zane trow
@zanetrow.net
composer/animateur living on Yugambeh country
https://www.zanetrow.net/
... poor and free rather than rich and enslaved. of course, men want to be both rich and free, and this is what leads them at times to be poor and enslaved ... albert camus
https://www.zanetrow.net/
... poor and free rather than rich and enslaved. of course, men want to be both rich and free, and this is what leads them at times to be poor and enslaved ... albert camus
Pinned
Sue Higginson, Greens MP :
" ... Charging horses, chemical weapons, unprovoked assault and severe police violence. These should never be the tools of law enforcement and their presence on Sydney streets must be a wake-up call to all of us ... "
cops are always emboldened by fascism accepted abroad
" ... Charging horses, chemical weapons, unprovoked assault and severe police violence. These should never be the tools of law enforcement and their presence on Sydney streets must be a wake-up call to all of us ... "
cops are always emboldened by fascism accepted abroad
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Sue Higginson, Greens MP :
" ... Charging horses, chemical weapons, unprovoked assault and severe police violence. These should never be the tools of law enforcement and their presence on Sydney streets must be a wake-up call to all of us ... "
cops are always emboldened by fascism accepted abroad
" ... Charging horses, chemical weapons, unprovoked assault and severe police violence. These should never be the tools of law enforcement and their presence on Sydney streets must be a wake-up call to all of us ... "
cops are always emboldened by fascism accepted abroad
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Robodebt Royal Commission: $33.6m cost to taxpayers.
"Antisemitism" Royal Commission: $131.1m cost to taxpayers.
They're taking the piss.
"Antisemitism" Royal Commission: $131.1m cost to taxpayers.
They're taking the piss.
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Robodebt Royal Commission: $33.6m cost to taxpayers.
"Antisemitism" Royal Commission: $131.1m cost to taxpayers.
They're taking the piss.
"Antisemitism" Royal Commission: $131.1m cost to taxpayers.
They're taking the piss.
... gormless policies for a gormless country permanently frightened of itself and wholly subservient to acquired culture ...
Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
... gormless policies for a gormless country permanently frightened of itself and wholly subservient to acquired culture ...
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So who’s actually running this fucking country? 🤬
#FromTheRiverToTheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#FromTheRiverToTheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
February 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
So who’s actually running this fucking country? 🤬
#FromTheRiverToTheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#FromTheRiverToTheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
It is February the 8th 2026
100 years since Neal was born
Neal Cassady by Ettore Sottsass (1962)
100 years since Neal was born
Neal Cassady by Ettore Sottsass (1962)
February 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
It is February the 8th 2026
100 years since Neal was born
Neal Cassady by Ettore Sottsass (1962)
100 years since Neal was born
Neal Cassady by Ettore Sottsass (1962)
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As the mother of a daughter whose multiple disabilities led to her having to leave her physical high school at 15 to do distance education, I hate to think how isolated she would have been had she not had access to social media.
It probably contributed to her still being alive.
It probably contributed to her still being alive.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
As the mother of a daughter whose multiple disabilities led to her having to leave her physical high school at 15 to do distance education, I hate to think how isolated she would have been had she not had access to social media.
It probably contributed to her still being alive.
It probably contributed to her still being alive.
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after listing his credentials with people grieving police and Chabad event victims of gun violence, Albanese lectures us to “dial down debate” and have “discourse in this country that is more respectful” and I am not sure even he is aware these are colonial white sentiments 101.
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 AM
after listing his credentials with people grieving police and Chabad event victims of gun violence, Albanese lectures us to “dial down debate” and have “discourse in this country that is more respectful” and I am not sure even he is aware these are colonial white sentiments 101.
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Now they are saying that writers and artists need to consider social cohesion in their work. Isn’t the point of art to be disruptive? To make you think? That’s it’s job. Social cohesion my arse.
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Now they are saying that writers and artists need to consider social cohesion in their work. Isn’t the point of art to be disruptive? To make you think? That’s it’s job. Social cohesion my arse.
Creative Australia "leadership programs" : Mastery of Systems Leadership; Climate Leadership Accelerator; Emerging Leaders Colloquium; Emerging Regional Arts Leaders etc etc
Of course Creative Australia has displayed no leadership itself of any kind whatsoever for more than a decade ...
Pathetic.
Of course Creative Australia has displayed no leadership itself of any kind whatsoever for more than a decade ...
Pathetic.
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Creative Australia "leadership programs" : Mastery of Systems Leadership; Climate Leadership Accelerator; Emerging Leaders Colloquium; Emerging Regional Arts Leaders etc etc
Of course Creative Australia has displayed no leadership itself of any kind whatsoever for more than a decade ...
Pathetic.
Of course Creative Australia has displayed no leadership itself of any kind whatsoever for more than a decade ...
Pathetic.
"..Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.."
FFS
... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
FFS
... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
"..Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.."
FFS
... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
FFS
... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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One of the biggest blows against the illusion of Western democracy in recent years has been that there is now more popular support for Palestine than ever, the tide has turned; and yet it doesn't make any difference whatsoever.
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
One of the biggest blows against the illusion of Western democracy in recent years has been that there is now more popular support for Palestine than ever, the tide has turned; and yet it doesn't make any difference whatsoever.
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
Our leaders can entirely ignore us.
We do not live under Democracy
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According to new Australia Institute research, the inequality between private and public education will continue to grow, and Australian students, along with the Australian community and economy, will suffer.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rsPW2I
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rsPW2I
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
According to new Australia Institute research, the inequality between private and public education will continue to grow, and Australian students, along with the Australian community and economy, will suffer.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rsPW2I
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rsPW2I
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“Lydia Thorpe tells RN Breakfast there have been “double standards” in response to alleged bomb attempt, and that her motion will try to “achieve some solidarity” in the parliament and recognise some of the trauma caused.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia politics live: Liberals joke they need ‘divine intervention’ as parliament returns; Labor announces discount loans for EVs
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
“Lydia Thorpe tells RN Breakfast there have been “double standards” in response to alleged bomb attempt, and that her motion will try to “achieve some solidarity” in the parliament and recognise some of the trauma caused.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The files are the distraction.
This is important to pay attention to. Trump's saying the quiet part of the plan out loud. With the midterms increasingly looking like a bloodbath for the GOP, he's calling on the Republicans to take over the election. This is what an attempt to end democracy looks like. Read @ariberman.bsky.social
Trump goes public with plan to "take over" elections
After the FBI seized 700 boxes of ballots in Georgia, the president calls on Republicans to assert control over voting "in at least 15 places.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The files are the distraction.
I want five bands you can't fucking stand
1) Abba
2) Kiss
3) Queen
4) The Beatles
5) The Ramones
1) Abba
2) Kiss
3) Queen
4) The Beatles
5) The Ramones
I want five bands you can't fucking stand
1) Red Hot Chili Peppers
2) the Police
3)Mumford & Sons
4) Pearl Jam
5) Fleet Foxes
1) Red Hot Chili Peppers
2) the Police
3)Mumford & Sons
4) Pearl Jam
5) Fleet Foxes
I want five bands you can't fucking stand
1. nine days
2. spin doctors
3. blues traveller
4. king missile
5. uncle kracker
1. nine days
2. spin doctors
3. blues traveller
4. king missile
5. uncle kracker
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I want five bands you can't fucking stand
1) Abba
2) Kiss
3) Queen
4) The Beatles
5) The Ramones
1) Abba
2) Kiss
3) Queen
4) The Beatles
5) The Ramones
As a kid seeing a Woody Allen movie on tv always made me feel the same way - confused by someone so unfunny to me that seemed to make other people laugh...what were they all laughing at? I never knew, and still don't. As I got older his so called "films" got awards. I never knew why and still don't.
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
As a kid seeing a Woody Allen movie on tv always made me feel the same way - confused by someone so unfunny to me that seemed to make other people laugh...what were they all laughing at? I never knew, and still don't. As I got older his so called "films" got awards. I never knew why and still don't.
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#reverberations #musicchallenge Banshees with Spellbound. McGeogh comes in with a brilliant jangly riff and then it moves to an incredible fast strummed acoustic. Brilliant 🤩
youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI?...
youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI?...
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SiouxsieBansheesVEVO
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
#reverberations #musicchallenge Banshees with Spellbound. McGeogh comes in with a brilliant jangly riff and then it moves to an incredible fast strummed acoustic. Brilliant 🤩
youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI?...
youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI?...
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We're going to need vaccination certificates mandated for visitors/immigrants from the US.
The Trumpist regime is turning the country into a massive petri dish, where mutations of previously rare and controllable contagious diseases will thrive and spread.
The Trumpist regime is turning the country into a massive petri dish, where mutations of previously rare and controllable contagious diseases will thrive and spread.
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
We're going to need vaccination certificates mandated for visitors/immigrants from the US.
The Trumpist regime is turning the country into a massive petri dish, where mutations of previously rare and controllable contagious diseases will thrive and spread.
The Trumpist regime is turning the country into a massive petri dish, where mutations of previously rare and controllable contagious diseases will thrive and spread.
Outstanding album imho...his best...dark as ...
February 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Outstanding album imho...his best...dark as ...
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"Like the great jazz musicians I know he admires, Robert Wyatt stretches and contracts time seemingly at will - and that, to my ears, communicates freedom more powerfully than even the wildest anarchic flailing."
Epiphanies — Robert Wyatt:
Epiphanies — Robert Wyatt:
Epiphanies
Robert Wyatt
dadadrummer.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Like the great jazz musicians I know he admires, Robert Wyatt stretches and contracts time seemingly at will - and that, to my ears, communicates freedom more powerfully than even the wildest anarchic flailing."
Epiphanies — Robert Wyatt:
Epiphanies — Robert Wyatt: