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@ozprogressive.bsky.social
I will in time change my display name to the one on my passport (starts with Malcolm), but I think that the problem of unaccountability in social media is so damaging that I will persist with my slogan for now.
A mega-wealthy self-professed sociopath with a mass communications facility that fosters social division is a threat to a state that's too dangerous to ignore.
Social media does nothing for a nation's wealth, so the remedy is as simple as throwing a switch.
Give Musk fair warning then act.
Social media does nothing for a nation's wealth, so the remedy is as simple as throwing a switch.
Give Musk fair warning then act.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A mega-wealthy self-professed sociopath with a mass communications facility that fosters social division is a threat to a state that's too dangerous to ignore.
Social media does nothing for a nation's wealth, so the remedy is as simple as throwing a switch.
Give Musk fair warning then act.
Social media does nothing for a nation's wealth, so the remedy is as simple as throwing a switch.
Give Musk fair warning then act.
BBC to Trump: FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
BBC to Trump: FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The bottom line for Trump is that he is an international pariah seeking to prove his reputation was damaged.
Just how poorly he is regarded will be a BBC trump-card.
(See graph added as a comment)
The bottom line for Trump is that he is an international pariah seeking to prove his reputation was damaged.
Just how poorly he is regarded will be a BBC trump-card.
(See graph added as a comment)
What next as Donald Trump says he will take legal action against the BBC
Anyone who thought an apology to Donald Trump was going to stop his threat of a lawsuit was deluded, writes Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The bottom line for Trump is that he is an international pariah seeking to prove his reputation was damaged.
Just how poorly he is regarded will be a BBC trump-card.
(See graph added as a comment)
The bottom line for Trump is that he is an international pariah seeking to prove his reputation was damaged.
Just how poorly he is regarded will be a BBC trump-card.
(See graph added as a comment)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chaos engendered by the Trump administration in US is spread to the world by social media that feeds on tumult. It's energising dangerous forces of thuggery & corruption.
Political instability brings nothing but more chaos & pain.
UK needs put caution before emotion
Chaos engendered by the Trump administration in US is spread to the world by social media that feeds on tumult. It's energising dangerous forces of thuggery & corruption.
Political instability brings nothing but more chaos & pain.
UK needs put caution before emotion
Prime Minister will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chaos engendered by the Trump administration in US is spread to the world by social media that feeds on tumult. It's energising dangerous forces of thuggery & corruption.
Political instability brings nothing but more chaos & pain.
UK needs put caution before emotion
Chaos engendered by the Trump administration in US is spread to the world by social media that feeds on tumult. It's energising dangerous forces of thuggery & corruption.
Political instability brings nothing but more chaos & pain.
UK needs put caution before emotion
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It behoves America's best and brightest to confront culpability for providing for overwhelmingly dominant military kit to an invading force in Palestine to placate a relentless domestic lobby and call 'enough' in the name of humanity and their nation's dignity.
It behoves America's best and brightest to confront culpability for providing for overwhelmingly dominant military kit to an invading force in Palestine to placate a relentless domestic lobby and call 'enough' in the name of humanity and their nation's dignity.
Savage beatings and dying trees: How West Bank settler violence is impacting Palestinians’ olive harvest | CNN
Umm Shukry inspects her olive trees one by one, just as she did every year for a decade. But this olive harvest season is different. Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle.
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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It behoves America's best and brightest to confront culpability for providing for overwhelmingly dominant military kit to an invading force in Palestine to placate a relentless domestic lobby and call 'enough' in the name of humanity and their nation's dignity.
It behoves America's best and brightest to confront culpability for providing for overwhelmingly dominant military kit to an invading force in Palestine to placate a relentless domestic lobby and call 'enough' in the name of humanity and their nation's dignity.
For Americans worried by new NYC Mayor, this printed by Australian Financial Review 2019:
Bob Hawke was a social democrat whose greatest achievement was to use economic reforms to set up Australia for a long period of rising employment and incomes with low inflation.
Believe results, not Murdoch.
Bob Hawke was a social democrat whose greatest achievement was to use economic reforms to set up Australia for a long period of rising employment and incomes with low inflation.
Believe results, not Murdoch.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
For Americans worried by new NYC Mayor, this printed by Australian Financial Review 2019:
Bob Hawke was a social democrat whose greatest achievement was to use economic reforms to set up Australia for a long period of rising employment and incomes with low inflation.
Believe results, not Murdoch.
Bob Hawke was a social democrat whose greatest achievement was to use economic reforms to set up Australia for a long period of rising employment and incomes with low inflation.
Believe results, not Murdoch.
A nation that fails to maintain its commitment to ideals is condemned to have them trumped.
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A nation that fails to maintain its commitment to ideals is condemned to have them trumped.
Indeed, Ukraine is an inspiration to the democratic world as we face destabilising rhetoric from political opportunists.
Resolve in the face of Putin's bombs takes courage, for opportunists all we need is scorn.
Resolve in the face of Putin's bombs takes courage, for opportunists all we need is scorn.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Indeed, Ukraine is an inspiration to the democratic world as we face destabilising rhetoric from political opportunists.
Resolve in the face of Putin's bombs takes courage, for opportunists all we need is scorn.
Resolve in the face of Putin's bombs takes courage, for opportunists all we need is scorn.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Netanyahu used US weapons to blow up the buildings that created the rubble that covers the bodies of hostages (& likely killed them) but demands the defeated Hamas terrorists dig them out without heavy lifting equipment... Or else.
Stable genius peace plan.
Netanyahu used US weapons to blow up the buildings that created the rubble that covers the bodies of hostages (& likely killed them) but demands the defeated Hamas terrorists dig them out without heavy lifting equipment... Or else.
Stable genius peace plan.
Netanyahu 'determined' to pressure Hamas to find remaining dead hostages
The Israeli prime minister's comments come after Hamas said it could not access the bodies of 19 hostages in Gaza.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Netanyahu used US weapons to blow up the buildings that created the rubble that covers the bodies of hostages (& likely killed them) but demands the defeated Hamas terrorists dig them out without heavy lifting equipment... Or else.
Stable genius peace plan.
Netanyahu used US weapons to blow up the buildings that created the rubble that covers the bodies of hostages (& likely killed them) but demands the defeated Hamas terrorists dig them out without heavy lifting equipment... Or else.
Stable genius peace plan.
This article is evidence of how AI can be used to engage emotionally with humans and thus influence their decisions. If political outcomes are not protected from this influence then the social media barons who can afford mass access AI will have dominating influence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice
More people are turning to AI for help with their relationships, but is that a good idea?
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This article is evidence of how AI can be used to engage emotionally with humans and thus influence their decisions. If political outcomes are not protected from this influence then the social media barons who can afford mass access AI will have dominating influence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK's Digital ID has the potential to do more than just remove the employment attraction to illegal migrants, it could also make social media accountable for its social harm.
The persuasive power of AI in social media is certain to be devastating to democracy without that accountability.
Pls think.
The persuasive power of AI in social media is certain to be devastating to democracy without that accountability.
Pls think.
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
UK's Digital ID has the potential to do more than just remove the employment attraction to illegal migrants, it could also make social media accountable for its social harm.
The persuasive power of AI in social media is certain to be devastating to democracy without that accountability.
Pls think.
The persuasive power of AI in social media is certain to be devastating to democracy without that accountability.
Pls think.
While the serious world meets in New York to engage Russia over military provocations to NATO members & with Israel over its relentless military over-reaction in Palestine... Trump organises a political stunt in Arizona that proves Jimmy Kimmel's comment 100% correct.
US needs a serious president.
US needs a serious president.
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
While the serious world meets in New York to engage Russia over military provocations to NATO members & with Israel over its relentless military over-reaction in Palestine... Trump organises a political stunt in Arizona that proves Jimmy Kimmel's comment 100% correct.
US needs a serious president.
US needs a serious president.
I asked Grok, Elon Musk's X based AI, if UK should have a comprehensive ban on foreign funding of politics, like the US has. The following is the last answer it came up with.
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I asked Grok, Elon Musk's X based AI, if UK should have a comprehensive ban on foreign funding of politics, like the US has. The following is the last answer it came up with.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More humiliation for the good people of America, compliments of the Axis of Evil administering their Executive branch.
More humiliation for the good people of America, compliments of the Axis of Evil administering their Executive branch.
Anti-Islamic biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.
www.bbc.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More humiliation for the good people of America, compliments of the Axis of Evil administering their Executive branch.
More humiliation for the good people of America, compliments of the Axis of Evil administering their Executive branch.
Keen to see feedback on flaws or merit in the proposition.
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Keen to see feedback on flaws or merit in the proposition.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If the gravity of the threat Trump represents to the world isn't made obvious to the US Congress then they cannot serve their people.
Leaving crucial American foreign relations in self-evidently inappropriate hands is a risk Congress cannot in good conscience allow.
If the gravity of the threat Trump represents to the world isn't made obvious to the US Congress then they cannot serve their people.
Leaving crucial American foreign relations in self-evidently inappropriate hands is a risk Congress cannot in good conscience allow.
Trump accuses Xi of conspiring against US with Putin and Kim
Donald Trump's comments came as China held a massive military parade attended by the Russian and North Korean leaders.
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If the gravity of the threat Trump represents to the world isn't made obvious to the US Congress then they cannot serve their people.
Leaving crucial American foreign relations in self-evidently inappropriate hands is a risk Congress cannot in good conscience allow.
If the gravity of the threat Trump represents to the world isn't made obvious to the US Congress then they cannot serve their people.
Leaving crucial American foreign relations in self-evidently inappropriate hands is a risk Congress cannot in good conscience allow.
For the world watching on, the Appeals Court ruling against Trump's authority to impose tariffs may be best US news since he was elected.
Insight into why he wanted to put US trade in crisis - first episode of this - available on PBS (SBS in Australia, BBC in UK).
www.pbs.org/show/hitler-...
Insight into why he wanted to put US trade in crisis - first episode of this - available on PBS (SBS in Australia, BBC in UK).
www.pbs.org/show/hitler-...
Hitler: A Life in Pictures
Archival materials and expert interviews offer insight into the life of Germany's infamous dictator.
www.pbs.org
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For the world watching on, the Appeals Court ruling against Trump's authority to impose tariffs may be best US news since he was elected.
Insight into why he wanted to put US trade in crisis - first episode of this - available on PBS (SBS in Australia, BBC in UK).
www.pbs.org/show/hitler-...
Insight into why he wanted to put US trade in crisis - first episode of this - available on PBS (SBS in Australia, BBC in UK).
www.pbs.org/show/hitler-...
My father (an Australian) worked for the UN in Manchuria (1946) when America fully bore the organization's cost. It was the beginning of America's global leadership for which it had respect. The Trump Administration has destroyed that respect.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US blocks Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from attending UN meeting in New York
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.
www.bbc.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My father (an Australian) worked for the UN in Manchuria (1946) when America fully bore the organization's cost. It was the beginning of America's global leadership for which it had respect. The Trump Administration has destroyed that respect.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Like, "a date which will live in infamy",
"a very stable genius"
will mark a tumultuous time in US history.
But rather than the pride that was invoked by US role in WWII, there will be shame for the extended inaction of US Congress while gov't institutions were displaced by an authoritarian.
"a very stable genius"
will mark a tumultuous time in US history.
But rather than the pride that was invoked by US role in WWII, there will be shame for the extended inaction of US Congress while gov't institutions were displaced by an authoritarian.
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Like, "a date which will live in infamy",
"a very stable genius"
will mark a tumultuous time in US history.
But rather than the pride that was invoked by US role in WWII, there will be shame for the extended inaction of US Congress while gov't institutions were displaced by an authoritarian.
"a very stable genius"
will mark a tumultuous time in US history.
But rather than the pride that was invoked by US role in WWII, there will be shame for the extended inaction of US Congress while gov't institutions were displaced by an authoritarian.
What the IDF calls a war is more accurately a police action against terrorists hiding among a captive population.
Journalist deaths over 200, IDF says they're not targeted, proves heavy weapons are used indiscriminately, a war crime that USA is surely complicit in given it supplies the weapons.
Journalist deaths over 200, IDF says they're not targeted, proves heavy weapons are used indiscriminately, a war crime that USA is surely complicit in given it supplies the weapons.
August 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What the IDF calls a war is more accurately a police action against terrorists hiding among a captive population.
Journalist deaths over 200, IDF says they're not targeted, proves heavy weapons are used indiscriminately, a war crime that USA is surely complicit in given it supplies the weapons.
Journalist deaths over 200, IDF says they're not targeted, proves heavy weapons are used indiscriminately, a war crime that USA is surely complicit in given it supplies the weapons.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
US system is clearly dealing with a crisis.
In parliamentary systems there are mechanisms to deal with a rogue leader of a majority party, but the US Congress has shown to be impotent.
To an outsider Newsom's strategy of parodying Trump at least isn't stunned inaction.
US system is clearly dealing with a crisis.
In parliamentary systems there are mechanisms to deal with a rogue leader of a majority party, but the US Congress has shown to be impotent.
To an outsider Newsom's strategy of parodying Trump at least isn't stunned inaction.
Why has Gavin Newsom gone 'dark woke'? The BBC explains
The California governor is using President Trump's notable social media playbook and turning it on Republicans.
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
US system is clearly dealing with a crisis.
In parliamentary systems there are mechanisms to deal with a rogue leader of a majority party, but the US Congress has shown to be impotent.
To an outsider Newsom's strategy of parodying Trump at least isn't stunned inaction.
US system is clearly dealing with a crisis.
In parliamentary systems there are mechanisms to deal with a rogue leader of a majority party, but the US Congress has shown to be impotent.
To an outsider Newsom's strategy of parodying Trump at least isn't stunned inaction.
Eight therapists
August 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Eight therapists
If you do a Google search on the sentence;
"Fickle flip-flopper with an authoritarian inclination & disregard for the rule of law" the following site comes up:
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/trumps-...
"Fickle flip-flopper with an authoritarian inclination & disregard for the rule of law" the following site comes up:
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/trumps-...
Trump’s Authoritarianism Has Already Reshaped Western Politics
US president Donald Trump’s focus on authoritarianism, isolationism and corporate interests to the detriment of the general public should be concerning to us all.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
August 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you do a Google search on the sentence;
"Fickle flip-flopper with an authoritarian inclination & disregard for the rule of law" the following site comes up:
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/trumps-...
"Fickle flip-flopper with an authoritarian inclination & disregard for the rule of law" the following site comes up:
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/trumps-...