Su Dharmapala

In Australia’s post-US future, we must find our own way with China | Hugh White The Canberra establishment thinks we must depend on Washington more than ever in today’s hard new world. That misses a vital point

Excellent think piece by Hugh White. It’s time to walk back our dangerous obeisance to the US and develop a defence strategic posture that is much more appropriate to fundamentally changed circumstances.

#auspol #defence #Australia #AUKUS

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Advocates of higher ed did heroic work rallying against this monstrous bill, but its passage was probably preordained. It's custom-made for today's Republican Party. It centralizes power in the executive; undermines education and critical thinking; censors speech; and attacks imaginary wokeness.

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#auspol #BinNight #Libspill

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It’s the pollsters’ fault Dutton was so unpopular! They told him he was popular when he wasn’t so he didn’t have a chance to become more popular… oh… wait… 😂

I’ve asked the AEC whether a recount is appropriate in Goldstein. They will judge that request on its merits. Thank you again everyone for your support. ZD

www.newsweek.com Cats that are in love cuddle up in adorable video

Cuddle-Obsessed Cats Wins Pet of the Week https://twp.ai/4imlXn

Only those, like bullies, are missing a very important intellectual/moral gene if they don’t have empathy.
In fact, it should be embarrassing.
It is a sickness. A flaw.
Elon has this flaw.
#DemVoice1
#Voices4Victory

Fun fact:

Harsh words from judges mean little if they are not backed up by sanctions.

Watching 20 million clips on water colours does not make me a water colour artist.

Tim Wilson urges scrutineers to ‘knock out informal votes’ for Zoe Daniel in leaked WhatsApp messages Liberal candidate tells supporters in chat called ‘Goldstein blue tsunami’ that narrowing vote highlights ‘EXTREME necessity for scrutineers to be available’

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This right here is why I have a Plan B. With all due respect - Albo doesn't particularly fill me with confidence after watching how they dealt with whistleblowing laws.

Trump administration scraps Biden-era plan to limit sale of Americans' personal data The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scrapping a proposal issued under former President Joe Biden that would have sharply limited the sale of Americans' private information by data brokers, according to a Federal Register notice issued Wednesday.

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Sussan Ley is the Opposition leader - awesome. In about 75 years from now - we may finally have a woman leader in Australia who can dismantle structural misogyny. It takes time to manage such huge social change.

There was the biggest up-tick in women posting for ads for sex work, contacting brothels and auditioning for men's only clubs happened after Julia Gillard forced single mums onto Newstart. Don't @ about women leaders standing up for women.

How hilariously delightful that old mate Angus picked renowned public intellectual and 5 minute Liberal, Jacinta P as his running mate

Like sitting in a coffin and nailing it shut yourself from the inside

you want to know one reason people are losing trust in the media? it’s the total inability to call things what they are

some guy on YouTube: “wow this is the most corrupt shit I’ve ever seen”

the Times: “critics say it raises appearance of impropriety”

who are people going to take seriously?

slate.com The Supreme Court’s Radical Right Turn Is About Restoring Patriarchy, Plain and Simple

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Hyphenated Australians are here on sufferance 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

I’d love to learn the language of Naarm. Must look up where I could learn it. Any ideas?

Sufferance.. oh I hate autocorrect

Yup - once friends of Palestine loses their minds when they can actually do something #730abc

Hyphenated Australians are always have here on difference #730abc

There was no competence to be seen under Morrison or Abbott #730abc

#730abc - John Howard shat on the vision of what Australia could have been

There is no such thing as a moderate in the modern Liberal Party. "Moderate Liberal" is an oxymoron. Susssssan Ley has been just as hard-right, just as staunchly against anything considered even a little progressive, as Dutton has. To pretend otherwise is a misrepresentation.

Well done Angus. Good Job. Fantastic

I am bouncing between here and the dead bird place..I can’t figure out where to spend more time

ABC News really needs to stop trying to make Fetch happen.