What is the Western Alliance waiting for? The United States to reverse trajectory? Suddenly not become a hostile power. Suddenly toss the Russia play-book? Suddenly stop destroying decades of trade agreements and security arrangement?

It's a fucking hostile power. Why is it being appeased like it's 1938?

Move fast. Move hard. Sanction it. Isolate it. Show strength for fuck sake. This fantasy of a return to 2020, like it will all reverse magically in 2028, will end in disaster and we all know what form that will take.

Copyright Law

@Kyna citing @pluralistic raises the excellent point for too damn long the forces of darkness have used and abused copyright and intellectual property to maintain hegemony.

So damn vulnerable there.

Ripe for attack.

Anyone remember that talk I did at @everythingopen on open data and justice reinvestment and kids in the prison system?

Today’s news says Vic govt has cut funding to youth crime prevention programs, while also looking to pass tougher bail laws because of the “youth crime wave”.

We are a society paying for our inability to understand and recover from trauma in our hospitals and prisons.

Anthony Carbines thinks our kids should pay, plus compound interest.

https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_farming_save_the_skate

Please consider signing this petition to end salmon farming in Tasmania and protect our environment.

The Australia Institute has recently obtained documents, which the public service has been found to have illegally refused to release,which reveal that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has known for almost 18 months that salmon farming should be comprehensively assessed under national environmental law for its impact on the endangered Maugean skate and Macquarie Harbour’s World Heritage value.

In a bid to pander to the powerful aquaculture lobby, the Prime Minister has pledged $37 million in public funding to support the toxic salmon industry and promised to introduce legislation that will allow them to bypass Australia’s environmental protection laws and continue destroying World Heritage – both the skate and the Harbour are recognised for their World Heritage value.

Australian Bureau of Statistics reports “Lowest number of offenders in 16 years”

Again, don’t let conservative politicians and media tell you lies.

https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/lowest-number-offenders-16-years

As #Trump accelerates his #authoritarianism, #USPol could lose #democracy status, says global watchdog.

It refers to ongoing events in the U.S. as unprecedented, mentioning Trump #pardoning 1,500 #criminals who supported him; #firing independent agency #watchdogs without process; #purging apolitical #police and #military brass; #ignoring #laws; and his unilaterally deleting federal programs, and even a whole organization, created by U.S. Congress

#auspol #RussianAsset

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-democracy-report-1.7486317

#TheConversation #auspol View from The Hill: Dutton’s talk about a citizenship referendum is personal over-reach and political folly Read more…https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-duttons-talk-about-a-citizenship-referendum-is-personal-over-reach-and-political-folly-252512

Juice Media: "Minority government"

Australia's preferential system enables voters to number their favourite parties in order on their ballot and put autocratic parties last.

If a voter's Number 1 party doesn't win, that vote passes to their 2nd choice. In other words, voters" choices are not "wasted".

"Thanks to our awesome preferential voting system"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUFUXMiaDs

#AusPol #USPol #AustralianElection #MultiPartyGovernment #MinorityGovernment #PreferentialVoting .

I complained to the Senate's Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee after they made the recommendation that the government "do all they can to accelerate the introduction of mobile phone services via the Starlink network".

... The committee head just told me that they forwarded the comments to everyone.

So... Yay? Maybe they review that insanity?

Bad advice – which hasn’t aged well - The Australia Institute #AusPol

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/bad-advice-which-hasnt-aged-well/

#Navajo Code Talkers disappear from #military websites after #Trump #DEI order.

From 1942 to 1945, the Navajo #CodeTalkers were instrumental in every major #MarineCorps operation in the Pacific Theater of #WorldWarTwo.

They were critical to securing America's victory at #IwoJima.

Naxios identified at least 10 articles mentioning the Code Talkers that had disappeared from the U.S. Army and Department of Defense websites as of Monday.

#Diné #USPol #auspol #RESIST

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/03/17/navajo-code-talkers-trump-dei-military-websites-wwii

Juice Media: "Minority government"

Australia's preferential system enables voters to number their favourite parties in order on their ballot and put autocratic parties last.

If a voter's Number 1 party doesn't win, that vote passes to their 2nd choice. In other words, voters" choices are not "wasted".

"Thanks to our awesome preferential voting system"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUFUXMiaDs

#AusPol #USPol #AustralianElection #MultiPartyGovernment #MinorityGovernment #PreferentialVoting .

Of course being a terrorist comes in many forms, protesting against Israel, protesting against coal mines, protesting for the environment, planning to protest or joining the Greens. Peter Dutton wants all migrants to stay quiet and keep their heads down and vote correctly! #auspol

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-wants-referendum-on-giving-politicians-ability-to-deport-dual-citizens-20250314-p5ljol.html