Anna Elliott @nellanna

You’re a billionaire oligarch terrified of a democracy you can’t control. You bought a social media platform, turned it into a propaganda sewer, and now have the audacity to lecture Americans about democracy while attacking the idea of giving millions of citizens equal representation. You don’t fear the end of democracy. You fear a democracy you can’t buy, manipulate, or control. Democracy isn’t dying because more Americans might get a voice. It’s threatened by arrogant billionaires who think their bank accounts entitle them to a louder one. The hypocrisy is fucking staggering.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 days ago

This is literally their plan to end democracy in America

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We now know that the Chief of Navy has ordered every Australian embedded in every US nuclear submarine to follow all orders given them by the US military. If they don't they face disciplinary charges. We need to end AUKUS before we become the official 51st US State.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla

4 days ago

Anyone know of any ‘Oligarchic-linked properties at the entrance to naval bases’?

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Good lord now there are TWO of them....

We Demand Accountability: Remove Jillian Segal from Public Office - Sign the Petition! c.org/PwyqxwYH8P via @ChangeAus

FUCK OFF, and when ya get there, FUCK OFF AGAIN.. The Yanks have FUCKED their own country electing Trump, why do we need this pigs breath scumbag to give us his Zionist advice ffs.. Top US Jewish leader issues stark warning to Australia on antisemitism abc.net.au/news/2026-08-0…

For those of you who say voting Independent & Greens is a wasted vote, spend some time watching these guys in Senate Estimates saving our democracy & holding Ministers & public servants to account. Two of our hardest working, most effective Senators ever.

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Australia now has the world’s strongest economy and some of its weakest economic reporting. Coverage of the latest Federal Budget exposed just how far standards in Australia’s media have declined. The Budget data showed Australia remains one of the strongest-performing advanced economies on Earth. It is currently the only country with unemployment and inflation both below 4.7%, median adult wealth above US$250,000, triple-A credit ratings from all major agencies, moderate interest rates, and government debt below 25% of GDP. On top of that, the Budget introduced reforms aimed at tackling long-standing structural inequities changes that many economists argue were overdue. In most countries, results like these would dominate headlines and strengthen public confidence. Instead, much of Australia’s media responded with outrage, fear campaigns and ideological attacks. Headlines warned of “budget debacles”, “dire consequences”, “war on wealth”, and “further pain”, while largely ignoring Australia’s globally leading economic performance. Much of the commentary relied on the same recycled narratives that have dominated economic reporting for years narratives that often collapse under scrutiny. Claim: Living standards are falling. Reality: Living standards dipped globally after COVID, including in Australia, but key indicators have rebounded strongly since 2023. Australians are travelling overseas in record numbers, spending more on dining, retail and discretionary goods, and consumer activity has surged. Claim: Wages are going backwards. Reality: Real wages were hit during the inflation spike that followed the pandemic, but wage growth has now outpaced inflation. Since late 2023, wages, pensions and welfare payments have all risen faster than consumer prices. Claim: Australia is a high-tax country. Reality: Australia remains one of the lower-taxed advanced economies. The GST is just 10%, far below consumption taxes across much of Europe, while Australia’s total tax-to-GDP ratio sits near the bottom of the OECD. Claim: Labor keeps increasing taxes. Reality: IMF data places Australia among the lowest-taxing developed economies in both 2025 and 2026. Claim: Labor is anti-business. Reality: Business profits outside mining have reached record highs, while employment and expansion across many sectors continue to grow. Claim: Labor spends recklessly. Reality: Spending as a share of GDP under Anthony Albanese remains below levels seen under several previous governments, including the Morrison Government. Claim: Business investment is collapsing. Reality: Investment stagnated during the Coalition years but has resumed growth under the current government. The bigger issue is what this says about Australia’s media culture. Economic reporting increasingly resembles political campaigning rather than factual analysis. Too often, selective statistics, misleading framing and emotionally loaded commentary replace balanced reporting. When positive economic outcomes are ignored while fear and outrage dominate coverage, it damages public trust, distorts national debate and weakens social cohesion. Australia’s economy is not perfect. Productivity, housing affordability and inequality remain serious challenges. But pretending the country is in economic collapse despite internationally strong results does not inform the public. It misleads them.

@gtconway3d Here is an image of Trump as a pilot.

Drop the charges against Palestine activist arrested over newly banned solidarity phrase - Sign the Petition! c.org/54s7ySbm6y via @ChangeAUS

The US did not come to negotiate but to dictate.

It’s difficult to quantify not just how much I personally despise the world order in its current form, but how detestable it is in terms of basic morality. We (the collective mass of humans) have allowed the worst of us to lead. There needs to be a massive reset.

Trump tells Australia to either buy oil from the US or storm Iran & open the strait ourselves. Then slaps us with 100% drug tariff. As we funnel billions more to him for fantasy subs… What exactly are we getting out of this relationship 🧐

Pete Hegseth is a caricature. He has delusions that he is starring in an action movie. He is arrogant and ignorant. His narrative never has depth. He speaks as if what's good and what's right are not even complex subjects, or debates borne of perspective. He loves American Exceptionalism but believes that it's only defined by military musculature and pomposity. He couldn't care less for us being a shining example for others, or a force for a greater good. In so doing, he creates lasting disdain for America on a global level like few others ever have and make no mistake - this disdain will permeate for generations. He doesn't present arguments. He doesn't share justifications. He doesn't care for honesty, and the only thing he cares less for than that, is humanity. He wants you to know that we will kill people dead, dead and dead again, and he wants to be cheered for it. You can even feel the things he's been accused of - like alcoholism and misogyny and reckless sharing of info - underlying his attitude and every utterance, and you can feel how unapologetic he is for any of it. He is a brazen politician, a Made for TV concoction, and a vacuous mishmash of hormones and neurotransmitters. His way of imparting information is to impart testosterone and Jesus. His way of dealing with a contrary voice in his employ is to out-contrary them by firing them. His way of engaging with the press is to attack them. Just this morning, when asked about the missing airman and the downed aircrafts, he reflexively turned it into an accusatory attack on Trump. This is THE most harmful cabinet appointee of all. That he's running the US Defense Dept. is incredibly dangerous and disturbing and needs to be changed. In case you haven't noticed, I am so sick of him, his lack of acumen, his TV persona, and his "might makes right" doctrine. What an embarrassment to America.

Jillian Segal, an apartheid supporter from South Arica has really messed up Australia. And we pay her $450, 000 to totally ruin us. She is incompatible with our democracy - it's time she is sacked.

Based on all available evidence, there is no doubt Iran would treat the American pilot one thousand times better than the US would treat an Iranian POW and 1 billion times better than the demonic Zionists would. Iran has shown itself to be the only honorable actors in this war.

Pam Bondi will be remembered as the AG who watched videos and saw images of powerful men raping kids and decided to protect the men.

Your ancestors literally couldn't dream of this level of civilisation you troglodyte

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Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth

7 months ago

Back to the Stone Age.

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This 'diplomat', and I use the term loosely, needs to be expelled from Australia. This is hate speech pure & simple.

stranger @strangerous10

7 months ago

Hillel Newman has justified Israel’s new laws applying the death penalty only to Palestinians, saying it’s because Palestinians are “deranged” & “the usual punishment is no deterrent” — Horrifying the broadcast is allowed to go on. This man is sick. #auspol

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How the fuck do we live on a planet where Trump now wants thousands of US troops murdered in #Iran because he can then extend global chaos and therefore cancel future elections, earn more billions via stock market manipulation, and continue to keep the Epstein Files off front pages AND THE MEDIA STILL AREN’T CALLING ANY OF THIS OUT? #NewsCorpse