Paul Karp
@paulkarp.bsky.social
Journalist. NSW political correspondent for Australian Financial Review. He/him
I will show I have the world's MOST POWERFUL SCISSORS by cutting my nose off to spite my face.
BEHOLD!! The era of the nose-less face has arrived mwahahaha.
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BEHOLD!! The era of the nose-less face has arrived mwahahaha.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I will show I have the world's MOST POWERFUL SCISSORS by cutting my nose off to spite my face.
BEHOLD!! The era of the nose-less face has arrived mwahahaha.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
BEHOLD!! The era of the nose-less face has arrived mwahahaha.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
If you read the philosophy books, nor can I.
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
If you read the philosophy books, nor can I.
Hi I'm Woolworths and there's not a single usable avocado in the joint.
Hi I'm Aldi and you must build a time machine and eat these avocados before the queen died.
Hi I'm Aldi and you must build a time machine and eat these avocados before the queen died.
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Hi I'm Woolworths and there's not a single usable avocado in the joint.
Hi I'm Aldi and you must build a time machine and eat these avocados before the queen died.
Hi I'm Aldi and you must build a time machine and eat these avocados before the queen died.
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Some of us are smart. Some are occasionally funny or insightful. Then there is Rafe. Get on this.
I wrote about the endless temptation successful people feel to justify and feel justified in a clearly toxic system. Happy new year.
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Caveat Vendor
Universities, audience capture, and bullshit; Beowulf, Kendrick Lamar
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January 3, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Some of us are smart. Some are occasionally funny or insightful. Then there is Rafe. Get on this.
When you're 20, Spotify will ask you if you want to listen to the music of Marcus Whale or the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
It's very important that you choose Marcus Whale.
It's very important that you choose Marcus Whale.
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
When you're 20, Spotify will ask you if you want to listen to the music of Marcus Whale or the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
It's very important that you choose Marcus Whale.
It's very important that you choose Marcus Whale.
Contrary to what the Oz says, the head of the AHRC is the president Hugh de Kretser not the human rights cmr Lorraine Finlay.
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Contrary to what the Oz says, the head of the AHRC is the president Hugh de Kretser not the human rights cmr Lorraine Finlay.
The ABC has introduced the Boomers to Don West and they think this Fabio cum Elvis is nothing but a hound dog.
January 1, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The ABC has introduced the Boomers to Don West and they think this Fabio cum Elvis is nothing but a hound dog.
Fake ending before extra drop. Classic.
December 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fake ending before extra drop. Classic.
Everyone frothing over this personal essay but it doesn't say that much about AI. It says a lot more about the US having no social safety net and a crippling opioid crisis.
The AI gave him good advice (buy a chainsaw) and it was all fine til he was injured at work.
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The AI gave him good advice (buy a chainsaw) and it was all fine til he was injured at work.
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Sobering essay worth the time … www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Everyone frothing over this personal essay but it doesn't say that much about AI. It says a lot more about the US having no social safety net and a crippling opioid crisis.
The AI gave him good advice (buy a chainsaw) and it was all fine til he was injured at work.
bsky.app/profile/lint...
The AI gave him good advice (buy a chainsaw) and it was all fine til he was injured at work.
bsky.app/profile/lint...
Whatever it was, they don't teach it in law school
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The Wire - Clay Davis Takes the Stand
YouTube video by WireLover2
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December 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Whatever it was, they don't teach it in law school
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That's generally how public space works ...until you put your pagoda thing on it.
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
That's generally how public space works ...until you put your pagoda thing on it.
Zoomed up likeability ladder!!
Yes...but still behind every teal MP, almost the entire Labor and Liberal frontbench, Greens Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young, and Bob Katter.
Yes...but still behind every teal MP, almost the entire Labor and Liberal frontbench, Greens Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young, and Bob Katter.
December 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Zoomed up likeability ladder!!
Yes...but still behind every teal MP, almost the entire Labor and Liberal frontbench, Greens Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young, and Bob Katter.
Yes...but still behind every teal MP, almost the entire Labor and Liberal frontbench, Greens Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young, and Bob Katter.
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I do not like your AI slop
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I do not like your AI slop
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
Too bad so sad better luck next time
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White doves and a luxury suite: The media demands of Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed
The man hailed as the "Hero of Bondi" shuffled out of the bedroom of his $6,000-a-night villa at Crown in Sydney to meet me.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Too bad so sad better luck next time
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Calling out bad behaviour often leads to enormous adverse consequences for whistleblowers who might already be vulnerable. Those actually committing wrongdoing appear to be protected by power + privilege afforded by wealth and connections. It must change. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Why exposing wrongdoing in Australia isn't as easy as blowing the whistle
Proposed reforms would expand whistleblower protections, but advocates say they don't go far enough.
www.sbs.com.au
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Calling out bad behaviour often leads to enormous adverse consequences for whistleblowers who might already be vulnerable. Those actually committing wrongdoing appear to be protected by power + privilege afforded by wealth and connections. It must change. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
This level of musculature wouldn't get you on the Grindr favourite grid it's not going to overcome the difference with Sinner and Alcaraz
December 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This level of musculature wouldn't get you on the Grindr favourite grid it's not going to overcome the difference with Sinner and Alcaraz
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Long read for the ABC www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Forget brat summer, the vibe shift is here and it's terrifying
From the rise of misinformation and AI to escalating political tensions, vast economic disparity, and the erosion of social bonds, the vibe shift is now understood as a deep, unsettling change in our ...
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December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Long read for the ABC www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#breaking two Labor MPs - Ed Husic and Mike Freelander - have broken ranks with Anthony Albanese to call for a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack. #auspol
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Second Labor MP backs federal royal commission into Bondi massacre
Anthony Albanese is facing growing calls for a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, including from Labor MPs Ed Husic and Mike Freelander.
www.afr.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
#breaking two Labor MPs - Ed Husic and Mike Freelander - have broken ranks with Anthony Albanese to call for a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack. #auspol
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While Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action.
Albanese has become the nation's lightning rod for Bondi accountability
While Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
While Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action.
I can't see any evidence in this piece beyond vibes, and the Coalition and rest of media said it.
Author says Albo has shown obvious empathy, would be heckled at funerals and criticises Segal report.
Doesn't say what he should've done differently.
Author says Albo has shown obvious empathy, would be heckled at funerals and criticises Segal report.
Doesn't say what he should've done differently.
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I can't see any evidence in this piece beyond vibes, and the Coalition and rest of media said it.
Author says Albo has shown obvious empathy, would be heckled at funerals and criticises Segal report.
Doesn't say what he should've done differently.
Author says Albo has shown obvious empathy, would be heckled at funerals and criticises Segal report.
Doesn't say what he should've done differently.
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"Today, the Trump meme coin has lost 88% of its value...
"First Lady Melania Trump’s meme coin suffered even steeper losses. Today it’s worth just 11 cents, which means anyone who bought at the top and held on has lost 99% of their investment..."
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"First Lady Melania Trump’s meme coin suffered even steeper losses. Today it’s worth just 11 cents, which means anyone who bought at the top and held on has lost 99% of their investment..."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/b...
These Trump bets boomed. Now they’re huge busts | CNN Business
Donald Trump’s return to the White House set off a gold rush on Wall Street and in the crypto world.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Today, the Trump meme coin has lost 88% of its value...
"First Lady Melania Trump’s meme coin suffered even steeper losses. Today it’s worth just 11 cents, which means anyone who bought at the top and held on has lost 99% of their investment..."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/b...
"First Lady Melania Trump’s meme coin suffered even steeper losses. Today it’s worth just 11 cents, which means anyone who bought at the top and held on has lost 99% of their investment..."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/b...
Great to see that among the changes is that employers now have a defence where reasonable management action is a "significant" (rather than the predominant) cause of an injury.
Bullies should not scurry from a disciplinary meeting onto workers comp.
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Bullies should not scurry from a disciplinary meeting onto workers comp.
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Sloane ends workers’ comp stalemate with deal to freeze premiums
The NSW Coalition will help Labor pass cuts to psychological injury claims in return for an 18-month premium freeze and a “return-to-work” year with benefits.
www.afr.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Great to see that among the changes is that employers now have a defence where reasonable management action is a "significant" (rather than the predominant) cause of an injury.
Bullies should not scurry from a disciplinary meeting onto workers comp.
www.afr.com//politics/sl...
Bullies should not scurry from a disciplinary meeting onto workers comp.
www.afr.com//politics/sl...
Saw an U16 on social media this morning so I smacked the phone outta his hand into the icy cold waters of Port Jackson.
Just doing my part.
Just doing my part.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Saw an U16 on social media this morning so I smacked the phone outta his hand into the icy cold waters of Port Jackson.
Just doing my part.
Just doing my part.
Tribes pay tribute to Richo, a deal maker who ‘gave voice to the mob’
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Tribes pay tribute to Richo, a deal maker who ‘gave voice to the mob’
The country’s political and media elite gathered to celebrate the “colourful” powerbroker, with Anthony Albanese acknowledging his service and controversies.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Tribes pay tribute to Richo, a deal maker who ‘gave voice to the mob’
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Starting the day at Graham Richardson's state funeral and concluding with a Rebecca Black concert at the Metro theatre. Tops of 31 degrees.
The Sydneyest day to ever Sydney.
The Sydneyest day to ever Sydney.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Starting the day at Graham Richardson's state funeral and concluding with a Rebecca Black concert at the Metro theatre. Tops of 31 degrees.
The Sydneyest day to ever Sydney.
The Sydneyest day to ever Sydney.