Bon Obo
@aej54.bsky.social
Fed up with today's world. Lived in Asia & Mid-East. Learnt about equity & justice along the way. Believe capitalist & autocrats deserve Hell. Neoliberalism is evil. Miss the social-democracy of the 60s & 70s, not that it existed unless you were white.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/21/p...
Can you trust lions? No! Lions are magnificent beasts we respect & protect but can't trust. Their innate nature is apex predators.
Can you trust politicians? NO! Polies are malefecent curs we scorn & doubt AND NEVER trust. Their innate nature is ultimate liars.
Can you trust lions? No! Lions are magnificent beasts we respect & protect but can't trust. Their innate nature is apex predators.
Can you trust politicians? NO! Polies are malefecent curs we scorn & doubt AND NEVER trust. Their innate nature is ultimate liars.
Rushed laws that endure forever: Australia has been expanding police state powers for 25 years
Once these powers are granted, they are very rarely relinquished.
www.crikey.com.au
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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Can you trust lions? No! Lions are magnificent beasts we respect & protect but can't trust. Their innate nature is apex predators.
Can you trust politicians? NO! Polies are malefecent curs we scorn & doubt AND NEVER trust. Their innate nature is ultimate liars.
Can you trust lions? No! Lions are magnificent beasts we respect & protect but can't trust. Their innate nature is apex predators.
Can you trust politicians? NO! Polies are malefecent curs we scorn & doubt AND NEVER trust. Their innate nature is ultimate liars.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albo says "People have tried to draw all sorts of analogies: None are based on reality"
Jewish Council of Aust says "Trumpian repression of our democratic rights"
Palestine Action Group says "deeply disturbing to everyone in this country"
Believe a politician? No!
Albo says "People have tried to draw all sorts of analogies: None are based on reality"
Jewish Council of Aust says "Trumpian repression of our democratic rights"
Palestine Action Group says "deeply disturbing to everyone in this country"
Believe a politician? No!
Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens claim
Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Albo says "People have tried to draw all sorts of analogies: None are based on reality"
Jewish Council of Aust says "Trumpian repression of our democratic rights"
Palestine Action Group says "deeply disturbing to everyone in this country"
Believe a politician? No!
Albo says "People have tried to draw all sorts of analogies: None are based on reality"
Jewish Council of Aust says "Trumpian repression of our democratic rights"
Palestine Action Group says "deeply disturbing to everyone in this country"
Believe a politician? No!
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Devastation across Gaza as Palestinians return to rebuild makeshift homes. Craig Murray witnesses devastation in Lebanon that shows Israel plans make to more land inhabitable. Owen Jones points out that the world is turned on its head. #Auspol
A five-minute scroll - Pearls and Irritations
Devastation across Gaza and in Lebanon, the world has turned on its head. Calls to really scrutinise Dutton's campaign platforms.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Devastation across Gaza as Palestinians return to rebuild makeshift homes. Craig Murray witnesses devastation in Lebanon that shows Israel plans make to more land inhabitable. Owen Jones points out that the world is turned on its head. #Auspol
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Well done Malcolm. You stated what many of us fear - an acquiescent @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
March 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Well done Malcolm. You stated what many of us fear - an acquiescent @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #auspol
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We thank our Muslim and Palestinian partners for sharing their solidarity and standing against all forms of racism. We also condemn those who are using these incidents to spread hate and stoke Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.
January 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We thank our Muslim and Palestinian partners for sharing their solidarity and standing against all forms of racism. We also condemn those who are using these incidents to spread hate and stoke Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.
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Billionaire power plays, party infighting, and a looming leadership spill 👀🔥 Gina Rinehart’s influence over Andrew Hastie could shake the Liberal Party before Christmas. Democracy or dynasty? #AusPol #LibSpill kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/09/28/b...
Billionaire Gina Rinehart makes takeover bid for the Liberal Party via Andrew Hastie - LibSpill by Christmas?
Billionaire Gina Rinehart is pulling the strings of the Liberal Party’s next leader Andrew Hastie and it stands out a mile away as Hastie, publicly and deliberately, undermines current Coalition and L...
kangaroocourtofaustralia.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Billionaire power plays, party infighting, and a looming leadership spill 👀🔥 Gina Rinehart’s influence over Andrew Hastie could shake the Liberal Party before Christmas. Democracy or dynasty? #AusPol #LibSpill kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/09/28/b...
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In big letters, Israeli settlers wrote: “there is no future in Palestine”. Palns understood this for what it was: a declaration of war.
Will the NSW commission outlaw this sentence?
Settler-colonial violence dictates Paln lives & aims to erode normalcy for Palns.
In big letters, Israeli settlers wrote: “there is no future in Palestine”. Palns understood this for what it was: a declaration of war.
Will the NSW commission outlaw this sentence?
Settler-colonial violence dictates Paln lives & aims to erode normalcy for Palns.
There is another war Israel is waging – one that is not making headlines
In the occupied West Bank, Israel has mobilised all military and colonial means to make Palestinian life impossible.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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In big letters, Israeli settlers wrote: “there is no future in Palestine”. Palns understood this for what it was: a declaration of war.
Will the NSW commission outlaw this sentence?
Settler-colonial violence dictates Paln lives & aims to erode normalcy for Palns.
In big letters, Israeli settlers wrote: “there is no future in Palestine”. Palns understood this for what it was: a declaration of war.
Will the NSW commission outlaw this sentence?
Settler-colonial violence dictates Paln lives & aims to erode normalcy for Palns.
A fucking disgrace and Albo and Wong won't criticise or condemn. They have nary a shred of humanity, decency or morality.
They won't dare call out the illegality of the rogue state that is Israel
They won't dare call out the illegality of the rogue state that is Israel
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A fucking disgrace and Albo and Wong won't criticise or condemn. They have nary a shred of humanity, decency or morality.
They won't dare call out the illegality of the rogue state that is Israel
They won't dare call out the illegality of the rogue state that is Israel
Is NATO dead in the water? Experts say the once-strong alliance is now 'limping on'
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Typical of our insipid polies, having 2-bob each way on US vs EU: "To maintain global partnerships, the Albanese govt would maintain its current 2-pronged approach with the US & EU."
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Typical of our insipid polies, having 2-bob each way on US vs EU: "To maintain global partnerships, the Albanese govt would maintain its current 2-pronged approach with the US & EU."
Is NATO dead in the water? Experts say the once-strong alliance is now 'limping on'
US-Europe relations have been deteriorating, threatening NATO and leaving Australia in an awkward position.
www.sbs.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Is NATO dead in the water? Experts say the once-strong alliance is now 'limping on'
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Typical of our insipid polies, having 2-bob each way on US vs EU: "To maintain global partnerships, the Albanese govt would maintain its current 2-pronged approach with the US & EU."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Typical of our insipid polies, having 2-bob each way on US vs EU: "To maintain global partnerships, the Albanese govt would maintain its current 2-pronged approach with the US & EU."
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Imagine being complicit in Israel's genocide of the Palestinians and then accepting an invitation to sit on Trump's faux "Board of Peace" to continue oversight of the erasure of Palestinians by Israel.
That you, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
That you, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine being complicit in Israel's genocide of the Palestinians and then accepting an invitation to sit on Trump's faux "Board of Peace" to continue oversight of the erasure of Palestinians by Israel.
That you, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
That you, @albomp.bsky.social? #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
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It’s now almost pro forma to declare that our major parties are not fit for purpose & incapable of providing decent leadership of a kind the community actually values.
This unfitness so clearly manifests in its response to Bondi.
We’re in a dark place indeed.
It’s now almost pro forma to declare that our major parties are not fit for purpose & incapable of providing decent leadership of a kind the community actually values.
This unfitness so clearly manifests in its response to Bondi.
We’re in a dark place indeed.
What have we done to deserve this? A dud bill, from a dud government, railed at by a dud opposition
The government's hate speech bill is very much the product of the Albanese-era. And the reaction to it from the opposition is also deeply in character for a flailing Coalition.
www.crikey.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/16/l...
It’s now almost pro forma to declare that our major parties are not fit for purpose & incapable of providing decent leadership of a kind the community actually values.
This unfitness so clearly manifests in its response to Bondi.
We’re in a dark place indeed.
It’s now almost pro forma to declare that our major parties are not fit for purpose & incapable of providing decent leadership of a kind the community actually values.
This unfitness so clearly manifests in its response to Bondi.
We’re in a dark place indeed.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
What a fucking petulant child is the Orange Cretin, talk about not getting his way: so he'll take his bat & ball & go home.
And this is our ally & our friend with whom we share the same values. With friends like that who needs enemies
What a fucking petulant child is the Orange Cretin, talk about not getting his way: so he'll take his bat & ball & go home.
And this is our ally & our friend with whom we share the same values. With friends like that who needs enemies
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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What a fucking petulant child is the Orange Cretin, talk about not getting his way: so he'll take his bat & ball & go home.
And this is our ally & our friend with whom we share the same values. With friends like that who needs enemies
What a fucking petulant child is the Orange Cretin, talk about not getting his way: so he'll take his bat & ball & go home.
And this is our ally & our friend with whom we share the same values. With friends like that who needs enemies
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
The UK & USA saw Aust as a rich dummy that will basically subsidise their submarine program
We're waiting for the British or the Americans to blow the whistle & say this is not working. Nobody in Aust, despite the evidence will say this isn't going to work
The UK & USA saw Aust as a rich dummy that will basically subsidise their submarine program
We're waiting for the British or the Americans to blow the whistle & say this is not working. Nobody in Aust, despite the evidence will say this isn't going to work
‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail
Defence experts say while Australia keeps meeting downpayments on the promised Virginia-class nuclear submarines, it is getting nothing in return for a deal that shows signs of failure on several fron...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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The UK & USA saw Aust as a rich dummy that will basically subsidise their submarine program
We're waiting for the British or the Americans to blow the whistle & say this is not working. Nobody in Aust, despite the evidence will say this isn't going to work
The UK & USA saw Aust as a rich dummy that will basically subsidise their submarine program
We're waiting for the British or the Americans to blow the whistle & say this is not working. Nobody in Aust, despite the evidence will say this isn't going to work
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Social Cohesion might seem to be a good idea – a nation building & affirming ideal – but when it is trotted out, in practice, it achieves the opposite.
As a political idea the many who talk about building social coherence (eg. Albo) are useless at making it happen!
Social Cohesion might seem to be a good idea – a nation building & affirming ideal – but when it is trotted out, in practice, it achieves the opposite.
As a political idea the many who talk about building social coherence (eg. Albo) are useless at making it happen!
Gory sausage making at the Labor knackery
“Social coherence” is being invoked everywhere, but public trust is fraying. Political panic, rushed laws and weak leadership are deepening division, not repairing it.
johnmenadue.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 AM
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Social Cohesion might seem to be a good idea – a nation building & affirming ideal – but when it is trotted out, in practice, it achieves the opposite.
As a political idea the many who talk about building social coherence (eg. Albo) are useless at making it happen!
Social Cohesion might seem to be a good idea – a nation building & affirming ideal – but when it is trotted out, in practice, it achieves the opposite.
As a political idea the many who talk about building social coherence (eg. Albo) are useless at making it happen!
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Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.
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Aust is the only liberal democracy not to have its own bill of rights.
For all the talk about Austn values this absence is a reminder of the fragility of our rights as citizens & human beings.
We can't afford to lose our rights otherwise the plutocrats have won.
Aust is the only liberal democracy not to have its own bill of rights.
For all the talk about Austn values this absence is a reminder of the fragility of our rights as citizens & human beings.
We can't afford to lose our rights otherwise the plutocrats have won.
For all the talk of Australian values our rights as citizens and humans remain fragile | Julianne Schultz
We remain the only liberal democracy not to have adopted its own constitutional or statutory bill of rights
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:18 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Aust is the only liberal democracy not to have its own bill of rights.
For all the talk about Austn values this absence is a reminder of the fragility of our rights as citizens & human beings.
We can't afford to lose our rights otherwise the plutocrats have won.
Aust is the only liberal democracy not to have its own bill of rights.
For all the talk about Austn values this absence is a reminder of the fragility of our rights as citizens & human beings.
We can't afford to lose our rights otherwise the plutocrats have won.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/01/17/t...
Stan Grant is am amazing writer, enjoy his latest: Lost in the New York crowd, I take joy in the small things. We are small people; we live small lives. We cannot determine what big power will do & we cannot defend ourselves against madmen intent on mayhem
Stan Grant is am amazing writer, enjoy his latest: Lost in the New York crowd, I take joy in the small things. We are small people; we live small lives. We cannot determine what big power will do & we cannot defend ourselves against madmen intent on mayhem
The fairytale of New York
New York is my escape. I come here each January to see in the new year. Over time it has become a ritual. I vanish here. I escape myself as much as anything else. This is New York’s gift: loneliness. ...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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Stan Grant is am amazing writer, enjoy his latest: Lost in the New York crowd, I take joy in the small things. We are small people; we live small lives. We cannot determine what big power will do & we cannot defend ourselves against madmen intent on mayhem
Stan Grant is am amazing writer, enjoy his latest: Lost in the New York crowd, I take joy in the small things. We are small people; we live small lives. We cannot determine what big power will do & we cannot defend ourselves against madmen intent on mayhem
What is the EU's anti-coercion instrument, & how does it work?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
The Trade Bazooka allows EU to restrict 3rd countries from participating in public procurement tenders, limit trade licenses & shut off access to the single market
It was created with USA & China in mind
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
The Trade Bazooka allows EU to restrict 3rd countries from participating in public procurement tenders, limit trade licenses & shut off access to the single market
It was created with USA & China in mind
What is the EU's anti-coercion instrument, and how does it work?
Calls grow for the EU to deploy its ultimate trade bazooka as Trump threatens fresh tariffs to force the sale of Greenland. The anti-coercion instrument would shut off access to the European single ma...
www.euronews.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
What is the EU's anti-coercion instrument, & how does it work?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
The Trade Bazooka allows EU to restrict 3rd countries from participating in public procurement tenders, limit trade licenses & shut off access to the single market
It was created with USA & China in mind
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
The Trade Bazooka allows EU to restrict 3rd countries from participating in public procurement tenders, limit trade licenses & shut off access to the single market
It was created with USA & China in mind
Pressure grows on the EU to deploy trade bazooka against Trump's Greenland tariff threat
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Surely someone in NATO has the backbone to call Trump's gambit?
Someone has to have the strength to say enough is enough, it certainly isn't Albo & Wong.
But must it be Xi?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Surely someone in NATO has the backbone to call Trump's gambit?
Someone has to have the strength to say enough is enough, it certainly isn't Albo & Wong.
But must it be Xi?
Pressure grows for EU to deploy trade bazooka against Trump's threats
Pressure is mounting on the European Union to deploy its anti-coercion instrument in response to President Trump's threat to impose tariffs until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland. France's Macron call...
www.euronews.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Pressure grows on the EU to deploy trade bazooka against Trump's Greenland tariff threat
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Surely someone in NATO has the backbone to call Trump's gambit?
Someone has to have the strength to say enough is enough, it certainly isn't Albo & Wong.
But must it be Xi?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Surely someone in NATO has the backbone to call Trump's gambit?
Someone has to have the strength to say enough is enough, it certainly isn't Albo & Wong.
But must it be Xi?
Mock orange
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Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
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Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Mock orange
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Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
Mock orange
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
Mock orange
Australia’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state. This fact should be more startling than it is. It should be cause for serious reconsideration of the country’s position.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Mock orange
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit...
Aust’s most significant military ally is now a rogue state
This fact should be cause for serious reconsideration of Aust’s position
The alliance & all it entails is now in the hands of a cretin
The best Aust can do, is monitor developments
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-has...
The establishment of the Royal Comm into Antisemitism & Social Cohesion is a significant threat to truth in this nation and is a further sign of restrictions on truth already occurring eg: the silencing of Palestinian voices to appease Austn Zionists.
The establishment of the Royal Comm into Antisemitism & Social Cohesion is a significant threat to truth in this nation and is a further sign of restrictions on truth already occurring eg: the silencing of Palestinian voices to appease Austn Zionists.
The Hasbara Royal Commission and the Erasure of Palestinian Australians
Our PM has acceded to pressure to hold a Royal Commission, which together with the protest ban will ensure suppression of criticism of the genocide in Gaza.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-has...
The establishment of the Royal Comm into Antisemitism & Social Cohesion is a significant threat to truth in this nation and is a further sign of restrictions on truth already occurring eg: the silencing of Palestinian voices to appease Austn Zionists.
The establishment of the Royal Comm into Antisemitism & Social Cohesion is a significant threat to truth in this nation and is a further sign of restrictions on truth already occurring eg: the silencing of Palestinian voices to appease Austn Zionists.