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Miles P Herbert

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Listening to things over at Guardian Australia

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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I keep telling myself if I run far enough, I can disappear into a void. Nice to remember there is joy in it too:
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‘Maybe the suffering is the point’: what does it take to run 163km up and down a mountain?
Guardian Australia joins ultrarunner Joanne Walker in an excruciating race through the Blue Mountains, where men outnumber women four to one
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
apnews.com/article/iran...
apnews.com
AP is calling Israel's attack on Lebanon an invasion. What does that mean and why does it matter?
The Associated Press is now calling Israel’s military actions in southern Lebanon an invasion. Israel has moved thousands of troops across the border into Lebanon, although it won't say how many.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
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Nancy Fraser | After Habermas
Jürgen Habermas may be variously described as the moral conscience of postwar Germany, the last great systematic...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
theguardian.com
Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
‘Some people will do incredibly well in the new AI era. They will become rich and powerful beyond anything we can currently imagine. But other people—a lot of other people—will become useless.’
harpers.org
Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss
Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
m.youtube.com
If Pauline Hanson feels unwelcome in this Sydney suburb, she is the only one
YouTube video by Guardian Australia
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
thewrap.com
AI Emerges as Flashpoint in New York Times Union Talks
The contract negotiations between the New York Times and its union have become the latest venue in the media industry’s longstanding battle over the use of AI in newsrooms, as both sides duke it out a...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Incredible piece of audio journalism. A portrait of fear. www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
How many people at this farmers market are listening to Tooze on Ezra?
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
‘The first obligation we all have is an epistemic one: It’s to know what kind of reality we are actually inhabiting..:Because once we discern that we are living in a dual state, it becomes obvious that compliance won’t save us, and that some kind of action is called for.’
vox.com
Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do?
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
‘Bootlicking is one of the few industries seeing any real growth’.
illwill.com
Lies You Will Be Told • Ill Will
Phil A. Neel examines the post-2020 political order, arguing that liberal myths about law, elections, and restraint function as counterinsurgency in an era of open state violence.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
startribune.com
Fearing ICE, parents make plans for their children’s care
Some families give legal authority to others to make key decisions about a child’s life if a parent is detained and deported.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The end point of this is hard to avoid:
theguardian.com
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
nytimes.com
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
theguardian.com
Family seeks answers after ICE deported man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custody
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
nytimes.com
We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting. Here’s What He Said.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
axios.com
Furious Democrats threaten government shutdown after Minneapolis shooting
"We can't just keep authorizing money for these illegal killers," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
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Daniel Hurst @danielhurst.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Intriguing reporting from Nine here - the objection to former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead the royal commission apparently relates to a previous decision where she upheld the democratic right to protest www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
Virginia Bell’s role in protest laws under scrutiny as Albanese weighs royal commission
Judgments handed down by former high court judge Virginia Bell and another contender, former Federal Court of Australia chief justice James Allsop, are under scrutiny as the government decides on a ro...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 07/01/2026
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Frightening
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Local Fox9 interviews a witness in Minneapolis at the site of the murder
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Have been struggling with what it means to be an American citizen in this current moment. When will we learn from the sins of our fathers?
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Could All See Coming
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
irishtimes.com
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on the US seizure of Maduro: Trump has turned the world’s superpower into a rogue state | Editorial
Editorial: The illegal abduction of Venezuela’s president, and threat to ‘run’ his country, is a dangerous act. Its repercussions will be felt far beyond the region
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
“The coup is illegal, unprovoked and regionally and globally destabilising. It upends international norms, ignores sovereign territorial rights, and potentially creates an anarchic situation inside Venezuela itself”.
theguardian.com
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
theguardian.com
I believed Australia could not look away from Aboriginal deaths in custody. I was wrong | Lorena Allam
Decades on from the royal commission, I can only conclude there are no words that will make governments face their responsibilities
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Come for a great show looking back on the year. Stay for @bridie.bsky.social 's last ever day in the hosting chair!
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
More grateful than ever for @onthemedia.bsky.social @micahloewinger.bsky.social keeping me tethered to reality every single week.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Last day of a short break. Went for a small run. Had a nice time.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
This is a real concern… finally someone brave enough to ask the question: “What will Mr. Mamdani do to protect New Yorkers who are increasingly worried about encountering Arsenal fandom whenever they venture outside their homes?”
defector.com
Can Zohran Mamdani Keep New Yorkers Safe From Remembering Some Arsenal Guys? | Defector
Zohran Mamdani is weeks away from becoming Mayor of New York City. As someone who does not live in the city but nevertheless has a lot of opinions about what goes on there, I want his administration t...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Members of the federal government’s own expert advisory panel on sexual violence have called for “urgent” independent national oversight of police following Guardian Australia's Broken Trust Series.
theguardian.com
Horrific death of Kardell Lomas sparks urgent calls for new independent oversight of police
Federal government’s expert advisory panel on sexual violence says it repeatedly warned of chronic failure of police to adequately investigate violence
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Train Dreams is the most powerful piece of art I have seen in a long time. A reminder that what you do matters… even when the cruelty you are surrounded by makes you feel powerless.
vulture.com
Train Dreams Is an Argument Against Complicity
Clint Bentley’s film is full of changes to Denis Johnson’s novella, but one alteration changes the entire tone of the film.
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Part 2 is out today. Why are so many domestic and family violence deaths followed by silence? Brilliantly reported by Ben Smee. His final lines in this episode have been ringing in my ears for months. I hope they stick with all those who spend the time to listen.
theguardian.com
Broken trust: why police are failing to learn from their own mistakes - podcast
Guardian Australia reveals allegations from a former senior Queensland detective who has accused police of covering up their own failures in cases in which vulnerable women died after seeking police p...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
If you listen to one thing today, spend some time with this. Not always the easiest listen, but I think this crisis deserves our attention.
theguardian.com
Broken Trust: how police failed Hannah Clarke and her children - podcast
In the first episode of this special Full Story investigation, Broken Trust looks at serious police failings, in the lead-up to the murders, that were overlooked by the coronial inquest and not invest...
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Shelley Hepworth @shelleymiranda.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Today we launched a multimedia investigation based on two years of reporting by our tenacious Queensland correspondent Ben Smee. www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
theguardian.com
Broken trust: how police failed Hannah Clarke and other women they were supposed to protect – video
Two whistleblowers from within the Queensland police and the Queensland coroners court decided to speak to Guardian Australia in the hope their revelations will change the way domestic violence cases ...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
If you listen to one thing today, spend some time with this. Not always the easiest listen, but I think this crisis deserves our attention.
theguardian.com
Broken Trust: how police failed Hannah Clarke and her children - podcast
In the first episode of this special Full Story investigation, Broken Trust looks at serious police failings, in the lead-up to the murders, that were overlooked by the coronial inquest and not invest...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A fun and important conversation about our relationship with the US ahead of Albanese sitting down with Trump.
theguardian.com
Newsroom edition: Albanese prepares to meet Trump, SXSW Live - podcast
Live from the South by Southwest festival in Sydney, Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, and senior audio producer Miles Herbert about how Anthony Alba...
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Gabrielle Jackson @gabriellecj.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions, by @milespherbert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
I never again want to have to look back and wonder, could I have done more?
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Don’t look back and wonder.
theguardian.com
Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
I never again want to have to look back and wonder, could I have done more?
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
A stain on all of us:
chicago.suntimes.com
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
defector.com
No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector
The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
theguardian.com
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Targeting journalists is a war crime. As colleagues, we remember them. meaa.io/45A4vZ5
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
theguardian.com
‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza
Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza
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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
theguardian.com
Newsroom edition: the politics of the Sydney Harbour Bridge protest - podcast
Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about the political fallout from the Harbour Bridge protest
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
theguardian.com
Newsroom edition: when will Australia recognise Palestine? - podcast
Reged Ahmad talks to deputy editor Patrick Keneally and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about the pressure pushing Australia towards Palestinian recognition
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Every day
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Miles P Herbert @milespherbert.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
It is a pink moon, brother: www.tiktok.com/@mrjasongore...
tiktok.com
I can’t believe this is finally out. Hulk Hogan Sings Nick Drake! Sounds so good! #hulkhogan #nickdrake
TikTok video by Jason Gore
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