Nick Feik

Episode 1: Smallpox

House Judiciary Democrats released a 50+ page report detailing how 25 different women—some connected to Epstein—have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct. Doesn't even make the NYTimes homepage... democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Questions from Sen Shoebridge in #Estimates last night revealed that CASA has been caught napping on Nauru Airlines. Haven't been doing their due diligence on major staffing changes, on safety or the high incidence of flight turnbacks, or on its troubled finances. CASA needs to lift its game fast.

“Large AI firms are shopping around the world trying to sell their snake oil and the price is copyright reform. International creative businesses are looking at Australia and cannot believe the government has been duped.” The Albanese govt isn’t just risking Australian IP. It is exposing the world.

Spare me the politicians and commentators who are the antithesis of Helen Haines, trying to claim her moral mantle

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

Seems legit

Don’t see any of those Very Wise Commentators calling for a good hard look at the failures of our mental health system. Too woke I guess

Congratulations to every political journalist in the country this week for writing the exact same piece of shit article 👏

Saw this take from them too, like they haven't peddled in anger as a business model longer then I've been alive.

Great to see the Oz taking a week off from attacking women and progressives to mourn the attack on a progressive woman

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Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4yGkBNh 📷 Evan Vucci

Richard Cooke’s brilliant new book is the lead review in the @nytimes.com book section today.

There is a solution to underfunding hospitals, roads, NDIS, aged care, GST shortfalls for states and territories, medical research, science, the arts ... All it takes is a government with a modicum of courage. Where on earth are we going to find one of those ...? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

If read nothing else about all this, then read this thread — written before the attack, by a local with a direct professional interest.

*finger to ear, beside the newscopter* I’m getting word in now. One moment. Yes I can exclusively report that it’s time to turn down the temperature…. Sorry, you’ll have to speak up

AI revenues need to triple every year for the next 4 years or so to justify current capital spending, but they are already flattening

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is attempting to change the law to censor publicly available ASIC data. With his proposed secrecy changes, this expose into the anti-Voice bankrollers (and many, many more) would not be possible. (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/white-mans-d...

No one deserves to be stoned with pineapples

Am I having a stroke? What year is it?

who could have possibly predicted this

The dystopia of data centre colonialism The Indonesian island of Batam has 1.3 million residents who rely on freshwater collected in reservoirs As severe water shortages impact daily lives & livelihoods, Batam hosts 2 operational DCs, has 8 more approved & 6 under review for approval Insanely...

File next to Firmus under “AI money is running out”

New: I pulled the Character ai bankruptcy documents. They show: - They were spending $14 million/month on compute alone at a time their revenue was around ~$1 million/month - Currently losing $9 million a month - They admitted they enshittified & that it didnt work www.404media.co/character-ai...

No-one ever: I wonder what Josh Frydenberg thinks?

I heard from a prospective postgraduate student this week who was about to travel to study here last week when suddenly the (federal 'labor') government banned international masters students from bringing family with them, and he had to cancel (already invested quite a lot of time and scarce funds)

Our great ally, our partner of shared values and shared military, is now on Russia’s side against Ukraine. Buying its diesel, dropping sanctions, rooting for Putin.

Gratifying to learn that the Nobel prize committee still has a backbone and a clear sense of justice and morality. An excellent choice.