David Crabbe

YouTube video by FortNine You've Never Heard of the Most Profitable Scam in History

It's interesting that the Youtube channel of a Canadian motorsport retailer has put together possibly the best condensed explanation of why ad sales on the internet (and their alleged empiricism vs traditional ads) are a scam that's leaching off legitimate sales www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNI...

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth Rebuilding Gaza: A Deep Dive | If You're Listening | ABC NEWS

A comparison between rebuilding Mosul and Gaza.
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A return to the poorhouse, Dickens would be proud.

Taking out the trash at ten to 5 on a Friday afternoon. Feel the transparency and respect.
Please read this thread BECAUSE they don’t want you to read about it.👇

Louvre robbery: Could a 50-year-old maths problem have kept the museum safe? An audacious heist at the Louvre saw thieves make off with priceless crown jewels in broad daylight – here is how a decades-old geometry problem can help museums boost their security.

Maths is fascinating.
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“When cabinet decided to spend $360 billion on some nuclear submarines that people didn’t know we needed, cabinet decided to do it without a brief from Treasury, and the then-Labor Opposition agreed within 24 hours”

“We can never allow ourselves to believe that change is not possible.” #auspol

"...as unpainless as possible..."

Freudian slip?

Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations Classified U.S. report finds backlog of ‘hundreds’ of possible Israeli human rights violations, according to officials, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF milita...

"What worries me is that accountability will be forgotten now that the noise of the conflict is dying down"
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I love Tassie, but they are in deep, deep fiscal trouble

Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.

Nobody had even heard of Katie Lam outside of Westminster until about two weeks ago.

Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors

Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says ahead of nature bill face-off Follow updates live

"Certainly it’s not our job to make a bad bill better"

I think one can mount a pretty strong argument that that's exactly what a responsible opposition should do: seek to modify legislation to better the concerns of your constituents, otherwise why are you there?
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How Jack Smith’s strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed Seeking to get the classified documents case to a jury before the 2024 election, the special counsel made a fateful decision that some in his office saw as a misstep.

It's hard not to conclude that the US system of justice is completely cooked. A prima facie case of mishandling classified documents is stalled by a Trump appointed judge to the extent that prosecution can't proceed before the election and now he's immune.

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George Will’s observation that most of the staff at the National Review hated Nixon until it was established that he was a crook is the skeleton key to the next 50 years of American conservatism

Births mark conservation success for rare Queensland wombat Three wild-born northern hairy-nosed wombats born in Powrunna State Forest mark a new chapter in the species' recovery from near extinction.

This is so wonderful, I'm old enough to remember when there were fewer than 40 individuals left in the wild! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

“Again and again this Government tries to treat genocide as a messaging problem rather than a fundamental matter of human decency and international law.”
- @davidshoebridge.bsky.social is spot on, as per usual.

Opinion | What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think

Good article but I suspect those who seek to downplay the tragedy in Gaza will continue to find some way to avoid facing the grim reality.
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How does he pay for it all? The mystery of Prince Andrew’s money The disgraced royal has lived in luxury for decades despite being an outcast and having no obvious means of financial support

How does he pay for it all? The mystery of Prince Andrew’s money

The White House, with a Death Star under construction where the East Wing was. Watermark Tom Adelsac

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.

What kind of country accepts an anonymous donation to pay for its military?

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops

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A more accurate headline:
'What Happened in Gaza Might Be Far Worse Than Israeli-Complicit Western Media Have Reported.' #GazaGenocide

Vanity. Greed. As the report from DW details the KGB were on the lookout for a certain type of person who could be easily manipulated.

YouTube video by DW Documentary Spies in the White House? Russian agents in the US | DW Documentary

Hard not to conclude that Trump is deeply compromised.
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Horrific, people hitting the concrete demonstrates exactly why the concrete was needed.

Greens, Liberals rule out supporting Labor's environment law changes Labor will need to 'cough up major concessions' to either the Greens or the Coalition if its planned environmental law changes are to pass, and AUKUS speculation continues despite Trump's ringing endo...

This is what happens when a supposed ‘deal-maker’ tries playing people with divergent values off against each other.

Self-snookered, a slow clap for Minister Watt

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i Australian politics Labor needs to bow to Liberals or Greens or its environment law revamp is dead Albanese government will need to make major concessions to pass promised federal nature laws as Liberals attack 'nature positive 2.0' Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dan Jervis-Bardy + Follow Dan Jervis-Bardy in My Guardian (((0))) Notifications off Fri 24 Oct 2025 01.00 AEDT The Albanese government will need to cough up major concessions to either the Coalition or the Greens to have any hope of overhauling federal nature laws after the two parties ruled out supporting the current plan. The environment minister, Murray Watt, said he was open to working with either side but would not speculate about possible changes, leaving the fate of the promised re-write of the Environment Protection 1.

Reckon I know which way this pendulum gonna swing

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He lost the 2020 election. He knew it. He lied about it. And now he’s demanding your money because knowingly lying didn’t make him President.

Trump lied: White House East Wing totalled for ballroom The demolition of the East Wing of one of the White House has drawn criticism and sadness from...

A lying liar who lies, who knew?

Trump lied: White House East Wing totalled for ballroom | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
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‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry
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For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project theconversation.com/for-the-firs...