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Pete B
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Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
I'd say you had a good run America but if we're being honest, did you really?
Is it possible to be astonished and not at all surprised at the same time?
One to the three to the one to the two.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
One to the three to the one to the two.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Officer allowed men to pray before they were removed from rally
A group of Muslim men had already received police permission to worship during a Sydney protest before they were disrupted mid-prayer by officers, NSW Police Force confirms.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Is it possible to be astonished and not at all surprised at the same time?
One to the three to the one to the two.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
One to the three to the one to the two.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Reposted by Pete B
I’m not worried AI can replace everyone, I’m worried that the AI companies can convince the people at the top that it can. They’re going to fire everyone and collapse everything before they can reverse course.
February 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I’m not worried AI can replace everyone, I’m worried that the AI companies can convince the people at the top that it can. They’re going to fire everyone and collapse everything before they can reverse course.
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asked if there is any circumstance where police repeatedly kidney punching a member of the public is reasonable, the NSW Police minister tells ABC radio that police were there “keeping people safe”. This is straight up dehumanisation. The victims of police brutality ARE people.
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
asked if there is any circumstance where police repeatedly kidney punching a member of the public is reasonable, the NSW Police minister tells ABC radio that police were there “keeping people safe”. This is straight up dehumanisation. The victims of police brutality ARE people.
Isntreal was never going to stop. Genocidal monsters
Hamas said Israeli escalation through intensified bombardment across the Gaza Strip, which it said killed more than 20 civilians including children and a paramedic, constitutes a direct continuation of the war of extermination and aggression.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-ham...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260205-ham...
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Isntreal was never going to stop. Genocidal monsters
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
If only there was some way of predicting this 🙄
Honestly, just nonsense fear mongering from Labor. A deeply unserious government.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Honestly, just nonsense fear mongering from Labor. A deeply unserious government.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Two months into the social media ban and teenagers say it isn't working
Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s is two months old, but teenagers say they have found ways around it.
www.abc.net.au
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
If only there was some way of predicting this 🙄
Honestly, just nonsense fear mongering from Labor. A deeply unserious government.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Honestly, just nonsense fear mongering from Labor. A deeply unserious government.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Microparty waiting to happen
Sussan Ley may fast-track permanent Liberal-only frontbench as Coalition reunion hopes fade
Sussan Ley may fast-track permanent Liberal-only frontbench as Coalition reunion hopes fade
Opposition leader may announce promotion of six MPs to shadow cabinet early amid deadlock in talks to reunite with Nationals
Sussan Ley could bring forward the announcement of a permanent Liberal-only frontbench that cements the Coalition split, as hopes of a reunion with the Nationals fade.
The opposition leader and the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, held another round of peace talks before question time on Wednesday but neither party was prepared to budge on their core demands. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Microparty waiting to happen
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All the rich people doing the most evil shit imaginable in a mansion while they lie and tell Elon they’re meeting at 3 am at a golf course right before the sprinklers turn on
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
All the rich people doing the most evil shit imaginable in a mansion while they lie and tell Elon they’re meeting at 3 am at a golf course right before the sprinklers turn on
Sounds about white
I'm not saying this name leaked because Miller wants to see if he can turn the angry white Dems in Minnesota against Latinos as a last ditch effort to sew a divide amongst the "race traitors" that are messing up his mission in MSP but I wouldn't be totally shocked if that was the play.
"[F]ederal immigration agents who fired on [..] Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and [CBP] officer Raymundo Gutierrez."
"Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014."
#Minnesota #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014."
#Minnesota #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
February 2, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Sounds about white
Fuck Labor, tbh
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Fuck Labor, tbh
All this talk of electoral reform and third terms is simply cover for the undeniable fact that they will suspend elections.
Congressional Republicans unveiled their new “MEGA Act” bill, which could:
❌Impose strict voter ID requirements to vote
❌Create a centralized voter surveillance system in every state
❌Ban universal mail voting
❌And much more
The kicker? These changes would happen all at once.
❌Impose strict voter ID requirements to vote
❌Create a centralized voter surveillance system in every state
❌Ban universal mail voting
❌And much more
The kicker? These changes would happen all at once.
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
www.democracydocket.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 AM
All this talk of electoral reform and third terms is simply cover for the undeniable fact that they will suspend elections.
To be fair, that's not a bad point. But it does serve to highlight how lawless and ungovernable these fascist goons are.
LAPD Chief announces they will not be enforcing the mask ban on ICE goons (1/29/26)
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
To be fair, that's not a bad point. But it does serve to highlight how lawless and ungovernable these fascist goons are.
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It's like taking a potentially good news story and turning it into a political backflip is his super power. Such a feckless little weasel.
I don't understand* how Labor are so bad at the actual politics part of it but still get taken seriously.
*really do, obvs
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
I don't understand* how Labor are so bad at the actual politics part of it but still get taken seriously.
*really do, obvs
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Government lands last-ditch hospital funding deal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has bowed to mounting pressure from the states, promising $25 billion for public hospitals.
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 AM
It's like taking a potentially good news story and turning it into a political backflip is his super power. Such a feckless little weasel.
I don't understand* how Labor are so bad at the actual politics part of it but still get taken seriously.
*really do, obvs
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
I don't understand* how Labor are so bad at the actual politics part of it but still get taken seriously.
*really do, obvs
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Sepp hasn't got his finger in any corrupt little pies any more, I guess.
Corrupt piece of shit.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Corrupt piece of shit.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Sepp hasn't got his finger in any corrupt little pies any more, I guess.
Corrupt piece of shit.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Corrupt piece of shit.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Seems they're moving on to 1934 in their predictable, historically paralleled descent in to fascism. Could the Night of the Long Knives be approaching?
NEW: The Atlantic reports Greg Bovino has been REMOVED from his role as Border Patrol “Commander at Large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and “adviser” Corey Lewandowski are at risk of losing their jobs.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and “adviser” Corey Lewandowski are at risk of losing their jobs.
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Seems they're moving on to 1934 in their predictable, historically paralleled descent in to fascism. Could the Night of the Long Knives be approaching?
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Rob Hirst has had a massive impact on Australian culture. He was the engine driving one of the greatest live bands of all time. RIP, dear Rob. You are irreplaceable, one of a kind, and myself, my family, and all the rest of this great country will miss you so much.
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Rob Hirst has had a massive impact on Australian culture. He was the engine driving one of the greatest live bands of all time. RIP, dear Rob. You are irreplaceable, one of a kind, and myself, my family, and all the rest of this great country will miss you so much.
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For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil
YouTube video by Skitizen
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January 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
When Labor and Liberal vote together you know it's going to be heinous shit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Hate laws to pass after Labor and Liberal deal
The Liberal Party strikes an agreement with Labor to tighten the scope of a bill to ban hate groups, but the position of the Nationals is unclear.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 AM
When Labor and Liberal vote together you know it's going to be heinous shit.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
Even if they don't suspend your elections - which is they absolutely will - there is no chance they'll be free and fair. ICE everywhere, marauding J6 types who have well and truly been told there'll be no consequences. Your polling places are going to be downright dangerous.
Your democracy is dead.
Your democracy is dead.
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Even if they don't suspend your elections - which is they absolutely will - there is no chance they'll be free and fair. ICE everywhere, marauding J6 types who have well and truly been told there'll be no consequences. Your polling places are going to be downright dangerous.
Your democracy is dead.
Your democracy is dead.
They are going to suspend your elections. Been saying it since November. They've been banging the eLeCtIoN FRaUd drum all this time for exactly this reason.
Ask yourself, has a single one of them been acting in a way that makes you think they're concerned for their re-election chances?
Ask yourself, has a single one of them been acting in a way that makes you think they're concerned for their re-election chances?
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
They are going to suspend your elections. Been saying it since November. They've been banging the eLeCtIoN FRaUd drum all this time for exactly this reason.
Ask yourself, has a single one of them been acting in a way that makes you think they're concerned for their re-election chances?
Ask yourself, has a single one of them been acting in a way that makes you think they're concerned for their re-election chances?
Reposted by Pete B
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.