Nathan Wind
@nwind.bsky.social
I’m gonna set it straight this Watergate.. ranting about politics and the state of things.. China watching.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
A decade apart. Same politician. You couldn’t script a sharper reversal on free speech.
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A decade apart. Same politician. You couldn’t script a sharper reversal on free speech.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
James Paterson spent years fiercely campaigning to repeal section 18C — arguing it should be lawful to racially insult Indigenous Australians, Greeks, Italians, Asians and others.
January 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
James Paterson spent years fiercely campaigning to repeal section 18C — arguing it should be lawful to racially insult Indigenous Australians, Greeks, Italians, Asians and others.
Can’t see David Marr or Kathy Lette letting this get in the way of their egos.
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Can’t see David Marr or Kathy Lette letting this get in the way of their egos.
Depressing thing about the Adelaide Writers Fest is how many people haven’t cancelled. And I assume won’t.
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Depressing thing about the Adelaide Writers Fest is how many people haven’t cancelled. And I assume won’t.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
I guess it's not surprising but it is still completely disgusting and outrageous that the ABC is going to both-sides American fascist militia murdering civilians
January 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I guess it's not surprising but it is still completely disgusting and outrageous that the ABC is going to both-sides American fascist militia murdering civilians
Reposted by Nathan Wind
The press in this country is laughable. They spent a fortnight stridently demanding Ablo spin up a Royal Commission (despite the fact that anything of import would be sub judice until the criminal case is complete), and now that he’s buckled like a card table they’re all “too late, man.”
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The press in this country is laughable. They spent a fortnight stridently demanding Ablo spin up a Royal Commission (despite the fact that anything of import would be sub judice until the criminal case is complete), and now that he’s buckled like a card table they’re all “too late, man.”
Reposted by Nathan Wind
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
Reposted by Nathan Wind
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REDIRECT 100+ CBP AGENTS AND OFFICERS TO MINNESOTA, REPORTS NYT
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REDIRECT 100+ CBP AGENTS AND OFFICERS TO MINNESOTA, REPORTS NYT
Reposted by Nathan Wind
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
BBC Verify has a slow motion breakdown of the video which shows very clearly the truth.
How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded
BBC Verify breaks down how the shooting which killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis unfolded.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
BBC Verify has a slow motion breakdown of the video which shows very clearly the truth.
They know they can kill at will. Not fussed at all.
Watch the video of this Minneapolis shooting and tell me how anyone could reasonably say that the ICE officer looked like he was about to die or be injured and that three shots to the head is the logical response to the situation.
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
They know they can kill at will. Not fussed at all.
If he really said this, there needs to be legal action.
Malinauskas: “I do not support the inclusion of those who actively undermine the cultural safety of others, who celebrate the death of innocent civilians, or those who doxx other artists simply because of their faith or cultural background.” www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-a...
www.adelaidenow.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
If he really said this, there needs to be legal action.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
No Adelaide Writers Week for me. I can’t in any good conscience now appear at a festival seeking to mute a very necessary public conversation … Randa Abdel-Fattah is an important voice. Here’s something I published from her on, guess what, Palestinian marginalisation. meanjin.com.au/latest/the-g...
The Great Palestinian Silence
It seems everyone is tweeting about freedom of speech. So let me tell you a story about freedom of speech and the exceptional case of Palestine. In the days leading up to Israel’s proposed annexati…
meanjin.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
No Adelaide Writers Week for me. I can’t in any good conscience now appear at a festival seeking to mute a very necessary public conversation … Randa Abdel-Fattah is an important voice. Here’s something I published from her on, guess what, Palestinian marginalisation. meanjin.com.au/latest/the-g...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM
people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
The point is that, while criminal proceedings are on foot, a royal commission can't look at anything to do with the Bondi shootings or the shooters, including why and how they did it, that is it can't touch on the subject that is its sole reason for being established. It will achieve nothing.
There's a glaring problem with calls for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack
Australians deserve answers after the Bondi Beach shooting — but a royal commission won't deliver them.
www.crikey.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The point is that, while criminal proceedings are on foot, a royal commission can't look at anything to do with the Bondi shootings or the shooters, including why and how they did it, that is it can't touch on the subject that is its sole reason for being established. It will achieve nothing.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
Journo asking Albanese why he didn’t listen to Frydenberg’s advice re Virginia Bell. Fuck me.
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Journo asking Albanese why he didn’t listen to Frydenberg’s advice re Virginia Bell. Fuck me.
So many organisations just think they have a free pass to be blatantly bigoted. What next? Ban indigenous authors, because Australia Day?!
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
So many organisations just think they have a free pass to be blatantly bigoted. What next? Ban indigenous authors, because Australia Day?!
Reposted by Nathan Wind
“promoting community/social cohesion” is now code for “don’t you dare discuss how many children the IDF has murdered”
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 AM
“promoting community/social cohesion” is now code for “don’t you dare discuss how many children the IDF has murdered”
Reposted by Nathan Wind
So if they can uninvite a particpant due to cultural sensivities 'so close to Bondi' why the fuck isn't every Zionist removed from a festival on the grounds of cultural sensitivities so close to (and ongoing) mass slaughter and displacement of Palestinians by Israel?
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
So if they can uninvite a particpant due to cultural sensivities 'so close to Bondi' why the fuck isn't every Zionist removed from a festival on the grounds of cultural sensitivities so close to (and ongoing) mass slaughter and displacement of Palestinians by Israel?
The Adelaide Writers festival have an easy ‘contact me’ box. Send them a message.
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
The Adelaide Writers festival have an easy ‘contact me’ box. Send them a message.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
I will be withdrawing from two panels I was to chair at Adelaide Writers Week 2026. I stand in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, and other Palestinian Australian writers. I urge all writers to do the same. Watch out for statements from SA mob. www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
Adelaide Festival Board Statement
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I will be withdrawing from two panels I was to chair at Adelaide Writers Week 2026. I stand in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, and other Palestinian Australian writers. I urge all writers to do the same. Watch out for statements from SA mob. www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
Reposted by Nathan Wind
"The federal government has agreed to accept the Antisemitism Envoy’s recommendation that funding may be withheld from universities that do not adequately respond to antisemitism."
thejewishindependent.com.au/antisemitism...
thejewishindependent.com.au/antisemitism...
Government to Withhold Funds From Universities over Antisemitism - The Jewish Independent
The federal government's response to antisemitism includes withholding funding from universities that fail to address it, but not from arts organizations.
thejewishindependent.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"The federal government has agreed to accept the Antisemitism Envoy’s recommendation that funding may be withheld from universities that do not adequately respond to antisemitism."
thejewishindependent.com.au/antisemitism...
thejewishindependent.com.au/antisemitism...
Reposted by Nathan Wind
Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.