Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 30/05/2026thewalrus.ca/the-internet... #USthewalrus.caThe Internet Has Become Too American to Trust | The WalrusTrump and Big Tech have fused into a new kind of threat 000
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A network of inauthentic YouTube accounts is targeting Albertan audiences, exploiting genuinely-held grievances and repurposing them to advance narratives that normalize the prospect of secession and U.S. annexation. www.cdmrn.ca/slopaganda-t...cdmrn.ca↳ Slopaganda: The Inauthentic YouTube Network Selling Secession to Albertans — Canadian Digital Media Research Network 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithStrong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 18/03/2026Wow, whoever the Glebe BIA hired for their retail analysis really knows what they're talking about! They directly tell the BIA that the on-street parking on Bank Street is not needed for local businesses, and that there are plenty of available spaces around that are cheaper to use! 47327
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Shiny. youtube.com/shorts/gfK-s... #fireflyyoutube.com🚀 Firefly is returning… as an ANIMATED series with the original cast!YouTube video by Small Screen 001
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 14/03/2026alphagalileo.orgA new study places China at the center of the debate on human evolutionCENIEH is part of the international team publishing in Nature Ecology & Evolution a comprehensive review of two million years of fossil and archaeolog.... 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Firefly returning? What does this mean? www.instagram.com/reel/DVMYhlb...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 02/03/2026Can confirm - I woke up this morning feeling normal, and then just a few hours later I realized I might be showing symptoms of rapid-onset Acute Canadian Syndrome 91096
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Serious question: what is the point of the US Congress? 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 22/12/2025ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there. 64266593517
Reposted by Martin J. SmithMica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...propublica.org 91262532
Reposted by Martin J. SmithRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 09/12/2025A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.” Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan. 481307452
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again' open.substack.com/pub/theline/...open.substack.comMatt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum. 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 07/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... #canadaopen.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Says Canada Is A "Vassal State" Whose Potential And Sovereignty Are A National Security Risk To AmericaTrump's new "National Security Strategy" reads like a roadmap to an invasion of Canada 010
Reposted by Martin J. SmithKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/12/2025No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again 1317130
Reposted by Martin J. SmithKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 03/12/2025Remarkable how CCS crumbles whenever it's held to any sort of real performance standard In @heatmap.news --> heatmap.news/am/energy-de... 14817
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 18/11/2025America is fully fucked and if the rest of us out here in the slightly less insane world are to learn anything, it's not to repeat their mistakes OR to let them destroy our societies with their winner take all mindset. stories.apexnews-af.com/news/detail/...stories.apexnews-af.comTrump uses McDonald's visit to sell affordability plan 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 24/10/2025youtube.com/shorts/ncrD6...youtube.comKawhi Leonard Salary Scandal — Explained | ft. @kaburbankYouTube video by More Perfect Union 020
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 15/10/2025A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/JNamyi7Cqlocagetup.toBillionaire Hands off Public Policy!Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy 111
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 15/10/2025youtu.be/4x0fPZrPV3M?...youtu.beRomeo Void - Never Say NeverYouTube video by RomeoVoidVEVO 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 15/10/2025youtube.com/watch?v=PbbU...youtube.comCherry-coloured FunkYouTube video by Cocteau Twins - Topic 000
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 07/10/2025youtube.com/watch?v=M1Qv...youtube.comHow I View the US After 13 Years Living in EuropeYouTube video by Evan Edinger 020
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Uncivilised animals www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s... #rydercuptheguardian.comRyder Cup MC apologises and steps down over foul-mouthed McIlroy chantHeather McMahan, the comedian warming up the Ryder Cup crowd, has apologised and stepped down before the final day’s play 010
Reposted by Martin J. SmithRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵) 715294679897
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 19/09/2025province11.etsy.com/listing/1883... @georgetakei.bsky.socialprovince11.etsy.com 000
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 11/09/2025www.scrippsnews.com/health/us-ra...scrippsnews.comUS ranks last among wealthy nations in reducing chronic disease deaths, study findsThe United States placed last among high-income Western countries in reducing chronic disease death risks, according to a new study published in The Lancet. 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 11/09/2025on.ft.com/3JO8WYWon.ft.comHow Tokyo became an unexpected haven for China’s middle classAn aspirational generation of Chinese arrivals is beginning to shape Japan’s demographic, social and perhaps even political destiny 010
Reposted by Martin J. SmithJohn the Librarian (he/him) @johnthelibrarian.bsky.social · 07/09/2025I’ve lived my entire life hearing people argue in favor of privatization. I have yet to see privatization make anything better. The only thing privatization accomplishes is to remove accountability. 217044
Reposted by Martin J. SmithOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025"Australia's least wanted" nice 213711
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 29/08/2025open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...open.substack.comThis Is Not Grassroots: The Same U.S. Ops Pushing Greenland Have Been Poisoning Alberta For YearsDenmark rang the alarm on covert U.S. influence in Greenland. Look north-west: Alberta’s separatists are courting the very same networks. 010
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 13/08/2025www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRare earths: Australia bid to take on China dominanceRecent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative. 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithNita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 06/08/2025The Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old. www.rawstory.com/utah-republi...rawstory.comGOP Senate chief changed consent law as relative faced rape charge involving 13-year-oldThe Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old. Newsweek reported a Salt Lake City Tribune piece that Senate President J.... 27920781110
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 06/08/2025www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...aljazeera.comAustralia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warshipsAustralian minister lauds deal for next-generation, Mogami-class frigates and their long-range missile capabilities. 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithPeter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025It simply can’t be do- reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...reneweconomy.com.auAustralia’s most powerful battery is now officially operating as the grid’s biggest shock absorberAustralia’s most powerful battery, and the biggest thing to be connected to the country’s main grids, is now officially working as a kind of giant shock absorber. 46115
Reposted by Martin J. SmithDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/08/2025Handing the pharmacist $12 for a bottle of Nyquil and waiting patiently for my medicine and $170 in change. 1638072
Reposted by Martin J. SmithAmanda Gosse @amanda-gosse.bsky.social · 03/08/2025The Eastern Spinebill is a small honeyeater from southeastern Australia, known for its long curved bill, rapid flight, and vital role in pollinating grevilleas and banksias. #art #birds #birdartist #birdart #birdpainting #gouache #birdillustration #australianbirds #easternspinebill 1372
Reposted by Martin J. SmithAndrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @andrewknightfella.bsky.social · 03/08/20256 years ago I almost transferred with my company to Chicago. The more I looked into life in the USA the less I wanted to move there. Its a cool place to visit.... But fucken hell... its a place designed to utterly fuck you in the arse without lube. Move to #Europe, #Canada, #Australia or #Japan 071
Reposted by Martin J. SmithJalopnik @jalopnik.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Australia's 1st Rocket Crashes 14 Seconds Into Maiden Flightjalopnik.comAustralia's 1st Rocket Crashes 14 Seconds Into Maiden FlightRocket science being difficult is more than a comedic cliché. It's as hard as President Kennedy said it was in the early 1960s. 141
Reposted by Martin J. SmithMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 30/07/2025OPINION: "Accusing the media of liberal bias has been a consistent conservative complaint since the civil-rights era, when white Southerners insisted news outlets were slanting their stories against segregation," Sam Martin writes. buff.ly/K3aYrQlmississippifreepress.orgOpinion | PBS and NPR Are Independent of Government PropagandaStephanie Martin argues that public media encourages education and civic enlightenment, ultimately curbing partisanship and political disinformation. 15315
Reposted by Martin J. Smith✫✫LVN✫✫ @urbanaudacity.blacksky.app · 30/07/2025I do get sick of the leftist purity tests. And I say this as a hammer-sickle-identifier—an HSI if you extra. Nobody gives a fuck if you read a book first or were aware of systemic flaws before anybody else. Teach some more people, share resources, raise consciousness, or shut the fuck up. 1830054
Reposted by Martin J. SmithOSINT Insight @osintinitiative.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Australia is watching closely as satellite images reveal China’s military build-up in the South China Sea - fresh airstrips, radar sites, and missile positions spotted on disputed reefs. Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07... #Australia #IndoPacific #ADF #Military #SouthChinaSea #Defence #Securityabc.net.auChina's nuclear bombers now 'within range of Australia' from South China SeaIntelligence reveals China has built island bases capable of launching nuclear bombers from the South China Sea. 211
Reposted by Martin J. SmithHER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2025SWIM: Mollie O’Callaghan has claimed the 200m Freestyle World title, coming in just over a second ahead of her nearest rival. It gives Mollie 10 World Championship gold medals, just one behind Ian Thorpe as the most by an Australian. 📸Getty/Quinn Rooney 051
Reposted by Martin J. SmithThe Australian Electric Vehicle Association @aevanational.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Australia’s first fully off-grid and renewable battery truck project now fully operational. thedriven.io/2025/07/24/a...thedriven.ioAustralia’s first fully off-grid and renewable battery truck project now fully operationalLogistics company announces completion of Australia’s first off-grid and totally renewable electric truck hub, charging a fleet of 30 electric trucks with onsite solar and battery storage. 073
Reposted by Martin J. SmithBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/07/2025To fight the Trump administration's war on solar, we have to get rid of dumb permitting requirements for putting panels on your roof and balcony. Australia and the EU have done this--time for our mayors and state legislatures to follow www.motherjones.com/environment/... 631881
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 27/07/2025www.bbc.com/travel/artic...bbc.comThe secret to life in the world's best citiesAustralia now has three cities in the global top 10 for liveability. Residents reveal what makes daily life here so appealing – and why it's not just about the weather. 100
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Could a society that tends towards religiosity be more vulnerable to manipulation? Examples being the concept of manifest destiny? Could hypercapitalism within the context of the American founding mythology become an analogue to religion? 000
Martin J. Smith @aussiemandias.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Gravel ride to Wakefield (from Ottawa) and back. 100km youtu.be/B-1uqnXzRA4?... #cyclingyoutu.beWakefield & Back 100kmYouTube video by Seigi Studios 000
Reposted by Martin J. SmithThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 21/07/2025China has issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement in another sign of Beijing tightening its control over the crucial sector.japantimes.co.jpChina quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, sources sayThe quotas serve as a barometer for the global supply of rare earths, a group of 17 elements used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robots and missiles. 172
