Live and let live! It's not that hard. Poor critter...

US tourists trying to MAGA (Make Australia Great Again).

I'd like to see you try to resist a baby wombat

should be arrested and jailed

Through that person in jail.

With a spear? Bit harsh, but I’ll hear you out…

“hunting influencer” sam jones

I swear…tabloids, which turned to tabloid tv, which turned to reality tv, which turned to social media has completely ruined our humanity because it pays better to be the villain and do the most repugnant shit for attention. A woman saving a wombat prob would’ve gotten 3K views. She prob got 3M.

We need to strike back on that. Legislation that holds media platforms liable for the crimes they display. A code of conduct and rules with penalties via social media for "influencers" who break those rules.

Difficult to do with freedom of speech. But labels make a world of difference. At least people would know if the info they were seeing was objectively incorrect or dangerous.

It's actually very easy, freedom of speech does not mean say what you want without consequence. If speech causes harm then the perpetrator needs to be held accountable.

I’m aware of that, but speech regulated by the government via legislation, as you were suggesting, is a violation of free speech. That’s why I’m suggesting labels, like community notes only nonbiased, which is something the private social media companies could do (but likely won’t unless required).

Holding people accountable for what they say is not a violation of free speech.

Exactly. But trump has convinced people that’s exactly what it is. And the government restricting speech is a violation of free speech. And that’s why we’re in this pickle. Because social media companies are private companies, so they can actually restrict speech legally, as TOS, but they won’t.

I don't agree, social media needs to be held accountable or shut down. Governments can do that if they have the balls.

I’m not disagreeing with you. But it’s literally illegal for the government to do that here because free speech is the first amendment in our constitution (not that trump is following it anyway). So it’s up to private businesses, which don’t want harassment from violent MAGA bigots.

I’m not sure if you’ve been keeping up with the news here in the US, but Trump’s cult is extremely dangerous. They vandalize, call in bomb threats, etc to anyone who doesn’t bend to their demands, even schools, libraries and hospitals. Things are not normal right now, esp now that he has power again

Hopefully the turmoil in the US and recent events in Europe may give our politicians a bit of motivation to reign in social media

This story is huge here in 🇦🇺. Even the PM (Albo) had to go on record denouncing this atrocity.

It is insane. Leave these poor animals, all animals alone. How horrible for both of them, mom and baby.

Forget the visa - prison time!

Prison, fines, then deportation and banned from the country

instagram

Yes, kick her stupid butt out. Shameful. Unless, you are a certified professional rescuer - keep your hands off the wildlife.

"92,000 followers on Instagram" Good ol' social media. Another one who will do anything for clicks, likes and attention.

Seems like 92,000 people and/or bots have the opportunity to do the right thing.

I think Australia should consider caning in this instance. Those of us old enough to remember can recall the American kid sentenced to 6 lashes in Singapore for vandalizing cars. 1994. No American teen has f'd around in Singapore since.

Evergreen sentiment these days.

How much time ya got. Boss?

Australians have some strong suspicions as to what the common theme might be …

I like how Australia and NZ don’t fuck around with people who mess with the environment.

Australia has the highest extinction rate in the world.

Is that driven by climate change and collapse of the reef?

Climate change will just accelerate it and the reef is dying before our eyes.

Driven by the colonial dominion mindset that Australians keep voting for. Most don’t care+hate the “greenies” that do. Farmers call our beautiful dingoes “wild dogs” so they can hunt, poison, kill them. We “cull” kangaroos because farmers crops are more important.

That is unfortunate.

Australia has consistently voted for the Liberals most of the time who are very pro mining etc.

It’s bloody awful.

That would be why we try our hardest to look after what we have left...speaking for myself of course

Except we clearly don’t try our hardest. Not even close.

Agree, we have to do much better, and make restoration & preservation of our environment a priority.

I live near the city, close the northern edge of Sydney harbour. Big efforts here to keep waterways clean & regenerate land reserves with endemic plant species & it's paying off. A couple of weeks ago, a wallaby hopped past my back fence!

I have lived in Sydney. That sounds positive but I doubt that it is anywhere near enough.

Stupid bitch. I hope she gets fired from her job and cancelled.

They're from Pinesdale, a FLDS (polygamous LDS) town here in MT. Deeply fucked up place.

wombat distribution system? lol.

She claims it be a wildlife biologist on her IG account 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is why I prefer animals to people. I'm just glad the dumb fuck was caught.

Was the wombat returned to its mother?

Disgusting.

Too bad the momma didn't catch her! Hunt her down like a dog and eat her face!!

Give her the boot permanently

she should be fined, and I very much hope she gets her visa revoked.

We are working on it.

A lot.

It’s a joke. 😊

Which part is a joke? The video exists.

Neanderthals were much better than the Republicans

Yeah and the notion of them being dumb and that’s why they went “extinct” (really were just absorbed into our gene pool) is also just wrong and there’s evidence they could have had a higher EQ than homosapiens

Wild to see, I can't imagine watching it, being like 'Yeah, this will be awesome for my image, baby-thieving! ' and then posting it.....

Something I've been calling "influencer brain" for a decade or so: people just do the worst shit to get clicks, their sense of what's right going out the window.

Americans…

Not as much as is wrong with the people for whom she is actually (consults notes) "an influencer." What does she "influence" people to do, ffs?

"Influencers", new title for people who can't get or hold a real job.

Jasus!!! Poor baby!!!

👍

www.change.org/p/deport-sam...

Kick her out! 🤬🤬🤬

Signed

I don't think that USA wants her back.

Meh. She’ll fit right in with the other magats. What a disgraceful human.

Signed

Signed

We are a nation of assholes

May have visa cancelled?? I would throw the bastard in jail with some over aggressive kangaroos to contend with.

In my day, if you tried some shit like this, Paul Hogan would step out of the Outback and just kill you.

She dared to pick up an Echidna as well. It didn't spike her which I find disappointing.

But if left to roam tree a brown snake might step up and take care of her.

One can dream.

You want Paul Hogan all spoony spoony, and not all knifey knifey. Nobody is happy or safe when that happens

more in sorrow than anger, Steve Irwin takes you aside and puts you somewhere safe and secure.

Re-educates you to become an altruistic savior of the bush creatures and all is at peace in the world.

Oh, so many things.

I’m reading 3-Body Problem right now. I can really relate

Non prescription use of ketamine?

This makes me equally sad and mad

They don't think the rules are rules, and forgot what decency is!

Can Dumbass Americans please please stop embarrassing the normal Americans? I swear ,get dump in office and the stupid in the country come out of the woodwork. Smdh

Disgusting.

That is abhorrent, horrible behavior. Who steals a baby from its mother? Who? That person should be in prison.

We live in a world (or country) devoid of empathy for anyone except ourselves, coupled with a constant need for attention on social media platforms. Did she give the baby back?!

Apparently Australia is looking at her visa. Might make it hard for her to ever go back. So sad.

Good!

She claims she put it down and the mom and baby ran off together. Hopefully that’s true.

First thing I asked was “is she?” And clicked on the article and my answer was “yes she is”

I just don't understand 😕

Visa revoked, I hope charges also.

These are the same idiots that think it's cool to take selfies with Bison and get the fafo.

Cruelty is fun. 😒

Upsetting a Wombat ranks as a major crime.

hasn’t he seen Mickey17

Arrest her ass

She got what she was seeking A LOT OF ATTENTION and a lot of shame.

Thankfully the nuts are few, but sadly the media focus on them.

Wombats are bigger than you think. I bet momma 'bat was ready to take a good chunk out of baby-stealer's leg.

What the fuck indeed!!!!

that's a rhetorical question, right?

This is exactly how the dairy industry works, though. And we lionize dairy farmers.

Who lionizes dairy farmers? (actual question)

Like every politician? That's like one of the classic "heartland" images that politicians love to put in their ads, even though they're all industrial factory farms nowadays.

I blame social media… twisting the kids to do dumb stuff or just making it way more likely…

I blame Musk & Trump for this

This forum doesn’t allow for enough characters to really explain it. Meet me on Substack.

What a despicable thing to do

They are bad. Bad people are all around us. Humanity is sick and dying.

She should be prosecuted for animal abuse.

Ugly Americans 👎

As an American, I agree. I heard this a lot when I was overseas in 1980's & 90's. Sadly, MANY AMERICANS have gotten UGLIER.

Nevermind the visa, put her ass in JAIL!

Idiots chasing clicks.

All these distractions while her country is losing (has lost) its sovereignty.

There's a hole in Sam Jones Car, where all the mammal go/ Mama Wombat cried for nothin', I suppose

WTF?

The perpetual $1M question.

😮Idiot!🤬

As an Australian, this angers me so much.

The vast majority of us is fully understand your anger. What they did was unconscionable. Horrible horrible people.

As an American, I am perpetually angry with & embarrassed by my fellow citizens.

I feel for you, as I know that not all Americans are like this.

Thanks. I know most folks who aren’t American understand we’re not all lunatics/vulgarians but it’s sure hard to keep that in mind lately.

I understand. It’s such a shame too, as I visit your country often.. but won’t be doing so for the foreseeable future.

If it’s ok, we’re going to start spending much MORE of our vacation time & money in Canada. Voting with our dollars in hopes of boosting our friends.

It’s such a shame that the goodwill between America and it’s allies is being destroyed right now.. due to the actions of narcissist.

We’re not all like this, but honestly, it’s best to assume we are until we prove otherwise to you. I am skeptical of us so I certainly can’t complain if you are too

Is the wombat back with his mom? 🥺

She just left it by the side of the road. The mother appeared to have taken off 🥺

Horrible

Make America Coherent Again - John Fugelsang Had that bumper sticker on my car since that asshole ran for #45. Took it off when Putin installed him again for #47. I wish I left it on there. Guess I was scared from all these fucking morons. I'm not scared anymore. John, can I get another one?

Which confirms, I guess, that there are at least 92K morons in the world.

See this how you deal with this. 1. take this asswipe. Lock em in a room with the angry mother wombat. 2. Get a huntsman spider as the special guest referee 3. Open a 3 legged parlay on ways said asswipe will be fucked up and/or traumatized. You're welcome

I was thinking some of those crazy kangaroos 😁😕🦘

He damn well should. Another ugly American! And put in jail also. A real nasty jail.

She's not a kid just an asshole. youtu.be/hYlv7MXGRfU?...

She is scum. I'm an Australian who is disgusted by her performative cruelty, laughing at the distress of the mother wombat. She should have her visa revoked, be deported from Australia, and barred from re-entering for breaking Australian wildlife protection laws/regulations.

This is pretty callous, but I have to conserve my energy.

It’s the me and only me people are are ruining everything.

Wombat: small story. That people in general on Instagram lack a semblance of a moral compass: THE STORY.

Those things can be nasty. Hope he gets his face clawed off.

Yeah, Americans can be nasty. Seems like the wombat got away safely this time thankfully

Profound narcissism and the belief they are above the rules and conventions of society.

Pure evil

Has to be a tRumpanzee.

You know, they're going to ban Americans from the rest of the free world pretty soon.

Some people are really sick.

Running with Wombats soinds even worse than Dances with Wolves. Someone has to have made this joke already... Heck, hit send

Australia is talking deportation. I think they should consider jail first

Why pay for her custody, just get rid of her and ban her for life.

Horror

Main character energy. That’s what’s wrong with people. I know it’s a shortcut to say it that way, but it’s the truth. We are each the main character of our own story but NOT ALL THE TIME and NOT EVERYWHERE.

Please cancel her VISA and lock her up if possible. if not fine the hell out of her ignorant ass.

Oh, look an American influencer. Colour me shocked.

May? May?!

Just 🤬 DO IT! Take away her need to be in the spotlight by unfollowing her.

Reprehensible!

There are a lot of very sick and twisted people in this country.

Her apology stated that she’s a wildlife expert or something stupid…if anyone watched the video, it’s VERY clear she’s not an expert and the animals are in distress. She sucks.

No, she's a "hunting influencer", and that doesn't mean she's trying to help people learn how to put meat on their table themselves; it means she's promoting killing and harassing animals for fun.

I ask this question like every other hour every day.

The attention, it's dangerous.

there are really sick sick people who think everything is at their disposal just like 45

Should be a felony.

Their rational thought processes have been gradually replaced by "likes" and "shares."

They’re men. And men are not ok.

Sam is a woman.

Jesus. Then all y’all are not ok.

I’m sure Sam is Caucasian.

Yup

I cannot imagine why the world hates Americans

People need to get the fuck over themselves and stop this constant search for attention.

Who says " You know what? I'm gonna pick up a wombat!"

Who is she trying to influence? Dumbasses and casual sadists?

"May" have it canceled? That.person should be immediately deported and banned forever.

Soon Americans will be THE most hated people on the planet 😭

I used to participate in politics discussion on FailFanAnon and want to thank the other-than-US people there for educated me in just how widely distibuted and bitter US hatred is internationally. I may find the hatred ill-aimed but I can't be surprised by it.

for educating me or who educated me

Soon? I think we’re already there.

Soon? Been that way for quite some time.

Soon?

Soon? You're being optimistic.

What? We're not already?

We don't hate Americans per se, yet, just the fuckfaces who work tirelessly to make your citizenry look as disgusting as they are. They have clearly inspired the wombat scumbag and her ilk; random cunty attention whores who are trying their best to earn some glory for non-governmental assistance.

They should take away a bit of his freedom, too, like a year or two.

Ye gods 😬😡

some people were never told “no” as kids, and it shows.

I stopped asking myself that question a long time ago.

Same we are devolving faster than ever

Bet she has dirty feet.

They chose the wrong fucking country to pull this shit.

Just waiting til Sam Jones is Sec. Of State, after Rubio flames out.

Despicable

Cancel it, then jail.

Wow, what is wrong with people for sure!!!

In the immortal words of Cameron Poe: My first thought would be... a lot.

Saw that few days ago on Reddit---didnt know it was an American though but it just figures, Americans have to be the biggest assholes, jerks and wankers everywhere they go.

I want to be offended by this, but it's true. I've been overseas and witnessed other American tourists behaving like (if I may) "...assholes, jerks and wankers...".

Yeah, and too many of them slap a Canadian flag on their jacket while they’re doing it. Pisses me right the fuck off!

She needs the maximum fines and punishment not excluding jail

I would say Sam Jones made a stupid decision. I would say no one is surprised how stupid he is.

What a fucking moron.

Yes, what the fuck IS wrong with people?

I don’t condon her actions, BUT really? Kristi Noam killed her puppy with a shotgun and ppl didn’t even blink an eye? Now she’s is in charge of Homeland Security!

There are so many of us who were horrified. It was the magats who did not care.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTnZ...

An influencer? Unfollow her…

She influences more stupidity.

Wtf is wrong with her!? I’m an American and I’ve never had any intention of picking up these animals. They may carry things harmful to humans OR the wombat mom may abandon its young now. This is just cruel. Even I know LOOK, BUT DONT TOUCH. 🤦‍♀️ revoke that visa!!!

Wtf!?

If they want to get up close and personal with Australia's abundant and deadly wildlife, there is plenty of outback to drop their ignorant asses in. Let the crocs, snakes, spiders and poisonous kittens (probably) take care of them

Platypuses are the poisonous kittens slate.com/technology/2...

And drop bears. Don't forget the drop bears.

Right, those saber-toothed, poisonous kittens I've been hearing so much about. I think they eat faces, too.

Feed her to the bunyips and drop bears.

Crazy work! Colonizer mindset. They definitely should revoke her visa.

Somebody needs to make an example of her. Humiliation punishment works.

🤔 Was it RFK Jr. or DT Jr. ❓

Wombats are super cute but this is insanity.

😡

Social media turns some people into lunatics. Seriously. Doing this kind of stuff among other behaviors indicates the gamut of mental health issues exposed. It could be used as a diagnostic tool.

Why are people so hellbent on murdering things?

You know 🐷🐷🐷🐷

When I say I hate people, this is what I mean.

💯

The systemic devaluing of empathy, especially in our politics, has been successful in eroding society’s compassion. And the quest for “likes” —for attention—has become the measure of our selfhood.

Social media influencers are performing 24/7, don’t participate in their lives authentically. Everything is content, and being a reckless a-h makes bank. Ftgs

EVIL is the only word I can think of to describe this

Something

Attention is the most valued modern currency.

What a revolting video that was. Stomach turning.

Social media has completely fucked people's brains

Not sure if she’s a parent or not, but I’m confident that she would be hysterical and panicked if someone/something grabbed her baby and ran away with it.

Nah. She’d probably just film it for clicks.

🤬

The internationally recognized species the Ugly American. When I travel internationally i feel almost obligated to apologize on behalf of all of the ones I come across. They stick out, are loud, think everyone wants to hear what they think or that they’re American. It’s very cringe.

Even we Australians make sure we have a prominent southern cross on us.

I recall during my student days of hitching in France saying, “Je suis canadienne”. Apologies if the French is incorrect.

Yeah in college I remember friends of mine putting Canadian flag patches on their backpacks before traveling in Europe…and this was early in the Clinton days.

What an entitled, ugly fucking American.

I knew it was an American tourist before I opened the link. Please keep up the blunt moral consciencing. We desperately need it.

good, but keep her.

The Internet

🤬💩

This is how all of #Krasnov Krypto Bros became famous. Nelk Boys, Tate Boys, Paul Boys, Happy Dad Zima Wine Cooler Boys. Now they’re being platformed by this current administration.

Whoever is the current ambassador to Australia is about to lose their job to this psycho, right? Elon won't be able to resist.

Some people have always been dumber than a rock and as cruel as the child of a dictator. We just have the internet so we can all peer into their obliviousness.

I hope they charge her.

The guilty party is apparently a social media "influencer". IMO, these three posts get pretty close to the root cause for this kind of behavior. Maybe next time Miss 92,000 Instagram Followers could try kidnapping a grizzly bear cub from its mother in Yellowstone or Glacier National?

Incentivized sociopathy = capitalism, so yea Our entire economic ideology prioritizes money ( something we created as a social construct to facilitate commerce) over lives of anyone People, animals, ecosystems...if it's more profitable to destroy them, that's what we do

"Incentivized sociopathy = capitalism" In this particular case it's true that's the implication (and almost certainly a correct one). But be careful, it's not a universal identity, mathematically speaking. Humans have developed more than one way (system) to incentivize sociopathy . . . (cont'd.)

. . . and capitalism (as an economic system) does not inherently incentivize sociopathy; it also requires screwed up incentive structures (or people's inability to properly evaluate competing incentives). The problems of environmental externalities & "tragedy of the commons" are textbook examples.

Clout. Internet points. Upvotes. Follower count. Likes. "Discourse". Controversy. Or more succinctly, social media. Once people started chasing "online celebrity" the whole damn thing went to shit.

Sadly, we have made a society where no one with wealth or power is held accountable. It's a huge problem because the result is people so narcissistic they never consider their impact on the world around them.

May her shoes be mysteriously filled with poop cubes

That's a loaded question. So much is wrong. This guy should be in JAIL

Visa canceled & maybe the next 5-10 years of freedom for good measure. Then he can appear on "Locked Up Abroad".

Good. Cancel his visa. I hate animal abusers.

Probably wore a dead-give-away red hat, too

Geeeezzzuuuss!

Dumb as rocks 🪨