Stephen Mok
@stephen.is
Cryptarcadian ✨ Transport systems all day and night. Atlassian Design System during peak hours. Formerly ABC Australia. Carbs aren’t the enemy, cars are. “I fight for the users!”
🌏 Gadigal | Sydney, Australia • Made in Hong Kong • He/Him
🌏 Gadigal | Sydney, Australia • Made in Hong Kong • He/Him
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Good wrap of the Hannah Thomas case in NSW. Increasingly clear that NSW Police lied about the evidence and maliciously prosecuted Thomas to try and deflect from their own misconduct www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/calls-f...
Calls for Charges Against Lawyer Hannah Thomas to be Dropped and Police be Charged with Assault
There are calls for the charges against lawyer, former Greens candidate and legal observer Hannah Thomas to be withdrawn, and for the assaulting officer to be prosecuted.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
July 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Good wrap of the Hannah Thomas case in NSW. Increasingly clear that NSW Police lied about the evidence and maliciously prosecuted Thomas to try and deflect from their own misconduct www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/calls-f...
A malfunction of their moral compass? Or was it ever installed?
Killing children collecting water is a war crime. Another war crime.
Killing children collecting water is a war crime. Another war crime.
Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction reut.rs/4lSJnnj
Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction
The Israeli military said it intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area, but that a malfunction had caused the missile to fall "dozens of metres from the target."
reut.rs
July 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A malfunction of their moral compass? Or was it ever installed?
Killing children collecting water is a war crime. Another war crime.
Killing children collecting water is a war crime. Another war crime.
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I think we need to stop obsessing over the mushroom murders and turn our attention to the NT coroner’s inquest report into the police shooting and death of Kumanjayi Walker by policeman Zach Rolfe
July 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I think we need to stop obsessing over the mushroom murders and turn our attention to the NT coroner’s inquest report into the police shooting and death of Kumanjayi Walker by policeman Zach Rolfe
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The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
June 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The biggest problem with the ALP right now is it is led by someone who irrationally hates the Greens.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
He doesn't really like to "fight Tories"; he loves to fight the party that reveals his actual lack of "left-wing" positions.
Someone needs to tell him to get over his uni politics crap.
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What do you call it?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
May 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What do you call it?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The Murujuga rock art is one of Australia's most priceless heritage sites.
And it's being slowly destroyed.
If Environment Minister Murray Watt approves the 50 year extension to the North West Shelf, it will be a death sentence for Murujuga.
#savemurujuga #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
And it's being slowly destroyed.
If Environment Minister Murray Watt approves the 50 year extension to the North West Shelf, it will be a death sentence for Murujuga.
#savemurujuga #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The Murujuga rock art is one of Australia's most priceless heritage sites.
And it's being slowly destroyed.
If Environment Minister Murray Watt approves the 50 year extension to the North West Shelf, it will be a death sentence for Murujuga.
#savemurujuga #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
And it's being slowly destroyed.
If Environment Minister Murray Watt approves the 50 year extension to the North West Shelf, it will be a death sentence for Murujuga.
#savemurujuga #auspol @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
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Never forget how many of those advising the ALP are patting themselves on the back for ensuring the govt did nothing in this.
“Not an issue/we made sure it hurt the Greens”
Those doing so are truly putrid. At best excusing murder, at worst cheering for it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
“Not an issue/we made sure it hurt the Greens”
Those doing so are truly putrid. At best excusing murder, at worst cheering for it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death
As the total ban on any humanitarian aid entering Gaza stretches into its third month, doctors warn babies are starving in hospitals.
www.abc.net.au
May 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Never forget how many of those advising the ALP are patting themselves on the back for ensuring the govt did nothing in this.
“Not an issue/we made sure it hurt the Greens”
Those doing so are truly putrid. At best excusing murder, at worst cheering for it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
“Not an issue/we made sure it hurt the Greens”
Those doing so are truly putrid. At best excusing murder, at worst cheering for it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Well, it begins. I was hoping @albomp.bsky.social would finally grow a spine after growing his majority, but alas. Same old cowardice. Glad Keating isn’t mincing words. Not holding my breath Albo will actually do anything positive this term.
Paul Keating has commented on Ed Husic’s exclusion from the new Albanese ministry, making the point that it’s showing contempt for the Muslim community who supported Labor
May 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Well, it begins. I was hoping @albomp.bsky.social would finally grow a spine after growing his majority, but alas. Same old cowardice. Glad Keating isn’t mincing words. Not holding my breath Albo will actually do anything positive this term.
Ah, the perfect representation of the rotten Albanese government, rushing through laws weakening environmental protection for profit and votes. (Supposedly — does he think voters are stupid?)
👏 @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social
👏 @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young just pulled out a very large dead salmon in the Senate in a protest over the environmental laws and salmon farming 🐟
March 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Ah, the perfect representation of the rotten Albanese government, rushing through laws weakening environmental protection for profit and votes. (Supposedly — does he think voters are stupid?)
👏 @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social
👏 @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social
Totally, nobody dares call Dutton out on his bullshit. Sound familiar?
A great (as in depressing) thread on “Temu Trump”. So many examples of how Dutton never missed a chance to fail a character test as immigration minister.
A great (as in depressing) thread on “Temu Trump”. So many examples of how Dutton never missed a chance to fail a character test as immigration minister.
I've spoken to half a dozen LNP MPs who had no idea about the citizen 'referendum' policy Dutton is backing in who all think it is nuts - but that is not the point. None are willing to push back because party stability these days means blind obedience, not challenge.
March 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Totally, nobody dares call Dutton out on his bullshit. Sound familiar?
A great (as in depressing) thread on “Temu Trump”. So many examples of how Dutton never missed a chance to fail a character test as immigration minister.
A great (as in depressing) thread on “Temu Trump”. So many examples of how Dutton never missed a chance to fail a character test as immigration minister.
Awesome that Sydney has truly embraced metro! And yet:
> Despite the strong patronage, the agency said there were no plans to increase frequency of services, noting that how they aligned with passenger demand and usage was “continuously monitored”.
Booooooooooooooo!
> Despite the strong patronage, the agency said there were no plans to increase frequency of services, noting that how they aligned with passenger demand and usage was “continuously monitored”.
Booooooooooooooo!
Metro patronage continuing to soar. Anecdotally, crowding in the morning has caused some people to go back to the slower Trains.
Not mentioned in the story: Metro has overtaken the T1 North Shore & Western line. It's now Australia's busiest railway line!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Not mentioned in the story: Metro has overtaken the T1 North Shore & Western line. It's now Australia's busiest railway line!
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Revealed: Sydney’s busiest metro stations during the morning rush
New data shows commuter numbers have swelled beyond prediction on the busiest section of the M1 line.
www.smh.com.au
March 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Awesome that Sydney has truly embraced metro! And yet:
> Despite the strong patronage, the agency said there were no plans to increase frequency of services, noting that how they aligned with passenger demand and usage was “continuously monitored”.
Booooooooooooooo!
> Despite the strong patronage, the agency said there were no plans to increase frequency of services, noting that how they aligned with passenger demand and usage was “continuously monitored”.
Booooooooooooooo!
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The USA is not a friendly nation. It is run by kleptocrats. Any political party not currently looking at reshaping our defence and foreign affairs policies is negligent in the extreme.
AUKUS must go. The AUSFTA is dead. We have leverage. Time to use it.
AUKUS must go. The AUSFTA is dead. We have leverage. Time to use it.
March 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The USA is not a friendly nation. It is run by kleptocrats. Any political party not currently looking at reshaping our defence and foreign affairs policies is negligent in the extreme.
AUKUS must go. The AUSFTA is dead. We have leverage. Time to use it.
AUKUS must go. The AUSFTA is dead. We have leverage. Time to use it.
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All of these attacks were used by politicians on both sides and basically every media outlet to justify attacks on pro-Palestinian campaigners, pass repressive new laws and criminalise the anti-genocide movement. Now it’s revealed they were all orchestrated by one criminal syndicate
March 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
All of these attacks were used by politicians on both sides and basically every media outlet to justify attacks on pro-Palestinian campaigners, pass repressive new laws and criminalise the anti-genocide movement. Now it’s revealed they were all orchestrated by one criminal syndicate
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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The US is actively sabotaging its ally Ukraine. How can we ever trust the US again? AUKUS, Five Eyes, all needs to be ripped up immediately. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’
US president says Russian counterpart ‘doing what anybody else would do’ as Ukraine faces escalating aerial attacks
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The US is actively sabotaging its ally Ukraine. How can we ever trust the US again? AUKUS, Five Eyes, all needs to be ripped up immediately. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) is a scourge and should be eliminated. Countries should just stop participating immediately. Businesses wont invest? Call that bluff. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Allowing foreign firms to sue governments for lost profits is legal terrorism – it must end | Joseph Stiglitz
Investor–state dispute settlements don’t just mean growing debt burdens for countries: they are also a barrier to action on the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) is a scourge and should be eliminated. Countries should just stop participating immediately. Businesses wont invest? Call that bluff. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
Both sides to… *checks notes* genocide? That’s uh, not balance. How far the ABC has fallen.
The second half of this quote deserves to be remembered in the history books
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Both sides to… *checks notes* genocide? That’s uh, not balance. How far the ABC has fallen.
Close to zero trains running in Sydney today.
As a staunch supporter of unions my whole adult life, recognising their important role in achieving fair working conditions…
Fire the RTBU into the sun. Zero patience for a union that would try (in futility) to stop the planet from spinning.
As a staunch supporter of unions my whole adult life, recognising their important role in achieving fair working conditions…
Fire the RTBU into the sun. Zero patience for a union that would try (in futility) to stop the planet from spinning.
February 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Close to zero trains running in Sydney today.
As a staunch supporter of unions my whole adult life, recognising their important role in achieving fair working conditions…
Fire the RTBU into the sun. Zero patience for a union that would try (in futility) to stop the planet from spinning.
As a staunch supporter of unions my whole adult life, recognising their important role in achieving fair working conditions…
Fire the RTBU into the sun. Zero patience for a union that would try (in futility) to stop the planet from spinning.
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social You wrote to “let me know how absolutely right you think I am” about staying at the Romantik Hotel Muottas Muragl.
I’m up here now, and thus letting you know that you are… absolutely right! 😎
Thanks for the tip, for all the tips!
I’m up here now, and thus letting you know that you are… absolutely right! 😎
Thanks for the tip, for all the tips!
January 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social You wrote to “let me know how absolutely right you think I am” about staying at the Romantik Hotel Muottas Muragl.
I’m up here now, and thus letting you know that you are… absolutely right! 😎
Thanks for the tip, for all the tips!
I’m up here now, and thus letting you know that you are… absolutely right! 😎
Thanks for the tip, for all the tips!
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I really had forgotten just how tiring it is to wake up *everyday* and see Trump's latest bullshit being covered in the news.
January 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I really had forgotten just how tiring it is to wake up *everyday* and see Trump's latest bullshit being covered in the news.