Esther Rockett 🚀
@estherrockett.bsky.social
Author: UNIVERSAL PREDATOR paperback & ebook available worldwide https://books2read.com/universal-predator
Universal Medicine cult buster {Benhayon v Rockett (No 8) [2019] NSWSC 169}
Universal Medicine cult buster {Benhayon v Rockett (No 8) [2019] NSWSC 169}
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Universal Predator - Esther Rockett reads the first 2 chapters of her memoir
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Cookers were an inevitable offshoot of the New Age, but before cookers were a heap of twisted pseudo-spiritual cults like Universal Medicine. This is me reading my memoir 'Universal Predator' about the time its leader, Serge Benhayon, took me to court for defamation #cults youtu.be/mcqETL6UlA0...
The more Apple customers continually spend on its products, the more Apple treats them with contempt
Apple says it will roll out more App Store ads in 2026 "to increase opportunity in search results"; Apple's website says 800M+ users visit the App Store weekly (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The more Apple customers continually spend on its products, the more Apple treats them with contempt
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while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
Which is it, Mr Minns? Gun control or more guns?
Because we’ve seen how well that’s worked in the USA
Because we’ve seen how well that’s worked in the USA
NSW Premier Chris Minns has expressed support for arming a Jewish 'security group' with ties to Israel in the wake of the Bondi massacre
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/chris-minn...
Chris Minns open to arming Jewish security group with links to Israel
Former member tells Deepcut that the Community Security Group is a 'recruiting ground for Israeli intelligence'
www.deepcutnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Which is it, Mr Minns? Gun control or more guns?
Because we’ve seen how well that’s worked in the USA
Because we’ve seen how well that’s worked in the USA
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I always find Jacqui Wine’s reviews so enticing - I will be seeking out The Grand Babylon Hotel - it sounds like fun
Like her I found Stone Yard Devotional sublime and one of the best novels of the year
Like her I found Stone Yard Devotional sublime and one of the best novels of the year
New on the blog today, Part One of my BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2025 - favourites from a year of reading.
Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/m...
Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/m...
My Books of the Year, 2025 – Part 1
I seem to say this every year, but 2025 really has been a great reading year for me. From new releases to treasures from the TBR to brilliant reissues and rediscoveries, the books have been excelle…
jacquiwine.wordpress.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I always find Jacqui Wine’s reviews so enticing - I will be seeking out The Grand Babylon Hotel - it sounds like fun
Like her I found Stone Yard Devotional sublime and one of the best novels of the year
Like her I found Stone Yard Devotional sublime and one of the best novels of the year
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The data centre boom is a black hole gravity well sucking resources away from the monetary, physical and human infrastructure of decarbonisation. If you care about 'more tech' this won't bother you. I care about climate outcomes, and this is really bad.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The data centre boom is a black hole gravity well sucking resources away from the monetary, physical and human infrastructure of decarbonisation. If you care about 'more tech' this won't bother you. I care about climate outcomes, and this is really bad.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/f...
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I wrote about Rob Reiner:
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
Rob Reiner Was Good
The beloved director was better than most at making classic movies, Hollywood careers, and California policy change.
www.vulture.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I wrote about Rob Reiner:
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
www.vulture.com/article/rob-...
The great Australian lifestyle: work yourself to death to try to buy an obscenely overpriced home so that you won’t be destitute in old age if you live long enough to retire apple.news/AyW-wkazmQBK...
I have never earned more money, but I've never felt more broke — SBS News
Chris Booy works three jobs. Despite this, he says that the Great Australian Dream of owning a home is feeling increasingly out of reach.
apple.news
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The great Australian lifestyle: work yourself to death to try to buy an obscenely overpriced home so that you won’t be destitute in old age if you live long enough to retire apple.news/AyW-wkazmQBK...
Says bloke who has ordered genocide in Gaza and an ongoing list of other atrocities
Israeli politicians have blamed Anthony Albanese for the devastating massacre in Bondi.
Bondi's antisemitic massacre highlights global political challenge
Israeli politicians have blamed Anthony Albanese for the devastating massacre in Bondi.
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Says bloke who has ordered genocide in Gaza and an ongoing list of other atrocities
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The chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, says that the "demonisation of Israel" has poisoned the minds of many people & leads to hate action.
He's telling us that people opposing genocide are the problem.
He's telling us that people opposing genocide are the problem.
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, says that the "demonisation of Israel" has poisoned the minds of many people & leads to hate action.
He's telling us that people opposing genocide are the problem.
He's telling us that people opposing genocide are the problem.
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People who protest for human rights are not a threat to the Australian community. That is a proposition that doesn't hold up to the smallest amount of scrutiny. And repeating it will not not make it true. Just stop it. #auspol
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
People who protest for human rights are not a threat to the Australian community. That is a proposition that doesn't hold up to the smallest amount of scrutiny. And repeating it will not not make it true. Just stop it. #auspol
To all the wonderful people donating blood - if you’re aged 18 - 35 please also tick the box to donate stem cells too - you may save the life of a person with a blood cancer such as leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma www.lifeblood.com.au/donors/blood...
Blood stem cell donation
Find out the importance of blood stem cell donation and how you can donate.
www.lifeblood.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
To all the wonderful people donating blood - if you’re aged 18 - 35 please also tick the box to donate stem cells too - you may save the life of a person with a blood cancer such as leukaemia, myeloma or lymphoma www.lifeblood.com.au/donors/blood...
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Gen AI tools are not good sources for information during rapidly unfolding, novel events. Words associations aren't helpful for discovering ground truth. These tools are more likely to echo and contribute to the inherent uncertainty and ambiguity of crisis events.
Elon Musk's AI robot is spewing misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Gen AI tools are not good sources for information during rapidly unfolding, novel events. Words associations aren't helpful for discovering ground truth. These tools are more likely to echo and contribute to the inherent uncertainty and ambiguity of crisis events.
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Devestating to wake up to the news of the death toll reaching 16 people at the #Bondi shootings yesterday. Just awful.
7News is reporting that the hero who tackled the gunman is Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43-year-old Lebanese immigrant, father and fruit grocer from the suburb of Sutherland.
7News is reporting that the hero who tackled the gunman is Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43-year-old Lebanese immigrant, father and fruit grocer from the suburb of Sutherland.
Hero suffers two gunshot wounds in Bondi beach shooting | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
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December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Devestating to wake up to the news of the death toll reaching 16 people at the #Bondi shootings yesterday. Just awful.
7News is reporting that the hero who tackled the gunman is Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43-year-old Lebanese immigrant, father and fruit grocer from the suburb of Sutherland.
7News is reporting that the hero who tackled the gunman is Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43-year-old Lebanese immigrant, father and fruit grocer from the suburb of Sutherland.
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Cannot stress the point enough that usage of Twitter and its products (like Grok) is effectively allowing your brain, your network and your community to be manipulated in real-time, bending to the will and world views of the platform's master.
There is only one solution: stop using it.
There is only one solution: stop using it.
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Cannot stress the point enough that usage of Twitter and its products (like Grok) is effectively allowing your brain, your network and your community to be manipulated in real-time, bending to the will and world views of the platform's master.
There is only one solution: stop using it.
There is only one solution: stop using it.
Seems like a good time to remember when Pauline Hanson tried to import the NRA gun lobby into Australia www.aljazeera.com/features/201...
I went undercover to expose the US, Australia gun lobby
Al Jazeera reporter goes undercover in a three-year investigation of the US' powerful gun lobby's strategies to promote firearms ownership.
www.aljazeera.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Seems like a good time to remember when Pauline Hanson tried to import the NRA gun lobby into Australia www.aljazeera.com/features/201...
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Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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as Winston Churchill famously said, "if you're going through hell, keep posting."
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
as Winston Churchill famously said, "if you're going through hell, keep posting."
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"Why would you say the two parties are the same?"
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Why would you say the two parties are the same?"
How to deal with the difficult issue of cult perpetrators who were also victims? Sarah Steele discusses with the producer of new podcast featuring Allison Mack. This is great stuff #cults podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
Allison After NXIVM with Natalie Robehmed
Podcast Episode · Let's Talk About Sects · 25/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How to deal with the difficult issue of cult perpetrators who were also victims? Sarah Steele discusses with the producer of new podcast featuring Allison Mack. This is great stuff #cults podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...
Russia is trafficking troops to the Ukraine front line: "We have dozens and dozens of non-Russians in the [POW] camp…
Almost all of them say they were tricked by Russia” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Almost all of them say they were tricked by Russia” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'I was tricked': Athlete lured to Russia for work ends up on front lines
Vladimir Putin says Russia has "no need" to recruit foreign fighters to bolster its invasion of Ukraine, but inside this prisoner of war camp, people have a very different story.
www.abc.net.au
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Russia is trafficking troops to the Ukraine front line: "We have dozens and dozens of non-Russians in the [POW] camp…
Almost all of them say they were tricked by Russia” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Almost all of them say they were tricked by Russia” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Gotta keep the white shoe brigade happy
A ban on political donations by developers, introduced by the former Qld Labor Government, will be lifted by the LNP.
Changes to Qld political donation laws could increase corruption risk, experts say
A ban on political donations by developers, introduced by the former Qld Labor Government, will be lifted by the LNP.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gotta keep the white shoe brigade happy
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Defend the West!
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Defend the West!
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The fact they've introduced biometric data collection for domestic flights in recent years should outrage us
Breaking News: The Trump administration is sharing all air travelers’ names with ICE officials to find people with deportation orders.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
nyti.ms
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The fact they've introduced biometric data collection for domestic flights in recent years should outrage us
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"Rather than simply building lots of houses in Australia, we rely instead on providing tens of billions of dollars worth of tax breaks to people wealthy enough to buy their second, or 22nd, house."
“When Australian governments don’t want to do something, they come up with the most elaborate and complicated policies to make it look like they are trying.” – Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO, The Australia Institute
Read the full article on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full article on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"Rather than simply building lots of houses in Australia, we rely instead on providing tens of billions of dollars worth of tax breaks to people wealthy enough to buy their second, or 22nd, house."
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December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM