Mike Smith
@mikesmithqld.bsky.social
Ethical Consulting (governance, government relations, training); b4 that Chief of Staff; b4 that Labor Party NT Secretary; b4 that union official. Meanjin, Queensland, Australia.
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Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
Burke's backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems. - Michael West
Tony Burke, has announced legislation to compel the multinational streaming giants to produce more Australian content. It's not what it seems.
michaelwest.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
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Guide to the coming US financial crisis covers lots of risks, but misses the biggest, possibility of US bond default (most likely imposed restructuring to 100-year bonds). But the music keeps playing and the parcel keeps going wrong. My fictional scenario in comments
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The Coming US Financial Crisis
While US President Donald Trump has regularly roiled markets, investors have failed to account adequately for escalating risks to the US financial system. With market participants chasing short-term profits, and regulators considering measures that would further erode financial stability, it is only a matter of time until cracks begin to appear.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Guide to the coming US financial crisis covers lots of risks, but misses the biggest, possibility of US bond default (most likely imposed restructuring to 100-year bonds). But the music keeps playing and the parcel keeps going wrong. My fictional scenario in comments
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Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
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Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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National Socialist Network member arrested for possession of CSAM — this is who is organising March for Australia this weekend. Paedophile neo-Nazis and neo-Nazis that protect paedophiles. youtu.be/TmehytbmozU @tomtanuki.bsky.social
NSN member arrested for possession of alleged CSAM
YouTube video by Tom Tanuki
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August 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
National Socialist Network member arrested for possession of CSAM — this is who is organising March for Australia this weekend. Paedophile neo-Nazis and neo-Nazis that protect paedophiles. youtu.be/TmehytbmozU @tomtanuki.bsky.social
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Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I have spent the last 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey, and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped three times a day. Ghislaine must die in prison.”
August 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I have spent the last 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey, and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped three times a day. Ghislaine must die in prison.”
Why you should never ever use Google pluralistic.net/2025/07/15/i...
July 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Why you should never ever use Google pluralistic.net/2025/07/15/i...
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The Epstein case is fucked up in so many ways, but the most fucked up part is that NONE OF THE MEN ARE IN JAIL.
July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Epstein case is fucked up in so many ways, but the most fucked up part is that NONE OF THE MEN ARE IN JAIL.
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BREAKING NEWS: Meerkat hugs a water sausage. Everybody has a great time.
June 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Meerkat hugs a water sausage. Everybody has a great time.
Blueberry & Lemon Crème Brûlée @13beesbakery
May 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Blueberry & Lemon Crème Brûlée @13beesbakery
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I rarely tell people to throw their devices into the sea, but you should throw your Amazon Echo into the sea.
www.wired.com/story/everyt...
www.wired.com/story/everyt...
Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
www.wired.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I rarely tell people to throw their devices into the sea, but you should throw your Amazon Echo into the sea.
www.wired.com/story/everyt...
www.wired.com/story/everyt...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It's like someone was inside a meeting of the DNC or a meeting of the Dem Congressional members!
February 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It's like someone was inside a meeting of the DNC or a meeting of the Dem Congressional members!
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Fact checking the Vance speech
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JD Vance’s Munich Speech Played Loose with Facts
OPINION — “This December, Romania straight up cancelled the results of a presidential election based on the flimsy suspicions of an intelligence agency and enormous [...] More
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February 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Fact checking the Vance speech
www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...
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I think it’s fabulous that books are being advertised like this #empyrean #rebeccayarros
February 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I think it’s fabulous that books are being advertised like this #empyrean #rebeccayarros
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I wonder if this is actually true? And if it's not, who cares? Because facts don't matter any more do they?
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I wonder if this is actually true? And if it's not, who cares? Because facts don't matter any more do they?
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...
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Phishing scam emails fool more than 50% of recipients when AI helps write them www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets
AI-supported spear phishing emails tricked 54% of users in a controlled study that compared AI and human cybercriminal success rates.
www.malwarebytes.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Phishing scam emails fool more than 50% of recipients when AI helps write them www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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A really good explanation of how current AI models work: almosttimely.substack.com/p/almost-tim... - a little bit technical, but not too much + well-explained
Almost Timely News: 🗞️ A Semi-Technical Deep Dive into AI Language Models (2025-01-12)
Learn how generative AI works in detail
almosttimely.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A really good explanation of how current AI models work: almosttimely.substack.com/p/almost-tim... - a little bit technical, but not too much + well-explained
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Why do we need Wikipedia? So that no one ever forgets that the company Rajat Khare co-founded, Appin, did extensive hacking-for-hire operations. Don't let this guy memory-hole his sleazy past.
*Someone* seems keen to delete Wikipedia's article on Appin, the cyber mercenary firm we wrote about last year.
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Appin (company) (2nd nomination) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Why do we need Wikipedia? So that no one ever forgets that the company Rajat Khare co-founded, Appin, did extensive hacking-for-hire operations. Don't let this guy memory-hole his sleazy past.
A Christmas song for y’all youtu.be/VCxCaK83pOo
A Christmas Song
YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic
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December 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM
A Christmas song for y’all youtu.be/VCxCaK83pOo
Not satisfied with winning the US election, Russia is now trying to steal the Romanian election
A massive, coordinated expensive Tik-Tok promotion campaign helped a pro- Russian candidate in Romanian presidential elections. He declared he spent no money on the campaign...
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Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's presidential election.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Not satisfied with winning the US election, Russia is now trying to steal the Romanian election
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A massive, coordinated expensive Tik-Tok promotion campaign helped a pro- Russian candidate in Romanian presidential elections. He declared he spent no money on the campaign...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's presidential election.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:58 AM
A massive, coordinated expensive Tik-Tok promotion campaign helped a pro- Russian candidate in Romanian presidential elections. He declared he spent no money on the campaign...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...