Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil society

Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:

“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”

When the system is rotten to the core, the only people left defending it are either bloodsucking parasites or cowards. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

‘With the Coalition in disarray and a third term almost guaranteed, Labor is proposing to weaken environment laws even further, and that is not the Greens or Coalition’s fault.’

- Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Male resentment is driving right-wing populism. It will always default to a war on women The determination of anti-abortion MPs to talk about curtailing access to abortion reflects something fundamental to right-wing populism.

Not just a culture war:
"It’s in the very DNA of right-wing populism as a cry of white male rage and a determination to restore lost privilege — including the perceived right to control women."

If Hastie becomes leader, misogyny will be Liberal policy. #auspol
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/04/m...

For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work

A motivational quote image on a textured beige background: "You get what you fight for, not what you wish for." The text is in bold black font, fully enclosed and highlighted by a thick red curved underline and oval border, emphasizing the message. The composition is simple and centered, with ample white space around the quote for readability.

"exododus"

The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.

Where there are small crimes, there is space for big crimes

Only 8% of Australians fully convinced Australia 'shares values' with Donald Trump's America New research has revealed that just 8% of Australians strongly agree that Australia “shares values” with Donald Trump’s United States.

"the Federal Government has failed to adequately explain the #AUKUS agreement to the Australian people."
@emmashortis.bsky.social

Worse - the Albanese govt avoids any real scrutiny into the costs, risks and benefits of AUKUS, or its dodgy US 'alliance'. #auspol
thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...

It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds

CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage

Haaretz article about the above rebranding exercise

Along with tweaking the algo, buying tiktok, paying influencers $7k to post "Israel rules! I love their hummus, they don't even kill kids", they're trying to rebrand the livestreamed Gaza Genocide as the "War of Redemption". Good luck with that, dickheads.

In the genocidal rogue state of Israel:

- state-sanctioned torturers and rapists are heroes
- whistleblowers are persecuted and prosecuted
- the rule of law has broken down.

But still no sanctions, @albomp.bsky.social ? #GazaGenocide #auspol

"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change."

- co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

News item about two narcissists at a party

Cause tonight they’re gonna party like it’s 1929….

On every single major network or newspaper, such is the depraved state of affairs 🤷‍♂️

Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws.

Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development.

Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal!

#auspol

But here’s the most uncomfortable truth of all: the parasites that have taken over so much of our country—pantsuited girlboss advertising executives, Skittle-haired they/them activists, soy-faced pajama-clad work-from-home HR apparatchiks, Adderall-addicted dog mom diversity consultants, nasally voiced Ivy League regulatory lawyers, obese George Soros–funded police abolitionist district attorneys, hipster trust fund socialists—are some of the least impressive people in the history of the world. The Uniparty would never have achieved what it has in this country without a great degree of rottenness, of decadence, of torpor, of complacency already

it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people

if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

Explosion at Harvard Medical School NBC News 'Intentional' explosion at Harvard medical campus under investigation 1 day ago The New York Times 'Intentional' Explosion Took Place at Harvard Medical School, Officials Say 1 day ago ABC News Explosion at Harvard Medical School appears to have been intentional, authorities say. No on... 1 day ago The Guardian No one hurt after 'intentional' explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say 17 hours ago

When the suspects appear to be white guys, it’s not a bombing — it’s an intentional explosion.

Australia's scandal-ridden childcare sector a legacy of 'golden age' of reform The decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.

The ongoing failure of neo-liberalism and privatisation of essential services.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social

What is with the rocking back and forth? What is going on with this guy? Can't he stand still? Is he trying to make himself taller?

Sudan Isn’t a Civil War. It’s an Empire-Fueled Genocide. A guest post by Mo Seifeldein, a Sudanese-American refugee and attorney

If you want clear and accurate info to understand what is happening in Sudan, and how you can help stop this genocide, here is the piece that will provide you that clarity.

This is a guest piece by Sudanese-American attorney Mo Seifeldein. Please read & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/sudan-isnt...

ABC news headline ‘Found our voice’ Nationals abandon net zero by 2050 climate promise

Extraordinary coincidence that their voice sounds exactly like Gina Rinehart’s dulcet tones

#CancelSpotify.

Delete the app. Don't use it. They are proudly promoting ICE ads, and the CEO is just a trash human being.

Make an example of one company. All they worship is money. The color green trumps all others.

Remember, the people profiting most from doing this to our world are building bunkers.

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis

One person killed.
Every single minute.

We’re approaching 1.5C.

Try & imagine the 2, 3, 4C+ world rumbling towards our children.

Bill Gates wrote these words while onboard one of his four private jets as he zipped between his multiple bunker-basement mansions.
He’s a piece of shit.

600,000 jobs. Gone.
And it’s just the beginning.

The idea that billionaires are wealth creators for the rest of us is a fiction.

They rip up our rights then toss us aside when a cheaper option is available.

To them we’re just a commodity.

To us they should be the clear enemy.

Our world is at its hottest in around
125,000 years.

CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.

We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.

It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.