George M
@zooruler.bsky.social
Ol’ bag o’bones. Coder; guitarist; flaneur. Wanker.
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I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
Chaooooos Under Heaven, etc.
We ran a progressive slate for the Akademikerpension board elections 10 years ago (and won), because we wanted fossil fuel divestment. I don’t think we ever imagined we might one day help trigger a margin call on U.S. Treasuries.
Well well well. The Danes are weaponising firesales.
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Chaooooos Under Heaven, etc.
Two playlists as a salve for these dumb times.
1. DJ Douggpound’s excellent recommendation of the Supreme playlist curated by Aphex Twin. I’ve listened to the first ten bangers. There’s one hundred and ninety one tracks. Go: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
1. DJ Douggpound’s excellent recommendation of the Supreme playlist curated by Aphex Twin. I’ve listened to the first ten bangers. There’s one hundred and ninety one tracks. Go: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Aphex Twin: [mostly mellow] for Supreme - YouTube
Music selected by Aphex Twin for Supreme.
youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Two playlists as a salve for these dumb times.
1. DJ Douggpound’s excellent recommendation of the Supreme playlist curated by Aphex Twin. I’ve listened to the first ten bangers. There’s one hundred and ninety one tracks. Go: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
1. DJ Douggpound’s excellent recommendation of the Supreme playlist curated by Aphex Twin. I’ve listened to the first ten bangers. There’s one hundred and ninety one tracks. Go: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Julian calendar New Year was yesterday, so here’s a Happy New Year classic for all my movie whores
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Julian calendar New Year was yesterday, so here’s a Happy New Year classic for all my movie whores
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Realised this in 2020 after leaving Young Labor. Mind you I was in the Left too, and let me tell you, not much difference. They’re a fascist rabble in all but name. A disgrace to the trade union movement.
Australia needs to seriously come to terms with how much the Labor Party fucking sucks
January 16, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Realised this in 2020 after leaving Young Labor. Mind you I was in the Left too, and let me tell you, not much difference. They’re a fascist rabble in all but name. A disgrace to the trade union movement.
"If you had any self-respect, you would not be on any podium again, ever, sounding off about anything. Because comrades if we were in the 30s I would have taken you out and shot you".
Adam Tooze correctly assessing the Democrat establishment. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Adam Tooze correctly assessing the Democrat establishment. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"If you had any self-respect, you would not be on any podium again, ever, sounding off about anything. Because comrades if we were in the 30s I would have taken you out and shot you".
Adam Tooze correctly assessing the Democrat establishment. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Adam Tooze correctly assessing the Democrat establishment. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“And here we land, with […] the vandalism of many of our cultural institutions and freedoms as a result. And for what? The silencing of testimony about a nation whose infamy during this period has already been assured by history.” 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 15, 2026 at 2:07 AM
“And here we land, with […] the vandalism of many of our cultural institutions and freedoms as a result. And for what? The silencing of testimony about a nation whose infamy during this period has already been assured by history.” rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...
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It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
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All Peter Malinauskas' words about Randa Abdel-Fattah are a false equivalence, ignoring the dynamic of oppressed and oppressor. Palestinian resistance is legal and justified. Israeli genocide is not. I've seen far too many dead kids to tolerate any of this racist, moronic dribble.
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 AM
All Peter Malinauskas' words about Randa Abdel-Fattah are a false equivalence, ignoring the dynamic of oppressed and oppressor. Palestinian resistance is legal and justified. Israeli genocide is not. I've seen far too many dead kids to tolerate any of this racist, moronic dribble.
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They're targeting Renee Good's widow because they don't want her talking. If they can manufacture charges, most defense attorneys will tell her not to speak with media even if she did nothing wrong
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
They're targeting Renee Good's widow because they don't want her talking. If they can manufacture charges, most defense attorneys will tell her not to speak with media even if she did nothing wrong
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"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"My community’s security will not be possible at the expense of others. That is not safety. It is scapegoating."
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take a second to really wrap your head around this.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
take a second to really wrap your head around this.
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I am heartened by all the solidarity shown to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I am heartened by all the solidarity shown to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
At the same time, if all of those ABC journalists reported truthfully on the Gaza genocide from the beginning, none of this would have happened. Zionists would not have had impunity to destroy culture here.
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Imagine loudly saying “hey do you see ICE brutalizing people? That’s where your healthcare subsidies went” which is the easiest possible thing to say. Not even controversial
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Imagine loudly saying “hey do you see ICE brutalizing people? That’s where your healthcare subsidies went” which is the easiest possible thing to say. Not even controversial
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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I cannot wait to see this man dragged for libel. Randa has excellent legal representation.
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I cannot wait to see this man dragged for libel. Randa has excellent legal representation.
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The Malinauskas Test is like the Pub Test, except you've had 28 bourbons and have spent the last 4 hours listening to Joe de Bruyn's greatest Shoppies lectures on the predestination of Australia's political and cultural order
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
The Malinauskas Test is like the Pub Test, except you've had 28 bourbons and have spent the last 4 hours listening to Joe de Bruyn's greatest Shoppies lectures on the predestination of Australia's political and cultural order
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I don't give a fuck what insipid slogan Democrats come up with about ICE. they are not coming to help the people or they would have by now. The ordinary people of Minneapolis have done more for our rights over the past week than elected Democrats have done in decades
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I don't give a fuck what insipid slogan Democrats come up with about ICE. they are not coming to help the people or they would have by now. The ordinary people of Minneapolis have done more for our rights over the past week than elected Democrats have done in decades
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📢 We’ve heard calls not only to investigate how the Bondi massacre occurred but to place universities, protest movements and migrants under suspicion.
As a Jew who knows antisemitism, I need answers, not the stifling of free speech
www.theage.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Hello, I am leaving Twitter (again!)
I've been struggling to open this app instead of the evil one, because of the brain rot I have acquired on the evil one, but I'm only posting on here from now on! Come say hi so I know who's here/what's good!
And pls scream at me if you see me on the bad one.
I've been struggling to open this app instead of the evil one, because of the brain rot I have acquired on the evil one, but I'm only posting on here from now on! Come say hi so I know who's here/what's good!
And pls scream at me if you see me on the bad one.
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hello, I am leaving Twitter (again!)
I've been struggling to open this app instead of the evil one, because of the brain rot I have acquired on the evil one, but I'm only posting on here from now on! Come say hi so I know who's here/what's good!
And pls scream at me if you see me on the bad one.
I've been struggling to open this app instead of the evil one, because of the brain rot I have acquired on the evil one, but I'm only posting on here from now on! Come say hi so I know who's here/what's good!
And pls scream at me if you see me on the bad one.
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Crazy how the US has got ICE just executing people in the streets, bombing foreign countries and kidnapping their leaders and wife and Albo is just gonna send them $400 billion for funzies
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Crazy how the US has got ICE just executing people in the streets, bombing foreign countries and kidnapping their leaders and wife and Albo is just gonna send them $400 billion for funzies