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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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When deception’s more profitable than honesty, users lose.
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
When deception’s more profitable than honesty, users lose.
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Trump 2.0’s media ecosystem: influencers with government access, policy shifts at tech platforms, and multi-million dollar settlements from traditional media reut.rs/3JCl8fI
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Trump 2.0’s media ecosystem: influencers with government access, policy shifts at tech platforms, and multi-million dollar settlements from traditional media reut.rs/3JCl8fI
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Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The Fin - of all the unlikely papers!
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Fin - of all the unlikely papers!
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Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says
Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says
Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm
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A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the supposed publisher says don’t exist, a Guardian Australia investigation has found.
Two US-based academics and experts said Rainforest Reserves Australia’s (RRA) claims in submissions about their work were “100% misleading” and “absurd”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says
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Time for full disclosure on the dismissal of Gough Whitlam and the collusion of the decrepit, corrupt British monarchy. Maintaining the rage here, @albomp.bsky.social . Democracy demands transparency & accountability. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/27/w... #auspol
Whitlam dismissal secrets unearthed from the archives of the Canadian governor-general
This newly uncovered material, exclusively published by Crikey, is the first indication from Sir John Kerr himself that Queen Elizabeth II approved of the position he had taken during his dismissal of...
www.crikey.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Time for full disclosure on the dismissal of Gough Whitlam and the collusion of the decrepit, corrupt British monarchy. Maintaining the rage here, @albomp.bsky.social . Democracy demands transparency & accountability. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/27/w... #auspol
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That was fine when we had a dozen BuzzFeeds, each employing a dozen writers with their own special perspectives. But the financial ruin of the industry has put everyone out on their own, and as @anamariecox.bsky.social writes, it's very difficult to perform your brand consistently for years on end.
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
That was fine when we had a dozen BuzzFeeds, each employing a dozen writers with their own special perspectives. But the financial ruin of the industry has put everyone out on their own, and as @anamariecox.bsky.social writes, it's very difficult to perform your brand consistently for years on end.
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Get your kids to dress up as a wealth tax this Halloween to really scare the rich people in your neighbourhood
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Get your kids to dress up as a wealth tax this Halloween to really scare the rich people in your neighbourhood
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Make sure you write to the abc and tell them, Chris suggested it so I did it. If David Marr thought he was discrediting Chris in that interview, then he fucked up as he is the one who looks like a new idea journalist. What a shame. I use to like him
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Make sure you write to the abc and tell them, Chris suggested it so I did it. If David Marr thought he was discrediting Chris in that interview, then he fucked up as he is the one who looks like a new idea journalist. What a shame. I use to like him
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Why was David Marr so obsessed that Chris Hedges' tour was being organised by an anti-genocide advocacy group, but not at all concerned that the National Press Club is sponsored by the wealthiest, most complicit genocide enabling weapons manufacturers in the entire world? 🤷♂️
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Why was David Marr so obsessed that Chris Hedges' tour was being organised by an anti-genocide advocacy group, but not at all concerned that the National Press Club is sponsored by the wealthiest, most complicit genocide enabling weapons manufacturers in the entire world? 🤷♂️
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Israeli soldiers were filmed dragging and forcing two young Palestinian children to the ground, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Israeli soldiers were filmed dragging and forcing two young Palestinian children to the ground, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Jacaranda season has begun.
October 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Jacaranda season has begun.
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'Democracy is incompatible w notions of foreign interference, privileged individuals & secrets kept from citizens.. the role of the “crown” or the Queen’s Aust representative in Whitlam's dismissal suggests we cannot be democratic until we become a republic' #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
Stephen Stockwell 1975: The Ballads of the Whitlam Dismissal
The 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government on 11 November 1975 should prompt all Australians to ponder the strength of our democracy.
johnmenadue.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
'Democracy is incompatible w notions of foreign interference, privileged individuals & secrets kept from citizens.. the role of the “crown” or the Queen’s Aust representative in Whitlam's dismissal suggests we cannot be democratic until we become a republic' #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
Seriously 🤮 who wants to hear from this misogynist fossil. Surely Sally Sara can find someone more relevant to interview on this topic.
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Seriously 🤮 who wants to hear from this misogynist fossil. Surely Sally Sara can find someone more relevant to interview on this topic.
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Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
Making his point for him -- just asking about the power of the gambling lobby gets Senator David Pocock booted from sports club the Prime Minister heads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club
Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?
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“No children are dying on my watch.” - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...
"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“No children are dying on my watch.” - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...
"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...
A bird visits every morning & calls out "wordle wordle wordle !". Mostly it seems like a friendly reminder but if it's been a tough wordle day it seems like a bit of a taunt.
October 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A bird visits every morning & calls out "wordle wordle wordle !". Mostly it seems like a friendly reminder but if it's been a tough wordle day it seems like a bit of a taunt.
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Larissa Waters says the govt must call on the Israel ambassador to “let those 6 Australians” who’ve been illegally detained by Israel from a flotilla “be free and come home” & that if the ambassador is not prepared to do that, he should be expelled.💥 #Abcinsiders
October 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Larissa Waters says the govt must call on the Israel ambassador to “let those 6 Australians” who’ve been illegally detained by Israel from a flotilla “be free and come home” & that if the ambassador is not prepared to do that, he should be expelled.💥 #Abcinsiders
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New Australia Institute analysis shows the ANU had a $90 million profit in 2024 and INCREASED the value of its net assets...
All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
New Australia Institute analysis shows the ANU had a $90 million profit in 2024 and INCREASED the value of its net assets...
All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Today, the ABC reports that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA govt misrepresented his team’s key finding.
“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"
“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"
Don't believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art.
The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA
australiainstitute.org.au
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Today, the ABC reports that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA govt misrepresented his team’s key finding.
“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"
“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"
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Int. law expert Chris Sidoti says after ICJ ordered nations to act to prevent Israel’s genocide, govt should’ve conducted review to identify anything that could be aiding Israel
“There should have been a review…If it exists, make it public. If it doesn’t exist, do it!”💥 #NPC
“There should have been a review…If it exists, make it public. If it doesn’t exist, do it!”💥 #NPC
October 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Int. law expert Chris Sidoti says after ICJ ordered nations to act to prevent Israel’s genocide, govt should’ve conducted review to identify anything that could be aiding Israel
“There should have been a review…If it exists, make it public. If it doesn’t exist, do it!”💥 #NPC
“There should have been a review…If it exists, make it public. If it doesn’t exist, do it!”💥 #NPC