Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social
Lake kayaker. Small-medium mountains OK too.
On Ngunnawal/Ngambri country - #Canberra, Australia.
Household cats are sucked in by progressive media. Views are theirs; sometimes mine.
On Ngunnawal/Ngambri country - #Canberra, Australia.
Household cats are sucked in by progressive media. Views are theirs; sometimes mine.
Pinned
Proud to be a signatory.
This open letter is in SMH and Age.
This open letter is in SMH and Age.
At any other time, these "extrajudicial killings" [state murders] would bring down very senior people.
Last week, the U.S. government carried out more extrajudicial killings in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
We're keeping count of the civilian death toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We're keeping count of the civilian death toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
At any other time, these "extrajudicial killings" [state murders] would bring down very senior people.
"The paradox of billionaires using their money to campaign against elites has become a staple of populist politics. The AEC’s Transparency Register is invaluable, but much more is needed"
Political funding disclosures should be real time.
Likely see Rinehart directing big $ to One Nation. #auspol
Political funding disclosures should be real time.
Likely see Rinehart directing big $ to One Nation. #auspol
Donation data reveals how billionaire money and well-funded campaign groups worked to shape narratives, pressure parties and influence voters in the 2025 election, writes Marian Sawer.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #donations #democracy
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #donations #democracy
Giving billionaires a voice: 2025 election donations
New donation data shows how wealthy individuals and well-funded campaigning organisations sought to shape Australia’s 2025 election through money, messaging and pressure politics.
johnmenadue.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"The paradox of billionaires using their money to campaign against elites has become a staple of populist politics. The AEC’s Transparency Register is invaluable, but much more is needed"
Political funding disclosures should be real time.
Likely see Rinehart directing big $ to One Nation. #auspol
Political funding disclosures should be real time.
Likely see Rinehart directing big $ to One Nation. #auspol
Seems that Minns and his vicious police have taken lessons from Trump and ICE. #nswpol
It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Seems that Minns and his vicious police have taken lessons from Trump and ICE. #nswpol
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It's all so very Joh Bjelke-Petersen, isn't it.
Violent Police brutality under the auspices of a draconian, authoritarian regime.
You should resign in disgrace, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. Today. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcomeHere
Violent Police brutality under the auspices of a draconian, authoritarian regime.
You should resign in disgrace, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. Today. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcomeHere
Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It's all so very Joh Bjelke-Petersen, isn't it.
Violent Police brutality under the auspices of a draconian, authoritarian regime.
You should resign in disgrace, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. Today. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcomeHere
Violent Police brutality under the auspices of a draconian, authoritarian regime.
You should resign in disgrace, @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social. Today. #auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcomeHere
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Reunited.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Reunited.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
This one feels particularly relevant today.
Vale Jon Kudelka.
Vale Jon Kudelka.
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This one feels particularly relevant today.
Vale Jon Kudelka.
Vale Jon Kudelka.
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Huh. Almost like absolutely everyone saw this coming from the minute the government invited the Israeli head of state and told Sydneysiders they couldn't protest about it.
Another win for Social Cohesion™
Another win for Social Cohesion™
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Huh. Almost like absolutely everyone saw this coming from the minute the government invited the Israeli head of state and told Sydneysiders they couldn't protest about it.
Another win for Social Cohesion™
Another win for Social Cohesion™
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A couple days ago Antisemitism Czar, Jillian Segal, met with the UK Attorney-General.
They compared notes on approaches on "effective" legislative and policy responses.
They compared notes on approaches on "effective" legislative and policy responses.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A couple days ago Antisemitism Czar, Jillian Segal, met with the UK Attorney-General.
They compared notes on approaches on "effective" legislative and policy responses.
They compared notes on approaches on "effective" legislative and policy responses.
So why was there so much police violence at the Sydney protest compared to everywhere else around the country?
The answer is simple: Chris Minns. #nswpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The answer is simple: Chris Minns. #nswpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit, with MP alleging officers threw punches
Grace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as NSW Labor backbencher says police reaction ‘totally over-the-top’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
So why was there so much police violence at the Sydney protest compared to everywhere else around the country?
The answer is simple: Chris Minns. #nswpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The answer is simple: Chris Minns. #nswpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"As the evening wore on, the brutality escalated. Dozens upon dozens were arrested. Protesters were dragged across pavement, punched, kicked, restrained. This was not reactive policing. It was proactive force."
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"As the evening wore on, the brutality escalated. Dozens upon dozens were arrested. Protesters were dragged across pavement, punched, kicked, restrained. This was not reactive policing. It was proactive force."
"Recent antisemitism definitions require, by implication, respect be given to Zionist aspirations, not Jewish moral code."
A critical distinction that the Israel lobby works hard to obscure.
That confusion is embedded in Jillian Segal's dangerous 'plan'. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
A critical distinction that the Israel lobby works hard to obscure.
That confusion is embedded in Jillian Segal's dangerous 'plan'. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning
Proposals to legislate new antisemitism definitions raise hard questions about identity, equality before the law, and why Australia continues to avoid confronting its most entrenched forms of racism.
johnmenadue.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Recent antisemitism definitions require, by implication, respect be given to Zionist aspirations, not Jewish moral code."
A critical distinction that the Israel lobby works hard to obscure.
That confusion is embedded in Jillian Segal's dangerous 'plan'. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
A critical distinction that the Israel lobby works hard to obscure.
That confusion is embedded in Jillian Segal's dangerous 'plan'. #auspol
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
“This is state-sponsored violence on the Muslim community.”
“Chris Minns is to blame for every single injury, for every act of violence today. He is a dangerous fascist, totally unfit for public office." #nswpol
“Chris Minns is to blame for every single injury, for every act of violence today. He is a dangerous fascist, totally unfit for public office." #nswpol
Muslim organisations and civil liberties groups have slammed NSW Premier Chris Minns after NSW Police threw punches, used pepper spray, charged into pro-Palestine protesters and forcibly broke up a Muslim prayer group outside Sydney Town Hall yesterday.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/unfathomab...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/unfathomab...
'Unfathomable state violence': NSW Police set upon Muslim prayer group, protesters at Sydney rally
Muslim groups decry 'shocking abuse' of peaceful worshippers
www.deepcutnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“This is state-sponsored violence on the Muslim community.”
“Chris Minns is to blame for every single injury, for every act of violence today. He is a dangerous fascist, totally unfit for public office." #nswpol
“Chris Minns is to blame for every single injury, for every act of violence today. He is a dangerous fascist, totally unfit for public office." #nswpol
Israel's violent and illegal annexation of the #WestBank speeds up, using state terror for #EthnicCleansing.
Is this if any concern to you, @albomp.bsky.social?
Or is it a case of not 'offending' your genocide enthusiast guest? #auspol
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Is this if any concern to you, @albomp.bsky.social?
Or is it a case of not 'offending' your genocide enthusiast guest? #auspol
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
‘New layer of apartheid’: Israel ramps up West Bank’s de facto annexation
Israel approves plans to expand its power across the West Bank, making it easier to seize Palestinian land illegally.
www.aljazeera.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Israel's violent and illegal annexation of the #WestBank speeds up, using state terror for #EthnicCleansing.
Is this if any concern to you, @albomp.bsky.social?
Or is it a case of not 'offending' your genocide enthusiast guest? #auspol
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Is this if any concern to you, @albomp.bsky.social?
Or is it a case of not 'offending' your genocide enthusiast guest? #auspol
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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When American athletes in the Olympics make statements critical of Trump, his agenda, and how it's damaging America - and then they get vilified as UnAmerican with nastiness, rage and froth by those who support Trump and his agenda - in my mind, it pretty much legitimizes their criticism.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
When American athletes in the Olympics make statements critical of Trump, his agenda, and how it's damaging America - and then they get vilified as UnAmerican with nastiness, rage and froth by those who support Trump and his agenda - in my mind, it pretty much legitimizes their criticism.
We need to "isolate antisemitism from anti-Zionism from anti-Netanyahu sentiment. They are separate issues."
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle on the Israeli president’s divisive visit - ABC listen
After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia.
It’s a visit welcomed by prominent Jewish groups, but President Isaac Her...
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We need to "isolate antisemitism from anti-Zionism from anti-Netanyahu sentiment. They are separate issues."
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Laura Tingle says what few in the media will.
But Herzog, the Israel lobby and the political & media class are deliberately promoting that confusion. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
"the powerful actively approached Epstein for sexual and romantic advice, and saw him as a thrower of 'wild' parties and a listening ear in whom they could confide their anxieties about the excesses of the #MeToo movement."
@moiradonegan.bsky.social on the misogyny and impunity of the 'elites'.
@moiradonegan.bsky.social on the misogyny and impunity of the 'elites'.
Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing | Moira Donegan
Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing | Moira Donegan
The latest tranche of files expose how he was viewed as a sexual svengali – and an expert on dodging the #MeToo movement, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"the powerful actively approached Epstein for sexual and romantic advice, and saw him as a thrower of 'wild' parties and a listening ear in whom they could confide their anxieties about the excesses of the #MeToo movement."
@moiradonegan.bsky.social on the misogyny and impunity of the 'elites'.
@moiradonegan.bsky.social on the misogyny and impunity of the 'elites'.
"Meanwhile Herzog has offered to sign the cops’ pepper spray."
chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
NSW police make Israeli president feel at home by mercilessly attacking anyone with a Palestine flag – The Chaser
"Luckily the police seemed more than excited to step in and get as violent as needed to make sure he doesn't feel homesick" - Minns
chaser.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
"Meanwhile Herzog has offered to sign the cops’ pepper spray."
chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
chaser.com.au/national/nsw...
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Do. Not. Let. Them. Minimise. This.
Armed state violence against peaceful prayer is peak Islamophobia and vicious racism and. We have very few codified constitutional freedoms and this is almost certainly unconstitutional. They are officers of the law.
Armed state violence against peaceful prayer is peak Islamophobia and vicious racism and. We have very few codified constitutional freedoms and this is almost certainly unconstitutional. They are officers of the law.
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Do. Not. Let. Them. Minimise. This.
Armed state violence against peaceful prayer is peak Islamophobia and vicious racism and. We have very few codified constitutional freedoms and this is almost certainly unconstitutional. They are officers of the law.
Armed state violence against peaceful prayer is peak Islamophobia and vicious racism and. We have very few codified constitutional freedoms and this is almost certainly unconstitutional. They are officers of the law.
Enforced social cohesion Minns-style.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Enforced social cohesion Minns-style.
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Thousands of people attend protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
Thousands protest across county over visit from Israel president
Thousands of people attend protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Thousands of people attend protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
“Antisemitism is a crime.
Anti-Zionism is a duty.”
Anti-Zionism is a duty.”
We've shut down the busiest pedestrian intersection in Naarm/Melbourne because our government invited a genocidal war criminal to our country
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 AM
“Antisemitism is a crime.
Anti-Zionism is a duty.”
Anti-Zionism is a duty.”
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The poster says it all. Herzog is not welcome, should never have been invited and should face the International Criminal Court. This is the window of Advision in Wagga Wagga, thanks Michael Agzarian. @ronnisalt.bsky.social @sarahschwartz.bsky.social @joshbornstein.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The poster says it all. Herzog is not welcome, should never have been invited and should face the International Criminal Court. This is the window of Advision in Wagga Wagga, thanks Michael Agzarian. @ronnisalt.bsky.social @sarahschwartz.bsky.social @joshbornstein.bsky.social
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Albo’s softly softly approach working a treat. Feel the social cohesion from the “apolitical” President.
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Albo’s softly softly approach working a treat. Feel the social cohesion from the “apolitical” President.