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Nature loving lefty enjoying a peaceful life on the beautiful Central Coast NSW Australia. Politics, art, literature, science, climate, philosophy, spirituality (not organised religion). No DMs.

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Saying that you -must- be grateful is what domestic abusers and Russian prison guards do. You must take the violence and say you like it. It is a mark of fascism.

10.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 349 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

"While the pro-Israel lobby has captured US decision-making ...in Trump’s case, it has done so by wrapping Israeli interests around a neoconservative vision of American global power."

Australians deserve a full account of how our foreign affairs decisions have been captured by US & Israel lobbies.

10.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Tony Burke says he’ll be speaking to the AFP after Vic Police let a far-right extremist off without arrest following a violent attack on a Muslim community in Ballarat.
Burke β€œDon’t pretend you’re patriotic”πŸ”₯ #auspol

10.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

10.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 11175 πŸ” 4226 πŸ’¬ 538 πŸ“Œ 277

don't worry, Australia is on the way to make sure no more civilian deaths happen in this war.

Wait, I'm being handed a note.

10.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here's the joke Trump's suing Trevor Noah for. Lets give it the Streisand effect!

youtube.com/shorts/8HRRx...

09.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lebanese Australians worry families will be killed amid Israeli strikes The Lebanese government says more than 500,000 people have been displaced since the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for villages in the country's south.

The Lebanese government says more than 500,000 people have been displaced since the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for villages in the country's south.

09.03.2026 05:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

John Alderton and Pauline Collins

09.03.2026 07:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

Hopefully staffers put this under the noses of Albanese, Wong, Marles, and Taylor. Simon Tisdall lays out what Trumpist America is. Labor and Coalition leaders say we share values with the USA. Bullshit! Leave AUKUS now. Trump is Australia's enemy as well. #auspol #AUKUS

08.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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'Cowardly and Despicable': Hegseth Condemned for Sinking of β€˜Defenseless’ Iranian Ship | Common Dreams US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth condemned for sinking Iranian ship in international waters. Indian politicians criticize US attack as cowardly and despicable.

β€œIf the US is at war, Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. If the US is not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer.”

This white supremacist psychopath is indeed "a very dangerous person".

Australia's 'alliance' with the Trump regime means we have a very dangerous govt.
www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth...

08.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

AFP: "It breaks my heart": UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher says "we're seeing staggering amounts of money, reportedly a billion dollars a day” being spent on the Middle East war, rather than addressing the world’s β€œhuge humanitarian caseload.”

07.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1626 πŸ” 605 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 15
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Spot on, Ben!

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2239 πŸ” 421 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 9

bsky.app/profile/aust...

07.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredibly angry about this every day.

The people who pick on trans kids are not only disgusting freaks who want to inspect children's genitals, they're also miserable bullies who break the rules of decency laid down by every measurement of morality.

06.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 394 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The White House position is that it is no big deal that Putin is helping Iran try to kill US soldiers.

Always remember rule #1. Putin can do no wrong in Trump’s eyes.

Wonder why that is?

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1738 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 19

The Foreign Minister @senatorwong.bsky.social lied in the senate yesterday when she claimed the Iranian vessel torpedoed by the US was "preparing to strike."

The ship that was sunk in the Indian Ocean was unarmed and full of training officers. The attack was a war crime.

Resign, Penny. #auspol

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
Penny Wong, Richard Marles and Anthony Albanese stand shoulder to shoulder in their full support for Netanyahu and Trump's illegal invasion of Iran.

Penny Wong, Richard Marles and Anthony Albanese stand shoulder to shoulder in their full support for Netanyahu and Trump's illegal invasion of Iran.

What depravity Australian politics is in.

Wong, Marles & Albanese have all voiced their full support for Netanyahu and Trump's illegal attack on Iran.

The Labor Party no longer supports international law. Sad times.

Do these 3 πŸ‘‡ despicable politicians really represent us?

#auspol

05.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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a bee is sitting on a purple flower with a national geographic logo in the background ALT: a bee is sitting on a purple flower with a national geographic logo in the background

We need more pollinators as they are declining. Without the Bees there is no world.
#bees #pollinators #nature #goGreen

05.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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States should immediately and publicly condemn these acts and put pressure on Israel to stop its military from moving forward with its displacement order for Beirut's southern suburbs.

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Only yesterday, the Israeli military called for the evacuation of the entire area south of the Litani River, approximately 8% of Lebanon’s territory and home to hundreds of thousands of people.

Today, they issued displacement orders for all residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut.

05.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 10
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Last year, 50 Australians were serving on US attack submarines, and that number was on the rise.

The Albanese Government must answer whether Australian troops were used in this attack.

If we don't want to be involved in this war, withdraw Australian troops.

04.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

β€œWhat we’re seeing here is a gas giant having unfiltered, casual access – at all hours – to senior departmental officials, who are bending over backwards

Big corporations have too much power over governments. Gov’s should make decisions for the public interest, not for vested interests.β€œ
#Auspol

04.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A trend is not a trend if no one follows it. Women are not mindless fashion victims. We have power and can say no to this BS. I was a young girl during Women's lib in the 70s when we rebelled against being told what to wear and how to look. It's time we taught our daughters the same lessons.

05.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A rotating GIF of images from the return of passengers on the first commercial flight from the Middle East to Australia after US-Israel strikes on Iran.

Middle East at war
β€˜My kid’s in a war zone’: David Koch among relieved parents as Sydney private school students return

The Australians on the first flight from Dubai included a group from Sydney’s Barker College who were welcomed by parents, including TV personality David Koch.

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A rotating GIF of images from the return of passengers on the first commercial flight from the Middle East to Australia after US-Israel strikes on Iran. Middle East at war β€˜My kid’s in a war zone’: David Koch among relieved parents as Sydney private school students return The Australians on the first flight from Dubai included a group from Sydney’s Barker College who were welcomed by parents, including TV personality David Koch. 2 hours ago

Huzzah. The SMH finally found a way to link the Iran War with private schools!

04.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2
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The House Oversight Committee voted 24–19 to subpoena AG Pam Bondi about the DOJ investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Republicans Lauren Boebert, Tim Burchett, Michael Cloud, Nancy Mace, and Scott Perry joined with Democrats.

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04.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 438 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 14
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Ah yes, cutting funding to Muslim groups because of a social media post by the far-right Australian Jewish Association. The textbook definition of social cohesion

04.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 320 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 11
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Adelaide University cancels literary festival event with UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese Festival organisers criticise the university for last-minute booking cancellation of event headlined by special rapporteur for Palestinian territories

Zionist really are just universally shitty people.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

04.03.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 450 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 11

Let's be clear: the U.S. had a deal that could have prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

Trump ripped up that deal.

Then he started a war instead of doing the hard work of diplomacy to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 2045 πŸ” 531 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 30
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Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Gas companies that export πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί gas are about to make windfall profits after strikes on Iran & we have no plan to capture that value for πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

To fix this, we need a 25% tax on gas exports that would raise billions ofπŸ’²of revenue & ensure that when prices rise, πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί benefits
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

04.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
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NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

04.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 32517 πŸ” 8345 πŸ’¬ 1203 πŸ“Œ 680