Atheist Adam
@atheistadam.bsky.social
Australian evolutionary scientist, digital marketer and activist exploring science, skepticism, ecology, AI, politics and human behaviour. Evidence-based commentary with curiosity, satire and zero patience for confident nonsense.
As an Australian watching America, it is wild watching a country call itself the world’s greatest democracy while unelected judges help decide who votes, which votes count, how districts are drawn, and how much money can flood the system.
Some people still think “working” automatically gives humans dignity, while activists are just annoying scum. Mate, the world is being cooked, bought, poisoned, automated, surveilled, privatised and fed into propaganda machines by extremely hard-working professionals in suits.
As an Australian watching America, the strangest part is not that Trump exists. Every country produces dangerous narcissists. The strange part is watching millions of adults pretend the warning signs are mysterious, subtle, or still open to interpretation.
I’m an Australian watching America, and I need to say this plainly. Stop blaming the people fighting fascism for not defeating it fast enough. The problem is not the lawyers, judges, journalists, organisers, protesters, voters, teachers, librarians, and public servants still holding the line.
I'm an Australian watching America. Trump is not the disease. He is the permission slip. The disease is a political culture that spent decades teaching millions of people that cruelty means strength, ignorance means authenticity, wealth means wisdom, and accountability means persecution.
I’m an Australian watching America, and the most frightening part is not that Trump exists. It is that millions of people saw exactly what he was and decided the cruelty was the appeal. That is not a policy disagreement. That is a moral infrastructure problem.
I’m an Australian watching America, and the thing many Americans still do not seem to grasp is this: The rest of the world is not shocked that Trump lies.
For clarity: this is a real account run by one Australian atheist, not a bot farm, spam account, crypto account, or anonymous propaganda page. I use AI tools sometimes, but the views are mine. I argue hard, I criticise religion and authoritarian politics, and I expect evidence.
A lot of people don’t realise how Bluesky lists can quietly shape what others see. Some lists are harmless starter packs. But moderation/block lists can be used to mass-mute or mass-block people.
A damaged chemical tank in Garden Grove, California, holding 7,000 gallons of flammable methyl methacrylate, is overheating and nearing a critical threshold. Tens of thousands remain evacuated as crews work to cool it and prevent a leak or explosion.
U.S. and Iran are finalizing a draft deal to extend their cease-fire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin nuclear talks. While progress is real, key differences remain—making this a fragile but critical step toward de-escalation.
Russia launched a massive strike on Kyiv using its hypersonic Oreshnik missile, part of a barrage of 90 missiles and 600 drones. Ukraine intercepted most, but the repeated use of Mach 10 weapons signals a dangerous escalation in the war.
A deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC has surged to over 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths, with ten neighboring countries now at high risk. The Africa CDC is leading a regional response to contain cross-border spread amid challenges of distrust and conflict.
Australians are watching how Israel treats our citizens. When Australian flotilla activists allege beatings, torture, sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention, and Israeli officials publicly humiliate detainees, this is no longer abstract foreign policy.