james hennessy
@jrhennessy.com
respected Bluesky poster. ideas editor @capitalbrief.com. co-host @ Down Round
when the AI bubble pops I'll be swooping in and buying those data centres and turning them into dining precincts. i'm talking a Guzman Y Gomez, a Grilld, a Rolld, a Coffee Club, a Fratelli Fresh, a Strike Bowling
October 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
when the AI bubble pops I'll be swooping in and buying those data centres and turning them into dining precincts. i'm talking a Guzman Y Gomez, a Grilld, a Rolld, a Coffee Club, a Fratelli Fresh, a Strike Bowling
he looks like a bond trader in exile in Tuscany. he's about to say "we anglos never truly understood Machiavelli"
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
he looks like a bond trader in exile in Tuscany. he's about to say "we anglos never truly understood Machiavelli"
Your AI slopfeed will never make the human soul sing like this
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Your AI slopfeed will never make the human soul sing like this
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made a playable zine for FREAKON that incorporates a whole heap of stories of how games media helped feed our community
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
made a playable zine for FREAKON that incorporates a whole heap of stories of how games media helped feed our community
Staring absolutely dazzled at the masterful pun in this Macquarie report today. Hotel Computerfornia
October 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Staring absolutely dazzled at the masterful pun in this Macquarie report today. Hotel Computerfornia
Keep coming back to check out Bluesky but I'm just not sure it has enough brain melting infohazards. Prefer a sort of Tough Mudder style info environment
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Keep coming back to check out Bluesky but I'm just not sure it has enough brain melting infohazards. Prefer a sort of Tough Mudder style info environment
i'll be hosting a session on dropshipping le creuset knockoffs from aliexpress at the jim chalmers productivity roundtable. see you all there
August 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
i'll be hosting a session on dropshipping le creuset knockoffs from aliexpress at the jim chalmers productivity roundtable. see you all there
I was hooting and hollering at some of the costuming and design choices in ep 2 of Alien Earth
August 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I was hooting and hollering at some of the costuming and design choices in ep 2 of Alien Earth
love the fake trendy businesses that are given leases at sydney metro stations. a cafe that sells "banana croissants" which also offers a laundering service for your Nikes. sure ok
August 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
love the fake trendy businesses that are given leases at sydney metro stations. a cafe that sells "banana croissants" which also offers a laundering service for your Nikes. sure ok
the black skivvies. wiggles inc. the wetwork specialists. the big red car — why does it have no doors, no visible engine?
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
the black skivvies. wiggles inc. the wetwork specialists. the big red car — why does it have no doors, no visible engine?
Looking to connect with Labubu collectors and the Labubu community on Bluesky. To discuss Labubu and related matters
July 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Looking to connect with Labubu collectors and the Labubu community on Bluesky. To discuss Labubu and related matters
for my myriad sins, i wrote about Q+A www.capitalbrief.com/article/qa-w...
Q+A was built for another era of media, and died with it
Once a cornerstone of the national political conversation, Q+A ultimately couldn’t survive an increasingly fractured media landscape.
www.capitalbrief.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
for my myriad sins, i wrote about Q+A www.capitalbrief.com/article/qa-w...
Reposted by james hennessy
Scoop: ABC to axe Q+A after nearly two decades on air via @capitalbrief.com www.capitalbrief.com/article/abc-...
ABC to axe Q+A after nearly two decades on air
The ABC is set to pull the plug on its late-night panel program, ending years of speculation over its future.
www.capitalbrief.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Scoop: ABC to axe Q+A after nearly two decades on air via @capitalbrief.com www.capitalbrief.com/article/abc-...
wrote about canva www.capitalbrief.com/newsletter/c...
April 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
wrote about canva www.capitalbrief.com/newsletter/c...
OK well I feel like THIS time the proletarianised middle class will respond normally to their new station
April 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
OK well I feel like THIS time the proletarianised middle class will respond normally to their new station
US: late imperial psychosis, hegemonic drift, decadent technocracy, elite panic, managed decline, post-legitimacy politics
australia:
australia:
April 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
US: late imperial psychosis, hegemonic drift, decadent technocracy, elite panic, managed decline, post-legitimacy politics
australia:
australia:
cool feature of the economy now is that a huge number of voters are now retail traders with a line go up/line go down dashboard in their pocket at all times
probably underrated in aus politics in particular, where market performance and politics isn't usually very correlated
probably underrated in aus politics in particular, where market performance and politics isn't usually very correlated
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
cool feature of the economy now is that a huge number of voters are now retail traders with a line go up/line go down dashboard in their pocket at all times
probably underrated in aus politics in particular, where market performance and politics isn't usually very correlated
probably underrated in aus politics in particular, where market performance and politics isn't usually very correlated
Wrote this a month ago about the coming clash on the tech right over tariffs. some might say eerily prescient. disturbing evidence of precognition? www.capitalbrief.com/article/from...
April 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Wrote this a month ago about the coming clash on the tech right over tariffs. some might say eerily prescient. disturbing evidence of precognition? www.capitalbrief.com/article/from...
wrote about tariffs. for the ol newsletter www.capitalbrief.com/newsletter/c...
April 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
wrote about tariffs. for the ol newsletter www.capitalbrief.com/newsletter/c...
Reposted by james hennessy
Today we're joined by New York Times tech correspondent @mikeisaac.bsky.social to talk Meta:
- The about face on politics, fact checking and DEI
- Mark Zuckerberg's based turn
- Meta's increasingly confused vision of what it wants to be
omny.fm/shows/down-r...
- The about face on politics, fact checking and DEI
- Mark Zuckerberg's based turn
- Meta's increasingly confused vision of what it wants to be
omny.fm/shows/down-r...
Based Mark Zuckerberg (ft. Mike Isaac) - Down Round
Over the last couple of weeks, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have signalled a shift in the way the company is run — eliminating factcheckers, rolling back internal DEI policies and bringing politics conten...
omny.fm
January 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Today we're joined by New York Times tech correspondent @mikeisaac.bsky.social to talk Meta:
- The about face on politics, fact checking and DEI
- Mark Zuckerberg's based turn
- Meta's increasingly confused vision of what it wants to be
omny.fm/shows/down-r...
- The about face on politics, fact checking and DEI
- Mark Zuckerberg's based turn
- Meta's increasingly confused vision of what it wants to be
omny.fm/shows/down-r...
Reposted by james hennessy
Logging into your boyfriend’s YouTube on the big TV:
For You:
Medieval historian ranks stews in cinema
Building a catapult with dirt from my yard
Programming a robot to unwrap KIND Bars
Petite woman can eat the hottest sauce in the world
The real John Wick was an Irish milkman
For You:
Medieval historian ranks stews in cinema
Building a catapult with dirt from my yard
Programming a robot to unwrap KIND Bars
Petite woman can eat the hottest sauce in the world
The real John Wick was an Irish milkman
January 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Logging into your boyfriend’s YouTube on the big TV:
For You:
Medieval historian ranks stews in cinema
Building a catapult with dirt from my yard
Programming a robot to unwrap KIND Bars
Petite woman can eat the hottest sauce in the world
The real John Wick was an Irish milkman
For You:
Medieval historian ranks stews in cinema
Building a catapult with dirt from my yard
Programming a robot to unwrap KIND Bars
Petite woman can eat the hottest sauce in the world
The real John Wick was an Irish milkman