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@jackhsmit.bsky.social
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• Retired from a sometimes fierce 🇦🇺 West Australian Human Rights Watchdog. Dutch migrant with Aussie views, built on my European internationalist origins. Avowed leftie Social Democrat. Born 312.2ppm website: www.safecom.org.au/m-socsc-thesis.h…

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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The fight within the #Greens that led senators to cross the floor last week over koala protection in a national park may have finally put a spotlight on a bigger issue – #carbon #offsets.” #climate #auspol www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
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Australia’s big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards | Adam Morton
Credits are treated as a straight alternative to emissions cuts, but carbon stored in nature is different to burning millennia-old fossil fuels
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mary Kostakidis: "The action was launched to bully me into genuflection – to silence political expression and to chill speech by creating a legal precedent and fear of being targeted with bankrupting law-fare..." #zionism #lawfare #antisemitism #freepress #aspol theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au
Rule 1: Don’t be intimidated. Rule 2: Don’t forget Rule 1 - The Shot
Over 2 years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Below - a Must Read! #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lucy Hamilton's essay-display of the vast network of #conservatives, #neocons, and right-wing 'evangelists' at work to manipulate your opinions: #auspol #Atlas_Network #nine-eleven_9/11 lucyham29.substack.com/p/dont-let-t...
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Don’t let the wave of 9/11 articles help manufacture consent for genocide
The media in all its forms has been the loudhailer that helped Netanyahu’s 1980s Jonathan Institute project become networked propaganda for neocolonial activity in the Middle East.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
From Lucy Hamilton #auspol: theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au
Governments (and their corporate owners) have no safety net plans for our climate permacrisis - The Shot
Australians are walking a tightrope. Imagine a long line of us traversing a chasm. Some of us – not many...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Here's some wake-up news about #Hughsey - that is, "the good news" - Nick McKim telling him to get fucked. #AUKUS #NDIS #Greens #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
BELOW ↓ ↓ ↓ Please note: the operatives beyond #UKReform...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“The modern Labor party never recovered from the Tampa election. The lesson it learnt was that electoral success is made from cruelty.” OPEN ARTICLE: archive.md/2XksU www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The March of The #Killer_Machines is WELL UNDERWAY - with 'the most advanced common usage' practised by the #IDF. #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. Yet it remains possible, following a temporary “overshoot”, that countries can limit warming to 1.5C by the end of the century. This will require...” #auspol #climate www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the Conversation
Climate change is the greatest threat to the Pacific, with fuel shortages and missile tests also on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Palau
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Josh Bernstein: “As objects of hostility or prejudice the #Jewish people and #Israel are in every material respect different things; hostility or prejudice towards Israel cannot be equated to hostility or prejudice towards the Jewish people.” #auspol #BondiRC www.abc.net.au/religion/jos...
abc.net.au
The antisemitism royal commission made two big mistakes — will these compromise their findings? - ABC Religion & Ethics
Australian society has been riven by a combustible debate about antisemitism, criticism of Israel and the boundaries of free speech. The royal commission could have provided the intellectual and moral...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thank you again, @amyremeikis.bsky.social ! Check Brand (Beazley's seat!), then Gary Gray, ALP Pres & "Woodside Star". Then to Gary's Snr staffer Catherine King (Resources Minister!!!). Brand overlaps Secret Harbour --> WA's Cook parachuted his "Dream cand" Georgia Tree (Woodside staff!). #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
BELOW ↓ ↓ ↓ Lucy Hamilton's 'Major Opus' at work, with a hugely important thread🧵 of 'deleted bits' from her published article... #auspol #Atlas #FarRight #Liberals #Extremists
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ummm... some stuff about #Dolly_Parton and #MAGA
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#Anthony_Albanese, the Australian leader with that immature and tiny mind, always seducing himself into thinking that the verb 'to compromise' is synonymous with 'to undermine'. #auspol #datacentres #AI #techbros www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Below: ↓ ↓ ↓ These #Dolly_Parton reflections from #Amy_Remeikis are gems. One amazing tribute to her humility and character. #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good morning world. Here's a snippet of my ZOMBIE NEWS™ for ya. Enjoy! #datacentres #zombienews #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One Nation's Immigration Policy (Matt Golding cartoon) #auspol #ON #immigration #demonise #migrants
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our celebrated friend, ally and author #Richard #Flanagan's speech at The #Festival of #Dangerous #Ideas is an AMAZING voice for Truth and Justice and Openness when talking about the Israeli #Genocide in #Gaza and beyond. PLEASE WATCH and LISTEN IN FULL! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XlJ...
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Richard Flanagan - Heresies (2026)
YouTube video by Festival of Dangerous Ideas
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Karen Middleton on The BIG, BIG, BIG issue of #Datacentres in #auspol. “Just ahead of #ALP #Conf Albanese moved to take control of debate, defining and defending the combined pro-innovation, pro-data-centres and pro-regulation policy his government is pursuing.” insidestory.org.au/we-are-walki...
insidestory.org.au
Labor and AI: “We are walking and chewing gum at the same time.” • Karen Middleton
The federal government believes Australia can tap into the benefits of AI while coping with the pitfalls
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The ongoing corruption of the #NDIS ↓ ↓ ↓ and the Relentless March of the #Algorithms #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From the #US #POTUS world of HUCKSTERS, GRIFTERS and LAWLESS BULLIES --- "The Trump administration has taken another step in its crusade against the international criminal court by imposing sanctions on two more senior #ICC officials." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
With ICC sanctions, Trump wants to make the world safe for war criminals | Kenneth Roth
The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officials
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Below ↓ ↓ ↓ My 'post-it note' for subscribers - here's 'Alt-media' doing the work journalists no longer are interested in doing. #auspol #ABC
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Fabulous that Fiona #Katauskas has found a new home at #Crikey now! With this cartoon, there's no doubt she's NOT amongst the cartoonists who 'protect vested interests'. Thank You Fiona! #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/21/z...
crikey.com.au
Bibi Netanyahu has the answer to your prayers
Got yourself into a pesky situation, like killing aid workers in Gaza? No fear, Bibi has the solution.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Well - at least, in this #WA_Parliament, Roger Cook the Premier and #WALabor have not (yet, visibly) dirtied the nest with #pro-Zionist infiltration of views on reality. #WAPol #auspol #FreePalestine
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Below ↓ ↓ ↓ BEWARE! This is my first-ever encounter with the BUILT #HISTORICAL_BIAS of the 'famous' Internet Archive of Everything, the #WayBack_Machine.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#Palantir & Peter Thiel - TARGETED #Jason_Arday
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Vile #ASIO_Bill brought by #Albo and his #henchmen. #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#JasonArday We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
goodlawproject.org
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Good riddance to this little mean man who served EVIL interests and agenda's. #JasonArday
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
↓ ↓ ↓ Mehreen Faruqi #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New shipping records leaked to #Declassified Australia show the #secret #cargo of #Australian parts for #Israel’s F-35 fighter jets has been diverted onto passenger planes of US airline, United Airlines. #auspol declassifiedaus.org/2026/08/13/s...
declassifiedaus.org
SHADOW FLIGHTS: LEAKS REVEAL NEW U.S. ROUTE OF F-35 JET PARTS TO ISRAEL  - Declassified Australia
Following last year’s revelations of the secret shipping of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel through Thailand from Sydney, new documents show that parts are now being routed onto passenger jets throug...
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Below ↓ ↓ ↓ Amy Remeikis - more Duopoly in Motion #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
AMY REMEIKIS: It’s not radical to say that #Labor and the #Coalition agree on more than they disagree on these days. That’s #neoliberalism in a nutshell – both parties are tied to protecting the market and capital. #auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au
Labor celebrates a couple of big wins – and doesn’t stop to ask who for
It’s not radical to say that Labor and the Coalition agree on more than they disagree on these days. That’s neoliberalism in a nutshell – both parties are tied to protecting the market and capital.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dave Milner is bang on, in every paragraph, about the bankruptcy of #auspol and more.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Although US-based, this Explainer relays some essential facts and details about #Palantir and its chief Peter Thiel. These facts should be, or become, part of our CORE KNOWLEDGE about this EVIL Company - and now "closely allied" to #auspol Albanese government. afsc.org/palantir-exp...
afsc.org
What is Palantir? And why is this corporation so dangerous?
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Below ↓ ↓ ↓ A reminder that Palantir's inserting itself in the NDIS is reshaping #auspol into another manifestation of the Pure Evil variety.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Below: I call it "Proxy Murder by right-wing media hounding". Tens of thousands pay tribute to #Jason_Arday at Trafalgar Square www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil
MPs, friends and campaigners gathered to remember former Cambridge professor after his death on Friday
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Relevant Chant. Fabulous. #FuckOffPauline #KidsStrike #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
STEAMPUNK POTUS AHOY !!! Ever seen those Open Days about the quaint "19th Century British Industrial Romantic Throwback Dress-up Movement broadly known as #Steampunk" ??? Well, #POTUS is now also a wannabe member of that movement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets
President has suggested steam catapults every year since 2017, saying digital systems are too ‘complicated’
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And in the UK, the Clacton people put out the Wrong Bin. A perfect description of the dismal state of UK politics #UKPol, after their former huge #Brexit mistake.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Its demand is simple. "A real parliamentary inquiry." A published threat assessment. And not one more dollar for Connecticut until the Prime Minister names the enemy, or admits there isn’t one. #auspol #AUKUS #Albo #Marles #FakeSubs michaelwest.com.au/aukus-the-in...
michaelwest.com.au
AUKUS. The inquiry Canberra refused to hold - Michael West
The AUKUS inquiry reports on 30 October. Its demand is simple. A real parliamentary inquiry. A published threat assessment.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Another perfect take-down by the mighty Amy Remeikis. Thank you, Amy! #Tweedle-dee and #Tweedle-dumber. Never more so than under #Albo #auspol
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been..." #auspol #CapitalGainsTax #negativegearing
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hugh Marks, You Are A REALLY, REALLY S-T-U-P-I-D Man... #auspol #satire #ABC #comedy #StiflingFreeSpeech #NewsCorp www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
theguardian.com
ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates
Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If Mahmood Fazal takes the ABC to the court for 'unfair dismissal', he's likely to win big time, just like Antoinette Lattouf. I hope he does! #auspol #ABC #journalism
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It's clear now that there's a LOT of pushback in the USA against #datacentres and #AI bullying by the #techbros. Important for #auspol, esp. because #Albo and his cronies have FULLY fallen for the #billionaires #club sales push.
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jackhsmit.bsky.social @jackhsmit.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Australia #auspol has often sought to reassure itself that the nation is untainted, unlike Britain and the US, by a heinous history of #slavery. But “the evidence of the Australian slave trade through #blackbirding is everywhere – it hides in plain sight.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Sydney’s sugar rush: how the colony’s most powerful profited from Australia’s slave trade
Australia likes to think its history is untainted by slavery but a new book traces how a who’s who in the NSW capital profited from the capture and sale of ‘blackbirded’ Pacific Islanders
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
She doesn't tell me what to say. Jillian Segal can fuck right off.
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