Bro of Hoppers
@broofhoppers.bsky.social
Environmental/social activist. Blessed with best partner on Earth. Living on Boonwurrung Land.
“Anthony Albanese is always about political management, not leadership — as his response to the Bondi atrocity showed. The result is harm to our social fabric, with the head of a genocidal state touring the country as Australians respond with protest and anger.”
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country
Anthony Albanese is all about political management, not genuine leadership. And his instinct merely to manage and not lead is inflicting serious harm on our social fabric.
www.crikey.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
“Anthony Albanese is always about political management, not leadership — as his response to the Bondi atrocity showed. The result is harm to our social fabric, with the head of a genocidal state touring the country as Australians respond with protest and anger.”
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
“New South Wales police have pepper sprayed protesters at a Sydney rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit, with a state Labor MP claiming their actions were “totally over-the-top” and a Greens MP alleging she was assaulted.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit, with MP alleging officers threw punches
Grace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as NSW Labor backbencher says police reaction ‘totally over-the-top’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“New South Wales police have pepper sprayed protesters at a Sydney rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit, with a state Labor MP claiming their actions were “totally over-the-top” and a Greens MP alleging she was assaulted.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This article is deeply, deeply disturbing.
Unsurprising, but that just adds to the disturbance ☹
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Unsurprising, but that just adds to the disturbance ☹
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Sam's ancestors came to the US on the Mayflower. He now lives in fear of ICE
What was once a hindrance is now "a paranoia like I've never known before", one Minnesotan man says, as his family hides from immigration agents.
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
This article is deeply, deeply disturbing.
Unsurprising, but that just adds to the disturbance ☹
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Unsurprising, but that just adds to the disturbance ☹
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Vale beloved so-brilliant Jon 😘🥲
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by the Australian, the Saturday Paper and the Hobart Mercury
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Vale beloved so-brilliant Jon 😘🥲
Well fancy this: “A new US congress report contemplates not selling any nuclear submarines to Australia because America wants to retain control of the submarines for a potential conflict with China over Taiwan.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
US congressional report explores option of not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia
Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Well fancy this: “A new US congress report contemplates not selling any nuclear submarines to Australia because America wants to retain control of the submarines for a potential conflict with China over Taiwan.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
“Melania, Amazon’s $106m (US$75m) documentary about the US first lady has bombed at the Australian box office on its opening weekend, debuting at No 31 on the charts and taking just $982 (£503, US$688) per screen.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Melania: Amazon’s $106m documentary takes $982 per screen in Australian opening weekend
Documentary about the US first lady debuted at No 31 at Australian box office, making $32,399 from 33 screens
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“Melania, Amazon’s $106m (US$75m) documentary about the US first lady has bombed at the Australian box office on its opening weekend, debuting at No 31 on the charts and taking just $982 (£503, US$688) per screen.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
“Labor MP Ed Husic has “deep concerns” about the impending visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, saying it is hard to reconcile concepts of social cohesion with the 2023 image of the leader signing an artillery shell about to be dropped on Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘I don’t think this was a good decision’: Labor’s Ed Husic holds ‘deep concerns’ over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit
MP also tells Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast he backs peaceful protests against country’s actions in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
“Labor MP Ed Husic has “deep concerns” about the impending visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, saying it is hard to reconcile concepts of social cohesion with the 2023 image of the leader signing an artillery shell about to be dropped on Gaza.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Antony Green: “The rise in One Nation support could hurt Labor in some of its own seats, but the record of elections over several decades is that whenever One Nation support surges, it tends to hurt the Coalition..../2
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
The Coalition Split and the Re-emergence of One Nation
Despite denials, I find it hard to believe that this week’s split in the Coalition doesn’t stem from the reported surge in support for One Nation. Perhaps this week is not all about One…
antonygreen.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Antony Green: “The rise in One Nation support could hurt Labor in some of its own seats, but the record of elections over several decades is that whenever One Nation support surges, it tends to hurt the Coalition..../2
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
antonygreen.com.au/the-coalitio...
South Australia set stunning new native demand record on Tuesday amid heatwave, but nearly all of it was met by wind and solar.
reneweconomy.com.au/extraordinar...
reneweconomy.com.au/extraordinar...
"Extraordinary:" Renewables to the rescue as state smashes demand records in unprecedented heatwave
South Australia set stunning new native demand record on Tuesday amid heatwave, but nearly all of it was met by wind and solar.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 6:18 AM
South Australia set stunning new native demand record on Tuesday amid heatwave, but nearly all of it was met by wind and solar.
reneweconomy.com.au/extraordinar...
reneweconomy.com.au/extraordinar...
Here’s the BALANCED, INCLUSIVE list of PMs, MPs and Leaders the Herald Sun chose to write on what they want for our country: Albanese, Abbott, Howard, Ley, Littleproud and Mostyn.
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nationa...
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nationa...
www.heraldsun.com.au
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Here’s the BALANCED, INCLUSIVE list of PMs, MPs and Leaders the Herald Sun chose to write on what they want for our country: Albanese, Abbott, Howard, Ley, Littleproud and Mostyn.
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nationa...
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nationa...
The land used for biofuels could generate 23 times more useful energy from solar panels, and produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land...
ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land...
Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
ourworldindata.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The land used for biofuels could generate 23 times more useful energy from solar panels, and produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land...
ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land...
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McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
Chas Pickering: “Being cold, icy and showing no interest in Donald Trump, Greenland does a perfect Melania impression.”
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Chas Pickering: “Being cold, icy and showing no interest in Donald Trump, Greenland does a perfect Melania impression.”
“Inside China, there's a nickname for Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how the US leader's actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.”
What’s he called in Russia?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
What’s he called in Russia?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Beijing has a nickname for Trump: The Chinese 'nation-builder'
Inside China, there's a nickname for Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how the US leader's actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
“Inside China, there's a nickname for Donald Trump that tells you everything you need to know about how the US leader's actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing.”
What’s he called in Russia?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
What’s he called in Russia?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Michael Bradley: “The omnibus disaster that is the government’s hate speech bill is being rushed in such a way that nobody has had adequate time to properly consider it. This is not law-making; it's performance art. ...2/
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/h...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/h...
The hate speech bill is an omnibus disaster — and there's a glaring exclusion
The argument the government is putting forward for excluding 'advocating genocide' from this bill's list of hate crimes is nonsensical.
www.crikey.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Michael Bradley: “The omnibus disaster that is the government’s hate speech bill is being rushed in such a way that nobody has had adequate time to properly consider it. This is not law-making; it's performance art. ...2/
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/h...
www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/h...
Old fart here is ancient enough to remember the dubious practice of fish and chips wrapped in pre-loved newsprint.
Never foresaw though the current crescendo of advice to rediscover some “moral compass” in pre-used pages of ‘The Australian’. 😮
Never foresaw though the current crescendo of advice to rediscover some “moral compass” in pre-used pages of ‘The Australian’. 😮
January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Old fart here is ancient enough to remember the dubious practice of fish and chips wrapped in pre-loved newsprint.
Never foresaw though the current crescendo of advice to rediscover some “moral compass” in pre-used pages of ‘The Australian’. 😮
Never foresaw though the current crescendo of advice to rediscover some “moral compass” in pre-used pages of ‘The Australian’. 😮
“Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change.”
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change.”
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Things you hear upfront on DD India with nary a wink: “Israel condemns the mass killing of innocent people in Iran”. 😳
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Things you hear upfront on DD India with nary a wink: “Israel condemns the mass killing of innocent people in Iran”. 😳
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