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Robert Stowasser

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Unashamedly woke progressive. No time for RWNJs. Lead guitar player. Big Steely Dan fan. Radiologist.

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Trump is an idiot. Who happens to be the commander in chief of the most powerful military force in the history of humanity. Meanwhile the lame response of the large majority of Western countries to this reckless and illegal assault on Iran makes them complicit. Beggars belief.

02.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wtf. Wall Street Journal BS. Iran can’t be allowed to defend itself? USA and Israel shouldn’t be allowed to get away with an unjustified illegal attack on a sovereign state more like.

02.03.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeble Criticism of War With Iran Echoes the Lead-Up to War With Iraq We need to take a firm stand against this reckless and pointless war, not fixate on whether or not it was done the "right way."

"These criticisms (if they even merit that term) are narrow, tactical, and counter-productive. They imagine that a reasonable, justifiable war with Iran exists somewhere in space, waiting to be articulated." www.liberalcurrents.com/feeble-criti...

02.03.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Well stated. Nearly all Western democracies are complicit by not denouncing this blatant and arrogant breach of international law. USA and Israel together laying to rest the myth of a β€˜rules based order’.

02.03.2026 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australia’s timid response to the US and Israel’s attack on Iran risks being seen as complicity | Donald Rothwell It is up to countries like Australia to stand up against aggression and make its position clear in support of international law * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast International law matters when it comes to something as significant as a widescale military assault on a territory of another state, resulting in the death of its political and religious leader. The 1945 United Nations charter was written at the end of the second world war to place significant constraints around precisely that type of conduct, and yet 80 years later there is a clear sense that we are living in a world in which β€œmight is right”. Continue reading...

Australia’s timid response to the US and Israel’s attack on Iran risks being seen as complicity | Donald Rothwell

02.03.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

Long complicated past πŸ˜‚ Invariably USA interventions to secure regime change have had unforeseen and deleterious consequences. Trump and Netanyahu a couple of shady rogue cowboys with highly questionable motivations.

01.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UK Labour USA dems and Australian Labor birds of a feather failing to read the room. Still pandering to the ruling class at the expense of the voting public. Nordic style social democracies the way forward. Rule of the people by the people for the people - the core principle of democracy.

01.03.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The issue here is the reckless behaviour of USA and Israel. There is no doubting the efficiency of their kidnapping and assassination of despotic leaders. The motivations behind this behaviour and the anticipated outcomes a complete enigma.

01.03.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So predictable. Ffs don’t ever use that term β€˜rules based order’ ever again.

01.03.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent article.

28.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rules-Based Order Is Dead. Good. The rules-based order was a polite fiction based in a fundamental misunderstanding of contemporary geopolitics.

β€œWhat rules, exactly, "revisionist" powers intended to "revise" was always a bit murky. Were they mad about the terms of trade? Did they have concerns about intellectual property law? Or perhaps a difference of opinion about carbon credits? No! They want to redraw the map with the sword!”

28.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Nicely put. Our Australian PM will no doubt take the same pragmatic approach.

28.02.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Iranian regime came to power in 1979 after overthrowing the US-backed Iranian monarchy. USA meddling in Middle East affairs has invariably made things worse. Regime change however appealing is not a legal justification for war. Carney’s statement did not explicitly condemn the military attack.

28.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any person of influence who gives Trump and Netanyahu plausible justification for their reckless actions are part of the problem. These rogue β€˜leaders’ need to be reigned in not given a stamp of approval.

28.02.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Iran will never have a nuclear weapon" says the guy who lied about destroying their capability who is also the same guy who withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal that was in place before he took office in his first term. He withdrew from it in 2018. Not nearly enough focus on this stupidity.

28.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We will do this by eliminating the future of their country."

Dangerous combatants between the ages of 7 and 12...

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28.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pathetic and totally predictable.

28.02.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A few points. The war is illegal. There is no approval from Congress. Trump stated after his last attack on Iran that he had wiped out Irans nuclear capability. Iran has recently expressed willingness to negotiate. Mid terms are approaching, Trumps popularity collapsing. What is his real motive?

28.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.

28.02.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3695    πŸ” 1609    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 169

If Reform had won this, it would be all over our media as an β€˜unstoppable force’ and Hanson would be platformed as saying it was inevitable here. But no one ever treats a progressive win in the same way. That’s an β€˜outlier’

28.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 7

The Green Party has won more elections than Reform have.

Why are Reform constantly on TV and the Green Party is ignored?

The electorate says it should be the other way around.

27.02.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 695    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9

Trump wants Cuba to have a higher birth mortality rate like America

Cuba currently has a much lower birth mortality rate than the US

That says a lot about Universal Healthcare in a country that has been embargoed & sanctioned by the US for over a half century

27.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'I Am Begging You to Listen' A Nurse Exposes Systemic Healthcare Failure This response amplifies a nurse’s plea for change as healthcare workers face trauma, abuse, and systemic neglect across America.

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27.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

MSM has largely been captured by the right. Either ignore Greens or cast them as leftist extremists.This result suggests the voting public are starting to realise that MSM cannot be trusted. I hope so because MSM will try its upmost to undermine the new Greens member.

27.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Albo would have been well advised to refuse to play word games with the media. Everything a PM utters is going to be scrutinised so every word needs to be carefully considered. He was played and yes as a consequence we are also being played.

27.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#pressfreedom

26.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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30 years.

This video should be on every network.

26.02.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15569    πŸ” 8235    πŸ’¬ 986    πŸ“Œ 847

Absolutely disgusting. When is our humanity going to evolve? Just because something is β€œtraditional” or a part of someone’s culture, doesn’t mean it’s ok. We need to be more outraged over this.

26.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump, his ilk and his enablers are a wake up call. The ruling class are not bound by the laws or the religious principles they legislate and preach. Law selectively enforced depending on race, wealth, social status. Religion an opiate of the masses. A recurring theme throughout human history.

27.02.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0