It seems to me a fundamental dishonesty , and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity, to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because it’s true__Bertrand Russell

4.4 standard deviations from the mean?! To put into perspective how strong this El Niño has the “potential” to be, I plotted it on the Bell Curve/ distribution of all El Nino, La Niña, & neutral months since 1850 (over 2K). The dynamical model ensemble median forecast peak anomaly is 3.3°C in December 2026. Comparing against all Nino (3.4 region) values yields a value of 4.4 sigma for this event, plotted outside the extreme right tail, next to the current record of 2.8C in 2015. Keep in mind this is not the relative index, so it does not account for global warming, and the fact that higher SST anoms are easier to achieve now due to the higher starting baseline. #elnino 1/ 🧵

Australia's Jewish community received 49x more funding (per capita) than Muslim Australians but where does the money go? @sstephanietrann investigates. #auspol #ECAJ @Tony_Burke michaelwest.com.au/wheres-th…

When oh when can we expect the ANU to sue the constancy firm Nous for the dud advice that cost the university more than $100m plus “reputational” damage, and untold millions extra in payouts, costs etc. and when ooh when will govt look at the Nous model of generating new work, so similar to that of PWC and KPMG. SOme consultants seem to be privileged species.

Yes, hilarious Musk is ranting about UK censorship while imposing censorship on X.

I discovered something interesting today. My doctor sent an eScript to my phone, so I called my pharmacist to ask how I could forward it to him. His reply: "You don't need to. I already have it. There's a central register of eScripts in Australia, and pharmacies can access it." I had no idea.

El Niño meet oil shock The oil shock caused by the illegal war on Iran the crapulous Labor mob urged the science denial mad dog Yanks to wage 💥

Albo now at "humans are fungible" stage

FFS, Israel cannot fly to attack Iran without US refuelling tankers. Everything Israel does requires US support. Israel would end tomorrow without US complicity in its horrific crimes.

And all are enjoying privileged pay and conditions as they drive us over the cliff!

THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN 100% SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOST DEGENERATE POPULATION ON THE PLANET FROM THE START! And 89% of Aussies know it! How's that for abandonment of statutory duties?

There’s nothing like the FURY of a narcissist/psychopath when you rise above their “smear campaign” and attempts to destroy you. How DARE you survive & live your best life. Stay strong survivors! You’ve got this! Sending love. ❤️

Is Labour a criminal outfit or merely careless?

Labor lied to the world heritage committee about spending $443M on the Great barrier reef , the amount was $200M . The Department said it was an "error" and tried to hide that fact. Labor is now lying to the world about the health of the Great Barrier Reef . #LaborCrimeFamily

Clear and direct. Aukus is the direct result of a decade or more of relentless fear mongering and foreign interference in relation to China.

Big 4 behave corruptly, but, also seen many examples of total incompetence; happy to elaborate. Their work shld be audited by independent entities in every contract. One reason is they tend to hire clever but inexperienced MBA'S who stuff up badly. #SAP sites especially.

If this was an ordinary worker - not the Big 4 – using confidential information for gain, cheating on an exam or mistreating a whistleblower - you’d be dismissed in a flash. No wonder Australians are cynical about politics. This is billionaire political influence over the govt.

#aukus "In the absence of a parliamentary inquiry to interrogate a policy of this scale, the Public Inquiry into AUKUS provides a platform for all Australians to ask questions, safe in the knowledge that they will be listened to." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06…

Who made this cartoon? So true! 🇨🇳China already has global strike capability, but it does not habitually rely on force to resolve regional disputes. Some🇦🇺Australian think tanks' "China threat" framing often outpaces evidence and risks replacing analysis with alarmism.

McCarthyism lives to fight another day …

Here's @lucyham. "Why do we have one trillionaire and (thus far) zero guillotines?" theshot.net.au/uncategorized…