Australia's War on Protest, the Dark Side of Nostalgia-maxxing, and a Fun ABC News Game!

There's one week to go in our subscriber drive! Help us reach our target of 500 new subscribers by heading to our website and subscribing to support the show..New subscribers have the chance to win one of 12 Lamestream merch prize packs.Lamestream subscriptions cost $9.90 a month and give you access to our weekly newsletter with exclusive analysis and recommendations, all our articles, access to our Discord community, and early access to our live events. Plus, your help makes sure we can keep producing the show!Today, Os and Scott talk about the ongoing attempt to criminalise protest across the Australia and the role the media has played in pushing governments to introduce harsher and harsher laws. They discuss Queensland outlawing the phrase "from the river to the sea" and the Supreme Court striking down the NSW anti-protest laws rushed through after the Bondi terror attack.Later in the show, they break down Karl Stefanovic's incredibly popular and incredibly weird AI nostalgia video and discuss what his end goal is. Then Os looks at the history of this kind of nostalgia content and how it has its roots in far-right and white supremacist ideology, and the way it has seeped into mainstream politics.Then in Keeping Tabs, Os looks at the extraordinary and unprecedented lengths prison staff went to to protect Ben Roberts-Smith from the media, and Scott introduces a new game based around ABC News stories and the... unique way they are written.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTubeArticles discussed in this episode:‘Australiana’ images made by AI are racist and full of tired cliches, new study showsSpecial treatment for Ben Roberts-Smith needs a better explanation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.