Wes Mountain
@therevmountain.bsky.social
Writer, illustrator, alligator.
Naarm, Australia.
Naarm, Australia.
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
I know we like to be accurate, but pastoralist is basically jargon for "fancy kind of farmer who doesn't like to be called a farmer", no? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘I’ve been called “bigoted”, “racist”, “homophobic” ... none of that worries me’: outspoken pastoralist causes a stir as NT’s new administrator
David Connolly has previously attacked Aboriginal land rights and insulted Anthony Albanese. Now he’s moving into Government House
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I know we like to be accurate, but pastoralist is basically jargon for "fancy kind of farmer who doesn't like to be called a farmer", no? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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But watermelon pins.
“Leaked chatlogs, photographs and other evidence analysed by this masthead show that members of the NSN have been in close contact with at least 30 neo-Nazi extremist groups overseas since forming five years ago. Nine of those groups are listed internationally as terror cells.”
“Leaked chatlogs, photographs and other evidence analysed by this masthead show that members of the NSN have been in close contact with at least 30 neo-Nazi extremist groups overseas since forming five years ago. Nine of those groups are listed internationally as terror cells.”
‘A scary time’: Nazi terror links revealed as disbanding sparks fears of violence
Experts say far-right extremists are more dangerous than ever, even as they officially split, and this masthead reveals the extent of their connection to terror cells around the world.
www.theage.com.au
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
But watermelon pins.
“Leaked chatlogs, photographs and other evidence analysed by this masthead show that members of the NSN have been in close contact with at least 30 neo-Nazi extremist groups overseas since forming five years ago. Nine of those groups are listed internationally as terror cells.”
“Leaked chatlogs, photographs and other evidence analysed by this masthead show that members of the NSN have been in close contact with at least 30 neo-Nazi extremist groups overseas since forming five years ago. Nine of those groups are listed internationally as terror cells.”
Chekhov: hang on, where did the gun come from?
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Chekhov: hang on, where did the gun come from?
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Listening to the Daily on the first year of Trump and of course Jonathan Swan is spinning out to "what precedent this could set for the next President, maybe a democrat", with others chiming in on "not putting Humpty Dumpty back together"...
Idk, maybe focus on the right now, which is already bad?
Idk, maybe focus on the right now, which is already bad?
January 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Listening to the Daily on the first year of Trump and of course Jonathan Swan is spinning out to "what precedent this could set for the next President, maybe a democrat", with others chiming in on "not putting Humpty Dumpty back together"...
Idk, maybe focus on the right now, which is already bad?
Idk, maybe focus on the right now, which is already bad?
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I love being terrible at chess. I love having no idea how to do a proper checkmate. I love sacrificing all of my pawns fewer than ten moves in. People devote their entire lives to it and I’m just like “wheeeeee horsies”
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I love being terrible at chess. I love having no idea how to do a proper checkmate. I love sacrificing all of my pawns fewer than ten moves in. People devote their entire lives to it and I’m just like “wheeeeee horsies”
Is this a "standoff"? Trump has essentially been offered everything Greenland has to offer except the flag on the soil, and has no negotiating position.
One man shouting over the fence that he owns your house now without really doing anything about it bar the shouting seems... not like a standoff
One man shouting over the fence that he owns your house now without really doing anything about it bar the shouting seems... not like a standoff
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Is this a "standoff"? Trump has essentially been offered everything Greenland has to offer except the flag on the soil, and has no negotiating position.
One man shouting over the fence that he owns your house now without really doing anything about it bar the shouting seems... not like a standoff
One man shouting over the fence that he owns your house now without really doing anything about it bar the shouting seems... not like a standoff
The consitently terrible news out of Minneapolis means that I have had "Minneapolis" by That Dog stuck in head all week, which is a very specific and personal silver lining, I guess
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
The consitently terrible news out of Minneapolis means that I have had "Minneapolis" by That Dog stuck in head all week, which is a very specific and personal silver lining, I guess
The median weekly rent for units is at a record high in Melbourne, & the same pricd as houses (!!) for the first time since 2012. Supply, first-home buyers & getting only so much for moving further away from work and amenities to a house in the outer burbs all seem to be factors.
(It's me @ The Age)
(It's me @ The Age)
‘Landlord’s market’: Melbourne unit rents hit a record high
Melbourne’s typical unit now costs $580 a week to rent, the same price as renting a house, new data shows.
www.theage.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 5:24 AM
The median weekly rent for units is at a record high in Melbourne, & the same pricd as houses (!!) for the first time since 2012. Supply, first-home buyers & getting only so much for moving further away from work and amenities to a house in the outer burbs all seem to be factors.
(It's me @ The Age)
(It's me @ The Age)
I've worked as a designer, I'm an illustrator, I like pretty things, but by god am I sick of slick modular Wordpress/Squarespace et al, video/photo in background, parralax-out-the-wazoo, read-our-testimonials-and-contact-us-via-the-form corporate websites
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I've worked as a designer, I'm an illustrator, I like pretty things, but by god am I sick of slick modular Wordpress/Squarespace et al, video/photo in background, parralax-out-the-wazoo, read-our-testimonials-and-contact-us-via-the-form corporate websites
Guys... I'm not your intern, okay. Keep your 3am salad orders to yourself
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Guys... I'm not your intern, okay. Keep your 3am salad orders to yourself
It is quite weird (& sad) to think how straight forward and sane those reporting on the genocide in Gaza — & those on the opinion side of news — will look in a few short years, even as they are scrutinised & criticised right now. The facts are quite transparent and backed by independent reporting.
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It is quite weird (& sad) to think how straight forward and sane those reporting on the genocide in Gaza — & those on the opinion side of news — will look in a few short years, even as they are scrutinised & criticised right now. The facts are quite transparent and backed by independent reporting.
My first story for The Age went up (and in the paper!) today: www.theage.com.au/property/new...
The suburb that just took the crown as Melbourne’s most popular
Brighton has been edged out, and there’s a new suburb topping Melbourne’s rankings for the past year.
www.theage.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
My first story for The Age went up (and in the paper!) today: www.theage.com.au/property/new...
It's morning again in America. The coffee is Irish and Dad's still drunk from the night before.
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 AM
It's morning again in America. The coffee is Irish and Dad's still drunk from the night before.
Wtf is going on with the BOM forecast/current temp atm
December 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Wtf is going on with the BOM forecast/current temp atm
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The question then becomes: how much more expensive will mid-career employees be if you have to bid them away from firms that are producing them in a few years, and does that exceed what you save by using AI as an excuse not to hire now?
December 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The question then becomes: how much more expensive will mid-career employees be if you have to bid them away from firms that are producing them in a few years, and does that exceed what you save by using AI as an excuse not to hire now?
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If you think of "hiring in entry level positions" as "procuring labor to do the tasks entry level people do" then you probably do think AI is a magical headcount reduction machine.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you think of "hiring in entry level positions" as "procuring labor to do the tasks entry level people do" then you probably do think AI is a magical headcount reduction machine.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
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hate to be the bearer of such news, but unfortunately substack has the juice
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
hate to be the bearer of such news, but unfortunately substack has the juice
OH on the tram: "I'm not homeless, I just look like I am. I'm not homeless, I just live in St Kilda"
December 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
OH on the tram: "I'm not homeless, I just look like I am. I'm not homeless, I just live in St Kilda"
The world went crazy when Iran did 5% of this at least vaguely surreptitiously in the Strait of Hormuz (in Trump's first term), now the US is doing it flagrantly and 🤷
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The world went crazy when Iran did 5% of this at least vaguely surreptitiously in the Strait of Hormuz (in Trump's first term), now the US is doing it flagrantly and 🤷
Have been thinking a lot about how the focus since Sunday has been on antisemitism rather than that this was seemingly lone-actor terror event (even if it was 2 people, it was father-son and fits the pattern).
Working on this comic expainer back in 2018 taught me so much and it's still so relevant
Working on this comic expainer back in 2018 taught me so much and it's still so relevant
Comic explainer: what is lone-actor terrorism?
Raffaello Pantucci explains what lone-actor terrorism is, why it’s effective and why we seem to be seeing more attacks that aren’t clearly connected to terror networks in this long-form comic explaine...
theconversation.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Have been thinking a lot about how the focus since Sunday has been on antisemitism rather than that this was seemingly lone-actor terror event (even if it was 2 people, it was father-son and fits the pattern).
Working on this comic expainer back in 2018 taught me so much and it's still so relevant
Working on this comic expainer back in 2018 taught me so much and it's still so relevant
It's very weird predicting where a toon will do well. This has more than 1.3K likes and has been seen by almost 25K people on Tiktok, it dies a quiet death here and on Instagram.
Here's something dumb (like Time magazine's Person of the Year itself)
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It's very weird predicting where a toon will do well. This has more than 1.3K likes and has been seen by almost 25K people on Tiktok, it dies a quiet death here and on Instagram.
Personally this seems like an odd thing to say out loud about my ability to digest art with any degree of patience for the form but okay
I was asked what I thought now that #pluribus has reached seven episodes.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
I’m not seeing any of the liberal subtext some folks are seeing. But I’ve learned to watch the show by fast forwarding through the long, artsy stretches where no one speaks.
There were exactly 2 lines of interesting dialogue.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Personally this seems like an odd thing to say out loud about my ability to digest art with any degree of patience for the form but okay
I don't know man, I just don't thinking taking notes from a country that has a mass shooting a day about what a single mass shooting must mean is the best course of action at this point in time?
I mean, fill those column inches, I guess, that's the job.
I mean, fill those column inches, I guess, that's the job.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The Hanukkah massacre at Sydney’s Bondi Beach “represents the continuing inability of the government of Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, to safeguard the country’s Jewish community,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
The Hanukkah massacre at Sydney’s Bondi Beach “represents the continuing inability of the government of Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, to safeguard the country’s Jewish community,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Opinion | The Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
When a slogan’s real meaning comes true.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I don't know man, I just don't thinking taking notes from a country that has a mass shooting a day about what a single mass shooting must mean is the best course of action at this point in time?
I mean, fill those column inches, I guess, that's the job.
I mean, fill those column inches, I guess, that's the job.