Darren
@dpa722.bsky.social
Tasmanian-Canadian. Scientist by day, Moron by night. Music, books, film, history, photography, current affairs, sports, gaming and sim racing all interest me.
Greed will be the death of us all…
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Greed will be the death of us all…
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It's hard to overstate what a disaster Kash Patel is. See the many disturbing details here, from @vermontgmg.bsky.social, an expert on the FBI. "The longer this chaos continues," he writes, "the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's hard to overstate what a disaster Kash Patel is. See the many disturbing details here, from @vermontgmg.bsky.social, an expert on the FBI. "The longer this chaos continues," he writes, "the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A medical examiner hired by Jeffrey Epstein‘s family concluded he was likely murdered.
Who would benefit most if Epstein was silenced?
www.npr.org/2019/10/30/7...
Who would benefit most if Epstein was silenced?
www.npr.org/2019/10/30/7...
Jeffrey Epstein Case: Expert Hired By His Family Suggests Doubt On Suicide Finding
A pathologist who observed the autopsy says Epstein's neck fractures are "more indicative" of homicidal strangulation than suicide. The medical examiner stands by her conclusion.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A medical examiner hired by Jeffrey Epstein‘s family concluded he was likely murdered.
Who would benefit most if Epstein was silenced?
www.npr.org/2019/10/30/7...
Who would benefit most if Epstein was silenced?
www.npr.org/2019/10/30/7...
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Absolutely ridiculous situation www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario considering order that would kill hundreds of new rental homes | CBC News
Ontario’s housing minister is considering stepping in to quash a proposed rental development in north Toronto, over concerns raised by a pharmaceutical company.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Absolutely ridiculous situation www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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David v The Goliaths. Dudded coal miner sues BHP, labor hire coys etc over massive wage theft.
Supreme Court to be lopsided tomorrow by crowd of wigs and gowns on one side of courtroom
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/david-v-the-...
Supreme Court to be lopsided tomorrow by crowd of wigs and gowns on one side of courtroom
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/david-v-the-...
David v the Goliaths. Lone coal miner tackles BHP & co in Court over massive wage theft - Michael West
Injured coal miner Simon Turner is suing BHP & four others, with no legal counsel, in the NSW Supreme Court in a giant wage theft case.
michaelwest.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
David v The Goliaths. Dudded coal miner sues BHP, labor hire coys etc over massive wage theft.
Supreme Court to be lopsided tomorrow by crowd of wigs and gowns on one side of courtroom
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/david-v-the-...
Supreme Court to be lopsided tomorrow by crowd of wigs and gowns on one side of courtroom
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/david-v-the-...
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The ugly zunt being celebrated for throwing women around at TMU, and the AWZ office where he works.
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The ugly zunt being celebrated for throwing women around at TMU, and the AWZ office where he works.
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Australia at risk of prosecution for involvement in genocide, Navi Pillay former top UN judge tells #NPC
#auspol #gaza
michaelwest.com.au/navi-pillay-...
#auspol #gaza
michaelwest.com.au/navi-pillay-...
Navi Pillay. Don't be complicit in genocide Australia, warns former UN judge - Michael West
Former UN human rights chief Judge Navi Pillay has warned that Australia and other states risk complicity in genocide
michaelwest.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Australia at risk of prosecution for involvement in genocide, Navi Pillay former top UN judge tells #NPC
#auspol #gaza
michaelwest.com.au/navi-pillay-...
#auspol #gaza
michaelwest.com.au/navi-pillay-...
Rot in hell, scumbag. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for controversial role after 9/11
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rot in hell, scumbag. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The day I learned that Dick Cheney died is the same day that I learned that the West has extorted, pillaged, looted and stolen $152,000,000,000,000 from the rest of the world since 1960.
These things are very much connected.
Cheney was one of the chief terrorists.
These things are very much connected.
Cheney was one of the chief terrorists.
Rich countries drained $152tn from the global South since 1960
Imperialism never ended, it just changed form.
www.aljazeera.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The day I learned that Dick Cheney died is the same day that I learned that the West has extorted, pillaged, looted and stolen $152,000,000,000,000 from the rest of the world since 1960.
These things are very much connected.
Cheney was one of the chief terrorists.
These things are very much connected.
Cheney was one of the chief terrorists.
Completely unsurprising as you had to basically earn a CEOs salary to afford a ticket...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Roots CEO catches Bo Bichette's home run ball in Game 7 of World Series | CBC News
The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in the third inning of the clinching World Series game on Saturday just happens to be the head of another iconic Canadian brand.
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Completely unsurprising as you had to basically earn a CEOs salary to afford a ticket...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Exactly
🇬🇧 👑 Their Prince Andrew rightly keeps the name “Mountbatten”
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Exactly
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Our democracy adrift, sinking in a sea of lobbyists for big business cartels
“It is revealing that so many politicians become lobbyists or consultants. Most are short of other skills. They leave with a bucket of turkey grease and a knowledge of which hallways to slide down…”
A poodle is a dog www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
A poodle is a dog www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
A poodle is a dog
Christopher Pyne was still a cabinet minister when he met with EY to discuss taking a job with the consultancy. There was no confusion about the purpose of the meeting.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Our democracy adrift, sinking in a sea of lobbyists for big business cartels
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💯Every version of my book has been stolen by AI: English paperback, audiobook, e-book AND the French translation.
And as a consent educator, I see that kind of theft for what it is : A violation of consent. I did not consent to my memoir of the worst moments of my life, being used to train robots.
And as a consent educator, I see that kind of theft for what it is : A violation of consent. I did not consent to my memoir of the worst moments of my life, being used to train robots.
There’s also the aspect of those who work in the arts, for the most part, have an already difficult time getting by. Losing copyright law to approving an AI free-for-all is theft and will be devastating. 1 of 3
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
💯Every version of my book has been stolen by AI: English paperback, audiobook, e-book AND the French translation.
And as a consent educator, I see that kind of theft for what it is : A violation of consent. I did not consent to my memoir of the worst moments of my life, being used to train robots.
And as a consent educator, I see that kind of theft for what it is : A violation of consent. I did not consent to my memoir of the worst moments of my life, being used to train robots.
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In May 2025, Canada’s Department of Justice invoked the “national security” confidentiality to defend a member of an elite special forces military unit — charged with aggravated assault, choking, and assault causing bodily harm after he violently attacked his partner.
This cannot stand.
This cannot stand.
Sign the Petition
Stop Silencing Survivors: Ban National Security Secrecy in Violence Against Women Cases
www.change.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In May 2025, Canada’s Department of Justice invoked the “national security” confidentiality to defend a member of an elite special forces military unit — charged with aggravated assault, choking, and assault causing bodily harm after he violently attacked his partner.
This cannot stand.
This cannot stand.
Another rich fucking nut job 🤮 🤦https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/patrick-gelsinger-christian-ai-gloo-silicon-valley
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Another rich fucking nut job 🤮 🤦https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/patrick-gelsinger-christian-ai-gloo-silicon-valley
Why TF is he spending $75 MILLION of Ontarian tax dollars on advertising in the USA 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 youtu.be/_QOPsWE9rxM?...
Ford’s costly $75M anti-tariff ad campaign backfires, Trump calls it ‘egregious’
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Why TF is he spending $75 MILLION of Ontarian tax dollars on advertising in the USA 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 youtu.be/_QOPsWE9rxM?...
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Mad that Jays tickets are astronomically expensive? Blame Ford.
Mad that you lost rent control? Blame Ford.
Mad to be inundated with ads for gambling? Blame Ford.
Mad that classrooms are overcrowded? Blame Ford.
Mad that health care is crumbling? Blame Ford.
The man is the cause of so much BS.
Mad that you lost rent control? Blame Ford.
Mad to be inundated with ads for gambling? Blame Ford.
Mad that classrooms are overcrowded? Blame Ford.
Mad that health care is crumbling? Blame Ford.
The man is the cause of so much BS.
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mad that Jays tickets are astronomically expensive? Blame Ford.
Mad that you lost rent control? Blame Ford.
Mad to be inundated with ads for gambling? Blame Ford.
Mad that classrooms are overcrowded? Blame Ford.
Mad that health care is crumbling? Blame Ford.
The man is the cause of so much BS.
Mad that you lost rent control? Blame Ford.
Mad to be inundated with ads for gambling? Blame Ford.
Mad that classrooms are overcrowded? Blame Ford.
Mad that health care is crumbling? Blame Ford.
The man is the cause of so much BS.
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A photo you WON'T find in the rancid Onion Eater's version of Australian history
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A photo you WON'T find in the rancid Onion Eater's version of Australian history
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Neoliberalism happened; taxes on billionaires and corporations were slashed, national assets were sold off to the lowest bidder, government functions were handed to corporations - the single largest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top in human history happened.
We've been robbed blind
We've been robbed blind
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Neoliberalism happened; taxes on billionaires and corporations were slashed, national assets were sold off to the lowest bidder, government functions were handed to corporations - the single largest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top in human history happened.
We've been robbed blind
We've been robbed blind
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
One of the few politicians out there who doesn’t have their head buried up their (or their donors) arsehole…
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
One of the few politicians out there who doesn’t have their head buried up their (or their donors) arsehole…
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The Auditor General herself has no idea where billions of dollars for healthcare have gone in Ontario.
For five years now.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
For five years now.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
What the AG's report tells us about Ford's Bust Out
Dear readers and subscribers, hello again. It’s been quite awhile.
We never intended to be away from the newsletter this long, or away at all, really. Those of you who have followed us for awhile kno...
www.corruptario.ca
March 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Auditor General herself has no idea where billions of dollars for healthcare have gone in Ontario.
For five years now.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
For five years now.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...