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Boycott G20 if Russia is there.

abc.net.auZelenskyy says Trump's decision to take Russia's side is 'painful'The US president is openly calling for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be replaced and for sanctions on Russian diesel.

A most profound betrayal - www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

au.pcmag.comElon Musk: Don't Blame Me For New Starlink Restriction In UkraineThe military-grade version of Starlink, Starshield, has reportedly added an in-motion restriction that blocks Ukrainian drones from using it, hampering the country's defense against Russia.

Trump not only betrayed Ukraine but is actively helping Russia kill civilians in Ukraine by withdrawing their early warning -fully on Russia’s side - au.pcmag.com/networking/1...

newrepublic.comTrump Rages as New Press Sec Debut Fiasco Harshly Mocked Even by MAGAAs Trump fumes over his inability to control events, a sharp observer of White House follies explains how his disastrous new press secretary epitomizes something unexpectedly dark and dangerous.

Suddenly a Scaramucci seems like an eternity - newrepublic.com/article/2165...

climatecouncil.org.auCoalition plan to super charge pollution and kill electric vehiclesThe Coalition’s newly announced energy plan is negligent and reckless. It would increase Australia’s reliance on foreign oil, raise power and transport costs, and increase deadly climate pollution ris...

Seriously, do we have to do this stupid shit again - www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/co...

25 Aug

The US is in the grip of a cult of imbecility! The Chief dumbarse says something unfathomably stupid, then lickspittles, the GOP congress, and the propagandists will compete with each other to out-stupid the big stupid! Is this the extent of your national ambition.

3 July

#heyAmerica #freedom2026 #fourthofjuly - So sorry that you are so unwell on your birthday - that has put a big downer on everything and is why everyone is staying away (so they don’t catch what is making you sick and because well, you have been behaving very oddly!) Hope you recover soon !

1 June

I, for one, am sorry that all the artists pulled out of Trumpy’s birthday party. Having remnants of Milli Vanilli, C+C music factory and Vanilla Ice play in 2026 says loser better that 1,000,000 words. It is the musical equivalent of Four Seasons Landscaping.

6 May

#HeyAmerica - it’s time for Civil Rights v2.0

flip.itNinety landholders, 3 mobs, two 100-tonne transformers, 90 km of cable: Marinus Link's long road to coal countryMarinus Link has been a topic of hot political debate in Tasmania, but some of the biggest feats of engineering and logistics are happening on the Victorian side of the interconnector.

5 May

Ninety landholders, 3 mobs, two 100-tonne transformers, 90 km of cable: Marinus Link’s long road to coal country - a great project but emphasises the difficulties of building big stuff - flip.it/e8OB.5

flip.itAustralia bets $22.7B on renewables after Hormuz crisis exposes developed world's worst fuel vulnerabilityAustralia imports 80% of its fuel with the lowest reserves of any IEA member. The Hormuz crisis made this a national security problem. The fix is $22.7B in technology.

1 May

I complain a lot but I am happy this is happening in Australia - flip.it/NqRNa9

30 Apr

As a lawyer I struggle to express how disgusting the jurisprudence of the majority of SCOTUS. Shame on you!

29 Apr

The intellectual dishonesty of the majority in the SCOTUS is breathtaking. The hubris and lack of even trying to find a sensible justification of this usurpation of the Court’s role, naked. The stench of this horrible decision will lie on their names for ever.

theguardian.comWhat is in Angus Taylor’s new immigration plan and is it inspired by Trump’s approach in the US?The Coalition’s hardline policy is ‘thin on substance and quite big on symbolics’, according to one expert. Which details are missing?

15 Apr

Does anyone know else see the irony of Angus Taylor’s idea of only permitting migrants from ‘safe’ countries is a direct contradiction of the freedom and dignity of the individual and ‘fair go’ for all that is in their proposed values condition on visas - www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

14 Apr

How about this, Iran and USA enter into the JCPOA, and Trump gets the 25th?

14 Apr

Angus Taylor in his first major policy statement plays the blame immigrants card …. shameful and damaging.

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

14 Apr

theguardian.comAngus Taylor accused of ‘desperate dog-whistle’ immigration speech as Pauline Hanson takes creditTony Burke says millions of people will be asking why the Liberals have a problem with their parents ‘who don’t speak great English but are great Australians’

13 Apr

The ten year project to try to encourage freedom of navigation in the South China seas is more than a little bit undermined by Trump’s dumbarse blockage. What kind of message does that send to the CCP and Taiwan?

7 Apr

Who else didn’t help us - Australia - that’s right. We didn’t because it is your war, you started it on your own and you need to fix it on your own. And people who commit war crimes are war criminals and we aspire to be better than just mindlessly follow your descent into madness.

2 Apr

Trumps address was an April Fools prank right?

27 Mar

Time to face it (#148). #Republicans your president is a russian controlled doofus! All on you! The stink will be on you forever!

theguardian.comTulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic successNational intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’

19 Mar

We are so fucked …“It is not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat,” she said. “That is up to the president, based on a volume of information that he receives.” - www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

4 Mar

“I would just tell you very strongly, the United States of America does not target civilians, unlike the rogue Iranian regime,” Leavitt said. - what about the boats in the Caribbean you lying shrew!

kyivpost.comTop Priority but Tough Words: Trump Blasts Zelensky While Pledging to End WarTrump says ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is a top priority, but blasts Zelensky as the “P.T. Barnum of Ukraine” and claims Biden handed Kyiv hundreds of billions in arms.

4 Mar

Zelensky has stood up to Russia - you can’t even stand a question from an proper journalist - coward! - www.kyivpost.com/post/71174?u...

3 Mar

Hey Pete Hegseth - when you hear us (your former allies) hemming and hawing the words you don’t know are ‘war crimes’.

3 Mar

Hey Marco Rubio - fuck you proactively in a reactive way you worthless shit!

theguardian.comAustralia’s shameless support for the US attack on Iran makes us gullible, duplicitous, or both | Allan BehmFor Anthony Albanese – as well as Mark Carney and Keir Starmer – to go along with Trump and Netanyahu’s cynical ploy negates any sense of moral authority we possess – a catastrophe for the rules-based...

3 Mar

This sums up my disappointment in my government. International law is important. We can’t support its breach for the sake of expedience - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

2 Mar

Morons and war criminals -

24 Feb

I have major questions about the major questions doctrine - this is made up shit!

20 Feb

As if we needed another reason to ditch this embarrassing redundant pointless anachronism that is the British royal family and expunge them from Australian daily life (we don’t)- I present you Andrew MountBatten-Windsor.

9news.com.auAussies back tax hike after senator's beer vs gas exchange goes viral

19 Feb

This sums up what is wrong with the resources industry in australia - www.9news.com.au/national/gas...

reneweconomy.com.auRecords tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three monthsIf Angus Taylor thought there was "too much wind and solar" on Australia's grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.

17 Feb

More evidence of what happens when a government commits to renewable energy instead of using its power to fight it - reneweconomy.com.au/records-tumb...

theguardian.comWhen it comes to immigration, the Liberal party is putting politics ahead of social cohesion – and logic | Abul RizviYou would think politicians promoting ‘Australian values’ would try to exhibit some themselves, including a ‘fair go’ for all

17 Feb

The current Liberal Party focus on Australian values is really a cryptic way to be racist on the sly - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13 Feb

I have tried to be good but seriously Pam Bondi is a total slag (see what she has made me do).

12 Feb

Pam Bondi is a goose!

flip.itWind and solar output leaps 20 pct in January, as west wins on wind and biggest coal grid on PVLatest Rystad Energy data shows Australia's large-scale wind and solar farms generated 20% more electricity in January 2026 than in January 2025.

6 Feb

Wind and solar output leaps 20 pct in January, as west wins on wind and biggest coal grid on PV - flip.it/MgZ_ib

flip.itGas is being squeezed by renewables – every 30 minutesTwo new charts reveal distinct dynamics in Australia's main grids, highlighting the diminishing role of gas even in short-term operations.

2 Feb

Gas is being squeezed by renewables – every 30 minutes - more for the naysayers to chew on - flip.it/.tP91L

flip.itNear 100 pct renewable electricity for Australia’s main grid is achievable and affordable: Year 4 updateVery close to 100% renewable electricity is feasible for Australia’s main grid at reasonable cost using just several hours of storage. Four years of data proves this is so.

29 Jan

Near 100 pct renewable electricity for Australia’s main grid is achievable and affordable: Year 4 update - flip.it/So3l_Z

flip.itTrump issues executive order assuming control of Los Angeles wildfire rebuild permits from state, local jurisdictionIn response, Governor Newsom accused Trump of withholding federal funding for the rebuild.

28 Jan

Trump issues executive order assuming control of Los Angeles wildfire rebuild permits from state, local jurisdiction - flip.it/I.8O8I - I am no expert about this but I don’t think this is how it works. More scepticism is required about EOs

flip.itHow much does the US contribute to NATO? – Full FactWith the US relationship with NATO top of the news agenda, and lots of claims about defence spending circulating, we look at the numbers.

24 Jan

The lie that the US is the only significant contributor to NATO is often stated but infrequently challenged. It is still a lie. flip.it/f-sI.-

23 Jan

Anyone who thinks the Board of Peace is anything but a trump enrichment and power trip is telling you they are an idiot. The idea of trusting this crook with money, giving him a veto and perpetual succession. C,mon now!

flip.itAmerica Needs Greenland. No—Iceland. Actually, Never Mind!This is definitely all going to plan.

22 Jan

🤣 - The day’s events explained from the POV of your republican congressperson preparing for his or her day - flip.it/0uYEMa

13 Jan

I just have to say that, as a foreigner a long way away, that I am so impressed about the way the American people (those with a conscience and decency) are standing up for each other right now. Keep it up until that orange gremlin and his sycophant accomplices are ejected.

youtu.be'Why can't Trump's people tell the truth?' James O'Brien on the ICE shootingYouTube video by LBC

Why is that the British media seem to be able to analyse things clearly when US media cannot - youtu.be/e2qJoEGMEE8?...

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

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Aaron Rupar

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Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism. Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.

youtu.beTrump vs The WorldYouTube video by Jonathan Pie

I was trying to laugh but the tears were making it difficult - “like a toddler shoplifting a kinder egg” - “not safe from our own ally” - youtu.be/296-WjM90jg?...

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

7 Jan

DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.” (Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)