Michael Pascoe
@michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
The Summertime of Our Dreams author, Michael West Media contributor , winner 2022 Kennedy Award Outstanding Columnist, speaker, rugby, prefer to be skiing https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2023/02/11/michael-pascoe-50-years-journalism
Trump, the Chamberlain of our times, determined to cede 20% of Ukraine to Putin cf the Munich Agreement's 30% of Czechoslovakia to Hitler. But Australian defence and foreign policy still based on "Yes, Sir, Mr President". www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
‘Planned operation’: The test result that reveals a dangerous Trump betrayal
All the signs suggest Donald Trump or his administration made a technical decision that led to increased civilian casualties in Ukraine.
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This demonstrates much that's wrong with Labor politics [and media reporting it]: Unquestioning loyalty is framed as "discipline". Alternative views are "complaints". This has delivered us: - the stupidity of #AUKUS - complicity in a genocide, and - 'reform' that's put donors before people. #auspol
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 12h agoPatience of Labor MPs is beginning to wear thin as mid-term blues bite
via Adam Tooze, the EV is happening everywhere except the US
this is a change from OAI and A\ only providing incentives for malware, ripping off crypto wallets directly is more traditional. arstechnica.com/security/202... File criminal charges. They're not going to stop doing this, it would be very good to stop them before they do serious harm
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
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Meanwhile, in rugby news, Wallabies scored more points than last week, ABs scored fewer. I suppose that's progress.
If only Anthony Albanese showed half the spine of Carney, stood up to Trump, and set out a plan for Australia's independence. As well as being the right thing to do, he might even improve his electoral standing. #EndAUKUS #auspol
paulpro@mariopro.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Australian Defence Force is increasingly integrating Starlink into its systems. Perhaps it's time that the government came clean on the sovereignty risks of relying on the world's richest neo-Nazi, and the fickle fascist in the White House. #EndAUKUS #auspol
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · yesterdayWas it Musk or Trump? Who intervened to hinder Ukraine's satellite internet access, protecting Russian targets from Ukrainian launches? Can stop debating, it looks like the answer is both. Both are Putin sympathizers who have acted to help Russia before, and it'd probably take both to work.
To murdering survivors clinging to wreckage at sea, piracy, starting wars, summary executions, attacking the ICC, etc etc as things that are not red lines for Australian foreign policy acquiescence, add preferring Russia to Ukraine as a partner. Have we no pride left at all?
"Tell Albo to make deep fakes in political advertising illegal - before we're all drowning in bullshit".💥🎯💯👏👏👏 #auspol
Dan Ilic@danilic.bsky.social · 4d agoOver at @getup.org.au ‘s Instagram to see the full AI Deep Fake — here’s the side by side:
So today Madeleine King announced changes to the gas reservation policy to “remove loopholes” Gee that must be bad for Santos… oh wait I am being handed a note…
Murdoch: "Sydney's Day of Shame" "Subhuman ghouls" Israel lobbyist Rivchin: "Hateful" Andrew Brown: "They prayed for Jewish and Palestinian dead" Brown was there at the vigil. He tells the real story, debunks the extreme Israel lobby myths #auspol #antisemitism michaelwest.com.au/a-vigil-for-...
A vigil for the dead for some. 'Subhuman ghouls' to Murdoch's goons - Michael West
Backed by their cheerleader-in-chief, Chris Minns, when you thought Murdoch's writers couldn't stoop any lower, they did.
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"I don’t belong to parties that I’m beholden to internal structures" says One Hanson's NSW leader Newman. He's just utterly beholden to Hanson & Ashby. Meanwhile, FILTH (Failed in Liberals, Trying Hanson) www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
The long list of former Coalition MPs seeking new home on One Nation’s crowded NSW ticket
Familiar faces linked to a potential upper house ticket spot include Katherine Deves, the anti-trans campaigner Scott Morrison picked for the Liberals’ disastrous 2022 tilt for Warringah.
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Nails it - Trump funding Putin. He keeps he keeps reaching new depths www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in a day. Now he’s funding it
After nearly two years back in power Trump has not only failed to end the war, he has now committed to funding it.
smh.com.au
Bloomberg: "It’s now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space. That ocean journey runs about $80 million compared with $74 million for a standard commercial launch. The eye-watering prices are the result of a global tanker shortage that's getting worse"
@thesaturdaypaper.com.au nails the Liberals' Taylor problem with a very sharp and merciless pen www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/7a4e0f...
Angus Taylor’s redeeming feature
The most redeeming of Angus Taylor’s features is that he is unlikely ever to become prime minister. He is a management consultant all the way down, insufficiently serious about the problems in front o...
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‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/o...
‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban
Crikey speaks to top Australian political journalists, executives and The New Yorker's Susan Glasser about politicians' assault on the free press — and the lack of collective resistance against it.
crikey.com.au
SMAge discovers grants corruption. Bit late. It ignored the NACC blessing it. michaelwest.com.au/nacc-admits-...
Albo losing Grayndler? You heard it here first. Mine for MWM: michaelwest.com.au/albos-suppor...
Albo's support down. Could he really lose his seat? - Michael West
It seems unthinkable, but could a PM enjoying a two-to-one margin at the last election be tossed out of parliament at the next?
michaelwest.com.au
Flying High Dubai. MWM responds to ABC Media Watch - Michael West share.google/qJbhVJKHgysp...
Flying High Dubai. MWM responds to ABC Media Watch - Michael West
ABC Media Watch has accused this reporter of "perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories" online. We say the ABC has failed
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"Some experts"? No, every expert who's not being paid one way or another to support the folly. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Hegseth calls US-built nuclear submarines the ‘apex predator’ of the seas. But are they right for Australia?
Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia
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Mounting concern in Australia over UK ability to deliver SSN-AUKUS - Navy Lookout
In this guest article, Rear Admiral Peter Briggs, RAN (Rtd), articulates the worries held by some amongst the defence establishment in Australia about the promises the UK has made on submarine deliver...
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Nicholas Gruen: "I think of our system of electoral democracy as a system of competitive disinformation. Each major party spins against its opponents lest their opponents spin more successfully against them. Witness innumerable deflations of left-sympathetic public opinion once the competitive...
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.