Notices by Dave Earley (earleyedition@aus.social)

The Trump administration has been called out, yet again, for using explicitly white supremacist language in its increasingly aggressive social media strategy.

The White House posted a cartoon image to X, paired with a single question: 'Which way, Greenland man?' https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-administration-white-supremacist-language?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social

At first glance, it might seem to be innocuous, but “this is a key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture. Western man is code for white man, and one of the most popular racist books in these subcultures is Which Way Western Man, which has been featured in a [Department of Homeland Security] post celebrating manifest destiny.”

The 1978 book is essential reading among the American far right and was written by the late white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, a member of the National Alliance – a foundational neo-Nazi organization established by William Luther Pierce, whose writing inspired several acts of terrorism, including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

“It’s absolutely shocking to see such images being deployed by this administration. The idea appeals to racists and white supremacists who think only white people should be in positions of power.”

What is “more worrisome, especially when it comes to DHS recruitment messages, is that they perhaps are trying to attract far-right extremists to join ICE”.

The exclusive Guardian investigation: People are being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information in Google’s AI overviews. Experts described some of the results as “really dangerous” and “alarming” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social

Exclusive: Google has removed some of its AI Overviews after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information being served up in the AI summaries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social

Exclusive: Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was “honoured” to headline a rally against “mass immigration” and net zero. Less than 24 hours later, and after Guardian Australia contacted her office with questions, her announcement was wiped from social media https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/10/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-backs-out-speaker-anti-immigration-put-australia-first-rally-tommy-robinson?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This exclusive from Guardian US is something. The Secret Service had the army corps of engineers raise the water level of a river in Ohio to accommodate a boating excursion on JD Vance’s family holiday. One source says it was to create "ideal kayaking conditions"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels

A new study in the Lancet says the closure of USAID could lead to the premature deaths of more than 14 million people in less than five years, including 4.5 million children under the age of 5.

Donald Trump chose this. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/01/obama-bush-trump-usaid-closure-lancet-report-warns-extra-deaths

ABC counsels Laura Tingle over "racist country" comments but she stands by her remarks, saying in a lengthy statement that "we clearly have an issue with racism". New from Amanda Meade: https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/29/abc-reporter-laura-tingle-racist-country-comments-sydney-writers-festival-ntwnfb