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Michael Caisley

@caeslius.bsky.social

Co-creator of two humans, book lover, history buff, wannabe writer, football fan, practitioner of politics, socialist. Brisbane, Australia. Views are my own.

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'Sensible' centre? Tell that to the giants of The Rocks and Eureka We've had decades of sanitising radical progressive action in Australia, to make successes seem as if they were just the sensible position.

The political centre enables fascism. Simple as that.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

24.10.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The same politicians and corporations who are robbing you blind are telling you to blame immigrants, and you lap it up, repeating their bullshit like a good little slave.

21.10.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Heavens above!

18.10.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Inevitably

17.10.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are they sure it’s not Tylenol?

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These really are the bad guys

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David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

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"Have we reached the point where we can say the US is in a constitutional crisis? Has American democracy failed? Has the US descended into authoritarianism?

"If the answers to those questions weren’t clear already, they are now. Yes. It is happening. Right now."

theconversation.com/jimmy-kimmel...

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Meanwhile, "many in Maga-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk" On Monday, JD Vance, who once called Trump
"America's Hitler",
, hosted Kirk's podcast from the
White House and blamed the left, without evidence. Said Vance: "While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left."
"And by 'statistical fact',
' he means 'complete
bullshit'" Kimmel corrected. In fact, the Department of Justice removed from its website a study finding that violence from far-right groups is the greatest source of domestic terror and extremist violence in the US. "Here's a question JD Vance might be able to answer: who wanted to hang the guy who was vice president before you?" Kimmel said. "Was that the liberal left? Or the toothless army who stormed the Capitol on January 6."
"The president and his henchmen are doing their best to tan the flames, so they can I guess attack people on the dangerous left," Kimmel added, noting the incongruence with the right's former vision of so-called "snowflake" liberals. "Which is it?" he wondered. "Are they a bunch of sissy pickleball players because they're too scared to get hit by tennis balls? Or are they a well-organized army of commandos? Because they can't be both."

Meanwhile, "many in Maga-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk" On Monday, JD Vance, who once called Trump "America's Hitler", , hosted Kirk's podcast from the White House and blamed the left, without evidence. Said Vance: "While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left." "And by 'statistical fact', ' he means 'complete bullshit'" Kimmel corrected. In fact, the Department of Justice removed from its website a study finding that violence from far-right groups is the greatest source of domestic terror and extremist violence in the US. "Here's a question JD Vance might be able to answer: who wanted to hang the guy who was vice president before you?" Kimmel said. "Was that the liberal left? Or the toothless army who stormed the Capitol on January 6." "The president and his henchmen are doing their best to tan the flames, so they can I guess attack people on the dangerous left," Kimmel added, noting the incongruence with the right's former vision of so-called "snowflake" liberals. "Which is it?" he wondered. "Are they a bunch of sissy pickleball players because they're too scared to get hit by tennis balls? Or are they a well-organized army of commandos? Because they can't be both."

This is all he said?! This is why ABC (in response to threats from Trump's FCC) is taking Kimmel off the air?!

17.09.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1822    πŸ” 641    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 63

Looking forward to the β€œfree speech absolutists” rushing to condemn this one.

17.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✍️ PETITION: Australia Needs a National Firearms Register Our research has revealed there are now more licenced firearms in Australia than before the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. ✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a Nation...

Today seems like a good day to sign this

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πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

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'Back on track'? Why that's the wrong question on Israel After all we've seen in Gaza, when do we stop pretending that Israel has any moral authority to criticise any other nation state?

"Why must Australia appease leaders wanted for war crimes? Leaders who continue to support the mass slaughter of children and the forced displacement of an entire population? Leaders who have crossed every red line the international community has ever purported to uphold?" - @amyremeikis.bsky.social

21.08.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump:

On war criminal Putin: β€œI’ve always had a fantastic relationship with him”

On sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: β€œI wish her well”

On pedophile Epstein: β€œHe’s a lot of fun to be with”

On J6: β€œIt was a day of love”

To everyone who has enabled this evildoer, a pox on you and your houses.

17.08.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5148    πŸ” 1309    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 47

Nailed it

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Israel Assassinates More Journalists To Hide Its Planned War Crimes Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Israel Assassinates More Journalists To Hide Its Planned War Crimes

That Israel feels the need to draw attention to its depravity with this targeted strike at this time shows it has some very ugly intentions for Gaza City that it doesn’t want the world to see.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-ass...

11.08.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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I’d like to call this an outrage, but it was outrageous long ago when Israel started killing journalists, and children, and aid workers … it’s so much more horrendous than merely an outrage

11.08.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! Looking forward to this!

05.08.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New ep with @garyseconomics.bsky.social dropping tomorrow! Is Australia doomed to lose its middle class?

05.08.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Adani! I don’t want to say I told you so but … Actually yes I do. I told you so! | First Dog on the Moon The Adani coal mine has been operating for three years and has paid zero corporate tax. I for one am shocked

Adani! Coal mines! Everyone loves... no wait they don't. In fact... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E

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Australia’s shitty media missed the significance of Albanese’s China visit - The Shot In six days, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited three Chinese cities, including a symbolic stop at the Great Wall, where...

Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. 'Australia’s shitty media missed the significance of Albanese’s China visit'

24.07.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4
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β€˜Neoliberalism lite’ is no solution to Australia’s cost-of-living and productivity crises. We must curb wealth concentration | Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, John Buchanan The upcoming productivity roundtable must accept this as a systemic risk, and confront it directly

Tax wealth, not work.

16.07.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The thing I love most about Zohran Mamdani are his ideas for how to make working people’s lives better. I also love how those same ideas make the most greedy people alive utterly furious.

05.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 16715    πŸ” 3052    πŸ’¬ 220    πŸ“Œ 81
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More people need to understand this. First step to class consciousness.

26.06.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We don’t give tax breaks on superannuation so that you can fund the inheritance of your children." - an excellent piece by @grogsgamut.bsky.social

26.06.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything is theater to this guy… even a ceasefire. He creates chaos and then wants to act like the savior.

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