Joe Daziel

For no other reason than this song lifts my spirits, and given all the crap news, they need lifting. There She Goes, The La's, 1988/89. youtu.be/JpoGERuYmow?...

We all know it. But if Donald Trump needed any further guidance that he’s backing the wrong horse, this latest YouGov poll would be the best place to start.

I suppose Britain could trade with the US using Net Registered Tonnage - which is a measure of cubic feet, not weight. 🤔🤷🤦

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Home Affairs gave a $4.3 BILLION air services contract to a company with no Australian air operators certificate or employees – or the required aircraft – and which was registered to a front company: a real estate agent.

Finally got around to watching Dept. Q. What a brilliant series. 🤩 I can hardly wait for series 2.

This Day in #History 1918 Margaret Owen sets a world typing speed record of 170 wpm for one minute.

Come in America, vote! And then send Trump's treasonous ass to prison for whatever remains of his miserable life. 🤬 www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Shoplifting! How can shoplifting demand an armed response, let alone one that costs a one-year old their life? What kind of judge makes such a ruling (rhetorical). 🤬

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company. trib.al/rCJMvkw

Passing the gas. Twelve years of tax data show Australia’s loss Jason Ward reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/passing-the-gas-twelve-years-of-tax-data-show-australias-loss/

The answer is because Pauline Hanson does NOT represent the interests of ordinary Australians. She represents Gina Rinehart.

michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-... Palantir has been lobbying the Government to control the National Disability Insurance Scheme”s (NDIS) data, potentially exposing Australia’s most vulnerable. Claudia Weisenberger reports.

Four sources identify Elon Musk as personally proposing Starshield restrictions to Trump, while three officials trace the order to the White House. Ukraine received no warning. Its interceptor drones were disrupted as Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of ballistic missiles.

Can't argue with this TBH. 👇 #auspol

That's me while sprucing up👩‍🎨🪻my house😉☺️ World's Amazing Things @Hana_b30 90 year old #AgnesKasparkova turns her small village into an art gallery in the #CzechRepublic. .

How democratic is the EU? #EUBasics

Farage calls Burnham a liar. OK, now all Burnham has to do is release the evidence and bury Farage once and for all as the quisling traitor he is. 😬 www.lbc.co.uk/article/fara...

Hackers cause chaos as French supermarket fridges turned up to 50C. Terrifying story considering what hackers coulf do to hold us all to ransom. www.lbc.co.uk/article/hack...

Right wing bot activity on social media - MAGA, Deform, AfD, etc - is down 50% because a lot of it was running out of data centres severely damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes. Odd. Do you think right wing agitation and Russia are connected?

Since the US doesn't want to follow the rules, then the Ukraine - US rare earths contract should be void. Renegotiate it with someone that isn't a Russian traitor.

No, Donny, you PoS. It's time you were impeached, removed from office, stripped of your assets, and sent to a maximum security prison for what is left of your treasonous life. #trump www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

This is a plan I could get behind. World Rugby should stop trying to break into the US market and exploit the opportunity presented in South America. #RWC #RUGBYUNION #RUGBY www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Labour's tax policies were blamed by the press for one of the UK's richest men reportedly moving out of London to Monaco - but it turns out he'd actually ditched the UK when David Cameron was PM.

The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.

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Reminder - 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...

Nautiloids! 😍

Chris Minns’ fashion police. Being Palestinian is now a public order offence Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: https://michaelwest.com.au/chris-minns-fashion-police-being-palestinian-is-now-a-public-order-offence/

Objective achieved I'd say. 🫣🤔 #trump #fairford www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

" Long ago, a Labor elder told me something that has remained in my mind. The mob, he said, expect “something more” from Labor – more than they expect from the Coalition." www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...

The 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

US taxpayers footing the bill whilst their neighbours are incarcerated, tortured and killed, so that a corrupt administration and its donor CEOs profit. The French dealt with these sorts of parasites very effectively in 1793. 🤬

You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)

It's a good theory, but why would Iranians be nicking red diesel in Gloucestershire when it's about 45p a litre back home? If you factor in transport and logistics, it makes about as much sense as a Deform UK pensions policy, even if they did travel part of the way by small boat.

'The men were released on bail on Monday after police found no viable explosives on the site' The more information is released the more this looks like a publicity stunt than a terrorist attack. 🤷 #fairford www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Reposting this. Doubtless the RW will be out in force following the incident at Fairford, blaming 'foreigners or people who aren't really British!' 😬🥺

‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage Time for a major pause and reset. www.independent.co.uk/tech/securit...

And people think this corrupt mob with actually make their lives better? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

FOX: We’re active with Iran—how do you get out? El-Sayed: You don’t get in in the first place. We had an agreement that had contained nuclear weapons. We did not need to do this, so the first time the dunce got elected he pulled back on the agreement.

Ticks hunt through Questing. Who knew? Interesting insight. 🧐 www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation. Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax? hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...

😅😂🤣 #EU♡CAN 🇪🇺🇨🇦

I'm a fan of the performing arts, though I haven't attended ballet for many years. However, my wife and I went to see #Dracula last night. It was sensational. 😍 If you get the chance, it's worth seeing. youtu.be/kTov6r8OxfI?...

Lentils and chickpeas to be compulsory in school meals as deep-fried food banned and desserts restricted under new rules www.lbc.co.uk/article/lent...