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@brianbrownuca.bsky.social

Retired minister and past NSW/ACT Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia. For the common good.

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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

β€œAmerica’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

09.10.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4930    πŸ” 1578    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 81
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Desperately trying to sell their delusion to Americans in order to cancel the midterms and distract from the Epstein Files.

09.10.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I wonder when charges are going to be laid against the perpetrators of Robodebt? Including senior Australian politicians.

09.10.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Scott Morrison's big secret 'handshake' on sacking by Tourism Australia - Michael West Scott Morrison, former PM and architect of Robodebt got a large 'secret handshake' payout when sacked by Tourism Australia. FOI.

β€œβ€”how the political class take care of their own while the innocent are fair game to be hunted, harassed & bullied. Morrison’s own windfall, paid out to ensure a β€œcertainty and seamless” separation from the public service, was never pursued.”

Don't miss Jommy Tee.
michaelwest.com.au/brawl-over-s...

30.09.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

It's Not Easy Being [REDACTED]

30.09.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely LOVE this‼️ Awesome clapback‼️ πŸ˜πŸ€©πŸ‘πŸ™Œ

30.09.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 5

America is choking and will die because of our hypocrisy... 🀨 πŸ’” ‡️

30.09.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a welcoming account.

26.09.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 12

You mean you expect logic and
Consistency? πŸ˜³πŸ€”πŸ˜†

28.09.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Explain the meaning of β€œoral”.

28.09.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodbye petrostates, hello β€˜electrostates’: how the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order The global shift toward renewable energy is challenging old geopolitical power structures. So where does Australia stand?

β€œRather than just exporting raw minerals, Australia must invest in domestic refining, battery manufacturing and recycling. This would keep more jobs and income in Australia and reduce our reliance on overseas suppliers.”
theconversation.com/goodbye-petr...

28.09.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

27.09.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20776    πŸ” 7463    πŸ’¬ 890    πŸ“Œ 439
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ICE just chased everyone off the public road by the Broadview facility. They yelled for people to move and immediately began firing gas into the crowd, which included legal observers, press, and medics.

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OMG how weak and pathetic.

24.09.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOil giants Shell, Santos, Woodside and Chevron finance the Bureau of Meteorology.

Sandi Keane investigates the influence of the fossil fuel sector over the Bureau’s public documents.”

18.08.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Marco Rubio pretending to be a Christian

Marco Rubio pretending to be a Christian

Pretend Christian Marco Rubio.

18.08.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 898    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 17
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β€˜Dump it, or we’ll dump you’: secretive consultancy group sends Liberal MPs barrage of emails over net zero policy Some MPs received more than 100 emails within 48 hours from the same address criticising the party’s energy policy

MEMO TO Lib MPs:

Does #Auspol Parliament serve Australians, or giant coal & gas corps cooking our kids & reefs tax free?

Dark PR org used by propaganda engine Advance (funded by IPA & CIS board members) reportedly threatening MPs anonymously.
#AtlasNetwork

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

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It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.

10.08.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 20177    πŸ” 6208    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 214
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When your number is up.
Today’s @theage @smh cartoon.

09.08.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 391    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump is Getting Desperate We're in an extremely dangerous moment

Last week’s big non-Epstein news was Friday’s very bad jobs report and Donald Trump’s immediate reaction β€” which was not to rethink his policies but to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statisti...

04.08.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades.

For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community.

β€œDespite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. β€œCPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades. For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community. β€œDespite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. β€œCPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:

01.08.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3462    πŸ” 1872    πŸ’¬ 263    πŸ“Œ 606
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Greens must blow AUKUS out of the water - THE POLITICS With an 'opposition' that's as useful as deckhands on a submarine, it's up to David Shoebridge and co to fight the good fight against a deal that's sinking fast.

@davidhardaker.bsky.social:

"Where are Australia’s billions going? ...We are entitled to wonder how it is that four years on, the rules of engagement between the US and Australia might be upended with a view to serving American interests first."

#auspol
thepolitics.com.au/greens-must-...

31.07.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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George Nader is a man that has child abuse, child pornography charges dating back to 1985. He was convicted in the 1990’s for transporting child pornography. He was sentenced in 2003 for sexually abusing 10 boys. He pleaded guilty in early 2020 to flying a 14-year-old boy from Europe to the US

31.07.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1591    πŸ” 877    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 103

My disgust at the inaction of @albomp.bsky.social and @senatorwong.bsky.social has now turned to anger 🀬 They mull over whether they will recognise Palestine, while supplying lethal weapons components to Israel, as Israel's engineered mass starvation of Gazans becomes irreversible 🀬πŸ˜ͺ

31.07.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to Maritime Union of Australia First Nations Rank and File members for making their voice heard on AUKUS and nuclear weapons. Full motion in 🧡

31.07.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

She supports the indefensible! Israel is a terrorist state. It is not Anti-semitism we need to be concerned about, it is the fact that Australia has failed to act appropriately against Israel all this time allowing Israeli supporters to push propaganda.

28.07.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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