Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown

@crankey1.bsky.social

Science, politics and sustainability. Also pugs

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Australian taxpayers have spent $billions propping up this regime while bullshitting for a seat on the security counsil & refusing to stand up for international law. #auspol The member for Grayndler is going to lose his seat & aust will be liable for the weakness of marles & albo #screwThem we see u

Dr Jeremy Walker@jeremywalker.bsky.social

$40mil taken from US human rights budget and given to (Atlas org) Hillsdale College as part of global propganda push to swing elections for fossil fascist parties. #auspol “Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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An Australian man fought off a saltwater croc with a frying pan, the world's largest and one of its most aggressive crocodile species, common in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Ive never been inside, but why do I get the feeling the inside of the RBA building looks a lot like the inside of the current oval office... 🙄

The Chaser@chaser.com.au

"As I said to the help while they cleaned my mansion, we all need to be ready to make sacrifices,” said the RBA boss. chaser.com.au/general-news...

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Replying to @phillipusa.bsky.social

If the rich can afford to cut a cheque for millions to stop a proposition or influence a politician they can afford to pay higher taxes. I am thinking close to Eisenhower level taxes. Not just at the personal level but corporate as well. Everything from taxes, no caps on SS and Medicare.

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Yesterday the Senate agreed to my motion that calls on the government to fix our broken lobbying laws. It's time for politics to work for Australians, and that starts with lobbying reform. This is a great first step. Go to www.fixlobbying.com.au and join my call for lobbying reform.

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David Pocock calls out the major parties for rejecting proposed Red Lines reform which seeks to protect taxpayers from funding illegal wars including Israel’s genocide in Gaza. “It shouldn’t matter where these crimes are being perpetrated…whether they are allies or not!”💥

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The Albanese Gov is considering ending the Refugee Convention by legislating a world first 30 day time limit for families to apply for asylum. If this becomes law it’s the end of the Refugee Convention here. Help us stop this by emailing your Labor MP 👉🏼action.asrc.org.au/email_alp

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“Look at the real person behind those decisions.”🔥 NDIS participant Eric speaks with passion, tired of endless reviews for a permanent disability, a system under the axe targeting his vital support network, says he just wants to ‘work and contribute.’ Watch & share. TY Eric.

It would be absolute gold if the wallopers could use their newly gained powers to use cellebrite tech to copy her phone without a warrant, to confirm or deny this total BS and keep her data in perpetuity. Shame it will only be used to punch down on anybody who has no means to fight back.

stranger@strangerous.bsky.social

Anita Perrottet tells NSW ICAC she can't recall dodgy shell company Beckington National, set up by her husband & Christian Ellis, then says she can’t recall why she “purchased shares in this company”—through her consulting firm—where she’s the sole director.🙄💥

The current ALP, now promoted to the upper deck, simpering away, knees under the table with billionaires, talking up all their "job creation" and how good we've got it in straya while telling us we're all in the same boat. #pathetic #auspol

The albanese cares nothing for human rights and is actively punching down on the most vulnerable Aussies of all stripes. Who will be responsible for reparations once actively supporting a genocide catches up with us? Arms dealers profiting or punters 🤔 bloody shameful. bsky.app/profile/alja...

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

A scary story in 5 words for supporters of a Human Rights Act: "Labor is actively considering it." 👀

While we're on the subject of governments going hard on youth crime, how about we start going hard on government corruption while we're at it... www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comChina official who received $325m worth of bribes sentenced to deathThe 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.
David Marler@qldaah.bsky.social

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's youth crime slogans do not appear to be acting as a deterrent. #qldpol

#auspol hands up those old enough to remember this. Malcolm Turnbull could have said this to Albo and I would have agreed with him.

Charlie Brown@crankey1.bsky.social

The comparisons between Malcolm Turnbulls dig at Bill Shorten years ago, and Albo today are prophetic, only for ex public housing, knees down albanese.

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❝ American weakness has prompted this reshaping of the Middle East order, with the three biggest regional powers choosing to break the cycle of colonial domination by Israel ❞ — David Hearst

middleeasteye.netWhy the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of forceAmerican weakness has prompted this reshaping of the Middle East order, with the three biggest regional powers choosing to break the cycle of colonial domination by Israel

If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another. Epicurus. #DailyPhilosophy

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Does it make sense that all states have passed laws supportive of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) services, but the federal government won't allow advice to be given by telehealth, or scripts be sent by text or email? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

abc.net.auAlbanese personally opposed to Labor push on voluntary assisted dyingThe prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, holding concerns over its "misuse".

Uh Huh... @australianlabor.bsky.social also gave us the PRRT. Working perfectly as intended according to Albanese, with Aussies paying more in beer tax than what we collect from our petroleum exports. Nothing to see here. Why am I not convinced this is a good idea? #auspol

Robb Edwards 🌱@robedwards1.bsky.social

Australia to legally require large-scale data centers to secure new clean energy supplies Legally binding large-scale data centres to supply their own new clean energy sources of power www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/16/l...

My how things will change, once BRICS becomes the dominant trading method. Nobody will want or need the US $ unless they're trading with the US. The dominance by & drift into irrelevance for much of the west is well underway yet our ever abiding albo keeps chucking rocks at China while #auspol

Denying the Gaza atrocities & dumping billions into AUKUS to provoke our biggest trading partner who is objectively more stable & coherent than the current US govt. Australian taxpayers will ultimately have to pay reparations for the actions of this Labor govt.

1st, i listened to a media announcer on a certain media outlet pronounce her name as jillian seagull (very apt). 2nd. I found her accusing the abc for antisemitism envoy tactics, beathtaking hypocrisy. "They can mark their own homework. They are, with respect, judge, counsel and jury."

Kent Parkstreet@kentparkskeet.bsky.social

Someone needs to tell Segal she can’t put lipstick on a genocide. #AusPol

As they say, what's good for the goose... any "religious" orgs claiming profit over humanity, must lose their tax free status

Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

No institution should be able to move assets beyond survivors' reach and call it good governance. I've referred these Christian Brothers asset transfers to the AFP and ACNC for investigation. Survivors have waited long enough.

If the Frozen Chosen in the US of all places can manage do this, why cant we already, and include super funds et al. #auspol

The Palestine Project@palestineproject.bsky.social

The United States’ largest Presbyterian denomination has voted to recognise the genocide in Gaza and impose an arms embargo and divest from Israel, adding to another major divestment vote that was conducted earlier this week.

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We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

The saddest part of this regime is this guy will be will be a doddering, gibbering dribbling mess, sitting staring at goats, long before consequences come close to catching up to him personally. Some of his enablers may not be so fortunate.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

US President Donald Trump said the military operation in Venezuela lasted ‘exactly 48 minutes’ and claimed the US has recovered its costs 28 times over through oil extraction.