Musk's manipulation of X was the blueprint. He succeeded in elevating extreme hard right views, including inciting violence and promoting Nazism.
It's so easy for them to tweak the algorithm to supress views they don't like, and therefore crushing public discourse.
It's so easy for them to tweak the algorithm to supress views they don't like, and therefore crushing public discourse.
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Musk's manipulation of X was the blueprint. He succeeded in elevating extreme hard right views, including inciting violence and promoting Nazism.
It's so easy for them to tweak the algorithm to supress views they don't like, and therefore crushing public discourse.
It's so easy for them to tweak the algorithm to supress views they don't like, and therefore crushing public discourse.
"Your insane nationalism contains a lust for domination that will not cease until you realize that the age of empires is over and that your empire will not be rebuilt."
What a line from the Polish Foreign Minister.
www.politico.eu/article/rado...
What a line from the Polish Foreign Minister.
www.politico.eu/article/rado...
September 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Your insane nationalism contains a lust for domination that will not cease until you realize that the age of empires is over and that your empire will not be rebuilt."
What a line from the Polish Foreign Minister.
www.politico.eu/article/rado...
What a line from the Polish Foreign Minister.
www.politico.eu/article/rado...
The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
Eye-watering levels of flushing money down the drain.
What is Australia getting for our money? Certainly not nuclear submarines. Certainly not a dependable friend in the US.
What is Australia getting for our money? Certainly not nuclear submarines. Certainly not a dependable friend in the US.
September 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Eye-watering levels of flushing money down the drain.
What is Australia getting for our money? Certainly not nuclear submarines. Certainly not a dependable friend in the US.
What is Australia getting for our money? Certainly not nuclear submarines. Certainly not a dependable friend in the US.
The United States is actively enabling Israel to commit genocide.
When Prime Minister Albanese sees Trump next week, he has the opportunity to stand up for Australian interests, ditch AUKUS, and end this pathetic era of being America's lackey.
When Prime Minister Albanese sees Trump next week, he has the opportunity to stand up for Australian interests, ditch AUKUS, and end this pathetic era of being America's lackey.
September 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The United States is actively enabling Israel to commit genocide.
When Prime Minister Albanese sees Trump next week, he has the opportunity to stand up for Australian interests, ditch AUKUS, and end this pathetic era of being America's lackey.
When Prime Minister Albanese sees Trump next week, he has the opportunity to stand up for Australian interests, ditch AUKUS, and end this pathetic era of being America's lackey.
Our politicians should be led by the community evidence, not misguided ideology.
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Our politicians should be led by the community evidence, not misguided ideology.
Most other developed countries do not count land use emissions in their official reporting.
Australia successfully lobbied to change the rules when negotiating the Kyoto Protocol to include land use (LULUCF) emissions because they knew how much it would clean our numbers. Cooked books indeed!
Australia successfully lobbied to change the rules when negotiating the Kyoto Protocol to include land use (LULUCF) emissions because they knew how much it would clean our numbers. Cooked books indeed!
September 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Most other developed countries do not count land use emissions in their official reporting.
Australia successfully lobbied to change the rules when negotiating the Kyoto Protocol to include land use (LULUCF) emissions because they knew how much it would clean our numbers. Cooked books indeed!
Australia successfully lobbied to change the rules when negotiating the Kyoto Protocol to include land use (LULUCF) emissions because they knew how much it would clean our numbers. Cooked books indeed!
Nearly all of Australia's 'on paper' emissions reductions come from land use.
This is largely because Aus chose 2005 as the baseline year from when 'reduction' starts. In 2005 there was very high land clearing which soon stopped.
This is counted as a huge reduction, while polluters keep polluting.
This is largely because Aus chose 2005 as the baseline year from when 'reduction' starts. In 2005 there was very high land clearing which soon stopped.
This is counted as a huge reduction, while polluters keep polluting.
September 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Nearly all of Australia's 'on paper' emissions reductions come from land use.
This is largely because Aus chose 2005 as the baseline year from when 'reduction' starts. In 2005 there was very high land clearing which soon stopped.
This is counted as a huge reduction, while polluters keep polluting.
This is largely because Aus chose 2005 as the baseline year from when 'reduction' starts. In 2005 there was very high land clearing which soon stopped.
This is counted as a huge reduction, while polluters keep polluting.
This pathetically unambitious 62% target is worse than it sounds because of how Australia uses dodgy "land use" emissions accounting.
Really good explainer on LULUCF and land use emissions here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/lulucf-...
Really good explainer on LULUCF and land use emissions here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/lulucf-...
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This pathetically unambitious 62% target is worse than it sounds because of how Australia uses dodgy "land use" emissions accounting.
Really good explainer on LULUCF and land use emissions here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/lulucf-...
Really good explainer on LULUCF and land use emissions here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/lulucf-...
Reminder: The AUKUS deal was supposedly cooked up in the brain of Boris Johnson who wanted to piss off Macron, and so convinced Scott Morrison to drop the French subs deal.
$368 billion Australian taxpayer dollars to help the US make submarines that we'll never receive.
Turnbull explains why ⤵️
$368 billion Australian taxpayer dollars to help the US make submarines that we'll never receive.
Turnbull explains why ⤵️
September 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Reminder: The AUKUS deal was supposedly cooked up in the brain of Boris Johnson who wanted to piss off Macron, and so convinced Scott Morrison to drop the French subs deal.
$368 billion Australian taxpayer dollars to help the US make submarines that we'll never receive.
Turnbull explains why ⤵️
$368 billion Australian taxpayer dollars to help the US make submarines that we'll never receive.
Turnbull explains why ⤵️
"It pays to be a good ally" 🥶
Denmark MP after snubbing a $9 billion missile deal with the USA and going with European producers.
Meanwhile Australia is still blindly shovelling billions into the AUKUS nuclear submarine fantasy, which crucially *we might not even have full control over*
Denmark MP after snubbing a $9 billion missile deal with the USA and going with European producers.
Meanwhile Australia is still blindly shovelling billions into the AUKUS nuclear submarine fantasy, which crucially *we might not even have full control over*
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"It pays to be a good ally" 🥶
Denmark MP after snubbing a $9 billion missile deal with the USA and going with European producers.
Meanwhile Australia is still blindly shovelling billions into the AUKUS nuclear submarine fantasy, which crucially *we might not even have full control over*
Denmark MP after snubbing a $9 billion missile deal with the USA and going with European producers.
Meanwhile Australia is still blindly shovelling billions into the AUKUS nuclear submarine fantasy, which crucially *we might not even have full control over*
The Australian Government is doing deals with the devil.
Meanwhile other countries with an ounce of integrity are tearing up deals with the genocidal Israeli regime.
Meanwhile other countries with an ounce of integrity are tearing up deals with the genocidal Israeli regime.
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Australian Government is doing deals with the devil.
Meanwhile other countries with an ounce of integrity are tearing up deals with the genocidal Israeli regime.
Meanwhile other countries with an ounce of integrity are tearing up deals with the genocidal Israeli regime.
It's incredible how much better our cities can be with some simple changes.
Making cycling and public transport safer and more accessible makes our cities healthier and less congested for everyone, including drivers.
Making cycling and public transport safer and more accessible makes our cities healthier and less congested for everyone, including drivers.
July 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It's incredible how much better our cities can be with some simple changes.
Making cycling and public transport safer and more accessible makes our cities healthier and less congested for everyone, including drivers.
Making cycling and public transport safer and more accessible makes our cities healthier and less congested for everyone, including drivers.
Rare moment of good discourse from the dark place
July 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Rare moment of good discourse from the dark place
Tired: tax big super balances
Wired: fix super because it's too stressful spending it
Wired: fix super because it's too stressful spending it
July 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Tired: tax big super balances
Wired: fix super because it's too stressful spending it
Wired: fix super because it's too stressful spending it
ABC's coverage has significantly privileged Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices, data shows.
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ABC's coverage has significantly privileged Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices, data shows.
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
We deserve better from our national broadcaster.
Important work from @deepcutnews.bsky.social ⤵️
Does anyone else feel like they're in a constant battle with the parasitic technology and social platforms that were supposed to make our lives better?
@edzitron.com's writing is a light in the darkness, a voice of sanity in the mire of AI-fuelled delusion.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
@edzitron.com's writing is a light in the darkness, a voice of sanity in the mire of AI-fuelled delusion.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Does anyone else feel like they're in a constant battle with the parasitic technology and social platforms that were supposed to make our lives better?
@edzitron.com's writing is a light in the darkness, a voice of sanity in the mire of AI-fuelled delusion.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
@edzitron.com's writing is a light in the darkness, a voice of sanity in the mire of AI-fuelled delusion.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
Scott Morrison needs to stop writing the Beetoota's headlines for them
May 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Scott Morrison needs to stop writing the Beetoota's headlines for them
It's unfathomable that we are still allowing the publicly subsidised destruction of these ancient giants. Awful.
May 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's unfathomable that we are still allowing the publicly subsidised destruction of these ancient giants. Awful.
Why is it that no matter the problem, the solution is always more gas?
May 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Why is it that no matter the problem, the solution is always more gas?
Tim Wilson bragging about being "extremely good" at knocking out apparent informal votes being counted for the Teals, and urging scrutineers to follow his lead.
Huh.
Huh.
May 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Tim Wilson bragging about being "extremely good" at knocking out apparent informal votes being counted for the Teals, and urging scrutineers to follow his lead.
Huh.
Huh.
Anyone checked on Tim today?
May 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Anyone checked on Tim today?