Lyle Austin
@lyleaustin.bsky.social
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The only 'White House' this man belongs in is a psychiatric ward.
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The only 'White House' this man belongs in is a psychiatric ward.
I for one wasn't impressed that Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, and I'm not in the least bit surprised by her latest action.
Machado may be bravely fighting for democracy against a corrupt and brutal dictatorship, which is certainly commendable, and she's clearly a darn sight better than Maduro. But given some of her political positions, I don't think she was really a great choice for the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I for one wasn't impressed that Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, and I'm not in the least bit surprised by her latest action.
It's surreal reading some of the responses to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement by Americans who perhaps hadn't heard of Maria Corina Machado before yesterday.
October 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's surreal reading some of the responses to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement by Americans who perhaps hadn't heard of Maria Corina Machado before yesterday.
The NZ government has decided not to recognise Palestine. It's a pretty spineless decision, IMO, grounded in fear of retribution by an ailing dictator who couldn't find NZ on a map.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces
The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The NZ government has decided not to recognise Palestine. It's a pretty spineless decision, IMO, grounded in fear of retribution by an ailing dictator who couldn't find NZ on a map.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It's great to see that France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Malta, and San Marino have now joined the list. Four of the five permanent members of the U.N. security council, most of NATO, and almost half of the members of the E.U. have now recognised Palestine. And I'm sure the number will continue to climb.
Well done Canada, the U.K., Australia, and Portugal for recognising Palestine.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's great to see that France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Malta, and San Marino have now joined the list. Four of the five permanent members of the U.N. security council, most of NATO, and almost half of the members of the E.U. have now recognised Palestine. And I'm sure the number will continue to climb.
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On this day in 1939, German and Soviet forces marched together in a victory parade in Brest-Litovsk.
Moscow called it a “liberation campaign.” For Poland, it meant occupation, executions and mass deportations.
Moscow called it a “liberation campaign.” For Poland, it meant occupation, executions and mass deportations.
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On this day in 1939, German and Soviet forces marched together in a victory parade in Brest-Litovsk.
Moscow called it a “liberation campaign.” For Poland, it meant occupation, executions and mass deportations.
Moscow called it a “liberation campaign.” For Poland, it meant occupation, executions and mass deportations.
Well done Canada, the U.K., Australia, and Portugal for recognising Palestine.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Well done Canada, the U.K., Australia, and Portugal for recognising Palestine.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
I'm hopeful that New Zealand will join the ever-growing list later this week, but Winston Peters likes to keep his cards close to his chest and keep everyone guessing.
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1/ South Korean workers who have been deported from the US have spoken of enduring squalid conditions in ICE custody, including being chained, handcuffed and zip-tied, being made to lick up water rather than drink it, and having to menstruate and use the toilet in public. ⬇️
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
1/ South Korean workers who have been deported from the US have spoken of enduring squalid conditions in ICE custody, including being chained, handcuffed and zip-tied, being made to lick up water rather than drink it, and having to menstruate and use the toilet in public. ⬇️
AI is being used to help revitalise Ainu, and there's even a project for Ainu speech synthesis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Can AI speak the language Japan tried to kill?
More than a century after colonisation, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old recordings and learning to give it a new voice.
www.bbc.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
AI is being used to help revitalise Ainu, and there's even a project for Ainu speech synthesis.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Looking past the next-level sycophancy, what really alarms me about this letter is the praise of the air strikes against Iran. These were clearly dangerous and destabilising, and may lead to a much more serious war that NATO members would almost certainly be asked to join.
June 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Looking past the next-level sycophancy, what really alarms me about this letter is the praise of the air strikes against Iran. These were clearly dangerous and destabilising, and may lead to a much more serious war that NATO members would almost certainly be asked to join.
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Rutte’s Peak Sycophancy.
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truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
June 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Rutte’s Peak Sycophancy.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Over the weekend, thousands took to the streets in Russia’s Altai Republic to oppose changes to the region’s constitution and a set of amendments eliminating local self-governance.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
‘We want our own people in charge’ Residents of Russia’s Altai Republic protest Kremlin-driven reforms that strip local authority — Meduza
Over the weekend, thousands took to the streets in Russia’s Altai Republic to oppose changes to the region’s constitution and a set of amendments eliminating local self-governance. Passed by regional…
meduza.io
June 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Over the weekend, thousands took to the streets in Russia’s Altai Republic to oppose changes to the region’s constitution and a set of amendments eliminating local self-governance.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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"Forget about intelligence".
GW Bush, Blair and friends at least had the courtesy to forge or blatantly misrepresent intelligence.
GW Bush, Blair and friends at least had the courtesy to forge or blatantly misrepresent intelligence.
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
June 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Forget about intelligence".
GW Bush, Blair and friends at least had the courtesy to forge or blatantly misrepresent intelligence.
GW Bush, Blair and friends at least had the courtesy to forge or blatantly misrepresent intelligence.
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Welcome, American foreign policy scholars to the world of Russia experts in late 2021 and early 22, when so many people could not bring themselves to believe that a war would happen simply because it made no sense, there was no real threat, the President wasn't *that* crazy and didn't roll that way
June 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Welcome, American foreign policy scholars to the world of Russia experts in late 2021 and early 22, when so many people could not bring themselves to believe that a war would happen simply because it made no sense, there was no real threat, the President wasn't *that* crazy and didn't roll that way
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Now we wait and see if the Iranian regime tries to close the strait of Hormuz.
June 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Now we wait and see if the Iranian regime tries to close the strait of Hormuz.
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I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
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The only thing standing between us and, potentially, World War III was (and is) the judgement of someone who has no understanding of history or international relations, who compulsively sticks his grubby fingers in every mess, and who is vain, easily manipulated, and as predictable as a leaky pipe.
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The only thing standing between us and, potentially, World War III was (and is) the judgement of someone who has no understanding of history or international relations, who compulsively sticks his grubby fingers in every mess, and who is vain, easily manipulated, and as predictable as a leaky pipe.
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Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
Israel's preemptive gamble.
www.rferl.org/a/israel-ira...
www.rferl.org/a/israel-ira...
Israel's Attack On Iran Stuns Military But Could Empower Tehran's Nuclear Drive
Israel’s surprise strike on Iran, dubbed Operation Rising Lion, stunned Tehran’s military leadership but left key nuclear sites intact. As fears of regional war grow, analysts warn the attack may unde...
www.rferl.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Israel's preemptive gamble.
www.rferl.org/a/israel-ira...
www.rferl.org/a/israel-ira...
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By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.
Saving Ryukyuan cuisine.
There's a fairly large Okinawan community in Osaka, and quite a few restaurants that are trying to preserve the traditional cuisine.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
There's a fairly large Okinawan community in Osaka, and quite a few restaurants that are trying to preserve the traditional cuisine.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The women saving Japan's vanishing cuisine
For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion cuisine is being revived.
www.bbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Saving Ryukyuan cuisine.
There's a fairly large Okinawan community in Osaka, and quite a few restaurants that are trying to preserve the traditional cuisine.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
There's a fairly large Okinawan community in Osaka, and quite a few restaurants that are trying to preserve the traditional cuisine.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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This fightback was exactly what Ukraine needed to put some balance in the negotiations. By making Putin pay a strategic price for continuing the war.
A little less pessimistic today than I was yesterday. Still, the challenge remains daunting.
A little less pessimistic today than I was yesterday. Still, the challenge remains daunting.
June 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This fightback was exactly what Ukraine needed to put some balance in the negotiations. By making Putin pay a strategic price for continuing the war.
A little less pessimistic today than I was yesterday. Still, the challenge remains daunting.
A little less pessimistic today than I was yesterday. Still, the challenge remains daunting.
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A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/27/a-hidden-measure-in-the-republican-budget-bill-would-crown-trump-king
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/27/a-hidden-measure-in-the-republican-budget-bill-would-crown-trump-king
Operation Pavutyna ("Spider Web") was a very impressive feat, targeting and disabling some of the most critical assets of the Russian air force.
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Inside Ukraine's AI-Drone Strike That Cost Russia $7 Billion and a Third of Its Bombers
Ukraine pulled off a staggering blow to Russia’s strategic air fleet—an elite-level operation few nations could execute. Dubbed “Trojan Truc…
united24media.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Operation Pavutyna ("Spider Web") was a very impressive feat, targeting and disabling some of the most critical assets of the Russian air force.
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...