Mark Newton

Happy VPN Day, Australia. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/09/vpn-downloads-australia-porn-sites-blocking-users

If there’s one thing the USA absolutely cannot stand, it’s peace being within reach.
@JPP@aus.social

Dorsey’s Block is down 80% from its peak, and when it says it’s laying off 40% of its staff due to AI it’s actually laying them off because its business is nowhere near as good as Jack Dorsey thought it was five years ago. The current killer app for AI is to enable companies to blame it for layoffs instead of having to acknowledge contraction of their businesses in a recession.

Bill Gates has reversed his denials from two weeks ago, now admits that he befriended Epstein after his child prostitution conviction and spent time on the island, He had affairs with two Russian women and gave Melinda Gates an STI. Attempted to procure medication from Epstein to administer to her without her knowledge. Epstein had an email message with photos of both women and a detailed description of Bill Gates’ dick. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv6rjp468ro #epstein

Hahah imagine a government with Senator Nampijinpa Price on the front bench! LOLOLOLAWL!

(You don’t have to imagine it, it’s fine)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-17/angus-taylor-preparing-to-unveil-shadow-ministry/106354092

I explain to Americans that in Australia, when you get sufficiently old, angry and opinionated, the government sends you reply-paid envelopes and asks you to send them your turds. And they're all like, "Goddamn, if I wanted to send shit to the government I'd have to pay postage!" Land of the free :)

The purported Bondi RC is just a culture war talking point.

Everyone with half a brain knows it can’t do anything until the criminal proceedings against the surviving alleged murderer have concluded, otherwise it’d poison his trial and result in his release.

So no Royal Commission can proceed until after the conclusion of the trial and all appeals, which will take years.

The people who call for a Royal Commission know this, and also know that the only sensible response to their calls is, “No.”

The reason they’re calling for a Royal Commission is to force the, “No,” response so they can claim the government is antisemetic.

This is culture war, harnessing slaughter for party-political purposes. It’s deeply immoral, and everyone engaged in it needs to be ridiculed and shunned.
@bastardsheep@aus.social

Garmin “Autoland” aka “Safe Return,” has been used for the first time, successfully.

Autoland is an emergency system, where a passenger can hit a big red button if the pilot is in incapacitated, which causes the airplane to make emergency radio calls, navigate to a nearby airport with a long runway and medical facilities, and conduct an instrument approach and landing, followed by a full shutdown when the aircraft comes to a stop on the runway. Large screens and voice announcements keep passengers updated along the way.

The nature of the medical emergency on Saturday, involving a King Air with an unconscious pilot, has not been disclosed.

https://avbrief.com/autoland-saves-king-air-everyone-reported-safe/ #avgeek