HowlingPlanetXtra
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News & views.
I can write; will write.
Reading good journos (you) helps. Thanking you.
I can write; will write.
Reading good journos (you) helps. Thanking you.
Pinned
On the flesh-trade side are: #TateBrothersPimpingGang & #TrumpsterFiredPresidency.
On the 48
complainant, victim, survivor side
are people who think young women and girls-
EACH person
somebody's daughter...
-are
NOT
simply #PrettyYoungLivestock pimping asset$.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...
On the 48
complainant, victim, survivor side
are people who think young women and girls-
EACH person
somebody's daughter...
-are
NOT
simply #PrettyYoungLivestock pimping asset$.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...
#KashEdgarHoover King of Self-Kompromat
Nothing says you’re a Very Serious FBI Director quite like taking the bureau’s plane, during a government shutdown, to a hunting lodge called … The Boondoggle Ranch.
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Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#KashEdgarHoover King of Self-Kompromat
Epstein survivor calls on Trump to rule out Ghislaine Maxwell early release
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeZajjxyElc
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeZajjxyElc
Epstein survivor calls on Trump to rule out Ghislaine Maxwell early release
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
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November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Melania Trump's Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social has raised more than $700,000 from supporters worldwide who want the truth about Melania and Donald Trump's sordid relationship with Epstein and Ghislaine.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/michael-wo...
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social has raised more than $700,000 from supporters worldwide who want the truth about Melania and Donald Trump's sordid relationship with Epstein and Ghislaine.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/michael-wo...
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Melania Trump's Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social has raised more than $700,000 from supporters worldwide who want the truth about Melania and Donald Trump's sordid relationship with Epstein and Ghislaine.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/michael-wo...
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social has raised more than $700,000 from supporters worldwide who want the truth about Melania and Donald Trump's sordid relationship with Epstein and Ghislaine.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/michael-wo...
A #SuccessionOfSycophants at #TrumpsterFiredPresidency.
So, I think there's a short-lived #MaxwellDynasty which work/ed #KompromatKing espionage, corporate & state-sponsored compromise card-trading.
#TrumpEpsteinContinuum
#NewsOfTheWorldPhoneHackingScandal: Maxwell
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
So, I think there's a short-lived #MaxwellDynasty which work/ed #KompromatKing espionage, corporate & state-sponsored compromise card-trading.
#TrumpEpsteinContinuum
#NewsOfTheWorldPhoneHackingScandal: Maxwell
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A #SuccessionOfSycophants at #TrumpsterFiredPresidency.
So, I think there's a short-lived #MaxwellDynasty which work/ed #KompromatKing espionage, corporate & state-sponsored compromise card-trading.
#TrumpEpsteinContinuum
#NewsOfTheWorldPhoneHackingScandal: Maxwell
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
So, I think there's a short-lived #MaxwellDynasty which work/ed #KompromatKing espionage, corporate & state-sponsored compromise card-trading.
#TrumpEpsteinContinuum
#NewsOfTheWorldPhoneHackingScandal: Maxwell
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen
The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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8/ Much has been made of the fact that the nazis assembled unmasked. But they've been doing that for a while. EG: When they led the March for White Australia in SYD in AUG. In which context: yes, nazis exist; more concerning is the fact that thousands of c00kers & flagwits are happy to follow them.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
8/ Much has been made of the fact that the nazis assembled unmasked. But they've been doing that for a while. EG: When they led the March for White Australia in SYD in AUG. In which context: yes, nazis exist; more concerning is the fact that thousands of c00kers & flagwits are happy to follow them.
Huge. And I am reminded of an excellent paper from years ago by Ashley Deeks on “Peer Constraints” — papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
Tory culture spox demanding the BBC "grovel" to Trump is baffling. Who is this supposed to chime with?
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
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Whitlam Dismissal take
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Whitlam Dismissal take
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
The greatest achievement of the Dismissal has been the crushing of the ALP’s ambition to actually bring a better world into being.
Hawke sealed the deal by making the mark of success decent management of a capitalist economy.
Now it’s just ambition to be in government.
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
Water rises and land sinks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
'Our planet at +1.5°C' (5/6) The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta at ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
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The premier needs to give the police new powers to *checks notes* actually use the powers they already have, to prevent the kind of protest that took place on Sunday.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The premier needs to give the police new powers to *checks notes* actually use the powers they already have, to prevent the kind of protest that took place on Sunday.
sworesy
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
sworesy
Dear @AlboMP & @AnikaWells check it out:
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
Sportsbet false reporting of dividends paid, false reporting of related party transactions, false reporting of GST, inadequate disclosure of netting off gains and losses on betting activity
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/a-hot-mess-t...
A hot mess. The 'irregulation' of sneaky Sportsbet - Michael West
The accounts of Sportsbet are a hot mess. An independent analysis finds multiple breaches of accounting standards, ergo the laws of Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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1/2 The pattern is clear. Whether it's
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians
Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit
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The Australian Taxation Office has outsourced thousands of call centre roles to private operators that pay workers significantly less than public servants and use call targets that can leave vulnerable taxpayers exposed, Guardian Australia can reveal.
The call centre contracts are shared between US private equity-owned Probe Operations, the Nasdaq-listed Concentrix Services and British multinational Serco and are collectively worth $316.5m, according to analysis of government tenders. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
1/2 The pattern is clear. Whether it's
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
- ATO call centres
- welfare debt collection
- employment services
- aged care
- childcare....
*Every* time governments have contracted out or privatized public services; the result is poor quality and worse outcomes.
But neoliberals never learn. #auspol
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Going on MSNBC at 3:45 ET to talk about this
No need to navel gaze about a fascist future, the antisemitic, Hitlerite youth of today’s GOP—led by Nick Fuentes—shows that we are already there.
New from me:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
New from me:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Nick Fuentes started a MAGA civil war — and it looks like he’s winning
Some conservatives excoriated Tucker Carlson over his friendly interview with the antisemitic influencer — but they're fighting a battle they've already lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Going on MSNBC at 3:45 ET to talk about this
Maye, did he used to say "swindly"?
#SwindlyElonGate
#SwindlyElonGate
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Maye, did he used to say "swindly"?
#SwindlyElonGate
#SwindlyElonGate
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Trump called climate change a “con job.” Newsom called it a challenge — then took his seat at the summit Trump boycotted. As America’s president stayed home, California’s governor spoke for the planet. 🌍🔥
Newsom Fills Trump’s Empty Chair at Global Climate Summit — and the World Takes Notice
For the first time in three decades, the United States will have no official representative at a United Nations climate conference. But that doesn’t mean the U.S. will be voiceless. Gavin Newsom is…
allchronology.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trump called climate change a “con job.” Newsom called it a challenge — then took his seat at the summit Trump boycotted. As America’s president stayed home, California’s governor spoke for the planet. 🌍🔥
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my new mayor getting sexual predators off the streets on day 1 i KNOW thats right
Dave Portnoy threatens to pull Barstool from NYC over ‘Communist’ Zohran Mamdani’s win: ‘Hate the guy’
Portnoy made the comments during a livestream on YouTube last week as it became clear that Mamdani would win the mayoral race.
nypost.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
my new mayor getting sexual predators off the streets on day 1 i KNOW thats right
Cruelty of #TrumpsterFiredPresidency, truly a Marquee of Sad.
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Cruelty of #TrumpsterFiredPresidency, truly a Marquee of Sad.
Trump looked, watched, didn't skip away. #CookerinChief RFKjnr wasn't being in that photo opportunity.
Note photo (which i cropped) by Getty, showing LairdDonald standing on his mark, waiting out the kerfuffle.
Note photo (which i cropped) by Getty, showing LairdDonald standing on his mark, waiting out the kerfuffle.
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump looked, watched, didn't skip away. #CookerinChief RFKjnr wasn't being in that photo opportunity.
Note photo (which i cropped) by Getty, showing LairdDonald standing on his mark, waiting out the kerfuffle.
Note photo (which i cropped) by Getty, showing LairdDonald standing on his mark, waiting out the kerfuffle.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
"The deniers and coal champions in the Coalition are waging such a fierce campaign that Ley and moderates such as Senator McLachlan could well be forced to commit what they reasonably believe is electoral suicide," writes Paul Bongiorno. satpa.pe/Je8cwcW
Sussan Ley and the joy of division
satpa.pe
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM