Damon Young
@damonyoung.com.au
"Young has nailed it." - Publisher's Weekly
Philosopher & author. Agents: Zeitgeist Agency (nonfiction) & Alex Adsett Literary (fiction)
www.damonyoung.com.au
Philosopher & author. Agents: Zeitgeist Agency (nonfiction) & Alex Adsett Literary (fiction)
www.damonyoung.com.au
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Damon Young
@damonyoung.com.au
· Nov 12
Hey, folks. My name's Damon Young, I'm a philosopher & author.
You can see some of my books below.
I also write short fiction: mostly science-fiction, fantasy, horror. My tales have appeared in magazines & newspapers.
I live in Hobart with my wife Ruth (also a writer) & two kids.
Do say hello.
You can see some of my books below.
I also write short fiction: mostly science-fiction, fantasy, horror. My tales have appeared in magazines & newspapers.
I live in Hobart with my wife Ruth (also a writer) & two kids.
Do say hello.
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"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"The simple fact is that Israeli actions endanger all of us, including Jews. Because what Israel is doing claims to in our name, in my name. And believe me when I say it is not in my name."
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
Thank you to advisory committee member, Antony Loewenstein for speaking out at last night's rally
This is maddening nonsense from Albanese.
Herzog is the President of *Israel*. He’s not the “head of state” for Jews.
This transformation of Jews into some convenient monolith is perverse.
Herzog is the President of *Israel*. He’s not the “head of state” for Jews.
This transformation of Jews into some convenient monolith is perverse.
![PM defends decision to invite Herzog to Australia
Nick Newling
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed his decision to invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia, saying it was appropriate to allow the Jewish community to mourn with the leader.
"He was [invited] because he's the head of state. He's the equivalent of the governor-general, and when the Jewish community asked for their head of state to visit. I think it is appropriate that people be allowed to mourn and to do so respectfully," Albanese told Triple M radio in Hobart.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zahpozqjxl4liocol7bqintr/bafkreiffklaere6hf5atvxv3tmtwx575zgssevwjncr3agmlizex32r4ta@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 AM
This is maddening nonsense from Albanese.
Herzog is the President of *Israel*. He’s not the “head of state” for Jews.
This transformation of Jews into some convenient monolith is perverse.
Herzog is the President of *Israel*. He’s not the “head of state” for Jews.
This transformation of Jews into some convenient monolith is perverse.
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Opinion | Social cohesion is nothing more than a scam perpetrated by the powerful — backed by police violence, writes Bernard Keane. buff.ly/uvMgD4s
Nothing says cohesion like a punch in the head: Violence of Minns' goons exposes the lie of 'social cohesion'
NSW Police's actions against protesters in in Sydney was about the powerful dictating the terms of free speech — through state-sanctioned violence if necessary.
www.crikey.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Opinion | Social cohesion is nothing more than a scam perpetrated by the powerful — backed by police violence, writes Bernard Keane. buff.ly/uvMgD4s
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Like many, I was introduced to his work as a teen and was immediately fascinated with his confidence, his bravado, in depicting epic, tension-filled scenes of my favorite heroes such as John Carter of Mars and Conan the Barbarian.
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Like many, I was introduced to his work as a teen and was immediately fascinated with his confidence, his bravado, in depicting epic, tension-filled scenes of my favorite heroes such as John Carter of Mars and Conan the Barbarian.
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🎉Happy Birthday to the Maestro of Fantasy, Frank Frazetta, who was born on this day back in 1928!
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🎉Happy Birthday to the Maestro of Fantasy, Frank Frazetta, who was born on this day back in 1928!
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
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"Social cohesion is a scam, a strategy employed by the powerful to delegitimise and suppress the voices of the less powerful... If you are othered by powerful groups, you become the victim of cohesion, not the beneficiary; what you get from social cohesion is a punch from an armed official."
Nothing says cohesion like a punch in the head: Violence of Minns' goons exposes the lie of 'social cohesion'
NSW Police's actions against protesters in in Sydney was about the powerful dictating the terms of free speech — through state-sanctioned violence if necessary.
www.crikey.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
"Social cohesion is a scam, a strategy employed by the powerful to delegitimise and suppress the voices of the less powerful... If you are othered by powerful groups, you become the victim of cohesion, not the beneficiary; what you get from social cohesion is a punch from an armed official."
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
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Some of our staff were at the Sydney rally last night and report that the degree of police brutality was terrifying and unhinged.
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Some of our staff were at the Sydney rally last night and report that the degree of police brutality was terrifying and unhinged.
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Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Read executive officer, Sarah Schwartz's opinion piece in the Financial Review today about why Herzog doesn't represent Australian Jewry and shouldn't have been invited in the first place: www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
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Bookstagram is an amazing place where someone will say they are posting about the "unheralded," "underrated" books they wish to boost, and then the first book they talk about will literally be a Booker Prize winner
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Bookstagram is an amazing place where someone will say they are posting about the "unheralded," "underrated" books they wish to boost, and then the first book they talk about will literally be a Booker Prize winner
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“The view from the Milky Way back down to the bleak and blackened ruins of the earth spinning in space could not appear more strange, and yet the childhood we spent on it […] seems scarcely more distant than the day before last.”
— W. G. Sebald, A Place in the Country
— W. G. Sebald, A Place in the Country
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“The view from the Milky Way back down to the bleak and blackened ruins of the earth spinning in space could not appear more strange, and yet the childhood we spent on it […] seems scarcely more distant than the day before last.”
— W. G. Sebald, A Place in the Country
— W. G. Sebald, A Place in the Country
Sometimes you read a line that makes a whole novel seem silly.
This is such a line, from Roland Green’s pastiche CONAN AND THE DEATH LORD OF THANZA.
Yeah, Conan is a male fantasy. But fantasies need a lot of work to maintain plausibility — or they seem tawdry, and the fun is gone.
This is such a line, from Roland Green’s pastiche CONAN AND THE DEATH LORD OF THANZA.
Yeah, Conan is a male fantasy. But fantasies need a lot of work to maintain plausibility — or they seem tawdry, and the fun is gone.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Sometimes you read a line that makes a whole novel seem silly.
This is such a line, from Roland Green’s pastiche CONAN AND THE DEATH LORD OF THANZA.
Yeah, Conan is a male fantasy. But fantasies need a lot of work to maintain plausibility — or they seem tawdry, and the fun is gone.
This is such a line, from Roland Green’s pastiche CONAN AND THE DEATH LORD OF THANZA.
Yeah, Conan is a male fantasy. But fantasies need a lot of work to maintain plausibility — or they seem tawdry, and the fun is gone.
This is why my newsletter isn’t on Substack.
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is why my newsletter isn’t on Substack.
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Thomas Bernhard, hangjng with the roofers after buying his second house (in 1971)
December 11, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Thomas Bernhard, hangjng with the roofers after buying his second house (in 1971)
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Tomorrow we release the final episode of Backlisted for the foreseeable future.* After ten years, it's a very odd feeling. I am looking forward to spending more time with my books and fewer times on social media.
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
At Last I Am Free
YouTube video by Robert Wyatt - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Tomorrow we release the final episode of Backlisted for the foreseeable future.* After ten years, it's a very odd feeling. I am looking forward to spending more time with my books and fewer times on social media.
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
Donald “worried about the children” Trump
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Donald “worried about the children” Trump
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One of the most pathetic pictures of anyone I've ever seen
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
One of the most pathetic pictures of anyone I've ever seen
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Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
It’s been five years, @squigglyrick.bsky.social.
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It’s been five years, @squigglyrick.bsky.social.
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Palestine will be free🇵🇸
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Palestine will be free🇵🇸
This is bloody disgraceful.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This is bloody disgraceful.
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YES! Achievement unlocked 💅
Have been waiting to receive a review which would become my favourite for NO ONE IS SAFE, and it finally arrived:
Have been waiting to receive a review which would become my favourite for NO ONE IS SAFE, and it finally arrived:
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
YES! Achievement unlocked 💅
Have been waiting to receive a review which would become my favourite for NO ONE IS SAFE, and it finally arrived:
Have been waiting to receive a review which would become my favourite for NO ONE IS SAFE, and it finally arrived:
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Good turn up at Canberra protesting against Herzog and the genocide
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Good turn up at Canberra protesting against Herzog and the genocide
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Vale Jon Kudelka (1972-2026). He was one of the sharpest political cartoonists this country has ever produced. He saw through the folly and cant but never let it dim his own warmth or decency. Thoughts are with his family. You can read his essay on cartooning here:
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Lessons from political cartooning
After being diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma, The Saturday Paper’s editorial cartoonist took time to consider what really matters – and it is not politics.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Vale Jon Kudelka (1972-2026). He was one of the sharpest political cartoonists this country has ever produced. He saw through the folly and cant but never let it dim his own warmth or decency. Thoughts are with his family. You can read his essay on cartooning here:
satpa.pe/fZGzqRE
satpa.pe/fZGzqRE