1950s headache guy
@gday.bsky.social
Creator and former host/producer of the ANU National Security Podcast, mountain biker/dirt eater & brewer of often drinkable beer
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There are two clear messages here:
1. A second Trump administration would be full-on fascist, and their team is not shy about saying as much.
2. There's a not insignificant number of Americans who support this fascism outright, and even more who merely shrug at it.
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u...
1. A second Trump administration would be full-on fascist, and their team is not shy about saying as much.
2. There's a not insignificant number of Americans who support this fascism outright, and even more who merely shrug at it.
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u...
Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans
If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2023 at 10:18 PM
There are two clear messages here:
1. A second Trump administration would be full-on fascist, and their team is not shy about saying as much.
2. There's a not insignificant number of Americans who support this fascism outright, and even more who merely shrug at it.
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u...
1. A second Trump administration would be full-on fascist, and their team is not shy about saying as much.
2. There's a not insignificant number of Americans who support this fascism outright, and even more who merely shrug at it.
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u...
Australian race-baiting gutter journalism from Murdoch media.
I often wonder what people whose careers have amounted to only this think of themselves and their place in this world.
www.news.com.au/finance/real...
I often wonder what people whose careers have amounted to only this think of themselves and their place in this world.
www.news.com.au/finance/real...
www.news.com.au
November 10, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Australian race-baiting gutter journalism from Murdoch media.
I often wonder what people whose careers have amounted to only this think of themselves and their place in this world.
www.news.com.au/finance/real...
I often wonder what people whose careers have amounted to only this think of themselves and their place in this world.
www.news.com.au/finance/real...
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Bellingcat is hosting an Advanced Scraping Webinar on November 21, covering python tools for scraping social media data from Telegram and other platforms, python libraries for data analysis, and much more. Find out more about the course and sign up, here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/no...
November 21: Advanced Scraping Webinar (4 hours) - bellingcat
Please note this webinar requires prerequisite knowledge of the command line and programming. The participant should be comfortable using the command line to run scripts and software. They should be...
www.bellingcat.com
November 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Bellingcat is hosting an Advanced Scraping Webinar on November 21, covering python tools for scraping social media data from Telegram and other platforms, python libraries for data analysis, and much more. Find out more about the course and sign up, here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/no...
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Responding to the growing controversy around protests planned for 11 November, the IHR's History and Policy publishes this important intervention by Adrian Gregory pointing to the complex and contested nature of Remembrance and its regular reinvention. www.historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
The Complicated History of Remembrance
<p>Recent controversies over whether protest is permissible on ‘Remembrance Weekend’ have rested on an oversimplified view of Remembrance as an unchanging, sacralised and outside politics. In fac...
www.historyandpolicy.org
November 7, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Responding to the growing controversy around protests planned for 11 November, the IHR's History and Policy publishes this important intervention by Adrian Gregory pointing to the complex and contested nature of Remembrance and its regular reinvention. www.historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
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Ransomware, AI, and social engineering all set to be 2024's biggest security threats
Ransomware, AI, and social engineering all set to be 2024's biggest security threats
Evolving threats and capabilities will increase the risks posed to businesses
www.techradar.com
November 7, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Ransomware, AI, and social engineering all set to be 2024's biggest security threats
Whilst I have some gripes with some elements of the China Project (which is normal, nobody agrees with everything - particularly when it is as complex and important as understanding China is), this is still sad and unfortunate news:
#China
thechinaproject.com/2023/11/06/s...
#China
thechinaproject.com/2023/11/06/s...
Some sad news – The China Project
Some sad news
thechinaproject.com
November 7, 2023 at 6:43 AM
Whilst I have some gripes with some elements of the China Project (which is normal, nobody agrees with everything - particularly when it is as complex and important as understanding China is), this is still sad and unfortunate news:
#China
thechinaproject.com/2023/11/06/s...
#China
thechinaproject.com/2023/11/06/s...
Just in case you feel that there is still a glimmer of hope for humanity, just read the public submissions for this bill. It'll sort you out 😉
www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentar...
www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentar...
www.parliament.act.gov.au
November 6, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Just in case you feel that there is still a glimmer of hope for humanity, just read the public submissions for this bill. It'll sort you out 😉
www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentar...
www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentar...
What is the value of this for Kyiv? Why would they remove specialised forces from the front with Russia to hit mercs in another hemisphere that pose no immediate threat to Ukraine? Honest questions, I assume that there's a reason and I just don't know what it is.
www.kyivpost.com/post/23722
www.kyivpost.com/post/23722
November 6, 2023 at 11:31 AM
What is the value of this for Kyiv? Why would they remove specialised forces from the front with Russia to hit mercs in another hemisphere that pose no immediate threat to Ukraine? Honest questions, I assume that there's a reason and I just don't know what it is.
www.kyivpost.com/post/23722
www.kyivpost.com/post/23722
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Russia is deporting Ukrainian children from their home to "Russify" them. This is genocide. We still need about 6000 signatures to reach 50 000 - the quorum needed for the German Bundestag to discuss the petition. The organizers are in contact with the Bundestag to this end. Please sign & share!
Petition unterschreiben
Sehr geehrte Bundesregierung,
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestages,
wir, die Unterzeichnenden dieser Petition, wenden uns in großer Sorge und mit der dringenden Bitte...
www.change.org
November 3, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Russia is deporting Ukrainian children from their home to "Russify" them. This is genocide. We still need about 6000 signatures to reach 50 000 - the quorum needed for the German Bundestag to discuss the petition. The organizers are in contact with the Bundestag to this end. Please sign & share!
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Given some of the reporting of the last week, it’s clear that we’re in for another wave of discussion about whether Ukraine should be pushed to the negotiating table. A long🧵(also posted on the other site).
November 4, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Given some of the reporting of the last week, it’s clear that we’re in for another wave of discussion about whether Ukraine should be pushed to the negotiating table. A long🧵(also posted on the other site).
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Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist
Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2023 at 10:56 PM
Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
Reposting for truth.
many of us have been saying for years... that criticisms of the Chinese state aren't inherently sinophobia, even tho racist sinophobia is real, and conflating ethnic identity with a sovereign state is what both the Chn state & sinophobes want to see
As an ethnic Chinese HKer who dislikes the CCP - to put it mildly - I’m just going to say the conflation of ethnic/ religious identity with national identity always leads to ugly places
November 4, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Reposting for truth.
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Exec: so what are the names of the gross pasty nerd billionaire and his weird girlfriend?
Writer: Musk and Grime
Exec: and the embezzler?
Writer: Sam Bankman-Fraud
Exec: and the politician and his son who do organized crime?
Writer: Don and Don Junior
Exec: get the fuck out of my office
Writer: Musk and Grime
Exec: and the embezzler?
Writer: Sam Bankman-Fraud
Exec: and the politician and his son who do organized crime?
Writer: Don and Don Junior
Exec: get the fuck out of my office
November 3, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Exec: so what are the names of the gross pasty nerd billionaire and his weird girlfriend?
Writer: Musk and Grime
Exec: and the embezzler?
Writer: Sam Bankman-Fraud
Exec: and the politician and his son who do organized crime?
Writer: Don and Don Junior
Exec: get the fuck out of my office
Writer: Musk and Grime
Exec: and the embezzler?
Writer: Sam Bankman-Fraud
Exec: and the politician and his son who do organized crime?
Writer: Don and Don Junior
Exec: get the fuck out of my office
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It's interesting that when people predict the end of humanity via robots they imagine the robots being to blame and not the money obsessed billionaires behind them, racing to replace ineffective humans with AI and machines for maximum profit.
November 3, 2023 at 8:03 AM
It's interesting that when people predict the end of humanity via robots they imagine the robots being to blame and not the money obsessed billionaires behind them, racing to replace ineffective humans with AI and machines for maximum profit.
I never understand why people say "It lets you know that you're alive!". Do these people sometimes think that they are dead, or were never born in the first place? How does one get like that in life? Good lord, my stupid alarm clock reminds me of my own brutal existence at 6am every damned morning!
November 3, 2023 at 9:35 AM
I never understand why people say "It lets you know that you're alive!". Do these people sometimes think that they are dead, or were never born in the first place? How does one get like that in life? Good lord, my stupid alarm clock reminds me of my own brutal existence at 6am every damned morning!
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How do we secure the future of liberal democracies?
In the new episode of #BerlinsideOut @AaronGBurnett & I spoke to Paul Mason Jessica Toale & Chris Alexander about how to defend our free societies from outside threats
- & what we need to fix at home.
berlinsideout.podigee.io/7-defending-...
In the new episode of #BerlinsideOut @AaronGBurnett & I spoke to Paul Mason Jessica Toale & Chris Alexander about how to defend our free societies from outside threats
- & what we need to fix at home.
berlinsideout.podigee.io/7-defending-...
7 – Defending, Renewing & Spreading Liberal Democracy [Part 1]
This episode continues the discussion on Neo-idealism and grand strategy for liberal democracies, by examining the dangers of taking liberal democracy for granted and putting it “on cruise control��...
berlinsideout.podigee.io
October 31, 2023 at 12:41 PM
How do we secure the future of liberal democracies?
In the new episode of #BerlinsideOut @AaronGBurnett & I spoke to Paul Mason Jessica Toale & Chris Alexander about how to defend our free societies from outside threats
- & what we need to fix at home.
berlinsideout.podigee.io/7-defending-...
In the new episode of #BerlinsideOut @AaronGBurnett & I spoke to Paul Mason Jessica Toale & Chris Alexander about how to defend our free societies from outside threats
- & what we need to fix at home.
berlinsideout.podigee.io/7-defending-...
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Beijing to Canberra and Back (16-29 October):
1️⃣ Are 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 making quid pro quo compromises to secure ongoing relationship repair?
2️⃣ Both 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 look to make political mileage out of Albanese’s 🇨🇳 visit
3️⃣ Possible deliverables from the trip
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/potentiall...
1️⃣ Are 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 making quid pro quo compromises to secure ongoing relationship repair?
2️⃣ Both 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 look to make political mileage out of Albanese’s 🇨🇳 visit
3️⃣ Possible deliverables from the trip
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/potentiall...
Potentially transactional ties, Albanese’s trip agenda, and visit deliverables
Fortnight of 16 to 29 October 2023
beijing2canberra.substack.com
November 1, 2023 at 9:07 AM
Beijing to Canberra and Back (16-29 October):
1️⃣ Are 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 making quid pro quo compromises to secure ongoing relationship repair?
2️⃣ Both 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 look to make political mileage out of Albanese’s 🇨🇳 visit
3️⃣ Possible deliverables from the trip
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/potentiall...
1️⃣ Are 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 making quid pro quo compromises to secure ongoing relationship repair?
2️⃣ Both 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇳 look to make political mileage out of Albanese’s 🇨🇳 visit
3️⃣ Possible deliverables from the trip
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/potentiall...
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tfw a specter is haunting Europe
October 10, 2023 at 5:48 PM
tfw a specter is haunting Europe
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UN experts call on the Taliban to free 2 women rights defenders from custody in Afghanistan
UN experts call on the Taliban to free 2 women rights defenders from custody in Afghanistan
U.N. experts are demanding the Taliban immediately release two women's rights defenders in Afghanistan.
apnews.com
October 31, 2023 at 11:40 AM
UN experts call on the Taliban to free 2 women rights defenders from custody in Afghanistan
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As protests for Palestine are demonised, banned in places protesters arrested & UK home secretary about to chair a Cobra meeting into "Increased risk of Terrorism"
Am reminded of this from Hong Kong:
“It’s you who taught me that peaceful protests are useless”.
The right to protest must be defended
Am reminded of this from Hong Kong:
“It’s you who taught me that peaceful protests are useless”.
The right to protest must be defended
October 30, 2023 at 9:35 AM
As protests for Palestine are demonised, banned in places protesters arrested & UK home secretary about to chair a Cobra meeting into "Increased risk of Terrorism"
Am reminded of this from Hong Kong:
“It’s you who taught me that peaceful protests are useless”.
The right to protest must be defended
Am reminded of this from Hong Kong:
“It’s you who taught me that peaceful protests are useless”.
The right to protest must be defended
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"Stop killing people" pretty much sums up my politics these days, whether we're talking genocide, covid, the environmental/healthcare/housing crisis, food insecurity, police brutality, lack of disability rights, attacks on LGBTQ+ folx, no access to reproductive medical care, etc etc etc. Just stop.
October 28, 2023 at 8:58 PM
"Stop killing people" pretty much sums up my politics these days, whether we're talking genocide, covid, the environmental/healthcare/housing crisis, food insecurity, police brutality, lack of disability rights, attacks on LGBTQ+ folx, no access to reproductive medical care, etc etc etc. Just stop.
A multi-layered problem in the north of Australia. Some common threads are racism, alcohol and disadvantage. The big question is the accountability of the state when violence is done, ostensibly in their name.
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
The city paying private security to patrol the streets like police
The public is paying for private security guards to patrol city streets, but they are in the dark about just what powers these guards have been given.
www.abc.net.au
October 29, 2023 at 9:52 PM
A multi-layered problem in the north of Australia. Some common threads are racism, alcohol and disadvantage. The big question is the accountability of the state when violence is done, ostensibly in their name.
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...