kcarruthers
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Skeets forever! Sometimes I feel like being a revolutionary cat. PhD candidate at UTS Sydney. Nothing here is the opinion of my employer. I have always hated emdashes.
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What American democracy can learn from 1930s Finland www.vox.com/videos/47754...
What American democracy can learn from 1930s Finland
How Finland almost fell to fascism — and didn’t.
www.vox.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
What American democracy can learn from 1930s Finland www.vox.com/videos/47754...
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IMF joins the long line of economists saying Labor’s 5% 🏠 deposit scheme is pouring fuel on the housing crisis bonfire. A 3.6% increase in price of eligible homes below the cap in the last 3 months of 2025. A disaster.
February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
IMF joins the long line of economists saying Labor’s 5% 🏠 deposit scheme is pouring fuel on the housing crisis bonfire. A 3.6% increase in price of eligible homes below the cap in the last 3 months of 2025. A disaster.
RTYI @nancygeorges.bsky.social 👇🐾
the_30bs
Veterinary studies are pointing to an interesting possibility: dogs that share a bed with their humans might actually enjoy longer lives compared to those that sleep elsewhere.
www.instagram.com/p/DUN1bEFiFr6/
Veterinary studies are pointing to an interesting possibility: dogs that share a bed with their humans might actually enjoy longer lives compared to those that sleep elsewhere.
www.instagram.com/p/DUN1bEFiFr6/
February 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
RTYI @nancygeorges.bsky.social 👇🐾
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"Why won't you make peace with ruzzians?"
THIS is why
ruZZians are not open to any kind of peace, only murder
#UkrainianView
THIS is why
ruZZians are not open to any kind of peace, only murder
#UkrainianView
🔴 A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian car carrying workers from the Slovyanska Thermal Power Plant, killing three employees, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said.
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"Why won't you make peace with ruzzians?"
THIS is why
ruZZians are not open to any kind of peace, only murder
#UkrainianView
THIS is why
ruZZians are not open to any kind of peace, only murder
#UkrainianView
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Russian propagandist Solovyev threatens Denmark&Germany,saying that "worthless Danish towns" should be wiped out&German leadership destroyed:
"If they believe that they will grant permission with Tomahawk missiles,what is preventing Oreshnik from completely destroying the largest European cities?"
"If they believe that they will grant permission with Tomahawk missiles,what is preventing Oreshnik from completely destroying the largest European cities?"
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Russian propagandist Solovyev threatens Denmark&Germany,saying that "worthless Danish towns" should be wiped out&German leadership destroyed:
"If they believe that they will grant permission with Tomahawk missiles,what is preventing Oreshnik from completely destroying the largest European cities?"
"If they believe that they will grant permission with Tomahawk missiles,what is preventing Oreshnik from completely destroying the largest European cities?"
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Spoke to a promising rural high school student today about the prospect of going to University and they were straight up:
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
February 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Spoke to a promising rural high school student today about the prospect of going to University and they were straight up:
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
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"2025 EV Share of New Car Sales, Top 10 Countries
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
February 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"2025 EV Share of New Car Sales, Top 10 Countries
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
Ireland launches 'large-scale' probe into Elon Musk’s Grok over AI-generated sexual images
www.euronews.com/next/2026/02...
www.euronews.com/next/2026/02...
Ireland investigates Elon Musk’s Grok AI over sexualised images
Ireland can levy fines of up to 4 percent of a company's global revenue under EU rules.
www.euronews.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Ireland launches 'large-scale' probe into Elon Musk’s Grok over AI-generated sexual images
www.euronews.com/next/2026/02...
www.euronews.com/next/2026/02...
very interesting: Maintaining good oral hygiene isn’t only important for your teeth, but is also integral to the prevention of diseases like #dementia new research reveals.
www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
Brushing your teeth three times a day prevents dementia, experts say
Maintaining good oral hygiene isn’t only important for your teeth, but is also integral to the prevention of diseases like dementia, new research reveals.
www.euronews.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
very interesting: Maintaining good oral hygiene isn’t only important for your teeth, but is also integral to the prevention of diseases like #dementia new research reveals.
www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
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'In Israel's eyes, we are terrorists' | In search of Palestine: episode 1 – video
'In Israel's eyes, we are terrorists' | In search of Palestine: episode 1 – video
More than two years after Israel’s devastating war in Gaza began, the West Bank has become an increasingly volatile front in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Journalist Matthew Cassel travels through the West Bank to document what daily life looks like under deepening occupation
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
'In Israel's eyes, we are terrorists' | In search of Palestine: episode 1 – video
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Not that it was ever in doubt, but the gas companies' jimmies are very rustled, so here you go:
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
David Pocock is right: more tax is raised from beer than from petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT)
Senator David Pocock has produced viral social media content claiming that Australia’s beer tax raises more revenue than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Can more public mo...
thepoint.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Not that it was ever in doubt, but the gas companies' jimmies are very rustled, so here you go:
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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This was the intended outcome of the abortion ban.
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published Feb. 2025)
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This was the intended outcome of the abortion ban.
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🧵Note #Auspol. We now have as Shadow Treasurer someone who was not only an Atlas Network partner actor, and also on the Mont Pelerin Society, but someone who was shortlisted for the top 🌎 Atlas Network prize for betraying Australia for fossil fuel. He led a team rewarded for killing the carbon price
February 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🧵Note #Auspol. We now have as Shadow Treasurer someone who was not only an Atlas Network partner actor, and also on the Mont Pelerin Society, but someone who was shortlisted for the top 🌎 Atlas Network prize for betraying Australia for fossil fuel. He led a team rewarded for killing the carbon price
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Here you go @skynewsaust.bsky.social and the others, a handy check list to use when Anus trots out the ‘Australian values’ lines - theaimn.net/what-are-aus... #auspol
What Are Australian Values?
The phrase “Australian values” is often invoked in times of political tension. It is used to draw boundaries – to decide who belongs, who does not, and who must prove themselves worthy. Yet the phrase...
theaimn.net
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Here you go @skynewsaust.bsky.social and the others, a handy check list to use when Anus trots out the ‘Australian values’ lines - theaimn.net/what-are-aus... #auspol
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February 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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Goertzel discusses with Epstein future scenario for "an AGI economy":
"for the AGI parasite to overcome to regular-human-economy host (so it can grow to be more than a parasite and eventually gain its own superhuman autonomy) it first needs to suck off the resources of the host"
"for the AGI parasite to overcome to regular-human-economy host (so it can grow to be more than a parasite and eventually gain its own superhuman autonomy) it first needs to suck off the resources of the host"
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Goertzel discusses with Epstein future scenario for "an AGI economy":
"for the AGI parasite to overcome to regular-human-economy host (so it can grow to be more than a parasite and eventually gain its own superhuman autonomy) it first needs to suck off the resources of the host"
"for the AGI parasite to overcome to regular-human-economy host (so it can grow to be more than a parasite and eventually gain its own superhuman autonomy) it first needs to suck off the resources of the host"
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'The episode bore all the hallmarks of a false flag operation designed to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and boost [Orbán's] re-election chances. No evidence has emerged connecting the letter to Ukraine. Two headteachers in fact told the FT that the letters were written in Hungarian, not Ukrainian.'
Bomb scares fuel Orbán’s anti-Ukraine election campaign ft.trib.al/9dZ7g0q
Bomb scares fuel Orbán’s anti-Ukraine election campaign
Hungarian authorities claim schools and public institutions received threats written in Ukrainian ahead of April 12 vote
ft.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
'The episode bore all the hallmarks of a false flag operation designed to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and boost [Orbán's] re-election chances. No evidence has emerged connecting the letter to Ukraine. Two headteachers in fact told the FT that the letters were written in Hungarian, not Ukrainian.'
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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian servicemen with combat experience will train 🇩🇪German Army soldiers in the use of drones and protection against enemy attacks.
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian servicemen with combat experience will train 🇩🇪German Army soldiers in the use of drones and protection against enemy attacks.
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China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power advantage that has long belonged to Washington, a new think tank report says. https://cnn.it/4rpz4KC
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power advantage that has long belonged to Washington, a new think tank report says. https://cnn.it/4rpz4KC
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Me: Poland is an incredibly antisemitic country:
This catholic lady: How dare you??!! They used to have a lot of Jews!!!!
This catholic lady: How dare you??!! They used to have a lot of Jews!!!!
February 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Me: Poland is an incredibly antisemitic country:
This catholic lady: How dare you??!! They used to have a lot of Jews!!!!
This catholic lady: How dare you??!! They used to have a lot of Jews!!!!
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White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.