Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens

@proftimstephens.bsky.social

Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School. Former Councillor, Inner West Council, Sydney, 2021-2024. www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff/tim-stephens.html orcid.org/0000-0001-9678-2227 Born at 331 ppm CO2

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Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

RFK uses algebra (an Arabic word) and Arabic numerals to make a racist slur about Arabs. Make it make sense.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan. He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

“It is very much a consequence of global heating,” said Stefano Morosini, a professor at the University of Bergamo and the coordinator of heritage projects at Stelvio national park, where some of the explosives were also found

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Sarah Henderson objects to $2M being spent on media facilities at Pre-COP - then objects & blows up when Murray Watt reminds her that at John Howard’s APEC conference in 2007 “over $9M was spent on media…nearly 5 times the amount.”💥 Classic Liberal hypocrisy. #auspol

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

"The Bishops were directed to stand behind Trump’s desk and pray. Nobody told them a video was being recorded, and they never agreed to its release." With all respect to their Excellences, they should have seen this coming. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comCatholic bishops accuse Trump White House of turning prayer into campaign photo opTwo bishops express regret after the White House posts photos and video of a prayer with them in the Oval Office
Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

"The Coalition, which abandoned the net zero emissions target last year, also plans to kill off the main emissions reduction policy, known as the safeguard mechanism." #auspol #climatecrisis

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

Someone please clip ‘we’re making a frickin fortune’ and whip up an ad cataloguing Trump family corruption.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Our country is making hundreds of billions of dollars on oil. and then on top of it we have Venezuela, and we have Greenland! 'We're making trillions of dollars. But my people said 'please don't mention that, sir, because people are paying a little higher'... we're making a frickin' fortune"

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

Predictably, the Murdoch media continues its vendetta against climate science. Incredibly, they still don't think temperatures are rising despite, you know, evidence from everywhere that they are. Insane. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comThe BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature CheckAn ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up

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Nathan Newman
@nathansnewman.bsky.social

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

washingtonsun.comWhite House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior StaffConservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.
Tim Stephens
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"A coal mine is targeting children in marketing materials spruiking coal and has stated its goal is to influence school curriculum." Imagine the outcry if an asbestos mine did this? Coal gets a free pass, even though it imperils the safe climate we all depend on. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

smh.com.auCoal, colouring-in and classrooms: Hunter Valley mine’s push into schoolsThe operator of the Mount Pleasant mine near Muswellbrook says its goal is to influence the school curriculum.

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Bob Geiger
@bobgeiger.bsky.social

Seems like a predictable response from a rapist.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

“Donald Trump said he ordered the justice department to file a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the Republican incumbent loses.” He’s going to try his best to steal the mid terms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comTrump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certificationTrump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan Sullivan
Tim Stephens
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The perfect metaphor doesn’t exist…. “A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, army officials have admitted.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comPete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for officeHegseth’s aides, who attempted to move Eisenhower globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say
Tim Stephens
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“Senior public servants repeatedly queried why NSW One Nation leader Mike Newman was charging taxpayers for hotels, trips and restaurant bills, including a $7791 dinner with a Japanese trade delegation which included 71 beers and 23 bottles of wine.” Grifter. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

smh.com.auOne Nation NSW leader hit with ‘please explain’ for charging taxpayers for 71 beers, 23 bottles of wineMike Newman was questioned over his spending habits during his 28-month stint as a senior trade commissioner in Japan, with one executive rejecting a $211 bill for lunch.
Tim Stephens
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"The Kremlin is counting the Trump administration’s latest turn against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a major triumph." Shameful abandonment of Ukraine by Trump. This will be an indelible stain on his Presidency (along with so many others). www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

smh.com.au‘Checkmate’: Russia is winning the war as Ukraine runs out of friendsDonald Trump’s move to throw Ukrainian leader President Volodymyr Zelensky under the bus ahead of the midterm elections allows Vladimir Putin to call the shots.
Tim Stephens
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A key rationale for NATO is that the US security guarantee means members don't need to militarise (and acquire nukes). Trump has no idea that NATO is predicated on, and supports, US dominance. A security free-for-all would see the US lose potency. That's not America First.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is coupling his budding bromance with Putin with renewed threats to leave NATO

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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

One widely loathed, ketamine-addicted, white-supremacist billionaire can single-handedly keep a failing political party afloat, through the brute force of money. Excellent system we've set up here.

wired.comElon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms PushElon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party.

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Jerome Laxale scolds Brethren leader Gareth Hales after he says a pre-election golf club meeting he set up was just "business," but can’t recall who was there—only who wasn’t🤦‍♂️ “So you have a recollection of who wasn’t there, but you don’t have a recollection of who was there”💥

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Andrew Gee fires up slamming Ben Small for “providing a protection racket” for Plymouth Brethren Gareth Hales after the church leader can’t even answer on if he has any concern about two of his members engaging Linda Reynolds to access a secure AEC database. 🔥 Just disgraceful.

Tim Stephens
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“CREC pastors, whose church in DC Hegseth attends, have advocated the death penalty for many perceived moral infractions including adultery, abortion and homosexuality.” These whackos are insane, and one of them is running the world’s most powerful military. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comHegseth church allies backed plan for ‘public’ execution of Fort Hood shooterLeader of CREC church – whose pastors have advocated death penalty – says he ‘prefers public executions to private’

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derek guy
@dieworkwear.bsky.social

appears that hegseth impulsively blurted this out to look tough, but had not discussed it with others prior, causing admin to scramble. he did not think through the consequences of livestreaming. these do not seem like good qualities for someone making war-related decisions.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be executed on a live-stream, President Trump said. “Many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die,” Trump said.

washingtonpost.comTrump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s executionThe decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president’s good graces through numerous controversies.

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Ukrainian 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.

Tim Stephens
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"Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately." Shameful behaviour. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comUkrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restrictedOutage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
Tim Stephens
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“Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could soon become “self-replicating” and find ways to infiltrate internet-connected devices, such as smart fridges and automatic vacuum cleaners.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.comAI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devicesResearchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails
Tim Stephens
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“Once this happens, the company said, the models could power themselves within these devices without the need of datacenters. Such self-replication would represent a major loss of control of a runaway AI model.”

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Mark Tolstoy
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Actually It’s USA that needs a new President. A non-murderous, democratically elected one. But Putin will always back dictators over democracy. Weird, eh?

Tim Stephens
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Actually It’s Russia that needs a new President. A non-murderous, democratically elected one. But Trump will always back dictators over democracy. www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

smh.com.au‘Time for a new president’: Trump calls on Zelensky to go amid diesel stoushThe US president said Ukraine “better damn well stop” striking Russia’s diesel refineries and called for Zelensky to be replaced with someone who would make a deal with Vladimir Putin.

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The Cathy Wilcox
@cathywilcox.bsky.social

Hey guess what everybody? We’re doing a climate cartoon award again and we’re naming it in our dear, late friend Jon Kudelka’s honour!

The Cathy Wilcox@cathywilcox.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/new/261009-k...

thepoint.com.auKudelka Climate Cartoon Award announces 2026 longlistThe annual Stanley Awards, Australia’s premier awards for cartoonists, has announced its long list for best climate cartoon honours. Born out of a boycott of fossil fuel sponsorship, from this year th...

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Ryan Goodman
@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."

Tim Stephens
@proftimstephens.bsky.social

Normal. Completely normal.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Just today: - The Trump admin announced the first public execution since 1936. - Trump tried to incite a race war against Somalis. - Trump said anyone using the phrase AI is "THE ENEMY" - The NYT reported on a potential ICE plan to deport migrants on military boats and ferries.

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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨
@debbienorthway.bsky.social

Everything for GINA

Tim Stephens@proftimstephens.bsky.social

“One Nation would scrap independent assessment of major new coal mines and hand decision-making power back to politicians.” There’s no surer path to corruption than this. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

smh.com.au‘Vested interests will love it’: Politicians to have power to approve coal mines under One NationThe resurgent right-wing party says it would deal with concerns over mine approvals in part by scrapping the Independent Planning Commission.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"