drjacquibaker

into indo politics and tempe. john monash scholar, lecturer in southeast asian politics@murdoch & principal fellow@Indo-Pacific Centre. find me on bluesky.

[Craig Foster @Craig_Foster]

Amnesty said it best.

[It's Not A Race @ItsNotARace2025]

Leave. Me. Alone. Clive.
#auspol #election2025

[Maidina @maidina__]

Polisi sampe harus ngerampok krn alasan ekonomi. Jd ingat lagi risetnya bu ⁦@indobaker⁩,

polisi bekerja ‘nyari uang sendiri’ krn sistem keuangan polisi yg gelap, officers tak pernah tahu budget

Nekat Rampok Minimarket, Polisi Terancam Dipenjara https://t.co/thLu16flmD

[Kompas.com @kompascom]

Juru Bicara Presiden Prabowo Subianto, Prasetyo Hadi, menyatakan pemerintah merasa tidak ada yang salah dari usulan untuk menjadikan Soeharto sebagai pahlawan nasional. / #soeharto
https://t.co/3ikf2aHsBr

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is probably the most pro-China statement by a Malaysian Prime Minister ever:

"At a time when [...] some parties are abandoning the principle of collective responsibility, the global initiative promoted by China is opening up new spaces for reform and cooperation...

President Xi's principles and stance are clearly different from the attitudes of a few countries that have begun to abandon the principle of responsibility sharing, shifting their priorities to sharpening hostilities and weaponizing the economy.

In an increasingly challenging world, we see China emerging as a rational, stable and principled partner. Malaysia values ​​this stability and will continue to be a friend, grounded in history and with a vision for the future....

May the Malaysia-China friendship continue to blossom as deep as the ocean, as strong as the stars in the sky, and as bright as the hope that dawns for future prosperity."

No brownie point for guessing who he means by "some parties" and "a few countries" 😏

[BeritaSatu @Beritasatu]

Kasus pen3mb4kan tiga personel Polri oleh anggota TNI di Way Kanan, Lampung, mengungkap dugaan adanya aliran setoran dari arena j*d1 sabung ayam ke aparat. Berdasarkan pemeriksaan terhadap dua saksi, Peltu Lubis dan Kopka Basarsyah, terdapat indikasi bahwa polsek dan posramil di Way Kanan menerima setoran hasil perjudian yang telah berlangsung satu tahun.

Meski demikian, Kapendam II Sriwijaya Kolonel Inf Eko Syah Putra Siregar menegaskan bahwa investigasi masih berlangsung. Ia juga belum dapat memastikan jumlah setoran yang beredar di media sosial, meskipun saksi mengakui adanya pembagian uang di antara aparat setempat. "Saya belum tahu pasti jumlahnya. Namun, keterangan saksi menyebutkan adanya pembagian uang," kata Eko.

Baca berita selengkapnya di https://t.co/12KzHzegth & Youtube BeritaSatu!

#WayKananLampung #InsidenSabungAyam #Polsek #Koramil #BeritaSatu

[TaiwanPlus News @taiwanplusnews]

Violence on the streets of Jakarta, as Indonesian police fire tear gas and water cannons at student protesters. They're opposing recent laws expanding the military’s role in civil society, which some fear could return Indonesia to authoritarian rule.

[Nick Riemer @NickRiemer1]

Very necessary and welcome statement from the @AustHistAssoc, in striking contrast to Universities Australia's politically irresponsible, conceptually sloppy and intellectually negligent antisemitism definition yesterday. @uniaus

[drjacquibaker @indobaker]

What are Prabowo's economic plans for his term? How can Indonesia meet his ambitious targets for 8% growth? Will Indonesia fall to the middle income trap? My interview with @ANUIndonesia scholar @laksonomics is a cracker. https://t.co/GYrn2Qz0xT

[Trissia Wijaya @TrissiaHebe_W]

While all eyes on Indonesia's nickel move, what's actually happening on the ground? How does Chinese capital work within the socio-economic structure of the state and how has it been organised in relation to different state projects? Please do check our new OA article.

[drjacquibaker @indobaker]

After this week, I think I’ve had all I can take over here folks. See you over at bluesky.

[drjacquibaker @indobaker]

@jewishcouncilAU Thank you.

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen."

— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Israel's Haaretz newspaper reports that an Israeli drone assassinated two Palestinian cousins, boys aged 8 and 10, as they were in the yard of the families' home in the West Bank getting ready for school. The Israeli army claims it was targeting militants suspected of laying improvised explosives.

Soldiers then smashed their way into the families' house, ransacked them, beat a paramedic trying to save the children, and pointed their rifles at one of the mothers as she tried to hold her son, forcing her back into the house.

Finally, the soldiers seized the boys' bodies, only returning them to the families many hours later.

Events like this have been happening to Palestinian families for many, many decades, invariably unreported by western media. Palestinian anger and resistance is then presented by that same media as irrational hatred and terrorism.

[drjacquibaker @indobaker]

Climate change is a class issue. World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days https://t.co/y58bqbNbDe

[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

For decades, Australia has failed to collect enough income from our mineral and fossil fuel resources.

We’re still collecting more on HECS than from the PRRT, the super-profits tax on oil and gas.

Successive governments have failed the next generations. This needs fixing.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Dr Hussam Abu Saffiya strides in his white lab coat through the wreckage of the Kamal Adwan hospital he ran – the last functioning one in northern Gaza – towards two tanks, their gun-barrels aimed at him.

It tells the story of the final stages of Israel's genocide in Gaza better than any words. Is that why the corporate media has shown so little interest in publicising this image?

[Amnesty MENA @AmnestyMENA]

1/5 We are extremely concerned over the fate & wellbeing of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital who was detained by Israeli forces along with others during a raid on the hospital on 27 December. He must be released immediately and unconditionally.

[Kon Karapanagiotidis @Kon__K]

Merry Christmas.

[Eddie Lloyd @worldzonfire]

The tribe has spoken @MarkDreyfusKCMP it’s time to go #auspol