Michael Pemberton
@pembo.net
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He’s not wrong.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 AM
He’s not wrong.
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Whose head of state????
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Whose head of state????
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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury
Jon Kudelka, the Australian political cartoonist, has died at the age of 53.
His wife Margaret Kudelka announced the news in a statement on Tuesday: “We are sad to tell you that our beloved, brilliant Jon Kudelka died peacefully in South Hobart on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his family and friends.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
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As great as Jon was a political cartoons, his calender ones were fabulous as well
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
As great as Jon was a political cartoons, his calender ones were fabulous as well
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Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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Mr Albanese, perhaps ask yourself if we would have considered our Governor General apolitical if he or she signed a bomb that killed civilians?
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Mr Albanese, perhaps ask yourself if we would have considered our Governor General apolitical if he or she signed a bomb that killed civilians?
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Guffo, Le Monde
February 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Guffo, Le Monde
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No Business CEOs or sports stars see any desire to demand a #RoyalCommission into the #InvasionDay Terrorist incident?
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
No Business CEOs or sports stars see any desire to demand a #RoyalCommission into the #InvasionDay Terrorist incident?
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Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
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Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
February 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
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moral panic you say
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
moral panic you say
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Has anyone asked the Israeli president if he is available?
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Has anyone asked the Israeli president if he is available?
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The Prime Minister of Australia and the President of Israel exchange gifts on his arrival in Australia.
My attempt at a political cartoon.
My attempt at a political cartoon.
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The Prime Minister of Australia and the President of Israel exchange gifts on his arrival in Australia.
My attempt at a political cartoon.
My attempt at a political cartoon.
Who wants to tell him that one of the "generations" to economically benefit from migration to the US is the grandfather of his boss?
I’ve been going back and forth on this but this clinches it—I think these guys really want a Persian Gulf labor model in the US. It’s not a coherent philosophy—nothing ever is with these assholes—but I’ve worked on Gulf labor stuff and I’m seeing more and more of it here. Long thread 1/
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Who wants to tell him that one of the "generations" to economically benefit from migration to the US is the grandfather of his boss?
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@albomp.bsky.social’s Govt is behaving like an unfaithful partner – engaging in a net-zero loving relationship with the community from wake-up to brekkie but then leaving the house for work to engage in an evil emissions affair with the fossil fuel industry. #auspol
"Someone got to the Minister". How fossil politics buried emissions data - Michael West
Why did the Albanese Government eliminate billions of tonnes of fossil fuel carbon emissions from public view. Rex Patrick investigates.
michaelwest.com.au
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
@albomp.bsky.social’s Govt is behaving like an unfaithful partner – engaging in a net-zero loving relationship with the community from wake-up to brekkie but then leaving the house for work to engage in an evil emissions affair with the fossil fuel industry. #auspol
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Elon is THIS close to inventing the first rocket that produces CSAM
Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal, shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Elon is THIS close to inventing the first rocket that produces CSAM
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Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News
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We've just killed dingoes, ready to take your booking. This "marketing campaign" could go international for all the wrong reasons.
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 AM
We've just killed dingoes, ready to take your booking. This "marketing campaign" could go international for all the wrong reasons.
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
Extinction of the wongari appears to be the ultimate policy of the Queensland LNP Crisafulli government. #qldpol
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020