koz
@auskoz.bsky.social
Born 1955.
Australian. Novocastrian.
Here for politics, current affairs, etc.
#auspol
Australian. Novocastrian.
Here for politics, current affairs, etc.
#auspol
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This is either corruption or unforgivable naivety on Starmer's part.
Either way, Brits are right to be furious. Such betrayal.
The global ripples from the Epstein horrors are turning into tsunamis.
Either way, Brits are right to be furious. Such betrayal.
The global ripples from the Epstein horrors are turning into tsunamis.
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This is either corruption or unforgivable naivety on Starmer's part.
Either way, Brits are right to be furious. Such betrayal.
The global ripples from the Epstein horrors are turning into tsunamis.
Either way, Brits are right to be furious. Such betrayal.
The global ripples from the Epstein horrors are turning into tsunamis.
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Was this just a cosplay @albomp.bsky.social
“Anthony Albanese has been referred to the International Criminal Court as an accessory to genocide in Gaza, making him the first leader of a Western nation to be referred to the ICC under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.“
#Auspol #Genocide
“Anthony Albanese has been referred to the International Criminal Court as an accessory to genocide in Gaza, making him the first leader of a Western nation to be referred to the ICC under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.“
#Auspol #Genocide
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Was this just a cosplay @albomp.bsky.social
“Anthony Albanese has been referred to the International Criminal Court as an accessory to genocide in Gaza, making him the first leader of a Western nation to be referred to the ICC under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.“
#Auspol #Genocide
“Anthony Albanese has been referred to the International Criminal Court as an accessory to genocide in Gaza, making him the first leader of a Western nation to be referred to the ICC under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.“
#Auspol #Genocide
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From protesting the slaughter of Palestinians to being complicit in a #genocide. To warmly welcoming President Herzog who’s country is still slaughtering innocent civilians.
What happened to you @albomp.bsky.social
Was it just cosplay? And your merely a moralless weasel occupying office.
#Auspol
What happened to you @albomp.bsky.social
Was it just cosplay? And your merely a moralless weasel occupying office.
#Auspol
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
From protesting the slaughter of Palestinians to being complicit in a #genocide. To warmly welcoming President Herzog who’s country is still slaughtering innocent civilians.
What happened to you @albomp.bsky.social
Was it just cosplay? And your merely a moralless weasel occupying office.
#Auspol
What happened to you @albomp.bsky.social
Was it just cosplay? And your merely a moralless weasel occupying office.
#Auspol
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Wouldn’t it be amazing if we had leaders like his in Australia. Rather than those who invite #WarCriminals like #Herzog for coffee.
#auspol
#auspol
Oh there’s an idea, putting responsibility where it actually belongs: perpetrators, not kids
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we had leaders like his in Australia. Rather than those who invite #WarCriminals like #Herzog for coffee.
#auspol
#auspol
#auspol
Labor AU and Labour UK, similar stories.
Labor AU and Labour UK, similar stories.
There's a difference between a Labor True Believer and a Rusted-On.
And no True Believer will hand out How-To-Vote cards door-to-door or at polling booths ever again, or at least for a very long time.
Will that alter the vote? Will Labor be paying "volunteers" next time?
And no True Believer will hand out How-To-Vote cards door-to-door or at polling booths ever again, or at least for a very long time.
Will that alter the vote? Will Labor be paying "volunteers" next time?
February 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#auspol
Labor AU and Labour UK, similar stories.
Labor AU and Labour UK, similar stories.
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All forms of aid, all intelligence sharing, all contact. In fact the US military should be invading it to stop the genocide.
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
All forms of aid, all intelligence sharing, all contact. In fact the US military should be invading it to stop the genocide.
#auspol
What bullshit. Of course it makes a difference. The word 'integrity' here seems somewhat misplaced.
What bullshit. Of course it makes a difference. The word 'integrity' here seems somewhat misplaced.
The SMH says appeasement to Israel's genocide is the way to go while Journalist Peter Hartcher makes the case that Herzog is a man of integrity.
No real journalist can write about Israel and Gaza and not use the word Genocide and Hartcher doesn't which says it all.
No real journalist can write about Israel and Gaza and not use the word Genocide and Hartcher doesn't which says it all.
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
#auspol
What bullshit. Of course it makes a difference. The word 'integrity' here seems somewhat misplaced.
What bullshit. Of course it makes a difference. The word 'integrity' here seems somewhat misplaced.
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Albanese disgracefully & divisively compared politician President Herzog as equivalent to AUs Governor General. AUs non-political Governor General isn't under investigation for genocide. It is her job to provide solace in a national emergency not yours or theirs to use for political grandstanding.
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Albanese disgracefully & divisively compared politician President Herzog as equivalent to AUs Governor General. AUs non-political Governor General isn't under investigation for genocide. It is her job to provide solace in a national emergency not yours or theirs to use for political grandstanding.
President Herzog & his retinue will be visiting Australia for five days at Australia's expense. They will visit the following towns and cities to offer comfort & hope to every Jewish person affected by the Bondi massacre.
Please note: 140,000 people identified as Jewish in Australia in Census. 2/
Please note: 140,000 people identified as Jewish in Australia in Census. 2/
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
#auspol
Monday gatherings ...
Monday gatherings ...
Gatherings to discuss Israel President Herzog's visit, as we can’t all ‘protest’...
🚨Monday 9 Feb 2026🚨
Alphabetically by town name,
🔸Adelaide 5:30pm Parliament
🔹Albany 5:30pm Anzac Peace Park
🔸Bathurst 5:30pm Kings Parade
🔹Bendigo 5:30pm Bendigo Sign Pall Mall
🔸Benalla 5:30pm Mair St Benalla...1/4
🚨Monday 9 Feb 2026🚨
Alphabetically by town name,
🔸Adelaide 5:30pm Parliament
🔹Albany 5:30pm Anzac Peace Park
🔸Bathurst 5:30pm Kings Parade
🔹Bendigo 5:30pm Bendigo Sign Pall Mall
🔸Benalla 5:30pm Mair St Benalla...1/4
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 AM
#auspol
Monday gatherings ...
Monday gatherings ...
#auspol
It was Australia's worst terrorist incident. But it was also one that has been politicised to stratospheric levels from the start.
Even before families were able to bury their dead, the weaponising of the attack in the political realm was unprecedented.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
It was Australia's worst terrorist incident. But it was also one that has been politicised to stratospheric levels from the start.
Even before families were able to bury their dead, the weaponising of the attack in the political realm was unprecedented.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Herzog's Australia visit unfortunately links two previously separate events
Unravelling the threads of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment will require both more political courage and more community tolerance than we have seen to date.
www.abc.net.au
February 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
#auspol
It was Australia's worst terrorist incident. But it was also one that has been politicised to stratospheric levels from the start.
Even before families were able to bury their dead, the weaponising of the attack in the political realm was unprecedented.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
It was Australia's worst terrorist incident. But it was also one that has been politicised to stratospheric levels from the start.
Even before families were able to bury their dead, the weaponising of the attack in the political realm was unprecedented.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
PFAS plume linked to historic tanker crash and decommissioned dump
For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
www.abc.net.au
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.
Whisperings that Trump is displaying signs of cognitive decline have increased in recent weeks.
Such chatter has been fed, rather than silenced, by the president’s own frequent invocations of multiple cognitive examinations that he claims to have “aced”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Such chatter has been fed, rather than silenced, by the president’s own frequent invocations of multiple cognitive examinations that he claims to have “aced”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s toxic, racist video surpasses previous levels of debasement
Video deleted by White House breaks through numbness barrier and raises further questions about fitness for office
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Whisperings that Trump is displaying signs of cognitive decline have increased in recent weeks.
Such chatter has been fed, rather than silenced, by the president’s own frequent invocations of multiple cognitive examinations that he claims to have “aced”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Such chatter has been fed, rather than silenced, by the president’s own frequent invocations of multiple cognitive examinations that he claims to have “aced”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#auspol #AUKUS
It beggars belief that Australia would commit to hundreds of billions of dollars in additional defence spending – clearly aimed at China – without a comprehensive analysis as to what the realistic threat actually is.
It beggars belief that Australia would commit to hundreds of billions of dollars in additional defence spending – clearly aimed at China – without a comprehensive analysis as to what the realistic threat actually is.
The US has quietly dialled down confrontation with China in its 2026 National Defense Strategy. Australia, meanwhile, keeps spending, escalating and saying nothing, writes Marcus Rubenstein.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #China #Defence #AUKUS
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #China #Defence #AUKUS
Australia unlikely to follow US downgrade on China threat
The US National Defense Strategy signals a softer, more pragmatic approach to China. Australia’s silence on the shift exposes how detached its defence posture has become from both reality and its own national interests.
johnmenadue.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
#auspol #nswpol
Newcastle
There will be a protest gathering at Town Hall/Civic Park on Monday 9 Feb at 5.30pm
"Chris Sidoti, one of the commissioners on the UN panel, wrote in the Guardian this week the invitation extended to Herzog was a “terrible mistake”."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Newcastle
There will be a protest gathering at Town Hall/Civic Park on Monday 9 Feb at 5.30pm
"Chris Sidoti, one of the commissioners on the UN panel, wrote in the Guardian this week the invitation extended to Herzog was a “terrible mistake”."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president
Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
#auspol #nswpol
Newcastle
There will be a protest gathering at Town Hall/Civic Park on Monday 9 Feb at 5.30pm
"Chris Sidoti, one of the commissioners on the UN panel, wrote in the Guardian this week the invitation extended to Herzog was a “terrible mistake”."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Newcastle
There will be a protest gathering at Town Hall/Civic Park on Monday 9 Feb at 5.30pm
"Chris Sidoti, one of the commissioners on the UN panel, wrote in the Guardian this week the invitation extended to Herzog was a “terrible mistake”."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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As if we needed more proof, we share no values with this man and his regime. Australia urgently needs an independent foreign and defence policy. End AUKUS.
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As if we needed more proof, we share no values with this man and his regime. Australia urgently needs an independent foreign and defence policy. End AUKUS.
Author Michael D. Rectenwald is the founder of AZAPAC (The Anti-Zionist America PAC). Ana Kasparian interviews him on The Young Turks
"Zionism has taken over the U.S. government, as the constant subservience to Israel in word and deed makes eminently clear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8C8...
"Zionism has taken over the U.S. government, as the constant subservience to Israel in word and deed makes eminently clear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8C8...
AZAPAC Founder Wants to "De-Zionize" The U.S. Government
YouTube video by The Young Turks
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Author Michael D. Rectenwald is the founder of AZAPAC (The Anti-Zionist America PAC). Ana Kasparian interviews him on The Young Turks
"Zionism has taken over the U.S. government, as the constant subservience to Israel in word and deed makes eminently clear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8C8...
"Zionism has taken over the U.S. government, as the constant subservience to Israel in word and deed makes eminently clear."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8C8...
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The MAGA right build its own media ecosystem not only because of disgust at “liberal values” but because it was a way to access a version of the celebrity they could never obtain in the mainstream marketplace.
cc @aselrod.bsky.social
just found out she's got a resume worthy of the roster....Miss USA, an appearance on Bravo's "Summer House" & this audition for the "Amazing Race"
wow. just omfg.
just found out she's got a resume worthy of the roster....Miss USA, an appearance on Bravo's "Summer House" & this audition for the "Amazing Race"
wow. just omfg.
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The MAGA right build its own media ecosystem not only because of disgust at “liberal values” but because it was a way to access a version of the celebrity they could never obtain in the mainstream marketplace.
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Ian McKellen sits down for an extended conversation with Stephen Colbert about his long career as a performer, the unique joys of live theatre, and the Shakespeare role he originated in the 1960s which resonates just as loudly today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Ian McKellen sits down for an extended conversation with Stephen Colbert about his long career as a performer, the unique joys of live theatre, and the Shakespeare role he originated in the 1960s which resonates just as loudly today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
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“The f*ck are we doing?”
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“The f*ck are we doing?”
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Yesterday, alongside New York’s Cutest, I was proud to announce a major step forward for early childhood education in our city. We’re officially launching 2-K and expanding 3-K by opening a request for new providers ready to help deliver these essential services.
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday, alongside New York’s Cutest, I was proud to announce a major step forward for early childhood education in our city. We’re officially launching 2-K and expanding 3-K by opening a request for new providers ready to help deliver these essential services.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.