Michael Smart

Strong piece. Seems to me that many/most of these people are using this aggressive christianity as a convenient cover for their own megalomaniac intentions.

One of the greatest prime ministers in Australia’s history.

The definition of belligerence at its best. A defiant humanitarian who never ever gave up the fight for independence and equality for all ❤️🕊️

#GoughWhitlam

www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10...

#auspol

Albo, in his attempt to be all things to all people, and to upset absolutely no-one, has made some god-awful appointments!
NACC - Brereton
ABC - Williams
Anti-semitism - Segal

About when we started saying "without further adieu" and "amature".

Sad news about the Preston Football Club in Melbourne. A proud 143 year history in the VFA/VFL but no more. The AFL stripped them of their licence and won’t grant them $270k to clear their debts. But the AFL had no problem paying Snoop Dogg several million for 10-15 minutes work. Ridiculous.

Spotify founder Daniel Ek to step down as chief executive The billionaire will remain involved in the company as executive chairman.

A real news story would be a musician retiring on their Spotify earnings.

This guy had the opportunity to change the world for musicians. Instead he chose to maintain the tradition of the distributors making all the cash and dribbling just enough to the artists to string them along.

Bastard.

So just about every country in the world, except in the Americas and US territories, uses 230-240v. They’re all wrong and USA is right? Typical!

Happens too when trying to swat a mosquito.

Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.

Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.

(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).

Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax

amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...

Utsh governor on TV now wonders whether CK shooting is a turning point for the country. Why? Why would murder of a Trump-loving right winger have any more significance than the hundreds of kids killed in school shootings over the past years? USA is completely stuffed (as if we didn’t know). #auspol

a chart showing that between 2000 and 21 and 2023, the gap between actual greenhouse gas emissions and made up emissions reported by companies has been growing, meaning companies are selling fossil fuel engine cars, as quote hybrid cars. But it's all a giant lie. And the lie is getting worse as time goes on

Not only are combustion engine "hybrid" cars a pretty nasty marketing scam run by car companies to trick well-meaning consumers into burning fossil fuels, the gap between reality and their claims is getting *worse* every year:

www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...

I fear the more pressure exerted on Trump re Epstein the more he will descend to full on crazy with an outbreak of war with anyone as a distraction.

Australia needs to distance itself from this crazy old man, NOW!

Also Marles needs to stay away from Hogsbreath or get to the backbench.
#auspol

If standing next to dictators is a bad thing, why hasn’t Australia canceled AUKUS?

As an ALP member, I'd argue it's not only the unnecessary fear of Murdoch. It's also the outsize influence of Right faction self-serving ministers such as Marles and Farrell who really belong in the LNP. #auspol

The US is using its navy to kill civilians at sea for social media content.

AUKUS will tie us deeper to this moral abyss.

Cancel it now.

Explanatory word here is "ute".

Program showed that Aussie boganism can thrive in USA. Which is not too surprising really in a country that elected their own version of cashed-up bogan.

Australian rich, self-described conservative, businessman living in Texas USA (on ABC TV) "I voted Republican last time and and I'd vote Republican again". Money. Money. Money.

If the Productivity Commission was serious, it would not target EVs With Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions from transport near record highs, the Productivity Commission is worried about subsidies for EVs.

"With Australia’s transport emissions at a near-record high, the Productivity Commission is more worried about subsidies for electric vehicles that are just 1% of the cars on our roads, than it is about subsidies for enormous 4WDs that now dominate suburban streets."

@richarddenniss.bsky.social

Not only a MAGA/Advance mouthpiece but also a complete traitor to her mob. Utterly cynical and self-serving (which is of course the entire MAGA playbook).

How appalling can an elected MP get? Jacinta Price: "...the millions of people now that we’re seeing the prime minister bring into our country, effectively vote-stacking the country for the benefit of Labor." This is exactly the stuff that fires up those sheep who marched yesterday. #auspol

Murdoch's Herald-Sun headline right now: "Anti-immigration, left-wing activists set to clash in CBD". So those thousands of caring concerned people who turn up every Sunday are no more than left-wing activists. H-S disgraceful as usual. And of course they'd LOVE to see a "clash" happen.
#auspol

I'd be ashamed to have even 10% of this much front: "Linda Reynolds demands apology from PM over handling of Brittany Higgins case, after what she described as four-and-a-half years of hell" (ABC news today). #auspol

"Albanese and Allan heckled at News Corp bush summit". They were being heckled for doing too much for the environment & for not promoting coal-fired power. I know it was a News Corp function with its raging/aging cohort but the irony is strong. Most of us think that govt is not doing enough!

A little headline that describes Australia's malaise

"We love being complacent more than we hate politicians"

"We love doing the same things repeatedly more than we hate being ripped off"

"We love our unsustainable lifestyles more than we hate climate warming"

An attitude explaining a lot

Live: Former senator Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins Former West Australian senator Linda Reynolds wins her high-profile defamation case against her former staffer Brittany Higgins, whom she had accused of conducting an orchestrated campaign to end her ...

This is like a fairy tale twist story. By so aggressively defending her reputation Reynolds has destroyed her reputation.

One of the worst people in Australia.

#AusPol

A clumsy overweight racist,
a liar, an idiot, a sociopath
and a sexual predator
walked into a restaurant
in Washington DC. 

The waiter said, “Good afternoon,
Mr. President. Table for one?”

Enshittification wins again.

Like it or not, it's conventional to expel an ambassador if their country is engaged in crimes on our soil, not conventional if their crimes are perpetrated somewhere else (under the international "none of our business" convention), which is why Israel's and Russia's ambassadors are still here.

Along with the contextual information that today he is proudly posing for photos with USA ex-Fox News now Defence secretary Hehsdeth & far-right VP Vance.