Kyle Smith
@lylesnith.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher, sessional academic, sociology of language assessment. Writings: https://pedagogablog.com. Music: https://distantfingers.bandcamp.com and https://therestlessstranger.bandcamp.com He/him. On Turrbal and Yugara land. Anti-genocide.
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Successive governments have given billions in subsidies annually to shitcunts such as these, and they pay fuck all - if any - tax.
In other news, ordinary folk are being asked to donate to bushfire recovery to help fund the victims and survivors of the latest climate fuelled disaster. Seems fair.
In other news, ordinary folk are being asked to donate to bushfire recovery to help fund the victims and survivors of the latest climate fuelled disaster. Seems fair.
Santoss made an ad for the 2026 Tour Down Under and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️
Honest Government Ad | Santoss Tour Down Under
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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January 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Successive governments have given billions in subsidies annually to shitcunts such as these, and they pay fuck all - if any - tax.
In other news, ordinary folk are being asked to donate to bushfire recovery to help fund the victims and survivors of the latest climate fuelled disaster. Seems fair.
In other news, ordinary folk are being asked to donate to bushfire recovery to help fund the victims and survivors of the latest climate fuelled disaster. Seems fair.
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I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing
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"Can you imagine if [completely made-up, arguably defamatory straw man scenario]?? Well, CAN YOU?!?"
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 AM
"Can you imagine if [completely made-up, arguably defamatory straw man scenario]?? Well, CAN YOU?!?"
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Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
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I'm not a lawyer, but can an expert shed some light on Premier Malinauskas comments about
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I'm not a lawyer, but can an expert shed some light on Premier Malinauskas comments about
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
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Adelaide Writers Week is officially cancelled, with all remaining board members stepping down. This is a travesty. Not only did they refuse to reverse course and save the festival, they “apologised” to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah… and then once again tried to justify their decision by citing Bondi.
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Adelaide Writers Week is officially cancelled, with all remaining board members stepping down. This is a travesty. Not only did they refuse to reverse course and save the festival, they “apologised” to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah… and then once again tried to justify their decision by citing Bondi.
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If I had just destroyed one of the key cultural institutions in my state through defamatory and racist statements about an author, I would probably not make any more of those defamatory and racist statements.
But that's just me.
But that's just me.
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 AM
If I had just destroyed one of the key cultural institutions in my state through defamatory and racist statements about an author, I would probably not make any more of those defamatory and racist statements.
But that's just me.
But that's just me.
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A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
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This debacle is getting worse, not better. The ABC has just confirmed that the Chair of the board, Tracy Whiting, has also stepped down, meaning half the board is now gone and there isn’t enough remaining to form a quorum. What a total disgrace.
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This debacle is getting worse, not better. The ABC has just confirmed that the Chair of the board, Tracy Whiting, has also stepped down, meaning half the board is now gone and there isn’t enough remaining to form a quorum. What a total disgrace.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
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Well of course the fuckers have. All while telling the rest of us not to be poor. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Well of course the fuckers have. All while telling the rest of us not to be poor. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For example, posted yesterday on X by Mr Social Cohesion
January 10, 2026 at 6:21 AM
For example, posted yesterday on X by Mr Social Cohesion
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The Adelaide Writers Festival now wrecked by the Adelaide Festival Board, half of which was appointed late last year: a marketing executive; a former politician; a local councillor/real estate agent; an airport manager; a lawyer; a media consultant; and a banker. Another public arts takeover fiasco.
January 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Adelaide Writers Festival now wrecked by the Adelaide Festival Board, half of which was appointed late last year: a marketing executive; a former politician; a local councillor/real estate agent; an airport manager; a lawyer; a media consultant; and a banker. Another public arts takeover fiasco.
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Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
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Francesca Albanese and the lonely road of defiance https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/francesca-albanese-and-the-lonely-road-of-defiance #auspol
Francesca Albanese and the lonely road of defiance
The UN special rapporteur investigating Gaza is sanctioned, blacklisted and treated as a criminal. The response reveals how power reacts when accountability is applied to the powerful.
johnmenadue.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Francesca Albanese and the lonely road of defiance https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/francesca-albanese-and-the-lonely-road-of-defiance #auspol
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Reporter Who Has Been Wrong For A Decade Considers Himself A Realist
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Reporter Who Has Been Wrong For A Decade Considers Himself A Realist
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Literally what is the point of these people?
‘Business acumen’, but then overreach their powers, go against governance principles and go over their CEOs/program directors, the second they think their personal prestige is threatened.
It’s a joke.
‘Business acumen’, but then overreach their powers, go against governance principles and go over their CEOs/program directors, the second they think their personal prestige is threatened.
It’s a joke.
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Literally what is the point of these people?
‘Business acumen’, but then overreach their powers, go against governance principles and go over their CEOs/program directors, the second they think their personal prestige is threatened.
It’s a joke.
‘Business acumen’, but then overreach their powers, go against governance principles and go over their CEOs/program directors, the second they think their personal prestige is threatened.
It’s a joke.
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The monied board class proclaim they’re defenders of ‘good governance’ or ‘artistic freedom’.
They’ll literally barrel over and destroy all of that, so they don’t cop a scowl from an acquaintance at a dinner party.
They’ve hijacked our public institutions to make them their personal medallions.
They’ll literally barrel over and destroy all of that, so they don’t cop a scowl from an acquaintance at a dinner party.
They’ve hijacked our public institutions to make them their personal medallions.
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The monied board class proclaim they’re defenders of ‘good governance’ or ‘artistic freedom’.
They’ll literally barrel over and destroy all of that, so they don’t cop a scowl from an acquaintance at a dinner party.
They’ve hijacked our public institutions to make them their personal medallions.
They’ll literally barrel over and destroy all of that, so they don’t cop a scowl from an acquaintance at a dinner party.
They’ve hijacked our public institutions to make them their personal medallions.
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So about that social media ban, @albomp.bsky.social. What is Australia doing to protect women and children from AI generated CSAM. You can ban a 14 year old from Social Media but the SM companies can turn that same 14 year old into porn.
Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
So about that social media ban, @albomp.bsky.social. What is Australia doing to protect women and children from AI generated CSAM. You can ban a 14 year old from Social Media but the SM companies can turn that same 14 year old into porn.
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New column today:
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January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
New column today:
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
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Where’s Tony Burke?
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
January 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Where’s Tony Burke?
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…
It’s times like these you realise that arts ministers have no interest in defending the arts, and that govts are willing to burn millions of $ for political reasons.
Adelaide’s board has just squandered millions of $ and months of work and countless opportunities for writers…