@kuromakicb.bsky.social
Bit of a news and current affairs junkie. Leaning left and hanging on for the wild ride. Living on beautiful Gadigal Country. Sorry can’t do DMs as refuse to do age verification.
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The Australian Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate & Energy has published my 75pp submission on the history of fossil capital's systemic global disinformation war via the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks against climate science, policy & clean energy.
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The Australian Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate & Energy has published my 75pp submission on the history of fossil capital's systemic global disinformation war via the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks against climate science, policy & clean energy.
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
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Excellent read.
It was a new high, or low, in performative relationship management for a generation who believe a flipped screen and a full-face confession of "accountability" can solve any problem.
A well-intentioned grand display turned a prince into a frog
It was a new high, or low, in performative relationship management for a generation who believe a flipped screen and a full-face confession of "accountability" can solve any problem.
www.abc.net.au
February 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Excellent read.
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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Just gotta highlight men, even when they lose. Baff won gold but you could easily miss THAT headline. Do better, ABC
February 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Just gotta highlight men, even when they lose. Baff won gold but you could easily miss THAT headline. Do better, ABC
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Angus ‘Born to the Manor’ Taylor, like conservatives everywhere, just wants a free for all with no responsibilities or care for looking after society. This is his policy, so apt for a lazy unimaginative man: “We need less government, less spending, less taxes, less regulation and less regulators”.
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Angus ‘Born to the Manor’ Taylor, like conservatives everywhere, just wants a free for all with no responsibilities or care for looking after society. This is his policy, so apt for a lazy unimaginative man: “We need less government, less spending, less taxes, less regulation and less regulators”.
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Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
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Jane Hume using her opening remarks as deputy to attack Labor for only being focused on politics.
Irony is as dead as the Liberal Party.
Irony is as dead as the Liberal Party.
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Jane Hume using her opening remarks as deputy to attack Labor for only being focused on politics.
Irony is as dead as the Liberal Party.
Irony is as dead as the Liberal Party.
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The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
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February 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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If the NSW government has any interest in maintaining faith with its own public, it will ask the DPP to investigate police actions on Monday night without NSW Police involvement, with a view to prosecuting the cops who committed assaults. Or it can carry on blaming the victims; Minns' choice.
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
If the NSW government has any interest in maintaining faith with its own public, it will ask the DPP to investigate police actions on Monday night without NSW Police involvement, with a view to prosecuting the cops who committed assaults. Or it can carry on blaming the victims; Minns' choice.
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Tedious bloviator & Senate clown Canavan's been long overdue to be given a dose of frank & feerless feedback.
Hats off to Michele Bullock for being the woman to provide it.
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& yes, #LetHerSpeak
#auspol
Hats off to Michele Bullock for being the woman to provide it.
💪
& yes, #LetHerSpeak
#auspol
February 12, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Tedious bloviator & Senate clown Canavan's been long overdue to be given a dose of frank & feerless feedback.
Hats off to Michele Bullock for being the woman to provide it.
💪
& yes, #LetHerSpeak
#auspol
Hats off to Michele Bullock for being the woman to provide it.
💪
& yes, #LetHerSpeak
#auspol
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From rushed protest laws to public pressure on writers’ festivals, the New South Wales Premier's interventions point to a growing intolerance of dissent and debate, Tony Smith writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
From protest laws to writers’ festivals – Chris Minns overreaches
From protest laws to public commentary on writers and festivals, the NSW premier’s interventions reveal a troubling impatience with dissent and democratic restraint.
johnmenadue.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
From rushed protest laws to public pressure on writers’ festivals, the New South Wales Premier's interventions point to a growing intolerance of dissent and debate, Tony Smith writes.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #FreeSpeech #Democracy #NSWPolitics
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US-funded and other foreign-based troll and bot networks exploiting a Canadian mass-casualty event makes it clear there is an urgent need for Canada, and allied governments, to legislate and enforce meaningful penalties against this form of hybrid-terrorism. #CdnPoli
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
US-funded and other foreign-based troll and bot networks exploiting a Canadian mass-casualty event makes it clear there is an urgent need for Canada, and allied governments, to legislate and enforce meaningful penalties against this form of hybrid-terrorism. #CdnPoli
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By expanding police powers and allowing bans on authorised public assemblies the Minns government has made restricting protest a defining feature of its first term.
Chris Minns positions himself as the anti-protest premier. Will it pay off?
By expanding police powers and allowing bans on authorised public assemblies the Minns government has made restricting protest a defining feature of its first term.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
By expanding police powers and allowing bans on authorised public assemblies the Minns government has made restricting protest a defining feature of its first term.
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👇 “The major event declaration not only extended police powers further, but also gave them relative immunity for their brutality. Perhaps most concerningly, the Major event declaration diminishes the right for protestors to receive compensation for violence inflicted by the State.”👇
And we can't even sue the state now! All very democratic #auspol michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...
Herzog protests. Medics attacked too, lawyers question police violence - Michael West
Monday's police actions against anti-genocide protestors in Sydney represent a significant escalation of unwarranted violence.
michaelwest.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 3:12 AM
👇 “The major event declaration not only extended police powers further, but also gave them relative immunity for their brutality. Perhaps most concerningly, the Major event declaration diminishes the right for protestors to receive compensation for violence inflicted by the State.”👇
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As it appears enough of the Liberals will sufficiently succumb to madness to endorse him as their next hapless leader, here's a piece I wrote way back in 2021 about the many and varied and still unexplained controversies that have swirled around Angus Taylor.
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
How the hell is Angus Taylor still a thing? - The Shot
Angus Taylor a walking Venn Diagram intersection of fossil fuel fervour and cash for the boys.
theshot.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
As it appears enough of the Liberals will sufficiently succumb to madness to endorse him as their next hapless leader, here's a piece I wrote way back in 2021 about the many and varied and still unexplained controversies that have swirled around Angus Taylor.
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
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Note that printing out a secret memo re someone else's metadata is real 'using your phone to photograph the screen of your iPad' stuff.
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Note that printing out a secret memo re someone else's metadata is real 'using your phone to photograph the screen of your iPad' stuff.
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I, for one, look forward to a renewed focus on the business dealings of Jam Lands Pty Ltd
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I, for one, look forward to a renewed focus on the business dealings of Jam Lands Pty Ltd
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
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Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Helen Haines ask AG if change is needed at the NACC, noting “the public has heard more about the Commissioner’s conflicts of interest than findings of corruption”💥
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
Rowland sees no need to panic, saying the NACC is “working as intended”
Working for who exactly? 🙄 #auspol
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For the past 25 years there has never been a national security law that has done anything other than to give more power to cops and spooks and to ministers to stifle anyone who disagrees with the status quo.
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
For the past 25 years there has never been a national security law that has done anything other than to give more power to cops and spooks and to ministers to stifle anyone who disagrees with the status quo.