Lindsay Chaplin
@lindsaychaplin.bsky.social
Born a Scot, now Australian. Once a teacher. Life now revolves around family, politics and dogs. Forever mourning Gareth.
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Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
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It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
The Great Silencing
Last week it snowed heavily twice in Paris, turning the city into a frigid, monochrome fantasy land over three days, and at the weekend I popped into the Musée Marmottan Monet for a spot of impression...
rick-morton.ghost.io
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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It is. ⬇️
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It is. ⬇️
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Headline - Durham first US city to ban police training with Israeli military
Israel responded by suing and filed complaints NC officials were accused of 'stirring anti-semitism'. All three suits were dismissed.
This is what we are up against, folks.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/...
Israel responded by suing and filed complaints NC officials were accused of 'stirring anti-semitism'. All three suits were dismissed.
This is what we are up against, folks.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/...
US city bans police training with Israel
Local council adopts step against exchange with Israeli military practices synonymous with the occupation of Palestine.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Headline - Durham first US city to ban police training with Israeli military
Israel responded by suing and filed complaints NC officials were accused of 'stirring anti-semitism'. All three suits were dismissed.
This is what we are up against, folks.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/...
Israel responded by suing and filed complaints NC officials were accused of 'stirring anti-semitism'. All three suits were dismissed.
This is what we are up against, folks.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/...
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On Jack Smith deposition, now released:
100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.
Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.
What Smith says is far more incriminating.
100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.
Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.
What Smith says is far more incriminating.
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
On Jack Smith deposition, now released:
100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.
Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.
What Smith says is far more incriminating.
100% obvious why GOP refused to allow this as open testimony, aired live. It's damning.
Testimony from John Dean or Alex ("wiretaps") Butterfield in Watergate days would have 1/10th the impact if just in print.
What Smith says is far more incriminating.
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Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
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Australia’s new National Children’s Commissioner says the current approach to youth justice reflects a deeper erosion of children’s rights. satpa.pe/ONIA2ID
Youth crime is ‘not in a crisis’
The new National Children’s Commissioner cites among her top concerns an increasingly draconian criminal justice system and improvements to the youth social media ban.
satpa.pe
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Australia’s new National Children’s Commissioner says the current approach to youth justice reflects a deeper erosion of children’s rights. satpa.pe/ONIA2ID
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The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
Treasury figures reveal $18 billion capital gains windfall for Australia’s richest 10 per cent
The latest tax expenditure figures released on Friday by the Treasury department show this financial year the richest 10 percent of Australians will receive $18bn worth of tax breaks from the capital ...
thepoint.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
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Friends of Brittany Higgins say Bruce Lehrmann gambled she wouldn’t give evidence after the ordeal of the failed criminal trial. That bet underpinned his defamation suit — over a story the court found he knew was true. Without her evidence, he might have won. satpa.pe/DcWPWIe
How Higgins’s testimony defeated Lehrmann’s appeal
As Brittany Higgins faces the irony that she and her attacker will likely both be bankrupted, her inner circle reflects on how her evidence decided Bruce Lehrmann’s latest appeal.
satpa.pe
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Friends of Brittany Higgins say Bruce Lehrmann gambled she wouldn’t give evidence after the ordeal of the failed criminal trial. That bet underpinned his defamation suit — over a story the court found he knew was true. Without her evidence, he might have won. satpa.pe/DcWPWIe
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“No low is too low though in this world of the ugly billionaires.”
Great article @ronnisalt.bsky.social !!
Great article @ronnisalt.bsky.social !!
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“No low is too low though in this world of the ugly billionaires.”
Great article @ronnisalt.bsky.social !!
Great article @ronnisalt.bsky.social !!
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Bondi politic.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bondi politic.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
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Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too. It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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The ALP need to realise they will be criticised whatever they do, so how about do things that are good? And do things to please those who voted for you not those who never will.
The AFR run a 2 year campaign to get the ALP to weaken the changes to super tax concessions to make it easier to avoid paying the tax.
The ALP does it.
The AFR criticises the ALP for weakening the policy because people can avoid paying the tax.
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The ALP does it.
The AFR criticises the ALP for weakening the policy because people can avoid paying the tax.
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The rich get tax advice; the poor get lectures: super tax saga lays bare a skewed system
A new report on the amount of revenue expected to be raised by the changes to superannuation tax on balances over $3m highlights yet again how the tax system is weighted in favour of the rich and that...
thepoint.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The ALP need to realise they will be criticised whatever they do, so how about do things that are good? And do things to please those who voted for you not those who never will.
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Settler violence in the West Bank left Hikmat Shteiwi with 36 fractures and a rebuilt skull – yet still no protection for Palestinians. As Matan Golan reports, families now fear tending their own land.
#WestBank #SettlerViolence #HumanRights #Accountability
#WestBank #SettlerViolence #HumanRights #Accountability
A West Bank farmer left for dead – and a system that looks the other way
A Palestinian farmer survived a near-fatal settler attack – raising urgent questions about protection, impunity, and the role of Israeli authorities.
johnmenadue.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Settler violence in the West Bank left Hikmat Shteiwi with 36 fractures and a rebuilt skull – yet still no protection for Palestinians. As Matan Golan reports, families now fear tending their own land.
#WestBank #SettlerViolence #HumanRights #Accountability
#WestBank #SettlerViolence #HumanRights #Accountability
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Did you know those over 55 can sell their house, buy a bigger, more expensive house, and use the ‘downsizer’ scheme to put $300k extra into their super
its called the ‘downsizer scheme’ but…you don’t have to actually downsize…FFS
Not sure that passes ‘the pub test’
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
its called the ‘downsizer scheme’ but…you don’t have to actually downsize…FFS
Not sure that passes ‘the pub test’
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The rich get tax advice; the poor get lectures: super tax saga lays bare a skewed system
A new report on the amount of revenue expected to be raised by the changes to superannuation tax on balances over $3m highlights yet again how the tax system is weighted in favour of the rich and that...
thepoint.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Did you know those over 55 can sell their house, buy a bigger, more expensive house, and use the ‘downsizer’ scheme to put $300k extra into their super
its called the ‘downsizer scheme’ but…you don’t have to actually downsize…FFS
Not sure that passes ‘the pub test’
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
its called the ‘downsizer scheme’ but…you don’t have to actually downsize…FFS
Not sure that passes ‘the pub test’
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
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Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Chart shows mind-boggling $ spent on Defence v other govt depts.
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
And here @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social unpacks Marles' new plan and shows what's wrong #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marles-new-d...
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Why? These are citizens. They have a right to a passport unless accused of a specific crime. If there's justice or issues to face, let them face them here.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Why? These are citizens. They have a right to a passport unless accused of a specific crime. If there's justice or issues to face, let them face them here.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Labor sat on the “jobs for mates” review for 2 years; they wrecked the NACC; they haven’t introduced whistleblower protection laws despite promises; they’re trying to crater FOI laws; the ANAO missed half its targets bc budget cuts… & they have the nerve to talk about the abuse of transparency laws.
December 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Labor sat on the “jobs for mates” review for 2 years; they wrecked the NACC; they haven’t introduced whistleblower protection laws despite promises; they’re trying to crater FOI laws; the ANAO missed half its targets bc budget cuts… & they have the nerve to talk about the abuse of transparency laws.
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As it should! It has enraged me too. It is a recipe for #corruption and #autocracy just at a time when we all need to be building a shared #vision for the #future of the #nation & then building consensus in #communities about how to act to make it happen in different parts of this large continent.
Today's lead in the Saturday Paper abt govt instructions to use disappearing text, have 'meetings ' without records has really enraged me.
In the absence of anything vaguely resembling an effective opposition, @albomp.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social should pay heed to wise words of Wayne Swan #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
As it should! It has enraged me too. It is a recipe for #corruption and #autocracy just at a time when we all need to be building a shared #vision for the #future of the #nation & then building consensus in #communities about how to act to make it happen in different parts of this large continent.
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All those thinking the private sector would find a way to solve climate change, when of course all it was ever going to do was find ways to produce even more emissions and f*ck the environment royally.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Excellent reporting by @joshtaylor.bsky.social and @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
All those thinking the private sector would find a way to solve climate change, when of course all it was ever going to do was find ways to produce even more emissions and f*ck the environment royally.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.