingdom. He suggested people in Middle East be exterminated like vermin by fire
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Writers' Week under threat of collapse as list of writers leaving nears 100 - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
A multitude of high-profile authors has joined the flood of names demolishing the Writers' Week lineup.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 11, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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One can email the Minister for Arts (Andrea Michaels)
responsible for the Adelaide Festival board at [email protected]
to express your concerns. I have.
responsible for the Adelaide Festival board at [email protected]
to express your concerns. I have.
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
One can email the Minister for Arts (Andrea Michaels)
responsible for the Adelaide Festival board at [email protected]
to express your concerns. I have.
responsible for the Adelaide Festival board at [email protected]
to express your concerns. I have.
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Iran’s protesters will neither submit to the regime's authoritarianism nor surrender their country to the hegemony of the United States or their economy to financialized capital. The Western left should learn from them. (Written in 2022 but still current) www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2022/11/15/t...
The New Iranian Revolution as an opportunity for the Internationalist Left - Project Syndicate - Yanis Varoufakis
Iran’s protesters will neither submit to the fascism hidden behind the regime’s pseudo-anti-imperialism nor surrender their country to the hegemony of the United States or their economy to financializ...
www.yanisvaroufakis.eu
January 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Iran’s protesters will neither submit to the regime's authoritarianism nor surrender their country to the hegemony of the United States or their economy to financialized capital. The Western left should learn from them. (Written in 2022 but still current) www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2022/11/15/t...
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Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.
Somalia ‘has confirmed information' of Israel's Palestine-Somaliland plan
Somalia's defence minister says Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland, citing confirmed intelligence.
www.aljazeera.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.
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There’s far too many people out there talking about politicians being “forced” to take certain positions. It is a fantasy. These are not good people. The far greater majority achieve less than the Zionist lobby simply because what we want goes against the entrenched interests of the powerful.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
There’s far too many people out there talking about politicians being “forced” to take certain positions. It is a fantasy. These are not good people. The far greater majority achieve less than the Zionist lobby simply because what we want goes against the entrenched interests of the powerful.
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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InDaily had copy of the letter to Board before they'd published an earlier piece. And yet they didn't question SA Premier's disinformation re contents of the letter or real reason for Friedman's non attendance. Causing problems for people not in power. At least they're now researching & critiquing
SA election: 21 March.
In the middle of the massive annual state Arts Festival, that the current Premier has trashed, not caring about the local businesses and artists that economically rely on our beloved featival.
It's time to go, Pete
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
In the middle of the massive annual state Arts Festival, that the current Premier has trashed, not caring about the local businesses and artists that economically rely on our beloved featival.
It's time to go, Pete
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Writers' Week 'spin' under fire - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Amid the Adelaide Writers’ Week backlash, a letter has emerged indicating a Jewish writer was not "cancelled" from the speaker lineup by the board in 2024.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 11, 2026 at 5:06 AM
InDaily had copy of the letter to Board before they'd published an earlier piece. And yet they didn't question SA Premier's disinformation re contents of the letter or real reason for Friedman's non attendance. Causing problems for people not in power. At least they're now researching & critiquing
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I'd tag the Labour Party but they're not on here, yet.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I'd tag the Labour Party but they're not on here, yet.
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One of the greatest contributions of the New Deal was funding public art, parks, artistic performances, and photography projects documenting daily life across the country
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
One of the greatest contributions of the New Deal was funding public art, parks, artistic performances, and photography projects documenting daily life across the country
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I wrote about this over the summer: Affordability is about money, yes, but it’s also about the kind of life money makes possible! open.substack.com/pub/amandali...
"Almost forgot that this is the whole point"
How Zohran's win, the tradwives, and a TikTok trend all connect to the politics of millennial & gen Z ambition (and the ambitions of our politics)
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I wrote about this over the summer: Affordability is about money, yes, but it’s also about the kind of life money makes possible! open.substack.com/pub/amandali...
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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Now that Trump and Vance and unapologetically murdering US citizens you don’t hear about the Epstein files anymore.
January 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Now that Trump and Vance and unapologetically murdering US citizens you don’t hear about the Epstein files anymore.
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Things to keep in mind when hearing imperialist propaganda:
1. The US has intentionally set up drug markets throughout the world. It turned Afghanistan into the world's biggest heroin exporter.
1. The US has intentionally set up drug markets throughout the world. It turned Afghanistan into the world's biggest heroin exporter.
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Things to keep in mind when hearing imperialist propaganda:
1. The US has intentionally set up drug markets throughout the world. It turned Afghanistan into the world's biggest heroin exporter.
1. The US has intentionally set up drug markets throughout the world. It turned Afghanistan into the world's biggest heroin exporter.
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Nearly 100,000 protestors are on the streets in Minneapolis.
25% of the city. In 20 degrees. (As an ex-Minnesota, I cannot overstate how WINTERY the winters are.)
This is stunning. Genuinely. Even as I wish the 33 people of color murdered by ICE had garnered the same response, I'm still so proud.
25% of the city. In 20 degrees. (As an ex-Minnesota, I cannot overstate how WINTERY the winters are.)
This is stunning. Genuinely. Even as I wish the 33 people of color murdered by ICE had garnered the same response, I'm still so proud.
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Nearly 100,000 protestors are on the streets in Minneapolis.
25% of the city. In 20 degrees. (As an ex-Minnesota, I cannot overstate how WINTERY the winters are.)
This is stunning. Genuinely. Even as I wish the 33 people of color murdered by ICE had garnered the same response, I'm still so proud.
25% of the city. In 20 degrees. (As an ex-Minnesota, I cannot overstate how WINTERY the winters are.)
This is stunning. Genuinely. Even as I wish the 33 people of color murdered by ICE had garnered the same response, I'm still so proud.