“The US military has burned through nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war numbers and roughly half of its Patriot interceptors since the start of the war.” and the Straits of Hormuz previously open, now closed. 25th amendment now! edition.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...

Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say | CNN Politics

The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...

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Totally on the money. I had to stop watching it because it was just so so so awful. And so ridiculous #IsraelIsCommittingGenocide #auspol

Michael West@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 22h ago

“Australians are not being investigated for hating Jews. They are being investigated for objecting to a genocide.” Andrew Brown on the Royal Commission into #Antisemitism #auspol michaelwest.com.au/royal-commis...

Are you listening Australia? Zionism as deemed in the U.K. is a racist ideology, it “promotes the establishment of a state for only one race of people", adding that it could also be described as "colonial and imperialistic". The royal commission some are fawning over right now is a farce. #auspol

Jinjirrie@jinjirrie.bsky.social · 19h ago

Confirmed in the UK courts - #Zionism can be coherently described a racist, imperialist, colonialist political ideology. www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-appe... #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy #IsraelFascism #Palestine #StopIsrael

I had to scroll a long way to find it online at ABC News, @profmiketoole.bsky.social. "That was six weeks into the war, which was triggered by Hamas's deadly attacks on Israel on October 7 the same year." "Israel has repeatedly rejected allegations of genocide in Gaza." So, the same whitewashing.

"A.i." is bullshit. "A.i." detection tools are bullshit. "A.i." in education is bullshit. "A.i." in the arts is bullshit. "A.i." in business and government is bullshit.

“Like other authoritarians before him,the president has retreated, irrevocably, behind the walls of his own Forbidden City of the mind—a place where he is the emperor, his judgment is always right, & his commands must always be obeyed” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous

The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.

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This is so deeply disturbing to read, If it eventuates it would in essence be One Nation now running immigration policy for the Albanese Government and them abandoning migrants and refugees in a desperate attempt to win votes. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Tony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts

The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.

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Meanwhile, In NYC.......👏🏻

RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline

“US elections are heavily determined by money, giving the Republicans a massive advantage because most billionaire mega-donors support them. For more than four decades, the top fundraiser has won 92 per cent of the time in congressional primaries and general elections. www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to believe the Republicans will win.

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From Facebook. Malcolm Turnbull on the merits of compulsory voting.

Political spinner @theageaustralia.bsky.social

Bang bang click. My @smh @theage cartoon.

BREAKING: ​The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.

The distinction that matters Public officials should be investigated when credible evidence warrants it. That is the rule of law. But an investigation launched because a leader wants revenge is something else entirely. In that system, the target comes first and the evidence is expected to follow.

Most Labor members are opposed to #AUKUS, but dissent was crushed. "So what lies ahead for our nation when even the most electorally secure and least conservative of the major political parties cannot brook any public discussion of one of the most divisive policies it has ever sought to implement?"

Crikey@crikey.com.au · 3d ago

You don't need to dig very far before cracks in Labor's unified facade emerge — especially when it comes to the allegedly "overwhelming" support for AUKUS. www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/03/l...

When will sanity, logic and reality be applied by the ALP to the warped fiction of AUKUS. We hand over $Bs to the US and UK military/industrial complex, sacrifice our sovereignty and get treated as mugs. The optimal pathway becomes more flawed and unrealistic by the day!

Dutch doctors and activists displayed 1,400 pairs of white shoes in a square in the Netherlands in memory of fallen healthcare workers in Gaza. This is heartbreaking.

Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency

David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”

The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.

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We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point

So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.

I know we're tired and pretty cynical about petitions however ... I signed. #auspol #SackJillianSegal #ZionismIsNazism c.org/Q4n2sCRPtv

Sign the Petition

We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office

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“But…. But… Dr Faucci…!”

I'm constantly thinking of how a parliament and associated offices should be decorated because I'm writing the Caldryn Parliament series. I never imagined this (although Sloane does love gilt in her private decor - it matches her hair!)

Dom Ervolina@dominicervolina.com · 7d ago

Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted this video of the Oval Office and it somehow looks even more embarrassing than I realized

Cathy Wilcox.

Cathy Wilcox

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

History won't remember who toed the factional line; it will remember who refused to stay quiet while a genocide unfolded. Respect, Ed Husic.