‘Officials used the bland language of Confucian bureaucracy, but run the files through Google translate and they said: “Wtf? Mandy?! This creep is a lying liar and probably belongs in jail.”’
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/1635eb4...
‘“It just seems so insane,” said Mr. Rogan, who endorsed Mr. Trump in 2024 & said he still texted with him on occasion. “He ran on no more wars: End these stupid, senseless wars. And then we have one that we can’t even really clearly define why we did it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
In case you felt the earth move last night - there was a 4.4 earthquake about 7pm that was felt across southern NSW and in the ACT. Aftershocks? Or a precursor to a larger one? 🤷♀️
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.
‘Joe Rogan, the influential podcast host, said…the war in Iran was “crazy” and had left Americans feeling “betrayed” by President Trump, describing the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies that the president had campaigned on.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
Trump ‘has exposed the raw fact that the US is no longer a full-spectrum military hegemon able to project power simultaneously in multiple theatres across the planet. It has superb armed forces and technology – but that is not the same thing.’
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/144c597...
Interesting letter in today’s AFR on King Mali…
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‘I think the counter to Trump always has been and always will be civil society. A lot of the left wants social change to look like the French Revolution or Che Guevara. Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
‘One of the great weaknesses of our era is that we get lone superhero movies that suggest that our big problems are solved by muscly guys in spandex, when actually the world mostly gets changed through collective effort.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
The toll of ‘Putin’s war is approaching 500,000 lives. Ukraine’s military did not surrender, & President Zelensky is still in charge...
‘Mr. Trump is only a week into his war, but there is no evidence that Iranian officials or soldiers are starting to surrender’.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...
‘Shifting objectives, an exaggerated threat, an ambiguous mission: The many Russian echoes in the White House’s messaging on Iran underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war in which the attacking party pins its hopes on regime change.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social we need the UK independent media to start talking about Tufton St as the global problem it is. We can’t address the corruption hollowing out our democratic projects without seeing how it works. Eg linked think tank in gov in NZ. Milei🇦🇷, Machado🇻🇪
I've got to be honest, my friends, I have to work this morning but it is hard to understand how to go about normal life when my home country is rampaging out of control like a drunken abuser
An independent or green MP should just read this in Parliament and then ask Albanese, Wong or Marles why Australia has not declared that it will not support this war initiated by the US and Israel in any form
To maintain their credibility, scientists are expected to detach their feelings from their research and to suppress their emotions. But Marvel says, in effect, to heck with that, and permits herself to write about wonder, surprise, frustration, and yes, fear.
It's Savva's day. I share the view of @helenhainesindi.bsky.social that the race in Farrer could be between @michellemilthorpe.bsky.social and a One Nation candidate.
I also totally agree with Niki's following assessment:
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Trump ‘is learning the hard way that swarms of cheap drones can quickly exhaust the US arsenal… a form of asymmetric attrition known as “firing gold at plastic”. The US is reportedly wasting Patriots worth $4m…to shoot down $20,000 Shahed-136 drones.’
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da4e0e3...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Outside parliament, Pocock said he believed it was “unprecedented” for a foreign head of state to be granted access to the domestic intelligence facility.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump’s “authoritarianism is not abstract. There is nothing stopping him from wielding the awesome power of the United States to serve his own interests, not the public’s,” Ben Rhodes writes. “War should never be normal.”
Chapter 8 of my 50y career memoir is about exposing & discrediting bad actors in public health:those who wake each day determined to delay,dilute,disrupt,dissemble & defeat public health policies: examples from tobacco, vapes, guns, windfarms & more. Free here ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/ha...
'Fish levels'...
Usually war is initially popular in the US, and unpopular later.
This one is unpopular from the outset.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d3e9780...
‘He refused to rule out American boots on the ground in Iran…
‘“I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground – like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground’. I don’t say it.”’
Gift article: Trump warns Iran www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d3e9780...
‘Only 1 in 4 Americans approves of the US strikes that killed Iran’s leader, while about half — including 1 in 4 Republicans — believe President Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.’
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Gift article: The pictures that expose the split at heart of Trump’s cabinet www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/6234254...
Albo’s ‘arc from scrappy Labor Left activist to smooth Tory-curious Labor PM…is a mystery to many.
‘It is explained by his transactional focus on the acquisition & maintenance of power first, & Labor values & policy ambition second - sometimes a long way second.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Terrific @tommcilroy.bsky.social piece. Do read.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As Albanese celebrates 30 years in parliament, what would the leftwing warrior of 1996 think of today’s PM?
Tuesday! www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/eve...
