Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialTom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 15/10/2026🚨 ABC has announced 'SHAKEDOWN', their four-part Robodebt drama series based on @squigglyrick.bsky.social's book 'Mean Streak', will premiere November 22. Starring Kate Box, Justine Clarke and Mandy McElhinney: 16261100 261
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAntfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is a really effective way to turn the tech bro/GOP bullshit process we all hate into a PLUS to a receptive audience. This guy is a pro. 151 5
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP. 16558932516 5.9K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 13/10/2026 8070041922 7K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026What do the Tech Bros say we get for enormous investment in AI - "nothing clear, nothing soon, and possibly nothing at all" #auspol Claudia Weisenberger - jobs, labour devastation coming michaelwest.com.au/ai-threats-t...michaelwest.com.auAI threats. The jobs that won't come back and who pays? - Michael WestAI race continues apace, driven by those who reap the financial benefits, while ignoring those who lose their jobs. Where is the regulation? 1210859 108
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialJon @pheonixed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Worthwhile putting your mark on this one. Big Tech is profiting from online harms inflicted on Australians. One thing would change this faster than any regulator: the right for you to seek compensation. Sign the @australiainstitute.org.au petition now: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/big-technb.australiainstitute.org.au✍️ PETITION: Make Big Tech pay when they harm Australians 063 6
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4693151840 3.2K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialmarque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 08/10/2026We don’t think the case for this has been made. One constant in the global history of policing is that every weapon given to cops, they will eventually use. Therefore, every force escalation requires compelling justification. 2521378 213
kuromakicb.bsky.social @kuromakicb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Straight to the No 💩Sherlock file www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comHegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call 030 3
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Reminder - Japan imports more gas from Australia than it needs, and so it onsells it to other countries for a profit. www.afr.com/world/asia/a...afr.comAustralia moves to calm Japan’s jitters over gas reservation policyTreasurer Jim Chalmers used a large business gathering near Tokyo to promise executives that Australia would remain a dependable energy supplier. 10324126 324
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ICHTHYS project in the NT, two thirds owned by Japanese company INPEX (incl part owned by the Japanese govt). $52bn in income. $0 in company tax $0 in PRRT But apparently if we do a 25% export tax they might get upset so we can't do it because it is vital for our economy 10236112 236
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Defence Minister Richard Marles is oblivious to that which is obvious to everybody else: Britain cannot deliver our future #AUKUS subs on schedule (if at all). Luckily for Richard, it’s only our money and national security that’s at stake. #auspoljohnmenadue.comWhy Britain cannot deliver SSN-AUKUS on scheduleBritain says SSN-AUKUS remains on track. But its shipyards are already stretched while new reactor and workforce capacity is still being built. Australia is betting heavily on that gap being closed in... 918680 186
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAmy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The most radical arm in Australian politics (and the world) right now is the far right. And yet this is the analysis for the Greens. 65407117 407
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialSharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh Dear God THE CAFES !!!! Where will the ABC journos get their stories,while getting free food and drink while they 'work'? #auspol #WontSomeonThinkOfTheCafeowners www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auNation's love affair with coffee on shaky ground as cost of living bitesThe way Australians drink coffee is changing, with more and more switching to home brews while cafes are "running on a shoestring". 6134 13
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0 20326153 326
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialDark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Once upon a time, mining companies had to pay a bond that used to cover the clean up after they pissed off. Now? Nah, tax free while they strip our assets then taxpayers foot the bill to clean up their mess. 22715 27
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialtonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Labor party has three major issues that will come back to haunt it if not addressed. AUKUS Gas Tax Gambling legislation Wipe One Racists out with actions. Don’t waste time in Government. 1321062 210
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The primary victims of mass surveillance worldwide, are women and girls. From state surveillance to misogynist extremists, women's privacy is consistently violated and victims worldwide are cataloged, monitored, and preyed on like livestock. 14409185 409
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAnonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEatersyacnews.comMeta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwidePolice and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ... 27224711275 2.5K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialFiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICYMI- yesterday's Contraception cartoon for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260... 07125 71
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wedding special. In which I play the recorder through my nose on my sister’s big day. Subscribe to my newsletter, sometimes I write about other stuff. rick-morton.ghost.io/wed-deb-rede...rick-morton.ghost.ioWed, Deb RedemptionAlmost 30 years ago now, when the hit movie Titanic launched in cinemas, my friend Matthew taught me and a few others to play Celine Dion's anthem My Heart Will Go On on the recorder, that musical ins... 1211422 114
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialLucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Outstanding reporting from #Canada on how deeply embedded Atlas Network partners & people are in trying to get #Alberta to be a separated US pawn. (Note Gina Rinehart is part of the problem there too.) The Atlas Network’s ppl want profit for donors, not your good. See #NZpol links. #Auspol #Cdnpoli 79063 90
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialJane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In Australia, we publicly fund privilege, not opportunity. 22306106 306
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialDoug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The arrogance of Trump Republicans telling us we should “welcome” nuclear armed attack submarines to Australia. Nonsensical word games calling US bases “rotational” can’t hide the fact we have abrogated our sovereignty and US nuclear armed subs will be stationed in Australia. 35325 53
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bunnings is not about to charge charities and sports clubs a $150 site fee to hold sausage sizzles outside its stores, despite claims circulating on social media. bit.ly/4h5pDMA 086 8
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAndy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026There's a very good series on BBC4 this evening; "The Australian Wars". It's shocking but IMO is (or should be) required viewing. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukThe Australian Wars - Series 1: Episode 1Sydney was the first frontier war battleground. No treaty between European occupying forces and the First Nations people meant conflict, and the first recorded massacre followed. 32410 24
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 10/09/2026Santos boss Kevin Gallagher spoke at the National Press Club on Wednesday. It'll blow your mind to discover that he spread an awfully large amount of shit. Me in The New Daily:thenewdaily.com.auProfits of doom: Gas boss stretches the truth at press clubCountries across our region are seeing gas as a strategic liability. That’s good for climate and energy security, but bad for gas executives. 1112970 129
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 12/09/2026The real low point in Kevin Gallagher's speech earlier this week was when he claimed the gas industry receives no government subsidies. Between direct grants - $15m - and free credits - $85m - Santos has received $100m worth of federal subsidies for its Moomba CCS project. I guess he forgot those. 611658 116
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The best piece of news, after a relentless and brutal attempt to destroy a decent person and make an example of her, to scare others to silence. No thanks to the mainstream, which said and did nothing to defend the principle of press freedom and her right to report fact and express an opinion. 16550178 550
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialLouise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 07/09/2026ICYMI: Our entire Four Corners story, Christian Brothers Inc, is here. I am posting the YouTube so our international viewers, including those in Ireland, can watch. Thank you to everyone who sat down with us for this important story. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-x...m.youtube.comThe scandal rocking the Christian Brothers | Four Corners DocumentaryYouTube video by ABC News In-depth 27380191 380
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAntfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It’s a giant tell that Australian RW politicians are panicking that we social media consumers can OPT OUT of being force-fed bot driven bullshit by malevolent billionaires like Musk and Zuck. Opting out i.e CHOICE used to be a conservative value 😏 #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...smh.com.auAlgorithm shake-up will hurt right-wing parties, censorship fight heats upSocial media platforms have been found to push populist and extreme content. The government’s changes may put some politicians on the back foot. 34419 44
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialRick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Well, here goes. I tried to keep it contained. Ridicule is what we use to fight institutional hostility. Make no mistake, that's what this is. rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...rick-morton.ghost.ioDeliver Us, Lord, From RidiculeOn Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre. 'In closing, I ... 23322161 322
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialThe Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 08/09/2026Exclusive: Senior members of the Berejiklian and Perrottet Coalition governments say the ICAC hearings are exposing a wider story of secretive influence related to the long-running fight over Sydney’s rapidly filling cemeteries. trib.al/SRIzAXUtrib.alExclusive: ‘I wanted to vomit’ at Perrottet ICAC evidenceRevelations during ICAC’s Operation Rosny have raised new questions about cabinet’s handling of the NSW cemetery dispute. 054 5
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026Perspective. 352124714290 12.5K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned” @adammorton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAlbanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear AirScientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo 1618678 186
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A six-month investigation by Byline Times reveals that with the support of Palantir's Peter Thiel, Reform's policy chief James Orr has used the University of Cambridge as a student recruitment ground for a hard-right, theocratic political project aimed at bolstering talent in Farage’s partybylinetimes.comPalantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project RevealedThe world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at... 2716001085 1.6K
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialDoug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Dr Michael Keating and Jon Stanford exploding the myth that the US will be rotating through HMAS Stirling. It will be a US base with a US Commodore. Sick of Marles/ALP trying to hide the facts from the public. Stanford says it’s a US base and we have no say in what they do.🤬 913576 135
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Richard Marles, Australia’s Defence Minister, went to the US and surrendered even more control of our defence and our country to the US and its global war machine. Who are these people working for? This makes us less safe, more of a target and less in free. It’s a betrayal. 45366163 366
kuromakicb.bsky.social @kuromakicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is an excellent read. I just spent a month in China travelling the old Silk Road and agree with the writer’s view. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...pearlsandirritations.comThe China I was taught to fear – and the China I metAustralia should be able to scrutinise China without turning a government, a civilisation and a people into a single threatening enemy. 010 1
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialKate Littlejohn @kelittlejohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I'm currently in the middle of PhD research that is showing unequivocally that this is not even close to a thing. Women are still massively underrepresented in the curriculum and almost every teacher I interviewed raised the manosphere's influence on male students as an explicit blocker. 1421079 210
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialEbony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This was a satisfying read. First the RBA said our research on profitss was flawed, others even called for our research to be retracted. But we were right all along, and now the RBA's own research shows it. Better late than never I guess thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auRBA's own research shows that profits drove post-pandemic inflation, not wagesLast week, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirmed that they were wrong in 2023 to criticise research by The Australia Institute, which showed rising profits were the significant cau... 316875 168
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The same government that insisted we hand over our ID to these tech giants to use basic features such as chat? Make it make sense. ‘Australians could soon be given the right to request that large digital platforms such as social media companies and search engines destroy their personal data.’abc.net.auNew laws to force platforms to delete personal dataFollow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster. 65812 58
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialAlways a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Oh ffs ... colour one of those seats 'orange' & that's the degree of 'power' ON currently has in the WA Legislative Assembly but yeah, sure he's gonna form 'government'. From what 'uni of lunacy' do these narcissistic, megalomaniacal idiots graduate, 'summa cum laude'? 7166 16
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Spreading the pain… 1120177 201
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialMichael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“Why are people with links to military operations in Gaza being welcomed into Australia to participate in a public sporting event, while Australians and foreign nationals who have protested against Israel’s conduct in Gaza have faced extraordinarily close scrutiny?” theaimn.net/the-sydney-m...theaimn.netThe Sydney Marathon should be about runningBy Helen Reynolds There is something profoundly surreal about watching the Sydney Marathon become entangled in the politics of a war being fought half a world away. On Sunday, tens of thousands of or... 46934 69
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Cartoonists like Cathy Wilcox are a gift to society who thankfully can’t, and won’t, be muzzled. Bernd Rieve, Brighton @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters 17701202 701
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine writing Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day and that's not the best thing you did in life. 629858 298
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/08/2026So much for 'three hours of free power a day' in Australia. "I reviewed multiple pricing schedules on the government’s Energy Made Easy website and it’s now clear that Solar Sharer pricing has the highest cost for a household of all pricing schedules on offer reneweconomy.com.au/solar-sharer...reneweconomy.com.auWhy Solar Sharer has become the solar shocker, with the costliest of retail offersIt could have been a very smart, exciting and world-first energy policy initiative. But now we can see the results, it’s clear that Solar Sharer has gone terribly wrong. 1414874 148
Reposted by @kuromakicb.bsky.socialThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I must have said something very truthful in that cartoon for the Oz to still be banging on about it. 56771102 771