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These are the U.S. ships and aircraft massing off Venezuela The large-scale buildup of U.S. military forces and assets in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration is preparing to expand operations.

“The large-scale buildup of #USA military forces & assets in the Caribbean suggests that the #Trump administration is preparing to expand operations in the region … & raising the possibility of the first U.S. strikes on #Venezuela.” A Trump war? A foul idea. #fascism #USA #democracy flip.it/iGzoWR

. @australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social government seemed trapped by their deep seated, tribal antipathy towards @greens.org.au. That’s about them, not our best interests. They have significant political capital to spend & a coalition eating itself alive. Reformist zeal? Nah. #auspol

YouTube video by MeidasTouch FURIOUS Commander BLOWS WHISTLE on Trump’s SECRET TACTICS

OPINION The speech #Trump made to #USA troops in Japan is chilling. Really. No boundaries. Profoundly ominous. Sociopathic. #fascism
#dictatorship #GOP youtu.be/GcXrb0_00yU?...

#Trump, as the government shutdown continues, so many #USA citizens, children, families suffer, in many cases go hungry, talks of “a Great Gatsby lifestyle”. Boasts about his Lincoln bathroom renovation in “statuary marble”. Demolishes a chunk of White House for a garish, gilded ballroom. #fascism

I am sorry. Call me a festival pooper if you wish. #Halloween simply does not resonate at all with me. It wasn’t part of my childhood. None of its tropes or symbols work on me. And, as with our other festivals, ostensibly Christianity based, they have become highly commercialised. Intense #retail.

We have now had the absolute privilege & pleasure of seeing & photographing many hundreds of #Elephant in the wild some in large aggregations. An utterly fascinating animal to spend hours watching. They are very social. They mirror humans in how long they live for & take to mature. #wildlife #Africa

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#ICE

YouTube video by The Bulwark Sen. Slotkin: “The American people deserve to know who we are at war with.”

. @slotkin.senate.gov asks the obvious & pressing questions about #Trump “extra judicial murders” of alleged boat based drug smugglers. All claims. No evidence. No details. No interdiction. Just blow people up. Is all their intelligence accurate? Mistakes? #fascism www.youtube.com/shorts/P8Xsg...

Weaponising media. National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors - Michael West More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf.

“The National Press Club of Australia lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website. Of those, ten are multinational weapons manufacturers or military services corporations, & another eleven provide services to the arms industry”. All cool & normal? #journalism #media michaelwest.com.au/weaponising-...

There are generative #AI fakes everywhere. Some self-revealing (a baguette penguin). Others more deceptive. But those that pretend to be genuine #wildlife documentary images really piss me off. They mislead adults & kids alike. Quality wildlife photography takes skill, patience, quick wits. #nature

As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters

Historically, #USA presidents engage vigorously with the challenges & complexities of ending a government shutdown. Not #Trump. He has demonstrated no sense of urgency or statecraft. In fact, he seems to relish the “opportunities”? #democracy #fascism #dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...

#ICE SS #Trump #fascism

You think? Let them lick marble. #Trump

“The 38-year-old head of the D66 centrist party is now on track to become the youngest & first openly gay prime minister of the European Union's fifth-largest economy.” Of course, forging coalitions is central to the process in Europe. #Netherlands #democracy www.msn.com/en-us/politi...

Sniff … #Trump

Insane. Is it too late for a refund? #auspol

Is Mar-a-Lago an
annexe of the White House or is it the other way round? Once that glittering, gilded #Trump branded ballroom dominates the White House campus, it will be even harder to tell?

OPINION Yeah, as so many #USA citizens & their children suffer during the #GOP #Trump government shutdown, The Huckster & his cultists party Great Gatsby style. I somehow think of “Masque of the Red Death”. #fascism

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YouTube video by barbanna92 Sleepwalk - Chet Atkins & Leo Kottke (Stereo)

ARCHIVE Two guitar greats: the late Chet Atkins & Leo Kottke (now 80). #music #guitar youtube.com/watch?v=Wzsv...

YouTube video by MOTORIZADO All Female Flight Crew, U.S. Air Force RC-135

#petehegseth would hate this video. Globally, women are piloting aircraft, large airliners, fighter jets, smaller aircraft, helicopters, the lot. Maybe not as much as they should be here in Australia? If anything is clearly an equal opportunity occupation, it’s flying. youtube.com/watch?v=BOkv...

YouTube video by Simon Brodkin PRESIDENT TRUMP | Swastika Golf Ball Prank UNSEEN FOOTAGE | Simon Brodkin at Turnberry Golf Club

Fine piece of agit-prop trolling of #Trump mid speech at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland (they despise The Huckster there), by comedian, Simon Brodkin. He, disguised as a course staffer, got close to Trump (Security?) to throw down red swastika embossed golf balls. youtube.com/watch?v=tn-W...

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