Shaun Murray

Flying Heavy Metal, Traveller, Dad, Investor

[Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger]

Well, that was wild. I'm at the Australian Parliament and just left a meeting with two staffers for the governing party. They told us that the government needed more power to censor things like the upcoming US execution of Nidal Hasan.

When I asked why they needed to censor that video, one said it was to prevent copycat killings. Copycat killings by governments? I asked. Er, no, they said. Copycat killings like of a backpacker, several decades ago.

So, under that logic, I pointed out, the government should censor things like last year's Bondi massacre, where two Muslims killed 15 people, no? Well, that was news, they said. Didn't they realize their bill would allow the government to censor news? They didn't seem to know, or care.

They also admitted that they did not know that the bill would allow the government to create and operate an unlimited number of fake social media accounts to attack its political enemies and spread disinformation. Having presented them with information they had never heard about a bill they had clearly not read, they emphasized to us, strenuously, that they were moving forward with the bill.

So there you have it. The government wants the power to arbitrarily censor scenes of violent crime, or violence, for any reason. And it wants the power to use an unlimited number of fake accounts to wage offensive disinformational warfare against the Australian people.

Given that the Bondi massacre last year increased public opposition to mass migration, and support for the populist One Nation Party, it seems obvious that the government wants to censor such events in order to protect its political power.

It's quite telling how obediently governing party members insist such a law is needed without even knowing what's in it.

[BowTiedStocks @bowtiedstocks]

When you miss out on an allocation to the Firmus IPO

[Shadi Hamid @shadihamid]

This is indeed the wildest thing I’ve seen in a long time

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Ukrainian Magura MV11 unmanned surface vessel, armed with an 18-cell VLS for interceptor drones, seen here launching a pair while at sea.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

This guy built a roller coaster to stop his fish getting bored https://t.co/SuHVczkZiZ

[Dubai Media Office @DXBMediaOffice]

الإمارات للشحن الجوي تكشف عن قيامها بضم طائرة شحن متخصصة من طراز بوينغ 777-300ER  إلى أسطولها المتنامي من طائرات الشحن في إنجاز نوعي يحدث تحولاً جذرياً في قطاع الشحن الجوي، خاصة وأن هذه الطائرة لم تصنع أصلا كطائرة للشحن وإنما لنقل المسافرين ضمن أسطول طيران الإمارات.
@emirates

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

What?? �

[Shaun Murray @ShaunTmurray]

@Tze_C 100% vote them out!!

[Emanuel Ajay Datt @eadatt]

Albo to the ones who voted him in:

[Geoff Wilson @GeoffWilsonWAM]

“No one is going to want to invest in Australia”. “What the Fu.k are you doing”. This insane CGT, which will destroy aspiration and ambition in Australia must be STOPPED. Every Australian must stand up.

[Gareth Brown @forager_gareth]

A few thoughts on the proposed Capital Gains Tax changes.

I trust there’s something in here to anger everyone.

https://t.co/Bsfe1TEz0k

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

NASA admin Jared Isaacman confirmed to Congress that Dragonfly will launch to Saturn's moon Titan in 2028

The nuclear-powered octocopter will hunt for signs of life in -290°F temperatures

[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

Lmaoooooo I’m crying

[Jon Hansen @JonHansenTalks]

Former traffic reporter here with your morning look at the Strait of Hormuz issues…

[MicroCapClub @MicroCapClub]

PM <-> Analyst relationship 😂

[Sarahh @Sarahhuniverse]

No comedy movie can beat this one 😂

© The Dictator (2012)

[Brew Markets @brewmarkets]

If you invested $10,000 in Beyond Meat in 2021, today you would have $41.

[Charles Curran @charliebcurran]

Seedance 2.0

Prompt: Sum up the AI discourse in a meme - make sure it’s retarded and gets 50 likes.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Remarkable footage of a Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon scoring a gun kill on a Russian Shahed attack drone.

[Shaun Murray @ShaunTmurray]

@tommyr345 They might want to refine the look a bit more!