Andy Fleming
@slackbastard.bsky.social
Anarchist, cat-lover, & avid reader /// No dms b/c STRAYA : write slackbastard at protonmail dot com or comment on blog https://slackbastard.anarchobase.com /// https://www.patreon.com/slackbastard.
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Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
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I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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“I think there’s a mistaken idea that people join the far right because they believe in that ideology and want to meet like-minded people,” @drkondor.bsky.social said. “But that’s not how it works.
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“I think there’s a mistaken idea that people join the far right because they believe in that ideology and want to meet like-minded people,” @drkondor.bsky.social said. “But that’s not how it works.
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New:
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
Weaponising Grief
The media’s response to the Bondi tragedy
nickfeik.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
New:
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
On the alarming politicisation of the Bondi massacre, and the calls for Albanese to announce a royal commission
yeah, twitter still got it s/times
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 AM
yeah, twitter still got it s/times
Given the US "tilt to China" and Australia's critical role in the prosecution of a future US war for control of Taiwan, it makes very good sense for the AUS state to prepare to smash any meaningful opposition.
michaelwest.com.au/australias-a...
michaelwest.com.au/australias-a...
Revealed: Australia’s secret Anti-Protest Force for US Department of War - Michael West
Revealed: AFP and Defence Dept secretly set up US Department of War Protest Force as public concerns over AUKUS and Donald Trump rise
michaelwest.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Given the US "tilt to China" and Australia's critical role in the prosecution of a future US war for control of Taiwan, it makes very good sense for the AUS state to prepare to smash any meaningful opposition.
michaelwest.com.au/australias-a...
michaelwest.com.au/australias-a...
attn : @purplepingers.bsky.social >>>
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
attn : @purplepingers.bsky.social >>>
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You absolutely cannot convince me that Grant Hackett said "Our response must match the gravity of the moment"
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
You absolutely cannot convince me that Grant Hackett said "Our response must match the gravity of the moment"
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Smol Paul has been hanging out under the Christmas tree for the last six weeks.
He's just found out we took it down 😬
He's just found out we took it down 😬
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Smol Paul has been hanging out under the Christmas tree for the last six weeks.
He's just found out we took it down 😬
He's just found out we took it down 😬
The dude from OneTel is bang on the money.
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The dude from OneTel is bang on the money.
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It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that Searchlight’s founder, Gerry Gable, has died at the age of 88. He had been in frail health for some time, but a recent hospital admission proved too much and he died peacefully last night.
You can read more here:
You can read more here:
Gerry Gable (1937-2026) | Searchlight
Gerry Gable It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that Searchlight's founder, Gerry Gable, has died at the age of 88. He had been in ...
searchlightmagazine.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that Searchlight’s founder, Gerry Gable, has died at the age of 88. He had been in frail health for some time, but a recent hospital admission proved too much and he died peacefully last night.
You can read more here:
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NewsCorpse is one of the sponsors of the #StandUpToHate ad campaign, so it's nice of one of Unkle Rupert's local zines do a li'l bit more ahead of the neo-Nazi led procession of the March for White Australia on JAN 26. 🥳
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NewsCorpse is one of the sponsors of the #StandUpToHate ad campaign, so it's nice of one of Unkle Rupert's local zines do a li'l bit more ahead of the neo-Nazi led procession of the March for White Australia on JAN 26. 🥳
The Melancholy of Resistance is next on my reading list (after I finish The Last Holiday). #TheMoreYouKnow
‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment
Nobel prize for László Krasznahorkai provides a rare glimpse of unity in a nation divided on party lines
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The Melancholy of Resistance is next on my reading list (after I finish The Last Holiday). #TheMoreYouKnow
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Seriously.
Her timeline was 🤪 c00ked 🤪 as.
That Peris is joined in calling for a RC by the likes of Sam Newman -- who had Blair Cottrell, the nazi the Christchurch killer called his 'Emperor', on his stoopid podcast -- is kinda grim ... but very, VERY, Australian.
Her timeline was 🤪 c00ked 🤪 as.
That Peris is joined in calling for a RC by the likes of Sam Newman -- who had Blair Cottrell, the nazi the Christchurch killer called his 'Emperor', on his stoopid podcast -- is kinda grim ... but very, VERY, Australian.
yeesh
i checked and yes, nova peris OAM -- one of the faces of the newly-hatched PR campaign by AUS media corporations called #standuptohate -- really did RT this post ... which makes sense if you read the rest of her timeline.
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h/t : @altmediawatch.bsky.social
i checked and yes, nova peris OAM -- one of the faces of the newly-hatched PR campaign by AUS media corporations called #standuptohate -- really did RT this post ... which makes sense if you read the rest of her timeline.
🫣
h/t : @altmediawatch.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Seriously.
Her timeline was 🤪 c00ked 🤪 as.
That Peris is joined in calling for a RC by the likes of Sam Newman -- who had Blair Cottrell, the nazi the Christchurch killer called his 'Emperor', on his stoopid podcast -- is kinda grim ... but very, VERY, Australian.
Her timeline was 🤪 c00ked 🤪 as.
That Peris is joined in calling for a RC by the likes of Sam Newman -- who had Blair Cottrell, the nazi the Christchurch killer called his 'Emperor', on his stoopid podcast -- is kinda grim ... but very, VERY, Australian.
It's a tough call, but I think my personal favourite is Nova Peris, 'elected as a director of Hockey Australia just weeks after sharing a comment on social media from an anonymous account that called Muslims “Satan worshipping cockroaches that need to be eradicated”.'
Ha! The “sports stars” petition for an Antisemitism Royal Commission was signed by Sam Newman.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
Yes, this guy, who platformed Nazis.
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 AM
It's a tough call, but I think my personal favourite is Nova Peris, 'elected as a director of Hockey Australia just weeks after sharing a comment on social media from an anonymous account that called Muslims “Satan worshipping cockroaches that need to be eradicated”.'
'Sometimes it’s the small things that alert us to danger. Something quite alarming started happening this year: the reappearance on our streets of Nazis.'
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www.smh.com.au/national/we-...
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www.smh.com.au/national/we-...
We are living through an utterly lamentable era of history
We now live in a more extreme, violent and savage world than a decade ago. Liberal democracy is being confronted with something quite evil. Wider global conflict is far from impossible.
www.smh.com.au
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
'Sometimes it’s the small things that alert us to danger. Something quite alarming started happening this year: the reappearance on our streets of Nazis.'
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www.smh.com.au/national/we-...
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www.smh.com.au/national/we-...
Seth Harp: 'The unit that abducted President Nicolas Maduro was Delta Force, an organization filled with cokeheads and pervaded by drug trafficking. You can bet that the only narcotics involved were the ones that they were on.'
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Seth Harp: 'The unit that abducted President Nicolas Maduro was Delta Force, an organization filled with cokeheads and pervaded by drug trafficking. You can bet that the only narcotics involved were the ones that they were on.'
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Bonus - Fort Bragg and U.S. Special Operations Post-9/11 w/ Seth Harp
Seth Harp is on the show to talk Fort Bragg, drug trafficking, and special ops.
Link in the replies 👇
Seth Harp is on the show to talk Fort Bragg, drug trafficking, and special ops.
Link in the replies 👇
January 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bonus - Fort Bragg and U.S. Special Operations Post-9/11 w/ Seth Harp
Seth Harp is on the show to talk Fort Bragg, drug trafficking, and special ops.
Link in the replies 👇
Seth Harp is on the show to talk Fort Bragg, drug trafficking, and special ops.
Link in the replies 👇
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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Donald Trump has made it clear that he will invade as many countries as we allow him to. He has already mentioned Mexico, Cuba, even Canada. We should identify pressure points for action that could render that impossible for him.
Against all imperialist aggression.
crimethinc.com/posters/agai...
Against all imperialist aggression.
crimethinc.com/posters/agai...
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Donald Trump has made it clear that he will invade as many countries as we allow him to. He has already mentioned Mexico, Cuba, even Canada. We should identify pressure points for action that could render that impossible for him.
Against all imperialist aggression.
crimethinc.com/posters/agai...
Against all imperialist aggression.
crimethinc.com/posters/agai...
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Here’s the original cartoon circa 1905
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Here’s the original cartoon circa 1905