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Inner West Ranter
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Progressive posts and the occasional rant from Sydney's Inner West. Follow blogs and vids here - www.innerwestranter.com.au/
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rantville.bsky.social
A day of reflection on how vested interests can corrupt and usurp democratic power.....And don't forget the dismissal of 11/11/75....

#albo #auspol #alp #labor #richo

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
rantville.bsky.social
After the dust has settled - revisiting David Marr's controversial interview with Chris Hedges on Late Night Live. Check the blog and subscribe over at Inner West Ranter.
www.innerwestranter.com.au/a-journalist...

#ABC #journalism #auspol
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
rantville.bsky.social
NSW police are very empowered to bash Greens and intimidate climate protestors. Someone there keeps forgetting that Nazis aren't cool? We fought a war against them. Now they are us.
#auspol #nswpol #nazis
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Marr's treatment of Hedges trashed his own reputation and the style of Late Night Live - a style that built a cult audience over decades.
#journalism #auspol #abc #lnl

www.innerwestranter.com.au/a-journalist...
A journalist's self-destruction - David Marr's interview with Chris Hedges on ABC’s Late Night Live
In 23 minutes, David Marr, one of Australia’s best minds and best journalists trashed his own reputation for facts and context and deprived his listeners of the opportunity of hearing from an outstand...
www.innerwestranter.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Just asked Google search and Google AI about reduced privacy in Google Chrome updates. Google search AI overview gave a less optimistic answer than Gemini - a paid account. So I'm paying for less integrity?
#google #gemini #ai #tech #search
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
rantville.bsky.social
Pretty important vid if you're still on the fence on the apocalyptic toxicity of Open AI and big tech. Silicon Valley a bigger national threat than any climate or geopolitical adversary? Over to you and your record majority #Albo

#auspol #bigtech #sora #openai

youtu.be/55Z4cg5Fyu4?...
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard
YouTube video by Adam Conover
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Fortunately Australian phones are protected by the impenetrable security protocols and regulation of #Optus and #Telstra. Rest easy.
#auspol #telcos #tech

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Gina Rinehart / MAGA party coming to an election near you....Elon rally appearance booked. Tony Abbott and Jacinta assessing options.
#auspol #maga

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Barnaby Joyce actively considering defection to One Nation, say Coalition sources
Former Nationals leader has not commented on reports but any defection would be a blow for his party and the Coalition under Sussan Ley
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
rantville.bsky.social
A young pharmacist said to me recently, "young people can't do maths in their head and i can't I write or spell.".... Mental health and bullying are only 2 of the reasons for stopping young people from accessing social media.
#tech #auspol #socialmedia #education

open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
rantville.bsky.social
A little gesture of appreciation to the Australian people from the kind #Qantas folk for their taxpayer subsidised market dominance. An unreformable company run by people guilty of trashing our greatest brand.
#australia #aviation #airlines #auspol

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
First new Qantas Airbus jets come with one toilet for every 90 economy passengers – worse than Jetstar, Scoot and Ryanair
Full service carrier says it will add additional toilets to its first three new Airbus 321XLR models – but they will be in service for three years beforehand
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Oh dear Sydney. How can this be? Stories like this easily offset the many disappointments of an #smh subscription. No mention of the former Deputy Premier who was director of the developer?
#nswpol #sydney #property #crime

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
The rapper, the fugitives and the Loch Ness Monster’s high-rise
Alleged members of the Alameddine crime gang have been living in a new apartment block owned by a Sydney property developer and the world’s biggest gambler.
www.smh.com.au
September 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, is barred from US President Trump's press conference, while the president is visiting Australia's Head of State, King Charles? Will our King betray us, or stand up for us and free speech? Let's see.
#auspol #aukus #kingcharles #ABC #MAGA
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
rantville.bsky.social
The #ABC and the Australian media are covering #CharlieKirk as if he was a local phenomenon - perhaps hoping to make him so. #tonyabbott #newscorp and #jacintaJprice are hoping so too.
#auspol #media
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
rantville.bsky.social
This story doesn't seem to have made it to Australia yet.... Too many news resources tied up on mushrooms

#auspol #aukus #trump

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.
www.politico.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
rantville.bsky.social
#Putin no doubt envies the impunity of #Netanyahu - now he's copying him.

#gaza #ukraine #war

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/w...
2 Dead as Russia Strikes Danish Demining Group, Ukraine Official Says
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
rantville.bsky.social
Moving night at Seymour Centre in a show that remembers Hiroshima 80 years ago. Laughter and tears. Beautiful performances. Ends this weekend. Check it out. Remarkably, some performances are in English. Others in Japanese. Take your pick.

#sydney #theatre #seymourcentre #artstagram #hiroshima
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
rantville.bsky.social
Last week #7.30's Sarah Ferguson gave extremist US Ambass. Huckabee an open ticket to spew lies about Aussies protesting #gaza #genocide. This week she's at it again - platforming a lying Israeli Minister calling us pawns of ISIS and Al Qaeda. What happened to Sarah and the #ABC?
#auspol #palestine
August 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Another massive day of protest against Netanyahu's genocide comes to a close in Sydney.

#sydney #auspol #gaza #freepalestine
August 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
rantville.bsky.social
We will know Australia has a vaguely credible media (including you ABC) when it's pointed out that 146 of 193 UN members also recognise Palestine - including most of our neighbours.
#australia #palestine #recognition #auspol
August 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Amazing to hear how superficial and poorly thought out these tech gurus are when they have to make their arguments in the real world. This guy's defence of LLMs access without payment to global creativity was dismal. #ai #7.30 #atlassian #tech
August 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Sydney Palestine protestors turned back by police on the bridge. Not sure why. Huge crowd despite the terrible weather conditions.
#protest #gaza #palestine #sydney
Palestine protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
August 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
rantville.bsky.social
The rain's back... Sydney supports the Palestinian people against genocide.
#sydney #protest #gaza #palestine
August 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
rantville.bsky.social
Sydney's turned out infor Palestine in the winter storms. This before crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge.
#sydney #palestine #protest #gaza
August 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM