jwwr
@jwwr.bsky.social
A disciple of Brandolini's Law tangled up in media and politics. The only ‘abundance’ is stupidity. Everything else is precious. It’s a pity we’re so bad at the whole ‘equitable distribution’ thing.
Pinned
Peter Sellers yelling ‘Yee Haw!’ while waving his cowboy hat on the way down, but it’s actually Peter Hartcher and his editor wearing Akubras and riding tandem.
February 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Peter Sellers yelling ‘Yee Haw!’ while waving his cowboy hat on the way down, but it’s actually Peter Hartcher and his editor wearing Akubras and riding tandem.
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Was Epstein an Israeli weapon of mass extortion?
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed for their intimate relationships with Epstein.
loom.ly/HivxqEs
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed for their intimate relationships with Epstein.
loom.ly/HivxqEs
Was Epstein an Israeli weapon of mass extortion?
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime of oppression, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed ...
loom.ly
February 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Was Epstein an Israeli weapon of mass extortion?
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed for their intimate relationships with Epstein.
loom.ly/HivxqEs
Many of the staunchest Zionists and other Israel-First supporters who have enabled Israel’s regime, including by striving to repress the BDS movement on Israel’s behalf, are now exposed for their intimate relationships with Epstein.
loom.ly/HivxqEs
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Ireland can levy fines of up to 4 percent of a company's global revenue under EU rules.
Ireland investigates Elon Musk’s Grok AI over sexualised images
Ireland can levy fines of up to 4 percent of a company's global revenue under EU rules.
l.euronews.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Ireland can levy fines of up to 4 percent of a company's global revenue under EU rules.
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The 'truth commission' will interview victims who say they were abused at the sprawling property south of Santa Fe.
New Mexico lawmakers launch probe into Epstein's Zorro Ranch
The 'truth commission' will interview victims who say they were abused at the sprawling property south of Santa Fe.
www.aljazeera.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The 'truth commission' will interview victims who say they were abused at the sprawling property south of Santa Fe.
Herzog’s cabinet:
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir “stepped on prisoners’ heads” at Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank last Friday, a Palestinian rights group said Monday.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260216-ext...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260216-ext...
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Herzog’s cabinet:
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Telegraph: British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displays
(after concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel, a voluntary association of lawyers)
British Museum Director: Er no. Gaza display on now, and I haven't seen the letter
Cheers for checking, @willdalrymple.bsky.social ⭐
(after concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel, a voluntary association of lawyers)
British Museum Director: Er no. Gaza display on now, and I haven't seen the letter
Cheers for checking, @willdalrymple.bsky.social ⭐
![William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill
I've just been chatting with Nick Cullinan, the excellent new director of the British Museum, and I'm very relieved to say that the story put by the Daily Telegraph about the BM cancelling the name Palestine is a complete misrepresentation of the facts:
"To reassure you we are not removing mention from Palestine from our labels," Nick told me. "Indeed, we have a display on at the moment about Palestine and Gaza.
"I know this is something our curators have thought long and hard about - as you can imagine. We amended two panels in our ancient Levant gallery last year during a regular gallery refresh, when some wording was amended to reflect historical terms.
"To be honest, the even more frustrating and concerning thing is that I knew nothing about this until yesterday and has only been explained to me this morning. I hadn't even seen that [UK Lawyers for Israel] letter despite asking for it until this morning. I'm disgusted by the whole thing."
The question remains why the Daily Telegraph would put out such a mischief-making story without first fact checking it with the Directors office.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreigxz2aki7ghnn2puukiq3d424ytj6kjl2uhxpwguwbq5n37dd5jee@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Telegraph: British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displays
(after concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel, a voluntary association of lawyers)
British Museum Director: Er no. Gaza display on now, and I haven't seen the letter
Cheers for checking, @willdalrymple.bsky.social ⭐
(after concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel, a voluntary association of lawyers)
British Museum Director: Er no. Gaza display on now, and I haven't seen the letter
Cheers for checking, @willdalrymple.bsky.social ⭐
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Liam Alexander Hall is the Perth bomber. This attack is a consequence of the anti-Aboriginal racism incited by The Voice process, which the ALP never confronted, and the racist anti-Voice campaign by Advance Australia and Atlas Network. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Man who allegedly threw homemade bomb in Invasion Day rally crowd named
The man accused of throwing a bomb at Invasion Day protesters in an alleged terrorism act attack in Perth can be named as Liam Alexander Hall.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Liam Alexander Hall is the Perth bomber. This attack is a consequence of the anti-Aboriginal racism incited by The Voice process, which the ALP never confronted, and the racist anti-Voice campaign by Advance Australia and Atlas Network. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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You know that inevitable scene in all police procedurals, when the detectives walk into an empty house where the body hasn’t been discovered until days after death. Everybody gags and they cover their mouths and noses with their hands?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
#BREAKING 🚨 Tim Wilson will become shadow treasurer under Liberal leader Angus Taylor, while Jacinta Price and Andrew Hastie will return to the shadow ministry in the skills/training and industry/sovereign capability portfolios respectively
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
You know that inevitable scene in all police procedurals, when the detectives walk into an empty house where the body hasn’t been discovered until days after death. Everybody gags and they cover their mouths and noses with their hands?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
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The Epstein files include an order for 55-gallon drums of acid; Bannon abandoned a Florida rental where the Jacuzzi had been wrecked with acid www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
February 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The Epstein files include an order for 55-gallon drums of acid; Bannon abandoned a Florida rental where the Jacuzzi had been wrecked with acid www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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Restore and Reform sound like two quack procedures for attempting to reverse male pattern baldness.
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Restore and Reform sound like two quack procedures for attempting to reverse male pattern baldness.
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He got fewer votes than the Greens. Was the the problem? More white fragility?
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
He got fewer votes than the Greens. Was the the problem? More white fragility?
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Feels more like Howard era government to me. Albanese is basically Howard with a public housing back story.
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Feels more like Howard era government to me. Albanese is basically Howard with a public housing back story.
You know that inevitable scene in all police procedurals, when the detectives walk into an empty house where the body hasn’t been discovered until days after death. Everybody gags and they cover their mouths and noses with their hands?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
#BREAKING 🚨 Tim Wilson will become shadow treasurer under Liberal leader Angus Taylor, while Jacinta Price and Andrew Hastie will return to the shadow ministry in the skills/training and industry/sovereign capability portfolios respectively
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
You know that inevitable scene in all police procedurals, when the detectives walk into an empty house where the body hasn’t been discovered until days after death. Everybody gags and they cover their mouths and noses with their hands?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
tfw when you're so dense you don't realise your big new policy idea is something your country has been since before you were born:
"The US will entirely set the parameters of that partnership and that it will be based on ideas Europe long has abandoned: An embrace of empire and colonisation.”
"The US will entirely set the parameters of that partnership and that it will be based on ideas Europe long has abandoned: An embrace of empire and colonisation.”
Marco Rubio wants to build a ‘new Western century’. Will Europe join?
Europe is facing a great dilemma: continue with liberalist values or embrace Trump's defence of 'Western civilisation'?
www.aljazeera.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
tfw when you're so dense you don't realise your big new policy idea is something your country has been since before you were born:
"The US will entirely set the parameters of that partnership and that it will be based on ideas Europe long has abandoned: An embrace of empire and colonisation.”
"The US will entirely set the parameters of that partnership and that it will be based on ideas Europe long has abandoned: An embrace of empire and colonisation.”
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Rest in Heavenly Peace Sweet Virginia 🙏💔🌹💖
This should never happen to anyone. These rich powerful men need to be jailed! Just because Epstein is gone doesn't mean it stops.
This should never happen to anyone. These rich powerful men need to be jailed! Just because Epstein is gone doesn't mean it stops.
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Rest in Heavenly Peace Sweet Virginia 🙏💔🌹💖
This should never happen to anyone. These rich powerful men need to be jailed! Just because Epstein is gone doesn't mean it stops.
This should never happen to anyone. These rich powerful men need to be jailed! Just because Epstein is gone doesn't mean it stops.
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nYOOcular is chEAPer than SoLaR
‘Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been confirmed by German and other independent researchers talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/15/m...
‘Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been...
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. The National’s report today with the above headline, reminds me. Of what? Increased child leukaemia Increased breast cancer Increased thyr…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
nYOOcular is chEAPer than SoLaR
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D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
D'oh!
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social (with apologies to Matt Groening)
And in case you'd like to know the episode this references, it's "Duffless", Ep 16, Season 4... google "Bart gets electrocuted by muffin" for a Youtube clip of the moment. You're welcome. 🤓)
Can’t believe that a company that hires a US defence contractor like Palantir to manage its staff and customers would do something so unethical 🙃
February 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Can’t believe that a company that hires a US defence contractor like Palantir to manage its staff and customers would do something so unethical 🙃
Don’t how to say this, but …
If it was civil war times, our side would have rescued Luigi Mangione and set him up as our prime general.
February 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Don’t how to say this, but …
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American voters know that politicians are rich, but dramatically underestimate just how rich they are | United States Politics and Policy blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Voters know that politicians are rich, but dramatically underestimate just how rich they are | United States Politics and Policy
Telling voters the truth about politicians’ wealth makes little difference to their attitudes towards their elected representatives.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
American voters know that politicians are rich, but dramatically underestimate just how rich they are | United States Politics and Policy blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Hey NPR, it's not "contentious". It's illegal. Stop normalizing this.
Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development. n.pr/40ixyxL
Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration
Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Hey NPR, it's not "contentious". It's illegal. Stop normalizing this.
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Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.