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World Concert Hall<p>Right now, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paxton</span></a> with himself <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Eastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eastman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mazzoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazzoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Skye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skye</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Basel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basel</span></a> <a href="https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldconcerthall.com/en/schedu</span><span class="invisible">le/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wch</span></a></p>
World Concert Hall<p>In 20 minutes, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paxton</span></a> with himself <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Eastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eastman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mazzoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazzoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Skye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skye</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Basel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basel</span></a> <a href="https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldconcerthall.com/en/schedu</span><span class="invisible">le/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wch</span></a></p>
World Concert Hall<p>Today, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paxton</span></a> with himself <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Eastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eastman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mazzoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mazzoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Skye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skye</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Basel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basel</span></a> <a href="https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldconcerthall.com/en/schedu</span><span class="invisible">le/paxton_with_himself_eastman_mazzoli_cox_and_skye_from_basel/88402/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wch</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Charter Communications Will Match New Federal Savings Accounts For Children Of Employees<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharterCommuniations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharterCommuniations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoxCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoxCommunications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvestInAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvestInAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/charter-communications-match-trump-accounts-children-employees-1236463443/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/07/charter-c</span><span class="invisible">ommunications-match-trump-accounts-children-employees-1236463443/</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy <a href="https://arstechni.ca/R3me" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/R3me</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a></p>
Jonathan Bailey<p>Supreme Court to hear Cox Communications case, Denmark tackles deepfakes and Amazon locks down Fire TV Sticks.</p><p><a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/06/30/3-count-supreme-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plagiarismtoday.com/2025/06/30</span><span class="invisible">/3-count-supreme-review/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a></p>
TorrentFreak RSS<p>Supreme Court Grants Cox’s Bid to Reexamine Liability for Pirating Subscribers</p><p><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/supreme-court-grants-coxs-bid-to-reexamine-liability-for-pirating-subscribers-250630/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torrentfreak.com/supreme-court</span><span class="invisible">-grants-coxs-bid-to-reexamine-liability-for-pirating-subscribers-250630/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/CoxCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoxCommunications</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/RepeatInfringer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepeatInfringer</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Famous birthdays for June 15: Julie Hagerty, Ice Cube <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1106593/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1106593/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AirSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirSupply</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ErrollGarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErrollGarner</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneAutryMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneAutryMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GriffithPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GriffithPark</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JulieHagerty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulieHagerty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaylonJennings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaylonJennings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldPremiere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPremiere</span></a></p>
EVSHIFT<p><a href="https://www.evshift.com/327805/experience-the-sound-of-the-bmw-xm-label-created-by-carl-cox/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">evshift.com/327805/experience-</span><span class="invisible">the-sound-of-the-bmw-xm-label-created-by-carl-cox/</span></a> Experience the sound of the BMW XM Label, created by Carl Cox <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bmw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bmw</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/BMWM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BMWM</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bmwxm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bmwxm</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CARL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CARL</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CarlCox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarlCox</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Created" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Created</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ElectricCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricCars</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/G09" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>G09</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HybridCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridCar</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Label" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Label</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/sound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sound</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/xm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xm</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/XmLabel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XmLabel</span></a></p>
skry<p>“As a reward for promising to be more racist, Verizon recently saw its $20 billion merger with Frontier approved by the Trump FCC. Comcast is rumored to be eyeing a merger with T-Mobile. <br>[🤢]<br>And cable giant Charter is pushing for a new $34.5 billion merger with Cox Communications. As usual, the two companies are promising that more industry mergers will somehow make the sector more competitive”. </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/09/trump-2-0-is-proving-to-be-a-bonanza-for-more-harmful-consolidation-among-broadband-giants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/06/09/trump-</span><span class="invisible">2-0-is-proving-to-be-a-bonanza-for-more-harmful-consolidation-among-broadband-giants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tmobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>US soldier dead after military ‘training accident’ in Hungary, Army says <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1086212/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1086212/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aaron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aaron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAMP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/croft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>croft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>US soldier dead after military ‘training accident’ in Hungary, Army says <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1085900/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1085900/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aaron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aaron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAMP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/croft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>croft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a></p>
Maude Nificent<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Thorpe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thorpe</span></a></p><p>on the bullying complaints: Lidia Thorpe has weighed in.</p><p>i won’t assume Thorpe defected from the greens because of Cox — Lidia Thorpe has always been very much her own person. and it seems there were many complaints about Cox, not just one. she [thorpe] is certainly not the sort of person who will &lt;let go&gt; of something she feels strongly is a matter of principle. </p><p>albanese dismissing stuff and saying it has been dealt with reeks of paternalism, and it might not have been his place to have any opinion on the accusations at all. </p><p>but that’s what we do in this country, isn’t it? we always leave the fox in charge of the hen-house, if you’ll pardon the expression. companies and industries regulate themselves, police investigate themselves, and parliament has its own system for dealing with what happens in parliament. it’s like vegas. sure, albo, if you say it;s sorted, it’s sorted.</p><p>———-<br>from the guardian:</p><p>&lt;&lt;Lidia Thorpe has revealed she was one of the people to complain to the parliamentary watchdog about the former Greens senator Dorinda Cox and has disputed Anthony Albanese’s claim that allegations about Cox had been “dealt with”.</p><p>The Western Australian Greens confirmed on Tuesday the party would end its independent investigation into allegations of bullying by Cox after she announced on Monday she would defect from the Greens to Labor… &gt;&gt;</p><p>end</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/04/lidia-thorpe-reveals-she-made-bullying-complaint-about-dorinda-cox-which-remains-unresolved-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jun/04/lidia-thorpe-reveals-she-made-bullying-complaint-about-dorinda-cox-which-remains-unresolved-ntwnfb</span></a></p>
Maude Nificent<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a></p><p>the saga continues. in our busy and complex democracy, we don’t often get a chance to know our local reps, and some people rely on party philosophy and discipline as an indication of what they are buying. <br>on the other hand, i have once or twice joined small parties to help publicise an issue or help them register as a party, but i’m not a joiner by nature. the argy bargy of male dominated unions in the 1970s was enough to put me off. and the worst thing about democracy is our own views often lose out to other priorities, or cos other people just don’t get it. i won’t criticise cox for defecting (more than once) but i don’t think all this publicity is doing her any favours.</p><p>————</p><p>from SMH today;</p><p>&lt;&lt;Senator Dorinda Cox described Labor as patronising to women and people of colour and claimed the party cared more about its donors than members in her application to run for the Greens in 2020.</p><p>Cox was a Labor Party member before leaving to join the Greens, becoming a senator in September 2021. She rejoined Labor in a surprise defection from the crossbench this week that infuriated her former colleagues.</p><p>When Cox applied to become a Greens senator, she filled out an online application form that asked her reasons for leaving any other political party. In her response, seen by this masthead, Cox delivered a withering verdict on the party whose values the senator said she shared on Monday.</p><p>“I was a previous member of the Labor Party but left disillusioned and disappointed. I had joined in the hope that it was a party of significant influence that could create change but soon realised that they did not authentically engage with members,” Cox wrote. “I was let down by what I found to be a patronising attitude towards women and people of colour. Finally, leaving when it became clear that they cared more about election donors that [sic] the views of members.”</p><p>Cox, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office, and the Western Australian division of the Greens did not respond to requests for comment.</p><p>On Tuesday, Albanese brushed off the risk of policy disagreements with Cox, who has previously criticised Labor for its stance on environmental and Indigenous issues.</p><p>“Well, Dorinda Cox understands that being a member of the Labor Party means that she will support positions that are made by the Labor Party,” Albanese said.</p><p>On Monday, Cox said: “I have reached a conclusion after deep and careful reflection that my values and priorities are more aligned with Labor than the Greens.”… &gt;&gt;</p><p>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cox-accused-labor-of-patronising-women-people-of-colour-in-application-to-greens-20250603-p5m4pk.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/federal/co</span><span class="invisible">x-accused-labor-of-patronising-women-people-of-colour-in-application-to-greens-20250603-p5m4pk.html</span></a></p>
Maude Nificent<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a></p><p>part 2 (from SMH)</p><p>&lt;&lt;But the split also follows bullying allegations against the senator that were being investigated by Perth law firm Modern Legal for the West Australian Greens at the time of her departure, despite Cox’s consistent denials.<br>“It is our understanding that the investigation was still underway at the time of senator Cox’s resignation from the Australian Greens to join the Labor Party,” a party spokesperson said. “We also understand that any further inquiry into the matter will now cease.”<br>Albanese declared the senator’s departure was a sign the Greens had become an unrecognisable party after they blocked housing bills last term and focused heavily on the war in Gaza.<br>“We know that the Greens have lost their way. That’s one of the reasons why they lost three of their four seats in the House of Representatives,” he said at a press conference in Perth.<br>…..<br>Cox came under fire last year when this masthead revealed 20 staff had left her office within three years.<br>Last week, Cox slammed federal Labor for its approval of the massive North West Shelf gas project extension to 2070 as a “raw and chilling reminder” that First Nations people lack the protection for their cultural heritage rights.<br>Thorpe, who left the Greens in 2023, said it was disappointing Cox was joining a party that “enables destruction rather than standing with First Peoples”.&gt;&gt;</p><p>———</p><p>the biggest laugh in all this is albanese saying *the greens* have lost their way. </p><p>i think a lot of the greens policies are silly, and their housing policies betray a deep lack of understanding about economics, but they are within their rights to block labor legislation. it’s the system, and labor are just a little too precious for my taste. </p><p>labor don’t have much better policies, and the level of debate in this country is tragic. is it the press to blame? the era of 30 minute sound bites? are we just devoid of ideas, or are we in thrall to political fund-raising?</p><p>end</p>
Maude Nificent<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a></p><p>there’s a lot to unpack in this article from SMH: first, i noted that <br>writers/editors will censor the f-bomb but don’t believe the r-bomb is offensive. <br>ffs, either tell us what cox said, or don’t.</p><p>i believe pauline hanson is an instinctively unkind person with horrible values. i also believe politics works best when people have a passionate commitment to something more than their retirement fund. and i should add that during my 70 years on this planet i have sometimes said things i am not proud of, but i find it hard to respect anyone who throws the word &lt;retarded&gt; around as a judgement. hanson is not a &lt;fucking retard&gt; she is just really, really hateful</p><p>the morrisons and abbotts of the world seem to do their cassius act of knifing their enemies in private. morrison, really, was a smiling and smarmy assassin but that’s not how he was portrayed in the press. on the other hand, when a bunch of women resort to personality politics we know where the press is going to take it. it’s not productive.</p><p>the story seems to suggest a high staff turnover in cox’s office is proof she is a bully, and cox is changing jobs to escape consequences. maybe she’s just not likeable, which would be a lesser crime? maybe they were staff cox inherited, who disagreed with her values? there could be any number of explanations. why are the writers of this article not telling us who planted this story?</p><p>here’s what i think, fwiw<br>labor don’t give a fuck about first nations, [not trying to start a bunfight, feel free to block me but don’t @ me] or the climate, and it makes no sense for someone green to defect to them<br>it’s a betrayal of people who voted green<br>and labor are absolutely intolerant of anyone who deviates from the party line. i would never trust cox to represent me in future.</p><p>——-<br>Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak.</p><p>By<br>Paul Sakkal, James Massola and Olivia Ireland<br>SMH 3rd June 2025</p><p>Senator Dorinda Cox called One Nation leader Pauline Hanson a “f---ing retard” in a text message leaked after she defected to Labor, showing the depth of anger toward her in the Greens after her departure cut short a party investigation into allegations she bullied staff.<br>Cox used the slur to describe Hanson in a text message to an associate in June 2023, as the One Nation senator was delivering a controversial speech about people faking Indigenous heritage that was not aimed at any individual.</p><p>The leak from a party source comes as Greens leader Larissa Waters wrote of Cox’s “betrayal” in an email to members, in a sign of escalating tensions between the minor party and the government, which needs its votes to pass legislation. Cox was contacted for comment about the text.</p><p>Cox split from the Greens on Monday after a bitter fall-out with colleagues over her failed bid to become the party’s deputy leader, as revealed by this masthead on Tuesday.</p><p>———-</p><p>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/greens-deny-problem-with-indigenous-representation-after-senators-leave-20250603-p5m4e4.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/federal/gr</span><span class="invisible">eens-deny-problem-with-indigenous-representation-after-senators-leave-20250603-p5m4e4.html</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/154763/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/154763/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Record Labels Settle in Case to Force ISPs to Terminate Internet for Pirates <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/frontier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontier</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/settlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>settlement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Universal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Warner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Warner</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin tells <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> : ISPs shouldn’t be forced to boot alleged <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pirates</span></a></p><p>The Trump administration is backing cable company <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> in a battle that could determine whether Internet service providers are forced to disconnect users accused of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/isp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isp</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/trump-admin-tells-scotus-isps-shouldnt-be-forced-to-boot-alleged-pirates/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/trump-admin-tells-scotus-isps-shouldnt-be-forced-to-boot-alleged-pirates/</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>2/ More telecom news from today. Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal. The combination would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States.</p><p>To recap, post #1, <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verizon</span></a> buying and merging with <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Frontier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frontier</span></a> and now <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Charter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charter</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spectrum</span></a> merging with <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/CoxCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoxCommunication</span></a>.</p><p>Jeebus </p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/business/charter-cox-cable-merger.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/16/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/charter-cox-cable-merger.html</span></a></p><p>:webarch: <a href="https://archive.ph/PioFM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/PioFM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>EaseMyTrip and Cox &amp; Kings suspend all travel offerings to Azerbaijan and Turkey, ‘join’ the ‘boycott’ call <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/996914/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/996914/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AzerbaijanTravelBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AzerbaijanTravelBan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cox</span></a>&amp;Kings <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EaseMyTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EaseMyTrip</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NishantPitti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NishantPitti</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicOfAzerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfAzerbaijan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TravelAdvisory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelAdvisory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TurkeyTravelBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurkeyTravelBan</span></a></p>