Nick Fairfax

@aaditsh AI

@keithedwards It’s like listening to a 6 year old explain why they can’t tidy their room. Although most 6 year olds would be more coherent than that bumbling mess.

🚨 “Don’t ever say what you said!” Holy shit. Trump just learned Wall Street is calling his tariffs “TACO trade” (“Trump Always Chickens Out”) — and you have to watch his meltdown.

@atrupar What nauseating drivel.

Lutnick: "I want to make this clear. This was the president's deal. People think, 'Oh, that's not the way it works.' If you got to sit next to him -- I have the best dealmaker to my left. And if you don't think that we take advantage of him calling the prime minister and getting that deal done, you don't understand who's the president. He's the closer. He gets deals done that we could never get done, because he understands business, he understands deals. And that's why we're here today."

@ggreenwald Pretty insulting tweet. Any evidence to back up your claim?

Sam Harris has always been a vessel for the most banal establishment dogma. He built an audience of midwits who think he's what a smart person sounds like. Far worse is he's so enamored of himself that he thinks it's immoral to have any views that diverge from his platitudes.

@hubermanlab @lexfridman I disagree. When you have a platform, especially a large one, you have a responsibility. Interviewing people like Trump or Putin without pushing back on what they have said or more importantly done is to give a biased view of these people.

@lexfridman Podcasters or any media outlet critiquing other podcasters right to talk to others is the lamest thing ever. You talk to whoever you want. People listen if they want. End of story.

Sam Harris criticizing me and Joe Rogan is silly. Specifically him talking down to me and saying I shouldn't interview Putin or Trump is laughable. I will talk with EVERYONE. I assure you, I prepare more than 99% of journalists. There are many conversations I prepare for 100+ hours for, and that's not counting general background reading of related books. I continue to respect and learn from Sam Harris, as I do with many smart people across the political spectrum. It's important we listen & learn from all good-faith, rigorous minds, and I believe Sam is one. Let's try not dismiss people because they may have some blindspots. All of us have blindspots and biases. I know I do and I try hard to remove them gradually every day. We really all do live together is a glass house and social media feels like a rock-throwing convention, but if we are to have any hope to figure this shit out and flourish, we need to listen to people we disagree with, to learn from them, with empathy and with intellectual humility.

@elonmusk How about focusing your energies on earth, the one planet that definitely can sustain us?

Best case 20 years, but probably closer to 30

I just signed @TheAusInstitute's petition: End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour—protect the skate. Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_far…

@LionelMedia Ah no. Doesn’t believe in evolution, climate change denier, misogynist, racist, Catholic fundamentalist.

I'm starting to like Mel Gibson a lot. You? x.com/TheRoyalSerf/s…

@FleurEJ Congratulations Fleur!

Some news…

MUST READ 🙏 Remembering my teacher Charlie Munger - By Li Lu Thursday, November 30, 2023 I was on a business trip in Asia on Tuesday when I got the call from the Munger family informing me that Charlie was in his final hours. I hopped onto the next flight I could find to California, and before departure, was able to talk to Charlie through the help of his daughter. Charlie had largely lost consciousness, but still I could clearly hear him trying to make a sound to acknowledge he had heard me. Upon landing, I learned that Charlie had left us a few hours earlier. I arrived at his Santa Barbara home and had the opportunity to spend cherished time with family members, reminiscing about all things Charlie. Charlie was engaging, humorous and full of wit even at Thanksgiving dinner just a few days ago, family members told me. I visited his home library again. In that very room, exactly 20 years ago, also on a post-Thanksgiving weekend afternoon, following the introduction by our mutual friend Ron Olson, Charlie and I first struck up a deep conversation which ran for several hours. It began an investment partnership that has now endured two decades. Charlie became my mentor, partner, dear friend and above all, life-long role model. I was so deeply grateful that the Munger family made a special arrangement the next day for me to say a proper and private goodbye to Charlie. There, lying quietly with eyes closed, Charlie looked the same as ever, peaceful and sincere with a subtle smile on his face. There was a serenity about him. For a moment, I was reminded of the Living Buddhas I once saw in the Buddhist temples of Thailand. In the Buddhist tradition, the bodies of truly enlightened monks, through life-long self-cultivation, can remain incorrupt, without any traces of mummification after death. In that moment, it is what I saw in Charlie, an enlightened sage with an incorruptible body, surrounded by a glimmer of eternal light. Charlie was not a Buddhist. That vision can never be tested. But it is incontrovertible that his legacy and impact will live on for generations to come. In our capitalist society, where do virtue, moral responsibility, truth-seeking and public service fit in? Charlie Munger answered these questions through his long exemplary life. He insisted on making money in the most morally sound way, entering transactions only when, if positions were reversed, he would comfortably take the other side. He sought worldly wisdom through life-long learning. He guided life with rationality devoid of mental deficiencies such as envy, resentment and self-pity. He faced and persevered through countless adversities with stoicism and equanimity. As he gained in wealth and stature, he showed little appetite for the trappings of that success, and instead spent his wealth on worthy causes and tirelessly spread his worldly wisdom to those who would listen, often with humor. He remained deeply engaged with family, friends, partners and the broader world with loving assiduousness through his last days. In his later decades, Charlie Munger’s ideas began to spread across the world, particularly in the most populous countries of China and India. In China, the Mandarin language version of “Poor Charlie’s Almanack,” an anthology by and about Charlie Munger, sold over 1.2 million copies over the last 10 years. There, the educated class increasingly came to view Charlie as the embodiment of the modern-day Confucianism, maintaining a virtuous and enlightened life while embracing the market forces of capitalism. In time, that vision of modern Confucianism will be crucial for Chinese modernization and how China interacts with the rest of the world. Charlie’s teachings will continue to spread, inspire and impact the world even more profoundly. That will be his eternal legacy. Please retweet

I've had a lot of angry tweets after Senator Price blamed me for her motion calling on the PM to set up a Royal Commission being defeated in the Senate, even though it went down by 5 votes. Here are my reasons for doing so: davidpocock.com.au/royal_commissi…

the modern liberal party holds the people of #kooyong and #wentworth in deep contempt. "these people have no answers" "get in your tesla… off you go…" watch michael kroger & hollie hughes spit bile at the people who built their party, the people @LiberalAus needs to win back:

Victoria ending native forest logging is a win for its economy, communities, climate and wildlife. It’s time for lutruwita/Tasmania to follow suit and protect its magnificent, irreplaceable forests #politas #auspol Add your name > nb.australiainstitute.org.au/protect_tasman…

@AnthonyTeasdale I adore this remix of his youtu.be/ujEcCemOPR0

We all know Derrick Carter is a great DJ. But he's also made some fantastic records. And this vocal deep-houser is the best. No arguments. [awaits arguments] youtube.com/watch?v=q5Et2Z…

@redrackem Prefer them, generally makes it way more interesting and fun. That said you always run the risk of being a bit disjointed and losing the flow but well worth the risk.

What do you think of multi-genre sets? I'm comfortable playing all these + more in one DJ set. But I also don't mind having a strict remit if the event is mainly a house or techno type of party. Do you prefer a specialist DJ or do you get more curveballs with mixed genre sets?

@AmberMaySchultz @NSWCCL @crikey_news @JarniBlakkarly @edengillespie Congratulations Amber. Well deserved.

Delighted to have won the @NSWCCL young journalism award for my coverage of state public trustee and public guardian control over the elderly and vulnerable with @crikey_news (nominated alongside @JarniBlakkarly & @edengillespie)

@trevorjofficial Gigs in Aus?

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