ATempestRages (Canberra)
@atempestrages.bsky.social
(Son of the famous DarthSpoog)
Passionate community worker in the mental health and homelessness space.
Dad, poet and sim-nut.
Passionate community worker in the mental health and homelessness space.
Dad, poet and sim-nut.
May you find as much peace in the afterlife as you wrought upon the world.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Breaking: Former US vice president Dick Cheney has died
Dick Cheney, who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at age 84, his family has said in a statement.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
May you find as much peace in the afterlife as you wrought upon the world.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Right. I've had enough of this game.
We're well past viewing these groups as just misinformed. They are hostile and they are targeting vulnerable groups.
And I will never forgive them for this. ⬛️🟨🟥
youtu.be/sNm516OsxbQ
We're well past viewing these groups as just misinformed. They are hostile and they are targeting vulnerable groups.
And I will never forgive them for this. ⬛️🟨🟥
youtu.be/sNm516OsxbQ
Suspected neo-Nazis storm a Melbourne First Nations gathering site | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Right. I've had enough of this game.
We're well past viewing these groups as just misinformed. They are hostile and they are targeting vulnerable groups.
And I will never forgive them for this. ⬛️🟨🟥
youtu.be/sNm516OsxbQ
We're well past viewing these groups as just misinformed. They are hostile and they are targeting vulnerable groups.
And I will never forgive them for this. ⬛️🟨🟥
youtu.be/sNm516OsxbQ
I hope that this year we get to see America toss their tyrants in the Potomac.
youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...
youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...
The Emergency Is Here | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I hope that this year we get to see America toss their tyrants in the Potomac.
youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...
youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...
This is the Australian-American memorial (or locally the "Bird on a Stick"). If stands in Canberra, our capital- representing the promise our two countries made to each other.
Driving past, it's shadow passed over me like a bitter lie. How can we repair this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
Driving past, it's shadow passed over me like a bitter lie. How can we repair this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
Australian–American Memorial - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is the Australian-American memorial (or locally the "Bird on a Stick"). If stands in Canberra, our capital- representing the promise our two countries made to each other.
Driving past, it's shadow passed over me like a bitter lie. How can we repair this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
Driving past, it's shadow passed over me like a bitter lie. How can we repair this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
Democrats: "Gee if only we had someone who could stand up to Trump? Guess we've gotta keep waitin' on that person to turn up..."
youtu.be/8CIcnMbzBls
youtu.be/8CIcnMbzBls
'We can defeat Trumpism': Sanders delivers scathing rebuke of Trump at Arizona rally
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Democrats: "Gee if only we had someone who could stand up to Trump? Guess we've gotta keep waitin' on that person to turn up..."
youtu.be/8CIcnMbzBls
youtu.be/8CIcnMbzBls
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be-"
'HAVE YOU EVEN SAID THANK YOU!?'
"-on the landing grounds, we shall fight-"
'YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS THING.'
"-in the streets, we shall fight in the hills-'
'YOU'RE PLAYING WITH WW3!'
"-We shall *never* surrender."
youtu.be/CkcsKuMKooo
'HAVE YOU EVEN SAID THANK YOU!?'
"-on the landing grounds, we shall fight-"
'YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS THING.'
"-in the streets, we shall fight in the hills-'
'YOU'RE PLAYING WITH WW3!'
"-We shall *never* surrender."
youtu.be/CkcsKuMKooo
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be-"
'HAVE YOU EVEN SAID THANK YOU!?'
"-on the landing grounds, we shall fight-"
'YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS THING.'
"-in the streets, we shall fight in the hills-'
'YOU'RE PLAYING WITH WW3!'
"-We shall *never* surrender."
youtu.be/CkcsKuMKooo
'HAVE YOU EVEN SAID THANK YOU!?'
"-on the landing grounds, we shall fight-"
'YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS THING.'
"-in the streets, we shall fight in the hills-'
'YOU'RE PLAYING WITH WW3!'
"-We shall *never* surrender."
youtu.be/CkcsKuMKooo
Silence bought- right there before our eyes. This is not careful diplomacy, this is the deal they made.
"You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords." - Serenity (The Operative)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3R...
"You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords." - Serenity (The Operative)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3R...
Mark Kelly Asks Top Defense Official Nominee If Russia Invaded Ukraine, And He Cannot Respond
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Silence bought- right there before our eyes. This is not careful diplomacy, this is the deal they made.
"You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords." - Serenity (The Operative)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3R...
"You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords." - Serenity (The Operative)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3R...
I never thought I would *ever* say this...
This is absolutely the worst take- I *know*...
...but we could kind of use McCarthy right now.
This is absolutely the worst take- I *know*...
...but we could kind of use McCarthy right now.
February 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I never thought I would *ever* say this...
This is absolutely the worst take- I *know*...
...but we could kind of use McCarthy right now.
This is absolutely the worst take- I *know*...
...but we could kind of use McCarthy right now.
So Zelenskyy must wring the brim of his hat for Trump as he extorts Ukraine with *no* security guarantee?
As an Australian, it's becoming clear just what we can expect from our "most important ally".
youtu.be/z2s2pogllis?...
As an Australian, it's becoming clear just what we can expect from our "most important ally".
youtu.be/z2s2pogllis?...
Watch tense Oval Office argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
So Zelenskyy must wring the brim of his hat for Trump as he extorts Ukraine with *no* security guarantee?
As an Australian, it's becoming clear just what we can expect from our "most important ally".
youtu.be/z2s2pogllis?...
As an Australian, it's becoming clear just what we can expect from our "most important ally".
youtu.be/z2s2pogllis?...
Trump and Putin have no answer to this challenge. Zelenskyy, putting his country before himself.
True leadership.
youtu.be/gOlvZtOQJTI?...
True leadership.
youtu.be/gOlvZtOQJTI?...
Zelenskyy offers to resign in exchange for Ukraine’s NATO membership | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump and Putin have no answer to this challenge. Zelenskyy, putting his country before himself.
True leadership.
youtu.be/gOlvZtOQJTI?...
True leadership.
youtu.be/gOlvZtOQJTI?...
:: DEFEND the INDEFENSIBLE ::
Reporter: 'Just to clarify, who do you think is responsible for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?'
Michael Waltz: 'So there's this Aluminium foundry, right. With it, we could extort Ukraine for billions. Yeah? Yeah?' *finger-guns*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZ-...
Reporter: 'Just to clarify, who do you think is responsible for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?'
Michael Waltz: 'So there's this Aluminium foundry, right. With it, we could extort Ukraine for billions. Yeah? Yeah?' *finger-guns*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZ-...
Waltz: Trump 'very frustrated' with Zelenskyy for not signing critical minerals deal
YouTube video by Guardian News
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
:: DEFEND the INDEFENSIBLE ::
Reporter: 'Just to clarify, who do you think is responsible for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?'
Michael Waltz: 'So there's this Aluminium foundry, right. With it, we could extort Ukraine for billions. Yeah? Yeah?' *finger-guns*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZ-...
Reporter: 'Just to clarify, who do you think is responsible for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?'
Michael Waltz: 'So there's this Aluminium foundry, right. With it, we could extort Ukraine for billions. Yeah? Yeah?' *finger-guns*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZ-...
Adam Kinzinger- for once you and I agree.
February 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Adam Kinzinger- for once you and I agree.
What I would give to see @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social leading America right now.
Bernie: youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...
and
AOC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUjQ...
Bernie: youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...
and
AOC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUjQ...
A Sad Moment in American History
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
What I would give to see @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social leading America right now.
Bernie: youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...
and
AOC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUjQ...
Bernie: youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...
and
AOC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUjQ...
No nation, mine included- should consider America an ally while it is lead by Trump. He has betrayed Ukraine today, deftly manipulated by Putin. I wonder- what would Reagan say?
I am heartened to see Europe standing with Ukraine.
Tyrants fear unity like that.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
I am heartened to see Europe standing with Ukraine.
Tyrants fear unity like that.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Trump wants a deal with Putin, and Russia could be weaker than you think
The new US president has made it clear he would rather negotiate with Moscow than Kyiv when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine, and some say there's good reason to be worried about that.
www.abc.net.au
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
No nation, mine included- should consider America an ally while it is lead by Trump. He has betrayed Ukraine today, deftly manipulated by Putin. I wonder- what would Reagan say?
I am heartened to see Europe standing with Ukraine.
Tyrants fear unity like that.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
I am heartened to see Europe standing with Ukraine.
Tyrants fear unity like that.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
(To Ukraine) "You should have never started it, you should have made a deal." - Trump
I don't think I have ever been so angry watching the news. Bullying imperialist scumbag, your time will come.
youtu.be/P3VX7ee3jRs?...
I don't think I have ever been so angry watching the news. Bullying imperialist scumbag, your time will come.
youtu.be/P3VX7ee3jRs?...
Donald Trump takes aim at Ukraine over war with Russia | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
(To Ukraine) "You should have never started it, you should have made a deal." - Trump
I don't think I have ever been so angry watching the news. Bullying imperialist scumbag, your time will come.
youtu.be/P3VX7ee3jRs?...
I don't think I have ever been so angry watching the news. Bullying imperialist scumbag, your time will come.
youtu.be/P3VX7ee3jRs?...
I wish Australia joined the EU's block statement. We are negotiating with Trump- but surely he will simply implement another measure that will require *further* negotiation.
Imagine if the EU, Australia many other countries just said- "No. This is now how you treat an ally."
youtu.be/HybZ8LBGfh4
Imagine if the EU, Australia many other countries just said- "No. This is now how you treat an ally."
youtu.be/HybZ8LBGfh4
'A lose-lose scenario': World leaders vow to retaliate against Trump's metal tariffs
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I wish Australia joined the EU's block statement. We are negotiating with Trump- but surely he will simply implement another measure that will require *further* negotiation.
Imagine if the EU, Australia many other countries just said- "No. This is now how you treat an ally."
youtu.be/HybZ8LBGfh4
Imagine if the EU, Australia many other countries just said- "No. This is now how you treat an ally."
youtu.be/HybZ8LBGfh4
Now that America can fully see the Trumpian dream, perhaps they will take their first step towards sanity.
Put *this* man in office when the time comes.
youtu.be/mL0crkf5Dzw
Put *this* man in office when the time comes.
youtu.be/mL0crkf5Dzw
We Are Living in Unprecedented Times
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Now that America can fully see the Trumpian dream, perhaps they will take their first step towards sanity.
Put *this* man in office when the time comes.
youtu.be/mL0crkf5Dzw
Put *this* man in office when the time comes.
youtu.be/mL0crkf5Dzw
Regarding: DeepSeek AI.
Naive of me, of course. Straight away it will not discuss Tiananmen Square but what's interesting is that it will generate a complete summary for Taiwan and *then* censor it.
Naive of me, of course. Straight away it will not discuss Tiananmen Square but what's interesting is that it will generate a complete summary for Taiwan and *then* censor it.
January 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Regarding: DeepSeek AI.
Naive of me, of course. Straight away it will not discuss Tiananmen Square but what's interesting is that it will generate a complete summary for Taiwan and *then* censor it.
Naive of me, of course. Straight away it will not discuss Tiananmen Square but what's interesting is that it will generate a complete summary for Taiwan and *then* censor it.
:: Prelude 1/2 ::
Amber orb against the sky,
Turns into a crimson eye,
Readily the Prelude roars,
Challenges me to octane scores.
Settle in my Camry's peace,
Free from calls of furious grease,
Yet still I regard the crimson stare,
My own eyes widen 'neath crimson glare.
Amber orb against the sky,
Turns into a crimson eye,
Readily the Prelude roars,
Challenges me to octane scores.
Settle in my Camry's peace,
Free from calls of furious grease,
Yet still I regard the crimson stare,
My own eyes widen 'neath crimson glare.
January 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
:: Prelude 1/2 ::
Amber orb against the sky,
Turns into a crimson eye,
Readily the Prelude roars,
Challenges me to octane scores.
Settle in my Camry's peace,
Free from calls of furious grease,
Yet still I regard the crimson stare,
My own eyes widen 'neath crimson glare.
Amber orb against the sky,
Turns into a crimson eye,
Readily the Prelude roars,
Challenges me to octane scores.
Settle in my Camry's peace,
Free from calls of furious grease,
Yet still I regard the crimson stare,
My own eyes widen 'neath crimson glare.
"I-I'm being *released*?"
"Yep. Your work isn't done yet. Oh and we found out they don't snitch at KFC."
"Yep. Your work isn't done yet. Oh and we found out they don't snitch at KFC."
January 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"I-I'm being *released*?"
"Yep. Your work isn't done yet. Oh and we found out they don't snitch at KFC."
"Yep. Your work isn't done yet. Oh and we found out they don't snitch at KFC."
@darthspoog.bsky.social - Hey Dad, not too late in the day for a coffee? I'm making up a cup of Iranian cardamon coffee.
It's pretty brutal but quite nice with a dash of honey.
It's pretty brutal but quite nice with a dash of honey.
December 29, 2024 at 6:46 AM
@darthspoog.bsky.social - Hey Dad, not too late in the day for a coffee? I'm making up a cup of Iranian cardamon coffee.
It's pretty brutal but quite nice with a dash of honey.
It's pretty brutal but quite nice with a dash of honey.
The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp case - an inquiry by Michael Hobbes.
Read this one, it's important.
Diversion and vilification won out over evidence.
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social - I'd love to hear you work through this on a multipart podcast too.
michaelhobbes.substack.com/p/the-bleak-...
Read this one, it's important.
Diversion and vilification won out over evidence.
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social - I'd love to hear you work through this on a multipart podcast too.
michaelhobbes.substack.com/p/the-bleak-...
The Bleak Spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial
How a washed-up celebrity, men’s rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory
michaelhobbes.substack.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp case - an inquiry by Michael Hobbes.
Read this one, it's important.
Diversion and vilification won out over evidence.
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social - I'd love to hear you work through this on a multipart podcast too.
michaelhobbes.substack.com/p/the-bleak-...
Read this one, it's important.
Diversion and vilification won out over evidence.
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social - I'd love to hear you work through this on a multipart podcast too.
michaelhobbes.substack.com/p/the-bleak-...
Huh, just had 3 thirst bots follow me here? Sorry, but the only machine I'll fall for is SHODAN.
December 21, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Huh, just had 3 thirst bots follow me here? Sorry, but the only machine I'll fall for is SHODAN.
I wonder what Australians would do if, in the middle of the night, our government declared martial law?
Very impressed by the South Korean people and opposition. That's *exactly* what I hope we would do in the same event.
(Note: I wrote "marital law" the first time. 💍)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Very impressed by the South Korean people and opposition. That's *exactly* what I hope we would do in the same event.
(Note: I wrote "marital law" the first time. 💍)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
South Korea live: South Korea president backs down from martial law order after MPs vote to block it
Demonstrators who had gathered to protest the sudden introduction of military rule are now celebrating.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I wonder what Australians would do if, in the middle of the night, our government declared martial law?
Very impressed by the South Korean people and opposition. That's *exactly* what I hope we would do in the same event.
(Note: I wrote "marital law" the first time. 💍)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Very impressed by the South Korean people and opposition. That's *exactly* what I hope we would do in the same event.
(Note: I wrote "marital law" the first time. 💍)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...