Mathieu O'Neil

Again: when US authoritarianism goes international we are all Minnesottan

First Saturday nite 8pm showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark at Studio Hautefeuille (Paris Latin quarter). At the beginning when lndy jumps in the river, makes it to the plane and they take off the packed cinema clapped and cheered.

Jeffrey Sachs: We Are Now in the Early Days of World War III YouTube video by Glenn Diesen

[Jeffrey Sachs re Hegseth's dismissal of rules of engagement as 'PC and weak'] 'We have not seen this brutality of sentiment, of rhetoric and of action since 1945.'
#auspol
Not sure about that but surprising that so few point out that recent US actions are authoritarian.
youtu.be/DeRETBWnNWA?...

Zali Steggall tears into racist political group Advance for platforming ‘far right, white supremacist’ views
“What’s more frightening is a former PM Tony Abbott openly supporting & being at that conference in support…& current Liberal senators.”🔥 #auspol

folks, the Wall Street Journal is not the NYT, it is a paper for people who want a headline like "New Dictator Installed, Stock Market Up." they do not mess around

if they're getting worried, there's reason to be worried

How OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY is going so far:

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‘Cultural monstrosities!’ The thrilling visual legacy of punk and post-punk – in pictures From bold anti-Nazi posters to an acid-drenched take on Jean Cocteau, a new exhibition, curated by writer Philip Hoare, shows how influential the DIY designs of the 70s and 80s became

Great images and interestingly the author felt obligated to clarify that 'New Order [took] their name from an article in the Guardian titled The New Order of Kampuchean Rebels' NOT a different 'New Order' (as was assumed by some at the time)...
#wellwell
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Turns precious bodily fluids don't matter as much as the fluid carrying the super tankers #browar #generalripper

Trolling the UN

Dubai's chickens coming home to roost? #blowback

"Trump has argued, without presenting evidence, that Iran was on track to soon secure the ability to strike the United States with a ballistic missile.
His missile claim was not backed by U.S. intelligence reports, and appeared to be exaggerated, sources familiar with the reports have told Reuters."

Big Change Seems Certain in Iran. What Kind Is the Question.

[Trump & Netanyahu say they] 'have offered [Iranians] a historic opportunity to topple their brutal authoritarian government. How they envision an unarmed population facing down a heavily armed, ideologically driven security force is less clear.'
#noshit #callous
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/w...

There’s a pretty robust case to make that the Iran Hostage crisis of 1979, the revolution itself, and the policies of the Iranian government towards the US
since, was all blowback from the CIA’s decision to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953. www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/p...

The 'moral clarity' of UK Greens leader Zack Polanski's responses reminds me of another impressive young leader who recently became NYC mayor... good signs in these cruel times! #auspol

In one four-day period in March 2025, engineers logged 205 maintenance calls. Sailors reported working up to 19-hour days to fix leaks and restore suction, with problems in a single head capable of disabling an entire section of the ship. Since 2023, the Navy has carried out at least 10 acid flushes, each costing about $400,000, though the procedure cannot be performed while the carrier is underway.

The sailors on the USS Gerald Ford who keep stuffing their t-shirts into the toilets so the bathrooms flood and the carrier can’t deploy to Iran should be awarded a collective Nobel Peace Prize

Ah yes. The reality of a working class woman who serves her neighbours of any hue, birthplace, or faith, completely comfortable in her own skin, having fun doing it. Terrifying.

Looked up B Kalb and she is one of those people whom owned the Internet for a day!

A very witty and heartfelt testimony from a former joke writer, now children's book author, on her experience being cancelled by irate parents

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

Very interesting
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

Order your free copy of the new DCPC26 Talking Points! report

To facilitate connections between state entities and digital commons projects, DCPC held in 2024 and 2025 two collaborative workshops in Paris and Liverpool.

The report collects all outputs.

Instructions:
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Order your free copy of the new DCPC26 Talking Points! report

To facilitate connections between state entities and digital commons projects, DCPC held in 2024 and 2025 two collaborative workshops in Paris and Liverpool.

The report collects all outputs.

Instructions:
dcpc.info/publications...

What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements

"The government has approved 33 coal and gas developments or extensions since it was elected in 2022."

Happy Monday #auspol

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Aussie playwright Lachlan Philpott's play "Bestioles" (Creatures?) is being performed in France and people love it apparently. #Australia #France

France’s 'Climate Sense' project puts you in a 50°C #climate chamber, a glimpse of a possible future.

Not a graph. Not a report. A physical experience.

Imagine if political leaders everywhere had to feel that heat before making climate decisions.

climatesense.fr

AI vs WP...

Meanwhile back in X thought work continues unabated

Shockingly the Australian Government's antisemitism envoy funds the notorious climate disinforming propaganda outfit Advance. #auspol

We built Jikipedia, a new wiki that compiles Jmail data into exhaustive reports on key figures in the Epstein scandal.

It lists all recorded visits to Epstein's estates, each person's possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes and laws that they may have violated.

Solar democracy or fossil fascism #auspol

I suppose you could argue the CMFEU was doing its part to pacify 'bikie wars' since they recruited 'health and safety representatives' from competing gangs? #auspol